The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-04


this. Here, drink tfia ] order YOU 10
ncn't start crying when you're out o
| the wood.
'i'ir not crying" said HcrrlclS, rnisini
his face and allowing his dry eyes, "itl
worse than crying It's the horror OF tina
grave that we've escaped from
COME row, you tackle year soup
llhAll TX YOU, said Davis kindly. q
| told yen you were oh broken up. xoi
lconidn't hesa siNoS vgs another week."
That's the dreadful part OF IT.! cries
IThcri'ick. Another wnck aud I'D HAY,
murdered some enc for doilarl God
md ! know thet7 Aud I'm stlil living
IT'S some bVasty dream
Quietly. auietlyl Quietly does II, my
son. Tnkc Your pra SOUP Food That's
what you want, said Davis,
1ho soup atfenkthenod and QUOTED Her
ricks nerves. another glass OF wine nnt
a piece " picked nork and fried banana
completed what the soup began, sind h
was ehle chce moro 70 look the captain n
the face,
II didn't know ! was SO much run
down., ne rnia.
"Well. pald Davis, you were aa steady
NJ 4 rock al day. now you've had lNilo
luneh yoa'li DO as steady os rock
ngain''
yea was the reply. I'm steady
enough now, but I'm a queer kind Of a
lrst officer
rshucSsf criad the captain. you've
only sol to mind tho sliip's course, aud
keep Your siete 10 half a point. a baby
could 40 that let alone . college Erad.i-
me Ike YOU. There amt nothing % saiior-
Ing. whom YOU come 70 look Il IN the face,
md now Wen SO ANA pnt her about,
Bring the slate, wc'li have 10 start our
deaa reckoning right away
The distance run since the departure
was read or The log by the binnncle light
and entered on the slate.
'Rcady, nhoutw said the captain give
me The whAl White Man. and you stand
by the mainshect Boom tackle, Mr.. Hay,
please md then you can Jump forward
nnd attend head sails"
lay. ay Sir responded Herrlck
II All clear forward r asked Davis.
p,'Ah clear. SIR"
'Hard a-lsel" cried The captain. Haul
in your slack NJ she romes. he called To
Hush rlSsul In ynnr slack put your back
into III keep ynur feet ont Of inc coilHt'
A sudden blow sent HuIeh fiat ulonR
the deck. and the captain was ia HIS
place. FPlcl yourseif up and Keep the
wheel hard overt he ronred. "Yon wooden
fool you wanted to get killed, ! guess
Draw the jibi he cried q rioment later,
aud then Is HNish: 'Giye me Tho wheel
aKain ard pee 4 YOU can coll that shrct"
Hut Hush atood aud iooisra at Davis
with ~ evil countefnnce. DO You know
yoii asfurj nesr sald he.
'iDp you know | saved your life7H re-
turned the other. not delgnlng TO look ~
hira, his eycs travelling Instead between
The compass and TIN sAils where would
you have been n that boom had swung
out ana you bundled IN the slnck7 No.
air. wen have no more n YOU at the
mninsheet. seaport towna are fun OF main
sheetmen; they hop upon one lex. my son,
what's LETT N ihein. ana the rest nre dead.
(set your boom tacitir air, ftny) struck
you ald I? Lucky for yap J did
well said iIiilab. slowly, u daresay
thnro may be sotneshing ln that One
there is.p ne turned his baeis slnhorately
on the captain and entered ne house
where the speedy explosion o. cham.
pagne cork showed he wna attending %
his comfort
iiarrick cans at 70 the captain. How
IL aha doing nowqY no asked,
EAST and ny no'thc a half nothc,' said
Davis 'It'a abou, NJ rnod es 2Spectea. :"
'whatn the hands ihlnk OF ~" said
fiefrick
20. they don't think They Amt paid
to- says the captain.
nor. between you and EerIielt pensed.
'srhhts nasty lutte beast that's a
bitter" replied the captain Shaking his
head. eBiit so long as you and me hnpg
IN 4 don.t matter,
Horrlck lay down IN the weather alley
WY. the night vas clondlrrr, tho move
mont of tile ship graded him no was
Oppressed be4iiden by tho 1rst generous
mead after 40 long q time of faminei and
he was recalled from deep slecn by NE
voice or Davis sinEine opt Eight bells"
Gro be Continued)