The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-02-08
CHAPTER yIlI.-contInued

WheL daylight came. they found
they bad not travelled far from the
scene of the nights disaster; or, II
they had. the Jeanne AArc had drift.
ed with them. She was still afoat,
and Just as the sun rose they saw
her. apparently not far away. tossing
rudderless to the waves There was
no sign of the ships boats
At the renewed miracle OF light.
and at sight OF the yacht. Jimmy's
hopes were reborn His spirit bathed
in the wonder OF the day and was
made strong again The night with
It's horrors OF struggle and its dark
ness was past. forgotten in the flush
Of hope that came with the light
Together they struck out toward
the yacht, fresh with new courage.
Now that he could see plainly, Jim
swan always little behind Agatha
keeping a watchful eve. She still
took the water CALAMITY. nose and
closed mouth Just topping the wave,
like d spaniel An occasional side
stroke would bring her face level 10
a
her companion He gloried in her
spirit. even while he feared for her
strength.
II was a longer pull TO the yacht
than they had counted upon, heavy
tax on their powers OF endurance, Jim
came up to find Agatha floating on her
back and put his hand under her
shoulders. steadying her easily
Now you can really rest. he said,
i've looked toward the horizon so
long thought I'd look up, way up.
for change" she said cheerfully
That's where the skylarks go when
they want to sing-straight up into
heaven!"
Doesn't it make you--yant to
sing'"
She showed no surpriseDat the
question
Yes. 1t does. almost. But just as
thought of the skylarks, remem.
bered something else; something that
kept haunting me in the darkness all
night
Master In song. good-by, good-by,
Down to the dim sea.line-
thought something OF somebody was
surely lost down in the dim sea-line'
last night"
who can tell? But had better
thought than yours: Ulysses, like us.
swimming over the 'wine-dark sea!
Do you remember it? Then two days
and two nights on the resistless
waves he drifted; many time his
heart faced death"
That's not a bit better thought
than mine; but like II. And | know
what follows, too But when the fair
haired dawn brought the third day,
then the wind ceased: there came a
breathless calm; and close at hand he
spied the coast, as he cast a keen
glance forward. upborne on a great
wave That's 1t. isn't it,"
II don't know. but l hope II Is.
The wine-dark sea and the rosy
fingered dawn are all | remember:
though I'm glad you know what comes
next. It's a good omen. But look
at the yacht; she's acting strange!"
As the girl turned to her stroke,
their attention was caught and held
by the commissions Of the Jeanne
dare. There was a grim fascina-
ton in the wight
1t was obvious that she was sink
ing. While they had been resting
her hull had sunk toward the water
line. her graceful bulk and delicate
masts showing strange against ocean
and sky. Now she suddenly tipped
down at her stern; her bow was
thrown up out of the water Tor an
instant, only to be drawn down
again. slowly but irresistibly. as II
she were pulled by a giants unseen
hand. With a sudden last lurcn sne
disappeared entirely. and only wioen-
ing circles feetingly marked the place
o. her going.