The Red Cloud chief., 1899-05-26
CHAPTER XXlII.

II have at last seen him. Anime! Can
you doubt now?"
mo. Philip; | have now no doubt
replied Anime, m%ournfully; but take
courage, Philip."
For myself, I want not courage
but for you, Amine-you know that his
appearance portends a mischief that
will surely come"
Let it come" replied Anime calmly;
II have long been prepared for 1t, and
so have you"
"Yes. for myself; but not for you"
You have been wrecked often, and
have been saven; then why should
not ~
But the sufferings."
Those suffer least who have most
courage to bear up against them. |
am but a woman, weak and frail In
body, but | trust | have that within
me which will not make you feel
ashamed OF Anime. No, Philip. you
will have no wailing; no expression of
despair from Amine's lips; IL she can
console you, she will: If she can assist
you, she will: but come what may, II
h cannot serve you, at least she will
prove no burden to YOU"
Your presence in misfortune would
unnerve me, Anime"
1T shall not; 1t shall add to your
resolution. Let fate do Its worst"
Depend upon it, Anime. that will
be ere long"
BE 1t so,' replied Anime. But,
Philip, 1t were as we'll you showed
yourself on deck; the men are fright
ened and your absence will be OBJ
served"
"You are right" said Philip; and
rising and embracing her. he left the
cabin.
Philip, on his return to the deck,
found the crew of the vessel In great
CONSERVATION. Krantz himself ap-
peared bewildered-he had not forgot
ten the appearance Of the Phantom
ship off De~solation harbor, and the
vessels following her to their destruc-
ton. This second appearance, more
awful than the former, quite unnamed
him; and when Philip came out Of the
cabin he was leaning In gloomy silence
against the weather bulkhead.
I'VE shall never reach port again,
SIR" said he to Philip, as he came up to
him.
"Silence! silence! The men may hear
you"
1T matters not; they think the
same" replied KrantZ.
But they are wrong" replied Philip,
turning to the seamen. MY lads, that
some disaster may happen to us after
the appearance of this vessel is most
probable; / have seen her before more
than once, and disasters did then hap
pen; but here / am, alive and well:
therefore 1t does not prove that we
cannot escape as / have before done.
We must do our best and trust in
heaven. The gale Is breaking fast, and
in a few hours We shall have fine
weather. have met this Phantom
ship before, and care rot how often !
meet II again. Mr.. Krantz, get up the
spirits-the men have had hard work
and must be fatigued."
The very prospect OF obtaining liquor
appeased to give courage to the men,;
they fastened TO obey the order, and
the quantity served out was sufficient
to give courage TO the most fearful and
induce others to defy old Vanderdecken
and his whole crew OF imps. The next
morning the weather was fine, the sea
smooth and the Utrecht went gayly on
her voyage.
Many days OF gentle breezes and
favorable winds, gradually wore off
the panic occasioned by the %supernat-
ural appearance; and II not forgotten
II was referred to either In Jest or with
Indifference. They now had run
through the Straits Of Malacca, and
entered the Polynesian archipelago.
Philips orders were to refresh and call
for instructions at the small island of
Boton. then In possession of the Dutch.
They arrived there in safety, and after
remaining two days, again sailed on
their voyage, intending to make their
passage between the Celebes and the
still clear and the wind light; they
proceeded cautiously, on account OF the
reefs and currents, and with a careful
watch for the piratical vessels which
have for centuries infested those seas;
but they were not molested. and had
gained we'll up among the islands I
the north OF Galago when 1t fell calm,
and the vessel was borne to the east
ward Of II by the current. The calm
lasted several days. and they could
procure no anchorage; at last they
found themselves among the cluster Of
islands near to the northern coast OF
New Guinea.
The anchor was dropped and the
sails furled for the night; a drizzling
rain came IN, the weather was thick.
and watches were stationed in every
part OF the ship, that they might not be
surprised by the pirate proas, for the
current ran past the ship at the rate
OF eight or nine miles per hour, and
these vessels. II hid among the islands,