It was not until we had put out to sea that we discovered that Mabel was missing, and a thorough search of the ship was at once made.

The nurse persisted in her statement that Mabel went aboard with her.

Every nook and cranny of the ship was overhauled, but my child could not be found, and the supposition was that she had in some way fallen overboard.
"I was distracted with grief, and nearly lost my reason, and when we reached the other side I passed into a long illness.

It was many weeks before I returned to consciousness of my affairs, and the terrible realization that my baby was gone forever.

I felt as though I could not face the future without her.