Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-05-12

hung. were flashing with malignant
IRE. as all the siumberinx devil was
reused within him.
The whole crew saw this. and I mar
ceived that Marc Hislop made AZ at
Tempt to rise up and spring overheard
10 my succor; but as all their hopes OF
reaching Tristan da Cunha depended
entirely upon his skill and knowledge
OF navigation, he was seized by Wa
rem. Chute and others. roughly thrust
down In the stern sheets and forcibly
held there.
saw new that the fear and selnsh.
ness OF the rest prevailed over all tina,
Hisiop. Lamborune and Carlton coulo
urge; Tor, amid a storm OF confendipy
tongues. perceived the oars DINING
IN the water again and again and
nhshing Ike silver blades in the moon
hght as they were feathered; and the
longDoat. with all my companions. shot
from the creek into the bay and bore
away TO seaward about two in the
morning. leaving me on the beach
alone-marooned with the fendish
Cubano.
Had not Antonio held me fast and
menaeed me with his pistol would
nave sprang into the water, and, I'M
deferred by the sharks that were for
ever gliding stealthily about the bay.
would have swan after the boat; for,
a
desperate though the fortune OF those
VINO were there. would rather have
shared 1t than live on the Island OF
Alphonso with such a companion.
His fierce. hooking laugh grated
harshly In my ear. but / needed him
not, and continued to gaze after the
boat and the lessening forms OF those
who had abandoned me, not without a
fond and desperate hope that they
would return for me. Every moment !
expected TO see her put about; but no
she held steadily on till hull and sail
and crew were blended into one little
dark spot. which ere long could scarce.
ly be discerned on the moonlit morn.
ing sea.
Her course was trimmed northeast
! for where they supposed the isle Of
Tristan da cunha lay. She had caught
breeze and. before four o'clock il
the morning. the last vestige OF hel
had disappeared.
Still did not entirely despairl
The Idea OF swimming TO one of thu
| adjacent Isles occurred TO me, but tn,
straits between were full OF fosmln,
! breakers and sharks: the rocks. more
over. were inaccessible, and whereve
might go Antonio could easily follow
| The sun was now setting beyond tn
sea. and the shadow of great noun
tain was falling eastward over the is
Gnd as we began to descend from tn
bluif whore ! had fingered SO long b,
one OF the narrow and winding track
made through the gorse by the wilt
goats.
AS IL was alike dangerous and un
comfortable 10 sleep under the dew
that descended after sunset. for tyr
nights after the departure Of the boa
J was compelled TO share the wlgwaa
with Antonio. but did so with dreai
and ioathing. and kept as far ava,
from him as possible.
His dreams. which were full OF oaths
calculations and frequently cries O
eel aparleion, Ell espectror' came o.
him IS of old: and as sleep TO me be
came an impossibilty resolved I
leave him to his own devices. Certain
iy the island was large enough for u
both.
Moreover he had become so sparin
OF his ten charges OF powder that
would not fire single shot at eithe
bird or goat or wild boar. have sine
believed that he saved them with tn
resolution OF defending himself to tn
last. IL Hislop ever returned to arres
him; and now. being lord and maste
OF the whole island. and OF me, to,
he exhibited a new phase OF characte
He became too lazy to procure foot
and forced me to find 1t for him. ur
der threats OF shooting me. Thus fc
two days after the departure OF tn
boat, being totally incapable OF catei
ing one of the fleet goats alone. an
being in no way disposed to encounte
slngly one OF the Wild boars. had I
climb the steep rocks above the breal
ers and steal the sea birds eggs.
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