The Washington times., 1913-07-26
CHAPTER XIV.
The Derehct.

VIOLENT ringing Of the ships
N bell and Emily calling him In q
~ voice fraught with excitement
aroused Paul For second ne
imagined he was stiI dreaming.
PAUL Paul! QuickI'-
He sprang out on deck
"oh Emily gasped In relief. i
thought you would never wake. But
lookr She pointed forward. "A boats
there! Right ahead A. man-there!
Rubbing his sleep-bewildered eyelids,
Paul made out a small white boat
| point OF the Daphne,s weather DOW aho
not more than five ships lengths away.
Yes, a man was standing up In II he
was beckoning wildly to the bark and
The boat was too far OF to make out
n the man were alone In II PAU mao
to depend on his sight. The bark had
been robbed of her glasses.
The Daphne was making about three
knots an hour. While he had slept the
breeze had lessened. The swell was
practically gone.
Haul her up three points" said Paul, G
me. Every time raise my right hand
let her 60 of half a point. When
hold up my left haul up half = point
luff!
With this instruction. snapped at EN-
alone, :bewildered. fearful of making, a
mistake. But he was satisfied she
would understand. He held responsible
ity to be as much the mother Of capac-
ity as necessity is Of invention.
By instinct alone Emily interpreted
PauPs orders. She brought the Daphne
to windward until she could see the
boat and its passengers head Just over
the lee bow. She saw Paul spring into
the fore shrouds with a coll OF rope
As he did so he raised his left hand
The boat disappeared. She was sure
the Daphne would run II down. Paul
raised his right hand. The helmswoman
let the bark go or half a point.
Paul, leaning over the rail at his last
signal, tried to read name on the
stern of the little boat which came
bobbing toward him. He failed.
An Old man was standing up between
the cockIeshelfs after and second
His swollen tongue was protruding from
his lips. He was bareheaded and his
hairless crown seemed ready to burst
open in fire. Now the boat was close
enough to see that the derel!ct was
alone. His clothing consisted Of \ shirt
Paurs halls with leer OF idiocy.
Emily steered SO finely that the
Daphne brought the boat alongside just
abreast of the forerigging. AS their
sides touched, Paul dropped a running
bowIine over the old mans head and
shoulders, and a minute later hauled
him over the rail. The boat overturned
as It's occupant was Jerked out OF II,
and Paul regretfully saw II drift away.
The derelict crumpled IN a heap at
his rescuer's feet as he touched the
deck His face and neck and arms and
feet were horribly sunburnt. He was
literally parboiled. 1t would have
taken the woman who mothered him to
recognize his pitiably swollen counte-
nance He was short and thickset. and
between ffty-fve and sixty years cid.
His thorny finger nails and blunt work
worn fingers bespoke him a sailor.
Paul carried him up on the poop as
the best place to work over him and
laid him down in the lee OF the lounge
house.
''ohi you poor. poor old mani" Emily
cried in sympathy at sight of him.
This Is terrible. little woman I'm
afraid we can do little for him."
Paul looked away from the stranger
with shudder. While he had been for
ward at the rescue and carrying the
stranger aft the breeze had died away
All aIoft was idle
Cant / leave here and help you?''
asked Emily. I'VE must try TO save his
life"
IT'S, mighty unpleasant task for
you"
Don't think of me as being helpless,
Paul. please. I know ] can do SO many
things I'm not the same woman you
met back there"
She looked away to the westward as
she spoke.
Come then" He put the wheel in
beckets. "Forward-get some water out
OF the galley"
Emily ran to do as she was bidden.
chest The medical supplies provided
some strychnine tablets. and tincturing.
a glass of water with this heart stimu-
liant. = the castaways took turn about
forcing drops OF the fluid between the
cracked lips. Emily discovered a jar of
beef extract among the stores and made
a little Of this for the sufferer.
After two hours Of careful and I'M
ceasing attention the -derelict opened
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