The Press., 1899-04-27

where, through the night, visions of
Dick, as boy, as youth, as man,
rushed through her mind. Sometimes
she saw his face shining through the
darkness, but when she clasped him
round the neck he was cold as ice and
wet with salt water.
Then she was out on the upper deck
and not alone. By her side stood some
one-a huge man, giant, who seemed
to reach to the sky. His clothes changed
their color from light to dark, from
black to brown, His great body undu-
lated all the time, and when he put his
arm round her he seemed to be sur
rounded with dry. suffocating warmth
Then he pointed long arm to the
northeast, End seemed to slip farther
and farther away, though he still stood
by her side; the monster heightened
into miles; Miriam followed him with
straining eyes, when a fash of light
ming lit uL the sky and sea. 1t played
for a moment round a distant spot,
which the giant was touching, and in
that moment she saw picture which
she never forgot,
In the little circle of light boat rock
ed helplessly upon the waters. Under a
sail were crouched some dozen people,
trying, by huddling together, to keep
the warmth in their bodies. She knew
that Dick was there, and called his
name shrilly There was a sudden
movement in the human heap, white
face peeped out. and then the vision
passed.
Miriam lay in her berth, the new
dawn already tightening the sky Then
feverishly she got up and went on deck,
to see nothing but the gray sky and
grayer sea, to hear nothing but the
throbbing of the engines and the sough
of the wind and waves. Breakfast time
came, but she needed it not. For hours
she stood immovable, gazing to the
northeast over the bulwarks What did
that dream of hers mean? Was Dick
floating somewhere helplessly, with 9TH
er passengers?
1t was noon when the wind, veering,
sent a cloud OF smoke over ner heau
and shower of black smudges upon
her hands. With them came passing
sensation of warmth. This slight Incl
dent awoke some vague memory con-
nected with her dream. The black col
umn of smoke, changing at it's edges to
brown, thinning out until she could see
the gray sky through it, starting ever
from her side and yet reaching far into
the distance, caught her eye.
= Inspiration followed quickly. The
smoke was the giant of the night be-
fore, and where it pointed lay Dick and
his companions Sight danced into her
eyes, hope beat strongly in her heart
She turned glorified face to the ship
What could she do? How save them?
She saw foot surmounted by blue
cloth moving methodically on the deck
above. and in a moment few up the
stairs leading to the captains bridge
The captain turned round sharply at
the sound Of strange footsteps, and per-
emptorily ordered her down. Clutching
his arm she cried
"Captainl They are out there, under
the line of smoke A dozen survivors Of
the Medium are drifting helplessly and
nearly dead!"
The captain glanced in the direction
indicated. How should this frantic
young woman have seen what his prac-
tised eye could not discern? Then he
guessed that che was the person who.
they said. had lost her lover in the
wreck.
my dear" he cried, patting hel
hand, ''go to your berth and lie down.
| You are in great trouble.
But the haggard. hopeful eyes stared
brightly at him.
"For the love of humanity. captain,
use your glass; You will see them.
know you will
To humor her he took a careful sur
vey of the horizon, upon which the
sun was shining At first he shook his
head, then he stood for long time ex
amining the spot under the thin edge
of the line of smoke. He rubbed hi!
glasses we'll and looked again. then sale
quietly
''Something is there Sit down il
that corner and wait.
The course of the steamer was altered
slightly and boat was lowered once
more to gather in the oceans drift II
|
distant object was really boat, with
out sail or oar. How could the girl hav'
known it? Then the group of peopl
became visible. all evidently in the las
stage of exhaustion, and he went owe
to Miriam and told her to look through
his glass and see if her friend wer
| there.
She took it from his hand with
wild sob and gazed long and steadily a
the coming boat then gave the glas
back in the midst of passion of weep
ing, nodding her head to signify tina
she had seen Dick Then she set hersel
to regain self control by the time tn
boat came in. When it did, she wa
waiting in the hospital for her beloved
For the next "a hours she shared tn
duties of nurse with one of the steward
esses and saw Dick eyes open with tn
first gleam of consciousness in them
With a contented look at her he fel
asleep, and on the ships arrival at Hal
flax he with all those who had beel
saved were well enough to be moved t
more comfortable quarters on shore.
The captain made friends with Mil
lam during those few hours and learn
ed how it was that she knew the boa
was afioat He could hardly believe il
and he could not explain it, but wa
contented to accept the fact as it stoo
and to be present at the simple cere
mony which made Dick and Miria1
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