New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-22

and then to be sure but with less anxious
than before. The waermans
mattcr-offact and business-likc. No might have
detected from the flat thCl, face what thoughts
teeming in his brain When they had gone some
half mile, and were far from the shore that its
noises indstinctly, he carefully set his course
then stepped round behind the engine and laid his
hand on the strangers arm
"Do you pay for your friend, tOO? he asked.
The stared at him stupidity then asked what
friend
Captain Morain put his mouth close to the strangers
ear and whispered lowy. The passenger stared in
creduouslv then gave expression rghtful anger;
there murder in his eyes, and he for dashng
on deck and assaulting the shadow, with which nen-
ton he lay hold of an enormous wrench.
Put it down. | won't have itr' said the waterman
slowly
The stranger swore roundly, declaring that if the
who skulked outside learned his destination
Then he checked himself, leaving the other infer
what he would
The two men looked into each others eyes, both
uninchingly, the one showing much of his emotions,
the other nothing at all.
The waterman the first to speak. Leave it
to me" he said Il have my account to settle
with dog that tries to do this way.
The old sailors thin eyelids futtered ominously.
He stepped to the wall of the cabin, removed
square piece of the panelng and disappeared into the
cramped black hole under the deck.
Save for the ceaseleSs cough of the engine and the
lower whirr of the baance-wheel all silent the
boat speeding ahead in the way her course hal been
set The long ContnuCd silence the man as
he sat with prickcd. waiting All at once there
a sharp crcaking sound sharp cry, and a splash
in the water behind. The waterman hurrying
OF the black hole and sprang into place
Did someone shout" he questioned. Il thought
| heard something" Nothing showed in his face.
He hurried TO the window looked astern, then. in
tone Of surprise &" Man overheard he cried and
brought the lever 10 reverse.
From back in the darkness of the water came a cry
for help The launch turned in a short circle her
searchight switched on and swept the water in
little quick till the beam fell full on a white
face and waving arms.
You won't pick him up gaspcd the passenger
Yes" dcrccly Pick him up OF course Do
you sposc I'd Let a man drown" There some
thing ma~,crful in the way he roarcd IL The passcn-
ger, big that he was covered To the wall choking
back his words.
From the boat 10 the stretched that hard shaft
of white light the solid dark pressing II from either
side the deep green supporting it from below Closer
and closer the launch toward the form that rose
and fell in the everlasting swell Soon they were
close enough 10 make the face of the swimmer and
though impossible to catch what he called it
could be that the mans color was ghaStlv and
that his eyes terror stricken and his mouth glib
bered with cold
1t could have been than three minutes
since the man took the water vet already his arms
struck stitfly and he barely kept his head above
the water Once twice the little swells washed
him. and he to the surface sputering strug
Cling against the gripping, ice-cold
The captain decreased the speed, stepped outside
the cabin and with boat-hook in hand leaned far over
the water, supporting himself bv a grip a rod.
Nearer they came to the man. sweeping up to him
gently, and the captain reached out and down and
would have had the hook in the swimmers clothes
But sudden terror have inspired the strlqpler
1t must have seemed to him that the launch was run
ming him down. for all at once he twisted about and
tried to swim away. The old Waterman roaring
swung himself down from cleat at the outside of the