Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-03

so matter-of-fact and cheerful way that
could not bring myself to believe that red
slaughter had been done On the high seas,
or that these men, who SO cheerfully would
give neighbor a helping shoulder beneath
his burden or cast sportive arms about the
waists of two gigging yellow girls could be
the bloody pirates and murderers the dead
Pembury had represented them tofbe
AS usual Capt. Stansfeld stood apart
neither associating with officers nor with
men, but watching with keen eyes that
every one did his duty.
The task of discharging the captured ship
occupied a full week of wondrousiy hot
weather. The men worked stripped most of
them to their trousers, while others went
about with nothing more upon them than
breach clout. The sea was smooth as a
mill pond tAh! that could have seen I'm
phray SpurwaysD all the time, and the
beats went regularly out and came as reg
ularly in. desired greatly to visit the
captured ship, and 1 think that i might
have succeeded in hiding in some Of the
humored beyond their wont, partly with the
rum that had been freely served, and partly
with the prospect of the large dividend
which each expected at the close of the dis
charge. But, just as the boat in which I
was hidden started Anna Mark came run
ming down to the shore, crying. Take me,
too!' for she had been delayed at some task
for my mother, which liked her little be-
cause it kept her within DOORS
AS soon as her father heard Anna call, he
babe the men cease from rowing.
Who is that in the bow of the boat?" he
said.
And, when they told him, Send the lad
ashore!' he cried; 1.-The ship is no place for
him."
wished to go aboard, but only Went for the
pleasure of the sail.
But he looked If he had hard work to
believe me, and made me djsembark. Then
came my father by, and saluted him, as
saw others do, making bold to ask him II
could not go out with one Of the boats to
the ship He shook his head, and passed
on without speaking.
Yet Capt. Stansfield had not gone far be-
fore he turned and said, You can go to my
| quarters and get my telescope. You may
| visit the ship through that"
1 was overjoyed; and Anna and started
| to get the glass at once.
| Now, I had never been in the house
| where my father abode, and I would not
way within had not lazy Jacob been out
lounging upon the wall misunderstanding
all the while his eyes upon his master,
| so that upon his return he might be found
| busily engaged at his own proper work.
| The great brass perspective glass was
not in the little room, where the debris
| of my fathers breakfast was not yet clear
| ed away from the table by that good-for-
with swords. pistols, muskets and other
material of war. but nothing of the nature
| Of a spyglass could I discern.
Accordingly, 1 pushed my way into my
| fathers sleeping room. The bed was mar
| row and plain as a cabin bunk, the room
| wholly without ornament, save that, to my
| great surprise. I found the picture Of my
| mother which Umphray Spurway had had
painted 1t hung on the wall at the foot of
| my fathers couch in such a position that
it must have been the first object upon
! which his eyes lighted when he awoke
This could not understand, and I called
| in Anna to my assistance.
| But the matter presented no difficulties
| to her.
HE must love her. in spite of an" she
said. with true woman's belief in the
| eternity of love.
And from this she could not be driven.
| say what / would to shake her.
.'He tried to kill her." reminded her
For all you know" she retorted. 'he
shot his wife by accident =
He was cruel to my mother and left
her for another" I said next.
Well. he may be sorry now" she said
| His heart may have turned"
His heart turned!" said I, mockingly:
| after what we heard and saw last nightn'
| Jim Pembury tried to kill him." said
Anna, quickly. =
defend him? I cannot understand itr'
There Is no great reason why Won
should" she responded, acridiy. Get the
| telescope and come OUT
| At last 1 found the perspective glass in
| q cupboard, where were many old suits
of clothes and cutlasses both naked and
hung UP in their sheaths. took it under
my arm and came out. My father still
stood on the beach all alone and looked out
| to sea.
Anna and I found a commodious place
| Of refuge on the cliff edge and: after
examining the crevices of the rock for
down and took turn and turn about at
watching the ships with great delight. AS
the tide began to run inward the prize
swung to her anchor, and hoped at least