The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-03-26
DIR ANTEKIRTT.
TCoNTINuED FROM BIRD PAGE
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calls, even stowe !. her rigging WIS all
had been pitched aft. She was moored
across an angle of the harLor and thus
@howed that rather long stay was in
contemplation.
During the evening Doctor Antekirtt
contented himself with short walk in
che neighborhood of Gravosa While
Gilas Toronthal and his daughter
Eeturued to Ragusa in their carriage.
which had waited for them ON the quay,
and the young man we have mentioned
went back down the long avenue with
out waiting for the end of the fair then
m full swing, tie Doctor strolled about
Che harbor. 1t is one OF the best on the
coast. and at the time contained q con-
siderable amount of shipping of different
pationalities Then after leaving the
Gown he followed the shore of the bay Of
Cmbra Fiumera which extends for about
Elirty-six miles to the mouth of the
little river Ombra. which is deep enough
for vessels of moderate draught to ascend
almost to the foot of the Vlastiza
Noun aims. About nine o'clock he
returned to the jetty, where he watched
Che arrival of large Lloyd mail steamer
from the Indian Ocean. Then he
returned ON board, went down to his
cabin and remained there till the morn
ing.
Such was his custom. and the captain
Of the aseaman named Narsos,
chen i'll his fortieth year-had orders
never to trouble the Doctor during his
hours of solitude.
It should be said that the officers and
crew KIN W no more OF the past history
Of the owner than outsiders. They
we're none the less devoted 10 him, body
and soul. Although the Doctor would
not tolerate the least infractiOn of dis
ni'line, he was very kind and liberal to
all And men were always ready to join
the Savarena Never was there a repri-
Jliand 10 give, punishment to indict,
or dismissal to effect 1t was as
though the sclooners crew were all ono
family.
After the Doctor had come aboard all
arrau >ements were made for the night.
The lights We're got up fore and aft. the
waich WAS set and complete silence
reigued on board
The Doctor was sea ed on a large
couch i'll an angle of his apartment On
the table were u few newspapers that his
servant had bought i'll Grlvosa. The
Doctor ran them over carelessly, taking
no note of the leaders, but picking out
tue facts and reading the shipping news
and ;he fashionable movements. Then
he threw the papers down, sort of
somnolent torpor gained upon him, and
abou. eleven o'clock without calling his
valet, he lay down. though it was some
time before he slept
And if we could have read the thought
tha5 especially troubled him we might
have been srll.orised to find that it found
shape i'll words as. who was that
young man who bowed to Silas Toron-
thai on the quay Mt Gravosa ?"
About eight o'clock next morning the
Doctor appeared on deck. The day
promised to be magnificent The sun
was already shining on the mountain
tops which form the background of the
bay. The shadows were swiftly retreat
ing to the shore across the surface Of
direct on the Savarena.
. Captain Narsos came mp to the Dc ctor
to receive orders, which, after pleasant
greeting were given him III very few
words.
A minute afterwards boat left the
schooner with four men and cOxswain
and headed for the wharf, where she
was to wait the convenience of Point
Pescade and Cape Matifou.
1t was grand day and a grand cere-
mony i'll the nolnadic existence of the
two honest fellows who mad wandera so
many hundred miles away from tnat
beloved Province they so longed to see.
They were both on the ietty. They
had changed their professional costume
for ordinary clothe>-- rather worn, per-
haps-but clean and stood there look
ing ut the yacht and admiring her US
before. Ar they we're i'll particularly
good spirit Not only had they supped
last night, l. they had brenkfasted this
morning A piece OF extravaganza that
could only be explained by their having
taken the extraordinary amount of forty
two FORMS Butdo not let it be Thought
that they had dissipated all their receipts.
No! Point Pesc,.le was prudent, and
looked ahead, and life was assured for u
dozen days at tho least.
It's to you we owe that Cape
Nation r.
"OL Pescade "
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