Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-11-30
CHAPTER VII.

HiFPOSE IL must nave DecH tHc l'cNu
put it into my head, for while was busy
lowering things down into the boat. |
thought how easy it would be to get npsidcs
with the numbering party as were in the
ship. I'd onli got to turn over the cabin
lantern. and she'd soon have been in
blaze. when my gentlemen would have had
enough to do to save themselves, and the
treasure must have gone to tire bottom.
But shoulin', have done such thing.
and in another minute | should have been
helping to shove of the boat, if that Hicks
hadn't rushed on to his death that was a
terrible thing to think on. not but that he
deserved it richly, and knew what did
was in sclf-defence, and for the sake Of
them two poor gals.
should say it was about twelve o'clock
when we laid to at it. aud :Owed straight
off right away into the thick darkness,
with not sound to be heard but the clap
lap, lappng,' of the water against the boat
stem, and the splash and rattle of our oars
There wasn't word spoken for we want
ed all our breath, and knew well enough
that all depended on our being well out of
sight of the ship when day broke and of
&C urse they would be sweeping the otling
with Il glass. What was most afraid OF
was, that we might get rowing in Il circles
and not ret far enough of, when we knew
what would be the end of it if they once
caught sight of us. 1t quite made me
give shudlcr and lay back at my oar. till
Tom said Steady" when steady it was
again
There seemed something awful and
solemn about that night; what with the
horrors we had been through. and one
thing and another. felt quite outer sorts
and the still darkness We were driving
through, far ont there III the midst of the
great ocean, seemed to hang l,cavy-lkr
upon me, so that did care to speak. \
regular, long, stea MI. hour after hour,
and all that viii to be seen.
while | could b. ruisl my mate
Tom when | Iookcu e.. shoulder; and
in front sometimes could make out some
thing indstinct, which was the ladies
though not often. But it was hot, that
night, for there wasn't breath of wind
stirring; aud at last the pull began to tell
upon us both, 81 that we were glad to take
another sup apiece of the Wine; hut that
did not take It's long, and we were off and
away again faster than ever.
All at once, with sort of jump, the
clouds began to tingc. and we then knew
what we didn't know before, that We were
pulling due north and then, almost all at
once, ilp came the sun, and sholle upon
them two poor things fast aslcep.--worn
out, as they sat in the bottom of the boat,
with their arms tight round one another,
and their poor faces 50 pale and bad, it
was pititul. Up went the sun higher, and
there was the sea hcav'ns gently ANA curl
ing over. and all glowing win the most
beautiil! colors' But we had no Thought
tor the glowing morning. Tor therc was
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looked at III! han"S' an" gave shud-
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ana Is wash from the cut rs ! had on my
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