The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-07

Hhsi'sh was al that bweetwater coul
understand. and this half OF the conversatio
was certainly startling enough. Though h
could nov ~ course. know TO what or whom
referred an though It certainly had nothin
to do wilt. lin. or any interest he represente
or understood. he could not help listening an
remembering every word The Engllsh-speak
ing man uttered the first sentence he compre
hended. II was this:
Shall II be to-niHht?"
The answer was In spanish.
Again the English voice:
lie has come up. I saw him distinctly a
he passed the second mast"
More Spanish then English.
You may II you want to. but I'll never
breathe easy while he's on'the ship. Are 70,
sure he's the fellow we fear?"
A rapid flow OF words from which Sweet
water got nothing. Then slowly end dis.
tinctiy in the sinister tones he had already
began to SILVER at:
Very good. The r. F. A. should pay well
for this" with the quick addition. following q
dozen men TO the bottom for half that money !
nsI II T1 Ire S bas saa Here a fellow watching
Sweetwater turned. saw two desperate faces
awful, pnheard Of. was about to happen end
would have uttered a yell Of dismay but that
the very intensity Of his fright took away his
launched into SPACE and enveloped In the
darkness ~ the chilling waters. He had been
iitted podily and flung headlong into the sea.
CHAPTER xxvI.
Now: M. Sutherland iaSdNn Need a n ies srnn NE sH no
But the instinct Of life is strong in every
s sne air again he threw out his arms wildly
II was life. to him. hope. reconnection with
his kind; He clutched., chung. and. feeling
10Y and appeal that uphappily was smothered
u, ri.i the m noise OF the waters and the now RAPIDLY
Whence had come this spar In his desperate
need! He never knew. but somewhere in his
remote consciousness an impression remained
plunge into the water. which might mean that
this spar had been thrown out after him. per-
W Wae ! G bUy ' Mo a bas tos repen him h hands his 81 The
However II came. or from whatever source. II
had at least given, him en- opportunity to meas
when II alternates with despair.
,op une d iSrs y, was impenstrahle i was no
seemed to this dazed soul. niunsed u.s. s;uddsnly
from dreams Of exile into the valley Of the
SHADOW 81 death. And such a death! AS he
and the oncominG storm strike it's piercing
fangs into his marrow. and knew that his ex-
dear old face. at tie frreside rested upon the
strength OF his will and the tena ,ity OF his life
fbat na he II, fslt uf his heart fail and the breath
But he chung on. and though no comfort came.
still chung. while vague memories of long a
men. women and children tossing for hours
on q drifting plank, flashed through his be.
numbsd brain aud lent, their horror to his
He wanted to live. Now thar the dread
spectre had risen out Of, the waters and had
World Z lG.' held IN mu @is . Gslf hiinme. a aesI'f that 'e en.n TN is
exile he might work and love and enjoy Gods
q horrible vault in which the clouds. rushing
ready to contend for him with those other
demons that with long arms and irresietihle
grip were dragging a. him from below He
a midnight ocean. but horror and q pitiless
imagination made this conflict more than that
He was almost mad. Yet he. clune. ~
Suddenly a better frame OF mind prevailed.
came 70 relieve the Overwhelming darkness
by a still more overwhelming glare. nor were
more secure: but the horror seemed to
have lifted and the practical nature OF the
moment. Other men had gone through worse Sorse
than these and survived to tell the
tale. as he might survive 70 tell his. Thu viii
he had will and he had courage. or why had
left his home, to dare a hard and threaten
II1asae !u' Goald Gq he So fGo on lone ssn snosRh Of aag gfsf1i
realized. he had been thrown into the sea
Cod, and in the direct line OF travel from New
he storm which was breaking over his head
more and more furionsly made It difficult for
to retain his hold. it certainly would not
already drenched. while every blast would
1riye him shoreward. The clipging was all.
semi M Which VII AZ now e"St and eit then
or Mr.; sntheFisnd i! he should fail. and drop
world beneath? There were moments
he thought SO, and then his clutch per:
rear losing his hold altogether. And that was
when he thought he heard a laugh. A laugh:
1ere in the midst Of wee ocean, In the midst .n o.
vas Of his " imagination it had 2 face Of
.bei's rang out so thrillingiy false. and with
'uch a diabolical triumph. Amabel. who
night be laughing 10 her dreams at this very
would laugh i conscious Of his sui
and aware OF the doom. to which his
Housht OF her made The night more dark. the
5Gs b you'd {a ,h h9id It on; i :. .p R,i e
as mucf as he loved :Mr. Sutherland.
II was his last conscious though hit for hours.
n men morning DTOko i6 WAS DuI u utTNtleSs
lgure, with sense enough to cling. and that
vas all.
CHAPTER XVIII.
"A man, Haul him in! Don't leave a moor
elbow drifting about like that" !
The speaker. n bluff. hearty skipper. whose
turdy craft had .outridden one Of the worst
forms OF the season. pointed to our poor friend
'weetwater. whose head could lust be seen
bove the broken spar he chung to, In an
ther moment a half dozen hands were
for him and the insensible. form
Raw In and laid ON q deck which still shoKad |