The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-08

you don mean 10 say you're gong
on board at this time in the morning?"
"Of course"
"Why- but-but you1l catch your
death Of coldm
Wilbur stared at Ridgeway then
nodded helplesSly and, scratching his
head, said, half aloud:
mo What's the use? | can't make
EN- understand Good night Ill see
you in the morning"
wen ali come out and visit you on
your yacht" Ridgeway called after
him, but Wilbur did not hear.
In answer to Wilburs whistle Jim
came in with the dory and took him
Off to the schooner Moran met him
as he came over the side.
Il took the watch myself tonight and
let the boy turn ill.," she said "IIow is
it ashore, mateY
"Wc'yc come back to the world Of lit
tie things, Moran" said Wilbur "But
Wen pull out of here in the morning
and get back to the place where things
are real"
"And that's good hearing, mate"
lets get up here on the quarter
deck" added Wilbur I've something
to propose to YOU
Moran laid an arm across his shout
der, and the two walked aft. For half
an hour Wilbur talked 70 her earnestly
about his new idea Of filibustering, and
as he told her of the war he warmed
to the subject, his face glowing, his
eyes sparkling. Suddenly, however, he
broke off
But, mol" he exclaimed. "You don't
understand, Moran How can you?
You're foreign born It's no affair of
yours"
"Matc, mate" cried Moran her
hands upon his shoulders. Its you
who don't understand don't under
stand me. Don't you know-can't you
see? Your people are mine now. I'm
happy only in your happiness. You
were right the best happiness Is the
happiness one shares. And your sor-
rows belong to me, just as belong to
you, dear Your enemies are mine,
and your quarrcls are my quaucls."
She drew his head quickly toward her
and kissed him.
In the morning the two lad made UP
their minds TO a certain vague course
Of action. TO get away anywhere
was their one aim. Moran was by ma
ture creature unfit for civilization,
and the love Of adventure and the de-
sire for action had suddenly lcaped to
life in Wilhur's blood aud was not to
be resisted They would get up TO San
Francisco, dispose of their loot" outfit
the Bertha Millner as a iilibuSter aud
put TO sea again. They had discussed
the ACCESSIBILITY Of rounding the Horn
in so small Il ship as the Bertha Mill
ner, but Moran had settled that ut
once.
I've got to know her pretty we'll"
she told Wilbur. shes sound as d mt.
Only let's get away from this place"
But toward 10 o'clock on the morn
Ing after their arrival off Coronado,
and just as they were preparing to get
under way, lioang touched Wilbur's
elbow.
"Seeum Ill one piece smoke boat Him
come ch0p-chop'
In fact, little steam launch was
rapidly approaching the schooner. In
another instant She was alongside
Jerry, Nat Ridgcway, Josie Herrick
and an elderly woman, whom Wilbur
barely knew as Miss IIerrlck's married
sister, were aboard
We've come oil to see your yachtr'
cried Miss IIerrick to Wilbur as the
launch bumped along the schooncrs
counter. "Can we come aboard?" She
looked very pretty in her crisp pink
shirt waist, her white duck skirt and
white kid shoes, her sailor hat tilted
at . barely perccptble angle. The men
were in white fannels and smart
yachting suits. scan we come aboard"
Wilbur gaspcd and stared Con
AOHllu IT, III iuUiLNLfu VIZ NOiilC
along" he added desperately.
Tile party came over tho side.
"Oh, my" said Miss Ilerrlck blank
ly, stopping short.
The decks, masts and rails of the
schooner were shiny with black coat
ing Of dirt and grease; the sails were
gray with CRIME; strangling od0r OF
oil and tar, Of cooking and Of opium.
Of Chinese punk and drying fish, per
vaded all the air In the waist, lloang
and Jim. bare to the belt, their cues
looped around their necks TO be out of
the way. were slowing the dory AMI
exchanging high pitched monosylla-
bles Miss IIcrrick's sister had not
come aboard. The three ysitors-Jcr-
~. Rldgeway and JoSie-stood merry
ously huddled together, their elbows
close in. rs If to avoid contact with the
prevailing filth, their immaculate white
outing clothes detaching themselves
violently against the squalor and sor-
did CRIME OF the schooner's back
ground.
ooh. myr repeated Miss IIcrrick in
dismay. half closing her eyes. "ro