The times., 1897-08-22

squeak niserably. Suddenly Archie pro-
duced a crowbar-he had kept IT, back
also a small iiatchet. We ho wled with sat
isfacthn. He struck a mighty blow and
small chips flew at out eyes.
The boatswain above shouted: Look
OUT Look out. there Don't kill the man.
Easy does itl'' Then, altogether, we
yelled down at the planks: stand
from under. Get forward and listened
We only Leard the deep hum and
nIoan OF the wind above US; the mingled
roar ard hiss of the seas. Belfast cianored:
''For the love Of God, Jimmy, where are
ye? Knock! Jimmy darling Knock. Yon
bloody black beast KnocK'
He was as quiet us dead man inside
a grave.
Archie shouted, ''Gie me room,' We
crouched behind him, guarding our heads,
and lie struck time after time IN tie .oiilts
OF planks Suddenly the crowbar vert hale
way in through spIintered oblong hole
1t must have missed Jimmy head by less
| than an inch. Archie withdrew il quickly,
and that infamous niger rushed at the
hole, put his lips to it, and whispered,
'.Helpi' in an almost extinct voice; he
pressed his head to 1T, trying padly 10
! get out through that opening one inch
| wide aad three inches long. II seemed
| impossible 10 drive him away Even Archie
at last lost his composure.
''If ye don't clear DOT III drive the crow
| bar through your head" he shouted In
| determined voice. He meant what he said,
! and his earnestness seemed to make an
| Impression on Jimmy. He disappeared
! suddenly, and we set to prying and tearing
| AT the planks with the earnestness OF men
trying TO get at mortal enemy, and spGI
| red by the desire to tear him limb frol
! limb The wood split, cracked gave way.
| Belfas. plunged IN head and shoulders and
| groped viciously
i've got iml Got 'im!'i he shouted
.'Oh, there! He's gone; I've got 'im!
| Pull a. iny legsl Pull"
WauIibo booted INCREASINGLY. The boat
| swain shouted directions: Catch aGld
of his hair. Belfast; pun straight up, yoa
two, pull fart"
We pulled fair We pulled Belfast out
with jerk, and dropped him with disgust.
| In a sitting posture, purple-faced, he
sobbed desparngly,. How can | hold on
| to is blocmin' short WOOL" Suddenly Jins-
my's head and shoulders appeared. We
| flew at him with brutal impatience. we
/ tore the snirJ Off his back, we tugged mt
his ears, " e painted over him; and all ~
! once he came awayin cur bands as though
somebo3y hat let 20 his legs.
We staggered away from the door, and,
! ala TTned by a sudden roll, fell down ia 4
| bunch. There was nothing TO hang on To
sut q long brass hook used sometimes to
/ Keep back an open door Wannbo held on "a
/ il. aud we held on to Wamiho, ,lutchin;,
our Jimmy. he had completely collapsed
now.
Something had to he done. We had Ia
get hiT.s art. q rope was tied slack under
his aTmpts, and. reaching up al the risk
of our lives, we hung him on the fore
sheet elect. We then started OH our per
iluus Journey over the main deck, drag
-ing along with care, that pitifUi, that
limp. that hateful burden. Now aRG then
" { had to anG him up on d handy bella yins
pin, to draw breath and reform the line.
Had tie pin broken he would have iIre.
tievahly gone into the Southern Ocean.
! lie had 10 take his chance Of that aud fteI
awhile, becoming apparently aware CT
il, he groehcd sli ghtly, and with a great
effort, whispered a few wortis. lie was
Ieprcdofing US with our careIessness il
letting him run such risks.
Now, after ! got myself out frOd
there he bIeathed, weakly
There was hts cabin. And lie god
himself out We rad nothing 10 do VIII
il apparently. No matter! We went ~
and let him take his chances, simply hc
cause we could rot help it, for thcugt
at that time we hated him more than evrl
more than anything under heaven-w'
did not want 10 lose him. So wepassed hin
carefully from hand to hand.
And he swung from one enemy to an
other, showing about as much life as an
OLD bolster would do. We reached tn
poop ladder at last. and it being a com
paratiyely safe place. We lay for d momen
III an exhausted heap, TO rest little. Ill
began tn mntter Wewere alway aysincurabl
anxious to hear what he had To say. Thi
time he nlmbed, pee yishly 1T tool
some time TO come. l began to think tn
whole smart lot of you had been washe'
overheard. What hept you back?" Tn
secret and ardent desire of our heart
| was the desire to beat him viciously wit
our fists about the head, and we han dlet
bin; as tenderly as Though he ha been mad
Of glass.
The return on the poop was like the re
2 turn Of vvaIiderersafter many years amones
| people marked by the desolation of time
We fastened up James Wait in a safe place
t Mr.. Baker scrambled along to lend hand
The sun vas setting A sun enornou,
! unclouded and red, declining low as
!, bending down to look into their faces Til
e wind whistled across long sunbeams thai
4 ! resplendent and cold, struck full on th
dilateC pupils OF staring eyes, without mai
4 ing them wink The wisps of hair and til
| tangled boards were gray with the salt c
( the sea The faces were earthly. and tn
2 dark patches under the eyes extended [
g the ears, smudged into the hollows c
], ! sunken cheeks TO leeward, on the edg
y Of the horizon, black seas leaped up tow ar
t the glowing sun. 1t sank slowly, roun
! and blazing. and the crest of wava
srlashed on tie edge of the luminous cI
: Gle
S In the gathering grayness of twiligl
a bulky form was seen rising aft, an
y began marching on allfours with the move
a nents OF some big cautious beast, 1t wa
;, Mr.. Baker passing along the line OF mel
c He went from one to another gruntin!
|. ''0ugh! See her through it yet and un
expectedly, with loud angry outbursti
q blew up Knowles for cutting off a Ion
h piece from the fan of the relieving tackl'
i "Ough, Ashamed of yourself relievin
4 tackle, Don't you know better Ougl
Il Able seaman! Ought
S The lame man was crushed. Hemuttere,
d | Get som think for lashing for mysel
|. SIR
i 'Ough, Lashing yourself. Are you
/. tinker OF a sailor? That tackle, more u'
d to the snip than your ugly carcass. Ougl