The times., 1897-08-22
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aE Tgstli, pcrcciyiug that they Were not tc
: bC .-crowaea in a hurry" tried easier
POSITIONS. Mr.. Creighton, who had hurt
his Lex, lay amongst us with set lips.
sonle fellows belonging TO his watch set
about securing him better. Without
word glance ne lifted his arms one
after auJiher 10 facilitate the operation,
and not a muscle moved in his stern, young
| face.
THEY asked him with solicitude, Easier
now, sir?''
He answered with a curt. ''That'I do"
For the first time since the ship had gone
| on her beam ends. Capt. a ilistoun gave a
short glance down al his men. He was al.
| most upright-one foot against the side of
| the skyIiglt. one knee on the deck-and,
| with the end of the wang round his waist.
| swung back aud forth, with his gaze fixed
| ahead, wauciful, like a man looking ont for
4 a sign. Before his eyes the ship, with
half he- deok below water, rose and fell
| on heavy seas that rushed from under
her, flashing in the cold sunshine.
| CoiFident voices We're heard shouting,
| She'll do, boysi'' Belfast exclaimed
! with fervor, II 'ould Civ a months pay
for draw at a piper One or two,
| passing dry tongues on their salt lips,
! lnuttered something about a rdrink OF
| water" The cook, as If inspired, scram
bIed up with his breast against the poop
| watcrcask and looked in. There was n
| little at the bottom. He yelled, waving
his arms, aud two men began to crawl
| backward and forward with the mug.
| We had a good noUthful all round. Faces
frightened.
We shouted TO the cook, well done,
| doctor. lie sat 10 leeward, propped hy
| :asS aud yelled back abundantly bdUihe
seas were breaking in thunder Just tnen,
| and We only caught snatches that sounded
| like. Pro videnoe" and born again .
lie Was a; lis old game Of preaching
Sudftniy some one cried: where's
JiEhry@~ and we were appalled, once uore
oh tho cnd OF the row The hoatrwan
sbou.c,i hoarseiy: HAS any one serd him
como QUIZ" voices exclaimed disnsIl,'
'-Trcwued -is be- Noi In hts rabinl
Gr,i Lprd, Caught ike a bioomih' lat
In & t5sp Couldn't open his door y sci
size zelH over too quick. and the water
ianmred n Poor herEari No heip for
'iI'i Le;s ro and seei'
Be.fas united himself with blind iin-
pciuositv. and all at once shot down To
ieeward quicker than flash OF light
ninF. We shouted altogether with dis-
rr.ay. BIN with his leg overheard he he'd
and ,eilrd Tor a ROPE In our extremity
ls,slang ouGId b. terrible: 50 we judged
him funny kicking there, and with HIS
scared fnce. MIR. Haker swung off The
binuAcle stand ard rendered him one leg.
lie sorauiil-d up rather scared and CON
signed IA VIII abol.inable words 20 thr
'divyle"
you are ough, You're foul
/ .ss Il AF
Baker
lie answered. Suffering with ind gna, ion
''Look at 'enl, sorr. The bloomiu' dirty
in,aEesl Laughing al chHm going over.
board Can themselves uen. too"
But from the break OF the peop the
! boats,rain called out, Come along ami
Belfast scrambled in a hurry 20 Join him.
Five men, poised and gazing over the etl ge
OF the poop, looked for the best way 90 get
forward. The others, twisting in ireir
laShings. turning painfully, stared with
| open lips. The wind screamed loud in
sunshine; columns of spray rose straight
up. And in tie glitter OF rainbows burst
: ing over the trembling hull the men went
over cautiously, disappearing from sight
with deliberate movements
THE went swinging from heIayng pin
: b0 cicaf above the seas that beat the half
J submerged deck. Their toes scraped the
plsnks. They hung for a moment IN
I strained arms, and with closed eyes: then,
letting go with one hand balanced with
telling heads, trying to grab some rope cr
stGnchion further for ward. The long ar med
and athletic boatswain sw ting quickly, grip
i ping things with fist hard a iron, and
d remembering suddenly snatches of the last
letter from his "old woman Little Bel
1 fast scrambled rageouay, muttering blood
1 niger Wamibo's tongue hung out With
D excitement. and Archie, intrepid and calm.
watched his ohanceto move withinteligenI
Z coolneSs
T When above the side Of the house they
I let 90 one after another, and falling heavily
spra ~led, pressing their palms to the
J, smooth teak wood. Round them the back
9 wash Of waves seethed W hite and Kissing
3 An tie doors had become trap-doors, o
u | course. The first was the gaHey-door The
e galley extended from side to side aHt
n they could hear the sea making hollow
:, noises in there. The next door was thai
5 OF the carpenters shop. They lifted ii
2 and l10ked down. Everything in it ha(
e tumiled Ola the buIkhead, facing the door
e and on heother side OF that bulkhead ther,
c was Jimmy dead or alive. The bench
ldAi -iiitlNiitu ilthlsdi6i I'd W s. ST1nusUOT eS
e chisels, wire rods. axes, crowbars, lay in !
D heap, bespfinkled with loose nails. 4
sharp adZe stuck up with shining edg,
:! tina cleaned dangerously down there
" like wicked smile. Belfast howlcd Her
b goesl'' and leaped down. Archie follow ed
s. ,anIilv catching at shelves that gave Wa,
e Eith him, and cased himself liz grea
e crash Of ripped wood. There was hardl,
j, room for threemen TO move. And in the sun
% shiny blue square of the door the Doe;
z swain's face, bearded and dark, Wamibo'
! face, Wild andpa;e, hung over watching
p Together they shouted: Jimmy! Jiui
h From above the boatswain contributed
T. deep growl: ''Youl Waltz In a pause
Is Belfast entrea ted: Jimmy, da Rim, ar
=; ye aloive?" The boatswaih said: ..Again
!, All together, boysi" All yelled excitedly :
We ceased suddeRly. He was alive. Il
e was screaming and knocking below us wit
Ot the hurry of man prematurely shut U
inacoffin. We wentto work. Weattacke
o. with desperation the alominable heap Q
things heavy, of things sharp, of thing
n clumsy TO handle. The boatswain adjure
IL US TO '.tear hand" and a rope descended
rs We made things fast TO it, and they wen
N up spinning, never to he seen by man agaiu
a 4 rage 10 fling things overheard possesse
M US. Jimmy kept up distracting row. tn
n agony OF his fear wrnng our hearts 5
M that we longed 10 abandon him, to get ou
NJ | OF that place, as deep as well and sway
le like a tree, to get out OF his hearing, bac
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