Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-06-09

"Good-morning, Mrs. Herbert - said
the captains nephew, Malcolm Sher-
wood, who was also first officer on board
the Albatross.
Helen stepped out of the cabin on the
main-deck, and the young man-who
could boast a certain kind of good looks,
but whose assurance and self-conceit
were too apparent for gentleman
came toward her, cap In hand, bowing
gallantly.
She avoided his glance of bold admir-
alton while returning his greeting, and
looking out over the ships side at the
smooth and shining waves, exclaimed
"Oh, how lovely the sea looks this
morningl"
81 wish it were garden, where 1
could gather you bouquet" said Nal
colin. Beautiful women like you,
should always be surrounded with flow
ers. But isn't there something I can
offer yoa? All, yes, nautilus I saw
some few moments ago, and remem-
bered your wish"
He turned quickly. Only two men
were in sight on the leeward- side of the
galley. One was coiling rope in front
of q locker, the other was tarring the
bung of water-cask.
Drop that, you lubber, and swing
bucket over the side, dye hear p cried
Mr.. Malcolm Sherwood, first mate of
the A No. 1 government-built clipper
Albatross, among whose graceful accom-
plishments the art of addressing his
men as if they were brutes was pre-emi-
nent. Scoop me good specimen
nautilus, and don't spoil it with your
bungling either"
As he had not spoken to either of the
sailors by name, it would have been
difficult to tell which he meant. Only
one turned round-a fne-looking sea.
man, fair skinned, ruddy, blue-eyed and
fiaxen-haired. He dropped his calk-
ing-pot, caught up wooden bucket,
made its rope-handle fast to another
rope by running knot, and throwing
back his broad shoulders with a 1.-THE
motion of his shapely figure, he prepared
to launch it over the gunwale, when the
mate roared out with gush of oaths
that he didn't mean him.
You're too ready with your desire
to show off," he muttered between hi
teeth and, seeing that the other sailor
continued to quietly pursue his labor
as if unconscious of his existence, the
brutal tempered officer rushed on hin
in a rage, and with violent blow fellei
him to the deck, where he lay without
motion.
You've struck sick man, Mr.. Sher
wood" said the fair and braWny sailor
who was Dane, and bore the soub1
quet of Neptune among his fellows
"Poor lad he fell on his marlingspik
off the Plata, and he hasn't been him
self since. He's deaf, too, and didn'
hear you"
Helen had uttered cry of horror a
the mates clenched fist descended Of
the slender rope-coiler. She knew hin
by his pale face and painful cough an,
although her fathers illness had hereto
fore allowed her little time for any dut
except waiting on him, she hal sen
many delicacies to the forecastle b
Zillah, her maid, for this same sic
sailor. As he fell, she ran to his side.
Neptune stood with his arms folded
with strange expression on his dead
white face.
Don't fret yourself, miss" he said
in cold and bitter tone; eff poo
Pierre has got his discharge he's i
luck. There's plenty more willing t
leave this service the same way. for wan
of a better"
A cleaning smile, full Of contemr
and suppressed anger, playedround hi
thin lips, an he looked steadily in Ma