The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-08
CHAPTER V.
THE RENDEZVOUS

THE RENDEZVOUS.
Ten days out from Boston, with fair,
fresh winds all the way, the sloop came
safely sailing down the coast until op-
posite the surf-beaten outer sandy strip
of Long Island Here the men of the
crew began to be filled with that look
out expectancy which sailors feel on
nearing a port Throughout the pas
sage OZieI had been anXiously curious
as to the long, black, swiftly sailing
vessels destination, but none of the
crew gave him other than Surly and
short answers to his ventured inquiries.
They had, in SlaviSh imitation of their
master, ever since his scuffle with
Lynch, ignored him sullenly, as DiXey
did contemptuously, which was hard to
be borne ITO the south" was a vague
term, but that was all the information
which Lynch had VouchSafed in the
hurry of fight; and, to the mind Of
young Haskell, ignorant of any but the
simplest geographical points, conveyed
nothing. Day by day it grew more diff
ficult for him to get any talk at all,
much less private talk, with Justin
HalloWell, who was engrossed with
DiXey Lynch and that facile story
teller's tales of the sea, which SO
charmed his fancy. It was not the SEN
sitive young eXile's nature, though, to
remain long at odds with an old friend.
F,
as quick to make up as take offense,
and he himself sought out Oziel and
talked to him with his accustomed con-
fidence, now that the sloop was making
for land.
I'VE near our first port, Oziel," said
he, "and you will have a chance to
stretch those stout legs on Shore"
Oziel frightened at the sound Of that
voice in his lonely ears.
Il shall be glad to-" he said; "but
what port do we make?'
In truth it is not port at ALL" said
Justin, but a mere hating place, as
Master Lynch describes it, for marin
ers, whereat to get fresh water and the
like. But there he expects to find a
crew."
land where then? We can't be so
far from New York town. I have been
thinking, Justin. 'twere we'll to thank
and pay from Mistress Marian's store
Master Lynch for his trouble and kind
ness, and seek friends in that place
until we hear from Boston
Justin began to fret.
$50 feverish are you to bid farewell
to DiXey Lynch he cried. Now. look
you, friend Oziel. All the voyage he
has been most generous and kind to
me, telling me the Strangest things and
giving me good hopes of being again as
AS a HallowelTs right is to be. He is
how old Gabriel Murrin, in his evil
heart. has hidden many things from
Marian and me I should have known.
He is able TO serve me, as he served my
father. He viii regain for me-
He stopped suddenly. checking his
eagerness. and stammered: -.
Forgive me, Oziel. but I am under
promise not to speak"
You have a right to your own Sc
crets," said OZiel. gently, and I never
was fond of prying, as you know. You
never spoke, save briefly, Of your fam
ily's affairs, and tits none of my bust
ness. save in this-if it comes to faith
ful friendship and service for Mistress
Marian and yourself, sure, 1 have
proved my zeal long ere this DiXey
Lynch came to exile you"
"And cousin Marian and I love you
fer it," cried Justin. warmly and threw
his arm around Oziel's broad shoulders,
banishing the honest farmers gloom at
once. But, indeed, OZiel, you wrong
Lynch. I believe from my heart that
blow on the beach was given more by
accident than aught else. Nay, could
not swear, so hot was I, I did not blind
~ strike it myself. And for the pistol
shot and the unlucky bath you got, is
it not plain these We're accidents2' ~
Oziel shrugged his shoulders. Justin
had not looked into DiXey's eyes at
either of these times. so what use was
argument?
And It's fair to tell you this" Justin
went on, urging his new friends cause
with a hearty enthusiasm pleasant in
him, "he has never spoken an i'll word
Of you TO me, but rather lamented so
stout a man as you should not more
cheerfully join him in a. cruise
''Indeed?" said OZiel dryly. yet he
objected most strongly to my presence -
Talk no more of New York" Justin
went on. Make peace with Dixey
Lynch and sail with US. There are
great things in store, OzieI. if I could
tell you all, and 1 should be sorely
grieYed if you were not beside US 10
share the adventure. Now Lynch
calls me-
Off he ran as Oziel smiled fondly on
him, and the big New Englander went
more cheerfully for that talk to help
the sailors, and vowed as he went that
for the boys own, as well as Marian.s
sake, he would not leave him alone
with Master Dixey Lynch to sail the
seas, for all that many sided seaman's
sweet talk of loving friendship for the
HSllowell family.
That day. late in the afternoon
Lynch took the helm. and they ran
inshore and through an inlet. and SO
into the South bay, where, through
calmer waters, DiXey steered the Sloop
by sandy reaches until he finally cast
anchor beneath wooded point on the
white beach at the foot of which were
many sailormen to greet them.
a schooner lay close beside. laden
deep and bearing on her ribs marks Of
rough travel. There was no cargo to
land nor petty details of a more Gus
tomary harbor to attend to. and as soon
as the anchor caught bottom Lynch had
a boat out, and was pulled ashore with
Justin and Oziel who asked no leave
but stepped in. A rough greeting passed
between Dixey and the men on the
beach, who gazed curiously upon his
companions, and Immediately the mas
ter of the Golden Wish turned with the
others into the wood, which spread al
most to the waterside. and. with Justin
close to him, followed a path up the
steep incline. 1t was then sunset. but
the newcomers, turning to look back
when well UP The hill. could see that the
bay they had entered stretched far to
right and left. and for some seven or
eight miles to the coast of the big
island. It was void of ships. and the