New-York tribune., 1884-03-09

1 " HOW gra0hN You lh'S oi"uAHI w 'Ai'''7''
! far" cried Florence.
Include the bo'sun. my darling" said l.
"Oh knew should be safe with you my
own e. she exclaimed throwing one arm round my
! neck: and since she did this. why. stopped ana
/ kissed her None of the Scancn may have seen MY
/ action. but Aunt DamaTis did.
! You deserve 80 he kissed" she cried, extending
| her hand to me. "Oh, Mr. Seymour, you are Il noble
! young man ,u
! Well to he sure, mates, life is precious and the
gratitude of people in peril t. those whom they look
/ to for their preservation viii make their swelling
hearts put some strange sayings into their mouths
| simply replied d" II we arc saved Miss itaWKt /
hope You Will continue to think of me aN you now
do" For answer She squeezed my hand III both heIS
and fell to sobbng; whereupon Florence Sp3hc 10 10
her while !. kueellng upon the thwart. peercd WIN
all nv might into the gloom ahead, never ku"" ,hE
when the loom of land might show upon the nlgit'
seeing that Daniels estimate OF the dl'lln,t o' ,
island was based upon dead reckoning. ana ila' IoT
all that could tell hc might be ont ~ some lhAo''
This consideration made me wonder whether ne was
correct in setting due south course : 4uN WIS
greatly bothered by these dOuhts until cndcIN orlnS
to recall what had heard about the island u came
into nv head that one popi 81 II %aN bcl"'l oIiit
hundred and nine hundred feet L. gh an alutCde
that would be- visible in clear Wca' her lot many
mi les So that had reason to hope shat even II the
course gwen H. was wrong by - p'ihl "T ii"ir We
should nevertheless hnd ourselves somewhere III
s. -lt Of that towering volcanic enihtuC1 5l GaE-
break. The SKY leh,cAed somewhat N't,l ihc iaii
iug of the wind The ocean showed hHcA d-dih>,
the diune.s behind H. and the fall of the suTgcs had
the Washing sloppy sound you'll hear ut sea when
the bdloWS are losing the impulse oi the hierz''
I 10
fast and the stInch LITTLE ClG dyed and Jumped Ike
Il galey-pdut 10 a gale IN the Downs a- 81. dalCei
from crest to crest, and Nlitng cui ol 'A' lIUuDnu
hullOWS. | tod the men forward 10 aT'H 'H'
horizon for Il gn Oi the other boats, ana L" morn
me If their eve, could anything Ike Tie loom oI
a hill ahead; they looked and 80 GiI J. 'iI ihrl
tossed mp bctwINt lis and the sea boundary, ana thr
folding and opening of be shadow OF the nlght III
place, 10 the dancing OF the boat
"TU allow. Nr. seymour" said the sun, hat
were ran the long -h0at hull down. lhs here ~
is crack little craft sir. Blessed Id IA Thought
She'd make such weather of 1t. BIZ, have We taken
IN any water ioTIards
Nc'cr drop answered tlc mau.
And our chance, were better 81 I'll now, seeing that
both wind and sea were m0dcrating; Indeed. when
il came 10 my turn to relieve the bo'sun. the
weather had 50 improved that allowed one of the
s,.aIuru r. take a spell at the tclm. II was then
o'clock, with few stars wnkng drly in thc eye
Of the wind ana the darkn, - lying p@ndrioAs
ahead | lifted Florence and her aunt from nc
cr;mpcd position IN which they had been croucLcd
for many hours and seated them on an amid7Aip
the old lady complained bitterly Of hrr les.
winch she SAID were 50 stin tha they had scarcely
any feeling N them. ! toid her to stamp h'r iceI'
AND made her drink littc weak brandy ah4 N'JtI'
and after "A while she SAID she felt easier II was
desperate time for her poor old soul. FLORENCE han
yoUth ON Lcr side and "a finer spirit but Amt
DaniIris was an old woman who had paWpcrcd iiei-
self an her life; her blood ran slowly lh H'r Ntn'
,hC was "a person very easily alarmed; aho NI,'u /
looked at her outline upon the tIwtt rtailed lAc
lcycUsh worries o. last night ihc long 'iuulih'r" "l
the dav and the desperate peril We had been IN ever
since il came on 10 blow, 10 IlEo>t amazed .ne -
find hen still alive capable OF sitting "ih"H, SUP
port and talking with something even of nrsknr,S
rs tbe j,.and in sight p" asked Florence.
No. said !: " but If We have been heading ituc
fl should uc visible Il the weather were lear
How far are we FROM IT !nqWr,d Au4ni Ia
replied : About eighteen NILES.
/" hope the wind viii not leave us altogether.
.. 10 matter If it should" said !, there arc boys
enough iu this boat 10 make her walk:
She spoke oi the other boats and thu set uN ialA-
iuG GOt their occupants. Aunt DainaIlS wanted J."
know which boat CAPTAIN Jackson was I'D.
The one il charge OF tEc second mate. replied.
He'll lead the pcor man dr'la.u4 me, sAIu
she, " VI hat q truly offensive person Ic was.
lie showed himself 80 AT the last. 1 answered.
No no. all through c;ied the old lady, from
the very first hour Of lis coming ON board.
always imagined that naval oiliccra were Ernt."meu
But hope 10 hear more of the word gcRHn"oH:
1t has 10 meaning. Il IL "a mere sound. Al least,
. Can the men have -ias, Of liquor apiece sir"
'"lI -GeTiainiy g M " Brt first shake that reef out will
you. Shilling? shell Uln the c@sicr ioI That cxtra
Tbjs was at once done, and the sail masthcaded:
unocr the increased pressure the zig drove hand
.omcly and the seas a7trrn seemed 10 drop the job
Have The other boat. a. good chance as ours Of
reaching the island. Jarl. - asked Florc.cc.
Certainly they have. darling. But th'yU have
needed every bit a, much care as we've shown. Tine
quar- cr-h0ats are deep with lltcen people ln every
one of them. and wanting or legs
our what r exclaimed Amt Danars, anxiously.
Our speed, | should say-those IN charge O.! them
viii lave had plenty i, to G@ TO keep the following
How long DO you tAIuk are likely To- be on
the island Z asked Aunt Dauarla.
why. that's impossible TO say, Miss Hawk
Let's get there first. If TIA" lOugbUat should ctch
it, shc'sa stout raft ana If snip be .low IN
that boat and IN quest Ot help, though mad 10
sail 20 Austria Ia TO find it,
You'll never leave u with my consent cried
II
The bo.un who was sitting by, rpmbled out
laugh which he instantly tipped with an
Whatever do viii be done for Florence and
you. be sure of that replied. The old lady then
ald she preferred to lit the bottom of the boat
again. as She did not feel the wind 80 bleak down
there: 50 | helped her of the thwart and -hc !
crouched down slowly, complaining aud "ohing
much she did 80 Florence put herself beside hcr
and seated myself next the bo'7uu.
Well, shilling, said /, " tins - a queer inuddlc
tor Us 10 find ourselves IN. What's our lookout |
when We get ashore, do YOU calculate 2,
why, ! don't nothen for II but 10 keep all OF
watching for ships" he answered " What part OF |
tIr ocean will this here island be- ia ~
Right hetwlAt the ludian and Southern Oceans !
midway between the cape Of Good Hope and |
Australia. and many Thousand mile, from CIVILIZED !
land. that's the devil of II, Shilling. If IL were |
Madagascar or even the AaiqncsaS but an nieral |
volcano lump midst thousands OF leagues of water
ohtri nothing Tor vessels 10 cMH l3T well Well
we must trust to Providence Nould TO Goa .hose |
ladies' were safe
one 0i them anyways, .aid bee, significantly. |
Beg pardon Tor PLAIN -peakin' Mr. seymour, but !
she's q beautiful lady"
Shes my sweetheart. Jim.
Ay, you don't want a telescope 10 ace Ndt And |
you're here for the love ot her. allow -
For that only. VIVA; short of hT, shilling. |
could have brought mc to sea agan =
Well. notErn short of it. should say. reckon |
ycrc lylna MP well for the old lady affection .e
seems to take to Sc as If sou was her eldest son, and
q ciargyu,uui
drew forth my pipe. lighted II. and smoked.
Very -iuW s.. now. indeed. did the tlI,o go by. |
I'd look at my watch and Uouder, 10 lind Only half
an hour had pa.7ed -incel last pulled out. |
repeatedly called 10 tlc men forward 10 keep
brat lookout for auvt ing like deeper shatoa ~ !
tne bl 4ckncoo ahead but though the stars hung |
weak a,tciu. with GIut cleartas oi the >iy over
the Aorz.n there the night stood black I thunder