Evening star., 1900-06-30
How can any one see whether land is

signal. The swede wtistled softly.
"Yust so.' he said.
After another twenty minutes sailor
brought lantern from the cabin and hung
II to hook on the forward mast. For
over an hour there had been no lightning.
and now sudden flash Kissed and died az
though one had ATTEMPTED to light match
IN susty room. There was but moment
or light. but thai was enough. There, a
quarter Of mile distant, extended beckon-
ingiy and inv!tingly toward the little YES
sci, were the arms of a narrow bay, and
down the shore. perhaps a mile away, a
guhhnat stole stea .thily and slowly along.
To the left stretch of coast, perhaps
two miles in length ended suddenly in a
the wind square IN the sails and would
be making straight for the promontory.
This expedient evidently occurred to the
captain, who knew every inch of the Cretan
coast as We'll as the deck Of his own caique.
1or ne instantly gave the necessary orders.
1t would never have done to put into
tho bay. observed Lindbohm: they would
nave US Ike rats in a trap. That's one of
me biockading squadron. They're looking
for just such people as we are"
They haven't seen us, glory to God!'
cried Michali.
The three passengers had crowded about
the captain, VINO stood at the tilier. The
caique was now skipping from crest to
crest like flying fish.
To st. Nicholas and the Virgin 1 give
equal praise, devouty responded the cap
The words were hardly out of his mouth
before the gunboat began to whip the sea
with her searchlisht Up into the clouds
Snot =, the spreading lash. as though spileful-
welded by q giant arm, and then,
Whiz! 1t struck the waters where the
caique had been five minutes before
katarra! cried the crew in chorus, roll
the rs katarra Is the best substitute in
the world for a good English Damn"
which is exactly what 1t means.
What w orders 10 he giving?" asked Curtis.
To put on all ssil.' replied Michali. Il
hope he don't tip us over"
Again the whip fell, again and vet again.
AT last 1t struck fairly upon The little ship
with binding radiance. Curtis gave vent to
surprised 'Ah!' as he had sometimes done
in theater when the electricity had been
Unexpectedly turned on after twenty min
uies of midnight murder or burglary on
the stage. A sailor was icitdly prswling
IN the air. half way up the foremost and
the two others were pulling at rope.
! he faces Of the litte group at the tiller
looked ghastly in the unnatural light. The
caique rose and fell with The long stridng
motion of fleet horse running close to
tho ground. At regular intervals a dis
charge OF fine spray swept lcagthwise of
the deck and stung the face Like handfuls
of rice flung at a wedding.
The light was now great triangle, ly-
ing on the sea, and the oaique was flying
TO slide rapidly toward them along one Of
its sides
gun doomed in the triangle's apex
Curtis and Michali ducked their heads and
closed their eyes tight. The captain and
crew again cried "Katarra. in chorus. and
IinGhohn laughed.
"3lsnk' he said, sententiously; that
means lay to- -
The promontory slid nearer Another
gun. this time with sharp, coughing
sound, followed by crescendo diminucndo
scream, like the demoniac wall of winter
wind
eI,,
means business. If they're Russians they
cant MT US. If French, they probably
ably will. We must yust take our chances
What does the captain say?''
Here's the point" translated Michali;
once around that, they will never find US"
Curtis looked. The steep cliff photo
graphed Itself indelibly upon his mind. It
lowered high above their heads, rude, grim
and perpendicular, but at its base a SPUR
or land sloped into the water, like the foot
to a mighty leg. And as he looked a crash
ing sound was heard and the little vessel
shiVered and lurched, wounded to the
deat tn.
English, by damn" cried Lindbohm.
Can you swlm?"
CHAPTER II.
How shall 1 ever thank you for saving
my life?'
Very easily. If you know anything
about this part Of the island you can yust
lead Us out of here. If we don't find some
thing to eat today we shall be sorry we
didn't drown. Ia rather drown than starve
any time. 1t don't last SO long, and isn't
SO painful"
The two speakers We're Michali and the
lieutenant. They were standing, together
with the American. beside a fire of drift
wood which the vestas in Curtis metal
matchbox had enabled them to light A bit
OF sand, sheltered from the waves by a
projecting rock, had made it asy for them
to land. 1t Is true that Michalrs strength
had soon given out, but his friends, both
being powerful swimmers, had brought him
to the shore in safety. After scrambling
for ways blindly up the side of a hill. ac
tuated by an instructive, though perhaps
groundless, fear of capture, they had
paused and looked down upon the sea.
There We're two Of the sailors hanging to
the arm of gallows frame planted In the
sea. The torn canvas fluttered helpless In
the wind The captain clung to the arm
of another gallows few feet distant. and
the third sailor was floating about over the
submerged caiQue on the cabin roof The
sunboat SHE'D out into deeper water, and
brought the filibusters in. Then the lnra,
comrades crouched behind a rock. while
- |icQcoh Sse VI me monster that
hiris deadlier missiles than old Homer ever
dreamed of searched hill and shore.
They'll never try to catch US" said
lIndpohm, as the gunboat sailed away.
They couldn't II they wanted to. and
they've no particular business with us anv-
how" '
So they built a fire and kept themselves
warm as much by the exercise of bringing
and breaking up wood as by the flames
themselves When morning finally peeped
at the pallid and kissed its face TO
ruddy life and laughter, the Cretan. the
Swede and the American looked each other
over and took an inventory of their condi-
tion. They were dry, but hungry. Curtis
and Michali had lost their hats and
Michali had tied handkerchief about his
own head in peasant fashion; and had per-
formed the same office for Curtis Lind
bohms straw had not escaped from he
tether and he still wore 1t, glistening with
salt and hanging down on one side like
the wing of wounded duck His long
coat had Shrunk until the tails parted in
the middle of his back as though the space
between them had been cut out with tri
angular stamp. He alone of the three had
his shoes after reaching the shore.
Not being able to put them on again he
on with strings. which he passed through
the holes slashed in the sides. A resource
full and courageous man was the lieutenant.
'NOw ready" he said to MichaIi.
lead on to BREAKFAST
II think" replied Michali, that we must
to the sea go DOWN. apd pass around the