The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-05-15

straininr and grooming. like beast IN
Min Her bows had climbed over ue
aisden rock. pointing scorntully up
wards tin they were bent with the'r
own weight and sagged downward
again. ,,,.,.
Beyond the oasis OF calm a heavy !
sea swept shorewards In toweflhs 4
green waves. until il reached a como
~ tagged rocks. and poured through
the openings In sheets OF foam 10
long sandy beach Three tossing
boats we're approaching the rocks as
SLOWLY as the current would sune''
Iookln. for a passage through Inc
fourth-the last remaining Just
leaving the ship The men who hau
lowered IL with no appliances put
hare ropes. rubbed their chaied ha"us
on their trousers and mopped uelF
foreheads. and gathered together ST.
,en,ly-except tall gentleman OF
about 40 lie left the rest and went
toward a lady. who stood back little'
watching them. The rest of the Won-
en-. and all the children. we're IN the
boats
She turned when he reached her.
and they walked forward together
He patted her shoulder arprovinsly.
and she smiled at him. She was ABOUT
five-and-thirty; could scarcely Dc
called goodlooking but very hSaoie
when she smiled
That's why she wouldn't go in the
boat" one OF the gathering observed
Ave-" said an old sailor. she
the right sort
Then they we're silent again.
The man and the woman we're
silent too. When they reached the
end OF the saloon promenade, beside
the wrecked music saloon. they
stopped and rested their arms on the
rail and gazed at the shore a mile
away. not as II they wished to LOOK
az the shore. but as If they feared 70
look at each other The chief ot1ce'
came swiftly down the narrow ladder
from the navigation deck. with two
life-belts on his arm.
BEST put them on" he advised
-.but I don't think they'll be muci
use" He nodded toward the break
ers. shell 90 in ten minutes
The man laid one belt on the deck
while he put the other round tn
woman She held up her arms an
smiled al him all the time. When n
finished his task. and picked up IN
other belt, she took il from him.
Let me do IL for you" she offered
81 should like 10 II may.
Ills grave face lii up for a momen
Il shall like you to-" he told hei
~You are a brave woman
Drawer than I thought she a
aented Il used to think that wa
jus,-ordinary; that we all were. No
think il was life that was ordnar'
mot we What shall we do with IN
Irest OF 1.-THE ten minutes
Let us open our hearts. the ma
proposed. I'VE may venture no'
Dear lady, have admired you an
liked you all the voyage We shall
as friends together. think?
Il wish no better company 81
told him.
"Is there nc one who has bett
right" he asked
mo one And you?"
~'No one"
And that" she said lis why
thought life ordinary. suppose.
Yes" he said we are brav
than we thought You. dear lady, q
the bravest and the best You ga
M your life when you gave up yc
place in the boat. Why
Il stayed for a friend" she
planned
"Me?" He looked at her quickly
"You. wonder-it doesn't mat
what ne say now, does It'll Won
AZ we really cared for each other
"Ahl" said the man. Il wonder
TOO but thought women alw
knew"
she shook her head.
Il liked you, certainly, but | h
-,,ked other men. never liked an,
them enough. You see, am no
marrying woman. haVe-l
aims in life. Marriage meant 81
racing so much. And for what? IL
"a TOW and plaything for year.
Ihaps not a year-don't call 1t sci
mess I'd have given up everythin
Il had thought that love would
lMv dear friend. 1t doesn't last
and | are not children. We have
life. We know But the won
lasts longest. was afraid OF tha'
Il know" The man nodded.
liked you. too; liked you more
was comfortable thought ~
many a time 1t was more thar
ing. Marian.
Il was very tempted sometime
ask yog 10 give me yourself
YOU see, also have liked others
not enough |. too, was not SUR
liked you enough; but liked you
than any OF the rest-much MOI
used 10 fancy that some night
the moon shone-some night
the end OF the voyage aud the
ing from you were nearer tn
could bear--and you looked a
with your beautiful smile-I
never reason with that smil