The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-03-24

in the other ships must be knocking
about now. Heb! Mynheer Wander
decken, we have the start of them this
time; they must be terrible long way |
down to leeward. Don't you think
SOL"
81 really cannot pretend to say" re-
piled Philip, smiling.
why, there's not one of them In
sight Yes! by heavens, there Is! LOOK
on our Ice beam. / see one now. Well,
she must be a capital sailor, at all
events; look there, point abatt the
beam. Mercy on me, how stin she
must be to carry such press OF can
vas!"
Philip had already seen her. 1t was
a large ship on a wind, and on the
same tack as they were. In gaze III
which no vessel could carry the top
sails, the Vrow Katrina being unuer
close-reefed foresails and staysails, the
ship seen to leeward was standing un-
der a press of sail-top-gallant sails,
royals, flying-jib, and every stitch OF
canvas which could be set in hght
breeze. The waves were running
mountains high, bearing each minute
the Vrow Katrina down to the gum
vale; and the ship seen appeared not
to be affected by the tumultuous wat
ers, but sailed steadily and smoothly
on an even keel. At once Philip knew
it must be the Phantom Ship, in which
his fathers doom was being fulfilled.
Every odd, is it not?" observed Myn-
heer Barentz
Philip felt such an oppression on his
chest that he could not reply. AS he
held on with one hand. he covered up
his eyes with the other.
But the seamen had now seen the
vessel, and the legend was too well
known. Many of the troops had
climbed on deck when the report was
circulated, and all eyes were now fixed
upon the supernatural vessel, when
heavy squall burst upon the Vrow Ka-
trina, accompanied with peals OF thun-
der and heavy rain, rendering 1t so
thick that nothing could be seen. In
a quarter of an hour it cleared away,
and. when they looked to leeward, the
stranger was no longer in sight.
"Merciful heaven! she must have
been upset, and has gone down in the
squall!" said Mynheer Barentz. 81
thought as much, carrying such press
of sail. There never was a ship thai
could carry more than the Vrow Ka
trina. 1t was madness on the part o
the captain OF that vessel, but l sup
pose he wished to keep up with us
Heb! Mynheer Vanderdecken?"
Philip did not reply to these re
marks, which fully proved the madness
Of his captain. He felt that his shil
was doomed. and when he thought o
the numbers on board who might b
sacrificed he shuddered. After paus
he said:
: "Mynheer Barentz, this gale is likel
10 continue. and the best ship tina
ever was built cannot, in my opinion
stand such weather. l should advis
| that we bear up and run back to Ia
3 BILE Bay to refit. Depend upon it, W
| shall find the whole fleet there befor
, US"
e Never fear for the good ship Vro'
q Katrina" replied the captain; "se
what weather she makes of it,
= Cursed bad" observed one OF tn
a seamen, for the seamen had gathere
d near to Philip to hear what his adviC
might be. "If l had known that 81
e was such an old crazy beast 1 nev'
: would have trusted myself on boar
Y Mynheer Vanderdecken is right; v
must go back to Table Bay ere wor!
" befall us. That ship to leeward b;
" given us warning-she is not seen fl
2 nothing-ask Mr.. Vanderdecken, ca
II tain; he knows that well, for he is
e sailor"
D. This appeal to Philip made hi
start; it was, however. made witho
d any knowledge of Philips interest
l. the Phs 7tom Ship.
(To be continued.)