Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-11-17

my hands against my breast SO rs 20
make Cornish believe that was warm
ing myself
walked to tho break of tho poop
and waited.
In less time than I could count twenty
o figure came out Of tho cuddy and
mounted tho poop-laddor and stood by
my side. Looking close into tho face
1 could SEQ that 1t was rather too white
10 DO n sailors, that was oil. The fig
uro was n mans, most perfectly 70.
"Admirablel" 1 whispered. grasp
ing her hand.
1posted hor close against the screened
skylight, that her figure might be on
a level with tho mi2zon-mast vowed
from tho wheel, and called 10 tho boat
swain.
The tono Of my voice gavo him bis
cue. lie camo forward Just as a man
would to receive on order.
"Sho is here" said, turning him by
tho arm TO whore Miss Robertson
stood, motionless. "For Gods sake,
get forward at oncei Lose no timel'
10 went up TO her and said.
I'm sorry | can't SEQ you properly.
miss. If this wuz daylight reckon
you'd mako q handsome sailor, Just ilt
for tho gals to go dreamin' an ravin'
with which. and waving his hand,
tho plucky fellow slipped of tho poop
like shadow, and l watched him
glide along the nain-dock until he van.
lshcd.
"Now," whispered I to my com.
panion, 'tho tragedy begins. We
must walk up and down that the man
steering may see us. Keep on the left
side OF the deck; 1t Is higher than
where ] shall walk, and will make you
look taller
Iposted her properly, and We began
10 measure the deck.
| took caro- not TO 20 farther than
tho mizzen-rigging, so that Cornish
should distinguish nothing but our
figures; and after wo had paraded the
deck awhile i asked her 10 stand neal
tho quarter-boat, in which / had placed
the box.
then got on TO tho rail and fished
out tho box smartly, and stood IL on
tho rail.
keep your hand upon it," said ],
"that it may not roll overheard"
With which l walked right up tc
Cornish.
''Does she steer stoadyP"
"True rs hair"
al left my coat this afternoon In one
Of the quarter-boats. Have you seen
itp"
"No."
"Perhaps it's In tho starboard boat"
| pretended TO search, and ther
drawing close to Miss Robertson, said
quickly:
Creep away now. Keep close tc
tho rail and crouch low. Get TO YOU
cabin and change your dress. Roll the
clothes you arc wearing in bundle
and hide them for tho present"
She glidcd away on her little feet,
STOPPING her head to level with the
rail
All was quiet forward-tho main.
deck deserted. ] waited some seconds,
standing with my hand on tho box,
and then l showed It right overheard.
1t fell, just rs 1 expected, with o
humping splash.
Instantly l roarcd out: "Man over.
boardl Down with your helml The
boson's gonev' and TO complete the
lmposture, / bounded aft, cut away o
lifo-buoy, and flung it far into the
darkness astcrn.
Cornish obcycd mo literally; put the
holm right down, and in n few mo.
mcnts tho sails were shaking wildly.
Stoady!' i shouted. Aft hsrt
and man tho port moin-braccsl Bear q
hand! tho bO9on's Ov"rDoard!'
My excitement made my voice rcso
nant us u trumpet, and the men IL
both watches came scamporing along
tho deck.
Up rushed the carpenter in very
short time, rather the worse, thought,
Tor the dose he had swallowed.
What's the matterP' he beloved,
lurching from side TO side, rs the shir
rolled. for wa were now broadside on.
"Tho bosom has fallen oyorboardr'
shouted in his ear; and had need
to shout, for the dinof the canvas was
doafoning.
do you say the BOSOM" he bawled.
4" Yes. What shall We dop Is it toe
dark to pick him upp"
"Of course, it isl'' he cried. "He's
drowned by this time. Who's to find
himP Give EN- tho proper orders, ]
tell ye, Mr.. Roylc. Sing out to the
men, for tho Lords sake"
Every WE'LL" l replied, with a
great air of reluctance, aud | de-
livered tho necessary orders The
carpenter worked like n mailman,
bawling out that II the ship was dis
mastcd, all hands would certainly be
banged; and he 80 animated tho men
that tho work was done in one quarter
Of an hour which usually would have
required three times as much.
TWAS now ono o clock. so IL had taken
less than an hour to drown tho boat
swain, put the ship in irons and get
her clear again.
Stevens came on the main-dock on
to tho poop, greatly relieved in his
mind, now that the sails were full and
the yards trimmed, and asked mo how
IL happened that tho boatswain fell
overheard.
replied, very gravoly, that had
come on deck Mt eight bells, being
anxious TO SEQ what way tho ship was
making and how she was heading; that,
remembering had left an overcoat In
one of the quartor-boats, looked, but
could not find III that | spoke to the
boatswain, who told mo that no had
seen the coat In the storn-sheots of tho
quarter-boat that afternoon, and got
on the poop-rail TO search tho boat;
that ! had turned my head for a mo-
ment, when ! heard groan, which
was Immediately followed by loud
splash alongside, and perceived that
the boatswain had vanished.
$50, ;" continued !, II pitched q life