El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-23
CHAPTER XIII.
The ReQuital.

Three days and nights passed with
gu finding us able to surprise or dis
lodge the demon who was in posses
sion OF the cabin; without our knowing
where the ship was driving or drift
ing to, n without 4 sail appearing
A man-of-war belonging to any coun-
try we should have hailed as a pro-
tector; but on the wide waters of the
Southern Atlantic ships are few and
far between.
HySlOp rallied a little and was re-
moved into one of the forecastle berths.
He could tell us only that he had been
surprised when asleep, and had been
stabbed again and again-that he be-
came insensible and remembered moth
ing more. His distress was great when
we related the story Of the captains
fate, the death of Will White, and that
their destroyer was still in possession
of the ship and the arbiter of all orr
lives.
He writhed on his bed of pain and
sighed bitterly on finding how stiff and
sore, how weak and almost blind he
had become by loss Of blood; but a
crisis was now at hand with our Gu
bano.
The evening of the fourth day after
we had saved Hyslop found the brig
still lying on a westerly course; but
whether in the latitude of Cape San
Rogue or of the Rio Grande, we knew
not; and, I suppose, it was all the same
to Antonio.
I was at the wheel. The sunset was
g~orgeously beautiful. The Eugene was
running with both tacks aft; and I'M
der the arched leech of her courses l
could see the blood-red disk of the
sun right ahead settling in the waves,
which shone in all the colors of the
dying dolphin; while against the fam
ing orb the black outline of the masts,
the fgure-head and the taper end of the
11Dboom, with its cap, guys and gear,
were clearly and distinctly defined.
The waves ahead rose and fell be-
tween me and the sun, as slowly and
1~mperceptibly he sank at the flaming
horizon, from a quarter circle to a
segment; then the last vestige of that
also disappeared, but the lingering
rays OF his glory played upward on
the light clouds that foated above.
Even they paled away and died out,
and twilight stole over the sea, which
changed from gold to a
blue.
With b increasing twilight came a
change Of wind, and before it a great
OF cloud rolled from the horizon
on our %starboard bow. Under it's shad-
DIV the sea was darkened and its brok-
water fecked with white. The new
breeze came first upon our quarter,
rapidly it was abeam and three
great albatrosses were seer to whip
the sea with their wings, while a whole
shoal Of brown porpoises surged past
DUR bows, plunging joyously from wave
wave.
Tucks and braces were instantly
manned and the sails were trimmed
NEW for our desultory course.
Sail ho-to windward!" said one OF
he crew, in a low but excited voice, |
est the oun might reach the cabin;
as the dense bank of purple clouds
opened a large bark came out of it,
nd her form became more and more
iefined as she left the vapor astern. |
was going free-that is, with her
further off the wind thar close |
lauled-and had a press OF snow-white
,anvas, which shone in the last light
II the west.
"She is foul miles off," said Carlton.
w must signal her." added Lam.
,ourne.
With a asked Carlton, in the
anne sharp but low voice; every col
II is overheard"
Anything will do-a blue shirt at
he foremast head; quick,-the sky
viii be quite dark in ten minutes. Ru1.
t up in a ball with a slipping loop
fashion," said Lambourne.
a loud whisper; "get ready a ships
antern some of you, for the night
arkens so fast hat we shall scaroa1v !