Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-01

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denness of summer shower. she smil-
ed through the vanishing tears. Her
first concern was that none should be
aware of her weakness.
"How stupid Of mel" she murmured.
What would the men think II they
knew I broke down in this fashion z
She looked in mirror. In the clear
light without any one could see she
had been crying. and there was SO
much work to be done that she did not
wish to remain In her stateroom until
all tokens of the storm had passed.
She searched for powder pun and
was at loss to discover its where
abouts until she recollected that the
doctor had borrowed It for the use of
a man slightly scalded when his own
supply Of antisepttc powder was ex-
hausted. So she went into lsobers
room, entering 1t for the hrst time
since the Kansas struck on the shoal.
The two cabins communicated. as MT
Barring had gone to the expense of hav-
ing a door bro.en through the parti-
ton for the girls use during the voy-
age.
II Elsie had not already given way
to tears she must have faltered now at
the sight OF her friends belongings
strewed In confusion over the hoor,
chairs, dressing table and bed. Isobel
possessed gold mounted dressing case
the size Of an ordinary portmanteau.
It held an assortment of pretty and
mostly useless knickknacks. and they
had all been tumbled out In frantic
hurry. At nrst Elsie ninched from fur
Their scrutiny, but common sense told
her that this respondent mood must
be fought. She dropped to her knees.
found mother of-pearl powder box
and picked Up other scattered articles
and replaced them in the dressing
case. To accomplish this 1t was neces-
sary to rcarrange various trays and
drawers. Portraits Of girl friends, in
Guiding her own, and OF men unknown
to her, letters, memoranda and other
documents were thrown about In dis
order. All these she put back in their
receptacles, wondering the while what
motive had led Isobei to make such a
SO the captain did not leave the Ala
culof menace altogether out of count
Something rose in her throat, some
wave of emotion which threatened hei
splendid serenity. She ran rather than
walked to her cabin, flung herself on
the bed and sobbed piteously. 1t had
to come, this tempest of tears. When
desperate odds demanded unflinching
courage she faced them dry eyed, with
steadfast heart But today in the
bright sunshine and apparent security
OF the ship sinister death shadows tor
tured her into rebellion. She did not
stop to ask herself why she wept. Be-
frenzied search for some special object
that she cared not a jot what became
Of the remaining articles.
Yet who could account for the frenzy
Of that terrible hour when the captain
announced the ships danger? Even
Courtenay himself. she remembered,
had emptied a locker In 4 rapid hunt
for the dogs coat. but he had laugh
ingly explained his haste later when
some. chance reference was made to
his soaked garments.
Anything was applicable in the ligh:
Of panic. She gathered up skirt and
some blouses. locked the dressing case
put the key in her purse and quilted
the room with a heavy heart, for the
handling of her friends treasures haG
brought sad memories.
Passing into the deck corridor, she
heard the captains voice. apparently
at q considerable distance. Two hun
bred yards away from the ship Cour-
tenay and Tollemache were anchoring
a fiat framework built of spare hatch
es and secured by wooden crosspieces.
On it stood the first of the internal ma
chimes. The raft floated level with
the water. so its only conspicuous 1T