Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-04
THE Girl. IN THE SECOND CABIN
BY f. j. RATH.
Copyright. 1926. 6y g. Ho,cord Wattl

A quarantine officer came aboard.
and was directed to the stateroQp1
where Trask lay. lie examined the
unconscious man almost perfunctorily.
| "A hospital for him. he said
shortly. WHO is he?"
| "EIe belongs TO me- said Sidney
quietly. 'I'll go with him.
The transference of Trask from
the tramp was a matter of routine to
the port authorities of Galveston, t.
Sidney Sands 1t was a work of tense
anxiety. She rode with him to a hos
pital; she pleaded successfully, in de-
fiance of rules, to be allowed 10 re-
main with him: bowed her head again
in a silent prayer as he was put TO
bed between white sheets in a little
room that overlooked a green garden.
Just fever said an inferno.
But it's over 104. If it breaks by
tomorrow he'll come through
Trask, propped up against. pillows
in his iron bed, stared curiously
around the little room. He looked
down at his hands as though they
were unfamiliar objects, then tried to
lift one The weight of it aAonished
him. he was unable to stir It from
the sheet where it lay. His ntn1 was
working slowly and duly. He did not
understand
small figure entered the room
and. closed the door softly. It was
CARRIED all in white. He frowlAed in
an effort at recollection; surely there
was something familiar about it. .rhen
the figure turned and he behold "A
face that brought him back into the
world again. She went over to his
bedside and looked down upon him
He realized now that she was beau.
tiful-if only to him. Suddenly she
loosed herself from the restraint that
held her, dropped to her knees and
buried her head in the pillow beside
his
Billy" she cried softly, as her
arm crept around his neck.
He smiled and tried to stroke her
hair, but his hand would not obey.
Still, he was happy.
Another day came. and he tallled to
her
You're doing wonderfully" she
smiled at him. perhaps we can move
you tomorrow. or the next day"
Were in Galveston"
Sidney nodded.
Are we married YETI"
Perhaps tomorrow, she said soft-.I
~. You're still sure-you want to?"
Sidney
I've done something rather ter-,I
ready got a license"
He reached FOR her hand and
gripped it weakly
THE derelict?" he asked.
Gone" she told him. II hated it'll
before it went. 1t seemed as though 4
it We're trying to drag you away from l
me. / hope they never find it,"
She told him the story then, and he
listened in wonder.
Did the Gulf Stream get in?" he
asked
1.-The day ahead of u.s.
"What-what did they think?"'
She raised her finger to her lips ard
looked mysterious. Then she rose
from her knees and tiptoed to the |
door. She returned a minute later, |
followed by a bulky aud awkward |
figure. i
Keller" cried Trask feebly
The Tennessee Tornado was crying |
foolishly.
IN never forgive myself he said. |
wiping his eyes, Never, Mr.. Trask" |
For what?"
Letting five of them muckers lick 4
me, sir. I did my best, Mr.. Trask =,
but when a mans been retired from |
his profession for a while he loses
his judgment. sir. ! mean his judg-
ment of distance. He don't time his
punches just right. Two years ago,
sir, they couldn't have done it--not
the whole five. Mr.aTrask."
and that wasn't ALL" broke in
Sidney. After they kept him in a