The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-03-27

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seconds the dirk would descend and the
girl would be killed at one stroke, SO
that the murderer's companions who
had already begun to ascend the
vessels side could pounce on the drowsy
male occupants of the deck, and slaying
them, make themselves masters of the
ship almost before warning could be
given.
Like lightning flash, the instinct of
love, the resolution to save Bell in some
manner from ,this immediate attack
sent a sudden thought to the brain of
the age 1ized spectator.
The Hindoo murderer, in his position
on the outside of the ship. was under
the Lieutenant, although about forty
feet below him; while the girl, stand
ing two feet from the rail, was within
easy reach of the native, whose arm
and body as stated, were now drawn
back from the bulwarks, to give force
to the meditated blow
The Young man, therefore. deemed
that 1t would be an easy matter to
reach the Hindoo in the only way it
could now be done with sufficient
rapidity to prevent the accomplishment
of his deadly purposes-a way at once
! novel and desperate. and which would,
perhaps. involve his own destruction!
In word, Lieutenant Winfield. not
hesitating to risk either life or limb for
the woman he loved, resolved to drop
down from near the end of the mizzen-
topsaiI-yard upon the Hindoo, forty
feet below, and thus dash him from the
rail into the sea, perhaps killing him,
ere he could deal the fatal blow with
his uplifted dirk.
He would utter shrill cry-a warn
ing to the crew-as he cleaved the air,
and arousing them, perhaps, in time
to meet the attack of the robbers, and
insure the further safety of Bell and the
ship.
The emergency admitted of no delay.
The Young man, clutching the yard
near the end, hung by it second to
make sure he was in line with the
Hindoo beneath; then, just as the dirk
was about to descend, he let go of the
spar with long, wild cry that pierced
every corner of the ship and down he
went, cleaving through the air with
terrific velocity
There was whirling rushing sound,
then loud thud, as the heavy boot
heels of the falling body crashed upon
the head Of the dusky native ere he
could use his knife dashing him from
the rail into the sea and killing him in.
stantly!
The watch had heard the warning
cry of the Lieutenant; and ere the other
natives could recover from their S. :.
prise, caused by the occurrence viii,
had so suddenly and unexpectedly
broken upon them, the decks were
alive with the whole crew, on which
the gang of robbers beat a hasty re-
treat
Meanwhile Bell Uptown had been SO
bewildered by that sudden, fearful cry
she had heard, and the subsequent
plash of the two bodies falling into the
water, that not till IA boat was lowered
and the Lieutenant, who had been
struggling in the sea, was brought
aboard and IN the cabin, to explain, in
a faint voice, how he had saved her
life. did she clearly comprehend all that
had taken place.
Then she threw herself down by the
PROSTATE form of her lover and hung
over him in agony, fearing that he was
fatally injured. Soon, however, the
ships doctor gave cheering informa-
ton to the contrary.
The young man had sustained fear
full shock from his contract with the
Hlndoo's body; but as that body had
offered little resistance to his downward
progress when he struck it-in fact, as
it had been simply driven before him
into the sea-his lower limbs, although
partially paralyzed for the time, were
not broken.
He had, however, fallen dangerously
near the rail; IA roll of the ship to the
other side, ere he let 90 of the topsail-
yard to descend, would have caused
him to fall on the bulwarks, when, OF
course, he would have been killed.
Never before" said the doctor,
''did l hear of such a daring perform
ance!"
"Aym exclaimed Major Upton, with
admiration and gratitude. God bless
him. Here, Bell! he shall have you,
girl. for he has well earned your
He put both hands of his daughter,
who had clasped her lovers neck, in
the Lieutenant's, and turned his head
to hide few tears on his bronzed
cheek.
Immediately after the young man had
been brought aboard, an off-shore
breeze sprang up. enabling the captain
to head seaward.
In due time the vessel reached her
home port, when the Lieutenant, who
had by this time fully recovered from
the effects of his fall, claimed his
beautiful and willing bride.-M. Y.
WOrld