The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-16

soon so. Presently YOU viii see more
things. Because you arc SO good
you will SEQ tho angels
And he stcelcd himself for what
he expected 20 ho tho worst agony
Of his life-Mary dying. far from
land and dciIrious. But 10 please her
he raised himself and looked. The
next moment he was shouting and
waving his hand frantlcaily.
Take off your shirt and wave
that" she cried
You fiatter tho fragment" he
said. hts sense OF humor never de.
serting hun; and with her help. and
some further disintcsration Of the
garment. he managed Go set u off.
when they took turns waving Il.
And luck was with them In tho
growing dusk such small object as
swimming man IA only seen by
chance. but II 30 CHANGED that the
officer on tho bridge OF the yacht
saw tho waving shirt. and his hin,
ocuIars showed him two people
swimming.
Much hustle resulted. A boat was
swung out on tho davits and
manned. blankets and brandy were
provided. The yachts owner. deep
~ concerned. spoke 20 the captain.
Poor things. What do you think
they are3"
expect. That gale would have hard.
~ capsixed deecnt-Sirsd ship. aitho
It did blow bit stiff for while. but
native scow would 20 easy enough.
stop her. All right. mister. lower
away tho boat"
The steamer hove 20 about a hun.
dred yards from tho swimmers. and
Shovel was busy with many specu.
lations. What II the steamer were
bound to sonc place wncro there
was q regular police forcef Was
some dirty detective going 90 pro.
vent his marrying Mary. after aiiT
And what sort OF tale could he
tellf Who would believe he had tried
TO sail from Pitcairn TO Tahiti ON a
raftf And the questions he would
be forced 20 find an answer for lie
would have 20 got on the right side
OF the captain. Get him 10 pass close
to some uninhablted isiand--uear
enough for Mary and himself 70
swim ashore. But how ON earth
would he manag, IT,
Pretend not 10 understand Eng.
lish." he cautioned Mary. who nodded
undcrstandingly. Here comes the
boat--thAnk the Lord"
Tho sympathetic sailors lifted the
bcdragxi.d two out OF the water.
passing looks OF comprehension from
one TO the othcr---their estimate
based upon Mary's color and shovcll's
whiskers Mrs. and Mr.. Beach comber
blown out 90 sea. and eapsir~d. while
fishing for the dnily fare. But where
were all tho little beach combers'
The mate offered brandy. and helped
them TO the needed blankets. and be.
ing q gentleman he nslthar stared
nor asked questions
A side ladder swung from the
yachts rail. but both Shovel and the
girl had 10 bs helped up the side.
and II was all they could 40 TO stand
when they reached tho deck. where
the interested owner waited with the
captain.
where 40 you wish them put.
uiissf" asked the old man.
-Oh. let the girl b. taken care %
By the stewsrde.s or. " the man
IL her husband"
Shovel was w'pins his had and
face with the help Of a kindly sailor.
while Mary waited. remembering hts
caution. All wa. AZ had been en-
pecssd. when suddenly the girls
world seemed 70 be falling IN ruins.
For Shovel was looking a, the own
er OF the yacht ne hs 40 often looked
AZ Mary-hls eyes full ot love for
her. And then. his voice breaking
like that Of an ov.rwrought school
girl. he cried
"JessteF'
And the owner Of the yacht vas
sobbtn9 incoherently In his arms.
And then Mary staggered against
tho rail. bowed under thu awful
weight OF her color.
She dlmiy heard the captain or