New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-10

contes. the wonder that he had expressed. and that
Jhad all along felt, at the manner IN which my
secret had been kept from AUNT DamarlS' struck me
afresb almost as if it had been now To me- Never
did an cid maids face hold 4 shrewdcr pair of eyes
than Alplonso's sisters, and | could have sworn
that her mind was of the most suspicious III
life and therefore seeing how quickly Florence had
taken 70 re. and how had somewhat of a sailorly
emf spite OF nv clothes and my sham Ignorance OF
evervthinc concerning the sea, and how / was
hound to Australia for reason whatever that she
could find ont. say il was strange enough that shc
did not make two-and-twO of all these things, and
80 CUES, who was But against this YOU must put,
first that she had never seen ne as Jack seymour
second that. in all probability, had never been
described 10 her outside such general terms as old
Ha,vk,,, oln.e of me conveyed and which would
have nothing TO do with my face, figure or man.
ner,. third. that Jack seymour. bene little more
than an abstraction 10 her. she was not nearly so
Ikclv to imagine the possibility of his following his
sreotbcart 10 sea rs would have been the case had
She met him in the flesh as Mr. Hawke had fourth
that the idea OF his taking ship with her niece lad
re,er in the faintest possible degree, occurred to
her. fifth that she would not be aware that Jack
Seymour was unknown by sight, If not more fannl-
arly. I" Mr. Morecombc ana tnG G,TcuHWS.amCG
therefore. Of that young man ana MI EgerIoh
>sharing one berth, and conycTSng rs pretended
Nr Morccombc had ConNcrscd with me, would tend
almost more than anything else TO bnd her 10 the
fact that stared her in the face; and finally, that
being, u, [ TeckOncd an extremely suspicious per-
son She possessed all the qualities which sentence
their pO.scsSor to the constant modification OF
being easily tricked.
Buf. to drop all this problcmizing for the plain
truth the calm a. | have said, Kept Us 10 the
norrarls Of the Line for ten days ana all the
change, which came were shifting of the color of
;be ocean from the rich uTc of the morning TO the
Unlike glitter of noon following on with sulien
bra,sy glare the sun vcstered. TIL the naming
luIunary sank into sheet OF gold ana me dark
ness came, with the southern Gross hanging low IN
tho south. and the moon rising later and redder
oyery night when II became new AGAIN. and silver
slim In tie wake of the sum- But on the afternoon
of the tenth day there came change; You took
notice Of "a staring brightness III the easterly sky,
against which the white sails showed yellow; a
follower movement of the swell, and T0under
sweep in the look of the water from where the ship
hung down TO the horizon, which showed clear
against tho armament IN Slckly pant ike blue
from which the eye rccollcd. The sun sh0ne mist
ily thNuch the ferccness of ms bite was all hut IN
siderable when You stepped clear of the awning:
Tho black fins of half dozen sharks cleaned out of
the oily blue and. had the imagination gone 10
work for the right kind Of mbcllishment for the
glazed. thick. Sullen heavlng Of the swell 1t could
have hit upon nothing more appropriate.
They fancy the ships gong 10 rot through, and
let us Into the water" said Mr.. Thornton TO me;
they're sagaciOus beasts. and as patient as the foul
fond himself. until what they wait FOR Is within
reach Of their grinders. But they'll be cheated
There's q Squall brewing yonder, and there II be
breeze of wind behind it, if I'm not greatly mis-
Yon needed sailor's eye for atmospheric effect to
understand his meaning when he pointed into the
northwest quarter and don't fancy that should
have noticed the sign rvself hut for his indication
of H. Then. indeed it was plain enough IN The SORT
Cf blue film that seemed, 50 10 speak, to he bending
the sky down to the sea, ~ II with the weight OF H.
though the horizon ran IN sharp, firm line right
through II and after moment gazing, one felt II
To bo the shadow of something drawing up from be-
hind the ocean. aud that was pressing upon the
water in q manner 10 give the swell rounder back
and u quicker run. by and by streak OF haze
1ioated up and looked white enough. az 1t stayed
there hut when | turned to take another squlnt 1t
had changed into a thin brown. and had spread and
Ia, a. 1
sky and the under II taking sort OF olive TINT
which Frightened out INTO blue south ana northeast
Aunt Danaris came on deck, armed with large
fan; presently Florence arrived; placed chairs
for thou and said, with the artlessness of lands
man " Mr.. Thornton thinks we're going to have
Thank goodness. exclaimed Aunt Damaris
aan1 pray where is il to come from ~
Wonder hc says and pointed to the gathering
What i, squalI9 =" asked Mrs Marnaduke Nor
timer, who was sitting near. her husband. for a
wonder. not being with her.
A sudden burst Of wind replied Aunt Damaris,
10 her sharp manner. 49, .
timer looking right up overhead into the sky.
, "Tho burst won't come from there SAID Aunt
Damari- " but from the end of the sea yOndeT, aud
she extended her lean hand. that spanked with
rings. .
e.fu,yoly Oh. Mr.. Egerton, do look at those yell
loy patche, upon the fog there; are they not like
Ruudowers growing i'll gaTdcn-bedf
The sunshine blazing slantlngly upon the
rising hodio, of yapor aud Frightening the brOws of
them IN suphur-colorcd radiance. The effect
was striking. almost Wild, for the dark-green
welterinc Of the sea under the thickness gave q
malignant hint of storm To the look OF the heavens
rherc and the dry yellow, cleaning IN the van of
the coming outburst, was just the color painter
would have chosen for hoightcniug the sullen
ing Of the fast-rislng darkness In few minutes
this appearance vanished. and the vapOr thckehcd
up like the p0urlngs OF 1acloTy-chlmney Kept low
by the raroiaCtiOn OF the atmosphere The swell
had increased in volume with amazing rapidIty, and
tho deep ship rolled and waOwed III II as If she had
"A min ID o
the canvas like tho continuous discharge of
SpsII conuons You saw the people on the main
deck stumbling and lurching and clinging cOnvul-
sivoy they tried to pass along and every now
and again fash of smOkc-lIko spray swept IN.
boards through Il scuppcT-hoe. as the ship buried
her side. Daring one heavy roll. barely missed
stopping Aunt Damaris from tumbhug heels over
head With her chair; she was al bur gone When
Hung my shoulder against her and showed her up. |
This coupled with the disappearing gloom, and |
the wild tumblehcatOu, aud the fierce cracking of |
happrug noises frightened her
Captain" she screamed on. to Daniel " what is |
the meaning Of thiS2 L. II to be q Squal or temp
esti Don't deceive me. know the difference |
81"
Nothing TO cause any alarm. Miss Hawke" an |
sWcTcd the skipper, Who stood looking at the |
weather past the staTboard- quarter boat: and he
then gave some orders 10 the chief mate One
might tell he guessed that the worst of whatever
vas coming lay in the look of 1t. for all that Mr.
Thornton sung out was to clcw up the royals haul
down the flying jlb, haul up the nalnsal, and stand
by the tOpgalant halllards when the rain before
the wind, then your tOpsa halliaris mind, chants
the fOrecastle poet and here was the wind coming
irSt The swelling yapor rolled up until it looked
oil away TO stsrbOard. like tho loom of cliffs thou
sands Of feet high, while the scud, like dust OIL
floor under the Furnishing OF broom, blew out in
pale-yellow volumes from under the cOmpacter
masses floating overhead, and dnDming
tho sky in the east, with the among IL, shape
less sicky bOtch of light, before breath of
sir could be s0iling the polished surface of the
mountainous swell. Maybe the wind was waiting |
for the signal; it came IN the shape Of copperliko
glare OF lightning. that more resembled the clouds
reflection OF solid sheet Of fire than the whiZz of
al fp hg Ot Yttiai
thunder rushed the wind. blowing the gloom right |
ana left and creating appearances like what they
call eyes ia it, spaces OF light that grew from
points into yawning gaps a. though the squall was |
,inn dn.rn nnnn ms fhrnmch tunnels in the skY