The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-09
TIE FOUNDERED GAlLEON.
By wEATHERBY 0HEBHEY AND
ALIOK MUNRO.
copyright. 1880. by the Authors.J
CHAPTER XIII.
EICK's sNuaGERY.

l CHAPTER Kill
EIcK's sNuaaERY.
| Ask any sailorman what he feels like
when he takes his first run ashore after
being cooped up for long months within
the narrow bounds Of shipboard. Ash
him II he feels 1t luxury OF not to
have the firm ground under his feet
again and to know that be can walk, II
he should chance to want to, right
ahead in . straight line for miles and
never be pulled up by ships encircline
0ulwark. And provided he has not been
long enough ashore for the sea hunger
to have got into his blood again you
will find that on such theme the ver-
lest tar soaked shell back can become a
man Of eloquence.
As soon as the Eureka had swung
round to her kedge anchor the boat was
hauled up to the gangway, and every
one tumbled down into her.
The doctor was in the highest Of
spirits and kept up three cornered fire
Of chatf with Dolly and Guthrie; Hans,
laughing and jigging his feet about
like monkey, pointed to a patch Of
greenery that looked almost "Bafa-
ran; $ everybody, In fact, was In high
glee except Cain Laversha, whose large,
! plain face expressed nothing but etolid
indifference. Under four eager oars the
boat sped rapidly over the smooth lagoon
until Dolly, who had got the tiller,
sang out, way enough ana ran her
s.lll1uiiy up aiongsiae a natural 1etty
ei coral ana tnen QUIZ tney an scram'
oisu upon 'ne nara sfouna ana proceeo'
I'd straightway to make fools of them
selves, always-that is, with the ex-
seption Of Cain Laversha.
He, worthy man, disembarked from
this his first sea trip without demon.
stration and, going up to patch Of sea
moss, slowly settled himself down there.
on and directed his gaze heavily toward
the toes Of his boots. He did not look
as II his mind was particularly busy,
but perhaps we wrong him; perhaps he
was thinking of "Zusan PIERCE
As for the rest of the Eureka's peo.
pie, they shouted and larked about
without osasing until the land crabs
scuttled away to their holes and the
gray sea fowl tapped of to shelter with
angry screams of protest.
Presently Guthrie, whose eyes never
seemed to stray far away from Miss
Colepepper, burst into a roar of laugh.
ter.
"Oh. Dollv \" he oasned holding his
sides weakly. "Don'tp'
"Wbv what am T do;ne tbat,a an
very funny9" asked the girl
"You're rolling in your gait like a
portly ducki And look at DR.. Tripgl
He's swaying like an inverted pen
dulum"
IAN II" said the doctor with an
amused smile, "Well. I guess, Young
man, that IL we'd rot pier glass for
You TO see yourself In you'd find that
you are doing much the same Yourself,
only maybe a trife worse We've all
got our sea roll on. YOU zee, Now, IL
Cain there were to condescend to get
up and walk I shouldn't be surprised
to see him lurch over bodily at the first
ATTEMPT"
With a quick sign to the others Dolly
called TO the farmer. He got M SLOWLY.
and then the dcctor's prophecy was
verified to the letter, The whole party
broke ont into sbrieks of laughter and
even the subject of their mirth allowed
a thin smile to flicker over bis ham col
ored face Then he sat down again
stolidly and gave up the ATTEMPT at To-
comotion,
But Cantain Colenenner was a h;t of
A martinez in his vey and as there
was work to he done IN the morrow he
presentlv called all hands TO return to
the ketch A eood nights rest was sore-
" needed nv every one after The heavy
toil Of the DIV and tho "a ntain declared
that there had been enough Of skvlark.
inc for the nresant Tn this he was
rieht for hv the time thew had ont tho
Eureka snnpged down and had had
tbeir ennner oil hands fonnd tber.
selve. too de,dlv t;rea 70 ,novo a limb
unless under the imnnlse Of necessity
"Wbat ahont IN anchor watch Cole.
pepperY' p incurred the doctor "A he
leaned back from the table against the
bunk behind him and nroduced tobacco
box and cigarette naners
Gas regards weather" renlied the
captaip, ara guarantee the ketch to
ride snuelv where she ia nil her Mating
tumbled to bits from sheer old ope Yon
know hest whether we,ra l;keiv 70 ha
disturbed from, shore "
"There are tnrtla m tho ;s1ond " said
the doctor .and T abonld saw a +oler.
ahlv larpa comnanv NJ Ghosts IL ;ts
character hasn't heen sadlv mal;gned
Rnt, barring tbsse and land crabs and
aome sea ouils don't think there'sanv
one else to puard against with regard
10 Tho ghost, Dolly there might like
hello the voune woman's gone ia
sleep. and she'll he noddino over into
the mustard directly. Gntbrie inst
nndue Miss Colenenner,s chow slightly
Thanks I COW noIIv AZ vorr medical
adviser, I should recommend bed or
Guthrie will be earning a pair of
gloves"
Dolly epparentlv vaa enf,,cientlv
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