Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-06-14

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She was ncf in lie Providence-that
be knew. Indeed as he recalled the
conversation be had overheard he re-
~z1aEnA~-pd that she had spoken of ina
mediate departure. His cautious In
anfr1es ELECTED 10 reS4solSe- Sister
WE1ifgei Was grave almost 70 sever
5fy. when ba srryEe to question her.
Sic knew 10 one hy rAe Rame Of Sybl
wrzye Ahoat fifty passengers had
been saved from tie wreck uf the
pgxan Queen. bur IA such person was
alsgas Their 50 far ~ she had heard
A ccus5a Of hsF OWE. Madam Gillette,
had spent 5 few days at Tire hospital
before starring for Switzerland. and
xne tad talked much q the shipwreck:
arzr Sister wtNifT~i was always too
tuST 10 hear worldly talk.
80 with many thanks IN the good
sisters for their kindness. Herbert was
caE~-r5ns6 10 take his leave Of lie
proyE1enca without learning more
II would d % 80 difficult be fan
cs..i TO get 3 clue outside the hospital
walls
He went 70 TIE hotsl-a quaint, sub
Stsurial old pIzee, where in the sum-
wer time iuvaliAS q mOiesr income
reSo~fed 10 enjoy the benefit Of the
fresh sea breeze.
The usual lazy hookkeeper was in
he cheerful little office. and, Judging
hy ber bright eyes and charming toll
e. would rot prove 80 difficult a per
Ssra-r as Sister WflifrFd-
Monsieur was "Americain.' All
MgdeZnoiseIia BelviIle's eyes brighten
81 with iutereSE-sayed from the
wreck q the Ocean Queen: Ah-eyes
s~0freuIn- into sympathy-she had
heard! They had many guests al lie
BriSener who had also been on that
unfortunate vessel
Ladies': Yes. yes, many ladies
Two boats hal come in safe. But, Ell,
mon Dieu, what we're two bOatfulS
when 80 many were lOsI2 There were
several madames. and the engaging
~houSekceper showed her register. All,
but they were overcome. They would
never be quite themselves again. as
monsieur would. no doubt under
stand. The shock and terror were so
grand. 50 terrible!'
"Mees Wrayeg' All, no, there was
no such name on the books; and made
mCiselle scanned them again, obliging-
ly. No such name-HeTbert's eyes fol-
lowing her eagerly-nO such name.
All. she hoped that monsieur had lost
no friend on board the Ocean Quaer.
She had understood from some OF the
passengers. that the young gentleman
who had been taken 10 the hospital
was a stranger, save by sight, 10 them
all
Herbert thanked the gracious young
lady. and with a heart that had lost
something Of its determined hopeful
went down 10 the beach
The long boats OF the fishermen
Were drawn up in the sunshine; the
tide was ont. and on the damp stretch
OF sand the men were busy mending
their nets and lines.
They were stOlid. heavy-looking
peasants. and scarcely the type Of
u.an that could be easily reused TO
Of daring; and yet they had
proved themselves heroes in many a
tempestuous night.
Herbert approached one of them,
and. making himself known as one OF
the survivors OF the Ocean Queen,
found he was an object Of interest at
"Ah, yes, yes said the old fisher
man. lit was the worst wreck the
coast has had for years and years.
since Pierre Bardin was a boy: and
Pierre Bardin is no infant now. He
Is sixty-four, If he is a day, though
monsieur would not think SO, il he
could see him, with a rope around his
waist, battling with the waves. He
saved a dozen lives. All, would be
strange. indeed, if monsieur had not
heard of Pierre Bardin. 1t was he
who saved the pale lady with the
golden hair, whose father was nearly
mad with grief"
"A pale lady with golden hair, dashed
10 a spar
YES. YES, monsieur, But the spar
would never have saved her but for
Pierre Bardin. 1t was he who caught
her, In the black darkness, from the
cruel waves. that would have case her
on the rocks above. Ell mon Dieu!
but those were cruel rocks. Ii a
there monsieur was found, with his
head so cur and bleeding that, but for
the good Sisters of lie Providence, he
would never have lived TO tell of the
terrors Of that awful night"
All, yes! Sister winifred had told
Herbert Of the nerciful manner in
which a kind Providence had saved
his life. She had told him of those
frightful black rocks. that reared
themselves, ike cruel monsters. on the
upper shore. waiting until the pillows
cast them their prey. 1t was there he
had been found. caught in a cleft be-
tween the rocks, his helpless hand
closing TO his heart an imaginary
form.
But Herbert was not thinking of his
W wonderful delivery now.
The pale lady with the golden hair.
dashed to a spar the lady whom
Pierre Bardin had saved-where was
shes
The sturdy old fisherman came shut
fling up the beach, and Herbert re-
solved 10 question him.
"Oui. ouii-the weather-heaten he
70 OF fifty tempests scratched his griz-
zled head in response TO the young
monsieur's inquiries. and looked as
stupid as though an idea had never
before entered his b~rain-"oul, oui,
there WAS a lady he saved from the
wreck: but he did not know whittier
she had gone He had not stopped 10
ask her name: there were 50 many