Milford chronicle., 1905-04-28

She drew his mead quickly towaro aes
and kissed him.
In the morning the two had made up
their minds to a certain vague course
OF action. TO get away anywhere
was their one aim. Moran was by ma
ture a creature unfit for civilization.
and the love Of adventure and the de-
sire for action had suddenly leaped to
life in Wilburs blood and was not 10
be resisted They would get up 70 san
Francisco. dispose Of their loot. outfit
the Bertha Millner as a hlibuster and
put to sea again. They had discussed
the adyisability Of rounding the Horn
in SO small ship as the Bertha Mill
ner, but Moran had settled that at
once.
Eve got to know her pretty we'll
she told Wilbur. shes sound as a nut
Only let's get away from this place.
But toward 10 O'clock on the morn
ing after their arrival of Coronado.
and just as they were preparing to get
under way, Hoang touched Wnburs
elbow
"Seeum III one piece smoke boat. Him
come chop-chop."
In fact. a little steam launch was
rapidly approaching the schooner. In
another instant she was alongside.
Jerry, Nat Ridgeway, Josie Herrick
and an elderly woman. whom Wilbur
barely knew MS Hiss Herrick's married
sister, were aboard
We've come of to see your yachtgs
cried Miss Herrick to Wilbur as the
launch bumped along the schooner's
counter. Can we come aboardf' she
looked very pretty in her crisp pink
shirt waist her white duck skirt and /
white kid shoes. her sailor hat tilted
at barely pereeptibie angle. The men |
were in white dannels and smart
yachting suits. Can we come aboardy
Wilbur gasped and stared. Con
found itr he muttered. "Oh, come
along" be added desperately.
The party came over the side.
"Oh, my" said Miss Herrick blank
", stopping short.
The decks, masts and rails Of the
were shiny with black coat
Ing Of dirt and grease; the sails were
gray with CRIME; strangling odor Of
oil ana tar, Of cooking and Of opium,
" Chinese punk and drying fish, per
yaded ali the air. IN the waist, Hoang
and Jim, bare to the belt, their cues
ooped around their necks to be out Of
he way, were slowing the dory and
exchanging high pitched monosylla-
1les Miss Herrick's sister had not
,ome aboard. The three visitors-Jer-
y, Ridgeway and Josie stood nerv-
'usly huddled together, their elbows
lose in. as If to avoid contact with the
filth. their immaculate white
'utiug clothes detaehing themselves
against the squaIor and sor-
I'D CRIME Of the schooner's back
round.
"Oh, myP repeated Miss Herrick in
ismay, half closing her eyes. ''To
hink Of what you must have been
brought thought you had some kind
( a yacht I had no idea it would be
Ike this" And as she spoke Moran
anne suddenly upon the group from
ehind the foresail and paused in
brupt surprise. her thumbs in her
cit.
She still wore mems clothes and was
ooted to the knee. The heavy blue
'oolen shirt was open at the throat,
le sleeves rolled halfway up her
rge white arms. In her belt she car
ed her haftless Scandinavian dirk.
be was hatless as ever, and her
aavy, fragrant cables Of rye hued
air fell over her shoulders and breast
far below her belt.
Miss Herrick started sharply, and
oran turned an inQuiring glance up
j Wilbur Wilbur took his resolution a
both hands,
Miss Herrick." he said. this is No d,
Stenersen." !
Moron took Sten forward holding