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

A NOVEL.


By CHARLES REApE.
CHATTER NIL.
Wnrdlaw senior was not what you would
rail 81 tender hearted man; but he wus thor.
| uuShly moved by General Roieston's dis
trcss, and by his fortitude Tile gallant old
man! Landing in England one week md
going back to the Pacific the next! Like
goes with like and WarLaw senior. energetic
and rrso.u:c himself, though lie .clt for his
son, stricken down by grief, gave his heart
to the more valiant distress d. his contem
porary. He mannod and vctualted the
Springhok for long voyage. ordered her
TO Plymouth, and took his friend down to
her by train.
They went out to Tier in boat. She wns
II screw steamer; that could sail nine knots
an hour without burning n coal. As abe
came down the Channel. the General trouble
got to bp well known on hoard her. and,
when lie cnme out OF tho harbur, the sailors
by an honest. hearty impulse. that did them
credit. waited tor no orders. but manned the
yards to receive him with tho respect due to
Ills scr,i lees uu.l his snurpd calamity.
On getting on board. no salutad the cap
tain and the ships company with sud dig
nifty. and retired to his cabin within Ward
law. There he old merchant forced on him
by loan seven hundred pounds, chiefly in gold
and silver. telling him there WAS not hing like
money. go where you will. He then gave him
IL number of notices he had printed and a
paper of advice and Instructions II was
wri, ten in his own large, clear. formal hand.
General Eollcs,on tried to fallcr out his
Al, In, t,,x.,,
Next to you am her father; am not?''
'i0u have proved it.
'Wull then, However. ifyou find her. as
pray to God you may, clnim the second
kiss. mind that: not for myself, though: for
my poar Arthur, that lies ON o sick bad for
| her.
General lsollcston assented to that in n
broken voir". He could hardly speak.
| Aud so they parted: aud that sad parent
went out to the Pacific.
| To him il was indeed q sad and gloomy
| voyage: and the hope with which he went on
| board uo.ed gradually nwny aa the ship
| travrrsul the vast tracks of ocean. One i'm
| mrnsity of water to he pnssel before that
other immensely could he reached on whose
vast. uni .orm sur nee the search was TO he
made.
To ahridge this gloomy and monotonnus
purt OF our tale. suffice it to say that he en-.
dGrcd two months of water and niinity ere
the vessel. fast us she was, reached Nalparul-
so. Their pro- ress, however, had been more
than nccinterruptel carry out Warllnw's
instructions. The poor General himself had
but one idea; to go and search the Pacific
with his own eyes: hut Wurdlaw. more cx:
prrirnccd directed him to overhaul every
uhnlcr and coastins vessel lie could, and de.
liver printed notices; telling the sad story,
and offering reward for any positive in or.
nation. good or bad, that should he brought
| in to his agent ut Valparaiso. Acting ON
these instructions they had ovcrhauled two
| from the Horn. They now placarde,l theport
OF Valparaiso. and put the notices ON board
| all vessels hound west ward; and the captain
of the Springbok spoke to the shippers in the
port But they all shook their heads. and
could hardly le gotto give their minds seri-
ously To the inquiry, when they heard in
what water The cutter Wis last seen and OH
what course.
One old skipper sail. Look on Juan Fer.
nantez, and then ut the bottom of the Pacific:
but the sooner you look there the less time
you will lose
From Valparaiso they ran to Juan Fernan.
,lez which indeed seemed the likeliest place;
| fslle WIS alive.
When the larger island of that group, the
island dear Mike to you who read. md to us
who write, this tale, came in sight, the f;l.
:her's hcaEt began to baat higher.
The ship anchored and took in conl. which
was furnished at II wicketlly high price by
Mr.. Joshua Fullalovc. who had virtually
purchased the island from Chill, having got
to last We hear.
And now Rolleston found the value oil
Warllaw's loan: it enabled him tn prosecute
his search through the whole group oiislands;
and he did lienr ut last Of three persons who
hud been wrecked on Masa Fnero; one oil
them II female. lie followed this mp, and ut
last discovered tile parties. lie found them
to lie Spauiar1s, and the woman smoking II
pipe.
After this hitter disappointment he went
back to the ship and she was to weigh her
| anchor next morning.
But, while General Rollrston was at Masn
FuerO. n small cOasting vessel hud come il,
and brought n strange report at second
hand. that in some d, gree unsettled Captain,
Morelnnd's mini; and, Icing holly discussed
OH the forecastle, set the ships company in
| fermrnt.
| CHAPTER KILL.
Hazel had risen an hour before dawn for
reasons well known to himself lie nut ON
his worst clothes. aud II ltathrrn belt. his
little bags around his neck and took his
bundle Of rusi,es in his hand. He also pro.
vided himself with some pieces o. raw fish and
fresh oyster; and, thus equipped, went up
1
neighbnrhood ofthe lngoons before dry hrenk
There was heavy stenm on the water
| and nothing else to be seen lilo nut the
hoop over his head. md walked into tho
water not without an internal shud,lcr, i,
looked SO cold.
But, instend nf that. it was very warm
unacrnun,:liy warm lie walked in M tC
his middle, and tied his iron hoop ohis belt
so an to prevent it sinking too deep. This don"
he waited mO,ioness. and seemed II title be
Of PUSHES. The ain rose und he stenm grad
ually cleared away, and Hazel. prerinc
through IL hole or two he had made ex pressly
in his bed OF ruslits saw several ducks float
ing about, and one in particular, I'LL purple
without II sperk but his amber eve lie con
triv".l to detMh II piece of fish. that soor
fonte'l to the sur:nce near him. But nc
duck moved toward it. lie tried another
and another: then II mnlard he hui no,
observed SWAN up from behind him. and VII.
soon busy pccking at it within yard OF him
His heart beat: he glided.sowy and cautious
" forward till the bird was close TO the
PUSHES.
Hazel stretched out his hand with the ut
most care, caught hold o. the bird y feet, unt
dragged him sharply under the water, nnt
brought him up within the circle OF thu
PUSHES. He unncked aud struggled Haze
souse,l him under directly and NO Quenchet
thesnund; then he glled slowly to the bank
| sp hioWIi VIII tle TuS!leS merely seemed IL
DRIFT ashore This he did not to create sus
pcion. and SO spoil the next attempt Al
he slidcl: h" gave his duck air every now an,
then, and soon he gUtn terra iirIn; Il,
this time he had taught the duck not I,
quack. or he would get souse.l aud held un
der. He now took the long gut.and an,
tied it tight round the bird leg md so fast
ene,l the bug to him. Even while he was eli
fectng this, posse of ducks rose Mt tho wes
end ot the marsh, and took their fight from
the island. As they passed. Hazel threw hi
captive mp in the air: and such was the fore
OF example aided. perhaps, by the fright tn
cnptivc had received, that Hnzrl's bird in
stantly Joined these travellers. rose with then
into tn" high currents. md away, bearin,
the news eastward upon the wings of TN
wind. Then Hazel returned to the pool. nm,
twice moro be was so fortunate as to secur
II bird. and launch lin into suace.
SO hard is it to measure the wit of man
nnd to d"fn" His resources. The problem
was solved the nerial messengers were o,
the wing. lifiusing over hundreds of league
of water the intelligence that an English lad
had been wrecked ON an unknown island. il
longitude lob deg. 30 min., and let ween Nm
32,l aud 18th parallels OF south latitu,ie an,
calling good men and ships to her rescue TO
the love Of God.
CHATTER XLIlI.
Ana now for til" strange report that land
.d at Juan Fernandez while General Role.
ton WAS searching Masa Fuero
The coaster who had brought it ashor
had l"rn in company. mt Valparaiso. with
wlla!rr from Nantucket who told Il. =, he I'm
fallen in with II Dutch whaler ont nj sen di.
tifssra Tor water: he had supplied til. sal
buchanan. who had thanked him, and give
lima runlnt of Hollands. and had old him Il