Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-09-17

80 aDOut your business" ~uu now
Capt. Salt, | must protas, !.
You must da nothing Of i.
said the captain. furiouslv. ~. me klnd-
81 a state Of mutiny when so uue ships
you try to argue with your lows Ike
ing officers. Be otf-set r. v'ahnaad.
or you shall dance to the "oiK Their.
cat-o'-nine-tails." "ussc Of Tia
What could he do but oha.
tain's mandate? Tue CAP
He argued with himse,f
that II he must 90 to the " @.orrectly,
he must; and that it wou,a ihdlea
ferabie TO make the journey we,l pr
hard ana mt liberty, to moxias
many weeks shackled and cram,s the
the hold. with nothing but his pel IN
mai thoughts to pas Is the tima V"a ds.
Accordingly he set TO wor.,
good a grace as he could. ANA nun az
learnt sufficient of his duties - soa
himself useful. " make
The hardships with white, 80
put up. however. We're gre,. r ~ Q
food and the sleeping accommaa.. The
were far different to what =
been accustomed: but thera uaa ai
ing for it but to act up To tha ao'a
e maxim. and grin and hear .WuOa
The only relief from the me-.
or his employinent-the onlv ap unE
from the low conversation nj 81. 'espNe
mafes-was when the lieutenant D ~
had rescued him. and who was i,s sao
no other than Rose Deacon's o,, nara
lover, could find time for t~jye.mlamaaa
chat with him. A'Aules
The relief to I,rnest's m;,,
pleasure Of conyersing. If on,v ee
few minutes. with a we'll ad.m
gentleman. made him eagerly sa,s
every occasion of exchanging ! ga
words with the young officer V'
capt. Salt disapproved Of thaOa
yersations as being contrary h ~,
pline. but he did not Interfere = a
vent them: for when he had sona,a Ky
cooled down. when he looked a1sa.
him, and saw everything trim and sn".
and when he felt the good shin he cam
maded careering CALAMITY along hefor,
a stiff breeze. lis ill-humor yanishaS
and he felt that he had acted wr,n,
fully 10 the gentleman whom n srran,,
fate had sent ON board his shin
Apart from those with whom his il,
was east Ernest might have enioyai
his voyage had he been able 10 for,o,
those whom he had left in Enplsoa.
indeed. as IL was, there were moman,,
when the fresh sea breeze made NJ,
spirits rise, and eXllllarated his whole
nature.
As III. Nj. s. Osprey scldded before
the wind. with all her sails sci. risjp,
and falling with the deep, blue waves
which spread themselves whitecr4s,.
ed in every direction as far as the eva
could reach. he felt something akin IA
pleasure rising in his breast.
II was a delightful sensation. The
bright sky above and the bright sa
below looked gay and cheerful: and
had he been but able 10 let May know
of his whereabouts he would have
been happy.
Again and again since he had been
on board ship had his thoughts turned
with painful interest and inqairins
anxiety To the events OF the last night
lit ndG spent III F.iiIldia,
There was so much that required ex.
PLANTATION.
That man who called himself John
Gridley. who was he: His manners
and education We're not those Of a
farm laborer. yet that was what be
profesSed himself 10 be.
And thar manthat John Gridey-
had sought to take his life. Way,
Was il merely for the sake Of the
money? or was there some Otaec
dark and hidden motive:
Ii was strange. thought Ernest. thai
May should have entrusted her leis'
TO such a man. oh. ii he could hut see
aud talk with her, were il only Tor ono
short hour-could he but hear reaS
suriag words from her could he Du.
know that she had received le
money,
Put. no: it was III imposSlbhly-i@
the fast sailing OSPREY was taA.A-
him every moment farther ana iae
ther away. aud he had no ileahs y
communicating with her.
He scanned the horizon again ana
again. for the first distant view y
land, or a glance OF sunshine Oh ls
sail of a homeward-bound SNIP p'
nothing but the vast eXpanse OF uaI'
ing. g~littering waves met his eyes
In that ship he was prlcatahl
alone. for there was no one 10 suo1
he could coniide his doubts, nope apa
fears-no one of whom he coiiu u.s.
counsel. :,
Lieutenant Steele was his gov
friend. and procured him many llu%
| gences: but still he was not u niAg
whose Judgment Ernest couh ln'
and he hesitated 10 tell him Tue 80,
OF his misfortuneS: and hiaiy n.
mined 10 keep them conflneu = Z
own heart until he could return a. !,
England. and there make pefsohai ~
quiry. if necessary Calling ~ III.
power of the law to come 10 ~, IN
tom of The mystery which peip"
him. sun
Bright. hot weather. a seorchihs ma
n cloudless sky-all proclaiiaea hin
near approach of his miles.s .,ul oa.
Osprey 10 tropical regions; but sun ~
on she went. day and lighi' as VA.
her way through the brlsht olea assh.
FER. which bubbled. foamed anu Sog
ed i'm clouds of spray beileatn y. tleir
The nearer they approacnes VA m
destination the more restless
easy became Ernest Hartrey. Ia,
He longed inexpresslDiy ,ssrp
tldings Of his darling May- thoughts
| tho cina RI tho many strange lhVuss 4,
that perplexed him. ana = wife.
before the whole world as NE crtdley
He felt confident that Jonn ,,,o the