Life had been good to the Dawson's . Jack had landed a job working for Molly Brown as her chauffeur and had continued with his drawings. The
people along the pier and around the city of New York were beginning to know Jack and he was requested at some home parties now. He
would draw pictures of the guests of some of the most famous people of the time. He was now getting one dollar for every drawing that he did
instead of the nickel that he had once gotten.
Unfortunately fame and fortune brings along with it the name and knowledge among the rich and famous. Cal had come back from the sinking
of the Titanic somewhat of an outcast. The people in the community felt that it was his job to let the women and children into the lifeboats.
Since several women and children had died on that fateful night Cal was looked down upon by some of the people of the town.
He had lost the girl that he was to marry and there was no denying it. Oh he could whine about how she had been unfaithful to him. But
people did not either believe him or care about what had happened to him while he was on the Titanic. He had lost his friend and bodyguard
that night also.
The only thing that he got any credit for was saving the young child that night. He found that sort of funny to be thought of as a hero because
he had saved the young child. The little girl had been his way onto the lifeboat. He had told the man that was allowing passengers to get onto
the lifeboats was that he was the only family that the child had. He had gotten onto the lifeboat that night and survived.
He no longer had any contact with Rose's mother. She was nothing to him now and she had her life to live as he Cal had his life to live. Cal
was aware of the fact that she was penniless and did not care. Rose's mother was not his problem. She had begged him to let her stay at
his home but being the kind man that he was he had told her no.
Cal had heard later that she was living in the streets almost and selling flowers. She had nothing on her but her jewelry and the ten dollars
that the White Star Line had given her for the loss of her items. He felt no remorse he just didn't care. Cal had enough to worry about, he was
being treated by society like he was some kind of criminal.
Back in New York Rose and Molly Brown were becoming good friends. Rose did not attend any of the social gatherings for fear that someone
was going to recognize her, but she did go out with Molly and Jack often. New York was so alive and there was so much to do. Jack was a good
driver and the car that Molly had bought made it much easier for her to get around.
Rose missed her mother. Her mother had been a snobbish person who was very selfish, but she still loved her. Her mother was the only family
that Rose had left and she would like to find her. She had spoken to Molly about telling her if she hears anything while she attends any one of
the society functions. Molly had been asking as discretely as possible, but had not found out anything about Rose's mother as of yet. Molly loved
Rose as if she were her own and wanted her to be happy.
So life had continued since the sinking of the great ship and it has now been a year since that fateful night. Rose and Jack had settled into the
kind of life that they both enjoyed. Molly was easy to work for and most of the time their time was their own to do what they wanted. Rose and
Jack had been to Coney Island many times and Rose now rode a horse with her legs on either side of the horse. They had gone to Niagara Falls
and had watched a man go over the falls in a barrel. There were many things on the list that she and Jack had made that they had done together
and their life had been blessed.
But back in Pennsylvania life had not been that good to Cal. Oh he had all of the money that anyone could want and he was due to take over the
business for his father in just three years when he retired, but he was bored. He dated many women but none of them had the charm and grace
that his Rose had and he was getting tired of the dating game.
It was at one of the many social gatherings that Cal saw a drawing. He could not believe it. The drawing looked just like the type of drawing that
that awful man Jack Dawson from the Titanic had made. When he looked at the signature on the picture and he saw the signature, he could have
fainted. It was Jack Dawson.
The lady that was holding the drawing was telling how she had met this young man at a party. He was a chauffeur for a loud woman by the name
of Molly Brown. He only charged one dollar for his drawings and he was very talented.
Carl was wondering about Rose. Did she survive the sinking and hide from him? He went over to the lady and introduced himself. "This is a very
good drawing. You said that a young man did the drawing at a party in New York? Did he have his wife with him?" he asked.
"No, he was there with that lady Molly Brown. There was no one else with her. If you get to New York you should have yourself drawn by him.
Someday he is going to be famous, I can tell. Jack Dawson has a lot of talent." she told him.
Cal bowed to the lady and went to the outside to think. He had to find out if Rose was alive and well and living with Molly and Jack. He headed
right out of the party to go and find Rose's mother.
Rose's mother was indeed a flower girl on the streets. She had aged ten years for the one year that it had been since the sinking of the Titanic
and was not happy to see him. She turned her head away from him when she saw him coming. But he wanted to know the truth so he went
right over to her and began to talk.
"I have something to tell you that you might find interesting. I was at a party today when I came across a drawing that was made by a man named
Jack Dawson. The drawing was done just two weeks ago, by a young man who was a chauffeur for Molly Brown."
Cal had been right Ruth did find this very intriguing. She wondered right away if Rose was with him. She had looked for her daughter in vain the
days following the sinking, but she might have hidden from her. "I have not seen or heard from either of them." she told Cal.
"I am here to make sure that you did not know. I am going to New York to get Rose back if she is there. Will you go with me and try to convince
Rose of the mistake she has made by not marrying me?" Cal asked her.
Ruth had been living on the streets almost for the last year and she had just pawned her last piece of jewelry. This was her chance to get back to
the same type of life that she had before the Titanic sank and she was willing to do just about anything to get that life back. "I will go with you. I
miss Rose so much. She might not listen to me, but I will talk to her and Jack if it is true that they are both alive."
"All right so it is all set. You need some clean clothes and a thorough bath before we leave. I will take you to my home and get you some nicer
clothes. There is no need to anger Rose now is there." Cal told Rose's mother.
After two days Ruth and Cal were ready and together they both headed to New York to find Rose and Jack.
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