The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-03-27
LOVE ON THE HIGH SEAS.

west coast of Hindostan, between Gea
and Mangalore, where the Ghaut
Mountains were seen towering in
savage grandeur thousands of feet in
the air, with wild torrents leaping
down the rocks, flashing through the
dark green shrubbery. and rushing with
the din of thunder.
"If the wind doesn't raise ere to-mor-
row morning we will have to anchor"
said the captain to Robert Winfield, a
handsome young naval Lieutenant on
leave of absence from his frigate
stationed at Bombay. Il don't want
to lay the ships bones on that coast nor
do like to get too near it. / have
heard bad stories of the natives there;
at any rate, believe that almost every
Hindoo is a thief and murderer by
naturer'
Bell Upton, daughter of Major Up
ton. who was bound home for his
Indian regiment, on sick leave, heard
these words, and, shuddering. drew
closely to the side of her invalid father.
a quick glance was then exchanged
between her and the young naval
Lieutenant, whose reassuring look
seemed to at once dispel her fears.
Major Upton noticing the glance,
frowning, said to his daughter, Come,
Bell, let us 90 below!'
Winfield had been a suitor of Bells
since she came to visit her father at
Bombay, some months before. The
girl favored him, but not so the Major,
who wanted her to choose wealthier
lover.
Bell was beautiful, with a form of
unrivaled grace, brown eyes. clear
pearl-white skin, with little color, and
dark golden hair that fell in ripping
masses over u pair of magnificent
shoulders
The Lieutenant watched her admir-
ingly until she disappeared in the
cabin.
NO harm shall befall her. not while
| live!" he thought as he now glanced
uneasily toward the coast. I'VE have
arms aboard, have we not?" he added
aloud to the captain.
''Ay, ny sir but it isn't likely we
shall be attacked. We are full two
leagues from the coast and before we
are near enough to be boarded breeze
will spring up I've no doubt.
A few hours later night closed
round the ship. The sky was covered
by thick clouds, which obscured the
moon and seemed to betoken that 3
breeze would come before long.
Meanwhile, the ship having drifted a
league nearer the coast the Lieutenant
thought the captain very careless not
to have more than his one lookout for
al ,Na1tn1 Iarly ,,inbt
Before II o'clock the quarterback
was deserted by all save the officer of
the watch, a lazy fellow, who was now
stretched on the carpenters chest, half
asleep while the watch forward, as
Winfield (who stood leaning over the
rail amidships) could perceive by the
light Of lantern in the forerigging,
lay reclining on the hatch, some of them
snoring.
Not feeling sleepy the young Lieu
tenant resolved to 90 aloft on the miz-
zentopsailyard to watch for the first
sign of Il breeze.
Arrived on the yard, the gloom was
so intense that he could not see the
water below, although as he still gaZed
in that direction?-he thought he could
detect a dim outline of something
shooting around the ships stern!
He was about descending when the
clouds parting over the moon, a flood
of silvery light was poured down on
ship and water, revealing a spectacle
that thrilled the young man with hor-
ror-a scene so sudden and unexpected
| that mis- heart seemed to stand still.
While he was aloft, Bell Upton had
come out on the quarterback, and now
stood with her back to the rail, about
two feet from it, her head bowed. as
| if she were in deep thought, so that heI
beautiful white neck shone like
polished ivory in the clear moolight.
unseen, unheard by the young girl, a
Hindoo. with long, 1.-THE body naked
to the waist, had clambered the side.
from a large canoe containing hall
dozen of his companions. and had
contrived to glide serpent-like, on
the outside of the ship until he had
obtained position directly behind her,
when he hsd drawn 3 sharp dirk,
which he WAS now on the point OF
plunging into the snowy neck of the
fair passenger, that she might give nc
alarm.
The Lieutenant's hands cleac;.ed tine
yard like wise as he beheld the young
ladys peril.
He must save her-he would save
her he thought; and yet, how was this
to be done?
To give an alarm would only hasten
the girls doom; to descend no matter
how quickly, by means of one of the
backstays, would be of no use, as she
| would perish before he could reach the
deck and attempt to stay the deadly
| hs".li