Evening star., 1915-03-21

in front of the four sycamores She had in fact secured
mourning order for her friend, LIE Sein, the tailor
and going his shop errand connected
Herewith Her mother noted the girls free and grace
full walk and approved the proud carriage of her head
which the white Golf sat like coronet. She sighed
and did not until Yvonne had vanished Then she
faced the waiting secretary.
"Ah, that you?" she said carclessly "Pardon me if
l seemed rude, Mr.. Raymond. My thoughts
dering. My niece has just left me, and have not
seen her for many years until she and her father saved
lives the other evening, | minded to watch her
crossing the square.
"Your niece, did you say, Mrs. Carmac?"
Raymonds voice was pitched in the right key OF
hesitancy and interested surprise; but this worldly wise
woman was far too skilled student of human nature
to miss the underlying note of skeptcism.
Usually speak clearly" she said, with touch of
hauteur
"Yes of course. I caught the word quite accurately.
But may remind you that you addressed her your
daughter in the cabin of the Hrondclle?"
"Does it matter to you, Mr. Raymond how l adj
dressed her?"
"No, l was only anxious to correct my own false
impression"
Mrs Carmac suddenly bethought herself. "My wits
still wool gathering she cried. wont you sit
down? have good many things to discuss with you.
Is your very painful? Happily have never suf-
fered from broken limb; but it sounds quite dread
full"
Raymond sank into comfortable chair, steadyng
himself with his left hand. dts not SO bad now, he
said. "By comparison with the torture of Thursday
afternoon it is than bearabe The chief misfor
lies in the fact that my right is out of action.
l had no idea how little Use made of my left hand
until tried to write with it."
"The doctor seems to be very clever man; but if
you think advisable to have your injury to by
expert"
"Oh, it's only simple fracture. l have every reason
to believe that it is properly set Indeed, all it needs
is efficient dressng-and time"
"How did you come to break it!
"I was flung down the companionway when the yacht
turned on her beam ends"
"But the last thing remember and very vvidly too,
is that you and holding rail and looking out
through the forward window of the deck saloon. We
felt curious trembling of the hull and the vessel swung
round from the wind. There strange lu, and
Captain Poppe shouted something. | asked you what
it was and you said that the shaft had broken and
should be dashed against the rocks in ten minutes or
less. Then, suppose, | tainted
"1 had not the reef. Even Captain Poppe
thought should clear it. As matter of fact,
struck within minute"
"And you thrown over then? must have fallen
earlier"
"Yes. My recollection is hazy to what actually
occurred"
"The marvel is that either of us is living, she said
lightly. 81 gather from Captain Poppc that you have
taken charge of affairs since brought ashore.
Will you kindly tell me what you have done?"
"In the first instance l elegraphed to MIR. Carmac's
nephew Mr. Rupert Fosdyke, his lawyer Mr.. Bennett,
his Office and his bankers. The text of each message
was practically identical. 1t ran, Yacht wrecked and
total loss off Finist are Mr.. Carmac unfortunately