The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-29

she filled the deck rugged
right from the focse to the would have
the port quarter she sometimes dived if she would
The galley fire out and could not be
lighted; the men drank water and ate biscuit
"Hogs, dogs and sailors, they said. Every time the
vessel dived they held their breath.
The mate time. for Rayner incapable
of work. and the Pandora carried apprentices. For
ward capable officers work; there
was broken skipper whom drink had destroyed,
young fellow with ticket. Gamgee
practicaAy slept in snatches slept
as under the weather cloth in the mizzen-rig
ging He prayed for moderate weather, for a sight
the sun tho the gale less it still blew hard
and the sky black and the racing scud low and the
not by day star by night On the third
day Gamgee staggered he walked
"If the old can't deck soon, TIL have to
cave in he thought He shook his fist the ship. II
wish I'd seen her; she's mankiler.'
night starboard called at
IL the wind took off suddenly and the Pandora pounded
in the Wallow of the like bul-bufalo in bog She
shipped both rails; the racing astern
and slapped their crests at the at the Wheel
she scooped the stagger she made
She had been running foresai the
three topsas Now they shook the reefs out. Gamgee
alert alive half betrayed him
jumped from the to the main deck and back again.
He wanted to be mate and second mate and skipper to-
And the fresh her. slapped at
the rising sea- dved into it, and as the wind beloved
almost fresh the wheel lost his
gave her too helm snatched her
too much again. and almost preached her to- And then
the mate again the main deck.
Someone heard his cry as the Atlantic fell on board
n Gamgee anything
The water filled her from rail to rail. She shuddered
and then lifted slowely and she before
the wind and rolled she poured out the either SIDE
The main deck ports were burst outward the oaed
in inexricable tangles 400 gallon tank dashed under
the ladders broke 1ashngs took charge
of the deck In the black darkness and the imminent dan
ger men cried out Some cried out to their mates ana
were answered some were not answered With the mate
And then cleared herself more and the men
together under the break of the Joe asked
for Jack March1nont But Jack had saved anyone from
the expense of tombstone.
"And over-persauded i'm to ship in 'er Who'll be
the next?"
Then one man said: .s..,..., j.. ss.@s~
"Where's Mr. Gamgee?" --.r.
'.dr. Gamgee! Sir''
"He amt here" said the the wheel ooh, Joe,
what is it?"
"'Twas your doin'!' cried Joe. Theres three gone,
and Jack with EN- and Mr. Gamgeen' y..ya.s ~
And the man at the wheel fell all ashake. His face
ashy in the feeble gllmer of the binacle light
"Come and take her Joe," he implored. "Im in a
tremble, Joe she's too much for me-"
And tragedy heaped itself tragedy. The steward
deck, heard gone.
lost his head and to the captain crying he
ludcrous horrible speechless And Rayner sat up in his
bunk fell back without knowing what had happened
for tho the steward shook him feebly his
failing heart had failed and brandy brought him
NUMBERING
Il believe the captains Dead he sobbed
And the two bodest Of the off their caps and
went into the cabin humbly. greater than their
mander was there. They stood silence fddlng with
their and stared at the quiet white face upon its
pillow
"Oh yes, he's dead" they whispered They backed
out respectfully they were stunned and were adrft
they all masterless men; authority had been
moved, they faced the unknown with dread They saw
that they had rested others knowledge What
did they know of the after all?
They gathered on the poop.
"What?" said Joe, who at the wheel. Him
gone, too! And We
They all understood They in peculiar isolation,
in danger And what would be said they saved them
selves and the ship?
Twill look if we'd mutinied," said Joe. But he
had a natural authority him..
gets light we'll write out true account of it and sign it.
all Of u.s. And We'll make for the nearest port"
rho REALM EIno1is hTnou nd Dnfcbp
there drink in the ship than that in the
medicine chest The steward drank what left Of it.
And in the morning all the remainder Of the met
on poop At first they had certain natural reuct-
that portion of the ship. but they did
there the steersman could not take his share in the
talk. the talking.
ri reckon the nearest port is Buenos Ayres, he said
'"This took the liberty of ookin at the chart
and amt nothin andier is common talk with
of steamers max