The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-11-29

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or Of abpnt sixty alouched aft, moie a &C,
scrape, and, removing his cop entirely
| awaited the Captains commands.
| my man, said the captain, ~ want 70,
to answer u question. Do you believe lane
md ships have ever been seen in the sky. re
"A many good seaman holds to TINT. air ,
sud the sailor, cautiously.
fore then,astf Come, tellue. Jacks ne voo
a. his master in.these matters"
"Couldn { coy for boys and lubbers, cir
But ncve! met q full.grown seaman as de
MED that thets. Sartainiy few has seen il:
ships. and land. too; but mostly ships.
liows' ever had q messmate once ns was
smiling past astock they Gull Ailsn Craig, and
saw regiment Of soldiers marching in the
sky: Lozgedit. did the mate; and them
soldiers was marching between two towns
In Ireland at that very time
There. you nee. General" said Captain
NOreland.
''Isut this 10 oil second hand" said General
Rolleston. with sigh; land have learned
how everything gets distorted in passing
from one to another"
"Ah." said the captain. I'VE Gun t help that
tue thing il rare. never saw it for one: and
suppose you never saw phenomenon of
the kind. lsaac?"
"Hain't y" said Isaac. grimly. Then, with
sudden and not very reasonable heat, oh
my eyes ana limbs If hain't seen the Peak o
Teneri.fe in tile sky topsy turvy, and ~ plain
az see that there cloud there" (pointing up
wuri).
Come" said Moreland NOW We are get.
ting to it. Tell us all ubout that"
We'll, sir" snid the seaman, Il don't care
to lnrn them as laughs mt everything they
han't seen in maybe a dozen voyages ut
most: but you know me, and | knows you;
though you command the ship. and work
be ore the must. Now axes you. sir. should
you say Isaac Aiken was the nun to take
r:loaf. or cooked hat, for the Peak O.
Tenerife."
AS likely as ON myself, Isaac"
said Isaac. with dignity. well, then. your
honor, III tell We the trnth, and no lie: We
was bound for Tenerifs with fair win.l
though not so much OF it as We wanted. by
in the bows. The Penk hove in sight in the
sky and all the glnsses wns mt her. She lny q
point or two on our weatler.Quarter like,
full two hours, aud then slle Just melted
away like lump o sugar. We kept on our
course II day and hnlf. and at last We
the port whereby, when we saw Tenerille
Peak in the sky to winnati. she lay n hun.
drc,l lelg CUES to looard, s'help me God!'
That is wonderful" snid General Rollest on
THAT will do Isaac" said the captnin.
"Mr Butt: double his grog for IL week, Tor
having seen more than have"
The captain nnd General ltolleston had II
long discussion; but the result was they dc.
termned to gn to Easter Island first, for Gen.
Roleston was IL soldier, and lInd learned 10
obey as well as command. He saw no suffi-
cirnt ground for deviating from Wardlaw's
positive instructions.
This decision soon became known through
ut l 4. II. next day, by high winter.
At eight next morning, Captain Moreland
nnd General Rolleston being on deck, one Of
the ships boys. II regular pct, with rosy
cheeks. ami black eyes. comes up to the gen.
tlemen. takes off his cap, and, painting audi
bly, at his own audacity. shoves paper into
General Ro!lestons hand, and scuds away
for his life.
This won't do" said the captain. sternIy
The high-bred soldier handed the paper to
him unopened.
The captain opened it. looked q little vcxed.
but more amused, and handed it back to the
General
1t was RorSD RoBIN.
Round Robins IRE not ingratiating as n
rule. But this one came from come rongll
but honest fellows, vino had already shown
that kindliness and tlct may reside
in coarse envelope. The snilora of
the Springbok, when they first boarded her
| in the Thames, looked on Themselves M men
hound on an empty cruise; and nothing but
the pay, which was five s,llings ahove the NV.
eraee reconciied them to it; for Il sailor does
not like going to zen for nothing, any more
| than true sportsman likes to ride hounds
that are hunting red herring trailcd.
But the sight of the General had touched
them afar of. His gray hair and pale
face. as he rowed out of Plymouth Harbor
had sent them to the yards by gallant i'm.
| v,,loo II oil hn
had been to put OH an mir of alncrity md
! hope, wllenese r they passed tho General or
came under his eye.
| lfhypOcrisy ia always crime this was q
very criminal ship: for the men, and even the
boys, were hyporrites, who feeling quite sure
that the daughter was dead at sea months
ago, did, nevertheless, make up their fhcet
to encourage the luther into thinking sic
was alive and he WIS going to find her. But
| people who pursue this game too long, and
keep up the hopes of another, get infected
ut lust themselves; and the crew at Spring
box arrived Mt Valparaiso infected Will
! IL little hope. Then cume the Dutcl,man'l
vcisely to their views.
General Rolleston ind Captain Moorlanl
returned to s;ahin and discussed this doe
ument. They came on deck again. and the
men were piped Mt. General Rollcstoi
touched his cap. and. with the Round Robin
! IN nlB mana, UuuTebBeO Luem tntlS:-
"My men, thank You for taking my troub
lie to heart Us you do. But 1t wonld lie n bad
return to send any Of you to Easter Island il
| that cutter: for she il not sea worthy: 40 the
captain tells me. l will not consent to throw
away your lives in trying to save n lie that
is dear to me: but as to the Dutchman's
story about an unknown island, our captain
seems to think that it is possible: ind You tel
us yOunre OF the same opinion. Well. then.
giveup my own Judgement, and yiel,! tny0urs
Yes. we will go westward with II good heult
(lIe sighetl), and Il wiling crew.
The men cfecred. The boatswnin pipcd
the anchor was hcuved. and the Springbol
went out on course that bnde fnir to carr,
her within hundred miles of Godscnt
Island.
She ran fast. On tho second duy some
dnrks passed over her head. one Of which
was observed to have something ATTACHED
to it's leg.
She passed within sixty miles of Mount
Lookout; but never saw Godsend Island: unt
no pursued her way to the Society Islands
sent out her bouts; mnde every inquiry
around about the islands, but with no sue
cess: aud, n last. after losing couple o
months there, brought the leart-sick fnthrl
bnck on much the came course, but rather
more northerly.
CHAPTER Xiv.
Hazel returned homeward in n glow o
. triumph OHCe ieit uIHHOScu 10 DTUG
to Helen Of his victory-a victory by which
she was to profit: not he.
They met in the wood; for she had tracked
him by his footsteps. She seemed pale ant
disturbed, and speedily interrupted his ex
carnations of triumph by Que of delight
which was soon. however follow ed by one
distress.
10. look ut you!" she said. "You hav,
been in the water; it in wicked: wicked"
But have solved the problem. caugh
three edmcks one after the other, an,
tied til intelligence to their legs; they are II
this moment careering over the ocean, witt
our story and our longitude and n guess u
our latitude Crown me with bays"
with foOlscap, more likely" said Helen
"only just getting well Of rheumatic fever
and to go md stand in water up to tn
middle"
why. you don't listen to mel" cried Hin
eel, in amazement. Il tell you Ihave solve'
at is you that don't listen to common
sense," retorted Helen. III you go an,
make yourselfill, MI the problems in tn
world will not compensate me. And ! mus
say think il was not very kind Of you t,
run of 80 without warning: why give IN
hours OF anxiety for want of II word? But
there, it 10 useless to argue with hoy: yes
sir. II boy. The fact is. have been too cas-
with you of late. One INDUCES sick children
But then they must not slip away and 1T an
in the water, or there IL an end OF Indulgence
md one is driven to severity You must Il
ruled with n rod ofiron. Go home thi. me
ment, sir, and change yourclot hes; and don
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