The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-06
CHAPTER IL
We Go Ashore and Learn stranss
Things.

/ Things.
have told how Il came about
/ that 1 sailed for keuH island. and
/ nov l shall tell what happened when
/ I went ashore 10 find Ruth Hellena
den.
We put orr from the ship al ak
bells In the morning watch. Dolly
Veun. who was rated az fourth Of
fieer. was with inc tn tho launch.
/ left jacob on she bridge and gave
/ him my orders 10 stand inahufe a.
near AS might be. aud ta look for my
looming AZ Hunse, no later. what
ever passes. said !. the night Ntll
find me on board again"
/ Now. We were to the westward Of
the island when We put OF. and
neither my glass nor the others
showed any good landing there A.
the launch drew IA towards the cliffs
! brgaH Go get the lie 81 the place
more clearly. and especially 81 what
I I cail the mainland. which was won
dsrfuiiy fresh ana green IN the sun 3
/ light About four miles long. I
| judged IL &C. be. from The high black
| rock 10 which II rose at the south.
ward point. 90 tho low dogs nose
reef which defended IL 10 the north
Trees 1 could sac. and fips green
grasses. but the cliffs themselves
were steep snd unpromisiuE. and the
closer ve drew tbs les I liked the
Lock Of a.
Dolly my lad I said. you we're
the Wise one. after all Inn's no
shore Zoe an honest man be being
made like = Wau and not like ar
eagle, lets - The atarboHrd tack
Aua Sc Whsk kwfil sond NJ
We headed tas launch south and
began g. fuuHf the hsadiand. The
men weFs sinfsd. they didn't know
- ~ hat Daily Neuu had q boys de-
light IN the difneuliy
An ugly shore. sir" be said a
very ugly shore II would be n bad
night Witch found a ship IN these
parts ard no better liFht than the
beacon we saw yesterday"
~ true - the parsons word. %
ssld I but. HsiY az beautiful. III be
up on those heights before ~ o'clock
Y I have 90 swim ashore And
speaking 81 that" said l. there are
ulsn up wonder af I'm e butehmnni
We'll. hs 0lappsa hiH glass 20 bis
sye. but the err quickly shut the
viaw from us. ~ that We found eus-
selves presently in the loom ~ vast
black furks utth the tide running
ltke a whirlpool sad great sword.
fish ref a uiie from the shore. per
hapn. 20 catch ans fool that didn't
SAINT SEA room took the iliirr
myself and brought the launch
round and NJ sooner ga We head
ugrih again than I sapird the roYc
and knew where Huth iietlanden
had Eans ashore.
sii's there. lad sid I. "yonder.
here the sand ntafhlas Thrreli
b a way az the cliff and good an.
ehnrhEc. bat I doubt lad. from the
1 icok ~ IT, whvghsf we'll find a Jewel
IA this port Its a piid- looking
place. Ga be sure II "a"
Indeed. and u vas. Viewed frufh
the eastward sea. ! cell ksn's island
ths most feataome place ! have come
arrauH tn al my rs years afIoat
Vast cliffs. black and green and
crystal fnss up sheer from the water
IN preripicHr Zoe all the world like
mighty steps - the ground hiaped
Z way to the nofthward there sefs
forests. pretty woods with every
Kind % palm. green valleys and
grassy pastures The sands Of the
auy~ we're whits as snow. ON the
north aide only VAS there barron.
uraH-for that seemed but tongue
cf low land and black rock thrust
straight out into the H~aa but else
here u vas a spectacle 10 impress
man. and brEan. perhaps. o. ad-
NIT that n Edmond GHsfuy had a
fancy for Wild places. this was the
very spot for him hut Miss Ruth.
Who had always been one for IN.
towns aHG cities whst did she
think % 81 I should learn that. II
shr were ashore yendeT.
Now. ws ptlt straight into the cove
and no sooner ~aH | ashore than
sspisf a rirksty wooden ladder ris-
/ fng almost straight up 80 the clifCs
head. which WAS no more than 90
feet high. Neither man nor beast
VAS on the beach. nor did I make
out any Sign Of human hahttaiinn.
I II was Just a little sandy hay. lone
land desolate, but directly I slipped
ont 81 the launch discovered foot
prints leading 20 the ladders foo,
ard I knew that men had gone up
before me-.
DO you. Dolly. como M with
NE said 7: The others will stand
/ b. 90 anchor untN We come down
again n It's not In an hour. lads.
40 back and get your dinners. but
I look Tor me 81 sunset anyway, for
/ I've no mind to sleep ashore"
(gontinued)
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