Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1877-12-13
A St0ry OF the SEQ.

sage. Her crew was jubilant ut the
prospect Of soon reaching home but
probably no one aboard the ship was
in better spirits than the skippar's
pretty daughter, Mable Stanford.
who had accompanied her father on
this voyage.
Suddenly, like a thunder holt from
d clear sky, q dark cloud OF wrongs
and suffering, which had been hang
ing over the ship, broke upon them
II all it's terrible power, sending
broken hearts and death into their
midst. chilling the hopes of the crew
and driving the captain and his
daughter nearly distracted with
grief.
Mahle Stanford was the genera
fayorite Of that ships cnma any.
None could help liking and admir-
ing her pleasant ways, and she, oil
unconscious of the fearful web she
was 80 iunocsntly weaving, did her
best to make the voyage pleasant.
Among Miss Stanford's ardent ad-
mirers. and one whom she seemed
especially to favor, was the second
mate, young Frank Haywood, who
owed her with all his heart. It was
whispered among the crew that they
would make fne match, but the
skipper did not look upon the would
be union in that light; it Was gem
orally known that he would prefer
the first mate, Warren Gregg, who
was also suitor tor his daughters
hand.
Warren Gregg, the brst mate, was
q man not far from thirty, who had
followed the sea from his boyhoOd,
and was considered first-clasS sea-
ran. He was little below medium
theight, with astout, thick frame,
and frank, open features, which
.greatly belied his true disposition.
This was his second trip rs mate
on the "AmericuS," and though he
had succeeded in winning the good
will uf tue captain, he was general
" dlsliked by the crew for his haugh-
ty and Overbearing ways. That he
loved Miss Stanford with all the ar
dor of which his nature Was capable,
there was no doubt !; and it is per-
haps needless to say that he looked
upon the attention the manly, hand
some Haywood paid her with any
thing but pleasure. In fact, he WAS
mad with jealousy, aud the oppartu.
nifty only was waiting for his pent-
up passion to break forth into tor
rent Of hatred aud vengeance. How
ever, he had 30 managed to govern
his actions, that no one dIeaued OF
thc fierce mental confiict which was
racking his brain.
.Afairs were at this state-MisS
Mable openly receiving the atten-
tions of Haywood, while her father
and brother, the supercargo, We're
silently working TO bring about
different result, aud Gregg still try
ing to win hei from his rival, his
passion growing fiercer as his case
grew more hopeless, till plans for re-
vengeful triumph went fitting
through his brain, ready to be tried
Ia case fair mea us should fAii-when
nn Incl lent occurred which teuded
10 bring about an estrAngement be
tween the captain and his uau2h.
Ltr's lover.
1t had been the aim of the unscrup-
ulons Gregg from the FIRST to briug
about a quarrel between the cap.
tain, or his son Lewis, and Hey
wool. Thus he was continually EN-.
hittering the minds of both against
the young mate, u til at last his oh.
,ect was accomplished.
Haywood and young Stanford had
mn open quarrel, brought about 0y
he Vaccinations of the first mate,
who had caused the hot-headed su-
percargo to accuse the other OF steal
ing a ring he had mYsteriously lost,
which OF course quickly aroused the
temper Of the latter, when u hot
discussion followed that would
have no doubt ended in blows il
soms of the crew had not interfered.
TIE sympathiea Of the cap tain in
this quarrel were With his son, aud
those of MaJe With her lover. whom
she did not consider 2t al to blame.
It was not Car from the middle ct
the night following the quarrel be-
tween Haywood and Stanford. and,
4saM the gentle moaning OF the yjlli
through the rigging, and be rip
ping OF the water, 20 the ship
rioughed on her course, all Was as
silent an death, when the helmsman.
lesriug out with stralning eyes iuto
the impenetrable gloom of the black
expanse beyond. was suddenly
sroussd fron the drowGneBs that
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