Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-15

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|, TEE LAST TWENTY MINUTES, !


more thnn 20 minutes
md rs The man splke,he cast a cAl-
0uaaling glance at the ships deck,
witch hay ul,ed on one side in u curl-
ouHg sAnp,ng position, The bout
had struck upon one OF the dangerous
groups Of sunken rocks in the Eng
fish Channel, and there seemed no
llkeliho9d that the vessel stately anu
strong rs 1t had been 10 short time
before, could be saved from destruc-
ton.
Roger Wlnford tugned away from
Che man whom he hid questioned WIN
a sharp gesture which he would not
have Mixed anyone 10 see 81 expressive
was II OF great despair, lie was mlln
in middle life, wIlh dark hair slightly
grlzZlcd, and grave Impressive couh-
1enance, which did not often betray
his emG,ions.
"Wns NJ far this" he said 10 himself
as he moved AWAY from the salI0i,
'Hhat / have tollcd for 80 many years.
and henped up weul,h, and denl my
self almost every enjoyment lhnt
may perish mlserHbly wdhln sight 0i
home. Is 1t for this have kept silent
aM this time, and refrdloed from
snatchlng at the good things thnt
dnngled within my reach" | have
wasted my days. hive heen TOOL
! have thrown The best part OF my NE
AWAY, and the iuHt 20 minutes OF ones
life is mol II time in which anything
can be put right
As he saAd the words to himself ne
came upon u group OF women ana
children who had been placed IN the
most advantageous position NJ regard
ed safety, and his eye sought ms nnliiy
for the one face, the one figure IA
which he felt u peculiar interest a
GIRL Of some 10 years lifted u pale
brave countrnancc to his for Il mo-
ment, and read in his eyes the con-
firm0iion Of the fears which had at
ready occurred 10 her,
rs there no hope,then" she SAID 10
hlln In I'm ndcrtone,
"No,' said the man, There Is no
hope"
"You don't think thnt We shall be
seen from a d'sIa@cc, and thlt th'
Miebua. sent out 90 our h.!p?'
no, ! don't said Wu' .li "nod Il
could scarcely ga, here In .tmr'
GLOW much luger?' she asked; and
he e.. her hand cling to him a i',Ie
Ciehtsr
81 ihlnk-arm 20 mmu,o' THAT Is
what the qunr,c,mN.er TIA mr. lie
al,nEs the boat will break up IN about
ihVG time
~ only" SAID the girl, 81 could get
over to the ether side Of The deck aod
corror poor Mrs, CuniIfc q 5,tIe"
"You clun,t," said The man lmoy-
ably. NGu must stay where y1u are,
You conno, wall, when the deck j' ut
dhls angie, ami wave may brclEoyer
10 at any mamsnt, and carry you
away"
lie bad previously dom his utmost
for her aaip,N far he he'd anhcj her
90 one OF The mWurhS Wt,yh was
Wedg,d in "a cyit 40 abe week., ana
therc Nua even ~ pa 9jujH,y .hat she
migh. l,l.r. hcre wh,0 ,nrahP when
to pieces, and, he thought ultimately
@vbors yt,'o,o" br said nbrrptIy.
on, ,,s,s hone ,u.l nov." g.d NllIy.
"t,,,t ,r,,n, M tb" oibpr. s'dp-.o see If
~, rc,Il r.,l an .lignlcyu. believe"
rFlr ,orp"
tN.rn" .,'d Molly with some l,ttl,
1,c.,,n',,or "for b,p,srlr"
"Ng ebould hoye ino~ipcd." snid
poonr in harder voice.
,!iIo +. vo,no," said NT,l,v- softly.
, oond M. ,ign 4. dr,r ia him. ="
aIs n rcl dno, to van. t.oqn sald
yyanford
81 ,,n,,no.,, n ,,,rsn IA, N mast OF MS -
.l,o o,,5,,,,,,J
81 "oy,l, rhouoht Gu far NV own
,,,,s, .,il Kan rownnninn lint ~
il,a,o n,, r,,y ,,'nu,r. have d,soor-
o,'1 o,,,,in ,glup in llra which |
Trycr su-nor, j. / could wish almost
~ Iiyn \. o,a, Yoaln. In fnc,. if one
cnrrd ,r,y ,r,ilt nv ones o,yn mis-.
'to1,le ,5c,I,d Il, 81, very oN,Gly."
COX ,Cs" said MoIiy Nth a SIGH.
o1,rt 'or' ,c, n,,er w6 L,cl;"
She w,snlw,vs n nrclty Girl Int as
Un,rord ,,ol,d ot hon no II, uoht tbo
, n,o,' p hrr exnresg,on thr Wistfu..
nass ~ he, Nina eyes mnde her posi-
It'll. hna,niF,L Sho yne ~ ii+tl,
s'on 800 ,,hnn, mconln a,wnvs wanted
~, o Ives. cnr ibrre ,y,,s something me-.