The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-10-05

Lego the main-topsail halliards,"
said Banks, and then TO the surprise
of his crew and the utter astonish-
ment OF Spiller he poured out tor
rent OF the most blood-curdling abuse
which had ever defled the Indian or
any other ocean.
you think I'm soft, you dog" he
doomed through his squirt Of bias
| phemy. "and reckon because I've got
notions Of decency I'm to be trod on.
Run on my rocks and sink and burn"
His voice rose TO scream and
cracked He tried TO speak. but tried
In vain. u.
"Mr. Green, here" he whispered,
and leaving the wheel to the man he
had displaced. the mate jumped to the
lee poop rail.
Tell him he's no sailor; my voice
is gone, Say he's a--oh, tell him any
thing you feel"
Green did so, and satisfied himself
and Banks and the entire crew. And
then, seeing Wilson, he gave him a
friendly below.
what cheer, wilson,"
And hosting the topsails, they ran
on. leaving Spiller choking with help
less rage.
AS II grew darker and they dropped
the Palembang they picked up the
mainsail. and shortened down for the
night.
I'VE amt in no hurry whispered
Banks, "and tomorrow well be up
with my rocks, II I've hit 1t OF right"
He was now somber and dignified,
and spoke with particular rammati-
cal and moral accuracy. Not the ghost
of a damn issued from his lips. He
reproved Green & swearing, and held
serv in the cabin. much to the
DISCUS the entire ip. as II wasn't
Sunday. Perhaps to inish himself.
for he always liked to stand well with
the crowd he gave them no grog after
II.
In the morning he sent man on
the foretopgallant-yard looking for his
rocks. and as he gave notice that any
one who sighted them first should
have FIVE pounds. the entire watch.
which should have been below snor-
ing. sat like crows up aloft and
|
zon.
At ten Banks was jovial and got his
voice back At noon he was anxious.
BY four o'clock he shortened sail
again.
We've overrun EN-" he said sadly.
Al they're still about, we're TO the
west of em. Mr.. Green, during the
night we'll stand under easy sail to
the eastward. I'm set on seeing those
rocks again, IL lose a week"
And the night fell darlly.
No matter whose watch IL was.
mates or second mates, the white
whiskered skipper was on deck every
ten minutes, peering into the black
darkness with his glasses. The old
chaps nerves were on edge; his i'm
agination famed; he saw reefs and
pinnacles OF islands every moment.
and heard the boom of breakers.
When Green relieved his subordi-
nate at midnight the second mate
whispered to him:
THE old mans as nervous as a cat
To hear him jaw you'd think the bot
tom of the sea was rising up. Mind
you amt high and dry on new con
tinent by daylight"
Wen whack 1t out fair among the
lot of u.s." said Green. "Jeewhillikins
WHAT'S that?"
He spoke suddenly. in an altered
voice, and Milton jumped.
"What?"
81 thought saw fare TO the
southwark.
"Lordy, you've got them. too" said
Milton. Lets go ashore. and have q
walk on the Apollo Bunda."
STOW it," cried Green, and holding
on to the mizzen-topgallant backstay
he jumped upon the rail
Look, lookl" he cried, and Milton
looking, saw a faint glow to the south
ward-or fancied he saw II.
Call the old man." said Green, and
in two and three-fifths seconds by AM
mans chronometer, Banks was on
deck, and saw nothing.
"But did ye see II, mani" he yelled;
"and II 80, what's II mean?'
"Some one struck a match in Colon
bo," said the second mate irreverent
ly. For he had sailed with Banks
for years, and at times took liberties
Il only trust TO Providence that II
isn't that wicked mans ship in any
trouble" said the skipper viciously
"Mr. Green, Wen stand to the south
ard for a while
Lay aft the watch" sang out Mil
ton, and they braced her up to within
two points of the wind.
Both watches stayed on deck In
the little excitement and in the course
OF the next hour they reported al
kinds of nonresident things. "Rocki
on the starboard bow" were varied b,
"A vessel on the port bow" and I
planes low down in a break Of CLOUD
was "A steamers headlight. sir"
collision with Venus" cried Mil
ton.
But tust In the twixt and tween o