Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-10-03

cheering crowd pressed round, every
one wanting te shake him by the hand
or rat him on the shoulder. mo.
mentary faintness came over him, and
the captain exclaimed, "Stand back,
stand back, give him air don't you sec
I he is hurt! Here, doctor, take him
/ down below. His hand is badly torn.
81 am all right now" Captain Sey-
mour sad, refusing the captain offered
arm. 81 felt queer for moment, but
it has passed off again. Still, will go
below and have my hand dressed. "
Captain Seymour did not return on
deck for some hours. The whole of the
flesh from the wrist down had been torn
off the back of the hand, leaving the
bones and sinews exposed. The doctor,
after dressing it, 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 with it. Now
/ will go off and see about Miss Feather
stone the ladies have taken her in
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 as well as [ shall. Now,
steward, help Captain Seymour to get
his things of the warm blankets are
ready, | suppose. Directly he is in bed
give him basin Of soup, 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. He shook
hands with few of the passengers, but
these speedily drew off, for the doctor
had begged them not to speak to his pa
tent about the adventure.
=" I expect he will have a touch of
fever after this, he said, "and unless
we are careful we shall have intlamma-
ton setting in, and he will lose his
head. He had much better have kept
his bed, but could not persuade him
to do so. Anyhow, treat him just as
usual"
Captain Seymour passed on to chair
near the stern, where Eleanor Metcalf
was sitting. She rose as he approached
and held out her hand silently.
You tried to keep me back, Miss
he said, as he seated himself
beside her.
Yes, she replied, in a low voice
"I did not know what / was saying at
the moment. That dreadful creature
behind suddenly came into my mind,
and IL"
did not wish me to risk my life,
Eleanor"
g / did not know what was saying,
she repeated, and then went on, rapidly, +
e how happy you must feel, Captain
Seymour, at having saved Miss Feather
stones life"
81 am glad to have done so, he said,
. but think upon the whole that am
happier at something else. am hap
,ier," he vent on, seeing that she did
lot speak, "that you saw me do it
happier because you tried to stop me.
Don't you know, Eleanor, that l love
'oug
81 was not sure, she said, looking
ull at him now. thought once that it
vas Mabel Eeatherstone you cared for"
"Not after the first two or three
lays" he replied. "When we first
anne on board own was attracted by
Ter ways, but not after | came to know
'ou. did not wish to make you the
10 ,ect Of remark. You know how peo-
lie chatter on board a ship. But the
alf hours tax | managed to get with
on each day was everything to me, and
think you must have known it at the
ottom of your heart.
Perhaps Eleanor Metcalf had suspec-
ed it, for she was silent
What answer am | to have to my
uestion " he asked, taking her hand.
81 don't think you have asked any
uestion," she answered in a low voice.
"No; told you that l loved you,
,leanor Can you love me in return2" ,
There was no need for words the
ressure of the hand he held in his was
sufficient answer, and for some min
ties not another word was spoken be- !
ond his God bless you, darling" ]
he girl spoke first.
" l don't know how to tell Mabel" t
le said. 81 don't think she had quite
titled before but now that you have
sked your life SO nobly for her, she
i'll fee -" and she stopped.
That am her special property, f" he '
ut in with smile. at would be very 4
nfair to me if because of for few min o
ties risked my life to save hers am
give the whole Of it to her. Not ex- S
lily. l do not think you need disturb Z
ourself about that, Eleanor she will c
,nsole herself with Mr.. Vine, who will, a
have no doubt, make her good hus- e
and, and who, | am sure, from his q
ce, would have jumped to save her if S
2 had known how to swim.
But Mabel Featherstone did not con-
lie herself as quickly as Captain Sey- r
our had predicted. She had listened !
silence as Eleanor Metcalf gently
id her the news, when she went to her q
bin that night, for the doctor had in y
sted upon the girl keeping her bed Il
1T Eleanor, waking hours afterward, I
card her sobbing quietly in the berth 2
Glow, and it was not until six months a
ter their arrival at Hong Kong, and Z
20 months after Mrs. Seymour had L
arted with her husband for England,
at she accepted Mr.. Vines several
mes repeated offer. In the long run, is
,rhaps, that gentleman was not the C
ser by her fall overheard, for she S,
ade him much steadier and quieter
ife than she was likely to have done il
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