The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-08

ne we're r1r iss1 70 or oEn s1sTti5ns.
znd hz1 10 othsF Ezrnl-sz but those
the zppszrznes C The heavens gzTs
rs
~Anz thsy warn Is how Observed
HlIlatrznE- See koz r1at bank q
clouds has risen within these i've mln-
ures-rne mcoa las esr1ped from X
bzt it VII sccn eaten her again-zHd
SEE there IA 4 Ezzh or EIgntning in tAe
northwest
wen. uy scrs. 7 can brave the els
usnts as well as any man, and do ny
best I have cared Mrtiz for gales or
strszz q weather bGr 7 Ike Ho- zucn
4 warning a. We have had tonight NJ
heart Ss heavy as lead. and that's tns
trnrh. Philip. ssnd down foE the bot
tie o. schnzpps. L It Is only 70 clear
ny brain 4 li1tls
Philip vas glad CT an opportunity 70
quit The poop he wished 10 have feF
minutes 70 recover himself and collect
his own thoughts
Philip remained below not more th--n
half an hour. On his return 70 the
deck. what : charge t5ld taken place-
He had Istt the vessel Aoating motion
less On the still waters. with her lofty
sails hanging down iistlsssly from tne
yards. The moon then SCARED alctr IN
her beauty. rejecting the Easts and
sails or the ship in extended lines upon
the smooth sea Nov al was DARK
the water rippled short and broke In
foam. the smaller and lofty sails had
been taken il. and the vessel was
clezving through the water, and The
wind. in stful gusts and angry moan
ings. proclaimed too surely that il had
been awakened up 10 wrath. and vas
gathering il strength for destruction
The men we're stfIl busy reducing the
sails. but they worked glOouily and
( dIscontentedly. What Schriften. the
pilot. had said 10 them. Philip knew
not; but CHAT they avoided him and
appeared to look upon him with feel
fngs Of IIl-EiI was evident And eacn
minute the gale increased
1t was an interminably long and ter
\ rfble night-they thought the day
would never come At last the dark
ness gradually changed to a settled,
gulIen. gray gloom which was day.
/ They looked at each other. but found
no comfort in meeting each other
eyes. There was no one countenanee
in which a beam Of hope could b
I found lurking They were all doom
ed-tney remained croacasd where
they had sheltered themselves during
the night. and said nothing.
The sea had nov risen mountains
high. and more than one had strucE
the ship ahaft Klcots was At the bin
nacIe. Hnlebranr and Philip az ths
helm. when a wave curled high ovei
the quarter ard poured itself in q Re
sistIess force upon the deck The
captain and his two mates were SWEEP
away and dashed almost ssnsslesi
against the bul~arks-the hinnacl'
4 and compass wers broken into trag
ments-nO enc ran 10 the neLnl--iA
I vessel broached tc- the seas broke
I clear over her and tAe mainmast wen
by the board.
All was confusion. Capt Kioot
I was stunned. and It was with difficulty
that Philip could persuade two Of tn
I men to assist him down below. Hllle
brant had beer more unfo-tunate-hL
right arm was broken and he was 9th
( erwise severely bruised. Philip assist
/ ed him to his ssTth. and then wen
1 On deck again to try and restore or
der.
philip yanderdecken was not mucl
Of a seaman. but. at all events. he ex
ercised that moral influence over tn
( men which is ever possessed BY reso
luton and courage. Obey willingl
tbey aid not. but they did obey. and 4
half an bear the vessel was clear Q
the wreek Easea by the Iozs of he
heavy mast and steered BY two Of he
best seamen, she again few before th
gale
ITO be continued-)