| Show I 1 a n corners ii I 1 mm bodd COMP CHAPTER PIER IX continued ft of Is it ltv welt well no they may ildr 1 tell 1111 me that 11 admitted the or I 1 d not started so late you see sea I 1 coom come up P on ad a bellom u er ar this here lake aalke boatin boatle at bint t in my line im deep desp water oater I 1 am IS so I 1 should biose so said mr par P ion ile how d you ant up here say any w wa a 1 the or said the visitor the bar done it coulden couldn t git a good aci ali in or any ny deep u water nor bottom he I 1 thought I 1 it d try fresh water I 1 tell you me matei t c I 1 been orkin as quart quarter ermag was t tei s I 1 amate s duale on an the old oil cross clma and ad cres cre rest cent no line a scooting ati otin cerms lerms to naples from N york there them and ad back euln or on fen to U that lint did 1 TOU leive 0 boar at b boat as t for I 1 ask asked sit the carpenter curiously che was ons theres theme things hip fuld I 1 oer me to it tie c ether md tilde of the ocean acm mate mat said eaid the injured man earnestly that you believe belcie no serl ra the cross roas anil and crescent 1 lines we give up e bimms tl wess till after the wars at m oter r I 1 on loud better not encourage him to t fit any more father interposed miss aan amanda d a coming into tile the room again th the a b beat 0 t tiling thing be can do for himself Is to sleep sleen f for r a while bile track thank 5 ie a ma maam am said the sailor 1 I try M came a on space apace the sky gy tied had become over overcast easL and there was use promise of a night more snow is perhaps but miss awad would not at all allow C CIN carolau IN may and prince to start for home at once ft A atch lor for your year camle carol carob n may on out 0 of athe the front room window and be all 11 r ready dy to so go with ith him v helie hehe liea main comes long along said aid mi miss ft hen uncle joe mine came along carolyn may ay ran out and hailed balled him from the P porch wait for far me urcla uncle joe joel I 1 walt wait f for or me and princey please 1 just let me get my mittens and princes prince 8 harness and ad kill miss mile moody mandy that last sh she did mot most soundly and 1 in full view low of the man waiting in the white road oil oh uncle joe I 1 ve got just the won der flost story to tell you 1 dball we no bai as ness prince up P ag till or will wil I 1 you 1 I cant wait sit fo tor r the it dog g caren me may Latin im in a huny burly iou to be out ut in this wind either get aboard your year sled now and in I 1 it drag you yon my son belt mr MI interrupted CHAPTER X A salt sea flav flavor 0 swiftly O Y jab josfph stagg trudged to ward home he drugging dragging carolyn carols n muy may le be hind him oh dear met exclaimed the little girl ra m with th exultation were me re all so ex 1 cited I red uncle J joe 11 1 I can see am you re BI all a of a atwitter to itter he tie returned absent mindedly mind edly NN ft hot hat s ile matter terr oh you iou never neer could guess was waa C carolin may mai 8 introduction and forth unit with in breatha sentences went on I 1 ig 0 44 6 atly J ph stagg trudged toward nam dragging carolyn may B hind alm ilm to tell of her discovery in tile the snow and about tile old sailor bailor now me lying asleep ap on abe P couch ich urne of e course a hn carolyn may or ar ailed riled nt at hoses home tile the story had bad to be told nil 11 coar again get to aoudy ro itoe IR hh nedy A mighty III alii illy by youngster tills carlm C aly mav ot of ours mrs uncle joe reade mucked k NN hot hat do you say eay aundy aunty rose a she 1 Is indeed joseph stags stagg agreed the women nom corolyn Ci C ralyn rolyn MI artt insisted on going to the its alow house herself it hall the next I 1 forc 1 lu inquire a nhoun out her andlor flor nom inan MI lien blie bile he hoa usen by hit nianda and ad prior prince had bad w lain do don let t al hiie kielor range IRP tile little gari aarl ue as oded and do tell we me how bow my sailor bailor man Is III miss moody he got such each a bump ID ad his hia head lo 10 I 1 I 1 yes the man 8 wound would 1 is really sort serl oua a ini him la bed but batrou you can go fo up to see bih him he s talked a lot ill about b or ou on carolyn may tin tile sailor nor toy lay 1 in the warm sarra bedroom over the kitchen carol carolyn may prattles prattled on seely gayly and a soon load had bc hu sailor man tell telling I 1 ag all beat about tile the sea rod and ships and ad the they that hat go do down therein for far loti am bee 11 explained carol carolu billy 1 I I 1 in dreadful cur ous about the sea my papa arid it mamma were we lost at sea lou don t sav so little miss is ex as claimed aimed tile the old lit fellow aye aye that a too bad MI a A annanda ad laid had delill dl disappeared lill homad busy a bout about some area ho houseold hon matter and the little girl and tile the sailor were more alone lone together gother Is les carol n may for proceeded amoded it 1 Is dreadful hard to feel that it Is so no reel real tract that so little miss a the man an I 1 in bell bed h on mi P papa p and ad mamma am are am real I 1 ly drive brownd ad oil ed said 1 I it the little girl arl with qui quivering lips some a of the jolls folks on their boat male saved the said sad so A bienve Ai e enve anve I 1 exclaimed the sailor his big brows brams phel lot into a from frown aye ae ave ve lancil matey that nests s allus the way anity 1 I one BBS ad so led myself yes frum from a ir I 1 aaa in the fit first milla holt best and ad we me 1 in un hat at boat beat me was saved oil thai was um an other ither boat tim the dulor it was am was drift illif tirl ln beat about all 11 right night min us a we come one time firm near sud islan into each other and becklu both bouts boata there u was as a heavy swell on let 1 et ani sued the sailor net it come daylight nud mad the tog fog splitting sp littin we never ner could find the purser 8 boat she tied jest us as good a cleans chance a us after the steamship sunk but there it was I 1 we got from arm her and antl we was saved whilst his t t the he pursers boat arim it never be heard on again that wax as dreadful ore adful I 1 signed the lit tie girl I 1 yes os little miss and the poor pas had twenty or more are I 1 in his bout boat women mostly but there wait ties a sick now nufer too phy I 1 helped lower hla his wife and him into the boat fore I 1 was a called to go with the first officer office I 1 tn III his a boat we was the last to cast off tile the pure autaw had jest as good a chance as we a did 1 I 1 go guess I 1 wont at never forgit filgut that time little miss is went at on the seaman seeing the blue eyes groot fixed on an his bis face to round unit with mith interest not no and I 1 ve seen some tough times too th tin ship was she had to el k wal and it a was night there was a sick tuan I 1 told you yon bout about little miss lie he was waa a wonder that feller I 1 che cheerful r ful li lie brae e door dont often chim see a feller 1 like him joam to the last he was as he want to go I 1 n the purser s boat beat if the was more are an women or children h to go ca NN a told him all the women folk had bad oft left the ship ko ao then theas he let me lower h nm down into the p pu raer sees boat beat after alin his a wife ife and that boat had as a good a chance as we me had bad I 1 tell you yon repeated the seaman lo in quite in an excited manner on oh dear me I 1 bahmed carolyn M may Y my Y papa a ami ad mamma mp M have be bean just like that she added of course we awit don t know whether they got oft it the steamship at all 11 aye aye I 1 1 the sailor soul said I 1 pretty mash on an you little tal miss al miss as amanda had bad mine come back into the he room a and ad she tend stood listening to the h old aid am mans talk she 1 said I C alyn III it y I 1 1 think you had better go downstairs now we to t let our patient WIL talk too much it won am I 1 be good for him so catehis ma mio shook shock hands ends with the old sailor and blurred slurred downstairs an abed it of mom miss amand I 1 i the latter ling lingered d a moment to ask a question IN hat wua the name loans of the steam 81 ship I 1 p you wrecked ree k rill on mi she he asked tile the one you were cre just telling about she was ill the daum Dun raen fl the I 1 dun clarcent cent men of tile the cross and Clor descent line to replied filled the mariner dlan 11 tul you that no maam I 1 CHAPTER XI will wonders no never 1 1 cease ag again in it nil night ait it was ann I 1 on the mast day dai and at coon it time mile I 1 mr swag 0 was as refund returning I 1 to a azia the store rare that a most net net dg in thing happe happened sit mr stagg was walking briskly to ward lumise CI cove 1 in his big felt ambe afinow boota buah 1 as all 11 1 am wore 1 la that I 1 lo 10 calita nd ad wai a abreast ot of the shop and it he be alwaes sought g h I 1 to avoid looking ct at when he heard a door open nod and lose close lie he tried not to look lack that way but his mr ear told him ina instantly canaly that the per who had come came out vas mas mis ilsa anum da r hiither it tiler th than h her r father Ilo this t h how could c it he help darting i is glea glance ut at her miss amanda stood on the porch patch looking directly at him M mr acie called led ol 01 1 linit t pk to yon a save gave on the tha sunday who when pla had lined killed the him miss tied had not 11 spoken directly to tile hold bard ware merchant merch fint in all these hungry years it rather 11 sweed shocked 1 jospph fill stage flags owell now that bhe he helain should laid do to so IN ft in you yen come came I 1 iti she bhe urged him her vole rather let tremulous there wim wa a moment cut of at absolute silence imi bleil me yes ejaculated the hard hardware me man finally bonn I 1 absure m you mr me egg alx M amen amanda its said hurriedly it I 1 i la no per soa bonal matter that causes cause m me e to stop sou 1 in 1 hits lit f fashion III no responded the man a stiffly st line if 1 I want mart to you to come 1 in and speak with stith this sailor dellior who he am was hurt lie its finally said aid there them 1 la something 1 hug 1 he I ann cnn n tell you van mr stagg that I 1 th think vou should know the big rocking chair by the window 1 la which amanda I 1 mother h had a tor far voral several s years before her its death at 11 spent her waking waiting limit hours was sons now 0 oc ogled by the sailor tills this la Is the little girl i uncle ben J min miss misi amanda said rielly quietly q HP 11 0 will III be interested in what you have bas 1 at I ready told me ane beat about tile the ina loss of li the Duni aven you please repent up I 1 it aalt 10 th the door T gasped af mr stags stagg sitting down without be being m asked 11 hannah it th there re 1 Is no an hope of course at abom in da poke up that your all sitter tor mr S stagg end and her husband were not net lost be but t has having I 1 4 found out lot aw 91 0 we nigh bumped into each other after the dunraven Dun raven sunk bank that hat benjamin was wag on the steamer with mith them I 1 liou hought glit you should know knew I 1 have m warned med ed him to be careful how he be speaks before carolyn may lou mav wish ah to hear the story at first hand thank vou van choked joseph stagg he wanted anted to say my more but could not B I 1 hardy a watery eyes chinked j inked and he be blew his nose aye ae ay aye mate he rumbled hard wes fr for a to fact t I 1 give my festl many tore fore the consul when we was Is landed deda ded so a a did all that was as left of a us from froat the dunraven Dun Dou raven me hot abeln an un an lettered loan they did dido I 1 run me am my clos b t 1 I coal add much iloie m to it As I 1 say that im r a boat beat your sister and her sickly husband h was 1 in ui ib had jest as good a cha chane as we had ad IN a nigh bumped into e each lh other tile r eoon rl after the do dunraven Dun raven ven all sunk fco be then h we pulled oil oft awais 1 irom each other taa then the afoa fog iad up from wo the aart com can shore a lamp heap 0 fog mate to it spouted sponged out the lamp in tie purser s boat M e never seen OR no more or of e em dover nor heard bear no more are and were cm hannah were my sister si itar and her husband in that hoat boat queried mr stagg I 1 of 1 I am sure or by the dull Beal benjamin mid ina given me aid miss amanda softly that your year sister shim and ad M mr cameron camerom mere two of it its in a well its a long time ago now said lit the foldouts holdouts hai hol dware douts dealer burly burily if they had been picked up arlind ur had d the ono comit coast of amilca ve me would mould have hen heard it about lit it it would old beem iao ian the woman am agreed gently lou lom never cr knew what but may hopin happa at sea mister later till it hanping benjamin hardy declared what became of that boat beat ile he seemed to stick to that idea but tile the possibility of the built boats be having escaped seemed utterly preposterous to mr stags stagg he arose aromie to depart misa amanda followed the he hardware hardest dealer color to the outer enter door 1 I m sorry mry I 1 she said aid simply thank thard thank you murmured jo stagg before she closed the door ted lie w s out cut ou an to tow n ills ill mind ad strangely disturbs it waa mas not his lars fate that ailed his hia heart and ad br bruin in b but it 0 lights of f mo adaid Aiu anda rd she ine h bad aliber deliberately tely broken broke the of years year of mu course it in attributed to her interest f in C carols n U at may only yet the hardware r dealer r I 1 ad wondered rd TO BE CONTINUED |