Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-11-12
WRECK OF THE
CASCA BELLE

There was only one that believed in
Zoe Greeley, and that was his small
SOL. Kenneth. To the villagers Joe
wa. only a spendthrift sailor, and they
,oo't 40 stock In the fancy yarns he
was won't 60 spin for their benefit. But
to III little boy who had just seen his
sikh birthday Joe Greeley was every
t. rs that was good and wonderful,
and nc never stopped to question the
truth o. the extraordinary tales of the
sea which his father took delight in
telling him on the rare occasions that
he was home. As for Joe. he worship
9ed his boy. Nothing was too good
tor him, ana he brought him toys and
curicsities from every foreign port
that he visited
drs. keller often sGid that he had
better save his money. 1t would be
far wiser to look oN.t a little for the
future. If anything happened to him.
what would beeomo Of Kenneth? She
would sometimes put this question to
Joe. but he would only laugh in his
Cood-naturod way and say that there
gvasn't anything going to happen to
-AAAA ANN o ANaHn AaL-aE NGls
Kenneths mot icr died three years
before. and Joe had Immediately tax
en the chnd to Mrs. Keller. who had
cared for him ever since. This wom-
',n was a widow, and had two small
children Of her own. Joe Greeley was
supT TOSed to pay her certain amount
every time he came home for her
care Of the boy, but during the last
year he had become more of a spend
thrift than ever, and on ais last leave
Of absence he had paid her nothing.
But lie had bought a small dory for
his son and had spared no expense
In making it beautiful TO please the
boy. He named It the Casca Belle,
after his own ship, ant while he was
home lie would so OUT N it with Ken
ne-h every day. The child was de
ligateI with It and when his father
had gone away q would often coax
Mrs. Keller to take him out IN his
dory. she wCu1t ometimes grant his
relucst b,it she q ways kept near the
shore. and every time abe would wAra
h.,D never 20 touch the boat when size
1yg5 not vitt him
zine . ss until the autumnycame.
zen enc cay this coast was visited
81 tAa sevscest storm for years. Those
vhn had relatives and friends at sea
Wee Wild W'Jh anxiety tha1 night
Al ID noxe day the storm TAGGED and
it W. 3 late evening before it abated
Trc villagers waited appehensiRelS
10 reWs o. TIE SIR that hey knew
h1d been Obliged e face the gae. II
ives re. lo1s'b 'bt.ol3 heir worst fears
were re-hzci, ana the udings came
tha. the Cssca yeTe haa been wreck
Ell o.f the coas. of Spain. 1t had gonI
down with al' It's crew.
/ -'rs. Keller. card this with a sor
! rowfm nearc. What would become d
| Kenneth now? Joe had, not paid hel
for the chilG's board, and she was Toe
Uocr to Keep on Gazing for the boy
! Sae lad had a hard time to look out
10Y nor own child en- since her hus
| b cd Lad been lost at sea five years
4 Seicie. There were only two places
FOR the chil6. one was the Orphans
noilo and the other was the county
| farm. There was no one who would
.al1e hin, ior he cid not Have a single
! Ryug relative. This Mrs. Keller
! talked over with Mrs. Murray the
morning that the tidlngs reached the
village. She did not dream that Ken
seth was standing near and that he
heard ALL Although the child did no
gealize what IL all meant, he vaguely
understood th1 something terrible
I hnI hor 4 to y 80 n
he had always called him, and that
they were intending to send him tC
some dreadful place. He made up his
mind instantly that he would not go
The comforting thought had come tc
the boys mind that his father, whS
had been shipwrecked so many times
before, according TO the tales he hat
heard him tell might be rescued. a:
he had always been, and that hi
would co ne honAe again. Bat when 1
week aat passed and he had not come
the child decided that he would go Il
find him. That day he had hearC
Mrs. Keller say that she was going t
tal-0 h'r1 to th' lomo the following
mcf ius. she 81 not know that hi,
EU heart wa~ bArstipg with grie
aI 4 T. 2t ha ..a5 ~ lctioI o. going =
any place OF e. taan Where Lis fatIel
wac.
The VGran 81 Vat see the TIM
4 iig0ra stealing down TO the sea, nov
lying calm and blue in the morning
sunshine; as IL it could never be crue
and ftrescherous. She did not thinl
OF bin until aboat two hours after
wa1sl, when her own children came II
to dinner. Then she suddenly remem
hersd with dismay that she had seel
him but once Tint forenoon.
Where can he have gone to?" sh'
, cried Can he"
She did not wait to finish the sen
tence. but snatehing up shawl. sh'
threw 1t over her head and went swift
ly down the path TO the sea, followet
! by her children. Several villageri
saw her running and to them BhI
shouted her fears. They we're mel
and they went with her in case the,
should be needed. II was even a
they had feared. The dory was gon'
from its moorings.
After an hours search out on SOM
rocks they discovered the wreck. Tn
Casca Belle had gone down with al