Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-04-11
state, shamed me into an avoidance of hel
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dazzling, sea about us, her voice as free from
nervous tremulousness, and her manner as
sef-contained as though she was treading
ballroom floor instead of the grimy, slowly
heaving deck of fugitive schooner. Once
she had laid her hand on mine as l stood at
the wheel, and seemed to be about to speak
to me, giving quick upward glance of her
dark eye, though lowering her gaze as quick
ly; but as her brother hove aft just then,
she turned away and went below to the
cabin, which by this had been given over
to her exclusive use.
| minded me that it was to whom she
first brought an allowance of salt beef and
ships bread, and let her brother wait.
Somehow the fact warmed me, and then
I apostrophized myself for fool for having
thought of it. How she regarded her ci-
devant lover had easily seen in the way
she turned her head and made wide de-
tour when necessity compelled her to pass
him where he sprawled on the deck, his re-
pulsiveness as much, if not more marked
than his companions, owing to the furnished
richness of his once glittering uniform. The
prisoners had so far recoveredas to be maud
lin, and in their restlessness had rolled into
the scuppers. The sight Of them was an
evil easily remedied, and, as air and light
We're no longer imperative 70 tnelr We4'
being, mad taken tnem INTO the iorecastle
and laid them each IN BUNK, tnat they
might hnlsh on the tunes OF hQuor without
oltense to decent eyes.
Once onto blue water we hetd counch
to determine our destination. 1t was SAFER,
| thought, to land my passengers on the
Jersey eoass anu ~ sea 49, 10y " 49, W. u M
NC. sno.s 90. san " ~" ' p,t ne;+hau
Sonslsneo sne s e.noon ..,,I - as ..,oh
uiosnef Wei uos s.s.e I I.n n1a urn ~
NV. INV. .L .hosa III be W. " 4sl1;na tho
sna n9i W. Lns 1. ou ",a;.,i,, ~ = Nd
, S.sss y, sousn Ia, 49,. ssp ~ on.,,dars
-, 49, - 1Sodh;l,ans and tLar. ha;ns
Ano"r ,;s.:l.a e.. T. - - lan3
, no "a ho but he,;nn;na onay search for
49,, "Su " w;.I,,t ,,,nne,, 1thonrb + would
rsIs' sh;f. w ran,adv tba lab of thatS
..;.hs,,. snas ~ ~ ,',;th n;aa m mn,
I'LL uo aLaana - tIa n;ra nil darnoss of tbe
,ras.a,n ooaat would ha soo,oa n ;n,nrove.
49,, mes ans sU". .Sa JaoL of tha Pbanto,n ont.
49, t thernh n she wao Such was the;r ars,.
49, 'AoeA 'Ae
'n1 An e ,o,f oth;, would hove now
tonn+ed mo- ~ desert ths vessel. Rv hold.
~ oo,,rsa we'll south cl;na;no orlv 10 the
49, s " H. 49, IaIand eoast 90 . or;de
ffor hoJ M onro s1 T 1nt0h{ r1yy,
soros. Yanlee nr;vateer ~ find nrotec.
| t;o,, l.; :. roe,;hle Eranob cr,,;.er H. tb;.
ro o,na ~ p hsd recovered oil had lost and
.,ona Tha sohoona, WITH ;ts oarao ,.,a q -.
.ao.. tho aoiJ woa s+;l, in Tho ~ b;r. had
hsen anr;ebed bv several rolls If money
from Clinton 1tbonoh 7 had not vet counted
a
.ne com onay guessing az us Vaiue oy It's
Ifae on my pocket, WINE peio" were
L =, ana a prisoner 81 RANK. More
.nsn 'nese' nau .ne hA no :. ol d move
70 pe mace toward ohe reilel OF NEWPORT oy
.ne niiels4' aho-nere ! was nohese %ltn
nlysea as : mus cehipheu my gains n 1i
two l.iehus' one OF "loin, oath OF no Ga.h,
snoulu Gol1e 10 no haih from hianAiho
"iIhe ) nau an arm ~ W in.eipose.
nao sugeesleu the Jersey snofe as a mat
Ter Vi uuty. l haa hearu tnelr deterihlna'
tioh 70 aplae WIN me ano snare my ior.
tune, oe ~ nigh OF low, WIN somethihg OF
ieeilns tnat puG a new power INTO o me- anu,
lancy' ne" hgnt IN my eye lnau tney
Deen looking c!oseiyl, not caused by tne
oazzie OF the sun. our aestlnatlonlay, men,
nrst LOT tne vineyard; lhere would pace
TINS now holneless glrl IN care OF my motner
ana sls.er, VINO we're prooaoiy mourning lor
me as lose' tnen 70 New LONDON 10 ae,lver
PRISONERS ana cargo 10 Ihe proper e. autiiori,
tles, ana aiter ehae-"ell' "oulo wall anu
zee.
Ay' would walt ana y, see; one :, need not
pan ones lie ior ,, months aheae. somehow
lnere was orliilant spot IN the future
winch cared neither TO dehne or get pc
hind-a WHO ,the-wlsp both tangible ana
elusive "nlch l couio not analyAe' selre
content with the glow It spread over m my
mental picture: Inc radlance lay on the
ancient Island farm: IT fell on the ancien q.
house ana ilvened its nomeiy interior. ~
wen. aosoao over ianilliar neius' uusAs
Mooaianas ano swamps, anu gave q coi9 u
70 70 Inc seletches VI iole,y oeach: -. ~ Iiaue
we More enan iisihg' anu chaheeu 'ne lios>
OF e4istenGe lnto sohie.nlns very iiAe s1iu;
Knew Was are4'll.ns dreams anu pu .l,.
lhe az castles as stoou my tIicn d. ln'
Wneei anu move y over 70 meet .ne iU".ur
mn n,hs sven anu iorestall ,he vessel saM
rut whae picture equais thae oi .he oi ail
IN progressive Stages Mentaily uou ,' !.
Moheauh' lalseu pio ~ lsiahq, SUNK !.
ana ana saw tne nllse oI NORMAN Lana' any an.
tn n swept around the ereas western GA.
Guns OF me ymeyafa, ana was at nome N1I.s
Every ue'en was ,eai' We. iaiier .ilal ieaii.y
ny some queer cna1ge IN me lo1keo les
;9r glory now tnan nad the month oelore
war was wen enough II ~ must De; glory wa
prize easily gotIeh, 9ue ehele was nosnin'
70 equat peace. l haa famed ~el l
notMng 70 equal tne oeiisnts OF nome ah'
oomesIiclty. ! hau acquired nlyssn peioi'
my tello~s' ana lor Time wouio res. o.
my nonors; In slor., naa Dy snen n eo 's;e,
,ns0 nn mooa she n tne o. WV" W. III