The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-04-06

bat the captain warmed him not 90 modest
them. although he would not say he did
not wish tagm harmed. This convinced
Iue hu was suUpr-tItiuu-.
Ward disrcgardcl the skipper warning
for one day he shot one of the birds which
fell into the sea. and asked the captain to
lower boat and pick DO mp. This skipper
Waldrou promptly refused TO do, saying:
i warned you not 10 harm them but
you have seen ht To- disregard me- There
is NO telling what may come Of your fool.
ish act.
The steward, uu italian with nre-tIsss
eye, RlHred at Ward as if DESTROYS of cut
ting his thropt.
You briuga da curse on Ola schoouer-r'
De cried wildly. "We never live TO see da
port of Hayaua-rr'
Within an hour, there fell "a close calm.
aud We lay beneath "a sky that had grown
sazel4. as DO from the reelection Of "a dis
taut eoufagari0u, while The whole sur
face of'tLe ocean was like liquid brass. ]
never saw anything like 10 before, It's as
pect being really awful aud awe iuspir-
ing. The captain was alarmed, and the
crew huddlrI together like frightened
sheep. mutterug 90 each other aud cast
ing -ulleu Chances toward Ward aud my
self. who were standing forward by the
port rail
Iacluowledge did not know what 10
make " 30, and plainly said so Wards
face was white but his voice was steady
when Doc spoke.
Il should say g. rs the foreruuuer Of d
tempest or typhoou, Le observed. Look
at the sun. That is a sight never 10 DE
forgotten"
The sun, dim and iudistinct, az If par
TALLY yeiled. was wadiug through "a sea
OF blood. The remarkable change la sky
and sea was appalling.
Happening 90 look round ms we stood
there, detected 70 figure that was creep
ing from cover 10 cover, approaching ms in
n crouChIng posture A moment later the
italian steward -pwng out and rushed at
Ward, literally -hriekiugs
THROW him over. He bringa da curse"
IL was his intention 10 pitch the young
artist from the deck 10 the water, but
Ruppled with him, and the captain ran
forward 10 give me hand Together we
dragged him 10 the galley, where, after a
time, be became quiet and submissive.
The calm continued until long after the
sun had set and night fallen and through
the darkness the sky above ms held a red
dish tint. There WIS no moon, and there
seemed 20 be- DO ripple on the surface Of
tine deep, although from beneath the keel
Of the schooner came uncHuuy Rurgiings,
and there were strange sounds deep iu her
yltals The voices Of all were hushed, and
we seemed waiting and watching for some
thing awful 10 occur
Past midnight the miutost breath of q
breeze arose and there was a smell Of sui
plur ia the air. This breeze soon died out,
and then along the horizons rim played
flashes Of Lightning, while Mt intervals
there was a faint and sullen muttering
rumble Of thunder. Still we watched aud
Waitcd-fOr WHAT
could not sleep, and so ! paced the
deck with some Of the others The captain
spent % great deal Of his time with his
wife, trying 10 calm her fears. More than
once, as ! was pacing up and down, some
one Of the sailors would come and look
into my face with burning eyes, mutter
something and turn away.
At length, utterly exhausted all but the
regular watch sought rest. / do not know
how long had slept when was suddenly
awakened by wild, weird cry that frole
the blood In my body. / sat up and lis
tened, but save for that terrible cry all
was still Being unable 10 sleep again
arose, and as | was abOnt % go on deck,
found myself face 20 face with the captain.
"Did you hear it," he asked
"Yes," replied. "What was itf'
He did not know, and we went up to
Rether. The regular watch was on duty,
and when we questioned them they ali
acknowledged they had heard the cry, and
one man said IL WAS followed By n splash
near the stern. The man at the wheel had
heard both the cry and the splash but not
one OF them had ventured 10 investigate,
being badly frightened.
Our investigation brought no result, but
In the morning II was discovered that both
the Italian steward and Frank Ward, the
passenger were missing. A thorough search
OF the vessel failed 10 discover trace Of
them, and then, looking into each Others
eyes, horrible suspicion came over Us.
THAT explains Il, " said Captain Wal
dron huskly. "NOw we understand the
meaning Of the cry heard In the night.
We shall never see either Of the men again. %
And Ne never did
With the coming Of another day a fair
breeze arose, and the reddish tint had al
most entirely left the sky. A. soon as the
men learned Ward WAS missing, their con
hdence seemed 10 come back 10 them, and |
there was no hesitation about obeying the .
skipper orders. By nightfall the heavens .
had resumed their natural hue, and but
for the memory Of the weird shrek and .
the missing men H. would have been AZ il /
nothing had happened abourd the Rover
Ia due time we reached the port OF lla-
ynna in safety encOuutering no uuusunI
storm. We found the wonderful appear
ance Of the heavens had been noted
throughout all that part Of the world, and
some months later a new volcanic island
was reported M having arisen from the
bed Of the sea 500 miles away.
But the mystery Of Frank Wards disap-
pearance Is a mystery still. II Is probable
the steward, dernnged by fur, found an .
opportunity 10 leap upon him and hur L
him into the sea, and that the artist
dragged the Italian down in his clutch
The Hand of Fate.
lie turned 10 look back from the trail
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