The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-02-07
eHAPTER vu.-continued.

Dre followed hours OF superhuman
lie to save the Jeanne D'Arc.
rev, sufficient In ordinary wealth
SRs too small to cope with the
and the leaking ship. Ballast
10 be shifted or flung overheard.
irs had to be worked ~incessantiy.
inspired that the yacht had gone
nc OF her course during the fog
light before, and had tried 10 turn
ore, even before the leak was dis
red. No one knew what waters
were that dashed SO furiously
q the disabled craft. The storm
head had abated, but the rage OF
YEA was unquelled. Before long
RSngine was stopped by the rising
, and then the hand pumps wer
There was some hope that the
had. been discovered and at least
y Z BARRED. The captain thought
n Carefully managed. the yacht
{ hold till daylight.
nmy joined the gang and worked
- trojan, helping wherever a man
needed, shifting ballast. untack-
the boats, handling the pump. 1t
IT the pump that he found himself
time during the night, working
sssly, 1t seemed. Not once had
ut sight OF the real purpose OF his
ence on the yacht. II Agatha Red
"a were aboard the unlucky vessel
IA he had moments of curious per-
sity about THE was there to watch
her safety. He pictured her sit
I somewhere In the endangered ves-
She could not but be terrified ut
predicament. Whether shipwreck
threatened her, she must
that she had indeed fallen into
hands of her enemies. He worked
turn at the pump. then made up his
I'd 10 risk no further delay, but to
rch the ships cabins. She was In
of them, he believed: frightened
. must be, possibly i'll. He had
!. all that the furthest stretch OF
could demand in assistance to
ship. He would find Agatha Red
Ia Mt any cost. II she were aboard
, Jeanne Dare. Again he thought
himself that he was glad he was
-. Whatever purpose her enc
had. he alone was on her q
lone could do something to save
was now long past midnight, Dull
bitch dark either on deck or on the
The electric lights had gone put
before, but lanterns bad been
ng here and there from the deck
res. AS Jimmy came up. ne
ght the men were prepar'
to lower the boats. but when
asled about II In his dif'
B French. the sailor shook his
-. There WERE more people about
be supposed the yacht carried;
raj seamen, three or four other
and q fat woman sitting apath'
Ally on q pile Of rope. He went
group to group. and from END
ia OF the yacht. looking for one
nan's face and figure. He saw
Dsieur Chatelard, examining one o.
boats. He ran down the saloor
eway, determined to search thu
ns before he gave up his quest
moment he prayed that the word
chatelard might be true. and tina
had never been aboard the yacht
next moment ne prayed he Nigh
her behind the next closed door.
James searched below deck, ,
,e palatial disclosed itself. even Il
aim light OF the little lanterns
Ans roomy and comfortable. fur
Ainss Of exquisite taste. all tn
nphernalia of the cultured and tn
were there. Some Of the cabiI
a were standing open, and non'
locked. Jimmy beat on them
"a from room to room. findini
hing. Every human occupant wa
sick at heart, he again rusne'
E6eck. Was he mistaken AFTER all
INA they hidden her In some Sc
nart 81 the ship where he coui'
md her? ~ 49,,