Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-03-30

ing nrse forward, TN an, - though, heaven
help mel my secret instincts fcFehuded thAt
ct any moment I should hshold souss Sorm
hom the forecasele OF one Of Shoss heurus IN
the cabin SAILING IN, and coming 10 ny s1do
and siIsntly seating himself. pihawcd and
pished, and querulously asked a myssIf what
manner Of Engli1h oilos was I 10 suffer such
wouaAnly teFrou 70 whit ms; buo u would
not Do; coud not INDIE; . colaneo oe The
heart fell upon ma. and Ut jms trembling
above any sRt u shlvefs which tAs frust Of
tbe air had classd thrusgh -; ana psssntly
. hollow crsak sounding out Of The hold,
caused BY ecus movsmsnt q tAe bed Of ics
On which ~ venssl by, w. seissd with .
panic terror and prang 10 my fsst, and LAM
tern In hand made for tho ccmpauioa laddsr.
with prayer in mo for The sight Of . stari
dusSt mot look at the hgurCs, but setting
tho light down q, ths foot a IL laddef
squessed through the companion door on =
tho deck. Ny fear vas fever In IN way.
and did not tel thA old. Thsre was no
skar 20 b sssa; but The waiesnso Of tAe ics
was Aung out In wild, strange glare by The
blAchneo OF the sky, and mAds Nght q il
own. II was The most savage and terrible
picture Of Solisuds che invsnt1on a man
could reach 10, yet I biesssd Il for ths relief
70 eave 10 my ghost sukindled imasiaation.
Presently, whsn the cold was beginning 70
pterce me, my courage was 20 much the bet
Ter for this excursion into tho hoarss and
black and cleaning realities of tho night.
that my heart beat at its usual measure a
passed through the hatch and went again TO
the cook room.
was, however, surc that II I sat here long.
listening and thinking, fear would return
30, raking out the fire, picked up the lantern
and was about to 60, then halted, considering
whether should not stow tho frozen provis-
tons away. 1t was natural thought, seeing
how precious food was to me. But, alas! il
mattered not where they lay; they were a.
secure here - IL they were a. snugly hidden
In the bottom Of the hold. It was the white
realm Of death; II ever rat had crswled In
this ship IL VA. in it, hiding place, q ,stiR
and Idle est froeen vessel So let the
lump Of wfns, ths ice, ham, and % forth, svst
where they were, and went to the cabin ihad
chosen, involuntarily peeping at the fieures
asI passed, and hurrying the faster because
OF the grim and terrifying livelineu put into
the man who sat starting from the table by
the swing Of the lantern in my hand
shut the door and hung tho lantern near
the cot, having the nint and box In my pocket.
There was, indeed, an abtmdance Of can.
dies tn the vessel; nevertheless, 10 was my
business to husband them with the utmost
niggardlines. How long I was to be i'm.
prisoned here, II indeed was ever to be de.
livered, Providence alone knew; and to rum
short Of candles would add to the terrory Of
my existence by forcing mo either to open
the matches and ports for light, and 20 filling
the ship with tho deadly air outside, or living
In Darkness There were Q cloak and Q coat
In the cot, but they would not suffice; there
wa, however. plenty Of apparel In tho cor
ner 70 servs q wraps, and having chossn
enough TO another me vaultsd into the cot,
and 20 covered myself that tho clothes were
above tho level Of the sides Of tho cot.
left the lantern burning while made
sure my bed was all right, and lay musinc.
feeling extremely melancholy; the hardest
part was the thought Of those two men
watching in tho cabin. The most fantastic
alarms possessed me. Suppose their Rhosts
came to the ship at midnight, and entering
their bodies quickened them into walkinci
I caught myself listening; and there was
enough to hear, too, what with the subdued
roaring Of the wind, the splintering Of ice,
tho occasional creaking-not unlike q heavy
booted tread-of tho fabric OF the schooner
to the blasts Of tho gale against her masts,
or to movement In the bed ON which sho
reposed.
But plain sense came to my rescue at last.
I resolved to have no moro Of these night
fears; 30, blowing out the candle, I put my
head on tho coat that formed my pillow, res
olutely kept my eyes shut, and after while
fell asleep.
tro M CONTINUED,