The Penn's Grove record., 1911-09-15
ANOTHER GIRL
By DOUGLAS
'copyriah.. l01.. b. A.soci..ed Literary Pre.s.)

against the wiles of the ocean-win
you walk on deck with me now? |
insist on being friends-friendship II
great between a man and a woman
isn't it?"
Molly left the question unanswered.
1t was the tenth day, and on the
morrow Queenstown and all that the
word meant would be with the pas
sengers of the Marion. In the evening,
the last night on board. Molly Sher-
we'll and Jim Murphy paced a moonlit
deck.
"This has been the most pleasant
of my trips" 1t was the girl VINO
spoke. For once, the voyage has
been calm and chummy rather h
emotional-isn't It So"
Perhaps 1t has been to you"
Molly laughed quickly. Il do BE-
Iieve you would be serious in another
day or two. 1t is a good thing that
we will be having that sad sweet part
ing SO n
stop! You know as we'll as | that
you are only trying to cover the real
by the fippant.' All the time am In
London-you are going to be there.
You have promised to give me one
month of your splendid friendship and
we are going to all the theaters, OPP
eras and dinners that we can crowd
into thirty days"
mo, no-that was some OF Jul In
consequent chatter at the beginning OF
the trip" Molly tried to draw her
arm away.
You are not going back on your
promise. 1 love you, dear-it has been
so since you came and sat beside me
at the table. 1t is not The first time
that a man has found the n woman
when 1t was too late and | am not
complaining am only glad to have
known, even for a short time, such
love as l feel for you" He drew her
so heal him that she started back
with a faint cry. He released her inc
before he realized her intention b
was away and out of his sight.
He stood for some moments where
she had left him. He was dazed by
the vastness of his love for her; too
much so to reason hat life with any
other vas impossible.
He did not see Molly Snerwell again
that night nor the next morning. The
tender was alongside the Marion and
most of the passengers for Queens
town were on the smaller boat. Muir
ply scanned every part of the ship,
but the girl was not to be seen. He
concluded that she was In her state
room packing as she was to go on to
Liverpool.
Nevertheless he paced the deck
nervously expectant. Some inner con-
seriousness told him that events were
shaping themselves into strange chan
nels.
When the tender with its load Of
Queenstown passengers was ready
to detach itself from the great ship
Murphy gave a tremendous start.
Molly Sherwell was on the tender. She
was getting off at Ireland and he, the
nan who loved her, had no address.
no possible clue to where she would
be. She had taken this means of es-
cape!
Murphy looked down at the thin
stream of water which was slowly
widening between the two boats. With
out stopping to think of what he was
doing he rushed below. In the COM
panionway he was stopped. A cable
for William James Murphy. He scarce
ly comprehended the contents as he
continued his mad dash for the low
est possible deck of the Marion.
When he Raced the closest spot to
the tender and his eye caught sight
of a trailing rope from her stern he
made a firm clear dive into the almost
calm water.
There was a fearful stirring on botn
boats and life preserves were hurled
from all points. Murphy prayed, while
he struggled with the sea, that he
might reach that rope before a life
saver reached him. He was a power.
full swimmer. After a brief but mighty
struggle his hands found and chung to
the rope of the tender. For one Sec
ond his eyes looked up and he saw
the face of Molly Sherwell. Her eyes
were praying for his safety and her
arms were ~outstretched.
HE is mine!" he heard her say to
those who would have cared for him
when he went for a moment into the
unconscious world.
Later, Molly bent over him. You
might have died-dear-" Her voice
broke.
~ would have died anyway-without
YOU. Everything went with you-what
was the game worth without love?"
The cable, soaked and quickly dis.
appearing to nothingness. fell between
| them.
my first fiancee was very tickle.
She married the other fellow five days
after left. Molly-do you know
whether or not we have to live in Lon.
don more than a week before we can
get a license to-
Even a week would seem long
wouldn't it, dear?"
L