The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-16

10 the owners of my bark that they sent me
right back to Cape Hsytien. The voyage
back to that port was q quick and a prosper
Gus one in every way. Bat az we got near
Cape Hsytien / began to feel q little uneasy
about Jonah. I thought that perhaps L
hadn't done risht IN sending the lad ashore
IN that way. Bat what | feared most was
that the ConSal lad the boy in charge and
would insist on sending the boy home with
me. The steward hadn't said a word about
the boy during the whole voyage didn't
know whether il would be best 10 ask about
him or not when we got into port, bat / con-
cluded not to Go 50, because was afraid that
II did l would appear to acknowledge that
/ wac IN some way responsible for hin. So
when went ashore 1 said nothing about
Jonah aud / heard nothing about him, al
though / was in constant dread OF his turn
ing up somehow or other. ! found tnst
business was very dull at Cape Haytien, and
that many of the merchants bad met with
losses since had been there last and that
the town had become unusually unhealthy
This of course. laid at Jonab's door, and it
made me fear that the unlucky lad was still
around and would turn up before | could get
out of port. at last the return cargo was all
on board and We were ready to leave port.
The day before we sailed / noticed that the
steward was acting a little strangely. He
seemed uneasy, and was always looking at
me kind OF suspiciously. But paid no par.
tlCul6L dttc4LlOn 10 lnlS Do4hNlOf, Is Aha
other things to attend to.
Next morning the pilot came on board
and we set sail. After we had passed out of
the harbor and had dropped the pilot l felt
uneasy somehow. | thought il strange be-
cause had got away without Jonah turning
mp. and il seemed to me that ought to feel
Eght-hearted. Things passed oil about as
usual during the day, except that motto I'd
that the steward was always looking az me
kind OF strangely. The wind was fair, but
somew hat light. The feeling of uneasiuess
grew on me early in the evening. | went on
deck and tcok s0undiDgs, but they didn't
sgree at all with the depth of the water
supposed l WIS., Then it flashed over me
thst l must have got into a strange current.
! listended for some minutes carefully, and
l could make out the distant roar of breakers.
There could be no doubt that we were
being carried toward the reefs of
the Csyoo5, There was no getting out
of the current. Although / made every
attempt 10 item the current, it carried me
rapidly toward the reefs. An hour later
the bark struck on one Of the reefs. The sea
was smooth and our lives were in no danger,
bat ] saw plainly that there was no getting
of the reef The bark was hopeless wreck.
Next morning / saw several small coasting
sloops near by. I told my men that we
would have 10 abandon the bark. We low
cred our largest boat and the men put their
chests in this and got IN Themselves. l de.
oided to row TO one OF the coasters which lay
TO near by. All my men were in the boat
except the steward. / called cut to MIN to
hurry up. He pointed 10 a small boat that
was coming up from another coaster, and
said that he wculd rather q Of in her. NY
| beat then pUrhed eff When We got about
| leo iatboms from the wreck I looked back,
| and then | understJ BOD why the steward had
| acted so strangely for two days past, and had
| finally preferred to abandon the bark in an
| other boat There By the stewards side
| stood my Jonah, with a wicked grin en- hjs
| fat face. The steward had found the young
! fter a. Cape Haytien. and fearing thss ]
would refnse to take him home he had put
| the fellow away II his ststerocm. And thai
Tss bow il came shout shat my bark go
into the current thai 81 anded her among
| the Caycol reefs"