Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-02


FTER a while Trask also slept,
~ although he had meant to
"A watch the night through.
A blazing morning sun,
shooting it's rays directly into
his eyes, awakened him. He started
up suddenly, half-rousing the girl.
Run away. MOTHER she said,
sleepily. IT don't have to get up yet"
Then some recollection called. her
into broad wakefulness, and she sat
up. blinking at the sea.
II forgot" she said, laughing. 81
thought I was home, that / was a
little girl again and mother was try
ing to send me to school, Kiss me
good morning, Billy-that is, If you
don't mind"
He didn't. The kitten, which sat
on the edge of the deckhouse, wash
ing it's face, paused to look at them.
Trask jumped to the deck and lifted
the girl down. She inspected her cos
tune with a wry face. Trask's own
fit was not much better, for the cap
tain of the bark, while no taller than
he, was of infinitely greater girth.
Were scarecrows,' said Sidney.
IF / look anything like you I'm a
spectacle. You positively must find
4lfC SOAlCIAAuS bCbtCA bAioA LAAA0D AAAAJ'
:We'll make a search after break
fast" he declared.
Breakfast! Do we get any,"
There must be plenty of stuff
aboard. If it's all not water-soaked.
Lets look
The galley was a wreck, but Trask
had no mind to revisit the little kit
chen that connected with the cabin,
for he knew it was still awash with
80 80
fee that was still dry and some
crackers in a tightly sealed tin.
Sidney took possession of the galley
and sent him for firewood. He
knocked the chicken-coop to pieces
and found that the wood was fairly
we'll dried out and would probably
burn. After patient effort, they got
a fire started.
"Waterr she exclaimed. Where
do you keep it?"
Trask had a bad moment. He knew
casks on the deck, and he wondered
If it was possible that any of the YES
sells supply had survived the hurri-
cane. He did not mention his fears
to Sidney as he picked up an empty
pail and went out of the galley house.
The splintered remains of what had
evidently been a huge cask did not
give him encouragement. He soon
came to a second cask that had not
been torn from its lashings, but
groaned to find it empty. Finally he
be nearly full. He tasted its contents
and found the water sweet.
THAT troubles over" he muttered,
~ he filled the pail
While Sidney was setting the pot
to boil, he went out on the deck again
and made a careful inspection of the
horizon on all sides. The sea was
quite smooth, the sky cloudless. AL
ready the sun was getting hot. There
was not a ship in sight. A better
point Of vantage was offered by the
top Of the deckhouse, but from there
he had no more luck.
He looked up at the mizzen mast,
which was intact as far as the truck,
and then at the shrouds that assembled
Il. An instant later he was climbing
This journey carried him to a point
thirty-odd feet above the deck and
widened his horizon measurably; but
although he spent several minutes in
q careful survey, he had no glimpse
Of anything save a level and glisten-
Ing sea.
he looked down to see Sidney beckon.
ing in peremptory fashion. She
seemed to be stamping her foot. He
descended and found her regarding
him with severity.
"Who told you to climb up there?"
she demanded. Its dangerous.
don't want you to do it,
Dangerous! Why, it's nothing to
what you got me into last night"
Perhaps not" she admitted. But
oh, don't you see, it's different now,
T2fi1xyf I didn't nUyY1 Won then -
But you really did. you know"
"Truly, Billy? And how much fur
Their back?"
"Oh. as far back as when first saw
you dancing"
NOW I know you're a fraudv' she