The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-09

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sacrifice.
Doris" | managed to whisper at
last, whatever you believe to be
right l will think right also. Only let
me be alone for little while-just a
little while, until 1 can fight this out
and corquer."
She lifted her head, her hand on my
hair, her gray eyes looking frankly
into mine.
IL thank you, Jack" she smiled
tremblingly. The next moment l was
alone.
While was sitting up and partially
dressed that evening, Marsden, the
chief mate, came in and told me brief
ly the story of our rescue.
1--WE were considerably to the west
Of our course" he said, gravely, be
cause we had met headwinds and a
heavy sea all the way down the coast.
1t was just at daybreak when we
sighted your boat in longitude rs de.
grees west and latitude SO degrees,
II minutes south. I've been knocking
about at sea for 20 years, Mr.. Ste
phens. but never saw a more pitiful
sight than that longboat presented
when we got up alongside. The jib
held, but the mainsail was in tatters,
and for minute or two didn't think
there was living soul aboard. There
was a man forward lashed down with
ropes, dead; a man and a woman were
wrapped up In blankets amidships,
leaning against each other, their eyes
closed. Close up to the stern another
woman was lying with her arms about
your neck and hiding your face"
Doris, with her arms about mel"
l thought. How we'll knew the desper-
alton that could lead her to the EN-.
brace she had ever refused me! Mars
den went on:
"A big fellow held to the tiller as
If he was froze there, but he'd dropped
down until his head hung dangling as
the boat rocked. There wasn't one OF
them took any notice of us until we
were fairly alongside. Then this big
sailor lifted his head and stared dull
eyed like he thought he saw vision,
and when l spoke to him the woman
that had her arms about you stag
gered to her knees and began to cry.
Good Lord, sir, but it made my heart
ache, and never saw so much misery
in any human face before. Well, we
fell to, and got you all on the Ell Cid,
hoisted the whole outfit over the rail,
and, barring the dead man, reckon
you're all good for a spell of life yet"
"They told you our story?
'Yes-most of it, anyway; and /
understand all right what 1t was did
you up so. 1t wasn't hunger or cold,
but just the loneliness an strain"
looked away from him, out
through the open port at the gray
vista of sea-
That was 1t, Mr.. Marsden," / said,
my voice shaking to the memory of it.
ut was the he'll of the great ocean
1t broke our hearts"
AS the FL Cid sped on her way up
the Patagonian coast my strength
came rapidly back, and l soon found
my way on deck, where, wrapped
against the chill of the wind, passed
much time talking with Doris, seeing
De Nova and Kelly now and then.
Celeste was often with us, her eyfA
roguish as ever, but her face thin and
white. Once, when we chanced to be
left alone together, l undertook to
question the girl.
What is the matter between you
and De Nova, Celeste? Have you two
fallen out?'
She tossed her head. flashing her
eyes at me.
Il not know we ever fall In" she
said, pouting prettily HE ver' nice
FOR a sailor but wy do want a sail
orG ! want ze sea 10 more ever"
Yes, but d. Nova can quit the sea"
mon. mont" she cried, shaking her
head roguishly, u have a very good |