Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-10-16

gunwaIe into the bobstays would GER
tainly cant ner considerable, and at
the same instant my poor wife either
threw her child into the boat with
last frenzied effort or some one caught
the baby from her as she sank. The
boat was seen by Brand floating in
with the tide on the morning of the
Both of July. She had been nine days
at sea- Some survivor must have CIV
en- the little one nourishment in that
time. as a twelve-monthsol child
could not possibly have lived. In all
likelihood the bank of fog clung to the
surface of the sea and followed the
tides. as there was little or no wind
on the days following the loss of the
yacht.
again, there were provisions in the
boat. but no water Why? Either the
water casks had started their slaves
when the smash took place or care
less steward had failed to fill them.
The next thing is the identity of the
boat By the stupidity of sailor one
of the Esmeralda's lifeboats was burn
ed to the waters edge in Norway He
upset<a, tin of petroleum While he was
opening it, and a lighted match did the
remainder. Indeed, he and another
man at the oars narrowly escaped
death. A boat was purchased, but ac-
cident or mischance prevented the Es-
meralda's name being painted on it.
There was a Norwegian port number
on the stern board, and this was
smashed away by the falling mast.
AS the sail was trailing in the water
when the boat was found by Brand 1t
| is assumed that the survivor or sur
vivors, who paid some heed to the
child, suffered from injuries which pre-
vented him or them from hauling it in.
| One mans body was found on board,
and he had been dead many days.
Finally we have the evidence OF the
child's clothing" ~
''The girls told me something of the
story on the rock said Pyne. ''Gee
whiz, 1 little dreamed that Enid-or
Edith, mean-was my first cousin!'
"You know that her garments were
marked E. T. and that little shawl
was pinned about her with gold
brooch set with emeralds arranged as
a four leafed Shamrock
"No. l fancy that they were him
dered in their yarn. Believe me, there
was always enough to do in that won
derful place. Besides, l knew about
the brooch. Had they mentioned it,
guess the gray matter at the back OF
my head would have become agitated
by thought
eyes, of course. am talking to yor
as if you were hearing this sad history
for the first time"
"It is new enough. 1t has fresl
point of view, which is everything
now, about that brooch?'
81 bought it in Bergen. I remember
your poor father laughing about 1t. 1
was odd to find an Irish emblem II
that out of the way little town. hav'
not seen it yet. but it is ludicrous t
think that SO many condolences cal
affect two different children cast adrif
about the same time in open boats
[ the junction OF, the st. Georges channe
and the north Atlantic"
"It's the kind of thing that doesn'
occur. with lmonotonous regularity,
agreed Pyne. "By the way, have jus
= made an interesting discovery on m
own account"
What is it?"
"It might easily have happened tha
not Enid-sorry-I mean Edith-but
should have been the youngster cas-
adrift in that boat"
"YA, that is so. Of course"
And would have grown up as Coz
a..els Brot..e.. Glass things hay
-oa1ned oct all right rs 1T is
1t was OH The tip.of his uacle's tongu
10 ask fer some explanation of tt
;-,~-- gsr7,.:t-..esad toac' II which Mastt
tt.lries made tbs remark. but the he:
waiter entered sole-nly. with th2 Il
of respectful and discreet decos'u
-h.cll only an English family butler
Eial waiter CT s,tSsl-lSe Without br
iS=.->,
leg parccn. -e.lt..c.len,' he sal
iJut / thought you would Ike to kno
about the lady in No. II. Mrs. Vans
tart"
. "yes; what of her?" demands
: Trail. wl.e T,...lc found himself ina
} il.2., tat wl,..:.,,l caused LIS heart
t beat more rapidly than even the fig
Tor IiIG lii tue SsliOJI "a tAiS SAiAoof.
e "She went OFT. sir. about an no
< ago. and
s HAS size not retu-ned?"
4 ''No. sir. a policemen has just call
r to say that she was taken ill and
: now being cared for at Mr.. Bran'
t. house."
Il Uncle .,>1 nephew glared at ea
d other as mel do when they call
e gods to witness that no madder wer
S could be spoken. Before the wai
d they perforce restrained themselves.
But Pyne shouted:
IS ''Where'i is the policemang"
HE is down below. sir. Shall
IS bring him up:"
e Sergeant Jenkins. however, was
l. loyal in his friendship to Brand to
a fhan oya cflv how II came abOut ia