The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-05-10

Tcnnairgs IN the glory Of his scaflst nnifoFm.
] held u'm hatred for hia as he lay there,
feeling that hall nly present trouble was due
20 his internal weakness or deliberate care
lessDcas. li8d matters gone well below,
might have made a shift TO keep TO the
deck and yet have food and drink supplied
me, but now the whole business was on me,
snd my wounded were without proper care.
| wondered how !; could have come about
that such on accomplished swiller Of LIQUOR
had found u possible to have gotten dead
drunk on the short allowance Of whisky left
10 the bottle ! had given him, but / soon
gave over thinking Of it, The question 10 be
svitlcd was how could leave Amss and bis
sister. but it was soon solved. Letting them
take their chances for moment, | seized the
snoring rrdcaai by the collar and hauled
him % The companion way, he making the
third druHkafi had pitched from the cabin
in tbs fashion. As dropped him with
small ceremony there came a sound ,s
though he bad struck the deck with
nulled club. Tho made me suspicious Of
stilI concealed arms, but, on turning him
over, | found the cause and supply for his
latest dchluCh. IN tho skirts 81 his coat
we're two battAs Ike that I had taken from
him, one tull, the other two.thiris empty.
u was Godscnd, aud then and there took
such diam that ere long the contents Of
my veins were 'ess akin TO the icy water
they had stoB.d TO be holding.
GoIEg back TO the cabin, hauled the lar.
board bunk mattress 10 the floor and lad
the girl upon H. Close to her laid Amcs,
lifting bed and all and thus both were ~.
yoni danger oi a had fall, however tho vcs
srl might ramp. The lad opened his sycs as
] placed him hy his yet unconscious sister,
hut ] ladc hlm not speak. aud tired 10
hcarieu him .by telling him ! was yet mas.
ter, that Gertrude was by his side. hurt, hat
not badly, and that we would, by the help
u God, hc saie ashore erc sunset lie
smiled faiully, and made AZ II to nod, by
which ] guessed that whisky was no mrd.
clue for hl. complaint. but managed TO get
q drim down the throat Of the girl. hercat
she soon opened her eyes ard came 10 lie |
with another moan.
Thoush ! wished 10 linger by her. dared |
not there was much 10 do-too mnrh iar
ono mortal. II Wa the work Of moment ia |
clear tho floor Of the bounding missiles and |
hcayc them above fail but the gold. which |
] threw INTO an empty hunk, and followed |
alter iNI a huct look about.
Since ! had taken the whisky my energy
had come back full ilcired and In fighting |
mood, a. though the numbness oi the past |
few hours had been a waking slumber from |
which | bad just recovered. The broaden |
ing day pui hope IN me, though clearly and |
with q quick scnsitivcurss ! marked the |
anger ~ the sea, thr sinister scowl on the |
.1oc Of Mature. aud tho wild disorder reign.
lug aboard the Phantom from her bow.
.rrit's end to her remaining truck Ne |
slowing 4 glance m tho drunkard, who lay |
'n the wet plankiug not a whit lSss com
.ar.abiy than on the carpet of the cabin |
luor, ] gave my attention to thc shrouds, !
finding as yet nothing had lc, go or sprung
then carried aft the mar throat md peak |
illyar,., that ucy might act the part Of
back stay aud give some relief to the stand.
ns rigging was engaged in making fast
,h, hines when there passed beneath us a
wave nj extraordinary height and sharpness.
Il was a cross sea, and II well.nigh tupped
he schooner. which term bctokcns cap