The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-11-24

France for the iady's health while Miliy
was to have an outing and learn from
natures great school Tor awhile.
They were about week out and fai
from either shore; the fog had lifted, and
brilliant morning sun lighted the broad,
comparatively smooth expanse ofsea The
captain, glass In hand was slowly scan
ming the horizon, and Milly, close by,
with no lens but thoge of her keen young
eyes, scanned It with equal dignity and
care. About s. W., BIS glass came to a
sudden standstill, wi n he took it from,
his eyes and was ca xerly rubbing the
lenses when the watch suddenly sang ou,,
"Sail hop
"Where away" cried the captain, read
justing his glass.
"To leeward," came the prompt reply,
and In a moment the two were consult
ing In eager tones.
Soon after, the steady plungIng of the
engines grew slower, then almost ceased;
boat was lowered; gentleman passen-
gers began to climb to elevated places
and gaz through their own glasses, and
she heard one say:
"Castaways In boat, l believe"
Milly watched them lower away the
boat and man IT, tho officer descending
last of all and giving orders which caused
each appraised oar to drop as II run by
machinery, sending the little craft cut
ting swiftly Though the waves; then,
throwing her glance beyond 1t for the
first time she saw speck against the sky
"a black speck with fiery tip, appar-
ently--could that be the lost boat2 Sup
ported on the taffrail by her fathers arm,
she could now see the fiery tip was really
a flag or pennon floating upon the mast
head, and at last could make out the
shape of the boat, and even the few fig
ures within 1t. Then the ships boat
reached it; the figures bobbed about,
mixing themselves indistinguishably,
after which the life-saving craft put
about and came rapidly shipwards, tow
ing the other In its wake. A nearer view
showed Milly five rescued men and one
boy, lying at full length, apparently
dead; a still nearer view could IL be pos
sibleO discovered that gay pennon to be
her own red comforter, tassels and all,
streaming in the breeze.
Down the cabin gangway fed Milly,
and burst In upon the astonished ladies,
there with cry:
Mamma, mamma, what do you think ::
They've saved them, and my conf rter
was the hagl"
"Milly, my childp cried the mother
springing to her feet. "Good heavensl has
this excitement driven her mad2"
But, perssting that she was still sane,
Milly dragged her mother backward to
see for herself. Yes, thAre was no mistak-
ing it-there, 1t its vivii warmth OF color,
nuttered the comforter, little sea
stained to be sure, but Enthusiastically the
same
In less than hour word was brought
by the steward that all the rescued men
were conscious, and the ladies might talk
with them, II they chose; so, accompanied
by Mr., Wentworth, they went below
"They've had dreadful time, poor fell
lowsP exclaimed the steward, as he
;ulded them into the hitherto unknown
lepth-"out four days ia that leaky boat.
1t nearly finished that poor boy; he isn't
,verstrong, guess, and pretty young for
such service-not over 20, I'll wager |
This way, ladiei'" and they stood beside
| bunk, where lay CHASTITY young fe.-
ow, with great blue eyes, 30 like Jimmy's |
hat Milly could no longer doubt the re
ationship, had she not been already con-
1inced
"He Is the one, papa--hes Toni" She
whispered excitedly. Speak to him"
He answered their a ,tions in a weak,
Ianguid tone; but it became clear
that Milly was The ung girl who had
given his little brother the scarf, he had
risen eagerly upon his elbow, while big
tear rolled down his face.
"Oh, Miss, 1t brought a blessing-that
he said eagerly. The dear
lad slipped it unbeknownst to me, into my
chist, and was a-wearin' 1t the night we
foundered; and when we was lookin'
about for signals to hoist, rugged that
up, and, bless God, it's brought us safe
here"
Raised His Rank to General