The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-11
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 All horses can run away. all auto carsscan blew up. all boats can sink But we have as good charts and com passes as the: Mauretania and in three hourss-
 But much can happen in three < hours
 Much has happened in less time It did not take me SO long as that to < love you. Helena, and that have not forgotten in more than five years-fye years. Helena And as to shipwreek what does one more matter? It is you < who have made shipwreck of a mans { life. Take shame for that z
 Take shame yourself to talk in this way to me when I am helpless, when ! I can't get away, when I'm troubled and frightened half to deatht'' She ! sobbed. choking a little,, but her head highe Let me outt eI'Hf going to Aunf1e Lucinda hate you more and more If Twere to drown Id not take aid from you.
 z DO you mean that, HeIenagt I ask ed. more than the chill of the norther in my blood
 ssYes. mean it. You are cowardn'
 stood for quite a time between her and the companf0n stair, ny hand still offering aid as sheswayed in the boats roll now. was thinking and I was very sad.
 Helena. said I, -;perhaps you have won That's hard word to take from man or woman. If it is in any way true you have won and I have lost and deserved to lose Hut now, since little else remains, let me arrange matters T x7 ,sc, an element of risk in our situation One screw is ont of commission. and one engine might be better If we ! missed the channel west to the shoals we might go aground hope not. Whether we do or not, want to tell 5y1u oyer yonder. forty or fifty miles,. IS the channel running inland, which was my objective point all along. [ skno1H this coast in the dark like. 8 boek-s Now, promise you I'll take you tn there to friends of mine, people of your own class, and no one shall suspect one jot of all this other than that we were driven out Of our course And once there you are free You never will see my fnce again I will do this as ships man for you and j if need comes will give my life to keep you safe It's about all coward can do for you Now go, and if any time of need comes for me to call you you will be called And you will be cared for by the ships Man- And because I san head of the ships men you will do .zas say. But | hope no need for this will come. Wonder is our course where she heads now, and soon you will be free from me. You have wreck ed me Now am derelict from this time on G0nf7Evt.s
 Iaheard footballs above. sArs Dan iyer;s accomplishments to Captain Black Bart" saluted L0lonnoiss "aHd would he send my Auntie Helena back be- cause she's of1e sfc11.t'
 sTake good care of your Auntie Hell e11a, Jimmy said 1,ss.... and help her ft along the rail. :.
 7zI I followed up the companionway and saw her going slowly. head down, her coat-o lace blown wide, her hand at her throat and sobbing in what. Jimmy and both knew was fear of the storm.
 Have they got everything they need there. Jffnmy2'' Iasked as he returned. 'Surel And the old girls going 10 have peach of one this time She Can't hardly rock in a rocking chair 'thout getting seasick. I think it's great. don't you? Look at her bucl1 into ,ena.'
 .t Jimmy and his friend shared this inn- nnnndfy from mai de mer. I could see sJean now helping haul down our bur gee; and the deck boy, Willy, in his hurried work about the boat: Will 1iams I could not see. But Peterson was now calm and much in his ele- 5nent. for a better skipper than he nev- CT sailed a craft on the great lakes.
 T think she's going to blow great guns. said he, "and like enough the Aother engine'll pop any minute ? srz Yes?e l. answered, stepping to the wheel. "In which case we go to Davy sJones about when, Peterson 2, $. We don't go.' he rejoined She's the grandest little ship afloat and not things the matter with her x Can we make the channel and run Inside the long key below the Cote Blanche Bayou?''
 Sure we can- You'd better get the zeoyers off the boats and see the bot tom plugs in and some water and SUD- piles shipped aboard-but there's not 5he slightest danger in the world for : sthfs boat. let ne tell you that, sir. I've ssan her perform before now. aud there's not a storm can blow on this coast she won't ride through
 CHAPTER XVII. isS Which There Is Shipwreck.