The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-10-20
CHAPTER N\Ni.
AT SEA: OFF BOUPARL.

Thirteen days out from sydney, the
good ship Australasian was nearing the
equator.
il was four of the clock in the after
noon. ana the ca tain oil duty paced
the deck, putting a cigar, and talking
idly with passenger on former eN-
PeriCnce~.
Eight bells went on the quarter
deck: time to change watches.
This II only our second trip through
this channel, the captain said, gazing
across the channel with casual glance
at the paim-trecs that stool dark
against the horizon. 1--WE used to 90
a hundred miles to eastward. here. to
avoid the reefs. But last VOYAGE 1
came through this way quite safely
though we had a nasty accident on the
road unavoidable unavoidable. Big
sea was running free over the surken
shoals: caught the ship aft uuawares,
and 7to, in better than half a dozen
portfolios. adv passenger on deck
happened to be leaning over the
weather gunwhalc: big sea caught her
up on It's crest in a jitfV. lifted her like
q baby, ana LAID her down again gent
~, Just so. on the bottom Of the ocean.
BY George, sir. | was annoyed. II was
quite a romance. poor thing: quite
romance: we all felt so put cut about it
the rest Of that voyage. Young fell
low on board. nephew Of Sir Theodore
ThurStan. Of the Colonial Office. was in
love with Miss Ellis girls name was
Ellis fathers parsOn somewhere
down in SOmersetshirc and as soon as
the bio sea took her up on its crest,
what does Thurston 90 and do, but he
ups on the tatfrail. and, before YOU
could say Jack Robinson, jumps over to
save her.
But he didn't succccd?" the pas
sengcr asked with languid interest.
succeed. my dear sir. and with a
sea running twelve feet high like that
Why, it was pitch dark. and such a
through it." The captain smiled and
pulled away pensivelv. drowned,
he said. after brief pause. with
complacent composure "Drowned.
Drowned. Drowned. Went to the
bottom, both OF EN-. Davy Jones
locker. But unavoidable, quite. These
accidents will happen, even on the
bast-rcgulatcd liners. Why, there
was my brother Tom, in the Cunard
seryice-same that boast they never
lost a = aseengcr. there was lay brother
Tom. he was out one day Oft the New
fohndlan banks, heavy swell setting
IN from the nor NOR east. iCcbergs
ahead. Passengers battened down -
Bless my soul, how that light seems to
come and 90, don it,"
It was reflected light flashing
from the island straight in the cap
tain : eyes, rail and insignificant as
to size. but strong for all that in the
full troplcal sunshine. and gIittering
like a diamond from a vague eleya-
ti0n near the center of the island.
Seems to come and go in regular
order" the passenge" observed reflect.
lively, withdrawing his cigar Looks
for all the world Just like naval sig
Mailing"
The CAPITA n paused and shaked his
head moment. Hanged if that isn't
Just what it IS" he answered slowly.
1t 5 a Tigged-up Photograph. and they
are using the Morse code: dash nv
eyes If they aren't. Well. this is civ
ilizatiOn, What the dickens can have
come to the island Of BOupari: There
ism : a darned European soul in the
place, nor ever has been. Anchorage
unsafe: no harbOr: bad reef; too small
for missionaries to make a living. and
natives got nothing worth speaking Of
10 trade in.
What do they say" the passenger
asked, with -uddenquickened interest.
How the devil should [ tell YOU
Vet. SIR" the captain retOrted with
Choleric grumpineSs. Don't you see
that I am spelling 1t out, letter by let
ter .. 7, {, :. c, u. e. Il. :, c. o. m. q,
v, c, /, !. a T, m, e. d-Hes, yes, l twig