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MrC:,LT., or Pht)nce 2310, Bruss(•I,:, The eaffrth Creamery THE 'BRUSSELS POST ..rn.,,me.,�..w...,,,�,.urs•-,,,..,...,v„v�.rueow�w.n�..A,.�.w•.....,.,�.A.,m,mi-,m,-m,,..«.warn,„,n,..,nnwY,....,.,.s.,:,u,�r he Adventures of Coward' Copy'r'ight NEW SfiRIAL STORY. "Iiow could you see it in the dark?” asked the captain. "i's didn't sir! Us rowed past and on, and then it looked so hope- less that when daylight came us row- ed back again to try the other side, and then us saw that narrer chan- nel.” The captain's boat leaching, they crept through the little opening. It led into a tiny bay with a shelving beach. Here the boats were run up, and the passengers were helped on shore, and the food was brought out. "How can we get up those cliffs?" said the captain, for the rocks seemed to rise sheer from the sides of the little bay. "There's a path up," said one of the sailors elk- rfulIy. He led the way to where a series of irregular steps were cut in the rock's side. " 'Tie; better when you've gona a few yards," the sailors said. Mr. Ferguson went first. Pen fol- lowed, the second officer went next, and then a sailor with Pat in his charge. The others followed, carry- ing what food and blankets had been brought from the steamer. The climb warmed Pen. Mr. Ferguson (lid not allow her to grow nervous. He gave her his hand when the steps were too steep for her stride, and pulb.d her up with a fern strong arta. The second otlieer was cheery, and the 11!mh became easier as they went higher. The rude steps in the rock ceased and became a rough • 1. Trate e _quarters of the way tat!up 1 z th; y tame on a small plateau. "Where as the use of crying?" they heard a voice say. In the Ade of the rock on this plat- eau we.: a natural cave. The cliffs hung over and kept any ray of sun- light from penetrating to this little flat bit of tone, probably made by a landship centuries before. In the l eve en the ground lay Mrs. Otteris; the golden -haired lady was by her cid , and sobbing near was one of the women srcondelass pass- engers. The golden ha ,r showed dis- tinct shades of green near the roots; the pink of her cheeks was in streaks, and the real black marks tomer her eyes converted the. imitation (Mea - into very ehahby imitations, lint none of thein cored for that. They only noticed that she had pulsed oil her jacket and wrapped it round Mrs. Otteris, and that the white boa with the many tails which she had flaunted on the deck of the steamer was round the neck of the second-class passen- ger. "You're saved!" she cried. "And Nassissaississisassa Letterheads Envelopes Billheads And all kinds of Business Stationery printed at The. Post Publishing House. We will do a job that will do credit to your business. Look over your stock of Office Stationery and if it requires replenishing call us by telephone 81. The Post Publishing House glad I am to see you! Mr. Ferguson, come here! Have you a flask with anything in it? She'll die if we can- not revive her!" "Where are the others?" "Gone up where they can get some sun.' They left us behind. Mrs. Ot- teris fainted with the cold, and the. woolen couldn't drag her along. Give her anything ren have. As for that Delarey.--" Words failed her, but the contempt on her face was en- ough. "The stewardess has gone them again, Mr. Ferguson was ip•tak- ing to Patty; Ow gol teen -hailed lady was shill speaking her mind loudly . tvith reference to Arthur to the eapiain and any one who would HA, en to her. Ile stood apart shunned by men and women alike. "1 hope you have brought a soul 1 neat," he said to the captain, "1 believe t1111',• w'a., 410 nt.ed 1'01. 0,' •e v , 1 r• ill. , t :1 Ir e harried from th .• to h buil 1 way we ware alud left cel bi: (-1y 4'h i,, !" 1 wont 011 in leetor- lu tones. \§ e tried to keep yeti- back," -'4141 the eaptalin dryly. There w•a :'a titter, and Arlh.u• ',me., 1 more •nilerl than before. The ..tiler, hod lu'ou';bt up the thud. 'Ile...), 0.).5 not latacb, and the ,•'-p11!n divided it iota portiotle. i+'her vi-,. 111 the opinion that the "ud•,•bl.:, 1, t. , a: 2. 1. tdlnUld not fn 1', th, -1un,• s:: the (IPA ela.ss, but the 1 ap sial. Mr. 1'','1'gueon, a111(1 the 001, 1..3 2001'.. reeolverl that all attain l Aim, Arthur tried to talk to Pen, to ,temnibl.• ,bunt everything, but Nile weel1 not hetet.. and tamed to P•lt mei the weal( einem.. Patty ('ae,tp- bell was Snore kind. Site IieteneI, trial treed with 811 11, said. 11ce un,.14. culled her in von. She would veineiu by Arthur, who sat a little. apart. 1L:,. Otteris lay in the sun, wrapped in blankets and rugs. She had opened her eyes and swallowed souu• 11i.scult soaked !41 wine. 11ut the ship's doctor looked grave as he bent Over her. "The expo -ore has been too 1m1eh for her," he said to the captain. Pat Lyon ram from one to the other, smiling and alert. This was really like a proper shipwreck. "Savages must conte!" he said. The but was explored. It was dis- covered to be dirty and too roughly thrown together to keep out the ?tails or wind, but the captain said that le would he sontr protection supnns- Ing they had to stay there all night. Another night! The men looked glum and the woolen were scared at after them to get scent from your the thought. niece. We thought that better than "But of course a steamer may pass before then!" the captain added cheerfully. Sailors were taking it in turns to watch at the foot of the rocks for any passing steamer's. After the meal, exhausted with what they had gone through, tho majority fell asleep. Pen dropped ofi' and slept peacefully for some hours. When she awoke she found that an- other blanket had been wrapped a- round her, and that a hat had been put over her head to keep the sun from her eyes. It was Mr. Ferguson's hat. "You had better keep it," lie said when she offered to return it. "I can very w'e11 do without it." Pen noticed that he was limping and that his foot was cut. He had given his boots to a second-class passenger, and had probably cent his .foot on the rocks. She took her nothing. This good woman stayed with us. The others flocked up to the top, where there is some warmth.' "Miss Campbell has none left." The stewardess suddenly appeared among them. "I'm glad to see you all! And you've brought food! There's a little hut up at the top if we could carry her up. It's warm 111 the sun." Brandy was forced between Mrs. Otteris's teeth. She swallowed a few drops, but her eyes slid not open or a tinge of natural colour return to her ;fray face. Four sturdy sailors carried her up the path. Mr. Ferguson gave his arm to the golden -haired lady. Site owned that she was exhausted with the night of terror and exposure. But Pen heard her voice run on with out ceasing, speaking of .Arthur. And the golden -haired lady called a spade handkerchief from her pocket, ti spade. "Shall I bind it 01) for you?" she The top was reached. Pon never 'leder(]. forgot the sight which met her The stat waa bright and wash on the bare. ]sigh country. Itoeks. cov- ered with a a,,arsu, thin yellowish glass, stl'etehrcl inland to the hori- zon, There was no sign of any liv- ing ere'alure, but a little ruined hut of locks and some rude boards leaned against a high rock jutting front the thin grass. Hr the full blaze of 1111) (41111 sal Arthur- Delarey, and by his side was Patty Campbell. Arthur looked sullen; his hair had lost its wave; his moustache droop- ed at the corners, A blanket and rug lay by his side. He had found th:,y were not wanted in the heat of the sun. He was dressed campltetoly, and Pen wondered how he had found rime :for it in the shock of the wreak. Pally was almost as trim ars he, but she had hacl to open her long fur - jacket at the throat, and this be- trayed e- tia ed the fact that there V.g '10 dress beneath. Her hair rho had wisely smoothed back from her fore- head and tied round her head with a woollen scarf. Some yards to their right sat the second-class passengers. They were in all states of deshabille, Some had only blankets tied - round their shoulders over their night-dresises, and some had petticoats on and woollen shawls; few had stockings, though nearly all had shoes or boots. Their hair hung down 'their backs in gray locks, in brown plaits, or fell loose about their shoulders. Their faces were worn with fear and the horror of the night, They sat apart form Arthur and Patty. "You aro laved, Pen!" said Ar- thur, He jumped to his feet with real feeling in his face and same to- wards theme, "We are all saved," said Pen quietly. She drew her hands from his and turned to the men carrying Mrs. Otter's. The women were sobbing in their husbands' and fathers' arms. They had returned from the grave, as it .were; they had never hoped to see have forgiven such an exhibition on the part of his nephew. The sat 10115 getting low, and 1181 hide 11•81f cold was b i,uulig' to felt. I1y the advice of the darter, Mrs. (Melds 10114 eau•ried down to the cave, and a .,ereh-pally organized t, and woad for a fire, Arthur ,11141 Patty Campbell kept ids by -tde. They might be hostel a•a'utltbliIIl 10 one another about tie• cold, di l oml"rt, .(1,1 wlult of f"wi. !:very on,. woo t , blame fe,r wh t and happ, nc(l. Il or unci„ bad Ftp• i,rently left 311;;. t'aamphe11 to P. e 00.41 110‘,.(a,s, and 1'111 v.00041013041 ji' he ('011,11 Arthur a rower.!. She mast (•,"triply era ,' ,,444 111411 in hi; frenzy of !'cal'; but the eowardiee appeared d to make leo dilfercnee in her eetitnati, of him. ;11l but Arthur wend 1 tee Campbell roene! about ,trill ing for wood. They, eov,•r,•d in 1.111;> azul blanket::, '(' ll hod ag:ainet the but and grumbled at Ile, h 4.'. wind. "If you will." lie salt down, and she bound the foot as wellies she was able ---it was a nasty cut. The 111111 and women were sitting in groups or strolling together to stretch their limbs. The captain haat asked them not to wander far, nor Mid they the wish or inclination to do so. It 20118 merely a hopeless des- ultory walling to pace the time. Mrs. Otteris was still lying in the came plane, attended by the doctor and ..tewardess. Pen asked ]tow 400 weal(4. "They think slightly revived," said 11Ir, Ferguson; "but there is the night .corning," "Won't a steamer pass?" cried Pen, tears in her voice. "It may!" he said hastily. Arthur and Patty Campbell were silting together some yards :from Pen mill Mr, Ferguson. Pen turned her head and deet Arthur's gaze fixed up- on her. IIis eyes were :full of anger, and she turned her face Away. With a pang she recognized that she belt nothing though Arthur was angry. She saw him last night screaming, half mad with fear; she heard the remarks of the golden -haired lady upon thin. Not a dealt but had be- haved better than her cousin. He was her cousin; he had been her lover. She thought of him, easy, jaunty, handsome, in the garden at the Rectory; she saw him, smiling, gallant, swinging up the Rectory drive; she saw him again frenzied with Saar; she saw him climbing over the bulwarks and throwing himself into the boat. She heard his voice shouting the order in frantic terror to leave the vessel. She had never thought whether he was brave or the reverse. He had behaved worse than any of the women, and had openly shown that he was a coward who, in the frenzy of his cowardice, forgot all feelings of manliness and honour What would her father have said? Quiet country clergyman though ho was, Pen knew that he could neve ('HAI'TE11 IX No wood 1011- ioluvl. It 201144 Mr. F,n'gueun who suggested thatth' locti'r!s ole the hut ehnuld be us:•(1 for fire. It was torn down In a few ''cauda, and carred clown to the little plateau where Mrs, Otteris lay in the cave. A meagre portion of food was 1101111 out, and a sip of brandy given to each man and 00- 111111 To some o fthe half-dressed wo- tnen it seemed that they eould not stand another night of exposure. The captain and lir. Ferguson kept up their spirits with cheery words. The, fire threw a ruddy gleam upon the rocks and on the little cave where the older and more delicate women had been placed. "A steamer is bound to pass to- morrow," said the captain. The fire had to be small to husband the wood from the hut. Wrapped in rugs and blanket:, they lay upon the hard stone—the men in a half - circle round the fire, the women in the mouth of the cave. They talked in low tones or dozed and awakened to rub their stiff bodies. Many had received bruises and cuts in the ship- wreck which now, in the absence of excitment, were beginning to make themselves felt. Arthur was left with a little space on either side of him, and Pen observed the fact. It was a weary night. Below, on the beach, sailors took it in turns to watch for a passing steamer, with a signal lantern tied to an oar. Mrs. Otteris grew worse. Her face took a bluish tint, which made the doctor ask for brandy; but none could be forced between her lips. The hours of suffering and cold dragged away, and day dawned a- gain. A whisper went round that Mrs. Otteris was dying. There was no relative, or even friend, with her. She had come on the steamer with Pat Lyon in her charge, and was travelling to cousins in Lima. She bad made no friends on board. Her 01ne}yhat peevish disposition had prevented that; but the sadness of her death made tears flow from the eyes of all. Even Patty Campbell ell wiped away some tears. Pen sat near the poor lady, and held Pat ;.yon 0n her lap. He 21111., very quiet, and looked at Mrs. Otteris with thought- ful eyes. "She will not recover conscious- ness," said the darter. As the first rays of sunlight fell upon the rocks Mrs. Otteris died. They scarcely knew when she was gone. The stewardess who had baen trying to force brandy between her lips, said quietly— "It is quite useless." • A woman broke into Ioud weeping which threatened to become hyster- ical. "Let us go up to 'the sunlight," said Mr•. Ferguson. They followed him—a weary dil- apidated crowd, and Mrs, Otteris 20118 decently left with covered face inside the cave. The women were weeping; hus- bands, brothers, and fathers looked hopeless and sullen. They were dol- ed out some food, but it was a very small portion. "Why did they not bring enough to last us for 0 few days?" said Ar- thur savagely. He had rode and placed himself by Pon's side. "They got it at the risk of thein' lives," said Pen, with curling IM. "I see you Have been different to me," said Arthur. "That fellow Fere guson has been dancing attendance upon you. '1 tried to save you too fro mlhe ship." Pen looked at him to see whether he were really in earnest. He was. "Ferguson seems to be command- ing everything," he went; on. "Look at hien talking to that woman and malting her laugh! Poor Mrs. 01- ter•is lying dead below! I call It scarcely decentl" "He is trying to keep up all our spirits," said Pen wearily. "Of course, defend him! Miss Campbell agrees with me about her r uncle, She says that she will not HSN 4Y Y0 444 Vl' Ji- . d.✓ +'. 41 m 4i 4 4 4 11I ilt' 1 Ill8l'ket j,licl' 1, 'N 1141(1.11,1' t'4,111• 110(14 4 Mt, Yolliek ,.++N•Ca•i C•4'0•l"'G•'K;^,�•4,', 0101 e-0+:0•134" ,hey hen, and elle is right too! P'It you, P.11 ---y011 who 111'0 r•q..1,r:0,l to "I do not 111 1k 1 stn," 4414!' Pel 111 2: love 2 etre. f "You are not! What do y'o l Yen lett, het, much with Sia Campbell." "Von aft. j,•atlo.l.et "1 ant not jealous; I was, but I 81011 ((01 flaw',' "WlInl do you mean?" : Arthur'e hair had not 1)441n bru led for two days, his mOust•1(he, had lest it curl, his collar was limp and dirty, but nevertheless he waa an ex- tremely handsome man, Pen, look- ing at him with sad grave eyes, re- cognized that he was handsomer' an she• had over thought. Yet she woul,i never feel again the thrill she used to feel when she caught sight of that upright forme. No, she would never be ,jealous again. "What do you mean?" She could not put into words what she felt. "I suppose you are angry because of what happened on the night of the shipwreck? But I offered to take you, Pen, and then you von back and lost your chance. You must knew -hat un Uses) occasions every elle its for himself. If I had waited, some other man would have taken my place—that Ferguson, for instance." "That I am sure he would not!" said Pen in a tone which sent a wave of colour to Arthur's face. "0£ course! You women are all making a hero of Ferguson. Ho wanted to go in the boat as much as I did!" l "He did not show it" "It was too late when we had cast off from th ship. It would have been madness to return. I had to thinb of the women in the boat with me as well as myself." Did he see her lip Buri? "I suppose you an: angry with me for that?" "I do not think I am angry with you at all," said Pen gently. "You think that I was in a hurry to get into the boat. I saw that if I did not hurry I should lose my chance and Ithought that you were already there, It was dark, and I thought you were there all right" WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 30111, 1921" He had raid a moment before that he could not go hack bemuse to do 1arne^s Was .- • , would have 11 b matinees. 1 s Arthur 1 liar ars well US a towel l: P401 sighed. "You ar,• lo -t du thee, ,tceidente if you hacvo no presence of mind. It 20'16: I or another 1111n, 11101 118 1 waa: :1 tie.1-(•lass p l llg:cl• it was my platy, and I rook 11." "We will ret talk about it," ;aid P.m. "1 lar 1 * sa.ti,t to 1141,14 of 1'." I1"; !:' r :,i ,A11114 ti l.n' ent hi: tc+4141, :teal 1111(•,1 ei„t hit she rr..ul1(4 14 drew n •r= •.I 21111 1' r, , :.' 1 , ,1. 1,11 I (1, not 1v,11 111 4n, 41442,r•,h. ,u. 1 a not ;i"(1 a „I 1 ii1.'- u• -hut char, c.1i. 1 ,!o 4•e1 in1: 1 kit'w want 1 d+iter ',Own 1 alba that 1 wo01(1 veru.„ "You are jr •ileus." said Art',or, "I Io not queried •1 with me, Pen. You mi- to,ri. to lose then J hay.: hp vo , 11an'1. 1 h.•re is another ;irr not ., bundh,41 u,ll away wbo n,, a', f11,,,e 810 if 1 a:,lc lar,” 1'rm. felt .,Bucked. \\.t„ Ar.h,.,r a.l cad a.- well 0 sa cow::ard? '1'11;' 1,• tater -le' had loved wait rao moi 1 thea real Arthur than a butterflyl like the chrysalis from w'blh it came. She had never dreamed of the ugly chrysalis, "I a ms0rry," she said, with a sob. She was sorry for Arthur and herself, and fo rthe girl "not a hun- dred miles away," "You are very si1ly," said Arthur. "You women do not understand that a man must fight for himself on oc- casions like thee!.. You expect us to behave like heroes in a story -book. I am not a hero in a story book!" "No," said Pen. "That is right! Come to your senses, little Pen! You look (Miele ous with that plait of hair down your hack 'tnrl�" "If you had shown common brav- ery," said Pen in Is firm voice. "I could have forgiven you. if you had only been quiet and stood back and hidden your fear! Dear Arthur, you are my cousin; you are much older than I am. I know that I am hurting you; but it is well to be hurt sometimes, You behaved like a coward that night, and when you pretend that you did not you are worse than a coward! I am sure of that." Arthur had risen to his feet, fury in his face. "You are not a preacher," he said; ou need not ake the role of One. I r`y shall not remain by any one who calls me a coward." He stalked away from her to where Patty Campbell sat. Pelt laughed and then cried. Ar- thur was her cousin, and Arthur sled been very dear to her. The downfall of her idol deserved some tears. (Continued Next Week.) +HIE Industrial Mortgage and 91 savings Company, of Sarnia Onturin, u preparaa ts11411240110 mosey Uae w or Mor',.good Iluis Parties Desiring an4v form 11.04a•ea will please, elPy 10 au,.1.11b)011. a t fnrnlsh retie, and other 1 artin.,,•lte. The Industrial Mortgage andeasing, oomparar W. J DOWD AUCTIONEER ter, el +hr el' -v With T17n4 :Nt:1,•,• i;. L. P,. l 1' .l ai ao,w e• r<u ,.•.t .,f see. e; l n!,.a a l lot•• , 8 r..44''44hi,PL. 1 leu"aa Cilnada's Greatest life Insurance Co, �,U 2+a Assurance a a Life kms' t.". rat' Cadad G. W. ABRAHAM I ti -1 .l Ud. (.,,presentative C. C. RAMAGE, U.U.S., L.D.S. BRUSSELS, ONT. Graduate Itoyal College of Dentist slit re. ens and Honor Graduate Uni- v, t. sty of Toronto. 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