The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-06-30

ball the distance easily.
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 defiled 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 q scream and
cracked. He tried to speak, but tried
In vain.
"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 it grew darker and they dropped
the Palembang they picked up the
mainsail, and shortened down for the
night.
1--WE amt in no hurry" whispered
Banks, "and tomorrow we'll be up
with my rocks, if I've hit it off right.
He was now somber and dignified
and spoke with particular rammati
cal and moral accuracy. Not the ghost
of damn issued from his lips. He
rerroved Green f. swearing, and held
a serv in the cabin, much to the
DISCUS the entire ip, as it wasn't
Sunday. Perhaps to lnish himself
for he always liked to stand we'll with
the crowd, he gave them no grog after
it.
In the morning he sent a man or
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 ant
strained their eyes all round the hori
zon.
At ten Banks was jovial and got his
voice back. At noon he was anxious
BY four o'clock he shortened sal
again.
We've overrun EN-" he said sadly
If they're still about, we're to thu
west of 'em. Mr.. Green, during thu
night we'll stand under easy sail Il
the eastward. I'm set on seeing thos'
rocks again, if lose week"
And the night fell darkly.
No matter whose watch 1t 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 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.
We'll whack it 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 l saw a fare to the
southwark.
"Lordy. you've got them. too," said
Milton. Lets 60 ashore, and have
walk on the Apollo Bunda."
STOW It," cried Green, and holding
on to the mizzen-topgallant backstay,
he jumped upon the rail.
Look, look!" he cried, and Milton,
looking, saw a faint glow to the south
ward-or fancied he saw 1t.
Call the old man." said Green, and
in two apd three-fifths seconds by any
mans chronometer, Banks was on
deck, and saw nothing.
But did ye see it, MANI" he yelled;
and If SO, what's it mean"
Some one struck a match in Colon.
bo," said the second mate irreverent-
". For he had sailed with Banks
Tor years, and at times took liberties.
II only trust to Providence that 1t :
sn't that wicked mans ship in any
.rouble," said the skipper viciously.
Mr.. Green. we'll stand to the south
ard for a while"
Lay aft the watch" sang out Mil
:on, and they braced her up to within
.wo points Of the wind.
Roth watches STAYED on deck In |