The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-16

her course she was either from the
Cape de Verde or direct from Rio, or
some other port on the eastern coast of
South America.
How do you know she is British?'
asked Julia.
lifts and braces, by white bunt and
something white at the gaff end
Can you distinguish her fag?'
ut is a speck of light, but I know
what it means"
will you accept help from herr" in
quired Julia.
"Of course 1 will" he answered. 1.-THE
admiralty do not claim salvage, or they
so hedge about the claim as to make the
claimants case prohibitory."
How will she help US" said the girl
Either by towing or sending men. But
I doubt if she will tow" answered Har-
dy "She may not have enough COAL
She may be I'M hurry to get home. The
sailor is always in q hurry God help
him--and often when he gets home he
finds the canary dead in the cage.
I'VE have no canary to greet US with
it's corpse" said Julia.
She picked up the glass and inspected
the approaching vessel. And SO the time
was whiled away until the steamship was
close on the York's quarter, her uaddle-
wheels ceased to revolve, and now all
ABOUT n6r could easily De UNDERSTOOD
without a glass.
She was one of that class Of naval
steamers which still survive lin aspect
at leasD at the date of the composition
of this story in the Royal Yacht, ia
miliar to the Solent She had a square
stern, embellished with gilded holdings
and sparkling with windows. Size had
yellow paddle boxes, a tall black hull
with a few square gunports of a side.
no hlr Z 1crh tl7kakr trio tn
make her look like a ship by fixing
square yards without canvas ON her
mizzenmast and fidded topmast. which
was brigantines mainmast with its
cross trees. For a fuIl-rigged ship must
| have fidded topmasu and fdded topeal-
lantmast ana rOyalmast and if she has
not these you may call her what you like,
! but she is not a ship.
The steamer was II. NJ. S. Magicienne,
bound from Rio to Davenport, having
halted at Cape de Verde for coal. She
was full of men, as the navy ship usually
is. Here and there she was spotted by
the red coat of marine. She sparkled
to the risen fine weather, and the sea
was now blue to both the ships, though
northwest it breathed in leaden shadow.
She dipped her visible wheel in foam
The color of her country trembled in
handkerchief size at her gaff end, and
her pennOn streamed in a line of silk
An officer stood upon the paddle box and
hailed the York Hardy thought that he
could answer, and tried to do so, but
found that his voice would not carry
Indeed, he had been oVerburdened and
every function was bowed and bumped.
To make himself understood he shook
his head and pointed TO his mouth, and
flew the signal of mo voice." by panto-
mime. The trill of whistle could be
heard. In a few moments-moments are
minutes, minutes are hours on board the
ship of war with hundreds Of crew, as
compared with the moments, minutes
and hours aboard a ship of trade with
thirty of a crew-a boat full Of men with
something glittering in the stern sheets
sank to the water at the steamers side,
and, as though but one oar was welded
g. either gunWale, the boat came with
hashful iteration of feathered blade,
pulse of sparkling locomot1On each side
of her, and the something that glittered
astern beside the. coXswain enlarged into
the proportions of a midshipman twenty
years old.
He gained the deck with the scramb-
ling bounds of a kangaroo as he sprang
from the rail saluting the ship with
some CONFUSION of thumb near the bot
tom button of his waistcoat. His ffeck-
led face was we'll bred; his looks had the
ardency of the youthful British sailor
You felt that here was a young man,
perhaps an honorable, perhaps lord,
who at the call of duty would do his
bit and do it well.
He stared at the girl whilst he walked
slap up to Hardy.
Whats the matter with this ship?"
said he and his accost made Hardy feel
as though he were a North-country Geor-
die skipper with an auld wife in the com
panion-hatch darning his stockings.
II am stumpended with work" said
Hardy, land must sit, or 1 shall fall.
And he sat down.
'You look like the end of long voy-
age" said the midshipman.
'And you look as if the roast beef of
Old England smokes in the gunroom,
| answered Hardy.
80 help me, God then" cried the mid
shipman with heat, nothing has fed US
since Rio but salt horse. Where's your
crew." and he looked at the girl with
out greatly admirng her, for Julia was
very draggled and broken about the hat,
and detected about her hair and white
and worn, and she knew she was all this
| with a girls distress.
1.-THE crew are before you," replied
Hardy, Ianguidly pointing at the dog.
What do you want?' said the mid
| shipman, directing his eyes aloft.
1.-The help of the nation represented by
| Your ship of state" answered Hardy.
! The midshipman who was a gentleman,
perceived that the grim, unshorn, labor
wearied man on the chair was a gentle-
man, Whatever might be his rating
| aboard a merchantman and his manner
changed
You are in a very odd situation" said
he. What a magnificent dog! What is
| your story that I may return and report
it to the captain?"
1t took Hardy ten minutes to relate
| the ships adventure, and the midship-
man listened to it with parted lips, just
| as his face would overhang a thrilling
! novel which is true with all those touches
| that make the world akin
We'll" said he, when Hardy had fin
ished, "I always thought going into the
navy was going to sea, but that's the
real flag of adventure" he added, with
a glance at the inverted ensign. "Y on
want help and deserve 1t, and I'll go to
the ship and report
He touched his cap with look Of pity
ing admiration at Julia. 1t was not the
admiration of a man for a pretty face,
! but for the heart of a lioness.
The boat left the York and Hardy con-
| tinued to sit, and Julia stood beside him.
| It was fine weather above the fore-royaf
truck. and the gloom was thinning in the
northwest Where the brightness had
broken the sea was darkening its blue; a
| breeze was coming up that way, and It
would prove a homeward bound breeze
to the York, with a sparkling sun to dry
her and to cheer her.
"I do not think that midshipman great
ly respects the merchant service" said
| Julia.
u.s." answered Hardy. but the majority
of naval oficarc have 0oOd sense and