The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-06-06

can not say surely, but that such a ship
was cast away in that place you shall
have evidence to prove"
That is but. reasonable" said the
Chief. ''We will shape our course for
the mountains of Pom 10y"
That night great storm arose and
drove them before it, but as the sea was
open before them the vessel rode safely,
and the direction of the wind was such
that it hurried her in the course marked
out for her. At noon on the following
day the clouds broke away, and such
had been the progress they had made
under the impulse of the tempest, that
the cliffs Of Pom 10y were already in
sight. The junk was run up as near as
mig ht be to the mouth of the cave into
which enormous waves, stirred up by
the storm, were rushing with violence.
There, tossed up high at one side of the
entrance of the cave, could be seen the
broken mast. And this evidence that
Sho Mails story was true removed any
suspicious that might have been aroused
in his mind. He was now like ar ami
NAL in sight of it's prey. His fingers
seemed already to grasp the treasure of
the wrecked ship.
The wind was now gentle, though the
waves were yet violent, and the jul51
was able to stand off and on before the
cave while the chief observed the con-
tour of the rocks, seeking a suitable
place to land. At length his eyes found
out an inlet, which, piercing the rocks
diagOnally, was comparatively still. A
good crew might bring a boat ashore
thus safely, and in his eagerness the
Chief resolved to try. He ordered a
boat to be manned.
While it was being lowered Sho Mai
watched the sailors with her heart in
her throat. Would the chief make his
investigations alone or would he take
her with him? Her chance of escape,
and, indeed, her safety from immediate
death might hang upon this issue. She
had told him that she would go as a
guide, but he had not replied, and the
agony of suspense which she now suf-
fered was like to rend her slender frame
in pieces. After what seemed an inter-
val of hours the boat was ready, and
the Chief, turning to her, waved his
hand in token that she was to ac-
company him. In the sudden rush of
Joy her woman's nature had nearly con-
quered her, and for an instant she felt
that she would faint and fall upon the
deck; but the danger passed, and lifting
up her head as if in triumph, she stepped
to the rail and descended into the wait
ing boat. The sailors pulled Justify,
and the boat, passing safely over the
great swells, came into the little inlet,
and the party disembarked upon the
rocks.
To say what Sho Mai felt as she stood
once more upon this spot, made memor'
able by her first escape from the ocean s
perils, and hallowed by the words OF
love which she had heard here, might
be to read the whole lesson of the
human heart. Here the good angel OF
her destiny had made his power mani
fest in the past; here the God of Love
lad shown his face; and here at this
moment the voice of one most dear tC
her seemed to echo from the rocks, and
the sound was like the whisper: "Cour'
age.'
Three men were left to guard the
boat, and the others, with the Chief,
followed Sho Mai toward the mouth of
the scave. She led them not by the
most direct path, but chose way which
led by the pool and the gorge, but did
not permit of descent to them. Follow
ing this they were soon deep in the
caves shadows, and to them, as to her,
when she had first been cast into this
place, came the horrible voices of the
giants mingled with the rush of the
waves. The sailors, though their hearts
were stout enough upon the sea, were
terrified at these sounds, and itrequired
all the Chiefs authority to urge them
forward. The wind drawing in gusts
through the passages of the great cave
beat down the flames of the torches Sc
that they gave little light. At length
Sho Mai led them TO the terrace below
which the twin giants rolled in their
endless course.
"The waves must have driven the
treasure there, said Sho Mai, pointing
downward.
All the sailors pressed forward to the
brink, ayarice for moment beating
down their fears, but when in the gray
gleam Of Tie nbaSabareSGeaGe tho saS