The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-10

foDrhf n d bilndine tnolfer. ~
n aEnfe enouohihg bsleer biaa
~ the qomen gtoEed await md
ne thsl %. AID Ds Nova ana i n ( i 4
Stfiler. ne huge s6fgesji poundin9 3
asainst backs sss.sW e,Ftfah KEPT
them from sweeping the IaborinE ticat
tore and I'll Ina wan MI her & [ Il
never believed We could weather lti.
theffhetf tEing wayes tossing us aboiff,
like cork, yet, as the dawn broke,
we succeeded IN bf6acHiGg 10, with
Canvas drag fnlding her, and the very
Afotteht ] realized she agglld riae
ssfslWI fell forward dead asleep.
Eptthfr De-ia or one Of the men coYit
cred me with blankets, my icy CLOTH
Ing drying on ma. body Butt was
Dp9S IEho Welcomed me BACK to life
again as 9 Httls glimpse Of westering
sun grew BARELY visible through a rift
ihAth1 dun Clouds, owith ihe Jniainsafi
again spread, and the longh6at 4eapIng
10 the foamlngI submits. oh, but II
was worth an suffering Just to read
tpE.Spnfe ssI6n or her eyes, and to,
feel her, bend down over me IL, sudden
tenderness! I am not ashamed that
the tears dimmed my ey5S ID / could
scarcely see Iher dear face or that my
voice choked so could do no more
than whiFsE der iJnapes She must
have understood TO- bar .oFt ho;,d,
touched my qbSeB and so We rested
for 9 long time scarcely. exchanging
a VOID between u.s..
TT &as later that same day, last at
q slElIaIFa lfally
called. "a sail!.n painting eagerly out
over the port quarter. Then, some
seme-standfng We all
saw It misty, yhtte reflection, show!
Ing It'll hkAhA Abe dafE ening hort
Son. flFPf lot what sreally was
Ia kAA " eanvas, sbetk OF cloud.
Or the pinnacle of an Iceberg-but as
We sFepkotqyAFd IT. the night
dropped down NoVef the Waters blotting
the last flint .RleFst5IIge from yteY. Yet we
hung on desperately, the man staring
ont into the black void, grumblihg and
, pursuing until the ,.lqng night wore
away with no reward. r,.-,s
That was about the. last / recall
clearly; afterwards all grew indis.
tinct, commingled, confused. 1t was
like aFfyeanf ratheE than reality. i
Sperfor nFa tqy work 5s before, the in.
stinctS S seaman leading me right.
ly. and out Of the mist numerous in,
'cfdeTtts arse to memory proving that
-. observed and thought. Never can
forget the sight Of thatiBarr6% boat,
tosShg about on the crests OF great
seas, or plunging down into tine black
;holloHsS the green water, pouring in
over the gunwafe; fhe con.
slant bailing; the wet, soggy blankets;
the moaning Of Bipl through the icy,
cordage; the tapping Of the sail; the
gray masses OF water curling. over us
In continuous threatening; the awful
e&pahse of ocean revealed by day.
light; the black "ioneliness through
which we swept at night. We. ceased
10 talK. 70 rHIhK, even growing more
ispd more sqlleh- moody, rdpll.eyed,
cramped Of limb and benun6ed OF
brain We sat Silently staring tifito The
: slfIdtherj forever Observation-Disclosures
,eftdfstorlfd minds. iNqh would,gpring
TO their feet, yelling out some discov.
cry. only TO sink back 4gsiil;=With
ghashysfaees hurled dp their ilnds. It
was all Illusion; the-waVes, the clouds
knocking usGeven oar voices SouKlTiHg
GnunatITal.s our faces growing flulfa-
milIar. .o.,t. .-.,
Only Doris; Doris did not Change
+. not aitf least,-to mx:eyes FAA she :be.
came. whilsE, Weaker, the, shadows
growing darker beneath her eyes, yet
she still sat at my Knee, looking up
INTO my lace; Yielding me new Courage
out Or her heart OF hearts. God knows,
'beli6pdlcgfe saved me- Saved mel
from going tmad .:asavea me wiaf0tlIeI
power Of her love-held me saneE held
-meeSteadfast, -SwheR- the--peTH.sou inl
me had given way. rI- think ror thoseI
other faces- now viii a sbudder.- ID
''seTnsi as IL ally thar was Hiiffnano Rad
lgOiIe out-of u.s. I'VE were no luneerI
men, only things.r we craR,Ied. about !
We growled rather than used articu.I
,Iaten speech, bruised by the CONSTANT
bufeting OF the sea, sore with ,lheI
smart sail waller, chilled thrnughi