The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-12-01
CHAPTER III.
IanlnNa RnEreia.

must have lain long thus. On re-
covering. rose more stiif and more
bonumbcd than ever. and with feeble
steps assembled the companion ladder,
and then a cry Of despair escaped me,
The sky was clear and sunny. but
whether with the light Of rising or a
setting sun. could not ut 1rat deter
mine, morning and evening on the
ocean being 30 much alike to an un-
praeticed eye. Not a yestige OF land
was vlsiblol
Sea and sky were around me. not a
s,Il was In sight. and nothing living
40 near, save n few petrcis trippiuE
over the water. alongside OF the fatal
schooner
Had | slept nil night, and was this
the dawn OF new day. Had slept
all day. and was this the approach OF
another nlght7 deyoutly hoped not,
as l most dreaded night upon the
ocean: but tho gradual sinking OF the
sun. and the Increasing redness OF the
Fky, ere long informed me that the
time was evening. | now knew the
west. and turned my haggard eyes to
the south, for there the land and my
home lay; but atill the envioua wind,
though lighter now. seemed to blow
from that quarter.
OH how deeply and earnestly, by
thoughts unuttored. prayed In my
heart that II would change and blow
toward the shore-any shoro-or any
part OF the coast OF England. and
bring me 80 near that might have q
chance OF escape OF life and preserya'
ton. by swimming-by putting TO the
test that skill and those powers Of ac'
tivity had acquired at Elton. in t.'
waters OF the Thames.
The sea was comparatively siHCoth
but still the empty schooner rolled and
Iurched fearfully; the more 80 that the
fore and aft foresail was hanging SC
loosely in the brails.
A hundred years seemed TO have
elapsed since | had heard the deai
voices and seen the loved faces Of those
I had left at home-of my father, my
mother. Of Dot and OF sybil; while the
events OF my early schoolboy day.
seemed TO have occurred but yesterday
All time was chaos and confuslonl
In my sorrow and despair never
thought. unless with anger, OF Jan var
zeeryogel. the poor Dutch skipper
whose interests were 30 much involved
with the loss or safety OF his littl'
schooner. with which the food tide hat
made so free. l thought only OF M
own danger. and my mothers sorrow
for the mystery that would oyerhanl
my fate.
Now hunger assailed me, creating |
new terror lest should perish by wan
Of food; and all had read or heard o
wrecks, RATS and castaways crowded
on my memory TO aggravate the rea
4 perils which surrounded me.
Once more sought the cabin. ant
on finding an AK broke open what ap
peared to be n press or locker. There
In were several cups, bottles and drink
ing glasses. placed In perforatel
shelves; but nothing eatable save a sin
Gle hard and moldy biscuit. which tn
rats abandoned on my approach, AM
nothing drinkable save the remains o
the brandy In which the peaches hal
been preserved-and viewed the ia
with horror. as the primary cause Of al
my snherings and dangers-I say tn
remains, for II had fallen from the IA
bic and been broken to pieces; so moth
Ing remained OF It's contents, excep
about a gill In fragment, and th
peaches which lay In the lee or lowe
side OF the cabin.
what would not have given for
single drop OF pure cold water. to allie
yiste that choking thirst which Is eve
the sequel TO sickness. excitement an
sorrow But there was not a drop o
board, as the seuttle-butt had broke
ita lAAhinga In one OF the lurches OF tn