Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-21
CHAPTER VII.
TIE CATASTROPHE

And so these two fair women talRcd,
making plans for the future as though all
things endured forever, and all plans
were destined TO he realized. But even as
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rushed forth to DO ITS biddlng' Oh Doard
the great ship was music and laughter
and the sweet voices of singing women;
but above it hing pail OF doom. Not
the most timid heart dreamed OF danger:
What danger could there be aboard OF
that grand ship, which sped across INC
waves with the lightness and confidence
of the swallow? There was naught to
fear. y prosperous voyage was drawing
to its end, and mothers put their babes 10
sleep with as sure n heart as though they
were on solid English ground.
Presently Lady iiolMhNTat got up from
her chair and said she was going to bed,
but th2t first of all, She must Kiss Dick,
her little boy, who slept with his nurse in
Gnc;lcr cabin. Augusta rose and went
with her, and they both kissed the sleep
ing child, a bonny boy Of ., and then they
kissed each other and separated for the
night.
Some hours aftcward Augusta woke
up, feeling very restless. For ol hour or
more she lay thinking Of Nr. IcnboT and
many other things. listening to the
swift LAP. - Of 30 aicras ii slipped
past the We Is sid. md the occasional
tramp Of '' latch hey set fresh SAILS.
At last her lccling Ga unrest got too murh
for her, and she rose and Partially, Nc.J
partially, dressed hcrsclf-for in the
gloom she could only find her flannel vest
md pctticoat-twi led her long hair in a
coil round her head, put on Lat and q
thick ulster that hung upon the door-Ior
they were running int" chilly IautuC'S-
and Slipped out on deck.
Ii was getting toward dawn, but the
night was still dark. As she stepped on
deck Augusta found herself face 10 face
with the captain.
"Why, Miss Smithcrs he said. what
on earth are You doing here at TINS hour!
-m2king up romanccs:
Yes" she answered, laughing, and
with perfect truth. he fact ot tho
matte; Is could not sleep, 50 / came on
deck; and very pleasant il is.
Yes, said the captain, IF You want
something to put INTO your stories you
wont find anything better tHm TINS.
Tie kangaroo is showing her ic. Is, i5u
she, Miss SmitLcrs? That the beauty OF
hor, she can sail Is well as steam, ana
when she has u strong wind like this
GDalt, il would have 10 hc sonnet ming very
cUicl. that woull catch her. / believe
that We have been running over seven
teol knots an hour ever siHcc midnight
| hope to mako kerglclcn Island by
Z O'Clock, to correct nay cuioH3mctoIi.
"N'hcre is kcrgUcieu ie.ouu:' asked
Augusta.
ooh, il is q desert place where nobody
goes, except now and then a WhalCr - I'll
up witA water. | believe that thcoeuon
omcr5 sent On expedition there Il to"
years ago to observe the transit Of Venus
but it was n failure because the weather
YVES SO misty-it is nearly alwGya misty
there. Wei, must De OF. Miss Smithers
Good nights or rather, good morning.
Before tho words were we'll out Of hi.
mouth there was a wild shout forward
"Ship ahead" Then came an awful vel
from dozen voices: "Stalboard, Hare
a-starboa! d. for Gods sake
4 With Il wild leap, like the leap Of {
man suddenly shot, the captain left he
side and rushed on to the bridge. At thu
same instant the engine bell rang anC
tho steering chains began to rattle fun
ously on the rollers at her feet as th'
steam steering gear did its work. Thei
came another yell:
'lt's whalcr-no LIGHTS and an an
swering Shrek of terror from some hi:
black object that loomcd ahead. Befor
the echoes had died away before the frea
ship could even answer to Acim, thcr
was crash, such as Augusta lad ncvc
heard and Il sickoning shock, that thrcy
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