The Washington times., 1913-07-20
CHAPTER XXI.
A Sail A Sail"

HIGH dawn-one presaging
n storm-found the castaways
~ standing beside the signal fire
which swiftly smoldered into
the ashes of hopelessness. The swell
had increased during the morning hours.
The hill now afforded a footing instead
Ter than a laboring ships deck. The
breeze of the night continued light and
steady.
With the first glimmer of day La
vele went searching the sea. His gaze
swung the horizon again and again.
following the Withdrawing mantle of
night only to confront the old bitter
emptiness of all the days that had gone
before.
LavelPs eyes kept seeking the dis
tance, but Emily's unframed, sought
the sea at hand. So II was that her
sight was the first TO discover sail
barely two miles away to the south
and west.
At the discovery her throat closed.
She could not speak. She stood breath
less half in trance. Lavelle, turned TO
the eastward, felt her clutch his arm.
He sent a glance whittier she dumbly
pointed.
"A sailr' he cried. Saved! This
means life, you brave, brave soul"'
He seized her by the arms and shook
her as a boy meeting a boy playmate
might have done. Her whole beng
thrilled at his touch. A glorious light
of love came into her countenahce' put
he saw it not.
AS he spoke to her he dropped her
arms and his glance sprang away TO
find the sail again. Fixing It again, La
velle could not control his amaZement;
Emily saw a great seriousness succeed
the expression of delight IN his face ana
manner. A chill touched her newborn
hope.
N:I don't know what to tell you. / am
not sure vet. Still, there is something
WY. that ship-it is moving side
waysi'9 she cried. TT is not sailing"
Iayelle. indeed, was puzzled; Inc
strange sail was an iron or steel bark
of perhaps LOO tons, hove to on the poIl
tack. Hei forecourse and foretopsa1ls
were set. The foretopgallantsah huns
in it's clewlines and buntiines. Inc
maintopgaIlantsail and topsails were set
and laid full aback against the mast.
The main course was clewed up. Inc
peak of the spanker had been let go
and the gaff failed from side to SIDE;
She carried two skysails and these and
the royals were furled. All of the head
sails. with the exception OF the fore
staysail, were down and trailing away
from the bowsprit and jibooom. None
or the other staysails was set
The vessels head bore about north
west by west. She was laden and Ia
boring hard. 1t seemed that the swell
must roll the sticks out Of her.
From the height at which they stood
I-avelle and Emily could see her lie
down with every heave of the sea and
put her lee rail under.
Now for second rolling deeper than
she had before. Lavelle, from new
angle. confirmed what he had suspected
in the beginning. Her wheel was de-
serted, Her decks were lifeless! She
was in charge of herself!
The bark was rapidly drifting closer.
Another fifteen minutes, Lavelle figured,
would carry her by the island half
mile to the southwark. 1t was mo-
ment for quick decision. Emily read his
purpose to SWIM to the bark.
God alone knows. Emily, what mys-
tery confronts us. But our only chance
o" life lies out there 1t may be another
trap. brave. big heart, but We must
hope. I feel that. for your sake, 1
must"
For our sakes, iron man." she inter-
rupted him. but he did not seem to hear
her. He was bending over removing his
shoes.
'I'll win back to YOUTH come Cor
yOr II Il be in
1T will not be In death. but in life.
strong heart
Startled. eager, he beheld the love