The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-01-25

too, soon scurricd below with the otn-
ers.
The lifeboat returned to the rock,
where the four lighthouse men sent to
relieve Brand were now helping the
sailors to carry the injured men down.
stairs and assisting the sick to reach
the entrance.
| AS soon as this second batch was
transferred to the tug the vessel start
ed for Penzance. The Trinity tender
would land the others.
There was a scene of intense enthu-
siasm when the steamer reached the
dock. The vociferous cheering of the
townspeople smothered the deep agony
Of some who waited there, knowing all
too well they would search In vain for
their loved ones among these whom
death had spared.
The two girls modestly escaped at
the earliest moment from the shed
used as a reception room. All the in
habitants knew them personally or by
sight. They attracted such attention
that they gladly relinquished to other
hands any further charge Of the ship
wrecked people. So after few words
Of farewell for the hour Stanhope ri
loted them to a waiting carriage and
drove away with them.
Mrs. Vansittart did not emerge from
her cabin until the deck was deserted.
She found Mr.. Trail looking for her.
In neat black dress and feather hat
she was rebabilitated.
"Why didn't you show up earlierW
he asked in good humored surprise,
1.-THE breeze on deck was first rate. II
brought the color into many a pale
cheek And the way in which the
at these waiting thousands, Qulvering
yet with excitement!
81 am worn out" she said quietly.
''Take me TO your hotel. You have en-
gagged rooms there, l supposed"
"Of course"
"When do you purpose leaving Pen
Zance"
"Well-er-that is part of the expla-
nation promised YOU"
1--WE can talk matters over in the ho-
tel Where is your nephew?"
For the first time he marked her air
of constraint
believe me, Eta" he said hurried
ly, chat what / have TO tell you will
come as a, great surprise, but it should
be very pleasant one"
Anything that gratifes you will be
welcomed by me-" she said simply.
"You have not said where Charlie is"
gliding in that shed. He refused
Mr.. Stanhopes offer of rigout on
board. In his present disguise he
passes as stoker, and everybody
wants to see the man who saved all Of
you"
"tiave you a closed carriage here"
Eyes"
"Let US 60. Charlie can come with
u.s."
Again he was conscious of a barrier
between them, but he attributed her
mood to the strain she had undergone.
In the shed they found Pyne. With
him were the orphaned children; there
was none to meet them. Kind offers
were made to care for them until their
relatives should be forthcoming, but
the man to whom they chung would
not listen to any such proposal.
II guess they're happy with me-" he
said II will see them through their
present trouble"
Childlike, they had eyes and ears
only for the prevalent excitement. At
last Elsie asked him:
"Where's mamma? You said she
was sick. But the men haven't car
ried her off the ship, an she wasn't in
the boat"
Don't you worry, Elsie" he said.
I'm going to take you to a big house
where you will find everything fixed
just right"
His uncle and Mrs. Vansittart ap-
preached. The lady's face was no
longer hidden.
what are you going to do with those
children?" she inquired.
There's none here to claim Them"
he said II can't let them leave me in
that haphazard way"
"Let me help you. 1t is woman's
privilege"
She stopped toward the tiny mites.
"You dear little Babes" she said
softly. II can take mothers place for
time"
They knew her quite well, Of course,
and she seemed to be so much kinder
and nicer now in her smart clothes
than she was in the crowded disorder
of the bedroom.
Mamie looked at Elsie, and the self
reliant Elsie said valiantly:
Mamie an nell be glad If Mr.. Pyne
comes too"
Mr. Trail, who had never before
seen tears in Mrs. Vansittart's eyes,
found a ready excuse for her woman;y
sympathy.
1T seems to me-" he said genially,
1--WE are all of one mind. Come this
way, Eta. And mind you stick close
to us, Charlie, or the hall porter Will
throw you out If you attempt to enter
the hotel in that costume"
He ratified on cheerfully, telling them
how clothiers and milliners and all the
storekeepers in the town, If they were
needed, would wait on them at the
hotel
in couple of hours" he said, you
both can obtain sufficient things TO
render you presentable for day or
two. Don't forget we dine at 8. We
ought to be jolly party. l have asked