Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-07-10
FORCED APART
Bv W. CLARK RUSSELL.
Axthor Of the "Wreck Of the Grosrsnor,'
"A Sailors Stueetheart," Etc
CHAPTER VIII.
THE CLEOPATRA"

ner way Stubb0rnly; daShlng the Surglng
spray In sheets and souses until she was
awash, and the backs Of the men l~ustrous
for the drenching.
Meanwhile Cuthbert had recovered the use
Of his brain, thanks to copious splashing, (
soon after the boat showed of.
Beholding the stars and flying clouds, and
feeling the jump and wobble Of the sea in the
strain AMI ache Of his own timbers, he i'm
mediately comprehended the dreadful char
acter Of the misfortune that had befallen him,
and raising his voice attempted to address
himself to the young gentleman in the cloak
who was steering the boat, but was instantly
by a kick and a promise of a fogging
the opened his lips.
"You cannot be aware" began Cuthbert.
"Hold your jaw, you lubber!"-here came
the kick.
"By the Lord. you shall be logged until
your back is as green as your brains, you
villain, If you move your tongue again"
resign himself to broken-hearted contempla-
ton Of this bitter divorce from the woman of
his love; and with his hands bound he re-
clined, knawing his lips with misery, and
watching with distracted eyes the land they
were leaving, while the foam few in his face
and the gale in his ear howled down every
movement of hope.
In this condition Of mind WAS ha when the
boat went rolling alonpside the BRIG.
It was something to see the big and brist-
ling hull stoop to the inward lean of the
boat. It was AZ though a mother leaned
down to embrace her little ona
Brisklv the crew handed nm the nrisoners.
then sounded the keen bins of the boatswain:
and while the boat SCARED to the davits the
pawls of the capstan ierked out a music on
the gale like the hammerinp on an anvil
whi,e the furnace roars WITH ouick leans
and INNS and the d;sc;nl,ned nah and the
steady MILLS of tho n.of- w.r,a man Tho
anchor IN. o.t.hooded +ha rords 5ronrod
their dim anaces n canvas round svant Tho
shore i;ohts and down isv the cruiser r. tho
wind And then von hasrd Tho so,,sttarino
Of nlowad froth hnmm;no at tho hows and
shrieE;no ~ hi1 s.;1a IN tbe hi,h o,oom
The four imnres.ad man wars ~ st.rd,no
nesr tho foot # tha ma;nmast ,,nder ths ane
~ the m.r,no The ,,a;nass ~ aatt;ne ,,nlia,.
w.v was achieved with the .xiftness thst
war time teaches and ali The wind wbis+I;nr
Of a nine. the brio being snug in less tins
than a woman tales 70 hr,1sh har hair
Whi,a tho ehora Iiohts uoro ,oor,na into .
faint line ,,non tho o,,srtar and tha nroot
foreiand ,amn wa. thrr,etinr II. rod aoma
amono tho cio,dv stars veil IN tho r;oht a
hrawnv fellow came to tho nrisonars Nth -
hattla ~,antarn sw;no;no IN his orasn and
NADIA them a visible ero,n ~
Then annroached two men from tho onno-
site Quarter of the dack- and the Iantarn
flashed In tha bullion and h,,ttons ~ ,,r;for,,.
Rehind them stood others and forward ,xss
crowd Of seamen STAYING at the four men.
and this was the nict,,re IF the dack add;nr
to Il the details Of a savaoa row of carronadas
black "a ink in the waterv moonshine.
0Are these vonr men. Mr.. Townlank ~ said
one Of the uniform wearers. the tome Of whose
voice Was az good a warrant of his Office IA
enaulets.
l~Yes. Sir Peter. four NJ them drn rar,iad
the younp pentleman who had done Cuthhart
the honor to imnress him.
Dwell. Won look likely men. NV ,ads. and T
s,nnose Won don't require me- to telI Won that
Won ara wanted to serve the KING. and fioht
his maiestv,s enemies2 There Ia olorv and
prize money to be cot il Won do vour dntv.
and. a, British seamen. vouYl never want me
tn toll Won what vonr intv 10 T hono
with which flourish Cantain Sir Peter
grahame. Bart. in command of Fl M s.
Cleonatra. was about to slew himself round
on his heel to &c aft, when one of the men
spoke nm.
"If Won n,aze. air ma mama !. Matthew
Murphy. and I'm an Imirikin. Your honor
theraefora nersaves that's not mo duty n
foht sor Tho l;no CO. hios. b;nw 1' ="
aAh 7 saaNan American' horn IN III.
kenny"
aIndada then vo,r honor T uo. hor, T.,
-
daro,,. sdm;ssion thara vent q .mothsr;na ~
lsuohtar amono tho man Forward
Hsra,,ron C,,thhart snoka
Vt have tn ranresant r. WI, that T or, not .
sailor. sir. NV father ia DR. Shaw NJ tha
Grevstona school, Your officer hs. con,.
mitted an error in impressing me-"
This had in it the matter Of rebuke, and
was a trifle downright for the quarterback
hearing; but then 1t was delivered In a soft
n cultured voice, n he who spoke it,
with figure lighted up by the flare of the
pattie lantern, and handsome lace showing,
looked K a gentleman
sir Peter gazed at him inquisitdvely:
MI io"pianK' salo ne, where did you
meet TINS gentleman
Az the WORD gentleman applied to the mar
be had kicked, n which same word was a
definition ne was the last midshipman in the
service capable OF MAKING with true applica-
non' not because MS !atner was q retired I'M
dertaker' out because his fathers son was a
Gao, MI. io"planKs eyes began to roll
ana the "'no 10 feei cnlA upon bis small
CLONES.
Meet him, sir Feters Why, sir, coming
down q nil. ne gave Us a deal OF trouble,
ar. He knocked the bo'sun down. never
took hin to be better than the mate Of a
coaster, sir"
Il can vouch, Sir Peter, that there is q
N: Shaw living at Greystone, and that he
keeps a school there" exclaimed the first