It was 1879 when Frances Hranuelli fell in love with a sea captain named Herbert Schrady, but love doesn't always bring happiness in its wake.
She came from a Yugoslavian family living in San Francisco. Her relatives did not approve of the relationship, so they were probably glad when he sailed to Europe in charge of a merchant sailing vessel. It was reported to have gone down in the Straits of Gibraltar, and word reached Frances that her lover died, but she refused to believe it. There was a violent argument among them, and she took a vow that she would never open her lips in speech. She believed her family intercepted his letters to her, and tried to keep them apart.
