The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-12-04
WHOLE NO. 2o02.

bones snG si1ues exposeo- 1ue oocsofs
after dressing Il. had insisted that he
should lie down for time.
"A little more. Captain Seymour, and
you would have lost your hand ; as it IS,
you must be very careful Of IL Now |
viii 20 OF and see about Miss Feather
stone. the ladies have taken her ia hand
and as from what the mate said It's only
fainting and not drowning. for he saw
that she was conscious till just as the
boat reached you they will do for her
just rs well as / shall. Now, steward,
help Captain Seymour to get his things
of; the warm blankets are ready, / sup
pose Directly he IS in bed give him
basin OF soap with half a glass Of brandy
in it, and then leave him alone and see
that no one goes into his cabin again
In the cool Of the evening Captain
Seymour came on deck. tie shook hands
with few OF the passengers, bat theso
speedily drew of, for the doctor had beg
eed them not to speak to his patient
about the adventure
Il expect he viii have touch Of fever
after this he said, ''and unless We are
very careful We shall have inaAm alton
setting in. and he will lose his hand He
had macn better have kept bis bed, bat
could not persuade him TO do 50 And
no~ treat him just as usual
Captain Seymour passed on to chair
near the stern, where Eleanor Metealf
was sitting. She rose as he approached
ard held out her hand silently.
"You tried to keep me back, Miss Met
calf,'' be said, as be seated himself beside
her.
Yes she replied, in low voice; Il
did not know what was saying at the
moment. That dreadful creature behind
suddenly came into my mi1d. and L
l."
did not wish me to risk my life, Ele-
amor"
Il did not know what I was saying"
she repeated, and then went on, rapidly,
show happy you must feel, Captain sey-
mour, at having saved Miss Feather
stones life"
81 am glad to have done So" he said,
''bu. think uponlihe whole that / am
happier at something else. an happier
now he went on, seeing that she did
not speak, that you saw me do it I; hap
pier because you tried to stop me. Don't
you know, Eleanor, that love you dear
iy7
Il was not sure" she said, looking full
at him nov. Il thought once that it
was Mable Featherstone that you cared
for"
"Not after the first two or three days, /"
he replied. "When we first came on
board, own / was attracted By her ways,
but not after I came to know you. did
not wish to make you the object Of re-
mark. You know how people chatter on
board ship. But the half hours talk l
managed 70 get with you each day was
everything TO me. and l thinkiyou mast
have known it at the very bottom of your
heart"
Perhaps Eleanor Metcalf suspected il,
for she was silent
what answer am 10 have to my
question - he asked Eleanor, taking her
hand.
Il don't think you have asked any
question" she answered in Iow, tender
voice.
@No; told you that loved you,
Eleanor. Can you love me in return,
dear?"
There was no neen for words; the
pressure Of the hand he held in his, was
q sufficient answer, and for some minutes
not another word was spoken beyond his
-God IbIess you, my darling" The girl
spoke first.
Il don't know how to tell Mable.r she
said Il don't think she had quite set
tied before but now that you have risk
ei your life 50 nobly for her, she viii
feel and she stopped.
THAT / am her special property" he
put in with a smile. at would be very
unfair to me if because Of a few minutes
risked my life 10 save hers am to give
the whole Of it TO her. Not exactly. ]
do not think you need to disturb your
self about that, Eleanor she will console
herself with Mr. Vine, who will, 1 have
no doubt, make her a good husband, and
who, l am su,e, from his face, would
have jumped to cave her, if he had
known how to swim"
Bot Mab'e Featherstone did not con-
sole herself a. quickly ss Captain Sey-
mour had predicted. She had listened
in silence as Eleanor gently told her the
news, when she went 10 her cabin that
night, for the doctor had insisted upon
the girl keeping her bed but Eleanor.
waking hours afterwards, heard her sob
bing lieily in the berth below, and il
was not until six months after their ar
rival q: Hong Kong, and two months az
ter Mrs. Seymour had started with her
husband 10 England, tina. she accepted
Mr.. Vines several times repeated offer.
In the long run, perhaps, that gentleman
was no the loser by her fall overheard,
for shs made him much stesdier and
quieter wife than she was likely 10 have
done had not that event taken place.