The morning news., 1897-08-29

Il can see nothing uncommon. Stay.
BY thunder. She's our boat"
They looked az each other, and then
studied the picture. There plainly visi-
be in the bows was the name "SeaBuh,
showing through the white paint.
Mr. McWiliams strobe away and re-
turned in a state Of speechless fury
Who'd "a thought it?" muttered the
captain; painted white, the deck house
removed and ladies aboard-lad es
Ladies you call them" snorted Mr.
McWil.iam. Painted Jezebels. His vie
left at home to bear the brunt of the dis
grace. The vi,idn, the Internal scamp ana
thief I'm rope-end him before his mis-
/ trcsses. lie was steering this course when
we last saw her
Yes, but they must know who we are,
and they'll be up to tricks. 1t IS about
| three days steaming to Cape Verde ana
eight to Ascension, and as he did not coal
at Palmas he'll most likely double back
to Yenerifre"
THE swab" growled Mr.. McWhhams'
as he glowered at the horizon.
The captain sang out to one of the men
to go aoft and keep a sharp lookout Tor
steamers smoke. During the next hour
Mr.. McWniam altered his course three
times and at last in his vexation he sig
nailed to the engineers TO slow down.
Steamer in sight, sir
"Whcre? Ahoy?" shouted the owner.
The man hurried down and touched MS
cap.
"Weu, sir. she's not in $ ght, now, but
I just caught the wisp of her smoke as II
faded away on the Stern to leeward.
That's her" said the capita n. not that
he knew, of course, but because the posi-
tion of the boat chimed in with his views.
/ "She doubled back and will be putting
into Tonerffe this afternoon"
Mr. MCMILLAN signalled to the engineer,
and the Curlew turned with a great noise
of boiling water at her stern.
Full speed aheadI
The engines throbbed and the little boat
went along at a great pace. In the dark
that evening they slipped into Teneriffe
bay, and no sooner was the anchor out
that a boat was lowered and MIR. McWil-
liam set out on a round of inspection
The Seagull was not there, and he has
tened back In half an hour as the port
boat was making up TO see what manner
of craft had just entered, the Curiew
put out to sea again, much to the myst-
hcation of the officials.
Where to now, sir?" asked the cap
tain.
Where to? What did I engage you for?
After the Seagull of course"
AYE, aye, SIR said the skipper, quiet
ly and he steamed away to the east to
get out into the open sea between the
Canary Islands and the coast of Africa
Mr., McWilliam lit a cigar, but he chew
ed the end of it so fiercely that 1t was
bitter in his mouth, and he threw it over
board. Then he went below, called for
glass Of grog and thought of Mrs. Davis
Sloper and her sad destiny.
When he was out of sight, the skipper
slowed to half-speed and doubled the
watch. He was not going to run against
any rock if he could help it. 81 that
when the dawn broke the Curlew was
Of ha q
on the port bow there doomed out of
the grey and misty light a blurred mass,
which as the light frightened, took the
shape of a small island, with precipitous
Sides and a table top, perhaps mile in
length, covered with a mantle of green
grass One little house was on the ISL
and-a solitary speck of white on the vivid
green. A few sheep grazed on the extreme
end where the island terminated in
rounded knoll-but otherwise there was no
sign of life.
Mr.. McWilliam came on deck In his
pajamas. and looked longingly at the ISL
and and the more he looked the greater
grew his desire TO land. He beckoned to
the captain.
rs there any current towards the land?"
mo. sir; what there is sets Off"
"Slow down please. What's the depth?'
ANYWHERE between 500 and 1000 faith
oms-anyway our boat would not touch
OF a mile of shore"
GO ahead, them"
The Curlew gradually neared the shore.
and then remained drifting slightly while
a boat was lowered. Mr. McWilliam took
the tiller and two men rowed. There was
a considerable swell along the rocky shore,
and no sign of a landing-place, so that
they continued working slowly round the
island, until they lost sight Of the Curlew,
and found themselves on the further
shore on a shelving beach--a mere
stretch of shell-strewn sand at the base
OF a lofty cliff-Mr. McWilliam landed. and
walked on towards the middle of the is
land. Suddenly, as he reached projecting
point, he started and stood still.
Round the bend was a small cove, and in
this lay the Seagun.
He looked hungrily at his little boat, and
could scarcely restrain himself from rush.
ing forward
"The swabs." he cried, 'if the wind were
10 get up she'd be smashed against the
shore. HalloaH"
That last exclamation because a boat
had just put off from the yacht. He watch
ed it to the beach, saw two ladies and two
gentlemen step ashore, and then he ran
back TO the boat
Pull for all you're worth. Wait-ship
oar, hoist sail
This was done, and the little boat rppled
along under a rising breeze.
MIR. McWillam was on deck the Curlew
in a moment.
"Wo've got her" he shouted. shes
bcrthed round the island and the crew are
ashore Now then let her have it and in
an hour wen be aboard our own craft"
All was excitement on board as the Cur
lew flew along. making the shortest bend
round the southern point or the island.
Keeping close to the shore, she came upon
the cove before any one had warning OF
her coming. and when they did know it.
so well had the plan been arranged that
the Curlew was already backing up TO the
ScaCuu. Mr. McWldam and four men
jumped aboard the latter and while the
men sprang 60 the winch TO weigh anchor
the former stood guard with a shot gun.
The party ashore had mounted up a
steep path. and had reached the green
summit where numbers OF the crew had
preceded them with baskets Of provisions.
| They had evidently prepared TO spend n
pleasant day on the green grass, and now
they gazed IN a sort OF stupor az the scene
below.
Two ~ the engineers and three OF the
crew who had been left on board scram-
/ hlpl ON dpek@but thpN surrendered unpon.