Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-07-11
CHAPTER ViII.-continued.

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CHAPTER vfII.-continued.
When daylight came, they found
they had not travelled far from the
scene of the nights disaster; or, If
they had. the Jeanne AArc had drift
Cd with them. She was still af1oat,
and Just az 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
Its 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 q little behind Agatha.
keeping a watchful eye. She still
took the water CALAMITY, nose and
slosed mouth just topping the wave,
stroke would bring her face level to
the water, with a backward smile for
her companion. He gloried in her
spirit, even while he feared for her
strength.
It was a longer pull to the yacht
than they had counted upon. heavy
tax on their powers of endurance. Jim
pane up to find Agatha floating on her
back and put his hand under her
shoulders. steadyiDg her easily.
"Now you can really rest" he said.
i've looked toward the horizon so
long, l thought I'd look up, way up,
for a change" she said cheerfully.
That's where the skylarks go, when
they want to sing-straight up into
heaven!"
Doesn't it make you want to
sing"
She showed no surprise at the
question.
thought Of the skylarks, l 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 or somebody was
surely lost down In the dim sea-line'
last night"
who can tell? But had a 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 a time his
heart faced DEATH"
That's not q bit better thought
Than mine; but like it. And l 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
Rpied the coast, as he cast a keen
glance forward. upborne on a great
wave That's 1t. isn't it,"
Il don't know. but I hope it 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
1t 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 sight.
1t was obvious that she was sink.
ing. While they had been resting
her hull had sunk toward the wafer.
line, her graceful bulk and delicate
nasts showing strange against ocean
End sky. Now she suddenly tipped
down at her stern; her bow was
thrown up out Of the water for an
Instant, only to be drawn down
again. slowly but irresistibly. as II
bhe were pulled by giants unseen
hand. With q sudden last lurch she
disappeared entirely. and only widen.
Eg circles heetingly marked ths placs
= her going