The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-19
The r1mEs-R1CHMoND VA WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 10 1894

| thai day Tor the United states. / took
| passage paying with some goi1 l ma
nd rdT IN tse to forf ths Fair ha' country
when We were coming into me p pa
where you found me I saw beautlful
girl in mat boat you found me IN. saw
she could not reach the shore 50 ! ven.
to the Captain and told him. The brute
exclaimed: Let her perish. can no.heG
with every. one - In a boat. ~ , LIE
hi-i but he would not listen. My blood
fairly boiled with indignation. How
could man stay in safety I, ana Would f
be cowardly. So. tightening my belt
around me, | leaped into the surging
waters and with powerful EFFORT reached
the boat. The girl had swooned away.
She lay there. beautiful creature, Win
long golden hair and a face like an angel
Long. dark iashcs covered pair OF eyes
as blue as the deep sea. and her skin was
as fair as a lily. / bathed her face with
water. and as she slowly opened her eyes
and touched me with her soft. tapering
fingers | was thrilled 10 my innermost
soul"
At this point one Of the ladies' in the
party which surrounded the boy laugh
81 softly and the men began 10 look I'M
easy. At the sound Of the laugh Geor-
gle seemed to awake as II from a trance.
His flashing blue eyes resumed their nat
Ural expression and blush came on
his checks With a timid movement
and when she reached out her hand and
took his he turned around and hid
his face In her lap. The party were
rather surprised NJ this and besides all
II ,hcm had become Intensely interested
IN the story. They began TO question
him as 10 what had become Of the beau
tful girl but George steadfastly re-
fused 10 say another word. ana at every
new question he would only bury his
head deeper in Mrs. Canegle's lap.
Some time afterward. when ne seem
ed 10 have recovered his cOmposure, Miss
Carnegie asked him: What is your
last name. GeOrgio2'
George Bennett is my whole name.
madam, replied George. resuming his
Chcsterleldian air
And whore did you come from, Mr
'Danbury Conn, madam My father
keeps q furniture store there Ter
race place
oh. so you come from Danbury and
hot rom London. said one oi ne men
- laughing say. George turned scar
let at this and tVr el his head in Mrs.
Carneeies lap again
After much coaxing he was induced 10
explain that he bad run away from ms
aunts home. Re was going 10 row on
the ocean. get picked mp by some blS
steamer. and then 40 TO EuroI". lie
entertained the party un:l nc Dungeh-
IS reached the landing place OF the N'N
J ork Yacht club, at the foot OF East
Twenty-siXth street, at about o'clock
IN the evening As soon as the yacnt
vas mOorcd word was sent to Pol'e
u Georges case, ana
reply came back that a man would be
scni 10 get the little fellow. When Mrs |
carnegie was informed Of this she re-
FUSED 10 allow the police TO have Geor- |
gle. saying she would keep hlhl on |
board The Duugeness until his parents |
y ere found
\ telegram was sent TO the address |
in Danbuy. whore GeOrsie said his fath-
or, Archibald Bennett, lived. ~ the mean |
time Tile boy had been put 10 bed on the |
yacht. and q few hours later lespatch !
arrived from George s father, saying that |
ne would come here at once TO get MS son. |
,ehsie Was not 10 Ge informed OF ms; |
After his breakfast he strurted AROUND |
the deck OF the Duugrucss FL hign glee.
At "a few minutes after O'Clock pros !
perous-looking business man rushed on |
board the yacht. anu before any one /
could intercept him 10 ask his Dusln ness
be nm to Wuere George was standing,
and, taking him IN us arms, began cry
ing ike child When the first JOY Of
the tueetng was over Mr. Bennett in
Iuired FOR Mrs. Carnegie and was pro
fuse IN his thanks T. her for saving his
cons life. He told her how he and his
wife mad sent the boy. their only child.
Point, 20 get a week or SO Of fresh sea
ar. on TUESDAY morning ne leit MS
After that they could ma no trace OF
him. Mr.. Benuett said that the boy was
,nly eleven years old. but that he had
already read innumerable dime novels.
md that II was that. he believed. that
'auscd him % want % 80 around the
world.
Again thanking Mrs. Carnegie the
'aptain. and AN on board for their kind
leSs 10 his son. NJ Bennett LETT. saying
hat ne would take the next train back
ID Danhury. George babe all the ladies'
~ anccuonate farewell and marched
p the dock with his father. York