noon
Paul had known of her great trouble , and it was the remarkable resemblance of Darry to a picture he had seen of his uncle Rudolph as a boy that first startled him . Then came the story about the waif , and this gave him strong hopes that by the wonderful favor of Providence he had been enabled to come across the long-lost boy , his own cousin . Their happiness was subdued , for there had been lives lost in the storm , a number of passengers and crew having been swept from the deck of the steamer by the giant waves before the coming of the life savers . As the storm subsided by noon , our little party , increased by Abner 's presence , was enabled to cross the still rough sound in the staunch motor-boat of Paul , and to Nancy 's amazement appeared at her humble little home . She heard the story of Darry 's great good fortune with mingled emotions , for while she could not but rejoice with him in that he had found a mother , still , in a way , it seemed to the poor woman as though she had been bereaved a second time , for she was beginning to love the boy who had come into her life to take the place of Joe . Still , the future appeared so rosy that even Nancy could not but feel the uplift , and her face beamed with the general joy as she bustled around and strove to prepare a supper for her guests . In the village they had heard news .