Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-06

Courtenay held her glued to his left side. Courtenay had halted. The sailors saw them During the first lull one of the men said:
 "The senor captain is escorting one of the English senoritas from the sa- lon"
 Where is he taking her to-" asked another.
 "Who knowsr
 Tt will be all the same wherever she ;e. If the ship goes, we go."
 ''who can tell? These English are stupid. They always try to save wom- en first. Once when was on the"-
 A few words in Spanish reached them from Mir. Boyle, and they went on with their work. But such mutter- ed condolences are eloquent of mis- chief when the pinch comes.
 At the forward end of the prone made deck just beneath the bridge FL sic received another reminder of the force of the wind. which was rendered almost intolerable by the flashing of the spray.
 'I-can't-go on-' she gasped. Cour- tsnay felt rather than heard that she was speaking to him. Without further ado he picked her up in his arms and deposited her. all flushed and breath less, in the shelter of the fore salon hatch. If she were so anxious to see her friend the doctor. he was deter mined she should not be disappointed.
 "No time for explanations, he said, while she tremblingly clutched at a rail which gave support down the fompanionway. "Dr. Christobal Is be- low, butt fear you will find a shock ing scene. Perhaps you had better let me take you back"
 "No, no: sot on my account. I think l am past feeling any sentiment. I would far rather do something, be of some use, however slight"
 A pungent smell of iodoform came to them up the hatchway. Joey, who had followed bravely in their wake and WAS now a few steps down the stairs. crept back, awed.
 At least let me ask Dr. Christobal If you may come. You win be quite safe here if you grip the rail. Even If e sea breaks over the hatch 1t cannot touch you. May I leave you? And do you mind holding JoeyT'
 Elsie detected a return to his earlier manner, and she was grateful to him for 1t. She did not Ike him so well when he was stern and curt.
 "Tes," she said. That is only req sonabIe. but please tell him shall not be in the way. I know that there are wounded men 10 he attended and dead men down there too. shall not scream or faint. believe me-
 T am sure af that Not one woman in a thousand could have played and sung to cheer others as you did after the accident happened"
 IL might have been the reaction from her exciting passage along the deck. but Elsie experienced a sudden warm glow in her face. Somehow 1t uas de- HRhtful to hear those words from such e man in tte hour of his snpremest trial. for she reaIi1ei what il meant to him. even though his life were raved. if the Ksnsss became a wreck
 She stopped. o<tensibiy to grasp the eoz's collar
 Before yoa leave ne she said. -let ne tel you h0u sorry an for yOu-
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