The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-31
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icHAPFTERH XXI.
lnEWhleh Love Speaks.

VI In Which Love Speaks.
4. No one uttered a sound after that
4 FIRST wild cry. We sat there stunned
4 II into silence by the horror Of the. sit.
naton; every eye staring blIndly In.
]; To the mist, the lon,boat tossing like
q d ichip on the swell caused by the en-.
n quilting OF the yacht. The crippled Sen
Queen, had evidently gone down like
! 4 y shot. Twice i endeayored to speak,
but something choked me, and my
1 voice failed. Preached down into my
n pocket, held close to my eyes the
small compass always carried, and
X swung the boats head northward.
Even this slight effort at action gave
n me back some measure Of self.con.
trol. III, x IS; ~ z
lux You had better step the mast, Mr..
\. De Nova, and get out what canvas you
4 can spread. There Is not much wind,
but wen fmake the best Of what little
Z there is."'
They went at the task as though
Z glad Ito have work given tllem,. but |
see nothing but the dim out.
slines OF their forms.
bent down toward Lady Darling.
ton; she glanced around and directly
Into my eyes. al.
II "Are you warm enough"
i Oh; yes; but--but hardly know
how lam. This has come so sudden.
J; ply, IL! ain not frightened. but dazed,
n Mortified. We're all the others on board
drowned?'' 1. AL
sys5 1 ."'They. must have been. will CUES.
men In moment. Only ! beg
Of you do not permit your courage 10
VI give way
She rested her hand upon my knee.
y OH need, not fear for me" she said
firmly. q will not fall you"
The mainsail belled out. catching
~ whatever breeze there was. the boom
swinging free and the long-boat lean.
Ing well over. as it leaped forward in.
v 10 the; fog, The swift motion brought
!! new heart; to all Of lus.
Pass back the provisions, lads. and
! wei stow them away here In the
stern.lockers."'
This task required only aNfew mo.
sments. and when It was completed !
was able TO discern the mate seated
h NEXT to Celeste.
Now tell me Just what occurred,
gJSSAlr. De Nova,"yl said. what was 1t
we bumped into+-an icebers?"
Eat was It, monsieur. You saw how
\; zea fog lay. By gar. | not see re TO.
u c'stles from re bridge for more as four
hour. We run ut halfspeed wen you
went below Sacre, wat else was
q dare? i know you much tired, an SO |
s2$ stand ize watch for six hour. BY gar.
/ Il my eyes burn tryIn to see somestng.
Zen Il send down for you to be call.
s Pretty soon l leave Larsen on ze
sls bridge. IN. start aft TO see wy you
not come more quick. ! get most to
! I'd companion. when bang! We hit 20
Iceberg! Eat all | know for re mex
NJ minute, only zare be hell for'ard, an
4 re shfpihp on end e.
4 '.'Is that all you can tell? Is there
I Il anyone else here able to explain" 4
II We'll sir" said deep rumblins
forward. II was just aft O. the
when tho rrmpus hap.
opened a-hangin on to lifeline. !
couldn't see much! but ! figure 1t out
like this, We hit n big berg bows on;
N lot 3. ice caved off on us. an
smashed in the for'ard deck like 1t was
!, paper, crllshin' down everything as
II Fur are as the engine.room. Both boil
blew up. an then nothin' held the
stern4in the air but the after bulk
head. When that finally gave way the
\ or hooker dropped to Dayy Jones.
There wasn't;a man ahead o the main.
4 hatch that had a chance even to run
ssSSssfor tit.Ht 6i.
caught my breath, feeling SILVER
ffSIsliake me. y },tt5, Il.
q am unable to make out who are
g on board Y l said atlast. Name your
" selves. beginning at the bow" ~
tJem Cole, SIR 1t was the voice OF
Rthes negro. < "a ~ NJ
Il Next Speak UP, men!"
Johnson.
!. Kelly. (
I ~ Mcknight"
( ~ Dade. 4; Ii q
I, Sanchez" RI
There was a pause, the last voice
i Bounding Just abaft the masl-butt.
HIS that sall?""a .a5
That's all. sir
( sAitlYithi De- Nova, myself, aud the
lstwo women II makes the count ten.
SSSNFell, we ;Eha'n't be crowded for room
I ss!Thls5ls going TO be a hard cruise. lads
/ but Swell make a stiff fight for 1t.
Ne sailors, with a stanch boat un.
der3tis, and "a chance to win out"
aftss There was a faint cheer. rumbllng.
\ sassit$ itShsd canght$In their threats,
and the negro asked:
NJ How much ola run Is It, boss?"
n am unable to tell you Cole" i
Sanswered. endeayorlng TO make my
!yolce EsGand hopeful. because have
mot chad any observation for three
days. There Is no use lying TO you
fellows " There Ia n Il mighty long
sgtretch between US and any land worth
trying after. We are out Of the track
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