The times., 1897-09-05

you. Stop it, He shook finger at the
crowd.
As to that man"--he raised his voice
very much las to that man, If he puts
his nose out on the deck without my leave
l viii clap him in irons. Therei"
The cook heard him forward ran out
lifting his arms, Mortified, unbelieving,
amazed, and ran in again. There was a
moment III profound silence, during which
a bow legged seaman, stepping a aside, ex-
perforated dccorously into the seupper
There is another thing" said the master
calmly. He made a quick stride and with
swing took an iron bella ying pin out of
his pocket. ''Thisi" His movement was
SO unexpected and sudden that the crowd
stepped hack. He gazed fixedly at their
faces and some al once put ON a sur
pTised air as though they had never seen n
bella ying PIN before lie held it up. This
is my affair. Gon't ask you anything,
YOU know IL; lit has got 60 20 where itcame
FROM His eyes became angry. The crowd
stirred nheasilY The master watched them
attentiveiy. 'Donkin," he called out
in short, sharp tone.
Donkin lodged belind one, then hehind
another hut tney lookedo ov er their shoulders
and moved aside. Capt. AliIstoun moved
close to MIN.
YOU know this, sked The master.
No / DON'T answered the other with
cheeky trepiGation.
You ate cur. Take it, ordered he
master. Donkin 5 arms seemed glued TO his
thighs; he stood, eyes front, as If dra wn
on parade.
~ AXE it," repeated the master and
stepped closer; they breathea on one an
other. Take IT" said Capt Allistoua
again, ;laklng a menacing gesture. Don
kin tore away one arm from his side
IVY hare yer down hon me?'' he mum.
hled with effort and as if his mouth
had been full of dough
''ft you don t." began the naste.
Dcnkin sDatclIed at the pin as though
his intention had been TO run away with
1t, and remained stock still holding it like
a candle
'Pu. 1t tack where you took it from"
said Capt. Allistoun, looking at him
fiercely nonlcin stepped hack opening
wide his eyes. go, you blackguard, or
| VIII nlake YOU" cried the master, driving
him slowly backward by a menactng ad-
vance lie lodged and with the danger
Gus ircn tried to guard h!s head from a
Threatening fist.
Good BY Jove!" murmured appre-
eiativeiy Mr Creighton in the tone OF
eonnoisseur.
"Dong tech me-" snarled Donkin, hac:
ing away
Then go. Go faster"
'Donr yer 1T me. l viii pull yer hup
afoFe The ulae.stryt III show yer hgp."
Capt AIiistoun made a long stride, aud
D0nkln. turning his back fairly ran of "A
little, then stopped. and over bis shoulder
showed yellow teeth, Further on fore
rigging, urged the master, pointing with
his arm.
Hare yer goin 10 stand by hand see ne
irlliied," screamed Donkin at the silent
crowd that watched him.
Capt. Allistoun walked at him smartiy
He started off again with leap, da shed
ct the rorerigsing, ranlmed the pin inro its
hold violently.
Hi viii be heven with yer yet" he
screamed at the ship at large, and van
ished beyond the foremost
Capt. Allistoun spun round and walled
back aft With a composed face, as though
he had already forgotten the scene dc
looked az nc one.
That viii do, Mr.. Baker Send the
watch below," he said. quietly; and you
men try TO walk straight for the future
hc added in a calm voice. He looked pen
siyeiy for awhile at the backs OF the
Impressed and retreating crowd. Break
fast, steward he called in a tone of re-
lief through the cabin door.
Ready, sir, said the steward, appear-
ing before him as If BY magic, and with
stained napkin in LIS hand.
AID All right. Come along, Mr. Ba.
ker-late with all this nonsense"
i heavy atmosphere OF oppressive quie-
tude pervaded the ship. IN the afternoon
men went about washing clothes and hang
ing them out &c dry IN the anprusperous
breeze with the meditative languor Of
dsenchanted philosophers Very little
was said. The problem Of life seemed too
yoiuminous for the marrow limits Of human
speech. ard by common consent it was
abandoned to the great sea that had from
the beginning enfolded it in its immense
grip; The sea that knew all, and would in
time iRfalllbly unven to each the wisdom
hidden in ali the errors.
And III The confused current of iupotent
thoughts that set increasingly this way and
that through bodies OF men, Jimmy hcbbed
up upon the surface, compelling atten-
titJl, liz "a bidCh OuOA CfdififC bO bflc
bottom Of "a muddy stream. Falseheod tri-
umphed it triumphed through doubt.
through stupidity, through pity, through
sentimentalism We set ourselves to bol-
ster it up, from compass ion, from reckless
ness, from sense of fun Jimmys stead
fastness to his untruthful attitude in the
face OF the inevitable truth had the pro-
portions OF a coloss al enigma manifesta-
ton, grand and incomprehensibie, that
at times inspired d wondering awe, and
there was also, TO many, something ex-
qutsiteiy droll i'll fooling him thus to the
top OF his bent.
The latent egoisu Of tenderness to suf
fering appeared in the developing anxiety
not to see hin die. His obstinate non
recognition of the only certitude whose
approach we could watch from day to day
was as disGGieting as the failure of some
law of nature. He was so utterly wrong
about himself that one could not but sus
pect that he had access TO some source
Of sUperhuman knowledge He influenced
the moral tone OF our world as though he
had 1T IL his power to distribute honors,
treasures or pa1n; and he could give us
nothing bnt his contempt.
II was al that time that Belfast's de
votion tand also his pugnacity) secured
| universal respect. He spent every momen5
of his spare time in JiInmys cabin. He
tended hin, talked TO him. was as gentle
as woman, as tenderly gay as an old
phllantliroplst, as seutimentally careful
OF his charge model slave owner. But
outside lie was irritable, explosive as gun
| powder, somber, Suspicious, and never
more brutal than when most sorrowful.
With him it was tear and blow: a
tear for Jimmy, blow for an yone who