The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-23

himself separately glancing at the tell
tale compass and listening for the cap
tain's voice But the ship sped steadily
straight forward, and the captain re-
mained silent, though his tread was audi
BILE.
A little while before the mate had fin
ished his dinner, Mr.. Candy came below
This was unusual; in the ordinary move
ments Of discipline he should have waited
to be relieved by Hardy.
'The captain told me to go and get my
dinner, SIR said the second mate.
"All right" said Hardy.
Mr.. Candy sat down and began to help
himself. Hardy had no particular fond
ness for the man; he was the son of a
pilot, and one of those people who add
nothing to the dignity of the service
which in its day in point of breeding, In
all art Of seamanship in structure Of
vessel, was as good as the Royal Navy.
Witness, for example, the men and ships
of John Company; for if no line-of-battle
ships flew the flag of that company, the
flags of the owners of fleets and stately
craft. ships of commerce had been and
were still then afioat as lordly in build,
as gracious and commanding in star
searching heights as the finest of the
frigates Of Britannia. But Candy was
second mate of the ship and to that de-
gree was important.
Capt. Layard is very down. said Har-
dy. It's a cruel bad job 1 loved the
little boy, and the dog that loved him
too wouldn't let me save his life
1T was plucky of you, sir, to jump
overheard" said the second mate. "All
the time the captain walks he looks to
port and starboard, hunting like with his
eyes over the sea for the little drummer
Strange he can't satisfy himself that the
younker Is drowned dead and gone'
Ha
the intervals of chewing.
This shock" said Hardy, who saw
that the man was not to be talked to con-
fidentially, may have a little weakened
the poor fathers mind Well assume it
so for the common preservation; there
fore, in your watch on deck should he
give orders which might prove him think
ing more of Johnny than the ship, call
me at once
''Ay, ay, sir!'
This said, Hardy went to his berth to
smoke pipe and get some rest, for he
could not know what lay before him, and
sleep is precious at sea.
At o'clock Candy aroused him. Tht
captain, he learnt, had been below ar
hour. Nothing worth reporting had hap
pened during Candy's watch Hardy wen
on deck, and did not see the captain
| throughout the first dog watch. Th,
J tack was boarded and the main roya
| loosed and set. Hardy, like a good many
| other chief mates, was always for carry
! ing on whenever he was in charge, enc
| the breeze blew and the girls of the por
! he was bound to always hauled with
will at his tow rope. Besides, there wa
! the nights detention to be made good
and the clipper was making n good a.
! she sheared through the coils of the sea
| boiling n n 10 81 4Qri1>,r icI1t
1t was like a field of hurdles to a favor
| ite, and she swept them with a boundins
keel, Singing rainbows as she went, an,
the surge sang in thunder to the melodie:
of the rigging.
Hardys whole thoughts concerned til,
! captain. He quite remembered that IL
| the cabin of the stricken father stood s
medicine chest full of deadly poisons
! Would he take his life? Full often tn,
| demon of madness goes on beckoning (,
the CHASTITY Feature till it springs Bu
what could the mate do? It was no
within his right to remove the chest L
| he durst act in any way he would loci
up the captain at once, but he had tn,
| talk and opinions of a crew Of seamer
! to consider, and If the captain should b,
revisited by the degree of sanity tha
had nabled him to navigate the vessel [,
this point, how would Hardy stand, sup
! posing-and supposition here involved {
very possible contingency-that the cap
| tain, to preserve his own position, shoulC
charge him with the ugliest breach O.
discipline a merchant officer could b,
guilty of?
He did not meet the captain again til
the supper hour. The ship was then un
der full sail The west was glowing ik
| furnace, and the ocean was calmin,
! to the softening of the breeze The can
| tain came from his berth into the cabir
as Hardy stood beside the table. rh,
meal was ready and they sat down. Their,
/! was enrinras look of satisfaction in tn,