The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-14

mediately pointed dead to the wind
which at that moment was due north
east, the requisite number Of points Il
the right of it were taken and tn,
center of the approaching hurrican,
found TO be exactly south southeast o.
our position. AT this juncture Wal
worth, who had been acting under in
structions, returned from the cuddy anC
reported the barometer had fallen tc
27.45. 1t might therefore be inferred
that we were within the storm circle,
and for the same reason it was appar.
ent that our safety entirely depended
upon our being able to avoid the center
of the field. Having decided the direc-
tion Of the storm and discovered that
we lay in the due line of its advance
the most dangerous Of all-there was
nothing for it but to run with the wind
on our starboard quarter.
Never shall / forget the scene pre-
sented as our course was changed. l
looked from Alie who, enveloped in
oilskins, was clinging to the starboard
railing, then to the chief officer gazing
anxiously aloft and from both to the
men struggling and straining at the
wheel. Now, when a great wave, SEEM
ingly mountains high, dark as green
jade and topped with kissing foam,
would come tearing toward us, obscur-
ing half the horizon, would shut my
eyes and wait for it to engulf us. Then
I.would feel the noble little vessel meet
1t, rise on to its crest and next moment
be sinking again, down, down, down
into the trough. Then once more /
would draw breath and open my eyes
just in time to see another rise and meet
her forrard, to break with a roar upon
the forecastle head, carrying away a
dozen feet Of bulwark and one of the
boats as if both were built of SO much
paper.
Toward the middle of the afternoon
the strength of the gale began some
what to abate, the sea lost its greater
fury, and the barometer in q measure
recovered its stability. 1t seemed in
credible that the Lone Star could have
come through it so safely, for, with
the exception of one man washed over
board, another who had three of his ribs
smashed in by a marauding sea, por-
tion Of the port bulwark and boat car.
ried away as above described, and an.
other crashed to atoms on the davits. we
had experienced no casualties worth
mentioning.
BY the time darkness fell the sea was
almost its old calm, placid self again,
so quickly do these terrible typhoons
spring up and die away. AS soon as we
were certain all danger was past the
yacht was returned TO her course, and
we once more proceeded on our way.
How wonderful and inscrutable is the
mighty deep! Next day the weather was
as peaceful as ever / had seen it-bright |
gentle breezes and n sea as
smooth as polished silver. After break
fast the awning, which on account of !
the storm had been unshipped the day
before, was rugged again, and, drawing
a deck chair aft, | settled myself down
to read Leneath its shade. A few min |
utes later Allie and her companion Join.
ed me. | brought them seats, and then
for the first time | saw the Beautiful |
White Devil-for must sometimes call |
her by her picturesque Chinese cogno-
men-engaged in needlework. Why | |
should have found anything extraor- |
binary III such circumstance | cannot |
say. Possibly it may have been because
had never imagined that there could |
be sufficient leisure in her life for such |
homely occupation At any rate, l |
inow that to watch her bent head, with |
It's glorious wealth of hair; to see those
white fingers unadorned by |
eWelry OF any sort, twisting and twin
ng among her silks, and to make out
me little foot peeping beneath her snow
white dress sent thrill through me
hat made me Jingle from top to toe.
Suddenly one Of the hands engaged
lpon some work in the fore rigging ut.
erred cry in the native. Allie and her
sprang TO their feet, and
hough l did not understand what had
happened | followed their example. We
an to the starboard bulwark, but moth.
ng was to be seen there. Not being
'ble to make it out, l asked what had
lccasioned the alarm.
One of the hands reports a boat
way to starboard. +" said Allie.
She turned to one Of the younger Off.
ers, who was standing near, and order.
d him aloft to take the boat S bearing.
Is soon as this was discovered the yacht
vas put over OF tack that would bring
Is close up with it, and after that there
vas nothing for it but to wait patiently
or the result.
For some time we could not see any.
hing; then small black speck made its
ppearance about two points off our star
oard bow and gradually grew palmer
Keep her as she goes, A" said Alio to
ne man at the wheel, while wo ,srain.
Il our eyes toward the tiny Cot.
Little by little it became moro dis.
met until We were sufficiently near to
make out with glass that it was
nan f.war's gig pulled by two men
nd containing throo others. Ten min
ties later the yacht was hove to, and
'atterson clambered on to the rail of
he bulwarks.
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