The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-22
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thuslasm runs away with her. IL she
Is not told, she probably win not think
Of connecting this man with tAat IN
cldent merely because OF the name In
any case, 70 she Is - learn of the iden-
tity g., % be through me. ana not
through YOU from whom she might
think tAo Information In bad taste"
Il don't quito see ~" said Dick; but
no doubt you're right. Ia rather bite
uiy tongue out than hurt her feelings.
ard In very gratefl! 70 you FOR the
hint"
Rain now began % fan heavily ana
they were obliged q go below The
wind rose I'm gusty starts. sail after
sail WAS reefed and by the middle of
the afternoon the brig was scudding
along before the gale with her masts
almost bare She was at all times UNI
usually fast but she was now flying
along at nearly half again her ordinary
rate. and for six whole days she never
relaxed her speed.
In spite OF the rain and the spray.
which from time 10 time swept over
her, Dick and Camilla spent n good part
Of every day on deck. kcenly sympI-
thizing with each other IN delight al
the swift. eXhilarat!ng motion Of the
vessel and the unchanglng restlessness
and grandeur OF the waves over which
she passed 50 lightly.
OF the rest or the company on board
they took but little heed The mate new
er came their way. The captain was
reported still unable 10 stir outside his
cabin. where Dick. after one or two
more Intellectual requests FOR admit
lance. was quite content 10 leave him.
The colonel had struck up a consider
able intimacy with tombstone, whom
he pronounced to be not nearly such
rufian as he looked. When the ships
motion was not too violent he went on
tours OF inspection with the new cap
tain. and was even found one morning
alone in the hold, examining the cargo
with incomprehensible energy and in
terest.
Il can't think" said Estcourt. laugh
ing. what on earth you can find 70
amuse you in the sight Of all these
casks and cases"
1T Is the thought OF what they con-
tain that fascinates me-" replied the
colonel. who was in a humorous mood.
What cried Dick, "stores and fit
tlngs fascinate you? That's a dry
taste
"Ahi" said II. de Montaut. "but I
have the poets vision: l look beyond
the mere articles themselves TO the re-
suits they may effect. These packing
cases, you say. are but necessaries for
the rehtting of your ship. l see more
than that. From the parts reconstruct
the whole in Imagination. 1 see. rising
from these fragments. an entire vessel.
with a fate Of her own. and fraugEt
with many destinies. Nay, who knows"
ne added, with mock sententiousness,
but the ship that lies hidden in this
despised cargo Of yours may change
the course OF history
Dick laughed again. MY dear coll
onel." he said. you see a good deal
more than do; find It uncomfortably
dark down here
"Ah. that's because I'm standing be-
tween you and the light" replied the
colonel. taking up the lantern. Come,
let's go upstairs again" And he led
the way back 70 the middle deck
During the night Of the 22d the wind
fell 70 a steady breeze. and on the
following morning they saw the sun
again at last. standing over a headland
that lay on the larboard quarter.
The colonel appeared a breakfast
with a chart, and Dick, borrowing It
from him, explained the position Of the
Speedwei TO Camilla.
Here nc said. putting his finger up
on the map. els the stretch OF coast
along which the wind and the Guinea
current have been hurry!ng US 50 fast;
Here Is Cape Palmas, which we have
just passed. and now we shall sec no
more OF the shores OF Africa. You see
We have been carried little too far
H..
right below us In m.d-ocean there"
And how far IS it?" asked Camilla.
Twelve or thirteen hundred miles"
said the colonel. who was also looking
on with interest
Hardly 80 much a. that; wish It
Were, said Dick But / am afraid
: take Us there"
And from there" asked Camilla. still
/ porIng over tie chart, how far Is IL %
/ St Helena"
Il can't say exactly. To the Cape it
/ Is about two thousand five hundred
miles. but that is the straight course.
by which you 90 some way outside of
/ ST. Helena. and don't even pass near
enough % see the famous piseonss'
what are they
peculiar u thar island; but they're
rather well known for their beauty and
because they're found nowhere else
They often come clrcllng around a shii
at an immense distance from the land
and the sailors catch them to take home
70 their friends: but they mostly die
before the voyage is over"
"lIaye you ever seen them" asked
the colonel WHAT are they like"
They're small gray birds. very grace
ful and llght on the wing. with bright
pink legs and curious band Of white
under the eye"
no" replied Camilla; didn't yoI
hear Captain Estcourt say that they arr
peculiar % St Helena"
But surely they must have mad'
their way across al some time or other
the two islands are not Sd very IA
apart"
1t is curious" said Dick. but | as
sure you that there are none to b
found anywhere else. IL l saw one o
them, I should know for a certaint
that 7 was or 81. Helena. though
moment before had been thinking my
self in the Pacific or the North Sea"
He rolled up the chart and returne
Il 20 the colonel. who went off with
TO his own cabin and did not appear 70
some time.
Dick and Camilla went on deck. an
enjoyed The sun and blue sky after
many dark days.
DO you know" she said. that I di
+ not always enjoy that perpetual rus
: Of wind and rain? And ~ hadn't see
z that you were quite cheerful about
/ should have really been quite alorme
al times"
!. plek smiled. II was more timid tina
Z, Won I es.nars. wax by no means