The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-10-30
CHAPTER XIII.
N1cK's sNUeGERY.


being cooped up for long months within
the narrow bounds of shipboard ASK
MN IT he feels it luxury or not tc
have the firm ground under his feet
again and to know that he can walk. if
he should chance to want to, right
ahead in straight line for miles and
never be pulled up by ships encircling
bulwark And provided he has not been
long enough ashore for the sea hunger
to have got into his blood again you
will find that Oh such theme the YER
lest tar soaked shell back can become a
man of eloquence.
AS soon as the Eureka had swung
round to her Hedge anchor the boat was
hauled up to the gangway, and every
Sc 1mbled down into her
doctor was in the highest of
n and kept up three cornered fire
# with Dolly and Guthrie; Hans
ING and jigging his feet about
monkey, pointed to patch of
- Try that looked almost '.Bafa-
rian;' everybody, in fact, was in high
glee except Cain Laversha, whose large,
plain face expressed nothing but stolid
indifference. Under four eager oars the
boat sped rapidly over the smooth lagoon
until Dolly, who had got the tiller.
sang out, "Way enoughl' and ran her
skillfully up alongside natural jetty
OF coral And then out they all scram-
bled upon the hard ground and proceed
ed straightway to make fools of them
selves, always-that is, with the ex-
ception of Cain Laversha.
He, worthy man, disembarked from
this his first sea trip without demon
stration and, going up to a patch of sea
moss slowly settled himself down there
on and directed his gaze heavily toward
the toes of his boots. He did net 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 ceasing until the land crabs
scuttled away to their holes and the
gray sea fowl tapped off to shelter with
3 angry screams of protest
Presently Guthrie, whose eyes never
seemed to stray far away from Miss
/ Colepepper. burst into roar of laugh.
ter.
tsOh, Dollyl" he gasped holding his
sides weakly ''Don 'tl''
why, what am doing that's SO
very funnys' asked the girl
q "You're rolling in your gait like a
portly duckl And look at DR.. Tringl
He's swaying like an inverted pen
dulumi
cam II" said the doctor with an
amused smile. "Well guess, young
man, that if we'd got pier glass for
you to see yourself in you'd find that
you are doing much the same yourself,
only maybe trifle worse We've all
got our sea roll on, you see. Now, if
Cain there were to condescend to get
up and walk / shouldn't be surprised
to see him lurch over bodily at the first
Z attempt \
wish quick sign to the others Dolly
assses to the farmer. He got up slowly,
hen the dcctor's prophecy was
cis d to the letter. The whole party
out into shrieks of laughter, and
4. he subject of their mirth allowed
i---l smile to flicker over his ham col
red face. Then he sat down again
olidly and gave up the attempt at To-
omotion
But Captain Colepepper was bit of
martinez in his way. and as there
as work to be done on the morrow he
resently called all hands to return to
le ketch. A good nights rest was sore
needed by every one after the heavy
II OF the day, and the captain declared
rat there had been enough of skylark-
ig for the present In this he was
ght, for by the time they had got the
ureka snugged down and had had
ieir supper all hands found them
Ives too deadly tired to move limb
Hess under the impulse Of necessity.
What about an anchor watch. Cole
'pper 2" inquired the doctor, as he
aned back from the table against the
ink behind him and produced tobacco
TX and cigarette papers
AS regards weather, replied the
plain, "I'd guarantee the ketch to
lie snugly where she is till her plating
mbled to bits from sheer old age. You
low best whether we're likely to be
sturbed from shore.
Ihere are turtle on the island, said
doctor and l should say toler-
~ large company of ghosts if its
aracter hasn't been sadly maligned.
1T, barring these and land crabs and
me sea gulls, don't think there any
9 else to guard against. With regard
the ghosts, Dolly there might like
hello, the young woman's gone to
nd she'll be nodding over into
Istard directly. Guthrie, just
Hiss Colepepper's elbow slightly.
say, Dolly, as your medical
should recommend bed or
will be earning pair Of
Dolly apparently was sufficiently
oused to understand this remark
gave the undergraduate sidelong
lnce and blushed little, and then,
murely thanking the doctor for his
Mt slipped awayyto the little state
I'm beside the companion, where she
her quarters.