The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-16

for the of1cer o. the watch. and having
desired hzm Il select . crew for the
boat. cut O. those men who had besn
an derf and could suhstAntlHte MS as
serinns ordered him t0 Eo On board
o. The admiral. and State What had
happened
As soo1 as the boat h1E showed OF.
Philip tErned his attention 10 the
state Ct MS own vessel. The DAYLIGHT
had increase. and Philip perceived
thar they were surrounded hy rocks
and had run On shore between two
reefs. whicA extended kali 8 nile from
the mainland He sounded rouna his
vessel. and discovered that she was
fixed from forward 10 zft- and that
without Tightening her there was no
q slce q getting her or He then
turls1 TO where the adnirAls ship
lay 1sEoond. and found that. 70 AT
appaarar-- size was n even q wur Sc
plight. as Tn rocks TO leewar1 AZ hs-
were above lhe water and she VAS
much more eappsel sho1la haa
weather ccUe On Ne4zr. perhaps. was
there g scale more cleerlezs and ap-
rslllzg dark wintry sa-- q sky
loaded with heavy clonds-1Ae wind
cold and riarcing-ths whole h1a OF
the coast one mass q barren roe
WITHOUT the slightest appearance ct
vesetatca- the inland part ct the
country presented an equally sozber
appearance and The higher points we're
capped with SNOW. although il was not
yeI the winter season Sweeping The
coast vita his ere. Philip psrceirsd.
not four miles 10 lesward Of them. SO
little progress had they made. the spot
where they had deserted the comno-
dore.
Surely this has been q judgment o.
him for his cruelty thought Philip.
and the prophesy Of poor Avenhorn
viii come true-Iore bones than his
viii bleach On those rocks. Philip
turned round again 70 where the sd-
uiraI's ship was On shore, and started
hack. as ne beheld 2 sight even more
dreadful than all that he had viewed
the body Of Wander Hagen. the officer
sent On board Of the admiral. hang
ing al the main Yardarm- sIy God.
is il possible?n exclaimed Philip,
stamping with sorrow and indMnation-
His boat was returning On board,
and Philip awaited il with impatiencs-
The men FASTENED I'D the side, and
treathlessly informed Philip that the
admiral. as soon as he had heard the
lieutenant's report, and his acknowl-
ment that he was officer Of the watch.
had ordered him TO be hung. and that
be had sent them back with q sum
mons for him 10 repair on board i'm
mediately. and that they had seen an
other rope preparing 1t the yard-arm-
But not for you. sir" cried the
men, that shall never be-Eou shall
not 20 on board-Ee viii defend yOl
with our lives"
The whole ships company Joined in
this resolution, and expressed thsir de-
termination TO resist the admiral
Philip thanked them kindly-stated his
intention Of not going on board and
requested that they would rsmain
quiet, until it was ascertzined what
steps the admiral might take He
then went down to his cabin 10 reflect
upon what plan he should proceed. As
he looked out Of the stern windows,
and perceived the body Of the young
man still swinging in the wind. he
almost wished that he was in his place.
for then there would be az end in his
wayward fate; but he thought Of
anime, and felt that for her he wished
to live That the Phantom Ship
Should have deooyed him to destruc-
ton was also a source Of much pain
full feeling, and Philip meditated, with
tis hands pressed to his temples. .It
IS ny destiny. thought he at last,
and the viii Of Heaven must be done:
We could not have been SO deceived
il Heaven had not permitted IL And
then his thoughts reverted to his pres
enl situation.
ITO be coaunued)