The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-12

Uyoliar One reef sheltered her as she lay
upon another, strafnng and groaning, like
beast in pain. Her bows had climbed the
hidden rock, pointing scornfully upwards till
they had bent with their weight and sagged down
ward again Now the dorecastlc half submerged,
and the poured a and through great rents.
The vessel twisted .amdships the dcck-planking
had opened in places andspzt of the music saloon had
fallen in but the suninjured and lay in deep
They carried aft theAboats that available
and launched them there.
Beyond oasis Of calm. a4heavy swept shore
wards in towering green alnti it reached comb
Of Jagged rocks, and poured Through the openings in
sheets Of foam to long, sandySbcach Three tossing
boats approaching the rockssas slowly as the
would suffer- looking for aspassage through. The
fourth-the last remaning-was> just leaving the ship
The men who had lowered it. with appliances but
bare ropes rubbed their chacdshands their trousers
and mopped their foreneads, and gathered together
slently-cxcep tall gentleman of about forty He left
the and toward lady, who stood back little,
watching them. The Of the women and all the
children in the boats.
She turned when he reached her, and they walked
forward together He patted her shoulder approvngy,
and she smiled family athm She about hve-and-
thirty could scarcely be .caed goodlooking but very
likabe when she smiled
"Thdts why she wouldnt1go in the boat! one of the
gathering observed
"Aye!" said old sailor. " She's the right sort"
Then they were silent again.
The and the silent too When they
reached the END OF the saloon promenade, Desioe
wrecked musc-saoon, they stopped and rested their
arms on the rail and gazcd 1.-THE shore mile away;
if they wished to look atthe shore, but as if they
feared to look at each other The chief officer
swiftly down the narrow ladder from the navigation
deck, with two lifc-bets his
Best put them on he advised "but don't think
they'll be much use" He nodded toward the breakers
She'll go in ten minutes.
The man laid belt the deck, while he put the
other round the woman She held up her arms and
<;rn he Gn;chA al hie <ack
and picked up the other belt, she took it from him.
LET me do it for you" she offered II should like
TO if may"
His grave face lit up for
u shall like to" he told her. You are brave
woman"
Drawer than thought she assented. II used to
think that was just-ordinary that all Now
l think il was life that ordinary not What
shall we do with the rest of 1.-THE ten mnutes?"
Let open hearts," the proposed eve
may venture Dear lady, have admired you and
liked all the voyage We shall go as friends to-
gether, think? !"
4 wish no better company" she told him.
us there no one who has better right: he asked
"No one And you?"
mo one :
And that she said is why thought life or
binary, suppose"
He nodded and they rested their arms on the rail
again and gazed the boats approaching the shore.
There were only two three. One lay upturned
SpeCkS
foam Some rushed back at the risk of their lives and
pulled others
Yes he said. We are drawer than thought.
Do you see the bounder man, called him.? He
pointed to the group at the stern One might have
expected him to fight for place in the boats When
saw him carry the first child down, thought it
get place for hmsef but he carried half
dozen down and came back cheerfully every
time He managed cheer them, too; wiped their eyes
and joked their fears in his boorish way; got some
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the boat and kissed his hand to them Now he's light
ing cigarette. Yes, we're Drawer than we thought
Yon dear lady, the bravest and the best You
up your life when you up your place IN the boat
Why"
"The children have no mother, she explained; and
he is such good father to them They need him. and
have one
He took her hand.
you have friend he assured her
"Yes,' she said, simply. THAT the other
why remained
Me- He looked at her quickly.
"You l wonder-it doesn't matter what we say now,
does it'll wonder if really cared for each oher'
"Ah!" said the man. / wondered too, but thought
women always knew?
She shook her head,
Il liked YOU certainly; but have liked other
never liked any Of them enough You see | am not
marrying woman. have--I had aims in life Marriage
meant sacrificing much 1t IS sacrifice for indie
pendent give up your individuality; to be
Mrs Somethng-Else not even your own name left!
And for what? To be toy and playthng tor year.
Perhaps not year-dont call it selhshness. I'd have
given up everything if had thought that love would
last! My dear friend. it doesn't last You and
not children. We have life. We know. But the
vonan's lasts longest. / afraid of that"
Il know The man nodded !" / liked you. too liked
YOU more than was comfortable thought it out many
time II was more than liking, Marian | quickened
It your coming: warmed at your beautiful smile
Dear friend" she protested. we be candid
You know that not beautiful"
Tndeed.' he declared, I thought you were. Il was