Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-11-29

he Falcon"
"1'hen the manner Of Ends rescue is
eoniecturalT'
absolutely. But Stanhope. who is
sailor. and two men named Spence
md Jones. who were Brands col
eagues on the Gulf Rock at that time,
have helped me in building up COM
plete theory. IT is quite clear that the
second boat did not sink, ms was re-
ported by the captain Of the John s.
She was damaged and had her mast
broken by the collision. In the dark
hess and confusion she would be read
ly carried past the bark, which was
probably travelling four knots an hour.
The two sailors in springing from her
kunwale into the bobstays would GER
fainly cant her considerable, and at
The same instant my poor wife either
Threw her child into the boat with
asst frenzicd 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
bit sea- Some survivor must have Civ
kime. as twclve-months-old child
rould not possibly have lived. In all
ikeliho God the bank Of fog chung to the
surface of the sea and followed the
.des, 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
Jess steward had failed to fill them.
IThe next thing is the identity of the
boat By the stupidity of a sailor one
bf the Esmeralda's lifeboats was burn
ed to the waters edge in Norway. He
upset tin of petroleum while he was
opening it, and lighted match did the
Remainder. Indeed he and another
man at the oars narrowly escaped
1ea tn. 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
bn 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 it
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 1t in.
One mans body was found on board,
md 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, / little dreamed that Enid-or
Edith, mean-was my first cousin"
You know that her garments We're
marked f. 7. and that little shawl
was pinned about her with a gold
brooch set with emeralds arranged as
four leafed Shamrock
mo. l fancy that they were him
aered 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 1t,
guess the gray matter at the back Of
my head would have become agitatcd
by thought"
Eyes, of course. am talking to you
as if you were hearing this sad history
for the first time
ut Is new enough. 1t has a fresh
point of view, which is everything.
Now, about that brooch?'
II bought it in Bergen. I remember
your poor father laughing about it. 1t
was odd to find an Irish emblem in
that out Of the way little town. have
not seen it yet, but it is ludicrous to
think that so many condolences can
affect two different children cast adrift
about the same time in open boats at
the Junction Of the St Georges channel
and the north Atlantic"
ITS the kind Of thing that doesn't
occur with monotonous regularity
agreed Pyne. by the way, have just
made an interesting discovery on my
own account
"What Is it?"
at might easily have happened that
not Enld-sorry-l mean Edth-but
should have been the youngster cast
ldrift in that boat"
Yes, that is so, Of course
"And l would have grown up as Con
stances brother. Guess things have
banned out all right as it is
1t was on the tip Of his unce's tongue
10 ask for some explanation of the
very gratlfied tone in which Master
Charles made this remark, but the hea(
waiter entered solemnly, with the ali
of respectful and discreet decorun
which only an English family butler o.
head waiter can assume without bur
lesQue.
BEG pardon, gentlemen" he said
"but | thought you would like to know
about the lady in No. II, Mrs. Vansit
tart"
Eyes; what of herr" demande,
Trail, while Pyne found himself imag
lining that which caused his heart t.
beat more rapidly than even the figh
for life in the saloon of the Chinook.
"She went out, sir, about an hou
ago, and
HAS she not returned?"