Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-12

moonlight. Then unseen, unheard by
the young girl, a Hindoo, with a long.
1.-THE body naked to the waist, had clam
bered up the side from large canoe con-
tanning half-a dozen of his companions,
and had contrived to glide, serpent like,
on the out side Of the ship until he had
gained position directly behind her,
when he drew large dirk, which he was
now on the point of plunging into the
snowy neck of the fair passenger, that
she might not give an alarm!
The heutenant's hand clenched the
yard like wise, as he behcld the young
lady's peril. He must save her-he
thought; yet how was it to be done? To
give an alarm would only hasten the
girls doom; to descend, no matter how
quickly, by means of one Of the back
stays, would be of no use, as she must
perish before he could reach the deck
and attempt to stay the deadly hand.
There was no time to lose. In three
seconds the dirk would descend, and the
girl would be killed at one stroke, so that
the murderer's companions, who had al
ready begun to ascend the vessels side,
could pounce on the drowsy male occup-
ants of the deck, and, Staying them,
make themselves masters Of the ship al
most before warning could be given.
Like lightning flash, the instinct Of
love, the resolution to save Bell in some
way from his immediate attack, sent
sudden thought through the brain Of the
agonized spectator.
The Hindoo murderer, in his position
on the outside Of the ship, was under the
yard. although about forty feet below
him, while the CIR, standing two feet
from the rail- was within easy reach Of
the native, whose arm and body, as al
ready stated, were drawn back from the
bulwarks to give force to the meditated
blow. The young man, therefore, deem
ed it would be an easy matter to reach
the Hindoo in the only way it could now
be done with sufficient rapidity to pre-
vent the accomplishment OF his deadly
purpose way at once novel and des-
perate, and which would, perhaps, in
volve his own destruction.
In a word, not hesitating to risk life or
| limb for the woman he loved, Lieutenant
Winfield resolved to drop down from
near the end of the mizzen topsail yard
upon the Hindoo, forty feet below, and
thus dash him from the rail into the sea,
perhaps killing himself, ere he could deal
the fatal blow with the uplittcd dirk. He
would inter shrll cry-a warning to
the crew-as he cleavea the air, thus
rousing thcm, perhaps, in time to meet
the attack OF the robbers, and thus ensure
the further safety Of Bell and the ship.
The emergency admitted OF no delay.
The young man, clutching the yard arm
near the end, hung by it for second to
make sure lie was n a line with the
Hindoo beneath, then, Just as the dirk
was about to descend, he let go of the
spar with long. wild cry that pierced
every corner of the ship, and down he
went cleaving through the air with ter
ribIe veloscity There was whirling,
rushing sound, then loud thud as the
heavy boot heels of the falling body
crashed upon the head of the native ere
he could use his knife, dashing him from
the rail into the sea, and killing him
instantly.
The watch heard the warning cry Of
the lieutenant, and before the other ma
tives could recover from their surprise at
the occurrence which had so suddenly
and unexpectedly broken upon them, the
decks were alive with the whole crew,
and the entire gang OF robbers beat a
hasty retreat.
Meanwhile Bell Upton had been SO be-
wildered by that sudden, fearful cry she
had heard, and the subsequent splash Of
the bodies in the water, that not until q
boat was lowered and the lieutenant, who
had been struggling in the sea was
oh vi irtn ba RI
explain in faint voice how he had saved
her life, did she clearly comprehend all
that had happened Then she thew her
self down by the PROSTATE form OF her
lover, and hung over him in agony, fear
ing, that he was fatally injured. Soon,
however, the doctor gave cheering in
formation to the contrary.
The Young man had sustained fearful
shock from his contact with the Hindoo' s
body, but as that body had offered little
resistance to his downward progress
when he struck it, being simply driven
before him into the sea, his lower lin bs,
although partially p~ralyzed for the
time, were not broken. He had, however
fallen dangerously near to the rail. A
roll of the ship to the other side. ere he
could let 60 the topsail yard to descend,
would have caused him to fail on the
bu:warks, when. Of course, he would
have been killed.
Never. before" said the doctor, "did
he hear Of such daring performance"
.:Ay.' 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 IN
the ieutcDants, and turned his head
, away to hide a few tears upon his bronzed
| cheek
Immediately after the man was brought
on board, an of-shore breeze sprang
| up,enabling the captain to head seward.
In due time the vessel reached her
, home port, when the lieutenant, who had
by this time fully recovered from the
effects Of his fail. claimed his beautiful
!, and willing bride.