The Arvada enterprise., 1919-04-24

ard Do tsll me- how ny sailor man
"a Nlss Mandy. Hs ct sseA . bump
q his headr
~Yes: the mans wound = really sssi-
ous. I'm keeping him IN bed. But you
en- % up b ~ hin. Hsis talked Q
lot about you, Carolyn Nay"
The sailor lay b tho warn bedroom
over he Kitchen.
Carolyn Nay psattlsd O. sayty and
soon had hsf "sailor man" tsiline IN
about ths ssa and ships. and sthsy
that % down therein"
"Tof. you sse." explained Oare,yn
Nay. TIN dreadful curious about ~
~. ~ papa and mamma WsFe lost
ct ssa."
"You don't ~ %, httls missi" a.
claimed he Old tslleW. .Aye aye.
that's too bad"
Mss Amanda had disappeared, baU
about so2s household matter. and the
little giTi and tie sailor wsrs alone 70.
eethse.
"Yss." Carolyn Nay proceeded, IT 70
dreadful hard 10 fsel that II u O."
Feel that what's %, little misDr
asked tie man IN bed.
That my papa and mamma are real.
" drownd-ed." said the little eiEi with
quivsrins lips. "Soms Of the FOLKS On
their boat wsre saved Ths papees
said Co."
AYE, aysi" exclaimed tie satloe, his
brows pucksfsd into Q frown. .Aye.
~. matsyi that's allus ths way. Why,
! WAS saved myself from Q wreck. I
was In the 0rst o@ese's boat and ~ h
that boat WAS saved Thsrs was IN
Other boat-ths pursse'A it was-was
driftin' about an night With ~ We
come one time near anaahiA' Into eaeA
other and wrsekin' both boats. Thsee
was Q heavy swell o..
"Yst," pursusd ths sailor, seoms 6ay.
light and he. fog splittin'. w nsvse
coald ind The purssFs boat. She had
5ese - good chance - - aftse The
steamship sunk. But thsee Il wasi We
got separated from hsr. a1d w Was
saved. whilst ths pursee's beat WA0at
never heard o. again"
That was drsadful r. aShsd the ~.
u: e.
ssogsrsi Purssr Aad tweaty o. more
u his boat. Wo0sa noseiy. But there
was Q sick man. too. Why. I helped
lever his wifs aAd I'm intQ H. Ro9t
tore I was called 10 % With ths Arst
o0cse n his boat We was the last b
cast q. Ths pafsse had 3sse - eeed
. dance q ~ @a:
4 Iuess / Woof never 6eeg1t tAat
t1DA little miss." went On tie seaman,
seeing the blus eyss a1sd On his facs.
round With interest. mol And I've
sssa so0s tough timsa. too.
"TAs ship was Eiddlsd. She had -
sink-and II was night.
there Was Q sick man told you
aboat. little nisR He was Q woodsF.
that fsllsfi Cheerful Don't
often 80 Q fsllss like him. Jokin' to
ths last. hs was. He didn't want 70 20
In the pursers boat. II there WAS more
women or children b 20.
I'VE told him all the women folk had
left the ship. 30, thsn. hs let Ne lower
him down into the pufsse's boat after
his wife. And that boat had - good .
chance 20 ws had. tell you" rsbsatsd
The seaman In quite an excited manner.
'Oh, dear mel" exclaimed Carolyn
Nay. my papa and mamma might
have been Just Ike that" shs ADDED.
tOf course. We don't know whsths.
they got OF the steamship at all"
"Aye. aysi" The sailor said. "Prstty
toush On you. little miss"
Miss Amanda had come back into
the room. and she stood listsnins to
the old mans talk. She said:
Carolyn May. think you had better
90 downstairs now. We mustn't let
our patient talk too much. II won't b
food Tor HIM"
30 Carolyn May shook hands With
the old sailor and started downstairs
ahead Of Miss Amanda. The latter
fingered q moment TO ask Q question.
"what was the name Of the steam.
ship you were wrecked ont" she asked.
The one you were Just telling about"
"6he was the Dunraven-ths Dun.
raven. Of the Cross and Crescent line. !"
replied the mariner. "Didnt tell you
that before, ma'amr
ohAp1R0 II.