New York Clipper (May 1895)

, UM, bt Tto nuK <)iN«k PatilliUiif Ocopuir (UmlHA.) Foundid by FR'NK aUEEN, I8S3. NEW YORK, SATURDiLY. MAY. 11, 1896. VOLUME XUIL-No. la PrtM H) C«nt«. COME TO lY HEART ONCE ASMN. winm mm rav tou oiirm, BY ARTHUR eiKCLUR. tTIV do JDD bWt EM M OOMljt Oac< I «u S«*i to Toar tiMit. ain DM OM glkDM Bt alhoUoD, Juttork word most wo ptiti Fltonds luTe wo tnoD aliico onr cblldliood, Frtondiwo aliogld ovor nmiln; Aa'I BO longw jour imi ono t Ooiso to mr buit onco >gtli t OEoan—ClAip htndi oneo mora I BmUouotjoral Uto wltliost UiM would be tain; An I no loDgtr tow dear oner Oometomrlieaitosce H*lnl Oui jon forgot eroir gUdneat Toll me yonr bean la ttie nmo; Ton ire the atar o'ermy pathwaj, nine all tlie aotrow and Mame I All would bo lonel/ wlltont 700, Wlieroforo ttie Irown on joor brow? An I no longer jonr lored oset Tno li mj heart to ron now I Tdl mo that all la toiglren, Whlaper the Faat jon lorget I let na be tilenda In the tntste, Fond ia the dijg we flmt met I Smile on the one who adorea ron; Tom Into Joj evarr pain. Am I no longer jonr lored one? Come la mj heart once again I THE captain's JUSTICE. ADirrao roa tbi nww Ton OLtpria, BT OVDLET TAM ZANDT. CapL HaoDoDald had Joat letnnied homo with hia oack aaller. He had made an nneipeotedlj qolok paaaage, aa U vtnd and wavea had known how he longed for hla sweet little wUe, whom he had not leen for a whole long year, having been obliged to ittre ber, attar a honejinoon of a few abort weeks, 10 aall for tbe Eaat Indlea. And now be vaa hone again. Hlabeaittbamped like a ^*mm>T In hla breaat, and he plotored to him. tell In glowing coloia all the otaam of the entpttae. He hid left hli lorelj bride In bla comfortable kome, with a dlatant widowed nlatlTe tor a com- panion, and ber only son, Qeorge Hepworth, for a protector. He wonld eeo how tallhfollr thej had wat«hedoTerher. Ibe maid semnt received blm In tbe antetoom, and, allhoogh be made a algn to her to go awaj, ahe glided Into the sitting room, with a stnnge smile playing sbont ber month, annonnoed blm, came back, and took bla orercoat tram blm. He now entered QOlcklr. Fanny Blood already In the door, and with a ihont of ]oy he canght ber np In bla anna like a ohUd. Andnow,OTertberelnthe window, he eaw Oeorge Hepworth looking ont Tbe yoon« man had discreetly tnmed away, in order nottodlatnrbtbem. Bat MaoDonald alto embraced bin In hla great Joy. He wae so nnreserredly, so esnslrely happy that be noticed no embatTaasmenL AtUiatmoment even the pieienco ot a king wonld not bave been able to tear his little wife ont of his arme. "Uitan," aid the oaplali, InaUy; "I sallln a tew days for Leitb, In beandtnl Scotland, Instead of back 10 the East Indies, and I am goUig to take Fanny—my iweetuuie Fanny, wllb me,"and, tnm- lig to Hepworth, be went on: "Hy dear George, It yoQ have a mind, oone along with OS. ItwIUbea Ileaant Spring voyage. Then, while the ship Is discharging her cargo, we will take a trip to the Higtalsnds-a sort of Utile eionnlon of from Uuee lo tonrdajB. ItwUl be dellgbltall" . Fanny west into ecslasin, while Oeorge stroked Us long mnstaobe, and feebly auempled a thankful retnail, tor "they hadn't seen each other In snob a long dme, be waa atiald he wonld t)0 In tbe way." BnlUacDonald always meant eveiyttalng In earn- est that be nid, and did not glre In. Then-Bep- worth did not let himself be begged mrther, bat ac- oepted the Invllatlon, and Bnallyleft tbe room, "In onler not to dlatorb them any longer." Fantiy stood before ber hnsband, ber bead In- clined a UHle to one side, a smile on ber lips, ber Mae eyea tnmed toward blm with a slngolar, lin- gnUlng expression. lie knew this way of ben ot looking so; someUmes It bad sorprlaed blm; U al- ways seemed then as If she was dlsuangbt, and yet walled for something—a stianie tiklt ot winning amUbleness, of which ber heart appeared lo know nothing. On boan), when be thought of ber, she bad Indeed alood ao at limes before bis mind's eye; but that ahe now looked at blm so waa tnlto new to bin, and In order to overcome his sntprlse he olaqnd ber to him again with aU the power ot bis ttronaiasdon. Sirsiige, stnnge I She kept looking at Urn so; ind be felt as It he could not speak lo her about It; It might have hurt her feelings. "Bnt bow droll Jt Is I" he tboogbt a couple of days later, aa he went on buslnesB to his sgent, aid In- volanlailly be laughed out loud. Then a gentleman, who was walking close behind htm, dapped blm on tbe abonlder, eiclalmlng: "Ton ate devUlab metiy I" HwassnttredpUot,wtaohad been bis guardian, and who was called by bin nncle, although be bore no reladonahlp to blm whatever. "Well, yea, uncle," said the capubi, sbakliig tbe onlstietobed band, "I am derillata bsppy, bideed— psrtlcniaity so, beoanae I am not going to sU to the But Indies agabi, bnt only to Scotland, and so I take my wife wtlta me 1" "Ood be praised I" came from tbe old gentleman; and he added more temperately: "I only mean that yon spate yonrielf tbe pain ot a tttab separation, and the voyage will also do her good; besides, yon wot bars a chance to be quits by yontaelres for once." . "Well," npUed McDonaM-and at that moment It occurred to blm bow right tbe old man waa; but II was too late-"well," he said, "not qolle by onr- telves, aim all, tor I havo Invited Oeorge Hepworth loie1rtlhtta.11 ns CM Ban slopped ihat, aid Runlnt toD imidto Ot oafMlB, saMi "He didn't accept It, did ber' "Well, why thonldn't he, under' 'So—ao—well—yon know-Usten to me—lake my sd'vlce, and throw the fellow overboard It It Is sUll practlcablel Don't take him with yon; I cant bear ihefeUowl Co alone wllb year vrtfel" KacDonald made no reply, murmured, as If un- thinking, a couple ot words, greeted, and tuned, mecbanlcally, toward bis agent's offlce. Whatdid the old gentleman really mean! Be had evidenlly said more than he had Intended-and yet not all I Itecaptatn'aheartalmoet slopped beating. Tbe big, strong nan trembled, and leaned against tbe door post; be oould not think clearly; be felt the hot Ibe Scotch coast Trtuophant, tbe while sails swelled ont, the tbip dew before the light wbd, and at list bove bi sight of the beantttnl dty, Theiy anchored not far from the long Lalth pier, and the IneompataUe beauty of this noithem.alnicatilmys, espeelally sow In the eariy mombic, sUf htly veOed coast spoke to the heart of the'nnbappy aktpper a soothing sad softening lugnage. His ayes tiled with tears, and be felt like one te e ovet tn tftom a severe Ulneis, and, dtawtig a long breath, aald to "Indeed, I know notbbig at all P' 1 have eon- dueled myself Uke a midnan on the mere blind snsplclont Release me, ob, Ood, from Ibe evU—do not tonsike me I" boat 1* too heavy, tbe wtnd Is ttdng. One man la nBdeni,''he said tooneot the bUois. And now be dragged the two annad evetysbers, and where he bad not at Ottt bttsndedto goat all, nalU finsUy, lata la lha>ftainoon, they wsndend thionghoM BotywoodOaalls. Above, In .Msry Btnarfa bedebamber, wbloh bee bi the north wing ot the ancient edUoe, and where theobjeeta need byMarystU ahow the laat gutter ot deesjed Qleador,;bere Fanny stood with a sUght sbnddsr In ber Impenitent heart, a strange tear creeping over her. A lay ot the aaltlag sun fell Ihiongb thewUidows upon the; fsdedj gobelin, wblcb^fepreseats genii, pluiglit honn and mall clad knights. Tbe door blood nub lo bis face and darken hlseyee. The oHlce door opened; people came out, some went In-be still stood there wllb one shoulder lean- ing against the doorpost Finally It passed over, and he stepped Inio the omce. The agent a friend of bis youth, looked at him with a strange, scmOnltlng glince, ind then isked lulously: MaoDonald, old man, Is anything the matter with you)" A tilgbtfnl suspicion loee, at this compasrfooite tone, bi the captain's soul. "Hy Ood, ate people al- ready ttlklngt-and whatr' He gsve a forced laogb, and said: "I'm not qullo myself. Abadcoldthatlcsngbta tew weeis ago aboejd shlpstlUcllniitomybones." "Ood be praised," said the other, "It that's aU It 111" And Ibla also gave HacDonald a sub. Two days liter they were on tbe high sea. Not tor the worid would be have left him behind this good looking, ever amiable distant itlallve, No In- deed. Be wanted to have bolb of them under hli eyes, ind no one should enlartain even a presenti- ment of tbe flra ot the wild passion that raged In bis heart She waa always gentle and pliant aaa klllen, and often, Innumerable Umee, she looked at blm, wiih ber UUle head Incttaed to one sld^ ont ot tender, Isngolahlng eyes. MaoDonald bad loved and treated ber like a bagUe toy-f enily, almost reverently. Now be wsa bonsd to her by a wUd, mad pasrion, thiealenlng, annlhl- latlni, reckleaa. Afur such hours of torturing agllatkn he inahed on deck, sent the min at the bebn or tbe boauwiln ID the tree watch, and performed Ibelr doty bbneelt. Then be wept-and wept aloud Into the night, and Btreek bU btmst wllb bis clinched binds, mumar- Ing: •■now-bowwUlltendr^ Afler a short and dellghlful voyage, with tavoiaUe winds and blight snoahlne, warn nights wHt «»ln fnnnoon la the Il«h,.stifi7 *Xi**rt»W™«»" They now made tagetber the trip to Ibe "ig**'*"^* like three Hue compaolona. Tbe caplabi iraa Uleil with a tenderness and kiiwlnfss. with a tbanktnl- neia towards the world and mankind. He was a path Onder on tbe kelgbta or tbe Hlghlaada, tieah bi tbe sweet brealb ot Spitig, and an Insplied namtor ot the aaylsgi and benio aonga, which are beard here on every toot breadth ot ground. And the othen listened to him with astonishment When they bad letnmed 00 board they detsr- mlned upon a day to aee the dgtata of tbe d^. Tbe boat lay aloagttde. The etptaln and Ftanny stood by the ladder. Hepworth yas still below. "I had abnoet forgottsn somMhlig," aid Hao- Donald suddenly to his wife. "I must goto tbe tore- caaile lo leave Instractlons with the eaipeoter re- specting oeitalntepelt^ I abant be gone overdva misnlea. Walt here tor me." When be letoned to the ladder Fknny waa no longer there. He looked down at the boat, tblnUng she wasalieady In It and suddenly he walked sirlflly aft, and glinoed Uirongh the skylight Into theeaMn. There he aaw hla wife Jntf In the act ot withdraw- her arms tram Hepwotth's neefc I Kow be knew, end bi the seconds he took to re- turn to the ladder the tats ot both iras deoldsd. He wentabwl Into the boat, and as Ihnny now appeared, smartly descending with her eleganiuaie feet be isUanllyooered ber bis hand, tbe saw that be waa ghislly pale and had pisasad bis lips bard together. "Anutyoo welir' she ssked, sotUy, looklag at hhn with Ibe glaoce and Bnlle Ihit were so enlg- Dsdcaltohbn. Suddenly hs knew that alsel raiasaad Uikbig wwtbelookl TkeUpsaaBlledpsfldyandllesI Tea, It waa that-lt had always bten Ihat-totinsrly a ooquetiM aumement forslmigesi, nowa mask tor Uffll Be could have thrown hlnatlt upon this ndUng doll's fate and torn It to plaoeal Bot iio,iiol fnUandeoinplsieanslbehlaitvsnge -wUy Uke her asd hlD-tha wistehl He helped ber again gaDanily aAora. "Wall|hsntU#malatwlih •eyiwl; the laige of the narrow Utile room behind It wu open; In It ooold be seen a smsll round table, and a tew phslia irith sMght cnshloned becka. Here Danlej stmok doim Rlodo. The brto enlered this room. "Be sestsd." Slid Ihe eaplabi to his coinpanlona. Be gave the guitdlao a aoveteign, aid then made himself comfortable. Fanny sal oppoalle to bin, and looked at bin wistfully. He stw, salt he could read from a book bafoie bin, bow ber gnllt and falaeneia were engraved U> every (eatnre of ber pntty face. "Here," he said, "sat tbe lieautlfDl Mary, where loa are sHUng now, and beride ber Uectc, where Hepworth la atmng. And Ue gracloos and lovely Oonnlaas ot ArgyU sat here on my place, beadde the Oaptala ot the Onatda. Ihey had sopped together, And hen on the floor, see the dark stains of the ■ilood that was ones abed. Indeed, Danley knew bow lo sbrtke his enemy 1" "Waa then," uAed faniy In a low voice, afler a pause, "wis then her guilt pfOTSDt DMbehavei right looommll this creellyt Hlsloiy douMa." . Be looked at ber soomfnlly, with flsshlng eyes. "pnvsn gnlitt Whsa do yon think gnlli Is psovent Can a hnsband aak how In his wife his lest beneltr He most feel It—onat discern It hi h«r empty onUe, In h*r false glances I Iledenbls, inilead, at bit startled, contused, loin out of bla piMe u a tnsting bttsband by something Inrigil- ■cant by a word, a leek, a change pareepUbls only to bin. Batthsdonbtsndsattat*noe,foraosnspl- den aelxes upon Ihe heart without a nelgnond; and BOW be taom, even without pmef* I "Whatde yon tuik hssnlMfedf She, in her prosd beanty, fa ber royal aeenrity, did 001 lake even the ametolUnkotltl Oh, bow ardently b* hated ber tbso, whsa be aaw bar while logtts, which bad once fondled him, now enbtaee the otter I He would have bksd to tear her dmbs ssnnder; he would have . Uked to attee her, eorer her falos face with mad klasis,lear bar btait ont ot bar beaom, poll Uln p4aeis, tbrow It down and cafftle aaosr foot ber rfolBlhodytlteaBakei "And her eye*-ob, ber eyea I Aye, gladly would he hive destroyed these filio eyw wllb Ibe shame- ful, Itngnliblnir, longing look 1 What do you think be ninredt Yea, yes, what dn you think, Indeed I Then he tMcime calm suddenly—ind then cime Ihe levesge I Tbank (led tbii U ranw I How bis bean mui have reveled when th« filse wonwn mised her hands to blm liewerblngly, and cried out 'Bpiro him, spsre him I' "And be held ber fut by these while banils, ind aaw bow ahe writhed and quivered lu tier (ortitie— In Uie aame lorton that bo hid snmreill Oh, what agony It Is to bo obliged to lose overylhlng we no boundlenly Invol And the wnlcbed rowaitl, Ihe patislle at tbbi Uble, mortally woundnl, siippll- oited and groanoti on the door, while iismley ood* Unued to hold the gullly woman wllh his atroiig banda. She uuit uot approarU—abo nust not touch tbe dying man wllb her royil person, for It woald have been mercy. Then—then tboy iltamed blm oat Uke • dog. l>o you soe Itl Thai's a tailor's Mood; It aendi out lu warning voloa thnmgh the centarlei, that all false besris ahsll bear III" HacDonald slopped, and Innkod at hla wifo. The false smile waa no longer mere, nor Uio longing glanoe; she waa as pile ai a dying iieraon, and trembled allgblly. He did not deign u look at Oonntn Hepworth any more. Then be got up, and they quickly lelt the csaUe, behind which tbe Uil, deep red shlnn nl aonaet stretched llseK In long streaks, and Ihiew gllnmer. Ing points on Ibo snail clouds hurrying toward the eaat Tbe wind bid riion, and i>low cold w Ice from Ibe cllibi. Tbey rode tnck tbmiigh the town, along lielth wilk. It bad grown oompleKly dark; ihe palemooo and Isolated slan peepe<l out among Ihe miuae* of elonds over the sea. When Ihoy cane In tbe pier the waves were running blgh, and laslied the foam op Into their faces. Tbe yawl lay ready. Uaolkinild look bold of ihe rodder. Tben)wer sat uiton (ho mtdfllo icit, fanny aid Uepwocth In tninl. A whlio light burned In the how ot Ibo boat, and lis glare tell at limes on the (kplaln's face. Fsnny saw wllh a shudder lliat Itwore acalm, plUlosa, Irlglilfiil expreaalnn. The yawl now glided alnngildo llie slilp; tbe nll- orapnng up aniteatight hold of the obaln wilea, la order to pull Uio htiit uInis In the veael. Slowly UaoDonald now roao alwi, and Mlud the ladder. He luincd niund and cried In a hmrss voice: "Hold fast In Fanny i" Both bad risen, and llopwnrUi tonk Ihe Iremliling woman by the am. As tbe captain, now pressing Uin side of tbe yawl far down, shoved It oir with one toot, wllb the <ilher he swung bimaelf on Ihe acooromodiilon ladder. Thrown backwards, Fanny and llepwurtli tell Into the water, and at Ibe aame moment the bMtcanbid. Tbe sailor, who bad reinsliisd lisnging In Ibe chain wiles, cried out lnudly In a sloglug losei "Two men overtnardl" McUooald wsa ment. On boird ibere were oriea ind a akutrylng ot feet The boauwalnspreng down the rope ladder wllh 1 lanlern; below stood his captain, bis head bent tir over, following with sbuing eyee the mooollghl lhatiMW tell upon the aea. The yawl wis already doalloR far away-nothing was to he seen of thetwol A couple of swlunwrs followed II wllb life pre. lervers. Tbe large Iwat waa let down, hut Ihoy did not find a tnce. "For Ood'M sake, captain," aald Ihe lioalawabi, "don'taUnd Iborasn I IMaometblng—doaysome- tblng—give sn order—oiily don't stand there ao- ootno—fnrOnd'ssake, captain r' Then HaoIiouBid turned, and ollmlied up (be lad- der, slowly, looked up Into Ibe blue sky, and asld In a whisperi "AlmlgblyOod, lhavoiiietadoutmyluatlce. Now Judge Thou me one day according bi Tliy mercy t" RHODA CAMERON Waa bom In l/oulatina, ind Ui of Itencb ind Spin- Ish ancestry. She was educated at the Hauied HeartOonveot St Michael's,slilymiles alnve New Orieani. In laai shs aame to New York and lagan stndying for tbe npentlc stage, but tbmagb sn allack ot la trttn» loat her voice and was conae- quendy obliged Ui abandon hopes ot sucuswi In thai direction. She wu thus led lo turn ber course towsrd Ibe dmmatlo ataRe,and secured an enga|e- nientwilb Aoguslln Daly, In wlines company riie lemiloed for two aeaaoiu, Fnllowing tbli engage- ment ber tilher having died, the rested tor one yesr, and at Uie end o( ibit time signed wllb Dan- iel Frobman as a memlier ot Ibe stock company ot the Lyceam Theatre. Wllh Ibbi organbiaUon, during the post seaanu. Hiss Oameron baa dons oxcellent work, whiob has not only received uaan- Unoua praise, but which bss wno for her a ptace among the favorites of tbe New York puMlc. TWO DEADHEADS. AI a recent galbcrtsg ot milalile nsn Ibe after dinner chat turned upon peraunsl siperienc«a,and 1 dliUnguUhed Jurist rallied ibls: Afler gnduiiloo he migrated 10 a Western town. Honlhiof Mlenesa, with nn proapeot of Impiove- meot Induced blm to aeek a new borne. Wlihnut oiooey bi pay bbi fare bo Imrded a tmto for Naeb- vllle, Intending lo neek employment aa reporter on one of tbe dally newapepen. When tbe cnndoclor called tor bU Ucket be aald: "1 am on Ibe sun ot tbe , of Haahrme. I soppose yon wUl pass mer' Tbe conductor looked at blm sharply. "Tbe edilor of that paper U Id Ibo smoker. (loue wllh me. If be IdenUflcayiu, aU right " He follawed tbe cooduclnr Into the smoker. Tbe Mlaadoa was eiplalned. MrfMllorssId: "Ob, yea, 1 recognUe blm 11 one of lbs stag. It Uall right" Betore leavliiR tbe tnin tlio Uwysr aialn soogbl tbeedlior. "Why did luusiyyoorecognlud met I'mioton yoor patitr." "I an not the edilor, ellher, I'm ttBieUng on hla pass, sod WIS Bcired 10 deith lest you skouH five Bs away.—fV ftaMong.