Show D athe I 1 fly R aa R 44 T X t ill t new N ew years eve in 7 good old U US S A how love found a way following sinking of big french liner by ELEANOR E KING 9 IM BE superba disaster had oc 45 f cured on november 0 9 it was now well into december the Aill sons american passengers on their way homo home to the united states wm were on the french liner at the time W the sinking inking of the vessel when bat two days away from the french sort a fire broke out in the hold which proved fatal to the ship now the Alli sons were en route to england this time they were to sall sail on a british liner from london mr and mrs fred alletson were bassing the time which hung heavily on their hands during their journey to london discussing previous events with their daughter felice she young perhaps in her twenties pr presenting quite a striking spectacle with her bar black curly hair and her dark brown eyes was saying it seems beems to me if wilmer were saved he has surely had ample time to notify us did you call at the american express office in parts paris before we left inquired mrs allison All lson yea tea and the clerk informed me wilmer Dag diggetts Daggett getts 8 mall mail had not dot been called for in the not last month I 1 have A fire broke out which proved fatal to the ship wed tried in every way to locate him in paris bo hospitals and the like included I 1 give up the fact that his mall mail la Is not called for ought to be sure enough proof he Is not in paris 1 I will never forget she began pondering over previous happenings wilmer Wll mer as an I 1 last saw him standing on the deck his huge frame calm and serene erene silhouetted against the chaos round mund about him in the huge brilliant wiss mass of the burning liner as he be helped crazed and fainting women and th children ildren into the lifeboats speeding them to safety I 1 bear to look any longer when I 1 did glance back again the noser nose of the naming flaming ship chip was buried far into the ocean it la Is queer he should have come into MY ay life so BO abruptly abrupt li and then only to vanish equally suddenly it Is the way we were all spared and her voice trailed off into silence one ine more day and the british Brit leli liner would land in the new york harbor arbor li the voyage had been a very rough one and the Alli sons had had what little food they ate served in their rooms tonight however found a calm cairn after the storm the Alli sons made a heroic effort which resulted in the three being present at dinner in the dining room morn it being new years eve some ome of the passengers had planned a little entertainment for those on board when the programs were given out that evening felices cheeks first flushed pink then turned white as she read clutching her mothers arm she stammered excitedly mother do you suppose surely there be two wilmer diggetts daggetts Dag getta getts then started a frantic search of the crowd which refused to disclose the foce face of her wilmer in vain did her gaze pierce every nook and corner of the salon during the performance she wished she could have had something to say about the printing of the programs she would certainly have arranged it differently so she would not have had to wait so long for this one most moat important of all the selections every one seemed to be dragging out his part terribly what would this wilmer daggett look like she could not locate the face of the one she sought any place finally a french door over at one side of the room opened to admit wilmer daggett as his ge selection lection was announced from the platform there he stood the some same old wilmer ang gett felice was wag so happy she tell which one was singing the louder she or wilmer in fact she conclude ed it afis a well balanced duet the program stated it but that Is what it turned out to be it had evidently been a huge bouc success with the audience for they insisted on an encore felice never realized what a wonderful voice she had been endowed with until now what tor torture 1 she had not figured on all these encores why did he not pick out something shorter to be sure lie he know he was keeping felice waiting ah I 1 at last he was leaving the platform hardly knowing what she did site she flew into his arms aims the concert held no further attraction for felice ind i nd wilmer As soon son as they were away from the crowd and wilmer had bad recovered from the shock of the surprise felice commenced her siege of questions where have you yon been we thought you had gone down with the boat we could get no trace of you ln paris just think we searched the city and surrounding towns owns with no avail how does it happen you see I 1 was hurt a little that night of the disaster wilmer explained pla ined an english freighter came niong alons the next morning and picked up our boat load in it was only one other passenger besides myself and the rest were members of the shire ships crew when we arrived la in en england danl I 1 was wag put in a london hospital where I 1 stayed for almost three aweeka they told mo me I 1 had some broken bones I 1 seemed to feel all right that to Is just like you wilmer wilder broke forth felice 1 I thought you must have sailed balled about two or three weeks ago continued wilmer and there I 1 spent those weeks trying to find out whether you were dead or alive anyway felice wilmer added slipping his arm around her by some good fortune we were guided to the same gains boat and here we are tonight an intermission of several minutes followed the next afternoon now new years day found police felice and wilmer on the deck watching for the new york k ha harbor r As darkness began to close in on oil them they could discern it a few lights in the distance then the lights outlined shapes and before long new lork with its ito many skyscrapers and multitude of people loomed not far before them they watched the wonderful skyline as it grew plainer and more complicated each minute As aa they came closer that most magnificent of they watched the wonderful skyline ao ac it grow grew plainer all magnificent sights presented itself silhouetted against the darkness and lesser lights of the buildings in her cloak of ermine a recent g gift ift from the clouds for the christmas with all fie ie dignity majesty and grandeur a woman can possess stands this huge figure of liberty a symbol to oil all those who may come into our country of uie the standards which our fellow countrymen uphold felice breathed wilmer awe stricken at the sight of this old familiar statue think how this sight must dust impress the foreigner who Is landing here for the first time I 1 never saw that statue in quite that bat light before it la 13 gorgeous supreme it wonder ful falt felice here we are together arriving safely this time to start the new year right in the good old U 8 A Q E itla 1121 western newspaper union |