But he'll never come back.

That ship'll go to the bottom as sure as the world.

Something tells me she will go down, and I know she will." At this Mattie's eyes filled with tears, and she buried her face in her hands and gave vent to her emotions in sobs.

"Mother, mother," she rejoined, after a short pause, "how cruel of you to say so, even if you thought so.

He was so manly, and so kind to me." At this Mrs.Chapman rose from her chair with an air of injured dignity, and walked in silence up and down the room for several minutes.