The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-10-12

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Swiftly Joeeph Stage Trudoed Towards
Home. Dragging Carolyn May Be-
hind Him.
mnnded:
"And do tell me how my sailor man
Is, Miss Mandy. He got such II bump
on his hend"
"Yes; the mans wound Is really serl-
Qua. Tin keeping him In bed. But you
can go UP to see him. He's talked
lot about you, Carolyn May"
The sailor lay In the warm bedroom
over the Kitchen.
Carolyn May prattled on gnyly and
soon had her sailor man" telling all
about the sea and ships, and 'they
that 20 down therein"
For, you see" explained Carolyn
May, "Im dreadful curious about the
sea. My papa and mamma were lost
at sen."
"You don't say SO, little miss" ex-
claimed the old fellow. "Aye. aye.
that's too bad"
Miss Amanda had disappeared, busy
about some household matter and the
little girl und the sailor were alone to-
| gcther.
Eyes" Carolyn May proceeded, "it is
:icadful hard to feel that II Is so."
Peel That what's go, little mlss?'
| ASKED the man IN bed.
THAT my pnpa and mamma are real
! ly drOwnd-ed." said the little girl with
gu'vering lips. "Some OF the folks on
suid So"
AYE, aye" exclaimed the sailor, his
! hrows puckcred into frown. AYE.
| aye mntey! that's allus the way. Why,
was saved myself from wreck.
was In the first officers boat, and we In
! that boat was saved. There was an
/ ether boat--ihe purscr's. 1t was--was
1 drittln' about all night with us. We
culHc Que time near smnshin' into cach
other ana wreckln' both boats. There
/ was q heavy swell on.
yet" pursued the sailor, "come day
light, and the fog spllttln'. we never
could find the purser's boat. She had
I lest ns good chance as us after the
steamship sunk. But there Ii was We
/ got separated from her, and we was
: saved, whilst the pursers boat wasn't
never heard on again.
! THAT was dreadful! 7" sighed the 1T.
/ ilc girl.
Yes, little miss. Aud the poor pas
sepgcrs! pursor had twenty or more
ia his bont. Women mostly. But there
( was II sick man, too. Why, / helped
! lower his wife and him into the boat
/ fore ] WINS called to so with the FIRST
| officer In his boat. We was the last to
/ cast of. The purser had jest as good
! n chance ms we did.
~ guess ! won't never forglt that
time, little MISS" went on the seaman,
seeing the blue eyes fixed on his face,
round with interest. "Nol And I've
seen some tough times. too.
The ship was ridded. She had to
! slnk--and II was night.
There was Il sick man ] told you
| about, little miss. He was IA wonder
! That fclicr! Cheefful-brave-- Don't
often see u teller ike him. Jokln' to
the last he was. He didn't want TO go
In the purser's boat, II there was more
women or children to 20.
1--WE told him ali the women folk had
left the ship. SO. then. he let me lower
him down into the purser's boat after
| his wife. And that boat had as good
chance ms we hid. tell you" repeated
the seaman In quite nn excited manner.
"Oh, dear mel" exclaimed Carolyn
| May. MY papa and mamma might
have been just like that" she added.
"Of course. we don't know whether
they got of the steamship ut all"
"Aye, aycw the sailor said. "Pretty
tough or you, little miss"
| Miss Amanda had come back into
the room, and she stood listening to
the old mans talk. She said:
Carolyn May, think you had better
go downstairs nov. We mustn't let
our pntient talk too much. II won't be
good for him."
SO Cnro'yn May shook hands with
the old sailor and started downstairs
ahead Of Miss Amanda. The latter
fingered n moment to ask question.
",vhat was the name Of the steam
ship you were wrecked on?" she asked.
"Thc one you were just telling about"
"She was the Dunrnven--the Dun
raven, Of the Cross and Crescent line,"
replied the mariner. 'Didn't tell you
that before, ma'amT
CHAPTER XII.