The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-09
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now fairly in trim, being greatly lightened
by the loss of half those who had starte5
IN her: and by the water and provisions con-
sumed. wa
When all was clear, half pint of weak
grog was, served out forward, with some
biscuit and meat.
Inc breezs moderated the heat. and the
rustic of the water against the bends was a
grateful sound in their ears.
=, HOW Is your cOmpanion?n Philip asked
through the screen.
She IS oetter, and she will be better still.
thlnk, when she has had something more
to drink" q ~
we must have breakfast" Philip said.
cheertully, "and that will do us all good. /
nave just given the men a double allow
ance and we will take the same. I want
you to manage something to keen the sun
on clifford. think you must try him with
enother spoonful or two of brandy and
water, and put something wet round his
mead Now that we are sailing I must at.
tend to the rudder lines.n
Inc breakfast was eaten with more zesb
IMAM had been felt since the calm set in.
oiIlora was then attended to, and presently
opened his eyes.
he looked round in a dazed way.
Dont try TO move, Mr.. Clifford An
nette said, stopping over him. "There mas
Deen trouble with the crew, but that is all
past You have been badly wounded, but
we nope you will get over it. You must lie
quiet"
We will soon get you round, old fellow"
fhlllp said, cheerfully. I'VE have got the
wlnQ at last and are bowling along nerrily.
DON'T ask any questions now, or try to talk;
you nave mad very narrow escape, and
must Keep yourself quiet for a bit. Ii we
go on like this. and ! should not be surprised
II we go faster, we shall see the coast of
Java In another four days, and then we will
soon nave you on your legs again.
Glford smiled feebly and then closed his
eyes, and by his regular breathing they saw
ere long that he was asleep.
Inc wind continued to freshen, and by
the afternoon they added knot to their
speed.
That will do for us nicelv.n Philip said.
we want no more and no less"
The wind continued to blow steadily and
IN the afternoon of the fourth day after the
night Philip saw the men forward talking
excitedly together and pointing ahead of the
boat.
Oar is land, sab, sartin sure dat land"
Fhlllp saw something that looked like @
faint haze in the distance, but could not
have told whether it was land or a light
cloud.
His eyes indeed were hsavy. He knew
on the morning when the breeze sprang I'D
that be could not steer alone for the four or
I'VE days which must elapse before they
could reach land
Constance also had recognise this fact.
and as soon as they had settled down after
their first meal, she said:
You must give me lessons in steering.
Cousin Philip. 1t does not seem difficult.
You seem to hold both the ropes tight and
the boat goes along straight"
ttT cho1 N ha la6 70
With quiet steady breeze like this there is
really no difficulty in it, but it wants atten-
ton and care You see that black mark on
the side of the compass case?"
Eyes. see that"
''Now you see that the letter Z on the
compass is just in line with that. Well, YOU
have to keep it SO. If you see the e 20 to
the right of that mark, you have to pull the
right nand cord. If it goes TO the.left, you
pull the left hand; but with a breeze almost
dead eft like this she almost steers her
self, and the less you pull the lines the
better"
THAT seems perfectly easy. Now give
me the seat and let me try"
She found it was at first much more diff
cult than it looked, and do what would
she could not keep the e on the black
mark.
"You pull the strings much too hard.
OOiobuLCO. uS lS6loJ bOuCL Is
But / cannot keep my eyes off the com.
pass at all, Philip. You only glance at it
occasionally"
II steer by the sail as long as the wind
keeps perfectly steady. 1t is only necessary
to glance occasionally at the compass, and
you will soon see that if you let the boat 90
on her own course she will keep very near
to the point, and an occasional slight press
ure on one line or the other will be all that
is required"
After two or three hours practice Con-
stance learned that she could keep the boat
straight with but little trouble.
Now, Pnilip, you must lie down. 1t is
quite impossible for you to keep up night
and day. [ will steer, ard Annette will
keep u watch upon the men,"
81 will lie down then" Philip replied. 81
don't think the men will give any more
trouble, but we dare not risk it. If | am
to be vigilant tonight I must get few
hours sleep, if possible, in the day; but be
sure and wake me if there is any change
whatever in the force or direction of the
wind.n
Aud so during the next three days Philip
slept five or six hours each day. The
woman in the stern had improved much.
The comparative freshness of the air, the
somewhat larger supply Of water now
served out. and above all the hopes re-
htuulcu ny JuS otSduJ piOSE6SS VI inc DOaU,
effected wonders for her.
Young Clifford seemed to be making pro-
gress, but his recovery was retarded by his
bitter regret that he should have slept on
his post, and that sleep should have cost the
life of Mr.. Solden. Still, be was mending, and
Philip began TO entertain hopes that his
diagnosis of the wound had been q correct
one, and that no vital part had been injured
by the Lascar's knife.
The joy of all on board was great indeed
when they became assured that it was really !
land before them.
AS soon as they could see that it stretched
right across their course, Philip turned the
boats head somewhat to the north.
1.-The Straits must lie. there" he said. |
I'VE will bear on the course that we are
now holding until we get closs In. and then
coast along until we get to the northern
point of the island. If we see a village !
and the landing seems easy we will run |
ashore and get barrel Of water and some
fruit"
Are the natives friendly?'
'Oh, yes. The island has been in Dutch |
possession for hundreds of years, and the
natives are semi-clvilized, cultivate spice
and that sort of thing. There
Is no fear of any trouble whatever with
them" .
The next morning when Annette and
Constance woke they saw that the boat was |
running along the shore at distance of
about half mile.
az think that we are lust at the northern