The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-30

Perhaps. inasmncn as he would never Q at
peace on land, always mopns AMI iuint y
AKA nasng about the h9pss Tet, n ne,er r a.!
Jacgs"n, who came in while she was speak
s ss' sT.1 nG front he n'vor felt like him
IN. next morning after hurried farewell to
bis wife and little children the latter Of whom
fui way. SIT out With ja,kson lor, the ship
name. sea Gull. whore was AIKEN before tho
S6S' "iIee LICE and from him nassed on to the
rsnkest Kind Of farce, pronounced NJ for duty
Then, beng taken TO the equipment 'a,d.
raw hands. har,l at worN in preparing the ship
away and, leaving The shores OF England lar be.
ni If the ss Smoke nnS
! soon bscame ascustomed to the now .ltua;;
ton without any par'icn!ar diaeuy
days we're over my head, shaned. all things
all respects lifted with the eqpipment, Of a
y"n o the actual .S resi" S oi Warfare We Ho"d
DO IN constant danger OF moiestation and nur.
to @dore @ psSy tS
However. the ,rrscau,ion turned out 10 he ~:
voyage worth mrltionlnG. True, we lei in
with one or two OF th cneniy's cruisers. VII ch
an ouidistanced them al At last. after tho
light night The cry FROM the ior,top an that
the BolIonn was 10 siGrt; The order was given
boa a s"iu He sHy 70 n .aSe tG TN sn
were packed and strapped; each to its "wuer.
and We stood in line in readiness to dissmbark
it was "ne O'clock in the mornnr whom we
nnch 70 at =! distance OF about hall milo
| should have waited for daylight be ore en-
barkinS tut at that time Tier. was no. 2
transfer WAS entered uron Immediately. Boat
s s bout t'i ~ iuiI Of men DEPARTED from our
a QUE 9r In SsS"f hn nnHS srsS
Onirkly. sllsntIv the work proceeded. the uulet-
n i". GlNtnrDed o9l by by iho rnmGnG Of
IssHson's aui ho being Loiiswains riate.
begin, Ing to reel. ,hrouEh the shy wnen
uo ader that 'n lung nsa over thu
side and stepped on DO ird. there to be serve
Tn tho yprS ana to I sh
the unusual quiet which prevailed in the shin
on the arrival OF SO many newcomers, but
men had been sent straight to their barths
and That ths ma M Of hm we're nreaas IN
Tn. exception in our Gasp was 40 n 'ii,po ed
OF, for in less th,n I'VE minutes our gam: had
icctly still. eEcert for the occasional tramp Of
the night watchmnn on deck,
For twn hours lay si turning over Az oyer
others. but seep would not come. The change;
the unusual excitement: he close ,iiiing. and
| fetid Mtmo -phrre of the overcrowdel cabins.
30 different from tho snug, co Mfortablc GUAR
ter; on ne Sea GUT. may haze he something
hen iachs attacked mo CROWNS. wor-. and
worse as time went on. un il l could bon 1t NJ
ami Slipping on few clothes mounted tie
| romphnionway and went on deck. The day
| W tn the golden rays Of the sunshine. Silence
was unhroken except for thu plnshng OF tho
tie waters Far away on the he Upper s" deck
elsewhere tho deck was leserlei. ex.ept for
| one man sitins on II cans'an lit! a way In
ward me. lean ing. as ar ns [ could make ont
over n coil ufkn"tted rop' he ha in his hand.
two rs Of NJ sery had u uns
derQ no. | moved nearer to where he was
and my lips opened to give him the morning
A my voice broke the stiffness the man
started up dropped the tnrpauIin and wheelo
round and the dead alive looked at me out Of
There before me. as plainly as / had ever
Preston. for Killing whom / had s'Iifsrei The
law last prnaty. There IN the broad light OF
s T saa au 81 M aSwn
stood looking onch otnsr In the face.
The first thing l became aware or whom the
world cam back 10 m, nga was Harry's
arm SUBMITTING my heal Har y's lace with
ing over mine; Harrys voice n my ears. aud
one Of tho ,stl,rs at ny feet holding basin OF
sense. "onseli EN- on nv return to ronsc GUS.
ness was about to e We vent to u startled sx-
elimination wlen Harry gently placed mis- hand
| m / ~ f,a Ili
e Thatl 10" he sad 20 tho sailor. the man
Is Spnsc il, :, again: 10 him have little air.
Better So" murmired Harry. as the man
went OIL; " l don't know what he may have to
Then it was indeed my brother after all. no
ffr til ct r b wSr no hsnt"m
Harr" Il G i've nv WE'LL "r and "naarmed IN
the first bewaerinC rush ,1 Of IDEAS wa. near
sh h H nsn" wen H. haud brought mo 10
Geth"r nnless YOU want 20 excite, att tent on
Icon!d make out clearly en- ugh. Here was
dered. and here was / whom tn. law had
| hangel tor his murder. lying supnor; oil by his
hon TIE rs s words ters whea fe at ' las:
| found strength to speak shaped themselves
n'IFsI inc oFm nnm tine Of msrey do you
,".Whqt you mover knew -nevcr hoard" ex-
S mo %eommanie,tion Al ow.d' Then VII ri Tell
| Jumped 10 my feet and rel d ,cH against
the vessel. side, for tho ipoment bereft "
speech or sense or mott n. Merciiul heavens!
| to think that this truth had never flashed
upon any OF us nelore Here, then. these
III" my-'e y TINT bad ;,et who'o counrrvs 10
| by III. ears. that la brought tho grasp o! tie
law ur;n my throl. that had m,dc mo t o
| focus OF horror AMI e>ccration TO all human
| kind and on account Of which the law hal
dragged me- TO tho gailows t.ee. there 10 oyni-
| Rte my crimo In tho sight OF my fellow crea-
| tnrcs. Thus was the secret revealed IN thase
simple words. which the pro idenra OF God
| hR lecfseh should receive from the | rs OF
the brother whose lie the law declared me to
! hHv" taken,
Harry Stepped toward mo with look of
deem concern upon, MS face md placed his
| hand M n my sh ulder.
Steady Yourself Jack" he said. nm walt
boforo YOU. speak. There's moro In this tIan
l can understand" no wont on after mo-
Inent's pause.
Looking around to 500 that no ono was lis
| teninE. bent forward and " hisperst.
The said that you were murdered Tho
| law said that l. your brother was Tho MUIR
dcrer: the aw hanged me- for it,