The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-13
CHAPTER XIV.


The schooner Nfongoose rolled idly III
the trough Of the sea. Not breath Of
air was stirring, and the heat was In
tense. Forward the men talked In low
grumbing tones, while Green and Cum
bingham, seated on the rail at the break
Of the deck. The latter with q spyglass
glued to the eye. watched the horizon
to the northwest.
mo sign OF land YETI asked Green.
1.-The island should cast up by this time.
don't like the look of the weather out
here to the south and west. j. I'm not
away off in my reckoning we are going
to have a good. hard blow. | wouldn't
bet against hurricane
Good Lord. Jim, what bird you nre
to croak. Why not walt til it comes?
We can do nothing about It any way. If
its going to blow. It's going to blow
and for my part, think that 1t Will be
just ms well as hanging around here
broiing in this heat"
"But thought that you wanted 70 got
to the island and hide for a time, II it
comes on to blow heavy we canncc get in
there. neither can we land"
No, 7 know that as we'll as you do.
We will have TO knock about or run be-
fore it. This Is n staunch craft, as We
we'll know. AS for the women. why. they
can get used to IT.
What are you going to do about Min
nie?" asked his companion.
How DO YOU mean?"
why, do you expect that she Is 60
ing to stand your making love to the
white girl right before her face and eycs?'
Cunningham laughed coarscly.
She'll have to- he said with an oat tn.
~ do not propose to consult her in the
CHI T. ~lr hohh Inv
so much the worse for her. 1t will be
m easy matter to get rid Of her, That
doesn't worry me at ALL.
The other grinned.
by G.. but you are cold blooded
customer, Cunningham" he said. II am
rm-heerted and gentle compared to
you"
The other continued to watch tho horl-
kon.
''Humphl" no grunted. II should hate
TO trus; myself to your gentlcness from
what ! know OF you, Your soft hearted
ness exists only in your Imagination. my
sriend."
The other scow-ed at him, but Cum
bingham did not see It. He counted upon
his domination over the ignorance OF this
man. but he did not realize that even
the worst have a spot that cannot be
be touched with !mpunity, As It hap
pened. Jim Green had a wife and two
children, OF whom he was very fond
In his rough fashion, and he was as
true rs steel to the woman that he had
left at home. 1t was the one redeeming
spot in his character, perhaps, but who
can say that in different SURROUNDINGS
that he might not have turned out bet
teri"
AS It was, the slur that Cunningham
A, Isl III lad In, y
and did not tend to improve his temper
nor add to his admiration for the other.
In the meantime his companion turned
his telescope from the northwest 10 the
south
"There she comes!' he cried, pointing
tn the last-named quarter, "Its regular
snorter!"
In less time than 1t takes to tell 1t
the Mongoose was stripped of sail and
her
'wir you run before it?' asked Allan
Of Green,
! ccannot tell al present. 1t depends
upon how heavy 1t blows, | would rather
heaye to and let her soak II out If IL
IS only q gale we can do So
"Missy Kate" said Minnie as they
crouched under the high bulwarks near
the stern, 'deres goin to be a hurrl-
cane"
''How do YOU know Minnle?" asked the
girl lstlessly II made little difference 10
her what happened now. Ralph was dead
she was In the hands OF this runian:
death Itself would be relief, and YET she
could not make up her mind 10 take her
own life. Something seemed TO tell her 10
walt.
20. can tell" said the brown girl.
81 can smell IL An den II am so still.
an dc air am SO heavy, OATS shuah
sign. ] hope dat IL blow heavy am kill
DAT rascal Cunningham"
"Hsh. Minnie; don't let any one hear