The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-05
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CHAPTER K.
81 The Past Blank.
( II was perfectly true that Florence
had cast herself into the sea. 1t had
not been an act OF despair, however.
On the contrary, hope and. courage,
had prompted her to leap. The night
was clear, with only a moderate sea
running. AT the time. the great ship
was passing the Banks, and almost
within hail she saw a fishing schooner
riding gracefully at anchor. She quite
readily believed that If she remained
on board the George Washington she
was lost She naturally forgot the
marvel of wireless telegraphy. No
longer may man hide at sea.
So, with that quick thought WHICH
was a part of her Inheritance, she
seized the life buoy, climbed the rail,
and leaped far out. AS the great dark
tossing sea swooped up to meet her
she noted a block of wood bobbing up
and down. She tried to avoid it, but
could not, and struck it head on. Des-
pite the blow and the shock or the chill
water she -instinctively chung to the
buoy. The wash from the mighty pro-
peller stossed her about, hither and
yon, from one swirl to another. like a
chip of wood. Then everything grew
blank
Fortunately for her the master of
the fishing schooner was at the time
standing on his quarter deck by the
wheel, sauinting through his glass at
the liner and enyying the ease and
comfort Of those on board her. The
mate, sitting on the steps and smok-
ing his turning-in pipe, saw the mas
ter lean forward suddenly, lower the
glass, then raise it again.
Lord Almighty"
Whats the matter, Cap'n"
Jake, in Gods name. come ere an
take peek through this glass. I'm
dreamin'!"
The mate Jumped and took the glass.
Where away, sir 2"
"a pint OF tn sta'board bow. See
somethin' white bobbin' up?"
"Yessiri Looks like some. one drop
ped a bolster r pilIer overheard.
Gods whisker's!" he broke on.
Then / amt seem things" cried
the master. Hi, y lubbers!" he
yelled to the crew; "lower tn dory.
They's woman in tn water out there.
seen her leap tn rail. Look alive!
Sharp's tn word! Mate, you go long"
The crew dropped their tasks and
sprang for the davits, and the star
board dory was lowered in shipshape
style.
1t takes a good bit OF seamanship
to haul a body out of the sea into a
dancing bob-tailed dory, when one mo-
ment it is climbing frantically heaven
ward and the next heading for the
bottomless pit They. were very tender
with her They laid her out in the
bottom of the boat. with the life buoy
1axd tn,
for the schooner. She was alive, for
she breathed: but she did not stir SO
much as an eyelid. 1t was a stiff bit
of work, too, to land her aboard with
out adding to her injuries. The mas
ter ordered the men to put her in his
own bunk, where he nearly strangled
her by forcing raw brandy down her
throat
well, she's alive. anyhow"
When Florence finally opened her
eyes the gray of dawn lay on the sea,
dotted here and there by the schooners
of the feet, WHICH seemed to be hang
ing in nidair, as at the moment there
was visible to the eye no horizon.
Don't seem t. recognize nothin'."
"Mebbe she's got a fever" suggested
the mate, rubbing his brist1y chin.
Fever nothin'! Not after bein' in
tn water half an hour. Mebbe she hit
one o. them wooden floats we left.
Them dinged liners keep on crowdin'
u.s. growled Barnes, with a fisher
mans hate for the floating hotels.
Went by with never a toot. See Ter.
jes like tn bankers wife goin' t.
church on Sunday? A mile minute;
fog or no fog, it's all the same t.
them. They run us down an never
stop. What tn tarnation we goin' to
do? She'll half t. stay aboard till tn
run is over / can't afford t. aynk up
my mudhook this time o. day"
Guess she can stand three four
days in our company, smellin' oil
cloths, fish, kerosene, an punk t'bac-
CO."
"If y, don't like tn kind o. t'bacco
1 buy. buy your own. I amt objectin'
none"
The mate stepped over to the bunk
and gingerly ran his hand over the
girls head Gods whiskers. Cap'n,
they's a bump as big's cork on tn
back o. her head! She's struck one
o. them floats all right. Where's tn
arnica? %
Barnes turned to his locker and
rummaged about, finally producing an
ancient bottle and some passab1y clean
cloth used frequently for bandages.
Sometimes man grew careless with
his knife or got in the way OF q pulley
block With laundering kindness the
two men bound up the girls head, and
then went about their duties
(To be contfnued.)
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