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The Adventures
of a Coward
('.opyright NEW SERIAL STORY.
"But he never says anything to
yeti," said Pen,
"That Is just it. He only leeks at
on:, with those ugly gray eyes of his.
I don't wonder at that child being
afraid of him,"
"1 do not think it is altogether
fear," said Pen thoughtfully. "He
likes hint, I am sure. 1 to not bee
anything in your uncle to be frighten-
ed about."
"Uncle Patrick has always been
queer,sli said l'atty. "He buried him
self in South America, and has lived
there for yeas with that old sister
6f his. He would not have come to
England now, hut I could not he k•ft
alone. The Campbells were not re-
turning from India for a year, and
they could not have me with then!.
So he had to come.'
"What is his sister like?"
"I do nut know. They are (suite
strangers to me. I Ilever .l.v uncle
Patrick until two months .ago. .11y
mother was his sister, told ile is my
guardian."
Patty was communicative this
(•!'(•Lina; Arthur had been move than
u'ually attentive,
P.m's pillow was wet with tear;
that night.
They had now reached the Straits
of .Magellan. The steamer turned in
between the ::react wall; of /oak, 'the
eapta!11 took his place ell the bat h t,
a pito.. 'i(1' would scarcely leave night
or day- for 141(04 or four days. A
slight diverge/lee to the richt or left
woad :,id the "hip upon thee" cruel
Week points or send her, sma.ling a
ga:nst th, walls that frowned on
ether Ade. The passengers watched
in woaderlag si:..ne(' as they 0111!14
Past the towering rocks. At tunes it
looked as if b;; llntting out one';; !lend
one might touch them, Pat Lyell
1((11 : et them with a delft in his
childish orehead
"1 dont like it," he stud, prows(!;
Pen', singers.
"Net' (1" I," said Pen.
She 1'01//4 ftp at the 1("1(1 ...loot. . ,k •
y
above then/ n narrow lou between
the walk: of rock, She would be
glad Mc 1Y they \v' re out of this ]l et
011 -lace• (11(•1' and in the open sea.
Captain and officers were aha+oil-
was, 1 .1 Ill wel1'11 atoel'it(,' ,1 V0,7,N1
thl'ontrll tlr:n' narrow straits.
"We shall he out of it io-ntorrnw,'
••, , e• o t'.1(.
Balli the second it 1 t 1
".f it very glad!" said Pen.
She went to 1 early that night.
The lady who had shared neer 1'11'71!1
had 1.ft at, the \\ t ludic:, and Pen
had it ,tow to herself. Patty 11aa
state -room! nearer 1 th( ceetre of the
ehip. Next to h,t was 111re. Otteris.
The boy Pat was in the (ten's pint, -
and he, through the dcprt•turo of
1(t 11seng1 t•; at the West Intl)/H, 11110
had a (111)!11 to himself.
It seemed the middle of the •night
(:hal Poll heard 11 voice a.1 1feu' (100r.
"Qtliek. Get 011 and put
some warm clothes on! You Must
go. to the dock,:"
It was the voice of the etewardcss, 1
"What is it? What has happened?"
But the w01(1)111 had rots'( 1 on, autd •
was giving the same mcssatre 19 Mrs.
Otteris. There was n ,cram fecm
that lady's veldt, and a frightened
Voice cried --
Pen put on what clothes she could:
The lights went out as she groped for
her :hoes, and sole, gave up trying to
find then!. Her teeth were chatter-
ing with fright; hc:r hands Were &Ink-
ing. She could hear the stewardess
helping Mrs, Otteris and calling re-
assuring; messages to Patty through
the spell door,.
Jt was not two minutes before Pen
rr
had dressed, buttoned Patty's fel,
coat over all, and felt her was to the
:lairs. It would he so horrible to 130
drowned in this rat -trap, she said to
herself.
"Be quick, miss!" said the etcward-
ss behind,
•"What has happened?" moaned
Mrs. Otteris.
"The /' ((1'111 said yell were to
come on deck," said the stewardess.
"We have struck!" said Patty to
I'en. "I felt the, jar. We are on
a rock, or we have sprung a leapt."
1L•s. Otteris gave a shriek at the
work "li'ak.'
"We shall all be drowned!" the
cried.
"Nonsense, ladies!" said the
stewardess firmly. "There are plenty
of boats, and w'0 are close 10 land.
We are within a stone's -throw."
They renu'mbetrd the Crown!ng
rocks towering up by the side of the
:tealtle•r, and to the ignorant women
the memory brought contfo:t. 1 -low
could they crown when they were a1 -
most within touch of land? It 41e0m-
ed that a leap would take them to
the rocks,
"I have left all my jewelry," said
Patty, stopping on the top etee,
"You must leave it, mss:.," said
the stewardess firmly.
"Run back ti's fetch it, 11isoIrene
Ingham," said Patty minty.
"No." said the stewardess; "you
1(11(.01 g:1 on, please, inlets!'
"Patty'' calm manner and thought
fee her jewels had had the effect o.f
ifeiteenin0 Mrs, Ott(ris, and sir. '(:ns
crau(bling up the steps w•ithent the.
aid of thr stewardess.
rdess.
"Patty, on, you there, and Miss
llt•rringha1n?" said 11r. 1'ercu.,ou ]Io
held a lantern in his hand, w111111 he
llie'hed in the faces of the little ;:roup
groping their way tip.
wp an, all here."
Th,,y stood in the light or 111e
lantern, the queerest party. Pasty,
muffled 1 to furs to her chin, he,' hair
in e 1.1 -(11011 drawn back from her
''0t •h• 1111, w110 1 different Patty from
the 11/111d trim damsel of daylight.
['((1 _ave a half -hysterical sob is
she saw her hands furtively twit tt„
out he curling -Ons and arraugin •
0(e 1114.1, curls on her .forehead
Mr.;. Otters looked ge•ay, biau,•ited
with fent' in the yellow light, an old
.:haul ground her head, hes' feet in
bedroom slippers, an old cloak about
net. shoulders. The stewardess was
het• Haat self. Pen, with her Nig
plait of black stair falling down- her
back, with white 4'111/1' and dark eyes,
lonkod like a schoolgirl. slIr. Fere
gluon 'yas otullled in 0 hick ulster
and a slouch het. There were flakes
of snow upon his vont sleeve,
- "You meet conic on deck. They
are gctt 1(p,': the boats out, No, yon
have not tion to go hack for your
jewels, Patty! Come, Mrs, (ltteiie,
take my arm! Stewardess, look after
Miss Campbell and Miss Herring -
ham!"
The ship gave a sudden lur,'!t to
ono side, and Mrs, Otteris uttered a
scream.
"We are going!" site shrieked,
"We are notl" 5atcl Mr. 1''1.1;„uson.
"Mrs, Otteris, control 'yourself! Yen
will b(7 saved."
Mrs. Otteris became ,116114, She
clung to his atm, and thews noir her
hoard her moan with fright, but she
dict not shriek again, and „'cava but
littIo trouble.
They were on the deck, A. lantern
had been strung up, but its gleam
threw scarcely any light on the scene.
1 A :few flakes of snow were falling
'oftlya; the night was quite still, The
black reel/ seemed to be nearer than
before. A jarring elash!ag 1,1101111
showed that they were too mar 11
be pleasant. The .ship g (ee to otic"1'
110th which threw Ptn again..t the
Stewardess. There aroee 11
!'runt the lower (leek which was not
;t (108 or a wail, and yet w,l,. 111/1•
.he two cmlubioed,
"The boat, are jammed!" said
,,nYone,
\ul,s rust ,very now 11(11 then in
/dear ('lc00 which •e1.t-
e1 to drt.1v11 them•;eiV'0 from tlge
1hu•k1l0-, 111d 11081 out ague/. t 111,:
;111,14 ruck".
1/111 write to your coatpaf.y
end celle :tin of you, captain!" ('011(1
1 vine,, 111811 wial anger and lieut.
"'10n ought to
The ('nice tris 1111.11,11 by a rough
1.,111. Pen leiew it, chalet al as it
we.., for the vole," of Arthur, She
v;II , 10/31 !!111'11 It was bu=n=. -1. it
'nth. her 11-lutnied that ler cousin
I d Ike tied,
8t an anal: which
IL
net 1/1,211.4111t 10 stand on or to
th:!,k about \lr, l ertru:•on had
/"_ n 1 stone -h !ter for the 'Neilsen.
"The beet 1.1 1 be ready in 't (nenl-
'•ot h • said. ••:tau I here."
They tr, r- t1 ty good 1111(1 ub.d et.
Mrs, Otterie collapteed into the A '1r,
or thestewardess, but sho ',vas quiet,
:11d for that they Wol'e thallii1111. The
t ••,m' r gritted heavily e alert the
wail of the rock. The 1(8,1111)1 t•/tat
up to tine little group lid toll 1hens
they '(('re brave lilt's. The one
with the golden hair who ammityl the
nun said to fatty that oho "g'il' ,ori
they were In a tight place." Patty,
in the common misfortune, forgot
that ler hair was so very golden, her
checks so very pink. They mourn •d
together over the loss of their clothe;
and jewels.
quiet :And orderly manner w,tlaotll.
/idea or tears.
"Come, Pell "ohne/ .,el'ealllea Ar -
111111'..
1',•11 41111';' hack, She wo111'1 1101
Oro.. forward t1 try to gale/ n ride..
in the boat. A 41141er was 111tHeet
fig:}rtiug ,lrtltur le ke, p i int from ;1
alt.
"The 14(111:•❑ t!rst!" 1101(4,•4 She
'1110111. I: n 1111 h,c1 1"
fan 111- gas,ea'I .ill.
el' light, 111: snow Mei eetill le
1.111, lend the ,1:(' wee ar (( 'l :t el-
'
l-
e4,v ht ad. r1(,
I1 .:wit1L'ii,g motion aiel ,1 j-.rr:lett
sound, l((!':'.hl:: (>I(1/4 :110.1 tiler, to
Ouc 0!111.
"It i:: your turn, .111-s li,•rr:og•
ham," raid Mi'. Ferguson. tIe had
led to the side and seen into the beat
his 41(:11, .tui Mr4. iJ;t, tl . 1'1.11 111111
the .mete(-1>ttir'',l lady w(811:.)t
111.10 ',Oil)...
"Tse' b+ 4 " cri•'i! Pon suddenly.
"Where is the buy?"
.1 -Ir. Ferguson ,rt call' 4 41900 :•1
Ott, 11.
111).>:1 r 1.. 1 •'
"Mr,. 01t,•1':. It a set .,et and
hull' rose grunt her si,gt :•n the beet,
I lar, It Ilial! 'Where is tieS:"
,'Sit down, 111'1((! You II cities:44
Int.:" growled. d a sailor.
"1Iurrc, ladies!"shouted til: capt-
ai1. "Why are yea waiting?"
"'rhe boy is forgotten—Pat Lyon!"
'Where is he?"
•'11e was not awakened. Ho noest
be t 11141 111 his berth, ' said Pen.
"NeVell 1)1111(1 him!! One of the
sailors shall go for him. Hurry, 'tut }le dried his tear, and ;'.01(1111 .
lease, 184il'41 his sobs +-xcept fora convulsive gulp
Tat intervals.
There wits no 11701'0 hesitation. he
golden -hatred lady pressed before "No one 1801'," he 11'11, I.
P011 and took her 411'/0 in the boat. ('ouldn't get out, and the nasty ship
Pen stood back and allowed Sour was turning upside down!'
second clan; passengers to get in I Ile had nothing on but his night- i
1'1'0(11 of her. Mr. Ferguson was
shirt. Mr. Ferguson wrapped a Ulan-
speaking to the second officer, and did1
ice! round him and told him to tuck
CHAPTER VII, not notice what was done until too his feet in it as well as he could.
]ale, and the boat was full. The air was bitterly cold, though
They stool) waitleg about twenty , 1('111! away!' u0u, 1d tae 1101,0 111 th 1 .:1014 1111,1 e 1(.r.1,11, .:1 .sic. my itt
minutes. 11I3•. Ferguson had gone ho 1!1111 at that instant Mr. Ferguson ("las clear, On deck things looked as
the group of sailors at work on the turned and saw what Yen had done, they had left them. Arthur was still
hurts, and the women were Taft, n talking in loud passionate tongs to
shiverine. group, in the cold and snow She was dealing away from the group
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low bravet ut1 are'."
"Stop thr. cryiu•r' .111•., If(arut_ ..la
:•- not crying." - {
"No, but .11,, is shrdting; 1 c.ltl
h• r," said Pat.
of Wren and the few women who were an audience who did not listen. A
with the deck moving unpleasantely left, and was going i1( the diraetSon 1 man was declaring that he could make
beneath their feet. Pen could hoar a raft if he only had the means. The
of the stairs leading to the bay's
Arthur's voice shouting and dir•ectin_, sailors were hammering at the boats
tate men. She wished that he woula which were jammed; the captain and
not, The sound of it made her shiver okcers were directing them. But for
with shame. She heard sent" one the most part every one was quiet.
near her say— Perhaps it was the stillness of the
"That fellow is mad with fear!" secching and threatening the captain !tight; perhaps it was the inevit•able-
Me, Ferguson it be Arthur who was mount? in the centre of the group b:hind ness of what was to happen whist
Mr. 011041(10,011(0111(1 to them In made the majority so still.
a few seconds. His calm tone brought them. It came to her mind that she They were standing in groups, not
comfort and hope to the little group. was bound to show some courage for even talking, One woman /1'114111 a
He stood by them and asked 1411111 the credit of the family.
permission to smoke. The sight of
him striking a match and ,shading it
carefully with itis hand from the fall-
ing aloes, the glow on his composed
face as the cigar was ligilt:•d, din
more to reassure them than 'uty
w'1( !; could have (luno,
Means. ' "Now then, ladies! called the cad-
"lf you've got a cigarette have hat' "I suppose it 1110'115 that we are go -
fain.
one," -•)!d the golden-h'1)•red lady, in#;• to be drowned," said Pen simply. There was 0 rush of other 111111 be -
berth. He caught her arm.
"What are you doing?"
"I am going to fetch Pat — poor
Pat!"
She could hear Arthur's voice. be -
"You have lost your chance banhadbox in her arms; another had
through this nonsense," said Mr. Far -
looked
• herself on a bundle of what
guson. "The boy was in the charge looked like clothes. The snow was
of Mrs. Otteris, and he is answerable like a light hoar frost upon the r•igg-
for hint. See how the ship is listing! 1)!g.
One of the boats gave way beneath
Pu you understand what that
the blows of the sailers.
Mrs. Otteris fatty and Pon had "Then keep with the people at tho
side. The boat may be able to lural
(14,10/1 14011 skirts away in (1151/11(1) 1
those who are gone somewhere and!
when the golden -haired lady had r ethers, or they may be.
smoked .with the men of an 00/111(114.
glut n" 1111/ drew• their skirts awaty 1tconteh1e t0 111,18,•back felt tae th the boats tvhieh
now. They wore (ratcrut to Ile" for is jammed. Stay !4/1'01 Gloat' to the
her loud voice and bold manner, It' captain. 1 will go for the boy."
did not 0,1(11 1)00.41111, that death could `'I must go too,'' said Pen,
You need not come."
11/11(1 11 pink-ehc1•ked lady smoking a
c's;r8rette.
.\Ir. Fergusson Crave her a (igaretto
with a laugh and a chaffing word
which made Pen open her eyes.
Could :gr. I e o,;•uson laugh! \\ a, this
11r. Ferguson bandying chug Veit
the golden haired lady?
Mrs. Otteris and Patty were listen-
ing too. They were s1( 1110(10 amaze I
that they forgot the cold and d ti gter.
"Put 1 will cone'!" cried Pen. "I
'ml afraid--•drealfelly afra'd—Lu;,
I will not be like Arthur! I am a-
shamed of him, end it shall net be
said we ((('e 1111 alike!"
"No one will 4111(0 it. You aro a
W0n71111."
"11111 1 ail afraid—much more a-
fraid than the others were, than Patty
or the lady who smoked Cir r/1105
tvi'1, you—and I will go with von and
.\ group of yi•uoual ten+ added 10 them 1001/ for poor I'at! Ye41, 1 will,"
--the captain had sent them up from
``-"You are a brave child!" 118:1 lir,
the low> r deck. They were poorly
/1.111smile w'1411 only petiietnes end
shawls over their night-dresses.
"Pen, where are you?" said Ar-
thur's vole, 1\c' are tint class pees.
,•nn1rr, lend they have got to talar us
fere they take the second 1,1(1(4."
"I ani here,' mid Pen.
C,onu1 over to the boat. Why do
you sday so far away? There is sure
to be .1 rush."
"There will be no rush as long as
i ant in command," said the captain,
with bitten' contempt. "The women
will go first and the leen after-
wards!"
"1 gun a first class passenger, and
i insist------" Arthur's vas, e rose
into an inarticulate scream o4 fear
and ('age.
"Stand back, Mr. Delany! Now
then, ladies!-"
The boat was ready. Arthur ut-
tered a sound which was like a sav-
age yell, and rushed to the side where
the boat had been lowered. He was
pilled back and held by tho second
officer, A sailor, holding a lantern,
4/41011 71 ,leering laugh.
"That's a fine gine11na11, that is!"
ho said,
Pon tingled with shame' She for-
got her tango., In lter shame, Arthur
was her cousin, and he was An anent
coward! No other malt on the ship
was behaving MS he was. Even the the list of the shim. She pushed and
women were taking their places In a Mr. Ferguson aided her. There was
Ferguson.
"But I am afraid, I tell yon —
dreadfully afraid."
L
She �h
S
au ILast 11101 and was down
the stairs before he could atop Iter.
It was latch -black below, and here
the list of the vessel was more per-
ceptible. Pen stopped.
"Have you a light?" she asked, and
her voice had a little tremble hi it.
Ile etrurk a match, and they grop-
ed their way to Pat's cabin. They
heard his voice screauming for help.
Yes, .yes, we are coming!" cried
1'011.
She tan on before lir. Fortnum,
t_0511'n,
and pushed at the door of the cabin,
but It wouicl not open,
11o, Ferguson had stopped to light
11n"t}le1' match; the first had burned
out.
"Let me out! Let one out!" cric.1
the frightened boy. "I can't stand
up! I and fulling over!
The ship had given a sudden move-
ment with an awful grateng and jarr-
ing against the rocks.
"Get on deck!" said 111'1•. Ferguson
in Pan's ear. "1 will bring the boy."
Ise believed that the ship was heal.
Mg over and settling. But Pen had
for tho moment, forgotten her fear
in her 11101ts to open the cabin door.
It had become fixed and jammed in
'1 u n the blanket, nket e '41( - e t
e•i-; roc her t, make le Iway to the
1`010' r• •L 'ii • heavy- boy. Tw:•, w-.;- 1
wee 10,1'4 (/0:33.-11 L..i'nr-: hrr.
"Room1roc '111.• 1,1,11•/, 01!ly u:'4e'
:ail.• trh•+! 11 eieke he ' ay t ,4((:111
I of „1 'Ph, 1. !as a ' 11
front a 11131 110 �,heuld tett, bsi• c n f
/411,1 h t •: was that of Arthur,
Itlin elf with fra1, and
este a tied: figure elimbiess titer
the bulwarks.. ..
\i.. F, rgu Yn saw her of that
moment. Fie had believed her el-
.fieely in 1.01 haat., He 1(11(1 b'cn
h'1-111 fri _. I In keeping 1111' 111111
from pit -11,1'' 1n to the \tot>ea1 .•
they W1.1,•• lift.•11 into the 'boat. In
th.• Mght, +dear as it w10, he had not
tor. I me.,): th.-1 w(re hu111ed1y ,lf,-
ed (t (t 11) • 1 I.ut he 'knew the
blank '•t which e o ,rod Pat, and he
111/1 -ht Teti.. eyes, frightened, bee
seet hingr. as :,hr struggled towards
hint.
111, c•iptah1 w.1- 4,(111(84' the milers
111 chartre of the boat toilet go—she
would hold nu more.
"Stop!" shouted Mr. Ferguson.
"There le another woman."
"Another will swamp us!' •called
the .111101'[ from the boat.
Pen had been pu.hrel forward, and
was against the bulwarks with the
boy in her arms. She could slimly
see the boat, the dark figures of the
.tlilors standing up, and the fiO-Urls
u.' the women huddle" together, nod
Arthur's white face turned up to the
groat hulk of the ship leaning over
towards them.
"Why don't you go? She will be
over on tis!" she heard him cry,
"There is another woman. You
must get out, sir, you're the only
man."
"I wont! I won't! I am a first
class passenger, anti you are bound
to save the first class passenO'e; be-
fore the others.'
"le mean .skunk!" said a 011.1 by
Pen.
The ship gave a movement evhic'.1
brought a shriek of Horror from rho
boat below, au1 made those Loft on '
hoard clutch at the nearest thio: ,
The sailors cast off.
"There 1s another woman on •
hoard! P(larry, she is your con -in'"
shouted Patrick Ferguson.
"Get away from her ---get ae ay!
she going to turn over!A:•tltur
shrieked,
(Continued Next Werk.)
G. W. ABRAHAM
IJ: trfc•t Representative
C. C. RAMAGE, D.D.S., L.D.S.
BRUSSELS ONT.
Graduate Royal College of Dental
411 (Jr- /1011 Honor Graduate Uui-
se t 1ty of Toronto. Dentistry In all
it:; brancle.rs.
Office Over Standard Bank,
Phone 200
WM. SPENCE
Eth, 1, Ont.
Conveyance, Commissioner and C.
Agent 1'or
The Imperial Life Assurance Co. of
Canada
and
Ocean Accident Guarantee Corpora-
tion, Limited
Accident Insurance, Al"omlbile In-
surance, Plate Glass Insurance:, etc,
Phone 2225 Ethel, Ont..
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AGENT FOR
fire, Automobile and Wind Ins.
.COMPANIES
For Brussels and vicinity Phone 64
JAMES M' FADZEAN
Agent Hod Mutual Fire Insurance Company
4(00
Hartford Windstorm and Tornado Insurance
Phone 52 sox 1 Turnberry street Brussel
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D. M. SCOTT
PRICES MODERATE
For references consult any person whose sal
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111, 0. R., Village of nrueeele.
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LECKIE BLOCK - BRUSSELS
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ou!tc ton often thee(: day. throughout t$1(' Dominion. And
what is the reason? Th e• • is only one. and that is lack of
les to glome in titttti }•is :old the lure of the flashing/
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publicity of the 1.u•ge. 1:it' e•stabil:hut1ut1. Many citizens,
white earning thei1' t l;ea and salaries in 0110 place, never-
th01'5e send 0 10l'7/1 proportion of this money out of the
community for questionable lou ;ons, thus depriving such
community c.f that much n(ec: Bury working capital.
Business :
DO tale Sam
They have local 1'1111111 who are able mid ready to sutlply
than with all their requirements, yet for the most trivial
0'!.-'11011 Or excuse they w111 t'Oasetlt to extend this p:tira1Ltge
to Outside 411')118, 11104 110!I>itlg to build up di5ta It chits.; at
the expellee of 17110 h01)1,' totttt '1'11'4' 111181 to forget that
this money so sent out might oth/rw 1114 have been largely
returned to them by tho,,e with whorl they should have left
this business. Therefore, wh(n in need of printed 110'1160' of
any kind, whether farmer, business elan o1' professional man,
always extend first consideration to
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