Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-03-15

NzlAMS gsYYaXlAHAAS ing the waves
MR &nnoud69NlE4SSSA of the Indian
WIN N1 ocean. She
Nh -A was packet
&LLllMz.S steamer in the
employ OF great English company,
and carried many passengers.
Among these, standing Oh tb. prom
enade deck, forward, and looking
out across the broad expanse OF
water before, was beautiful girl in
the flush of her youth and beauty.
In the wheelhouse stood young
man, second mate of the ship, look
ing at Mable Vane. He was young,
with a bold manly face, curling
brown hair and beard and speaking
gray eyes-a man, in grace ofperson,
manly beauty and pure heart-a
man worthy of the name. He was
only a sailor, and had risen from his
present rank from cabin boy, and
yet he dared to love the daughter OF
the East Indian millionaire, Arthur
Yane.
He loved her and he had no hope
loved her as we worship a star which
is far beyond our reach. Nothing
was further from his thoughts than
TO insult her by telling her that he
loved her; but to be near her, to see
her often, perhaps to do some services
which would win smile from her
that was reward enough for VIII
Clay.
She never dreamed OF his adora-
ton; and he had heard her say to
her friends that she liked him better
than any other officer on board the
Gray Eagle. She said it in the care
less way OF girlhood, and yet he treas
ured it in his heart. Standing there,
watching the course of the ship, and
ready to give word of warning to
the wheelman il it were needed, he
never took his eyes from her long.
"Mr. Clay" said the man al the
wheel, as he gave it a half turn and
rested there, don't you smell
smoke2"
1T comes from the galley"
Perhaps so. but what are they
burning rosin in the galley for?'
"Rosin, cried VIII, raising his head
quickly and snuffing the mir He
caught the peculiar smell himselfand
leaped down from the wheel house.
keep steady" he whispered to the
man at the wheel. There may be
danger, but il there is. for God s sake,
keep it quiet"
The man nodded quietly and took
a firmer hold on the wheel. VIII Clay
crossed the deck without apparent
haste and vet with a terrible fear
Juggling at his heart. He caught
sight of the captain coming out OF
the gentlemen's cabin and hurried up
to him.
There is something wrong, he
whispered. Don't you smell burn
ing rosin, captain?"
The old sea captain suppressed n
cry of horror. With fifty passengers
on board, in the midst OF the Indian
ocean, far from land, fire was one
oi.the most horrible things which
could come upon ship.
eco forward and investigate. he
said, in low tone. If you. find
that it is fire, you will know what
to do. How are the boats?"
Gan right, sir; you may trust to
them
They had good cause for fear. The
entire iorehold was filed with ros in
in boxes and casks, and If a fire
started there it might as well be in n
nest OF fat pine. Will ran down to
the lower deck, where he was met by
crowd of excited firemen and coal
passers, who were rushing mudly on
deck. Quick as thought he seized
the foremost and hurled him hack.
"Get hack, you foolsl" he cried.
"Where are you running to-"
"Firel" whispered the man hoarse-
w. Fire in the forehold!"
Suppose there is. Is it your duty
to rush on deck and alarm the pms
sengers, or get buckets and try to
put out the fire? Back there all of
YOU, for / will brain the man who
dares to finch hair now. Stand
back, sayr"
The men cowed before his supe-
rior will and saw that they might yet
do something TO save the steamer.
Aguard was placed at the hatch, so
that no one could come down, and
the scuttle which led into the fore
hold was opened. No sooner was
this done than a dense volume of
black smoke rolled out, and the
scuttle was closed again, tor
Will saw that nothing conld he done
in that way. The men ran forward
with axes. but had scarcely gone u
dozen steps when they felt the deck
tremble under their feet and saw
small Jets OF flame shooting up
through the planks. Amoment more
and there was a sort OF aneXplosion,
and the red flames leaped mp sudden
~ and caught the planks above,
There was no hope of concealing
the dancer from the passpnoers now,