The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-11-14
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The Past a Blank.

On the contrary. hope and courage had
prompted her TO leap The night was
clear. with only a moderate sea run
nlng Al the time the great ship was
passing the banks. and almost within
hail she saw q ashing schooner riding
gracefully az ncuor She quite read
ilv believed that if she remained on
board The George Washington che wac
lost She naturally forgot the marvel
OF wireless t%elegraphy No longer may
O man hide az sea
SO, with that quick thought which
was a part ~ her inheritance. she
seized the lifc buoy. climbed the raj
AND leaped Ear out As the great. dark
tossing sea swooped up 90 meet hei
ehe noted a block OF wood bobbiug uI
and down She tried TO avoid lt. but
could not. and struck IL head on. DE
siI'e the blow and the shock of the
chill water she instinctiyely chung t.
tie buoy Tho wash FROM the mighty
propelicrs tossed her about hitheI
and yon. from one swirl 10 another
like q chip uf wood. Then everything
grew blank
Fortunately for her the master OF
the fishing schooner was at tho time
standing on his quarterdeck by the
wheel squirting through his glass az
tho liner and enyyiuE the ease and
comfort OF those on board her The.
mate sitting on the steps and smok
iuE his turning .u pipe saw the mas
ter lean forward suddenly, lower the
glass, then raise it again.
Lord almighty. g.
What's tue matter. cap'n?"
Jake. Ira Ged's name, come ere "a
take a peek through this glass. I'm
dreamin'i'
The mate jumped and took the
glass Where away. sire"
"A pint on th sta board bow. See
somothin white bobbla up"
Yessir, Looks IKE some one
dropped "a bolster r q piller over.
board Gods %whisSers'' he
broke on.
Then : aint really seeln' things.
crira me master. "Hi. y luhbersl he
yeHod TO the crow; 'lower III dory
Thcy's q woman in tn water out there.
; seen her leap m rail Look al.yei
Shagps tn w0ri' Mate. you 50
long
The crew dropped their tasks aud
eprang for the d%oyits. and the star.
board dory was lowered .n s~hipshape
style
90 takes e. good bit of aeamauship
"a ImHHH la bod .Hff ~ NNI r.n #nFH
q dancing bobtaiiad dory. when one
momeuJ u lbs climbing |frantiCaily heay.
onward and the neNt heading for the
bottGmless pit They we're very ten
der with her. They laid her ont be- IA,
bottom Gf the buHt. with the lifo buo'
ass a pillow. and pulled eu%ergoflcall5
TOT the schooner She was alive, be-
cause She br,lthed bat she did not stif
30 much az AN eyeiid Il Mas "A stif
bic Of work. too. 90 land her aboar,
wIfhoet aodiug % her injuries The
maa Ter ordered tho men % put her 10
DIS own bunk where hc nearly strau
riod her by forcing raw brandy dow
her throat.
"WeH she's alive. anyhow"
When Florence finally opened he
eyes mo gray OF dawn lay on the sea
dotted here and there by the ,hooner.
of the fleet. which seemed 20 b. hang
iug M midair a. al The moment Their.
Was visible % the eye TO horizon
Don seem { recognize uothin'"
"Mebbe she's got a fever suggested
the mate. rubbing his bristly chin.
Fever notbin'' Not after bein' II
N water half aH hour. Mehbe she hi
one o. them wooden floats we left
Them diuged linors keep on crowdin
us. groeled Barnes. with a fisher
mans hate for the floating hotels
Went by without a loot See "a
je- like ia hauser's wife gOiH
church on sundayt A mile a minute
fog or no fog. IT'S all the samo
them. They nun us down an neve
stop. What tn |tarnation we g0ir
10 d09 She'll han L stay Gboard al
ia run Is yer . can't afford 4 yam.
up my mudhooR this time o. day
Guess she can stand three r fou
DAYS in our company. smellin' OF
cloths. fish, kerosene, an punk tba'
Co"
"Is s. don't Ire tn kind o. tbacc
I buy buy your own. | amt obiectll
none"
The mate stepped owe To the bun
aud gIngerly rer his hand over IA
girls head Gods whiskers. cap
they's a bump az hiss a cork on Il
back O. her head She's struck on
O. them hoatssall right Where's a
amiCa4'
Barnes turned 10 his locker and run
mayed about. nnally producing an "a
Client bottle ard some palsably olea
cloth used frequently for bandageI
Sometimes a man Erus careless wit
his knife or got IA the way OF a pullo
block With numbering kindness IA
two men bound up the girls head, an
then went about their duties
For three days norenco eyineed ns
the elightest inclination 10 leave m
bunk. She lay on her back eiths