The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-27

gtG quickly he'd to their fS0wSs below. 10 Tor on
The sun was now we'll risen and shone on
the Manderers GOLDEN geld n, mall az he STOOD alone
| shone; there WAS silence: the ship swung to
her anchor, and stil he waited. looking down,
his arrow pointed at the level of the, deck. to
planklnR.. suddenly there came rush Of men
! on to tho further decking, and certain Of them
tore the shields that lined the bplwarks from
were below, while, others, cast q shower OF
others stood fast in tho altar and in the bodies
OF the dwarf gods while he answered with an
Ills eyes were always ''' Watching -, most
keonly tho matches nearest him. whence
ran down to the o%er PTt 81 the
could they make rush on him. As. he watched
and drew an arrow from tho ,quiver, on his
him and the deck; He glanced up quickly, and
there; on tho yard above his head. q man who
Ing down to drop on him from above, Then the
Wanderer snntched n short spear and cast 1t at
the man. The spesr sped quicker than 9
so that he hung there helpless. shrieki ing to his
friends. But the arrows o the wauderer kept
deck, and presently some OF them. too. leared
down IN terror crying that no was god ana ana
the sea and swan for the Island.
Then the Wanderer himself waited no longer;
seeing them all amazed but no drew his sword
and leaped down among them with cry like
of rock 10 right and left he smote with tho
for the sword ravened in his hand. And some
fell over the benches aud oars, but such OF the
sailors i, as could fee rushed mp tho ganGway
board, while, those who had not the luck to fee
fell where they stood and scarcely struck
spssr in in the %andorers,D face But hs
soopsd his that the aeea sraSk ony
sesrse!y SraSssi sIs bsai MY the Wandefe.f
him with the fiat Of his sword so that he iell
senseless on the deck. and then he bound him
been bound. and made him fast to the iron bar
In the hold. Next he gathered up the dead ia
Rs Fa e Sns S them the r.s
Of wa-. Above the deck the man who had crcpt
along the yard was hanging by his two hands,
Art thou there friend !" cried the Wanderer.
hooking him: Hast thou chosen to stay with
Na h6a Sr G So sSnc
abide there and keep good lookout for the
riySr mouth and tho market whore thou art q
:So man was alTsady dead q pain 0g and fear.
Then the, Wanderer unbucklcd his golden
fresh water from the hold to- cleanse himself,
i for he was stained like lion that had de,
combed his long dark curls and no gathered
his arrows out OF tho bodies OF the dead
and ont Of the thwsrts aud the sides of
the ship. .cleansed them, and laid them back
In the Qqiver When all this was ended he
put on his armor again; but. strong as he was;
he could not tear the spear from the head
without breaking the gold. so no snapped the
shaft and put on the helmet, with the point OF
the Javelin still fixed firm IN the crest. as Fate
would have 1t SO. and this was tho beginning
and drank wine. and poured forth some OF tho
wine before his gods. Lastly he dragged up
the heavy stone with which tho ship was
moored. q stone heavier far. they say, than
three other mon could lift He took the tier
in his hand: the steady north wind. tho Etc
sian wind, kept blowing in the sails. and he
stored straight southwark for the mouths OF
the Nile.
TO be cOntinMLl