Year: 1878




Calvert, that used to run out of Liver
pool?"


l nodded my head. / knew that the
vessel named was the last one that my
husband had sailed on the ocean before
he bought his own coaster; in fact, it
was the same in which came to Eng
land.


land this is Captain Crowley's
money, this is his house ?-you are his
wife?' he asked, giving me no time to
answer his questions. "Yes, yes, / see
it all. Great God! to think what l
was just about to do"


He d opped into the nearest chair.
apparently faint with emotion; but
while | sat in deep surprise at the un-
expected turn that this affair had taken
he said. ''YOu have no reason to fear
now, L will not rob you; / will not
harm you. Only don't make noise.
Please open the door, and you will find
Jane-your woman, | mean-waiting
in the passage.


l obeyed; did not know what else
to do. l unlocked and opened the door,
and there, to my astonishment, stood
Emily Sands, arrayed in her bonnet
and shawl, with bundle in her hand,
waiting, have no doubt, for a signal
from within. She started upon seeing
me, but the man Immediately called to
her by the name of Jane, telling her to
come in.


She passed by me as she did so, and |
whispered, ''Oh, Emily, how could you
betray me?''


She manifested no shame or sorrow.
though | know she must have heard
the whispering words; her face was
hard and unwomanly, and its express
sion was sullen. And | could not
doubt that she had played the spy upon
my husband and myself, and had be-
trayed us to the man.


''I've a very few words to say to you,
ma am" said the man, and all the bold
ness and insOlence had gone out of his
voice, leaving it gentle and sorrowful.
''Just few words TO ask you to forgive
Us for what we meant to do, and TO tell
you what has happehed to change my
mind so suddenly, and why we can't
rob you as we meant to do"


He took the package from his pocket
with the words, and tossed it into my
lap.





'That money belongs to the man
that | love and honor more than any
other Oh earth. I'm hard customer,
ma am; we live by dark ways and do
ings, Jane and /, and | wouldn't have
believed when she let me in here to-day
and hid me, that could leave the house
without that money, but if I'd known
whom it belonged to, I'd sooner have
held out my right hand to be cut of
than come here as have, and for what
came. / used to be sailor, aud was
with Captain Crowley in the Calvert
He was the very kindest and best mas
ter that ever handled a speaking trum-
pet, and there wasn't man aboard the
bark but loved him. One night of Hat
teras all hands were sent aloft 10 reef
in heavy gale, and when they came
down again | was missing.


"'Where is hep the Captain asked,
but no one knew. They hadn't noticed
me since we all sprang into the
shrouds together. ''Overboard, I'm
afraid said the mate, and the men all
seemed fearful that | was lost The
captain hailed me through his trumpet,
and there came back a faint, despairing
cry, only just heard above the piping of
the storm. Captain Crowley never or
dered any one else up; he cast off his
coat and threw down his trumpet, and
went aloft before any one could get
ahead of him. He found me hanging
with one elbow over the foreyard, and
about ready to fall from weakness and
pain, for my other arm was twisted out
of joint at the elbow by turn of the
ropes. He caught me, and held me
there till help came from below, and
then they carried me down. 1t was
Captain Crowley that saved me from .
grave in the sea. and / would have
robbed him tonight. Forgive us, mad
anne, if you can. We will leave you in
peace. Come, janet