The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22

| surAnce swindle would put him on his
/ feet again. and then, he swere, he would
4 not speculate again, hut play a safe
game
/ before the door opened and disclosed
General Rolleston. Wardlaw leaped up
with a. glad cry. Then he asked: why,
where is Helep2,'
HELENE" said the general in surprise.
Helen is not with me, followed her
after she sailed because ! discovered
| that for years she had been hiding from
me the fact that she had lung trouble.
She sailed before me on the Proserpine.''
Arthur Wardlaw fixed % gaze of hor-
ror on the general His face became
livid He cried; The Proserpinelh and
fell forward on the table with a face
working fearfully.
| The general looked from one to an
other. Slowly wylie told him what
| had happened: that the Rroserpine had
sunk at sea and the cutter. with his
/ daughter. had set off for Juan Fernan-
deg, which it evidently. never had
reached. The old warrior gripped the
table and bowed his head under the
blow without one word.
Then Wardlsw Senior stepped into
the case. Arthur broke down com
pletely. The old merchant came from
a time. Under his keen direction the
steam sloop Springbok was prepared
for a long voyage. In week General
| Rolleston was steamng down the
Channel to search the South Pacific
| AT that very moment Helen Rolleston
and Robert Penfold were safe and
sound on gloriously beautiful island
/ in the Pacifc--safe and sound. but cut
| hopelessly oft from the world. Like
IWylie's boat the cutter mad drltted
Land sailed for more than two weeks.
Long before the end of That time nun
! ger and thirst had nearly maddened
1.-The castaways. Penfold had kept NJ
I.their courage by all sorts of c&pedi :
Ilcnts. Ho had even managed to dlstil
some water with 81 bottle and a CUB
her bag: but the crude apparatus had
burst and there was nothing to re-
| place it.
At last the men drank what was left
of the rum and decided TO XIII The girl.
I Two sailors stood by Penfoid. In the
| Hsht two of tho attacking party Were
kiped. Int the two loyal men also got
Their death wounds The other sailor
went mad and leaped into the sea. Be
fore the two loyal men died they, in
sisted on making their declaration that
the ship had been scuttled, and Pen-
fold recorded their aflidavits and sig
natures in his prayer book
When the little boat came In sight
/ of an island at last, Hazcl ana Helen
We're the only survivors'
Helen had learned 10 depend on zen
fold more and more. She had been in
snlred nv his heroism in the boat and
awcd nv his unsclnsl,ness. With her
luulch woman's wit she soon perceived
ithat he loved her. Therefore it I'M
pressed her all the more when his every
action after they landed showed her
that lie would make no advances, aud
Ithat she had to fear nothing from NM.
He found "a cave TOR her, while he
himself slept In the boat, Just tnr
enough away so that he could henr her
should she call, He MADE tl,e cave
wonderful with mother-of- pearl shells
which we're found IN prodigious GUAM
Titles. le brought her the l'nes' fruits
the best fish aud birds, tilat ne caught
with tnnnito skill and patience
Each day she marveled moro ana
more at his knowledge, MS resonFfe-
ifulness aud his strength. Each day his
attitude became sun mnPe
lrespectful, and, as was naturah eauh
DAY she began 20 think ilttio more
of this odnrer who might SO eaS'iF
l.have urged his eause anal VINO 70
Trained so ateadfastly.
She told him about her health. ne
Istarted at once to give her y course OF
Ireatmont based or his rendfng on the
Inew medical teachings nbout 5eonsnnlp,-
Etlon ana lung troubles lie mace rl'u
Ibroths Tor Ter and forced her To lSe
almost entirely In the air and we hul'
This AMI Tho wonderful climate OF t,'t
Island worked vendors Very soon sho
found no trouble In hreathihs, anu
began 10 grow strong and nroMl.
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