The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-03-31

me again, as IL does in my dreams.
It's no matter now. Father-Sam-
will never know how / died. I'm al
most-almost glad 1t is SO near. can
go home--to my mother-and my
father"
A little glass on the marble wash
stand ratified. The ship was struggling,
perhaps for her life.
Then, after long, breathless pause,
the distant bell changed again. Then
returned that freezing silence.
1.-THE ship has stopped. Hark! they
are signalling some other vessel. l
think we have escaped the danger,
whatever 1t is. Come, let us &C on
| deck"
He saw that while she was in this
excited state of mind II would not be
| wise to attempt to reason with her. 1t
were better for the time to ignore her
fears and try to divert her attention to
other matters till she was calmer. AS
for this woman-this Madame Potnrd-
Rochet-he would probe her acts and
motives till he found the truth. That
she had some motive in her cruelty he
clearly recognized. What that motive
might be he would find out the moment
his family were safe at home in New
York.
LET us go upstairs, Mai, and see
what is going on"
"And you do not care, even II it
were true?"
He stopped over her and gently
I. u hA
since he had known her, he gravely
kissed her forehead. She snatched his
hand and covered it with kisses and a
flood of tears.
There, there, my child! you are
better now. Believe me if / tell you
that perhaps l know more of this wo-
man than you think. We will not care
for her any more. The moment we
reach New York l will set men at
work on the marine records of every
part of the world, and we will find the
name of that ship if it takes from now
toto doomsday whenever that legal
holiday may be-
Her reply was to draw him down to
her and to kiss him on uthe cheek and
to say
"l-I thank you,-more than / can
go with you. I'm not afraid of that
woman now,-not it you are near me-"
A friendly sailor, with an eye to
shilling, sprinkled some sea-water over
young Mr.. Royal Yardstickie, and the
young man struggled back to ca hui
initiating consciousness that he had
tainted with superstitious fear, or from
the prick of n guilty heart, or from
both. AS soon as he had recovered
sufficiently to walk, he moved away
from the bows, rs if to go aft to the
saloon. AS he reached the first-decll
engine he saw the people pouring out
of the saloons and going to the ships
side, as if to see something on the
water. lie saw an officer clear the
people away from the railing, while
sailor threw over n rope ladder. The
officers on the bridge seemed to be ex-
pecting something, and rs the crowd
cut off his view he mounted the base of
the little engine, where he could see
all that passed on the deck and on the
bridge. TO his surprise, he found the
ship had stopped, and there was good
deal of suppressed excitement among
the throng of passengers.
Then, to his amazement, over the
side of the shin from the rope ladder
came Skipper Johnson of Mr.. Man
ning's yacht. Young Mr.. Yardsticlsie
prided himself on his nerves. He had
nerves once. They seemed to be quite
gone now, for he trembled so much he
could not stand on the edge'of the en-
CINE, and was forced to step down on
the>deck and hide behind a crowd OF
sailors and fremen. Presently over
the heads of those before him he saw
the young skipper mount the steps
to the bridge, where both pilot and
captain seemed to welcome him heart
lily.
Mai and the Judge experienced some
difficulty in finding their way to the
deck. They had stopped at Mrs. Gear
ing's room, and found her, poor lady,
quite hysterical, and only Mails calm
confidence that no harm had come to
the ship allayed her ears. She would
not go on deck. ''If it is SAFE" she
said, "rd rather stay here; and if we
are all going to the bottom I'd rather
keep in my room and be drowned in
comfort than be pushed overheard by
some frantic servant" The stairways
were all crowded with people strug
Cling to get on deck, some white,
scared, and silent, others talking
feverishly with all about them. both
friends and strangers, others laughing
Historically, and all urged by the one
motive of personal safety. by dint of
little patience, the Judge found
place for Mai and himself
behind the stern of n deck
boat directly under the bridge. The
people all about them were talking in
whispers. 1t was evident the officers
had commanded silence.
just then an officer near the ships,
side called to some one on the bridge
"Thirty fathoms out, sir, and no bot
TOM"
"All right Go round to the other
side and bring that fisherman to the
bridge"