New-York tribune., 1908-08-16

quickly for the strict Obeyance Of commands. 5c.
returned alone and slipped gullrily into watias
boat without reporting 70 Captain Joe. She kne@
how the mate hated MOrsOn-Brown, and It came O
her that here was a treacherOus chance OF reVenge
on an enemy.-tO leave him bound and hepes
while the yacht harnlered 70 fragments on Tx
shoals At the thought her rage -ta-ed up,-nota aSa
spitfire but in righteous fury. Yet perhaps It Was
something more than fury after all tor she caugA
herself sObbing as she left the -ai and stumolel
through the darkness 20 the man whose lie We
dearer than her own
She found him wrenChing va-u.y al MS cords anl
in spite of his protests, flung herself beside 9l-
striving 70 unite the knots with nervous treIlOl5
hands but the knots had been made oE SeaIiel ''-
refused to Weld. He begged her % leave MN an
save herself before it too a-e but MS pie4lls'
passed unheeded Then. seeing she was quite TX
ternined ne resorted 70 q quicker 1nethoq o! IS
lease Neither possessed a knife out On tIe ~
were MANY bits of glass from the Sn4tteItt ,-I-
SONS, and with one OF these he directed 'aI- . 7.
sever the bonds on his wrists For d liOllSi s i.l
two she grOped without success I'll ILiSl VI Is
ming aided her. then with Jagged piece OF - -
she sawed at his cords while the az was l4i[u 81
awesOme noises and the floor was aWaSn VIII O'ol--
brine: but at last the wrist cords parted Win sip
and the hands of MOrSOn-B-o7-r were lree-
GOD bless vouI~ he Whispered, and pressed l5-
~ fingers to his lips. Now 5'-'ild i''''
rest TO me- - -ts
He took the bit of glass. intending to 1 S4S f.. =
heavier cords that held his 1ol-eS, oul ol - i.i,v
gered. importing her life by every instant oi -.
deaf to his reasoning. till ne 7rouSht d l''-
method into action tone err
Go instantlyl" he coulr-,rei. N a 5 toae .T--
ployed by Captain Joe when 'c-5Slon + v5a
lazy seaman TO proceed on .Ae J".,-P .b-aar 4
don't" he added by way of shaSIIE 'i-'~ me- ts,-
swear I'll stay right here and Gown 10 sO-
me- Co." ,~ ,f al
Valda was unaccustoraet p. ms i-la--, -,i.norrqa
dress. and in the shock OF sudden anu @ ,r.sk
authority she found herself c.sEtng Win .i'C tI
rass of a lamb scrarnbling away 20 safety ~ -
partially rescued Scalawag S-r uG N lLS SJ ro-
slashed at his he1rpen bonds his task p.U.enrIv
an easy one for the cords Were -'tSl' ''. Io nm
the thin glass broke in his eager hand lo-o'N Nr,s
- ~of 70 +La 1ol- IN search of mother pleCe =
time was lost IN feeling round N IliL. - a. -,-s-
water but he found what he s'uSHt al & 1lssssy'5
pleted his work and hastene- 70 llE- INV ,,i-b food
charitable scheme of ProV1dtt- ---S S ,l;r,rSe o.
On reaching the deck he -auSh1 3 800 800 WIKI
VaIda clinging TO the ra1l. her -tle go was tossing
terror while beneath her '--.e oo'l -5rs boF
on the waves now nSInI r' -"e ~ as the crew
sucked away into some zt' iii-- @--
fought desperately TO live - rs,sr Sho-
Iumpi" bawled Captain Je. =
upward on the hump of a mighty "''I l,apei
"Don'tV yelled Morsor-BroNn WIZ
toward her from out the darkness t,ns SIR
And Valda hesitated IuSt a ..,.~ waiting arms
flung herself outward TO the captain ,,. bottom
but the boat beneath seemed 'erNed l'-''
less pit and Valda tumbled aI-ef il
TO her it seemed the fall Of some fide. ,an aai
endless borrIbe-till the sea rose " '91,,+ hec
+,I- br ,-,+b AZ, i,,y grapevine. daSniS tsa,-
breath her power to scream crllNIiil-s = al, they
with the weight or worlds that huil'.JI - an a dis
rolled and sounded her ears hSe FI-t-nsss grea
tant bridge She ChOked and the p' - 'r-I-riads o-
L. l,,s for the SEA seemed tIled with llt that
whirring sparks Her mothe- was lbrirSSq-bu;
loved one whose memory was hoiy Us -raS aboa.