The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1877-11-02
A Fall for Life.

feet in air, with wild torrents leaping down
the rocks, flashing through the dark green
shrubbery, and rushing with the din of
thunder
'If the wind doesn't rise ere Tomorrow
morning, we will have to anchor" said the
captain to Robert Winfield, handsome
young naval lieutenant on leave of absence
from his frigate, stationed at Bombay.
81 don't want to lay the ships bones on
that coast, nor do like to get too near it.
| have heard bad stories of the natives there;
at any rate, believe that every Hindoo is a
thief and murderer by nature
Bell Upton, daughter of Major Upton,
who was bound home from his India regi.
ment, on sick leave, heard these words, aud
shuddering, drew closely to the side of her
invalid father
A quick glance was then exchanged be-
tween her and the young lieutenant. whose
reassuring look seemed at once to dspel her
fear.
Major Upton, noticing the glance, frown-
ing, said to his daughter, "Come, Bell, let
us go below"
Winfield had been a suitor of Bells since
sha came 10 ,isi, hor f,thon :. pan,ha,,ao
months before. The girl favored him, but
but not so the major, who wanted her
to choose wealthier lover.
Bell was beautiful, with form of unri.
vailed grace, brown eyes, clear, pearl white
skin witb yerv little coIor and darl onldon
hoir ,bof G,ll IN rinnlino n'asao. n,,,,n nj.
of rooni6c.n+ sbonIdars
The Iioutenont wotcbod.bor odn;rion,,
mill .ho di.annaorod n tho oahin
mo horo snoI hof,,I bor nat rbilo
lira % ho tbon,ht a. bo ,,IanooI nnaasi,,
towords tho c,,s, o,vo Loro a.,,,, ~
ho,rJ lo,, $50 .,a, o., ',,,laJoI.,,1 a., n,,
cont,ip
"Ay NV sir hr, :. is,,t lil,o,,, r.o sloll
no attacked We are two fnII leo,nes fiom
tbo coo.t and naf,ro wo ara noor enonrh to
ho ho,rda1 a h,ao,, u,iII ,.,.i,,, M ~, -,
do,ht -
A few bour. later nigbt cIo.od oronnd the
s,ir rho s,, was covered ,.i,h t,;cl, c,ond.
which oh.cnred rho mooo and seemed to
batokon that q braazo woplJ cono befora
lonc
Meanwhile fba shin bovinc driGed q
league nearer tbe coast tbe lieutenant
tbonrbt tbe co,tain vorv caroless not 70 have
mora ,ho, bis o,a 1ooi.or. f,rr,,rd nostod
an 80 dorl, rinh+
Rarora II o,cIocI, tbo onortor docl, vos d.
serted hv all save tba officer of tbo watch a
law f.rio,y Who wos no,r strotobod on tho
oor,, obo.t ho,f o.loon Ill A.
watch f,rvord a. Wi,6o,1 ivbo .+ood loon-
inc over Tie rai amid.bins conId norceiye
by tb. Ii,b+ Of, lo,tor, i, ,bo f,roIr;cc,in,,
law recIining on tba hatch son,o Of tbem
snoring
Not faeIing sloonv tho you,, liontaro,t
resolved to go alan -, ,bc ,,iS,o,ton. .sail.
ward to watch for tbo frst sion of . brsova
Arrival an tBe ward tho ,,Iooro sso in.
tense flat he co,,rJ not soa tba water beioy
altboucb a. be still go1sd in tho+ dirootior
wa. il reality or onl, i,rocirotio, Nc
thouct he conld detoct thin sutIinn ot
.o,,ottino sbo,tir,, ror,d tho sb;,,.s st,r,,
Va vos ohopt da,conaino r,hon tho o,opd,
norting ovor tbe monn.o aood of s;lycry
iirbt was ropred dow, =, chin ond c,,tor
IS "'9 .m ',''P CIV 80
s.,' ',,'' '''I,i ,"e 1',Ds
A"' W. "o'i '' anu "1
eAPec'su 'ha' HIS very he"F' Seelleu 10 s'aue
sun
"hiie he was aIo''' Deli Upton hau come
out on the quar'rr aecN, ana now Stoou "lIh
her pack 10 Tue rai'' "oout TWO 'etV rom Il
her he"u ooweo "s II sne was III oeeI
'hought, SO thaV her oeautilul ate heck
shohe IKE PoiSneu ivory III tAe ciea'
hooh'sn''
onseen' unneAiu ny tne young gHl'
i'nuoo. WIN iohs' i'le oouy' n"heu u
inc waist h"u 'ianioereu the sue iroil
ions o""o' cou'a'nl"s man "u''Aeh Vi coii
pan'ons' anu n"u 'on.ri'eu 10 g''ue, sePeht
axe, On tue outside Oh 'he SNIP until he MAJ
obtained position directly behind her,whel
he had drawn large dirk, which he was o
the point oil plunglng INTO the snowy neck @
the falr passer ger that she might give nj
alarm
-, ! nc iieu'e'i'n' n"Hu eie"eheu ine yHt
'Sc " ''00 as N0 o'He'u 'He young i"uy
p'Ij,, H. r,r.t sovo bor ho uo,,I s,oho. !,
honcht. and uet hon ,.aa tti, :. J.
Iona
: To give an alarm would only hasten III
l girls doom to descend no matter bo,
t quickly. by means of one of the back stav
would be of no use, as she would perish bt
fore he could reach the deck and attempte
to stay the deadly hand
There was no time to lose in three SCI
onds the dirk would descend, and the gi
would be killed at one stroke, so that Il
{ murderers companions, who had already b
gan to dscendthe vessels side, could poun
upon the drowsy male occupants of the de-
It and s'aylng them, make themselves maste
OF the snip, almost before a warming could