The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-20

his oar, he held the little craft almost sta
tionary, while he, standing upright, shad-
ing his eyes with his disengaged hand
gazed eagerly to windward. He seemed
also to listen. Presently high above che
roar of the wind and waters the strange.
weird bar of yodel song in a minor key
came to him. A moment later he saw the
form of his friend swimming toward him
with powerful strokes, and clinging to
his back, with her arms around his neck
was the cork-jacketed woman of the
wreck.
White and wan and drenchnd, yet con-
scious, with something infinitely pathetic
in her wonder and amazement. they as
sisted her along the sloops deck to the
little cabin. II was Craddock who en-
tered with her, and from a locker he Sc
lected clothing of his own, which he laid
out upon the berth; until then there had
been no word spoken.
Madam" he said pausing beneath the
hatch, do you understand English?n
She replied with an inclination, of her
head, and he added, This is the only drv
clothing can offer you. There is brandy
on the table. If there is more that 7 can
do, you have but to call through the
hatch" He turned then to leave her. but
she detained him by gesture.
Tell me" she demanded, with nervous
intensity, who is the man who took me
| from the sea?"
He is a Norwegian madam; by name.
| Thorgensen."
well named" she murmured. "a Nor
wegian Thor. Tell him that he saved
the life of a daughter of the King of
! Denmark"
I When Craddock returned to the deck
! he found his friend stretched at full
length at the bow. lying upon his back.
with his eyes fixed upon the coursing
oil dcs a,,d
| smile upon his face. He seemed to have
| forgotten that he was bedraggled and
wet, and that his tawny hair and beard
was matted and unkempt, and as Grad
dock paused beside him, he turned his
big blue eyes upon his friend, and said:
who is she. Craddock?"
"She told me-" said Craddock. calmly
in reply ito tell you that you had saved
the life of daughter of the King of
| Denmark"
The Norwegian did not Immediately re-
| spond. There was a dreamy, PARKWAY
look in his eyes, and presently he muir
| INJURED:
Of that. The daughter of King. Yes I
am glad of that"
He ceased speaking, rose slowly to his
feet, and standing before his friend, said
in that same half dreamy tone:
"Shall tell YOU how 1t happened Grad?
| II seemed when I stood up there on the
| rock and saw that wave hang over her,
ready to fall and crush as though l heard
| her cry aloud to me to save her. and /
leaped. How found her l do not know,
but when 1 came to the surface she was
near to me, and I seemed to Leap through
the water, impelled by greater strength
than / ever possessed before. Then-why,
then it seemed as if there was no danger,
and ! remember that l laughed aloud and
told her to put her arms around my neck,
and somehow, Grad, 1t seemed as II she
felt the same as /, that the wind and the
waves aud the fury Of the storm could
not, dared not harm us; that the water
could not drown us, and / swan around
the rock, knowing that you would be
waiting for us. And all that time she
did not speak. | have not heard the sound
of her voice. A daughter OF a king. you
say, but only a woman, after all A wo-
man with heart-ay, two hearts, for now
by heaven. she possesses mine. The