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mzna affe .sis' éia‘r‘nin'g. Yo were lair- ly comIortAble in the cave, hope?” “Quite comfortable, thank you,” she answered. gravely. “But poor little Esther is no better this morning. In fact, if anything, I fancy she is worse. She was delirious for some time in the night, and now she is in a comatose condition that frightens me more than her former restlessness. It goes to my heart to see her in this state.” “Is there nothing weean do for her, I wonder?” I said as I prepared my fish for the fire. “I fear we are powerless,” 18911de Miss Mayboume. “the only thing I can imagine to'be the matter with her is that she must have been struck by something when we were sucked 'un- do: by the sinking ship. She complains continually of péins in her head}: ' "_-___-_,, -_ ‘, “In that case, I fear there is nothing for it but to wait patiently for some ship, with a doctor on board, to come in sight and take us 01!.” II- A!- .- u-°â€"v â€"_ “In the meiwnnti'me: sic may die. Oh, poor little Esther! Mr. Wrexford, this helplessness is 1:00 texjrible.” - A t-..“ _'-’_'--_v_~ - What could I say to comfort her? In my own mind I saw no hope. Unless a. vessel hove in sight, and she chan- ced to carry a doctor, the doctor must inevitably die. As soon as the break. fast was cooked, I went into the cave and looked at her. I found the little thing stretched upon the grass I had thrown down for a bed. She was un- conscious, as Miss Maybourne had At midday there was no change per- ceptible in her condition. By the mid- dle of the afternoon she was worse. Miss Maybourn‘e and myself took it in turns to watch by her side; in the in- tervals, we climbed the hill and scan- ned the omng for a sail. Our vigilance, however, was never rewardedâ€"the sea was as devoid of ships as our fu- ture seemed of hope. After a day which had seemed an eternity, the second night of our cap- tivity on the island came round. A more exquisite evening could scarcely be imagined. I had been watching by the sick child’s side the greater part of the afternoon, and feeling that, if I remained on shore, Miss Maybourne would discover how low-spirited I was, I took the boat and rowed out into said. and was breathing heavily.. Her pulse was almost unnoticeable, and oc- casionally she moaned a little, as if in pain. It was a. sight that would have pain. It was a sight that would have touched the most callous of men, and in spite of that ong sihistexzegisode in 3 Nero. 5 ywu rug -v..- __7_ the bay, to try and obtain some fish for our supper. Tihs was not a matter of much difficulty, and in less than a quarter of an hour I had hauled on board more than we could possibly have eaten in three‘meals When I had finished, I sat in my boat watch- ing the sunset eflects upon the island. It was indeed a scene to remember, and the picture of it, as I saw it then, rises before me now as clearly as if it were but yesterday.” 7 â€" -!â€"â€"L_ _.1.:..1. 1|. wclv van. 4 vvvvvvvvv To right and left of the points which sheltered the bay, the deep green. of the sea was changed to creaming froth, where the surf caught the rocks; but in the little indentation which we had made our home the wavelets rippled cm the sand with the softest rhythm thought, the dread enemy of mankind must be just such another as Dr- Nikola. When the sun had disappeared be- low the sea line. the color of the ocean had changed from all the dazz- ling tints of the king-opal to a sombre coal~black hue, and myriads of stars were he to make their appear- ance in the sky. I turned my boat's head. and pulled towards the shore again. A great melnncholy had settled upon me, a vague sense of some im- pending catastrophe, of which, try how I would, I found I could not rid myself. on reaching the plateau. I made my ya to the save and looked in. I dis- 1' coVered Miss Mayboume kneeling he- sort of success. .When sne nan u- a measure recovered her composure. I accompanied her back to the cave and examined the little suflerer for myself. Alas! one glance showed me howyen close the end was. Already the child’s lace and hands were cold and clam}, her respiration was gradually becom- ing more and moredlficnlt. She 1738 still unconscious, and once I lalmost thought she was dead. ' " All through thandreadfplmghtm lingered on. Miss Maybonrne remain-‘ ed with her until close upon midnight. when I relieved her. Shortly before sunrise I went to the mouth of the an 93 39919.9 022 in“: same been Ifiwas tar from being such world was very still. When I returnâ€" ed, I thought the child had sudden-Ty grown strangely quiet, and knelt down to examine her. The first grey shattl of dawn showed me that at last the end had come. Death had claimed his victim. Hen'cetorth we need feel ho more concern for poor little Estherâ€"- her suffering were over. She had gone to join her mother and the little ones who had lost their lives two days be- fore. Having convinced myself that what I imagined was correct, I rever- ently closed the little eyes and crossed the frail hands upon her breast, and then went out into the fresh ai_r_. The U “maul: yv 5..-... By this time I had got so much into the habit of searching the sea for ships that I did it almost unconscious- ly. As I passed the cave I glanced out across the waste of water. Then I stood still, hardly able to believe the evidence of my eyes. There, fast ris- ing above the horizon, were the sails of a full-rigged ship.-Miss Maybourne ‘L_ uuvâ€" vâ€". v_ _r , sun was in the act of .making his ap- pearance above the peak, and all our little world was bathed in his glory. I looked across to the place between the rocks where I usually slept. and saw Miss Maybourne rising from her rest. My presence outside the cave muSt have told her my news, for she came swiftly across to where I stood. “It-is all over,” she said, very quiet- ly. “I can see by your face that the end has come." I nodded. For the life of me, I could not have spoken just then. The sight of that agonized race before me and the thought of the dead child lying in -J _.AA Luv Luvuauu v. U-v â€"'.__ the cave behind me deprived me of speech entirely. Miss Maybourne noticed my condition, and simply said. “Take me to her.” I did as she com- manded, and togethey we went back '1'; -_ __- nuâ€" my to the chamber of death. When we reached it, my companion stood for a few moments looking at the peaceful little figure on the couch of grass. and then knelt down beside it. I followed her example. Then, holding my hand in hers, she prayed for the child from whose body the soul had just depart- r..- . .L ___.-_ vuvuv Irvâ€"d __- ed; then for ourselves still left upon the island. When she had finished, we rose, .and, after a. final glance at our dead companion, went out into the open air again. , _ - . . ,. -4 ..‘Anuh‘l {non UL 0‘ Lung A-°°v- ___... saw them as soon as I did. and to- gether we stood staring at the vessel with all our eyes. My companion was the first to speak. ._- ,.__A ‘AA. “-515.0 36;: 'thihk she will come near enough to see us?” she cried, in a. voice I hardly recognized, so agitated was it. â€" ‘ 7.. .- Y -â€" uuu nu. my _--, ,, v_ , A notion had seized me, and I deter- mined to put it into practice without an instant’s delay. . “Let us collect all the wood we can find and then make a large bonfire. When that has been done, we must launch the boat and pull out to inter- cept her. If she sees the flare she will make her way here, and if she does . ,1, 1.-.. x- man: uvn vv “J not, we may be able to catch her be- fore she gets out of our reach. Thus in either case we shall be saved. Without another word we set to work collecting wood. By the time the hull of the vessel was above the hori- zon we had a0cumulated a sufficient quantity to make a large beacon. We did not set fire to it‘at once, however, for the reason that I had no desire to waste my smoke before those on board the ship would be able to dis- tinguish itf rdm the light clouds hover- ing about the peaks above. But before we could dream of leaving the island there were two other matters to be attended to. The first was to fill up the mouth of the cave with stones, for there was no time to dig a grave, and so convert it into a rough sepulchre; r~ 5' A _ L A..- 0U wvuvv-y -v -â€" the second was to ,cook and eat our breakfast. It was certain we should require all our strength for the under- taking, and to attempt such a long row on an empty stomach would, I knew, be worse than madness. These things I explained to Miss Maybourne, who willingly volunteered to omciate as cook while I set about the work first mentioned. In something less than a. quarter of an hour I had rolled several large rocks int the mouth of the .. L-) -1---‘ A§knva uusc luv-nu n-wv 7â€"- cave, and upon these had placed others until the entrance was eflectually bar- ricaded. By the time this Work was completed it was necessary to light the bonfire. This I did, setting tire to the dry: grass at the bottom with a log from the blue at which Miss May bourne had instpeen cooking. In a few At- 1....“ A. minutes we had a nare we mm which couid not have been less twenty tee: 1; heigh‘t. “1|."qu u-uvv.-' -WU , in that case be out of range before we could attract her attention. Our meal finished therefore. I led Miss May- boume down the hill to the beach, and then between us we pushed the life- boat into the water. My intention was to row out a few miles and endeavor to get into such a position that what- ever course the’vessel steered she could not help but see us. As soon as we had pushed on trorr the shore I turned the boatfs head. and taking up the ears, set to work to pull out to sea. It was not altogether an easymsmtostheboaxwasaheavy one and the morning was strangely warm. The sky overhead was innocent of cloud. but away to the west it pre- sented a hazy appearance; the look or which I did not altogether dike. How- .everJ.‘ stuck to my work, ail the time keeping my eyes and @3130 rapidly advancing ship. She presented a. an appearance, and it was efldent she mauvesselvot about ’ ’ .' thousand tons Iwhoped she would ” under the cit-gunman any other BIn’mwwlw m mem .n. direqtly to; ‘thefljsl‘and I bggan to Ieex certain She, fhad“ "Oli‘sprved‘bur signal; For this reason I pointed my boat’s head straight for her and continued to pull vim; al_1_f.he strength Ipossess- -.- A-L -u...‘ ..¢A.Aâ€"AA n“: n-.â€" Spddggly‘Eiâ€"g Eaihaume’nttered ed she would turn out. to nr own nationality, though :ircumstances any other a equalljr acceptable. At was distant from us about nd as she mm heading the island I began to feel ‘fhad observed“ our signal, axon I pointed my boat’s vvâ€" ' .. â€"â€"v*w a flare the flameg of amue cry,“ and mum? m in. a new direction 1 turned in my sealt to discover what, had occasioned it. . intercept. “Look. look. Mr. Wrexford, she is leaving us! ” , me look, I was watcnmg we a all my eyes. Heaven alone in supreme ms the agony at ment. She had gone about, this' reason it was plain that "PIWV' fl" â€"v.-V._v-__, "V .,. meat. She: had. gone about, andfor .this'reason itwas plain thatthoa‘eon board had. not seen our,_slytal.nhlw unless I could manuals attracther attention. it would be-zmostr may that she would‘see us. In thatcaa‘aj we” intercept her. I accordingly resumed my seat again and began to pull mild- ly after her. Fortunately the '31'6038 was light and the sea smooth, other- was a large and heavy one, and my strength was perhaps a little under- mined by all I had gone through in the last two or three days. But, knowing what depended on it, I toiled at the oars like a galley slave, while Miss Maybourne kept her eyes fixed upon the retreating ship. At the end of an hour I was obliged to give up the race as hopeless. My strength was quite exhausted, and our hoped-for saviour was just showing, hull down upon the horizon. Realizing this I dropped my head on to my hands like the coward I was and resigned myself to my des- pair. For. the moment I think I must have forgotten that I was a man. I re- membered only the fact that a chance had been given us of escaping from our prison, and that just as we were about to grasp it, it was snatched away again. Our fate seemed too cruel to be endured by mortal man. ,A_‘ ” nfi‘l' “Courage, friend, courage," Miss Maybourne, as she noticed my condition. “Bitter as our disappoint- ment has been we have not done with hope yet. Because that vessel did not chance to rescue us it does not follow that another may not do so. Had we not better be getting back to the is- land? It is no use our remaining here now that the ship is out of sight." I saw the wisdom contained in her remark, and accordingly pulled myself together and set to work to tom the boat’s head in the direction we had come. But when we had gone-about, my dismay may be imagined at dis- covering that a thick fog had obscured the island, and was fast bearing down upon us. Those on board the vessel we had been chasing must have seen it ap« proaching, and have thought it ad- visable to give the island and its treacherous surroundings as wide a berth as possible. ‘_ O A. .H “- DUI Lu an Wanna-v. “Can you see the land at all, Mr. Wrextord?” asked Miss Maybourne, who had herself been staring in the direction in which our bows were “I must confess I can see nothing or it," I answered. “But it we continue in this direction and keep our ears open for the sound of the surf, there can be no doubt as to our being able to make our way back to the bay.” “How thick the fog is," she con- tinued, “and how quickly it has come up! It makes me feel more nervous than even the thought of that ship forsaking us." I stared at her in complete surprise. To think of Miss Maybourne, whom I in moments of danger,_talking of feel- , A LL- n-u‘u lu mumvuew v. uncv-, ,, ing nervous! I rallied her on the sub- ject as I pulled along, and in a few moments she had forgotten her fear. While I pulled along I tried to figure out what distance we could be tram the island. When we discovered that the vessel had turned her back on us I had been rowing for something like half an hour. At the rate we had been traveling that would have carried us about a couple of miles from the shore. After we had noticed the change in her course We had probably pulled another four at most. That being so, we should now be between five and six miles from landâ€"two hours’ hard work in my present condition. To add to the unpleasantness or our position, the fog by this time had completely en- veloped us, and to enable you to judge how dense it was I may say that I could only just distinguish my comâ€" panion sitting in the stern of the boat. Still, however, I pulled on, pausing . an “-4".- lnv. Oh:- zuuuu axtunua u. my _-‘, Still, however, I pulled oxi, pausing every now and again to listen forthc- noise of thes urt bregk§ng on the shore. 7__-_ 4L- “1" LlUl§c UL but“: u.- -- -__-_7_ The silence was intense; the only sound we could hear was the tinknng‘ at the water g It (hipped off thevends ~____;‘I.:..- In, U]. Luv "mu.- m . ..-.. t of the oars. There Was something in- describably awful about the utter ab- sence of noise. It was like the peace which precedes some great calamity. It stretched the nerves to breaking pitch. Indeed, once when '1 allowed myself to think what our fate would be it by any chance we should miss the island, I had such a shock as al- most deprived me of my power of thinking for same minutes. ‘- _ t-.. I buAu-uâ€"u .â€"â€"_ _- For at just an hour and 'a half I pulled on. keeping «her head :as nearly as possible in the oome direction, and expecting evgry ‘moment “to ’heat the , A- -1.--’ ML- 0.... The agony of mind I suffered was enough to turn a man’n broth. 11 only the to; would lift, and let us home a glimpse of where we were, it would have been a diflerent matter, 'butrno such luck. It «continued as thick .3- ever, wreathing and circling about us like the smoke from ghe infernal re- roar of the breakers ahead. The tag still remained as thick as ‘eVer, and each time I paused in my work to lil- ten the gauze dead silence greeted :me as betd‘e. Once more I turned to my work, and pulled on without mopping for another quarter of an hour. Still no sound of the kind we hoped 'to hem- came to us. The island seemed” am- cult to find in that 103 as‘the prover- bial needle in the bundle of 'hay. - least From that time forwardâ€"that is to say for at least sixkhoursâ€"we drifted on and on, the to; remaining-as done as when we had first encountered it. Throughout that time we keptonr ears continually strained tor a sound that might guide us, but always without success. By' this time it must have been considemblyvpastâ€" three 431:, the afternoon, and for an we knewio the contrary'wemight stii‘i be miles an! miles out of our reckoning, All W gions. At last 1 {rev 111 my can and arranged them by my side. Under like circumstances it was no use wanting what, remained of my strength '13} useless exertion. miles out of our reckonmg. All wrougn this aébnizing period, however. Min Maybourne did not once complain, but bore herself with a quiet bravery that would have shamed the” ‘vexffleqt. coward into at legat an mutation-o! courage. How bitterly I now reproach ed‘ myself "for "having ’ left” the island to pursue thatfivesael 17 mm huge , you 'to imagine. But for that eulddul.‘ m- a act of tony we might nowrberop dry“ 4nd; 11 land, it not perhaps as «many .1 ecu] housed as we should have» madly: ‘ ' SVIHE II- was no 'needrltor her to, bid 1 was watching the ship vim res. Heaven alone {an}!!! 30" EE Twikfi ”Du aw; vâ€" ‘â€" .__- putting oi! on this fool's chase you would he sate now.”~ “You must not blame yourself, Mr. Wrexford." she answered. “Indeed you must not! 'It is not just. for I was quite as anxious as yourself to try and intercept the vessel. That we did not %succeed ls not. our fault, and in any case I will not let-you reproach your- v self.” " ‘ -‘ '- ' -â€"‘-‘IAA r‘eiponahfilty {Er Mead W meted entirely noon my shoulders. and the burden at that knowledge was my continual. punkhment. _ 7 h At last I m roused from mkwhltter thoughts by my companion exclaim- lng that she tholxht the to: was lift- ing a little in one particular quarter. I looked in the direction mdlatedsnd had to admit that the atmosphere eer- tnlnly seemedto be clearer there than elsewhere. Still. however, there was no noise of breakers to he heard. The light in the quarter pointed out by my companion was destined to be the signal for the fog‘s departure, end in less than a quarter of an hour, start- ing fromthe tune otour first obser- ving it, the whole expense of sea, from horizon to horizon. stood revealed to us. We mung-tn our teetnlmost simul- taneously, and numbed the ocean for theulend Buttoeurhorrorltm uothoheoeenWewereuloneouthe open see without either water or tood. any real knowledge at when we were, or without being able to from which quarter we might ex num- nuce to come..A more dreedtul slun- tlon could scarcely be imagined. and when, I considered the sex and week- ness of my companion, and reflected what such 3 fate would mean for her, I could have earned myself for the mu- pldlty which had brought it all about. For some moments after we had made our terrible discovery. neither of us spoke. Then our glances met and up, read our terror in each other’s 0.383. ‘ “What are we to do! What can we do?” cried ms: Huybourne, running her eyes round the horizon and then meetinsmyzueazaim I shook my head and tfied to think before I answered her. W‘VIV I» m vvvvvvvvv “For the moment I m as powerless as yourself to say,” I replied. "Even if we could fix the din-option, goodness only knows how far we are from the island. We may he only distant ten miles or so, or we mny be twenty. It most darkness will be falling; under cover of the night we may miss it 9min On the: other hand we cannot Qésiu. On the other hand we cannon exist here without food or water. 0h, Miss Maybourne. to what straits have I brought you through my stupidity. I! we had stayed outhe jsland instead of "~ AL- -. “1‘" ”Ell. “Alas! I cannot help it," I replied. “And your generosity only makes me do so the more." "In that. case I shall cease to_ be generous," she said. We will see now that plan works. Come, come, my friend, let us look our situation in the face and see what is best tohe done. Believe me, I have no fear. God will protect us in the future as He has done in the past.” pulled myself together and prepared to discuss the question as she desired. But it was the knowledge of ,our utter helplessness that discounted every hope. We had no food, we hadno wa- ter. True, we might pull on; but it we did, in which direction should we pro- _A-_‘.| u... on em! mir. mu, In "an“. u..- ceed? To go east QSEId'be to find our. selves, it we lived so longâ€"the chan- ces against-which were a thousand to into midmean, where, if we were not picked up within forty-eight hours.-as- sistance would no longer be of any use to us. The Canary Islands. I knew, lay somewhere, say a hundred miles, to the southward, but we could not pull that distance without food or wa- ter, and even it we had a favorabl- breeze, we had no sail to take ad"an- of it. To make matters worse, the fishing line and hook I had manu- factured for myself out of my scarf- pin, had been left on the island. Surely any man or woman might be. excused for feeling melancholy under the mea- sure of such overwhelming misfor- tunes. '- 7.3--.1..- AII‘I tun-v" While we were this considering our position the sun was sinking lower an: lower to his rest, and would soon t. below the horizon altogether. Thc sea was still as calm as a mill-mud. not a breath of air disturbed its piac 2;; surface. We sat just as we had dom all day: Miss Maybourne in the szem. myself amidships. The cars lav on either side of me, useless as the rud- der, the yoke lines had scarcely bar a touched since the ship had turned hr back on us. When I look back on t?" awful time no , every detail of in boat, from the rowlocks to the grc in . on the bottom, seems impressed o _ memoryewith a mithtulnrss Var? is almost a pain. I can see Miss 77a"- bourne sitting motionless in the ate-~11, 4,- -â€"4‘ Ln- (an _ At‘mt to rouse her and take her a“ of 11311011, I began to talk. What I FF’ '1 cannot recollect, nor can I even rr call the subject of my conversation. I know, however, that I continued 1" tall! 'and lnsisted upon her ensue-1:“ me. In this way we puma the um until darkness tell and the stars («Iâ€" u Wmuv any“... ._ ..... her elbows on her kneés and her tam buried in yet hands. vuu- . v. vâ€"v ’â€"â€" v w. . suffering nannies ot~th1rst, and I knew. instinctively, that my companion must be doing the same. I [allowed her ex- hands; and I feel cemun we snuu w isaved‘at last." A91! its-mockery other was {1110’ ‘ hail 'lost its usual- ly clear ring, and that it was lower than I but! :ever‘ hitherto 'heara “it, But ring our :2 35221:? 3;; if“? 4 ti}; 2s ” :E's 3%? §EE 5E5 3% 5%â€" 5% it as glanced over her shoulder apprehen- sively at the advancing waves. One was very evident: it would never to let our boat drift broadside on themasolgotouttheoers again, d to distract my oompanion's thoughts, invited her to take the helm. She did as I requeswd. but without any sign of the eagerness she had hitherto displayed. Then. for some- thing like an hour. we struggled on in this crab-like fashion. It was herculean labor, and every minute found my strength becoming more and more ex- hausted. The power of the wind was momentarily increasing. and with it 'the waves were assuming more threatâ€" ening proportions. To say that I did not like the look of affairs would be to put my feelings very mildly. To tell the truth. I was too worn out to think of anything. save what our fate would be if by chance we should be on the edge of an hurricane. However, I knew it would not do to meet trouble half- way, so by sheer force of will I rivet- ted my attention upon the boat. and iin thus endeavoring to avert the evil ‘of the present. found sumcient occu- ipation to prevent me from cross- i questioning the future. 1331ch though what 1 er tonenrheulcouldnot have pactod mulhulheonuMIpraytoGod that I my new again be called upon to spend such another absolutely de- spiking night. suddenly has: Maybonrne, who, as I have said. had for some time been sit- ting in a constrained attitude in the stern. sprang to her feet with a chok- ing 917.! V “Mr: Wrexford." she said, in a voice that at any other time I should not have recognized as hers, “I mus’t have something to drink_ original] go med." Fearing she might fall overboard in her excitement, I leapt up. seized her in my, arms, and dragged her down to her seat again. Had I not done Boy I cannot say what might not have hap. pened. “Let me go,” she moaned. “Oh. for Heaven's sake let me go! You don't know what agony I am suitering." I could very well guess, for I had my own feelings to guide me. But it was my duty to £17 and cheer her at any cost. and upon this work I eon- centrated all my energies. at the same time keeping the boat's head in such a position that the racing seas should not overwhelm henâ€"no light work. I can assure you. When at lastIdid suc- ceed in calming her, she sat staring straight ahead of her like a woman turned to stone. It was pitiful to see a woman. who had hitherto been .so brave. brought so low. I put my arm round her waist the better to hold her. and. as I did so. watched the. black seas. with their tips of snowy foam, come hissing towards us. Overhead the stars shone brightly. and still not a vestige of a cloud was to be seen. It seemed like doubting Providence ‘b believe that. after all the dangers from which we had been preserved since we had left England, we were destined to die of starvation in an open boat in mid-Atlantic. And yet how like it it IOOked. . may“. After that one outburst of despair Miss Maybourne gave no more trouble, and when she had been sit- ting motionless beslde me for an hour or thereabouts fell mat asleep. her head resting on my arm. Weak and sunerlng as l was. I was not so far gone as to be unable to feel a thrill of delight at_thls close contact with m -A _--..I.I ' L uclaauu -- vâ€"â€" v--_- the woman I loved. What would I not have given to have been able to mice her in my arms and have com- forted her properlylâ€"to have told her of my love, and. in the event of her returning it, to have faced King Death side by side as lovers. With her hand in mine Death would not surely be so very terrible. However such a. thing could not be thought of. I was a criminal, a murderer ny- ing trom justice; and it would have been an act at the basest sacrilege on my part to have spoken a word to her of the nilectlon which by this such a. thing c of. I was a crin in; from justice been an act ot on my part to to her of the :1 time had come w “‘5 v. ‘4â€" time had come to be part of my life. For this reason I had to crush it and keep it down; and. if by any chance we should be rescued, I would have to leave her and so out and hide my- self in the world without allowing her ever to suspect the though I had in my mind concerning her. knows. in this qlone I had annex-ed hoart of “the boldou man sink into In: ghouls, With Your. From the above- jmenuonea line the color quickly turn- ed to the paIefiturquoue. and again 'toflle m pink. From [wink it grew 'lnto a made-cope of chasing tint- nntuf‘the m [on like 1 ball of gold _ - -4_- ___-- L‘â€" "IA Luv "I... .vâ€"' -_- above the: waneâ€"aid day was born ‘to m. ”In the whole cpurse of my experience I never remember to have different was it in m joyous ‘Itxhtneu ‘Bndf resigna- to the figures present- an by "the m menus 'oucupuntl ”o! m'lowy'mt . V. â€"v vvâ€"wvâ€" â€"_____ m soon, If not so smooth as on the previous day, at least suflciently no to prevent our feeling any turther anxiety on flu more of the bow: (safety. ~~ ' ‘ Ona'by one the stars died out. o! â€"v 'w.’ .V._. 31.51.”. and than died away complete- ly. With It: departure the violence of the sum subsided, mg! the ocean ,4 ‘1..- q, vâ€"v flag-gm, and I {lit grey light, tlmost dove-minted jun um.“ :9;qu wok L‘A‘ CHAPTER IX. um mun. it a delusion conjured up 'by on over- taxed brain. I shut my eyes for 3 mo ment. than opened gap. 5nd looked flld-Ipn sight. and landing for u! on. the Mt tut moment. the delim- Joy. wild. moot cruel. hope that me! Bunmd would be plan of time to tell her when she was lose enough to see us. :Bout it this time. A snip was in- sight. end heading dinectly tor us: Oh. the excitement that moment. the delirious joy, wild, almost me! But. mad not we it. So. hlle there was any . sel leaving us, I was ‘ chance of the not going to cite her hepes,__only .mmormw i'mwmâ€"mm my eyes fix upon the advancing vessel. we her rise higher and higher n the waves. She was a s er, almost twice the size of the iii 1 Princess. A long trail of 01:3 issued tram her tun- nels; at last. so close did she come. could distinguish the water st her‘bows with the naked er, almost twice the size Fiji Princess. A long trail of 01:5 issued from her tun- nels; at last. so close did she came. could distinguish the water froth st her‘bows with the naked eye. hen she was not more than three iles distant, I sprang to my cried I, ranticnny, finding my voice and strength as suddenly is I_ had “W ’re saved. Miss Maybourne!” I cried I mutually, finding my voice and auength as suddenly as I had lost them. “We’re saved! Oh, thank God. thank God!” UV“. Irma UV“. She turned her head as I spoke, and looked steadily in the direction I pointed for nearly a minute. Then. with a little sigh, she tell upon the gunwale in a dead taint. I sprang to her assistance, and, kneeling at her feet. chated her hands and called her by name, and implored her to speak to me. But in spite of my exertions, she did not open her eyes. When a quarter of an hour had elapsed, and she was still insensible, I began to wonder what I should do. To remain attending to her might mean that we should miss our. dellverer. In that case we should both die. At any cost, and now more than ever, I knew I must attract the steamer's attention. She was not more than a mile be- hind us by this time. and. it I could only make her see us. she would be alongside in a few minutes. For this reason I tore oi! my coat. and. at- taching it to an oar. began to wave it frantically above my head. Next moment a long whistle came across the waves to me. It was a signal that our boat had been observed, and never did a sound seem more musical to a human ear. 0n hearing it, I stood up again. and, shading my eyes with my hands. watched her approach. my heart beating like a piston-rod. Closer and closer she came, until I_ could huge, upon her how. When she was less than a hundred ynrds dist-mt, an oflcer on the bridge came to the 1‘991983. 894_ hailed 08- ““ A _A.- u m the distance, it took me some time to accomplish it. Seeing this, the me once!- :gnin hailed me, and bade me make fast the line that was about to be thrown_ to me. The words , ,AL I. A.-_- came to we tutu-5°, mu. u.» ...... “Bout. alloy!" he cried“ “Do you think you can manage to pull along- side? or shall we send assistance to “Wat w wv were hardly out of his month before the line in question came whistling about my ears. I seized it as a drown- ing man is said to clutch at s straw, and, clambering forward, secured it to the ring in the bows. When that was done, I heard an order given, and willing hands puiled us quickly By the time we reached it the gang- way had been lowered. and a couple or men were standing at the foot at it ready to receive us. I remember leaning over to tend her on. and I also have a good recollection of seeing one of the men-the ship’s doctor I after- wards discovered him to beâ€"etep in- to the boat. ‘ “Canyonwalknptheatepsyour- self. or would you like to be carried?" he asked. as I sank down on the thwart again. ,_ “ - A, i g-__‘- “Carry the lady.” I answered huSK- ‘ ily; “I can manage to get up myself. Take her quickly, or she will die.” 4 I cut him pick Miss Maybourne up. . and, ”stated by the quartermaster time I can distinctly see the crowd of i i m. By the cxercice of sheer will. : eager acct pressed round the top of ' the udder to catch a glimpse of us, i and I can hou- min the murmurs of Iympcthy that went up as we made ‘ our omen-Inca. After that all seems I. blunt. ad I can only-believe what I m toldâ€"amen. that I looked round me in c dued sort of fashion, cud than an in a dead faint upon the dock. . When I recovered consciousness had to think for a moment 1‘an Luv uwo, "a“... ..., _-,, open, I could see the awning-covered mundane-deck outside. As soon as I nw‘him I tried to sit'upm the ve'i~ vet-cushioned locker upon which i had been pieced. but he bade me be goatehIto Hey-“till for a little while. ’ “Youwfilbé for better where you tam.“ he paid. ”What you wt in rest and ”quiet. Take a few tips ‘0! this, “union he down againwand try to some sleep. 10:: have acne arrears replyâ€"[qr I_ could n_ot trust my dis- eak fused I {Ensure 1115 hi tion him as to w ere I was. But once more I was torestalled, this time by the entrance of a steward carrying abowlot broth onau'ay. , “You see we' determined, one- way or another. to close your month," he said. with a laugh. “But this sum is too hot for you at present. We'll put it down here to cool, and in the meantime I'll answer not more than halt-a-dozen questions. Fire away, if you feel inclined." I took him at his word, at put the -_.. ”mam... of all others I was long- I x obéyed him. and drank the breth. ' When I had done so I laid down again..- 1 and in a very short time was once ‘more in the Land of Nod. When I opened my eyes again we cabin was . almost dark. The doctor was still in ',nmndance,and,as soonuhesaw thy I was awake, uked me it 1 would like to get up lot a while. I answered val-LI should-be onlytno and to do svv- .â€"'777 . .yvu I took him at his word, and put me one question of all others I was long- ing to have answered. “How is the lady who was rescued- with me?" “Doing as well as can be expected, noor soul." he replied. “She's being -_7‘ k- pwr 50‘“, W Ivy--v‘n ,- well looked 3121', so you need not be anxious about her. You must have had a terrible time in‘that boat. to judge- trom the eflects produced. Now, what in the next question?" “I want to know what ship this 15. and how far we were from the Sal- vages when you picked us up?” LA ”Sun nf nay-f, uvu nâ€"ar-v - vâ€" we had to endure on the bottom at the boat from which you rescued us. She scarcely recovered consciousness, and diedontheishndsshorttimebeâ€" tore we left it in our attempt to catch the vessel I spoke of just now." “I never heard a sadder case,” said' the doctor. “You are indeed to be pitied. I wonder the lady. your com- panion. me through it alive. By thoo’ way, the skipper was asking me just; now it I knew your names." . “The lady is Miss lisybourne. whose tether is a well-known man at the- ‘Cape, I believe." “Surely not Cornelius Mayhem-he, the mining man?” / f “Yel. she is his daughter. He rm r ‘ he in s mimic mm when the my Prinmu is reported mount.” , V85;§a:‘;2'§séi”1s"fiié'1~fihg '0! Cart- hageâ€"Captain Blockman in com- ., v --..n. oncn’DY‘ vnnr that, being the docmr, I have nothing to do with the navigation of the ship; but I’ll soon find out for you.” He left the onbln, and went to the foot of the ladder that led to the bridge. I heard him call the officer of the watch. and say something to him. Presently he returned. “The Salvages lie about seventy miles due’nor' nor-east or our 13115367..v position," he said. at __ - . ..A. an 1' A-{n‘l “Than morning. “As far as we could tell. with the exception of our three selves, not a. single soul." “You say ‘three selves.’ but we only rescued the lady and yourself. What, then, became of the third?" "The third was a child about eight years och The poor little thing mum: have been hurt internally when we were sucked under by the sinking ship, and her condition was probably not improved by the long exposure won as a would have bee; and be 1111 find that hit daughter, “mks w your are. ls sale and sound. as... 1 not going to let you talk mum. First. take as much of this broth . you can manage. an‘d then lie dow _- ---1_ A- . “I expect he will; but. tormgmgy, we shall be in Gap; Toyn ”host as and try to get to 31mph. An I‘ said just now. I prophesy that in a few am you'll be up and about, tee)- lng no Ill-elects from your terrible “Imam.” («Wpdongndluagdm n suchuthe m W w W bumimm‘m Thaahodyom * , JANUARY 4th 1906: fimm tbetubab east}; Eur pfégé’ ' Vi“ I cried. “Then “h‘ out in my calculszs' Bed.” vane. 51: about the Salk; can’t answer your he, 0'!" PE