“The sweet child, trying all she can to help her husband to forget his lost chances for extra freight money. To think of it, and just married at that,” said Mrs. McCloud.
“Pore young sowl,” said Kate O’Hara.
“’Tis a good wife that sticks to her husband in disthress,” said O’Hara.
“Ye ken it’s a jewel he has to be na thinking of money losses,” said McCloud.
Finally the ship made port and anchored off the city to take in water and continue her voyage at the earliest opportunity.
Mrs. O’Hara and Mrs. McCloud insisted on being allowed ashore to see the sights. Captain Breeze would hear of no such thing, but finally, when his bride added her voice to the occasion, he relented, and the ladies went ashore together.
Mrs. Breeze pointed out many places of interest, as she admitted having been there before, and at one of the principal hotels she left the party. She told them not to wait for her, as she would stop and see a friend, but to go down to the landing, where the boat might wait for her after she was through her call.
The day passed gayly, but when the party assembled at the landing, Mrs. Breeze was not there. They never saw her again.
The next day Captain Breeze called Mr. Enlis aft and took him below. When he had him in the privacy of his state-room he pointed to his little safe, and asked him to look through it.
This operation took but a moment, for it was almost entirely empty, and when he was through he looked at the skipper.