The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-27
CHAPTER ~.
A JU00ERAAUT OF yHn OCEAN,

a Ouat0EhMAUT Ot III OCEAN.
The Eureka was rounding the island
of Dshant and entering the bay Of Bis
cay. 30 far wind and sea had both beer
on their best behavior. and the exhil.
aration which comes from the breath.
ing OF the strong, pure sea air had OBJ
yiously laid it's hold upon the two
youngest members Of the essw. Guth.
RE. with the ready hope Of youth, had
| almost forgotten that Less than a weel
ago he had walked by the seashore Of
Weston-super-Mare and had groaned
aloud at the thought Of the shilling a
day and pipeclay" which he had deter
mined to face. Now his troubles were
behind him. and before him ha saw
only hope and fortune. The Flat Holme
light, which had beckoned him out
westward. had been the true beacon
after all.
Asfor Miss Dolly, she had no troubles.
and 30, having nothing to forget. she
could afford to enjoy the happiness Of
the moment. And this, to tell the truth.
she did thoroughly.
Dr. Tring. who vas standing by the
mainmast. smoking cigarettes in end
less relays, watched the pair with an
amused smile. The undergraduate was
a complete novice in the matters of the
sea, and 30 Miss Colspepper. who, as
her fathers pupil. could have given
points to Mrs. Jelly herself in the
knowledge Of things nautical, was ex-
planning the mysteries of "knots, bends
!, and spices, and illustrating her lesson
with delft manipulations Of sundry
pieces Of rope end Guthrie watched the
nimble fingers admiripgly and tried to
copy, but his success was not oyerpow-
eripg, and when o particularly pains
taking effort ended ignominionsly in
the production Of granny" Miss
Colepepper did not take the trouble to
conceal her scorn.
"Doctor," she cried, throwing away
tho rope with a gesture Of mock despair.
"come here. My pupil is no credit to
me. ] shall have to resign the post Of
schoelpjstress aud hand him over to
you"
'No, " put in the culprit quickly, in
low tones 'don't threaten to do that
I'll be diligent."
Dolly answered him with a glance,
but said nothing; for the doctor, who
had come mp in obedience to her sum-
mons. was standing close behind her.
"Well, Young people, said he, zen
joyipg yourselves, I see. Umphi No
harm in that. This yachting weather's
very pleasant, isn't it, Guthrie9 Feel
ing all right, i suppose?"
"Rather!' answered the young man
enthusiastically. "Why did never go
to sea beforef A sailors life seems to
be all pleasure.
"No, not all, Young man." answer.
ed DR.. firing grimly "There are such
things as storms, you know, and" he
added quietly, ''every sailor isn't quite
so lucky in his company as you seem to
find yourself. And. talking of storms, l
fancy by the look of the sunset that
we're in for stitiish blow tonight. The
Eureka is dropping rather bigger courte-
sizes to the waves than she did an
hour ago. We shall have her shipping
it green bit presently. expect. Isn't
that so. Colepeppsrs''
EYES," said the captain, who had
Joined the group, you're right. doc.
tor. 1t will be case of 'all hands
shorten sail in another half hour if l
know anything of the signs of the
weather. Well, we shall have chance
Of seeing how the Eureka behaves in a
sea-"
"Your watch all fit for duty, Cole.
pepper, or has the tumbling found out
the landsmen?'
The crew had been divided into |
watches Immediately on getting clear
of the crowded navigation OF the Sew
ern. The captain had taken the star.
board watch himself. and had under
him the farmer. the German waiter and
Guthrie. DR.. firing, who was officer of
the port watch, had Jelly and his wife
either of them, in the matter of pres
ent usefulness, worth all the captains
trio put together Miss Colepepper,
though she had pleaded hard to be
treated just like any other member of
the crew, had not been appointed to
either watch
"The German is completely bowled
over" replied Captain Colepepper
gloomily Henrietta brought me word
just now that he's down in the fore
peak sick as Dover to Calais tripper,
and grooming like small earthquake.
"Ah, he's bad bargain, I'm afraid
"a weaklingi never make sailorl
And that un-Cainlike Cain-is he. too.
stricken of the plague2''
"No; hos all right as regards the
towage of his holds, replied the cap.
ain. "He's far too phlegmatic to let
little jobble Of sea upset his internal
economy. Sut he has no sea legs what.
yer, and he showed me so plainly that
led just tumble overheard at the very
rst good roll that ordered him below
ut of harms way. He was no coed
hat could see on deck, and ! didn't
Gant to have to dirty the first page Of
~ logbook by entering, Hand lost
verboard when abreast of Lundy.' So,
0 prevent accidents, sent him below"
"Then are you going to let him stay
here for the whole Of the run?'
"More or less, doctor, yes. He'll
ever make sailorman. He's too fat
nd bulky. 1t would take at least a
ouple Of years to teach him how to use
10 weight on rope. No; he'd never
lake a deckhand. So it's no use to try.
mt all the same, don't mean him to
8 a passenger He'll have to turn to as
,ok and earn bis salt that way. He'll
now a tride of that trade to start :
18th, l dare say. and we'll soon drum ,
,e rest into him. Duff twice week, I
oiled beef, hot and cold, tea and spuds |
about the outside Of our menoo, and
don't take much brains to rig up
lat, Keen her aWay another half mint.