“My sister overboard!” exclaimed Mrs. Frisbone, who had followed Raymond from the cabin.
“I am sorry to say she is, madam,” added O’Hara; “but I think she will be saved. Mr. Speers leaped in after her only a few seconds after she went over.”
“Did she fall into the water?” demanded the excited lady.
“She jumped over the railing herself, madam,” answered O’Hara, as gently as he could utter the disagreeable words.
“Impossible! She could not have intended to end her life,” groaned the agonized sister.
The captain was explaining what had passed in the cabin before the catastrophe, when Mr. Frisbone joined them. He was astounded at the intelligence conveyed to him.
“Have you suspected that she was out of her head, Maggie?” he inquired.
“I have not seen a single indication of any thing of the kind,” she replied.
“I was on my way to the fire-room to call you, at the request of Mr. Speers, who was sure something was the matter with her, when I heard the cry of ‘Man overboard,’” added O’Hara.
“I wish he had called me,” said Mrs. Frisbone, with a shudder.