Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-01-09

sleeps Ia beauty. All the sins az h,s life
have gone cot 81 has face. and he's the
Innocent son Of q good mother
I'VE must bury him. " said Caldwell,
who had turned quickly On Tearing
Shannon.
'At dark" exclaimed Trollope, with
discrimination.
They had NO; long 60 wait fur shss.
however. BY q O'Clock IL was n dead
calm and black 90 thunder with fna.
The ocean was full of fire. and Close
alongside the r,ysfic lights rose and
swayed. dissolved. f,pcfuafed. Shooting
out again In flashes brilliant ~ distant
lightning. These fires played In q hun.
dred shapes You saw them through the
steam of the fog. and the silence in that
bfooding binckncss made them wonder.
ful and awful.
The sheen Ct tbe skyligLts hung 10
the thickness in faint silver. the Tin.
pacle was . crown of light. and down
upon the quarter deck the light stream
ed In lines through the windows in the
cudty front. Tho deep gloon, the occa.
sional long drawn yearning sob 81 water
alongside. the sometimes strange cry
falling from the invisible heights where
the tanning canvas strained the sheaves
or Jared q parrel. the sense Of isolation.
Of infinite rcrDofcness. 81 the ships lit
tienese ~ q speck tn that black void,
boundlces &C the imagination chose 20
make. hlled the ecptlemen with senss.
tions Of superstition. They were all
agreed that Masters body ought Go Ice
sunk nc oDce. so Cavcndish. Hankey and
Weston went TO work 60 bury IL. softly
entering the birth he lay la. they pulled
the blanket from hts face. He locked
like some fancy 81 manly beauty in
marble. il was true that death had
smoothed the sin cut 81 his face. The
light OF the next world war On II, and ne
looked 60 he smiling at some finer sieht
than tongue could utter.
The three stitched tho pooY fellow nm
hastily and did not omit 20 affach a
heavy weight of iron Co his feet. This
done. they bore the dismal burden ON
deck.
Caldwell stood near the main hatch.
sever imagining they would BE- 20
quick. When he saw them coming into
the square 81 light In the cabin door. ne
uttered low yell of surprise aud has.
tiIy walked away ou TO the poop. NUT.
terins curses NJ he glanced behind him.
Overheard with it, said Trollope,
who was standing Ia the cangway. But
deccnfly. bsys. He Was one Of us'
They pct him over feet FIRST and let
him g. The body dropped. with n eff
splash. and vanished In Q vivid Cash os
sra fire. whose track those who watch.
ed thought themselves able 20 follow 90
. depth Ct fs;homs
IT'S shuddering WORK" said Han.
key. Its gore bcassiy cold, b.in't it,
He entered the cuddy and mixed q
glass of brandy and water. which he
drank. The time passed slowly. Some
OF the men sat down 90 cards. DC. they
could not play. They lighted pips. and
cigars and went ON deck and mooDod
about the poop converting In tone. sub
dued BY the black silence that was all
about them. They could not somehow
on this hrsf night % pirate possession
settle themselves down into true sea
routine. From time 90 time the figure
ut one or another might have been sect
In posture of drinking a. the cuddy
table. Dsvenire was me ~ these. when.
something after .. Weston came below
for draft.
Mark" says Weston. I've been
thinking orr that key NJ the bottom 81
the sea Suppose . firc-sny sudden
trouble-sbould we Be able 20 force the
door ~ quickly rs Troilope fancies:"
Let's try IN experiment, said
Davenire.
. He locked the door of the cabin In
which Mn. Peacock had slept and then.
putting his foot and sbouldcr against 10.
strained
shall bclp?" said Weston.
II con. msaegs g." answered Dave
uise In . voice d sr6ocstion. and ct IL