The Red Cloud chief., 1878-05-30
4 YAIL. FOR LIFE.

The merchant ship Druid. from Rom.
bay for London. lay bccalmed of the
west coast az Hindostan. between Goa
and Mangalorc. where the Chants
Mountains were seen. towering , saw
ag- grandeur thousands of feet In air.
with wild torrents lcaping down the
rocks. flashing through the dark green
%shrubbcry, aud rushing with the din II
thunder.
III the wind does not rise before to-
morrow morning We will have To AN.
Choir" said the captain tn Robert Win
field. n handsome Young naval licut.n-
ant on leave ~ abscuc. from the frigaie
stationed AT Bombay. IL don't want
20 lay the ships bones on the coast, nor
do / like To get toe near II. have
!, heard bad stories II the natives there;
at any rate. I believe that almost every
HindoO il a thief and murderer by ma.
ture."
Bell Upton. daughter Of Major Up
ton. who was on his way home from
his India regiment. on sick leave. heard
the words. and. shuddering. drew
closer to her invalid father.
A quick glance was exchanged be-
tween her and the young naval lieuten-
ant. whose reassuring look seemed NJ
once To dispel her fears.
Major Upton. noticing the glance.
frowning, said Ia hi, daughter. Come,
Bell. let " go below"
Winfield had been "A sutton Of Bells
since she came tn visit her father ut
Bombay. some months before. The
girl favored him. but not So the major.
who wanted her to choose n wealthy
lover.
Bell was beautiful. with u form III
unrivaled grace. brown eyes. IA clear.
pearl-white skin. with little color. and
dark golden hair that fell in ripping
masses over u pair Of magnificent shonl-
ders. The lieutenant watched her ad-
miringly until she disappeared in the
cabin.
mo harm shall bcfail her. not while
uneasily towards the coast. I'VE have
arms aboard. have we no,9" he added
aloud to the captain.
FAY. nv. sir; but il Is not likely We
shall be attacked. We are iull two
leagues from the coast. and before we
are near enough to be boarded q breeze
will spring up, l have no doubt"
A few hours later night closed round
the ship. The sky was covered by
thick clouds which Obscured the moon
and seemed to betoksn that u breez,
would spring up before long.
Meanwhile the ship having drifted 4
league nearer the coast, the lieutenan'
thought the captain very careless not 4
have more than his one lookout postet
forward ON so dark n night
Before eleven o'clock the quarter
deck was deserted By all ave the Office
of the watch, a lazy fellow who was nov
stretched on the carpenters chest hal
asleep. while the watch forward. II
Winfield (whO stood leaning over tn
rail amidships) could perceive by thu
light Of u lantern In the fore rigging
Law reclining on the hatch, some o
them snoring.
Not feeling sleepy. the lieutenant re
solved u 90 aloft on the mizzen topsai
yard and watch for the first sign Of
breeze. Arrived on the yard. tn
gloom was 81 intense that he could no
see the waters below. although he stil
gazed in that direction. Was il realit
or i~mayinationY" He thought he conl
detect the dim outline of somethin
shooting around the ships stern.
He was about descending. when, III
moon parting the clouds. n aood Of 81
4 very light was poured down on the shi
' aud water, revealing u sight that file
the Young man with horrors scene 4
sudden and unexpected that his heal
seemed TO stand still.
While he was aloft Bell linton ha
come out on the quarterback. and no
stood with her back tn the rail. abO,
two feet from II, her head bowed ~
deep thought. 10 that her bcsutif,
white face shown like polished Ivory
the bright moonlight. Thsn unseeI
unheard by the young girl. = Hindo'
with = long. 1.-the ,bsiy naked Ia Il
waist. had clambered uptfe side frol
a n containing half-a-doxsn Of h
companions. and had ccntrived IN Gid
serpent-like. on the outside OF the shi
until he had gained a position direct
behind her, when he drew alarge dir|
which he was now ON the point 81 plum
ing into the snowy neck u thsfair pa
senxer, that she might n0tx give I
alarm! NseA TX,
The l~ieutenant's hand cienched Il
yard like = vice. as he beheldthc y0ur
lady's peril. lie mssi sase her-l
would save her, he thought; yet 10
was it 10 be done? TO give - slAr
would only hasten the girls doom;
descend. no matter how quickly. |
means of one Of the hack-says, won
be no use, as she perish before
could reach the deck andaastsmpt
stay the deadly hand. o.
There was no tine to lose. la thr
seconds the dirk could descesd, u,
the girl would DO killed At oae strok
so that the murderef's coppaniou
who had already begun 20 ascend q