The Red Cloud chief., 1878-05-30

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dro~., male occupants ~ the dcck.
and. slstirg them, make themselves
master. II the ship slmns, t-forv =
warning coald ts given.
ilk~ a lightning Cash, the Instinct II
love. The r~vsohn.ioa to saw Hell in sons~
"a, from sis immediate attach, sen, .
.udd~n though, through the brain ~
the sgonised spectator.
Tn. Hindo, murderer. Ia b.. position
ON the outside ~ ,h. ship. ~Rs usdcf
the ward. although Sb-,u, forty Zee, t-.
lo~ him. while the girl. standing two
feet from the rail, MAS within easy rvach
Of the usiive. whuse arm and body. ~
slrvsdy stated. wetv dra~a bach from
the hnlw srks IT, give forc- Ia tn. mcii.
isted blow The ouu man. therefore,
deemed I, would be- AN easy matter Ia
rcsch the Hindou in the only WAY u
could te don. with sufhcien, rspidiiy
Ia prevent III, accomplishment Il bis
deadly purpose a way, nj one. novel
and desperate. and which would. per.
| hap.. involv. hi. own destruction.
IN . word, not hesits,ing 10 risk life
| or limb Tor the woman he loved. Lieu.
t.uani Winfield resolved to drop dow n
| from near the end II the mlrs.n topssil
yard upon the Hinhoo, forty feet below,
and thus dash him from III. rail into the
sea. pcrhap, killiag himself, err he
| could strik the fatal blow with the upl.ft-
I'd dirk. lie wou,d utter y schrill cry
warning Ia the crew ~ he cl.aVrd the
| air. thus rousing them, p.rhan-. In time
Ia meet the attack ~ III. robbers. and
ensure the further safety ~ He'll aud
the ship.
The emergency admitted II mo- DELAY,
The Young man. c~lutching the yard
arm near the end, hung b, u for a sec
ond Ia make SURE he was IL a lin" with
the Hindoo beneath; then. Just ~ the
| dirk WAS about Ia descend. he le, ~ IL
the spar. with n long, Wild cr, that
pierced every corner ~ the ship. and
down he went, clea,ing through the air
with terrible velocity. There was n
whirling. rushing sound, then a ,hud
rs the heavy boot heels IL the falling
body crushed upon the head Il the ma
tive ere he could use his knife. dashing
ing him Instantly.
The watch heard the warning cry II
the lieutenant, and before the other ma
tiv.s could o from their surprise
nj the occurrence which had so suddcn-
ly and ~upexpcctedly broken upon them,
the decks were alive with the whole
crew. and the entire gang of robbers
beat n hasty retreat.
Meanwhile Bell Upton had been 81
bewildcrcd by that sudden. fearful cry
she had heard. add the subsequent
splash Of the bodies In the water. that
not until the boat WAS lowered and III,
lieutenant. who had been struggling IN
The water. was brough, aboard and int
the cabin, Ia explain IN n fain, ,oic,
how he ha,t6a.ted her life. did she com
prchend all that had happened. Their
she threw herself down by the PROSTATE
form of her lover. and hung over him
in agony, fearing that he was fatal,
injured. Soon. however. the docto,
gave cheering information to the con
trary.
The Young mar had sustained u fear
full shock from the contact with th'
HindoCAA body. but rs that body hat
offered little resistance Ia his down
ward progress when he struck u. being
simply driven before him into the sea
his lower limbs. although partially par
alyzed for the time. were not broken
He had. howevcxA fallen dangcrousl,
ncar;to the rail. 4 roll II the ship :,
the other side. ere he could let go II III,
topsaisa ard to descend, would have
caused him Ia fall on the bulwarks
when. Of course, he would have beer
killed.
Never before" said the doctor
"did ! hear Of such n daring perform
ance."
"Aye"' exclaimed Major Upton
God bless him! Here. Bell, he shall
have you. girl. for he has earned YOU
He put both hands of his daughter II
. the l~ieu,cnant's, and turned his hea,
away to hide a few tears upon hi
,, bronzed cheek.
Immediately after the young maj
had been brought aboard, an oif-shor
breeze sprang up, enabling the captain
I to head seward. In due time the ycs
. !. sci reached her home port. when IN
! lieutenant, who by this time had full
> recovered from the effects Of his fall
= claimed his beautiful and willing brid,