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30 «THE YOUNG STRANGER. CHAPTER III. THE YOUNG STRANGER. Mr. Rosevelt began to mend at once under the skillful treat- ment of the ship’s surgeon, and to regain his strength much more readily than the young girl who had been so faithful to him. _ He had been in a very dangerous condition, the physician said, and doubtless would have died but for the unremitting attention which Star gave him, in keeping his head cool and wet, and in forcing food upon him to keep up his strength. Mr. Rosevelt heard this with evident emotion, and during the remainder of the voyage evinced the greatest tenderness for her. They had not made much progress in their frail life-boat, notwithstanding the unrelaxing energies of the sailors, and found that they were still five days from New York when they were picked up by the other steamer; and although somewhat weakened by hunger and suffering. and the intense cold, yet none appeared to be seriously affected by their experience, and a day or two served to make a great change for the better in them all. On the evening of the second day after their rescue, Star con- sented to be carried up on deck; the day was keen and cold, but the sun was bright and inviting. She was very wan and pale, but possessed a delicate beauty that attracted every one. They tock her directly to Mr. Rosevelt, and she gave him her thin hand without a word. He, too, looked so thin and Gomilcbooks:.: