The sun., 1889-12-08

| Of the yacht and the droyninR OF Der people
eylys ssse. and only q iSpS i1tsrysis SroSsS. 4
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SfsS sS SsGw h pfR s0sRSS0G ana oP !:
washed out ci him IN his struggle 70. fetch tSe .
5Ss sc and d ts SbSdo% 70 O tsS hui 'a out mn n
RPs then called a council: outbIll myself,
very briefly and with but little talk, We CON
oerted our plans I'VE were all agreed that the
made to Yisld US toiersbiy secure $ asylum. % and
that tho eleyation, Of its deck would enable US
e command wide view OF the sea- and that
yey sll that we could recover from the yacht
int int, heE went vent 70 work With tho rest and I'd
dragging and pulling, for we had to bring a
serve as a derrick for hosting; then such sails
sions. II was like, drawing teeth everything
seemed 70 weigh about Ave, times more than It
over, by the character Of the, ground. Had the
surface been smooth % earth is, We could have
tTsmpod with telerable briskness bus our
eroise by our having to dodge the little holes,
he Knee or the wider yawns ms ON end great tive wells.
OF which come were big enough 10 receive tho
YbbSisp hS BODY Of us sOods and ak in one gulp
In the larger pores and holes was too salt to
drink. y was in the smaller hollows only. and
water lay scarce bTSckisS. In short. the fsli Of
STPEGI1Sh TEIs to drGwn the brine in tho dsSpSp wells
aun would soon dry up the shallow apertures; (;
and had We taken for granted that the contents
have been brought face to face with thirst.
But happily nearly the WHOLE Of the yacht lay
WSSb yos stood out
and rolled ashore or stranded within wadinR
distance. Our frosh water had been carried In
part In those days; some Of the barrels had
gplged. but a few had been swept high and dry.
which had foated up, and these we, rolled aside
to DO flled the moment we had leisure to de-
doubt. had been put to hisht by the explosion,
but they would not be long in returning; and,
though l saw nothinG resembling fln-from
The 6pms %ScS q S p 1a9
slipped into the sea on the other side OF tho
island. having drtfted In With the wreckaGe.
=, The Ieaden curtain had drawn far down into
q dazzle Of silver blue. with u high sun looking
down out Of 1t with a roasting eye, and the
east and edged crape.ike il the % vest b but NOT not
q cloud Of the siZo OF q thumb nail anywhere
save there; A thin line Of surf purred delicate,
along the length OF it as the, sparkling ripple
slipped up and down upon the honeycombed
beach. The remains Of the yaobt's bows lay
Gaunt and motionless some distance down.
MsE 1 s0Mf II bs Sad s
q fragment OF sunbeam upon the delicate lift
Of sea rolling inward. plank or two rounding
daylight through, her. II, seemed Incredible
tina 30 stout little craft should have gone to
pieces as she had but then the swell had been
hard, and then again her scantlinR was but
that Of q pleasure vessel, though the stanchest
Meanwhile conveyed. with the help of Cut
bill. into the shadow that was cast by. tho gal
apparel. which we had fallen In with early in
the morning; Oddly enough. It was the only
trunk or portmanteaq that had come ashore.
ing belonging TO any OF US ait saving this box
Of Laura's and small chest OF drawers out Of
Willrids cabin. one drawer gone aud the others
gloves. neckties, writing material. manuscripts
sodden and ilegibIe The removing her
dry found Laura occupation, and something
else, therefore, to think OF than our miserable
drawn to the % shadow s' cast By the @ eason. leo and
there sat, johnson lying little Tay @ from her
oss to b ee all the heIT to-
drous structure that sheltered her. The black
cloud OF hair upon her back, her spectral white
her as the ligurehead OF the mysterious fabric
that had risen In thunder and flame from the
been lying SO long that the mere thought Of the
years put shiver into one spite OF the broiling
orb that hung overhead. Heayensl / remem-
which paused. painting with my eye directed
toward The gallson. figure lonely man COM
ing that woman seated as She now sits. locking
as she now looks. stirless as she now is. In the
shadow q that she!l;c0vered structure s SHIN;
the Gaze from Lady Menso9 10 Laura as the
shadow. spreading the. garments to the light,
her hair flashing and fading as she passed
from the radiance into the violet shade: her
figure the fairer to my enRmored eyes maybe
for the shipwrecked aspect Of her attire. that
enriched by titful and fascinating regulations
the roach OF the nimblest Of dressmaking
hnRers; Her spirits and much OF her strength
Gond 90 hSS %aTo 70 her her Sne
watch had stopped when tumbled overheard,
assembled under the oVerhangilg counter OF
the Galleon for midday meal The sun was
shaov s% %Sab cod dd hsrS to Sit aos
together. and could see that her ladyship did
not very much reliSh this Intimate association
binding light and as she did not ofler to 90. lin
thoaGh o fR4 and Sab stunned as hoSeh
they were for backing away. She perceived
my Indifference to her sensitiveness and shot
Q look of hate at me. However, was not so In
Sensible qs SO imagined. for twas very careful
to scarcely glance at her; for there she sat, un-
yeiled, her head uncovered. close to. TO bs
peered at, II one chose, as II she were
picture or statue. and I would not pain
what weak senee, Of shame. what naughty
confusion there might be in her by single lift
Of my eyes to her Iace, saving when l accosted
her or she me-. I observed that the sailors
were studous in their disregard Of her There
have sluinted curiousl y at her out Of the cor
Der Of his eyes on board the yacht had she
shown herself on deck: but here 1t would have
been taking an unfair advantage OF her: their
Instincts as men governed them, and no fine
gent eman could ever have exhibited higher
quality Of breeding than did these rough Jacks
In this respect as they squatted munchng bis
cult and ,Dotted meat and handing on to one
another the Jar OF sherry and water.
But often, though swiftly aud very respect
fully too their glances would 20 to Laura.
They would look as though they found some-
thing TO hearten them In her sweet pale face,
her Kind smile, her pretty efforts to bear up.
There ought to be q ship passing here be-
fore long" said Finn, with slow stare sea-
ward faint as II this here island was right
In with the African coast"
'The Liza Robbins should be looked out for.
capt'n, said Cutbili, she was dead in ourwake