Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-01-27

officers and crew should remain In ignor-
ance of the identity Of the passengers
with CarlOtta and her attendant; but rs
Yarnall was well known to both OF them,
he was In doubt whether or not he should
inform him of the whole truth of the
matter. He knew that every confidence
might safely he intrusted to the first
lieutenant; but again. on the other hand.
the reputation Of Carlotta was so dear to
him that upon further reflection he re-
solved to say nothing upon the subject.
Tie could not bear the idea Of having
the slightest suspicion Of guilt attached
to the character Of the woman he loved,
and he concluded that by proper manage
mcnt he could prevent their recognition
by NIL on board, not even excepting Var
nall himself.
"Mr. Ynrnall," he said at length. you
have a spare statcroom In your apart
ment. I believer
1--WE have, sir"
"Thcn, as I have given up mine to the
passengers. will be obliged to you for
the use Of It until such time as they quit
tho ship"
"Sir, IL Is at your disposal. and We
shall be most happy Of your company.
You will Of course mess In the cabin?"
mo. SIR" returned Sutherland: tho
strangers would be private. and am not
disposed to interrupt their scclusion; you
will see that their wishes on this subject
are not thwartcd. They must not he
liable 10 the slightest intrusion while
they may remain on board
Yarnnll bowed In reply, and the com.
inandcr. after scanning well the appear
anccs Of the weather, descended TO the
waryirOOm.
".rhc strangers would he private. NUT
tered the officer of the deck; and. for the
first time during the evening. that gentle
man commenced series Of reflections
upon the probable cause Of their coming
on board. Hut from this spirit OF inquiry
he was quickly aroused by the increasing
hea vincss Of the weather. The sky had
assumed a pitchy darkness, and the phOs-
phoresccnt sparkling Of the water seemed
to render its blackncss more visible: the
wind was gradually gathering strength.
aud the sea had risen to tho full tide Of
Its swell. Still the Sparrow Hawk con-
tinued plunging and driving through it;
at one moment sinking In Its boiling
depths. rs II she was about to sucruinb
to Its mastery la despair, but rising 10 the
next, and shaking the spray from her
frowninx sides rs IL she spurned the tor
rors aud the trammcls Of the angry Gle
mcnts.
Daylight came. but brought with It no
cessation NJ the storm; and by \ o'clock
Sutherland ordered the ship to bc hove to
under her clOsc-rCcfcd muin tOpsuil fore
stOrm.staysail, ind stOrm.mizxcn.
Dull, chcerlrss and disagrceOble was
the prospect. The sea had lost Its azure
beauty. aud the music Of It's waters WAS
changed to the terrific roaring OF tho
tempest; dark clouds shut out the beau
tiful armament. and not one spot Of blue
greeted the cyc from the horizon upward.
The winds came shrieking over the driv.
Ing spray with strength and stcadiness
that gave no promise Of Immediate calm.
Sutherland was melancholy. but his
sadness was the result OF sympathy for
| the feelings Of Car!otta: he knew that
| every day she was detained on board. I'M
der the present circumstances, would add
TO her unhRppinCss: and he saw no pros
poet Of the storm abntlng In the many
signs that forctcll the vicisstidcs Of the
weather.
With u reluctant step he sought tho
cabin. and with heart beating with agi-
tntlOn he was admitted; Carlotta was
seated upon the sofa, paler than usual,
| and with an expression Of melancholy
upon her cOuntennnce that It had not
often worn: she had resumed the attire
OF her sex, and with 1t that dignity and
graccfu.ncss Of department that she could
not. or dared not. have summoned to her
aid when nttircd In the disguise OF the
night before With languid smile she
| welcomed him to seat, and swcctly.
though sadly. she responded to all his in
quiries; he told her that as vet there was
no Indication OF faircr weather. but held
out to her many a hope that the storm
would break on the morrow. But that
morrow came but to falsify expectation.
Another and another succeeded. aud still
It ragged. Seven days passed away. hut
their termination was attended but with
an increase Of the fury OF the tempest.
The experienced wisdom Of the OH.
GERS Of the Sparrow Hawk could not he
induced to doubt that the land lay not
very fur to leeward OF the corvette. and
that her position was one OF cOnsidera.
bic, IL not imminent danger. The ship.
however, rode the seas bravcly, nor did
she labor 30 much as might have been ex-
pected; being ship OF singular capaci-
ties, and famous for looking we'll UP to
tho weather. She was under snug sail,
| too, and no seas came Oh board her, 10
beautifully did she swoop into the trough.
and then soar again, as II she were
winged thing. over the crest Of the long
succeeding rollers.
| Nothing more could be done for the
safety Of the ship; no further precautions
remained to he taken; and when Suthcr-
land assembled from the ward.room, In
which he had now taken up his quarters,
In order to see with his own eyes how the
night went. before retiring to his wcari-
some and sleepless pillow, though he saw
nothing to passure him. nor TO remove
his apprehension Of perils close at hand,
he saw nothing To be done beyond reiter-
ating his former instructions. and desir-
Ing that he should be- ut once awakened
should anything occur unusual during the
hours Of darkness.
This done, with the usual courtcsies, no
left the deck in charge OF the first licuten-
ant and descended the after-cOmpaniOn,
In order to pay n momentary visit to his
fair passenger before retiring to his own
berth.
To those OF the gentler sex who have
bravcd the dangers of the great deep, and
who know what 1t Is to have SrOaned In
the overwhelming agony and help!essness
OF that most crushing Of maladies, sea.
sickness, It viii not appear wonderful
that. from the first day of that wild tenn.
pestuous uprOar, Carlotta dc Silva had
no leisure to bestow on mental cares or
sorrows. fanciful or real; that the physi.
cal sufferings OF the body, exhausted and
worn out by WEAKNESS and pain. had
paralyxed the moral sensibllities of q