Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-03-05
the man. ''that the broad Atlantic win

e"" sSiatSn VI every Jay on the cal
endar as 1t passes till | have you with
me again.
1T will not be long, Tom," replied
the girl "A year Is not so long as
II was when We were children. A
month isn't much more than a week
was then. and II is only eighteen
months between now and the time I
return"
The next day Winifred Collins went
by train to Boston and thence across
the Atlantic to Havre. She studied
both In France and Italy during q year
and half. as she had intended, then
went to Genoa to sail for home. She
wrote her lover that she would leave
Genoa on certain date in an ocean
steamer the name Of which she gave
him. When the ship came In Tom Gil.
breth was on the dock eagerly scan
| ming the passengers who descended the
gangway looking for his Winifred. The
line grew thin and she had not ap-
peared The last person descended,
but not the girl he was looking for
Running up the gangway, he sought
i
OF Winifred Collins was on the pas
senger list. 1t was not
The mystery was not solved within
week or two, as Gilbreth supposed 1t
would be. A month passed and there
were no tidings Of Winifred. Two
months passed and her lover was In
an agony of fear and suspense. Cable
grams to Genoa brought only the in
formation that her name was on the
register Of hotel there the day the
steamer on which she was to have sail
ed left port. She had paid her bill and
left the house two days later
| Gilbreth went abroad in search of
his betrothed, but, finding no trace Of
her. returned disappointed and in de-
spair. He knew not which way to
turn to continue his search. Thinking
that she might have sailed by another
ship. he searched the records of ships
that had within that limit Of time sail
ed from Italian ports and found that &
small American owned ship. the Peli-
can, had sailed from LeghOrn two days
after the date Winifred was to have
sailed from Genoa, but was overdue
several months.
Here was u clew to information con-
corning Winifred. but undesirable in
formation. If Winifred had missed
the ship on which she was to have
sailed and taken the Pelican instead
she was probably lost Tom hoped
that the clew he had found was incor
rect
One day friend of Toms who knew
of his trouble called his attention to an
item that had been floating among the
newspapers mentioning the rescue of
a woman at sea- 1t included mention
Of the parts Of letters on the boat from
which she was taken. He Inferred that
they were G A N, the last three letters
of the word Pelican. Then he knew
that he was on the track of his be
trothed.
All now depended on his finding Al
berta Corwith, who had been merged
in the millions of New York's inhabi,
tants. There was but one medium by
which she could be found IL that fail.
ed the task was impossible. II Alberta
Corwith had remained in New York
the chances were far better than If
she had gone elsewhere. Tom laid out
New York field should be first covered,
intending to extend the search through
out the United States II the New York
field did not produce the desired result
His advertisement read, Information
wanted of Alberta Corwith."
Within a month after the insertion
Tom received note from dry goods
firm in New York city informing him
that an Alberta Corwith was employed
in one Of their departments. Tom took
the next train for New York. went to
the address mentioned and, on inquiry
learned that Miss Corwith would be
found in the cloak department There
he found Winifred Collins.
He sprang forward to clasp her IN
his arms, brt she recoiled. He told hcI
who she was and that he was her fance
She listened with interest to what he
said. but did not remember ever having
seen him before.
Winifred being found. the next ques
ton was. Could her memory be re
stored? The case was submitted tG
physicians. who gave various reports
One medical man suggested that while
knocked about in the boat among thu
wreckage the castaway might have
received blow on the head that ha(
produced tho amnesia. He examined
Winifred's head and found slight de
preston. This was the place from
which the stewardess had washed
away the clotted blood.
Soon after this discovery Winifred':
skull was operated upon. Several per
sons whom she had known before go
ing abroad. including her betrothed
stood about her when she came on
from the effects of the anaestheti ;
Though suffering from 1t, her ey'
frightened. and on seeing her love
she attempted to hold out her arms t.
him.
The case Of Winifred Collins excited
marked attention owing to the strang
combination of circumstances whicl
composed it. She had taken a trail
from Paris which should have landet