The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-30
him whit have related hero from tho mo;
M. nj hld snan HIM Ilnkimg q ter me as I

mcnt had seen him looking after me as
wen, along Grimsby quay unit tns m9 %. inoa
ny. n love and symraihy and dcep '.istress, 40
would have uttered were cloktd. aud we two
brGher Ia e to srynf II each Shs sp fos
one felt ianplS @9 than form for many aS,s
hive dreamed o, VIA, was han enIns'n "a sa'f
imaginel you wore at the otucr end OF tho
earth For ID, knsW You wsre syn ,n.Gins
that woma and we NJ, rest At tie very I,,
world could not Gavo s,artlsd mo more. Then
start up to lind YOU standing before mo in
the sunlight with tho mark OF the hunRmans
rope round your throat
-" nm thinking what there is in mans
llfo that can render tribute to auch .9criilcs
a. yours" he went on nltsr While: am
yon have suffered on my account"
F4ranswor tut my hand u his.
The nut t Of hs aws mistake les s not with
am content to nave suffered"
Dne thing cannot understand" cont nued
ntlenGth, ''is how ,ha, corpse. sworn 10 as beng
yours. anne hnye your smoking aekst.the
we're wearing NAY yhfn left yVWS at tn Sn
sish! sto leaning ing arains! IhS doorpost and
looking ny at the stars rs; aid tho moon IN a lay;
.;en out a9d stroll UP ana down The quay.
Taking my hat from tho stand and closIng the
IL. s aos o 0y sa and h 1 sasss
more than u dozen steps when swiftly anu
suddenly; Ike q shadow a horn OF the night.
inir. an slen der -
The tramp: the houseless ,wanderer that
nSSer Tsme.6sr, him! ,ss,rtsi ! ny i!
by ,hs iloed II iiaht TINT bad Gurs, upo" me
himss stopped in the m idst o, his is speech ana
looked up ut me in utter bewidermeni.
Oh: cried troai II less with exeitement "
Tall and slender and fair c9nttnusd
hs form 70 '2e he aohs
With me- to see was TO act. st"prei IN The
OF 1 a mn a, ps h nt hs ps Sls in h
he wheeled roun anu Taco mc.
-, "' Not quite Q fast my frioud.' said. You
Will. an, sure. pardon me for reminding you
OF q chill IN i hi evening. is not good for pee;,
4 d Iacket.ior which fave no ned taking
them on as ,spreS and which you can re-
: The man made no reply in words. but gazed
n low. sol, laugh HAT somehow sent a cold
shiy1r rnnnn: through mo,
purpose. and. taking him Ivy the shoulders. put
the Loaf on his back and tho hat on his head
linen l nut my hHn1li my pocket To give
him some mouey, and in the sam" momeni ho
leaIed npon me. aud was locked last in u
Damn you, I,'ye got you now he Missed. his
eyes 5, airing wildly into minr. GO over, As
but surely urged toward the edge OF tho quay
was in the Erasn"i man taller, stronger. and
tn pounds heavier thun. myself II was his
lite Or mine AMI knew It,. and fought like
!Ieni to keep my ground. But every succrei-
ing = cond brought me nearer and nearer tue
wa er's edge. ard every succre'!in second saw
| mo growing IAN an sex under the strain OF
that grin Q iron. to which madness had lent q
senses golng. cried out for help but the cry
wa ,stiied by his hand pressed over my
~ ~, What. yG2u. will have it,, he growled
moonIigh, and came down. OF what ha peued
aiterward have no CLEAR remembrance 1t
gil came and passe in M instant, ,,em,m-
Der tn, throwing w. my arm to say the blowv
sharp round and drove tho knife d,wnwari
away from me: that there was a sharp cry !:
with q alastly whiisne ss on it. VIII ch Al [ sha li
never forget tilt bn .kwarl over tn quay and
stood thor. stogily staring AZ the spot, where
he had gone down. two shadows flashed
or ms sas a nse ea FIAT st
had time o spsak Or cal! OUT. gag was il'-
@nei yns
moo ed q litt'e way lower down the quay. and
as ha hs tbs me 81
mo. The hoNt thing Decamo awa:e o! when
my eyes opened again was that | was ing
in q spil"n whri and rush and dae t1ere
tim: | was In the hands Of the Dress gang
HaynG reached the ec Of the vsss. WIS
disturbance. Il | valued my ne.
assh ros,4nod myself to the nos ton. Af err
all what di! It matter Bya miracle had mt
VI" Ina, @ ono to be ma
2T but IF Sa mere r. eeAco
How many hours remained in he hold that
' ri y az; ;ss ill., %n L tse
shout * orders in stentOriGn TO res guessed
that he vessel was mating cad or sen. An
cansed every SPLINTER TO rreuk ana knew hat
the S gns huvs men'io ell there had been no
peicep;iblo movement in tho vessel to show
q tor while became aware OF n gentle. rock.
Ing movement which grow mora and m,re
knew guessed that We had 81 o AIRED d the bar.
t to. n I we're standing ont 70 see TINT was
as n roeknd me- to s ss0e tho rolling OF
Il was awakened by thu flash o. n lantern in
,h nes s, ana s s;s en1 me to se
IHSt s" n ha rroDea hall s ths
myself snrronnde by, about two iozo more
unhnpny "irtims, torn from thor homes in The
dead OF night without power to Offer the slight
est 'siSta,ce. wi hout time even to utter q
cry or scream n arewell to MI that W ~ dear
to them. There thev y ODD around and about
NE. 3 ma ma daz"d with fright and Devil ier-
mont. some whimpcring an murmur!ng ani
iitcou-ly begging 10 be allowed to Ga back to
tho T. families: soma do.ce Nv dsinnt: some,
liz" me. sullo; ly resigned and utterly indiGer-
ont TO what might hetai them.
An officer with n drawn sword in his han 3
AMI q HE II marines behind him presently
d., srty In front nfu-. isle CO all OF you IN
shout, - or ~ hive sou put in !r'ns.' Tho
No lis'en ,,owlat ! sn'' continued the
officer; you lads have been pro $ langei :
KIM. vii" j. lady In wat OF nbr-b III ID men.
As loyal SUB ecs and Bri'onsyo ar" expected
to DO willing to enroll vn,rSelves in his
Nlai"stv's service md hcrilice all things Tor
iho kr Of me NATION Win "rn9t WI ling; Il
stay unliI it shall please us to ler You 10. Any
nnn atIemrfingt e.rai" viii lie shot down.
f,irnrIs on shnr" is p"rnltrd. Any one NJ