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in times of distress, drew myself uI
onto the boom and chung there breath
less, exhausted, but saved.
"Oncc my breath had returned
was fully conscious of the disorder on
the deck, and with mighty effort
struggled to my knees, made my way
along the boom, bruised and beaten by
! it's wild swaying, and finally faced
the demoralzed crew with shaking
limbs and heart beating to suffoca-
ton but with a stern face.
eat sight of me appearing before
them suddenly in the weird light OF
the storm they shrunk back, and one
dashed down to his bunk, but here my
voice came back to me, and think
the strong obiurgation | yelled after
him did more to reassurc the rest than
ANYTHING else which | could have
done.
Turning to the MAKE, who stood by
spccchlcss with mingled shame and
fear, | delivered the fainting girl to
him, telling him to carry her below,
rouSe her mother and return as qui ok
y as possible, and then, barcfooted and
half clothed as | was, forgot all else
for the time being in thinking Of the
ship, which was running madly before
the wind and taking in more water
than she could carry safely for long.
"The storm which was upon us
was one of the worst | ever saw-and
| have been in many a wild storm
and it was two days and night later
before | could find time TO 90 below
and ask after Alice, yet through all
my anxiety and the eXhausting labor
/ never forgot her and the recollection
of her white still face after | had
choked her into unconsciousncss,
haunted me the whole time
"When at last the storm abated and
| felt free to leave the ship to the care
of the mate. who had been completely
upset by his scare and the remorse
which followed it, | was almost light
headed, and the fancy that her small,
cold clinging fingers were always
pulling at my arms, holding me back
from my duty, nearly maddened me.
when | got below, her mother told
me that Alice was very i'll, had been
wildly delrious for twenty four hours
after that dreadful shock, but was, she
hoped, beyond danger now, and she
even allowed c.to see her for a nom
emit, as she lay in her berth, thrown
from side to side by the tossing ship,
but still AS death herself
- / know al! about it now she
family, and you saved my
life at the risk Of your own. "
The captain was silent moment,
and more than one of us blew his nose
even the captain himself
was pale, and his voice trembled as
he continued:
well, boys, that finished it.
was weak and tired, and the strain
had been hard on me. | cried like
baby, and think | stopped and kis
sed her dear pale face before went
away and her mother didn't object at all
Zen seconds after ! was as sound asleep
as | had been when that voice wax
med me two days or. rather, nights
before, and when | woke up again il
seemed like dream. But | had Al
ices illness for she was sick for
weeks and this gray patch above my
-orchead 10 prove its reality, and then
he cruel marks on Alice's throat the
spot where had bruised il with my
hin, was to be sccn for months.
" Did il ever 60 away; Oh. yes,
md she recovered fully after ah, "
Using and preparing TO depart, that
reminds me | told her Ia be home
'arly. You see married her when
We got home again. Chicago News.