The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29

YIKLAUS looked very skeptical "Car M you, Pole, tell us nothing?"
 "Me. He knows no more than we }. think there must be more saved, don'1 pu, Niklaus.? Will they search all along e shore.?'
 "In every nook and corner" he treasured er, "but the first thing of all is to have ee warmly laid and the doctor summoned h, but Mistitch win be a glad man this Ry.! He has gone into the very jaws of the ophole itself for news of thee!"
 "Art thou at ease?" asked the big man tn anxiety.
 ''Yes, l feel much better Only one thing iklausl Don't let that 'man--that Polish aiter-cone in this boat. 1 can't bear the ght of him. I don't suppose he can help ing the only one saved, but I feel as if must scream when l see him, and think at he's alive and the others-my poor old roness- and-the-prince-a missing. "It B all right" spoke Niklaus, sooth- gly. "Anton says he win stay behind and re for Stepan Woronz, who seems very red. There Is Tuich's boat. They can come ck in that"
 Turning her languid head, Evadne saw at Wordnz had scated himself near-near ough to have heard what she said-upon overturned fish basket. Anton was bend over him, touching his forlorn bandage, d apparently inquiring the nature of his bund.
 ''He isn't hurt, is he?" she queried peev- hly.
 ''Nu, l think not. He says not" said klaus, pushing off as fast as he could; d catching up the Uars he rowed off with emendous strokes, leaving the two men, rD seemed to maintain their respective Eitude without cahnge, as long as Evaned uld see them.
 Anton contented himself until the boat d rounded fine little headland, with pourig ne into flask and watching the weary hn drifk it.
 Come" he said urgently, "try to eat nething with it, or 1t will go to your ad! God be praised for your safety, which ems like miracle. How did it come out?"
 Like all miracles-miraculous said epan, with the ghost of a smile 1'But thing which is giving me the most con- Tn 1s this hair of mine. forgot all about until l put up my hand and found it ckIing in little black riIls down my fore ad. Most annoying Was it noticeable len first you saw me!n
 Not with fhe handkerchief I merely ought you had got your face frightfully tT. But you were prndent to cover it, !" plied Anton 8 little anxiuusly.
 The Pole, seeming relieved, went to eat
 biacnits and drinking wine for a min or 80 in silence. Anton stood by, wait
 until he should feel trifle recovered. had taken a coat from the boat and per- hded him to put in on.
 Have you no idea how you came ashore?" asked, after some minutes
 Stepan shrugged his shoulders. "Very He. Mow mary of my nine lives do you 1pose l have lost already ] ought to be lead man sd least three times over-eh7 haA begin to think l can't die."
 The saints, doubtless, have you in their ecial keeping for the work ynn must do, ,' d Anton, seriously.
 I'm so weary-so tired in my soul! l el ready to drop everything. Why go on ding thfs accursed 1ife--this furtive, acherous ffes The men who pay me Bpise me. So plainly is my untrustworthi- p written ia my face. that a-a good nan-recoi1s from me, instinctively, as would from a reptile. And what is to the end9 Put up against wall and yt4
 Nobdy anywhere about, is there?" he d in an undertone. They stood together, shlng their e1anees up the cliff and out on tho water. The clouds were rolling f11ifdsf.S ff.. iaafsxA xas-N 4In-a 1ai. cttu