ements, and whose
will alone could check their angry strife.

During one of the vivid flashes of lightning the captain observed Glynn
Proctor standing near the starboard gangway, and, waiting for the next
flash, he made a signal to him to come to the spot where he stood.
Glynn understood it, and in a few seconds was at his commander's side.

"Glynn," my boy, said the latter, "you won't be wanted on deck for some
time. There's little to be done now. Go down and see what Ailie's
about, poor thing. She'll need a little comfort. Say I sent you."

Without other reply than a nod of the head, Glynn sprang to the
companion-hatch, followed by the captain, who undid the fastenings to
let him down and refastened them immediately, for the sea was washing
over the stern continually.

Glynn found the child on her knees in the cabin with her face buried in
the cushions of one of the sofas. He sat down beside her and waited
until she should have finished her prayer; but as she did not move for
some time he laid his hand gently on her shoulder. She looked up with a
happy smile on her face.

"Oh, Glynn, is that you? I'm so glad," she said, rising, and sitting
down beside him.

"Your father sent me down to comfort you, my pet," said Glynn, taking
her hand in his and drawing her towards him.

"I have got comfort already," replied the child; "I'm so very happy,
now."

"How so, Ailie? who has been with you?"

"God has been with me. You told me, Glynn, that there wasn't much
danger, but I felt sure that there was. Oh! I never heard such
terrible noises, and this dreadful tossing is worse than ever I felt
it--a great deal. So I went down on my knees and prayed that God, for
Christ's sake would save us. I felt very frightened, Glynn. You can't
think how my heart beat every time the thunder burst over us. But
suddenly--I don't know how it was--the words I used to read at home so
often with my dear aunts came into my mind; you know them, Glynn, `Call
upon Me in the time of trouble, and I will deliver thee, and thou shalt
glorify Me.' I don't know where I read them. I forget the place in the
Bible now; but when I thought of them I felt much less frightened. Do
you think it was the Holy Spirit who put them into my mind? My aunts
used to tell me that all my _good_ thoughts were given to me by the Holy
Spirit. Then I remembered the words of Jesus, `I will never leave thee
nor forsake thee,' and I felt so happy after that