The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-25

come to such trouble that he can no
/ longer stand alone, but must cry for
| help to an imagined power. Can such
/ time come TO q sane man--to me 90
| He looked ut the dark line of vacant
horizon. 1t was seven miles away;
| New York was nine hundred: the
i moon in the east over two hundred
thousand. and the stars above, any
number of billions. He was alone,
with sleeping child. dead bear
and the Unknown. He walked softly
10 the boat and looked at the little
! one for moment; then, raising his
| head. he whispered: For you. Myra."
/ Sinking to his knees the atheist
| lifted his eyes to the heavens, and
! with his feeble voice and the fervor
| born Of helplessness. prayed to IN 2
! God that he denied. He begged for
! the life OF the waif in his care---for
the safety OF the mother. 30 needful
to the little one--and for courage
and strength to do his part and bring
them together But beyond the APP
! peal for help In the service Of others,
| not one word or expressed thought
OF his prayer included himself as IA
| beneficiary SO much for pride As
! he rose to his feet. tho flying jib Of
"A bark appeared around the corner
Of Ice to the right OF the beach, and
/ a moment later the whole moon-lit
! fabric came into view. waited along
! by the tain. westerly. air. mol half a
t mile away.
He sprang to the fire. forgetting his
pain. and throwing on wood. made a
blaze. He hailed. in frenzy OF ax-
element. Bark ahoy. Bark ahoy!
Take us off," and n deep-toned an
swer came across the water
Wake up. Myra," ne cried as he
lifted the child; Wake up. We're
going away"
we goin' to Mamma ?" she asked.
with nc. SYMPTOMS Of crying. A. ,..,,s..
ga, we're going to Mamma. now
that Is" he added to himself. III that
clause in the prayer Ii considered"
Fifteen minutes later. as he watch
| ed the approach Of a white quarter
boat, he muttered: That bark was
there-haif mile back In this wind
before / thought OF praying. Is
that prayer anhwered? Is she safe %
Chapter X.
On the first floor OF the London
Royal Exchange Is large apartment
studded with desks. around and be-
tween which surges hurrying. shout
Ing crowd OF brokers. clerks and mes
sengers. bringing this apartment are
doors ana Railways leading to ada
cent rooms and Offices and scattered
through II are bulletin boards. on
which are daily written In duplicate
the marine casualties OF the world.
At one end IL IL raised platform.
acred to the presence OF an impor-
tant functionary. In the technical
language OF the city" the apartment
Is known as the Room" and tho
functionary an the Caller whose
business it In to cali out In a mighty
sing song voice the names OF men,
bers wanted at the door. and the bare
particulars of bulletin news prior to
it's being chalked out for reading.
1t ts the headquarters Of Loyds--
the immense association OF under
writer's. brokers and shipping men.
which. beginning with the customers
at Edward Lloyd's coffee house in the
latter part OF the seventeenth Gen.
fury. has. retaining his name for a
title, developed into 4 corporation 30
we'll equipped. 80 splendidiy organ
ICED and powerful, that kings and
ministers OF state appeal to 1t at
times for foreign news.
Not mastAr or mate sails under
the English nag but whose record.
even to forsoastie Nights. II tabuiated
ut Llcyds for the imposition Of pros
peO4tua emDlev0Eh ty0e T. eAAp y eAAe