The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-10-16

WfIlgllg ner ndHuS. Els DOaU cOulQ
not live in a sea like that. Oh, Henry!
Henryt''
The old missionary made his APP
pearance. He strove to console her,
but he could give no hope, for he. too,
could not help thinking tne captain
was lost.
The spray and the rack ofthestorm
covered the raging water for miles, so
that no object could at present be seen
through the cloud-like curtain.
Streaming their eyes to the utmost,
the two anxious watchers vainly en-
deavoredto piercew with theirgaze rush
ing masses OF vapor.
ALI at c Lucy fancied she saw
something like u black speck tossed
and hurled along towards the island.
"See! What is it?" she gasped.
Gan overturned boat" said the
missionary, when the object had drifted
nearer.
"It is his boat" Lucy criedin agony.
Such was indeed the case.
Broken and battered, the dingy in
which Cavendish had left the island,
was at length hurled high upon the
beach.
It seemed as if Lucy would lose her
reason.
With wild eyes she gazed upon the
bout.
Not q sound escapedher.
She stoodlikea statue, staringat the
broken dingy, as if she could not tear
herself away from the spot.
ssCome, child" said the missionary;
s'come. 1t is hard, but you must try
to control yourself
II will stay here. l will watch for
his body" she groaned. cit must
SOMEONE"
But she waited in vain.
The waves refused to give her the
remains of her husband.
She tottered to the little house, and,
throwing herself down on a rustic
lounge there, she gave way to hergrief
tdTo think. that / will never, never
see him again. she cried ooh; Iwish
that ], too, was deadlo
There was a bright, hectic color on
each cheek, and q restless gleam in her
eyes.
The words of consolation offered by
the missionary fell UNDECIDED on her
ears. A delirious fever was fast tax
IL Alik ROSSESoiSA vi ilC OIttAh.
The old missionary went outside oil
thehouse, and walked to and fro, his
mournful gaze turned SEWARD.
The violence OF the gale had now
abated and the atmosphere had
cleared.
Far away the watcher beheld a large
ship, apparently headingfortheisland
"Here comes o vessel" he called,
hoping thus to turn the young wife's
mind q littlefrom the grief.
She was on her feet and out of tho
house in a moment. With eager i'll,
terest did she gaze on the approaching
craft.
II know that ship" she cried. in q
voice Of agony. ut is my husbands
and my brother's-the swallow. BIZ.
it has come too late!-too late. NJ,
Henry has gone. and / will never lead
the island. l will die here, and when
die I must be buried in the sea, wller,
he lies, and there weslall meet again.'
Wildly shone her eyes as she spoke
and the missionary feared that he
mind had already begun to wander.
Meanwhile on came the ship, unit
she was within q mile of the beach
! when a boat was lowered and pulled
shoreward.
, Asst drew nearer, there was n sim
infamous cry OF Joy from Lucy ant
the missionary, for they recognized
Captain Cavendish, standing in TIL,
, bow, waving his hat to them.
! HE has been pickedup and saved!'
cried Lucy's companion.
"Aye, aye, safe and Welt" shoutet
: the captain, hearing the words.
> Soon cfter the boats keel grated OF
the beach, and LucythreW herself int
her husbands arms.
! "Havc you no greeting for me2" sal.
a voice near them.
I Lucy looked up to see her brother
= whom she had not recognized on &C
!, count OF his thick beard.
! AS the captain released her, he en-
braced andkissed her.
/. This is, indeed a happy day TO
= me-, he said. "Out in the storm, jus
!. as it commenced, l fell in wit
your husband, struggling in hi
. little boat, and / was fortunat
enoush to pick him up. The boa
7 however, drifted away from us befor
we could secure it. Now | find my sis
: ter, we'll and happy, still, l hope, ha,
ing faith i'll her wild scamp OF a brotl
err
"Why did you desert us?" inquire
Lucy. "Why leaveus on this island?
sit was not l who deserted you, bu
the men. They rose in mutiny, whic
they had probably been for some tim
: planning. knocked me and the tw
. mates down, tied our hands and fee
3 thrust us into the hold like pigs, an
then, clapping on sail, headed ava
4 from the island.
s'Their object as Iafterward Learned
was to take the vessel to some Sout
D. American port, there sell the cargo
j. pocket the funds. and then make Q
8, inland, leaving the craft in III posse
sion. They were notgood navigator
e and, therefore, they We're many montl
t. beating about the Pacific Ocean.
ST "At last they were within some HUI
dreds of miles OF the South America
: coast, but by this time half the nun
Der concluded that their plan was ne
d q feasible one. They would, onreac'
ing port, be boarded by the author
h tiles, questions would be asked, III
detection. it seemed, would be newt,
BILE. They were unanimous for freeil
r us and returningto their duty, provi,
ed we would promise not to punis
d them severely for what they had q
i. ready done.
1.-TWO others did notlike this prop
sition; the two parties quarreleG, ar
the end of it vas that they all final
d resolved to desert the vessel ina bod
s. and make for an island they saw
thedistance. They did so, first settil
us at liberty. They took the launt