Milford chronicle., 1905-02-17
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FRANK NORRIS.
Of THE Octopus The
Pa." Etc.
1893. by s. S. Mcclure Company
CHAPTER VI.
1893, by s. s.Moclnre Company

5aseb at his heart. That sicken-
+ uncanny lifting Of the sehoon-
Il the CLASSY water at a time I
e nero was not enough WIND 10 so
wrinkle the surface sent a
a something very like horror
teh al his flesh.
. 81 he peered over the side down
81 kelp thickened sea. Nothing
nreath OF air was stirring. The
Hght that flooded down from the
moved not a break upon the sur
~ sfagdalena bay. On shore moth
, (noged. n uoa Moran
met there, forward! called moran
shrill voiced coolies.
sneceeding stiffness was pro
an on board listened intentiy.
water dripped like the ticking OF
II rom the Bertha Millner's stern,
s. with the rising of the bow had
almost to the rail. There was no
sound. ,.
racting. .u
: Garlic broke the silence with wall
4 llkee. no llkeeT he cried at top
Y & man had gone suddenly green
. srr could see the shine Of his eyes,
,nded like those of a harassed cat
rs Moran and Wilbur stood IN the
oaer,s waist, staring at each other'
smell of punk came to their nos
Forward the coolies were already
ming loss sticks on the foe sue
lad kotowing their foreheads TO tne
Rforan went forward and kicked
.a,, a their feet and hurled their JOSS
icks into the sea.
sFeng shull Feng shui! they e4,
aimed with bated breaths' ne
aro shut no likee We"
Tow in the east the horizon DegaI
biacken against the sky. II wa'
,sv morning. A watch was SET th'
binamen sent below, and until uay
reak when Charlie began to make
sftarinq of tins in the galley as III
# about preparing breakfast, Wiiou
aeed the rounds of the schooner ioeA
g. listening and waiting again 10
bsf slow. horrifying lift. But the res
the night was without incident.
ter breakfast the strangely assor'
trio-Charlie, Moran and Wilbur
,eld another conference in the caDh
was decided to move the sehOon'
tbe other Side of the bay.
sFeng shut in disa place. NO Ike
he announced Charlie.
ssFeng shui-who are theyT
charlie promptly became incoherel
,n this subject, and Moran ana w
Int could only guess that the Fel
I'm, were the tutelary dieties that pI
sded over that portion of Magdalel
Sav At any rate, there were evident
,o more shark to be caught IN IN
ishing ground. So sail was made a
81 noon the Bertha Millner tled up
Sa klein on the opposite side OF [
nlet ahout half mile from the sho
rhe shagx were plentiful here d
be 6sbing went forward again as
ore Certain of these shark were ma
"a aboard. stunned by blow on
,ose and their fins cut off. The Chn
men packed these fins away IN Sc
40 kegs. Eventually they would
sent to China. n
Two or three days passed.
A4hands kept steadily at their W.
s'1Sotbing more occurred to disturb
y Aynopotony of the scOrching days
soundless nights. The schooner SAT
fiy-on tthe unhroken water as llio' ~
5sss.,7At to the bottom. Soon the ~ ~
sss fcb was discontinued. During q
- the three officers lived high.
- e we're plentiful, and what with L
,sfealSs and soups, the fried aDaio
INbe sea fish, the really delicious 81
FANS and the quail that Charlle
wilbur trapped along the shore'
r,o had nothing to wish for IN
way of table luXuries.
the shore was absolutely dese
Al well as the back country-an
hroken wilderness Of SAND anu
Haif a dozen times Wilbur, wear
his inaction aboard the scho'
oode the entire circuit OF the
from point to point. Standing on
ef the latter projections ana loe
out to the west, the Pacific app'
as empty of life as the land Me-
Keel cut those waters, never d
broke the edge of the horizon, ne
either of smoke spotted the sky y
whitened to meet the sea. y
fhing was empty-vast, unspea
aegolate-palpitating with heat.
Another week passed. Charm
qan to complain that the SHARKS
Qrowing scarce again.
Il IT think bilneby him go way
mo-" -,
| mat same night Wilbur, lyi
I'D hammock, was awakened
touch on his arm. He woke
| Moran beside him on the deck.
| ..Did YOU hear anythingT" she $
| low voice. looking at him und
eOwl. -,
| "No, nor be exclaimed, seIsN ,s
| e9ehing for his wicker saiu'''7'
= foUT" ~
81 thought ksp-sometnins'
EEL anythin q, 9th Del.-N-y--
''Pve beenIune 3rd, 1904 also