The Washington times., 1921-02-27
"A Fascinating NcxRbmance ofab1 ab1e South Seas :

He shut the hatch again. shutting
out with II the sudden increase OF
ssa-thunder that had followed him
In. The dark steward In the royai
blue jumper and loin-cloth popped
up like . demon IN pantomims
out Of the laxaretts; he had come
from the galley by door reserved
FOR bad weather. He brought the
coffee. which ON every ship IL
served ct six O'Clock.
England drank his standing; he
seemed ~ much at home on the
reeling moor as II he had been the
centre Of the world; the one firm
point round which all chaos cir
cled. Lorraine and ], wedged into
corners with pillows. snatched and
saved and slipped. and spilled half
our cupfuls about the settees.
Rather . dirty night" said Eng
land, but things are Quieting
down.; we've run across the tail
end of 1t. about. I can take you
ON deck now II you Ike"
Lorraine refused; she said she
would rather try to sleep. and she
did not think she could stand In
any case.
."Dara will come; I'll carry her."
pronounced the captain; and I.
would ~ soon have thought Of OBJ
3ecting 40 OF leaping into the fierce
seas that beat outside, though. in
truth. had rather by far have
stayed down In the cabin with
Lorraine.
He took q coat from q nail where
II had been swinging furiously all
night. wrapped II round me and
brought me out. carrying me In the
bend of one elbow as II ! had been
. kitten. ] clung to him when the
cold gale struck my cheek; II
seemed as II the whole world, out
side there. was reeling and dancing.
almost standing on its head. His
face, seabeaten to brown leather,
lean, lit by dark, sparkling eyes
under eyebrows like strips of black
fur, touched mine as the ship made
furious leap.
"Oh. you are as hard as w0od!"
I cried. astonished.
"As hard as harder things than
that" said Harry England, drop
ping me into the nest he had pre-
pared-a chair lashed tight to the
deckhouse. He secured a bit Of
manila rope across me as l sat.
His hands were wonderfully cap
able and gentle.
''Here's a pillow-put your head
back. Now, you are to sleep In
the fresh air. Don't let me find
you with your eyes open until
eight bells"
was so much In awe of him that
I closed my eyes at once. and only
ventured to peep beneath my eye
Iashes later Oh when I heard his
voice. England had an amazing
voice; I do not think that he had
ever sung a note. but II had all the
compass and power of the greatest
singing voices-calling out an or
der at the far end OF the ship.
He was standing in the bows,
rising and falling fearfully with
the ships motion, and looking up
at someone on the foremast. fol-
lowed his glance and saw sailor.
barefooted. trousered. clinging to
yard that was SO high up 1t looked
like q walking-stick. The sailor
had something like . long, dark
rope lying loose behind. ] realized
that it--she-was one OF Harry
England's famous women A. B.'s--
able-bodied "seamen."
"She is coming down." I said to
myself excitedly. She was.
Lightly as q cat-indeed, no cat
could have followed where she
clung-she slid down q stay, caught
the shrouds, backed swiftly, leaped
to the ground. Another girl so like
herself as to look almost sister.
followed her.
They were handsome creatures,