Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-08-27

and cover her face Wiz =. ~
why, Mrs. Snow" she exclaimed.
what Is it,"
The lady from Nantucket hastily rose
and wiped her eyes with her apron.
"Oh, nothin'," she answered, With an
attempt at smile. I'm kind Of
fdgety this mornin'. and the way that
man started off to tell his yarn upset
me, that's all. | mustn't be such a
fool"
She set about getting ready with a
vim and attention to detail that proved
that her "fdgets" had not affected her
common sense. She was pale and her
hands trembled a little, but she. took
ncoyered basket and packed In 1t cloth.
Tor DandageS, hot water bottle, mus
tard, bottle Of liniment and numerous
other things likely to be of use.
Ralph and Captain Perez were sur
prised men when the housekeeper,
dripping, but cheerful, appeared on the
scene.
Mrs. Snow took charge at once of the
tired men, and the overtaxed Miss Pa
thence was glad enough to have her
Go It. Luther Davis was in bed, and
Captain Fri, after an hours sojourn
in the same snug harbor, had utterly
refused to stay there longer, and now,
dressed in suit belonging to the
commandant, was stretched upon a
sofa in the front room.
The captain was the most surprised
Of all when Mrs. Snow appeared. He
fairly gasped when she first entered
| the room, and seemed to be struck
| speeches., for he said scarcely word
| while she dosed him with hot drinks,
rubbed his shoulder-the bone was not
broken, but there was a bruise there as
big as saucer-with the liniment and
made him generally comfortable. He
watched her every movement with a
sort of worshipful wonder and seemed
to be thinking hard.
Captain Davis, although feeling a lit
tie better, was still very weak, and his
sister and Captain Perez were with
| him. Josiah soon returned to the Mayo
homestead to act as ferryman for DR..
Palmer when the latter should arrive,
and Ralph, finding that there was
nothing more that he could do, went
back to the cable station. The storm
had abated somewhat and the wind
had gone down. Captain Fri and Mrs.
Snow were alone in the front room,
and for the first time since she entered
the house the lady from Nantucket sat
down to rest Then the captain spoke.
Mrs. Snow" he said gravely, II
don't believe you've changed your
clothes sence you got here. You must
have been soaked through too. I wish
you wouldn't take such risks. You
hadn't ought to have come over here q
day like this anyway. Not but what
the Lord knows it's good to have you
here" he added hastily.
The housekeeper seemed surprised.
''Cap'n Err she said, IT b'lieve II
you was dyin' you'd worry for feal
somebody else wouldn't be comf'tablt
while you was dom 1t. 'Twould b.
pretty hard for me to change my
Clothes" she added, with a laugh
"seein' that there probably amt any
thing but mems clothes in the place.
f.Then, with sigh, "Poor fellers, the.
won't need ,em any more"
THAT'S so. And they were all aliv'
and hearty this mornin' It's an awfu
thing for Luther. Has he told any
thing yit bout how it come to hap
penT
Yes, little. The schooner was from
Maine, bound to New York. Beside
her own crew she had some Italians
aboard-coal handlers, they was, goin
over on job for the owner. Cap'n Da
I Wis says be saw right away that tn
lifeboat wouldgbe overloaded, but h.
had to take 'em all; there want tim
! for second trip. He made the schoon
er's crew and the others lay down II
o the boat where they wouldn't hinde
= the men at the oars, but when they 20
. jest at the tail of the shoal, where th
sea was heaviest, them Italians los
q their heads and commenced to stan
= up and yell, and fust thing you know
!, she swung broadside on and capsized
4 Pashy says Luther don't say muc
more, but she jedges from what b
: does say that some Of the men hung O.
with him for awhile, but was washe
$ off and drownded''
!, THAT'S right. There was four or fiv
n there when we saw her fust. iva
!" { MN q