The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-23
TRAGEDIES DECIDE DOUBT.
Full MATTERS

u For "a moment. little book. saw
those hands moving frautically. and
then a wave hid them nom sight
7 | looked again for tho sleek head Of
Dick near the raft. aud realized
Nith a mingled feeling OF Joy and
fright that he had started 70 the
rescue
I IL seemed 20 me that the life-sav-
era were hours getting their boat
launched. Would Dick he able To
hold Malcolm until the llfc savers
came. wondered How will I
feel n he cannot said 70 ny.
self ~oh. God. What will do II I
must choose between them"
Altogether seemed 90 be acting
part In which I had no volition
Certainly now had come tho eli.
max OF my more or less tumultu.
Gus life
Strange. isn't i,. little book. what
things come into ones mind at
Ench crises My teeth were chat
ltcring: my heart was beating like
I 9 triphammcr had wadst out
into the water until every incom-
/ ing wave took me off nay feet. and
yet all tho time another Margls
| Wavrrly was. in a detached way
asalyzinE the strange tragedy that
had como into the ITO OF that other
Margio.
The head far out. almost beyond
the pier. was bobblng up again.
but you could see Malcolm was IN
great distress and growing weaker
all the time Dick was swimming
with somewhat unsteady strokes
toward him. and 10 seemed 20 mo
he. too. was oveTtaHing his
strength
Upon tho shore there was great
excitement and the boat was just
being put off There was a cheer
for both men that rang to me. and
wondered II either man heard IT.
Keep up courage We're com.
Ing" some one shouted.
Tbs boat passed very nnar 20 mo.
Better get In shore. lady. We
can't spend time to pick you up.
said one OF the men.
I'm all right" / answered. and
then grew cold.
Dick had deliberately turned and
was swimming back
Evidently the men In tho boa,
did not SEQ him. for they went on
toward where Malcolm had disap-
/ peared. A man shot over tho side
Of the boat "a ! looked again.
Don't let him drown. don't let
him drown" ] shouted, not reallz
ing for the moment that by no
possibility could those men out
there hear me. could not see
" nat was happening.
A wave took me off my feet
again and ! got sensation OF
strangllng. dld not lose my head.
/ however. but struck out for the
surface. When I came 20 the top.
Z saw tho men evidently stlll hunt.
ing for Malcolm. and Dick swim.
ming toward me with calm. even
strokes.
i ror moment such n wave OF
hate dashed over me wished Dick
would drown before my slght That
wish was an awful thing 20 come
into the mind Of any wife. little
book. but wonder how many
wives have wished It before me.
Surely many. many women have
gone thru with the same situation
in which found myself.
They have found that their
husbands we're covards-men not
worthy ~ lovins-and perhaps
they. like !. have been put TO the
torture OF seeing the men they
thought worthy OF their love dying
before their eyes and they were
powcrless 20 help
I sly God,.Jlttlo book. in those few
minutes lived a lifetime for I
must confess TO you all the time
my heart was cllmoring so loudly
/ that I could not even hear the
bomb OF the waves. THE man you
love Is dying and the man you
hate is coming TO you living be
| ing"
| strained my eyes toward the
/ lifeboat I saw them lit over the
side limp figure. ind | turned de.
/ jectedly toward the shore.
AT least I'll be true 10 myself