While still near this coast the vessel was overtaken by storm and wrecked.

My father, mother, and myself were saved.

But my little baby sister was washed out of my mother's arms and drowned." "Well ?" "Well!" "If she was drowned how can she be Hetty, if that is what you mean ?" "They thought she was drowned.

We were taken into another vessel and carried on to France." "And never asked any more questions about the baby ?" "I don't know.

My father and mother are both dead," said Reine pathetically; "I am sure they did all they could.