The state herald., 1913-05-09
cHAP1ER ylIl-centInusd.

CHAPTER vlil.@Continueo.
when daylight came. they found
they had not travelled far from the
scene of the nights disaster: or, II
they had, the Jeanne A'Arc had drift
ed with them. She was still anoat.
and just as the sun rose they saw
her, apparently not far away. tossing
rudderless to the waves. There was
no eigu 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 fiush
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 4 little behind Agatha.
keeping a watchful eye. She still
took the water calamity. nose and
closed mouth Just topping the wave.
like a spaniel. An occasional side
stroke would bring her face level to
the water. with q backward smile for
her companion. He gloried in her
spirit. even while he feared for her
strength.
II was q 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
'T've looked toward the horizon so
long. ! thought I'd look up. way up.
for a change" she said cheerfully
That's where the skylarks go. whom
they want to sing-straight up into
heavsn!"
Doesn't 1t make you want to
singr'
She showed no surprise at the
question.
yes. It does. almost But just as
! thought Of the skylarks. J. remem.
bered something else: something that
kept haunting mo In the darkness all
night
Master In song. good-by. gooo.by.
DoNu VI tht
] thought something or somebody was
surely lost down In the dim sea.line'
last night"
-who can tellf But I had n better
thought than yours: Ulysses. like US.
swimming over the 'wine-dark sea.
Do you remember III Then two days
ami two nights on the rcsistless
waves he drifted; many a time his
heart faced DEATH"
That's not u bit better thought
than mine; but I like Il. And know
what follows. too But when the fair.
haired dawn brought tho third day.
then the wind ceased: there came q
breathiess calm: and close at hand he
spied tho coast. as he cast a keen
glance forward. upborno on = great
vavs. That's Il. isn't t'"
= don't know. but I hopc Il Ia.
'rhs winedArk sea and tho rosy.
fingered dawn are nil remember;
though I'm glad you know what comes
ncxt It's u good omen. But look
at the yacht: she's acting strangci"
A. tho girl turned TO her stroke.
thsir attention was caught and held
BY tho convuisions Of tho Jeanne
D'Arc. There was \ grim fAscina.
tion In tho night
II was obvious that she was sink.
fns. While they had been resting.
her hsil had sunk toward tho water.
line. hcr graceful bulk and delicate
nasts showing strange against ocean
and sky. Now she suddenly tipped
down At her stern. her bow was
thrown up out Of the water for an
instant. only TO bo drawn down
again. slowly but irresisubly. ~ n
che were pulled by n giants unseen
hand. with a sudden last iurch she
disappeared entirely. and only widen.
sns circles n.etingiy marked the piacs
- Ne. going