The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-07-01

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that lie cried. w are in the pass.
God help us now. SIR. Mr.. Seymour.
look to the slip. sir: look to the ship"
Tie young officer sprang back on tie
horse block. his soul filed with horror.
SO fate had decided for him at last,
and duty. not love. lad won the mighty
game. 4 third broadside passed harm
lessly over the slip. doing little dam
age. the rough weather making aim
ing uncertain. Again the ~fellpiece re-
piled. Seymour ever turned his head
in the direction of the frigate. He
could not look upon the catastrophe;
besides. the eXigency OF the situation
demanded that lie give his whole mind
TO coming tie ship through the mar
row pass. Bentley Himself, assisted by
a young sailor. kept the helm; the old
est seaman lad charge Of the braces.
The wreck of tie mizzen topgallant
mast was allowed to Lang for the pres
ent.
The white water dashed about the
ship in sheets Of foam. They were well
in tie breakers now. and the most ig-
norant eye could see the danger. Cne
false movement mean disaster for the
ship for whose safety Seymour had
sacrificed so much. He did not make
it. To his disorderel fancy katharine's
white face looked up at him from
every breaking wave. He steeled his
heart and gave his orders with as
much esse and precision as if it had
been Il practice cruise. To tie day of
his death lie could not account for his
ability to &C SO. Ee made a splendid
figure standing on tie hcrse blcck. his
hair flowing out in the wind. bis face
Deadly pale. calm. cool. steady. his
voice clear and even. but heard In
every part CT tie ship. The heart of
the old sailor at the helm yearnel
toward him and TIE sear.en locked at
him as if he had Leen a dcmigod. He
never once looked back. but frcm tie
cries of the men lie could follow every
motion Of the frigate belind him. The
frigate. the u~nsuspicious frigate. had
followed tie course of the transport
exactly ana was coming down to the
deadly rocks like n hurricane.
Talbot. his quarrel forgotten for tie
moment. ceased firing and stood, with
I'll of the zen WHO could lie spared
from their stations. looking aft at the
tremendous drama being played.
The frigate. Lock at the friGate,
She's going to strike. sir!"' cried enc o.
The ZANE eXcite1iy-old Thompson.
who had sailed upon her. see. they
sec tie breakers. Now there go the
head yards. Ii won't do. It's too late.
My God. she strikes. she strikes, I'll
have II more shot at her before she
goes!" he slrieked. taking hasty aim
over the loaded feldpiece and touch
ing the printing. AYE. ana hit toe.
Hrrrah. Hurrah! To Tophet with ye.
where ye belong. ye''-
silence aft!" shouted Seymour. in 2
voice of thunder. 'Keep fast that
gun. and another cheer like that and
[ put you in irons. Thompson"
The water in the front Of the Mellish
s~~Ccniy Leegme darker. the breakers
disappeared. tie. ship was in deep
water again. size had the open sen be-
fore Ter and vas through the channel.
W are through the pass, sir" said
Bentley.
Il know it," answered Seymour at
last, Il suppose there is no use beat
ing back around the shoal, Bentley p
lie said tentatively.
NO. use; no use, and. besides. in this
wind we could not do it, and. SIR. you
know nothing will live in such Il sea.
Lcok ut the Englishman now, sir"
The captain turned at last. TIE
fr.gate was Il hopeless wreck. All
three of her masts had gone by the
board; she had run full on tee rocky
ledge of the shoal at the mouth of tie
channel. The winI had risen until 1t
blew Il heavy gale; nc boat. no human
being. could 1--we in such Il sIa. The
waters rushed over Ter at every sweep.
and she was fast breaking UP before
them. Night had fallen. and darkness
at last enshrouded Es' rs she faded ont
Of view. A drop of snow fell lightly
upon the cold cheek of the young sail
or, and the men gazed into the night
in silence. appalled, by the awful catss-
trophe. Bentley. understanding it all.
laid his hand lightly on Seymour's arm.
saying softly:
Better clear the wreck and get the
rl.z-en tops0il aud the fore and main
sail in. sir. ana reef the fore ana main
tonsalls. The spars are bcc,.ling fear
fully. She can't stand much more"
"Oh. BENTLEY" lie said With a sob.
and then. mastering Himself, he gave
Tie necessary Orders to clear away the
wreck and take in the other sails and
close reef the tcpsails, in order TO put
tie slip In proper tim for the ris.lg
storm: aftei wSich. tie wind nC-' per-
hitting. tie ship was headed for phila-
delpLia.
AS Seymour turned to so below he
came face to face with TGl5ot. The
two r,en stood gains at each o,her in
silence.
I'VE still lave m account to settle.
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