The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-02-17
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Dick, who was a seaman from top to toe
"Cast off that tackle. lively. Heayt
hearty. men,
"But want to speak,
II havn't got time to palaver ..ow'un
til we get the schooner undo. way, and
even then it would be better to let the
matter drop. Ready there in top, Lei
fall. sheet home and hoist away"
A few moments more and the gooc
schooner was bowling along before
10-knot breeze. with the wind over The
quarter, her best point Of sailing.
Then Dick walked slowly forward
and Harry came up 10 him again.
Dick turned upon him like a tiger.
Nov, look here. Harry" he said
"You and | have been good friends. but
l know what you want to say, and yon'G
better not say IT. l give you fair warn
ing that it isn't safe" !,
what are you going to do about ii?
demanded Harry defiant.y. I'd have
you know that l understand how yor
have sneaked and crawled to undermine
me-
A cry like that Of a wild beast burst
from the lips of the young sailor. =
He gasped for breath, and for IA mo
ment it looked as if he would strike Har.
ry, but he seemed to recollect himself.
and turning On his heel he sprang to the
companion and rushed into the cabin.
All through that trip these two, who
had been dear friends. did their duty by
the ship; but. working side by side. they
re- spoke.
So they worked in sullen silence. and
after a month Of absence the schooner
was standing in for her own port. per.
haps 20 miles away, in of the dark
est nights that ever fell upon the ocean,
and with a gale blowing which threat
ened at any moment to take the sticks
out of her.
The captain lay i'll the cabin, stunned
by the fall of a block, and Dick worked
the schooner. And there was a loud.
exultant ring in his voice as he gave the
word of command.
Two miles out OF port Il rocky point
ran out into the sea-a point Oh which
the bones of many Il good craft had been
laid.
But Harry was thinking of Milly-ot
Milly, who waited and watched for his
coming, and he thought. with a Dang at
the heart, that perhaps after all he had
wronged her and Dick.
Then came a great crash. an awful
yell from the men, and the schooner was
on the rocks and the great breakers beat
ing against her with cruel force.
Send up a rocket" cried Dick i'll a
hoarse, strained voice. ''Ha. They set
us! There goes Il light"
And there flashed up on the beach a
bonfire. In it's light men were seer dart
ing here and there. and then, pushed by
eight strong rowers the lifeboat darted
out.
They brought Ut the injured captain
and laid him on the deck, and he was
the first they lowered into the boat as it
came up.
The men went down one by one until
only Harry and Dick remained upon the
deck.
Cor commanded Dick. She'll only
bear n more. and it won't be Dick
Dean. You suspected me of loving
Milly. | did. longer than you think,
more than you know. Get into the
boat!'
Twill not" cried Harry.
"She said, In that dreadful hour. when
you have to choose between good and
evil. think of me and do right Take
him, men,"
He caught Harry suddenly by the
shoulders and dropped him into the boat.
1t shot away instantly, for it could not
have borne another without filing.
Next day they found him lying upon
the shining sand with his head pillowed
on one brawny arm and a smile upon his
face. which only good men wear-me
who die at peace with all the world.
And Harry Watson, coming with his
children to the grave of his dead friend,
speaks softly the story of that night
when the Hesperus was wrecked on that
points,. Paul Globe.