Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-03

your going to sleep. 1t was funny to watch
Fl mean it would have been If 1t had not
peen SO Wicked-to see you trying to keep
awake.
| had to help you to bed, and 1 just opened
your dress at the neck and covered you up
comfortably. Then l laughed-yes, l did
But waited long, long while, till heard
them come up and listen at the door Then
| was dreadfully afraid they meant to come
IN ana that L could not wake you to help
me. And Oh, l was so frightened. So It
was after that that l dragged the chest of
drawers in front of the door-after thew had
gone, l mean. For when they were there l
just walked about the floor, hushing baby
and talking to him to show them that 1 was
awake.
Then l heard Mr.. Glendonwyn and Sur
geon warner go down again and shut them
selves into the gun rooms. And l took baby
IN my arms Oh, how l prayed that he
would not cry. l opened the window and
put out my hand. trembling for fear the
ladder would not be high enough, or lest
some one should have taken it away
But it was there-only steep and thin
that knew not how l was going to trust
| baDy upon it. However, l took long
| breath and let myself out backward, creep
| ing very quiet and slow, lest any one should
| hear me.
| I expected to see them all rushing out
| and catching hold of me before / had time
| TO get ten yards away. But it was just the
| same with everything that night. | was
| going to find my husband and speak to him
| about our love, and how he must help me
| 10 take care of our lOVelieSt. And till l
| found him-everything went well-until l
| found him.
Yes, l will finish the story-though, in
| deed, cannot understand why you do not
| let Rupert come and see and the boy if
! Gas you say he really loves u.s. But per
| haps he is i'll again? Perhaps
| "Ah, well wont talk about Rupert any
more, There. kiss me! 1 will keep my
rs irp Nan
| found the boat easily enough. simply walk
| ing straight to it. 1t was all done in a mo-
| ment. Indeed, as near as might be, 1 lost
| the boat myself. l had to make a iump for
| it. The tide coming In and .he boat
| was dancing the little LABELLING waves.
| But | scrambled in somehoW-no, | never
| hurt myself a bit. Everything was as easy
as if God had sent His angels to bear me
| and my baby up in their arms.
! We'll, as l got farther out, the sail drew
| better and the boat went more swiftly 1
could see the little twinkling star which
| was the light in the kitchen window on
| Inch Jonet, dancing and dipping. So 1
| kept that straight in my back, and steered
| to leave it behind.
| And l do not know how long it was
very, very long-and much battering of
| winds, and the waves leaping up in kind
| of foamy way about us, but not angry or
clutching-only glad, as L thought, that
| they were helping us to escape"
And then l came right into the midst of
| an awful sound. 1t had been slowly grow
| Ing and growing-not loud sound but low
| and booming and awful. 1t made the lump
| in my throat go quiyer-quiver like a leaf
| that the wind shakes.
And all at once I knew it must be the
waves breaking on the shore. Now | know
| not one direction from another, but just
| drove straight away from the island. But
| the wind had carried me almost as straight
| to the place We started from with Mr.. Glen
| donwyn If 1 had sailed it by compass
] and all the navigations and stars in the
not ha
was the lonely house, and there before me
| the little pier The foam of the breakers
ran white for miles on either side of me-
| but l turned the boat and let the sail down
( with run and clatter. And there!
| could hardly believe 1t, in a moment the
| boat was gliding smoothly into the tiny
| harbor.
The boas had passed the pier and put
/ ner nose into creek at the side. But the
| tide was on the turn, and the water begin
| ming to run down, soon brought me back
till the side of the boat rubbed lightly
| against the landing stage. l caught baby
| and stepped ashore.
| After that there Is not much to tell
| There were two boats in the little stable
| shed where we saw the carriage horses
! tossing their heads that morning at their
feed of corn-the morning when we came
first to Inch Jonet, l mean.
| And one of these two was spirited and
| tossed his head. But the other stood and
| smelt baby and blew on him through his
nostrls, so that it tickIed him and made
| him laugh. And for that / loved him.
| even thought l could trust him with baby
| on his back, so 1 loosed him and led him
to the door where 1 got first up on the
| corn chest and so upon his back Then
lay down on his neck that 1 might not hurt
| my head against the arch as he went out.
| / told the horse to go very quietly, because
| he was carrying Rupert the second home
| to his father. Also because I could not sit
| very securely, there was no saddle.
II had grown deadly tired all of sudden
and indeed had enough to do to hold baby