? ? ? ? Jane led him toward the cabin, and the Frenchmen turned toward the beach from which several of their fellows were advancing to meet them.
? ? ? ? Clayton, wishing to leave father and daughter alone, joined the sailors and remained talking with the officers until their boat pulled away toward the cruiser whither Lieutenant Charpentier was bound to report the unhappy outcome of his adventure.
? ? ? ? Then Clayton turned back slowly toward the cabin. His heart was filled with happiness. The woman he loved was safe.
? ? ? ? He wondered by what manner of miracle she had been spared. To see her alive seemed almost unbelievable.
? ? ? ? As he approached the cabin he saw Jane coming out. When she saw him she hurried forward to meet him.
? ? ? ? "Jane!" he cried, "God has been good to us, indeed. Tell me how you escaped--what form Providence took to save you for--us."
? ? ? ? He had never before called her by her given name.
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