The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-04-20

| was no installing it this time and a
simultaneous exclamation burst from all
on deck. From out of the gloom which
hung over the horizon rose a column of
flame that lighted up the night for an
instant, and then sunk, leaving a dull
| red spark upon the water %asT
ITS ship on fre!' cried Frere.
ATs a8 II"
CHAPTER w.
They looked again. The tiny spark
still burned, and Immediately over it
| there grew out of the darkness a Grim
SON spot that hung like lurid star in
the air. Mrs. Vickers, with little Syl-
via clinging to her dress, came up to
share the new sensation.
captain, you'll lower boat. We
may save some of the poor fellows"
cries Frere, his heartiness of body re-
viving at the prospect Of excitement.
"BoatT' said Blunt; "why, she's
twelve miles off. or more, and there's
not breath O. wind! They've got their
own boats. In the meanwhile we'll show
'em that there's some one near EN-"
And, as he spoke, blue light fared
Kissing into the night. 'There, they'll
see that. l expectv' he said, as the
CHASTITY fame rose, extinguishing the
stars for a moment, only to let them
| appear again brighter in a darker heav-
en-. Mr.. Best, lower and man the quar-
ter boats! Mr.. Frere, you can go in
one, IL you like, and take a volunteer or
two from those gray jackets of yours
amidships. l shall want as many hands
as l can spare to man the long boat
and cutter, in case we want 'em. Steady
there, lads! Easyw And, as the first
| eight men who could reach the deck
parted to the larboard and starboard
quarter boats, Frere ran down on the
| main deck.
At his nod the prison door was thrown
| open. The air was hot, and that strange,
horrible odor peculiar to closely packed
human bodies filed the place. He ran
his eye down the double tier of hunks
which lined the side Of the ship, and
stopped at the one opposite him.
There seemed to have been some dis
turbance there lately, for, instead of the
six pairs Of feet which should have pro-
| truded therefrom, the CLEAN of the bulls
eye showed but four.
whats the matter here, sentryw h.
asked.
Prisoner Ill, sir. Doctor sent him to
hospital"
But there should be two
The other came from behind the break
of the berths. 1t was Rufus Dawes.
He held by the side as he came, and
! saluted.
II felt sick, sir, and was trying to
get the scuttle open."
Maurice Frere stamped his foot in
uisnanty'
SICK! What are you SICK aboutI III
give you sometning TO sweat the sickness
out OF you. stand on one SIDE here!
M9nus Da"es' wondering oneyed.
", nlch OF you renows can handle an
oar! rre.e went on; mere l don't
~"nt MY ihree IL 10. ZONE on now
make naste!
Inc neavy door ciasned again, and In
announcer instant the -FOUR volunteers"
"er .,e On oeck.
Two IA eacn boat! cries Blunt I'll
Surn oiue i,gnt every hour Tor you,
mr.. BEST ana take care they don't
swamp you. Lower away iads!
as tne secohu prisoner TOOK the oar OF
ere BOAT ne uttered groan and
nc" tor"aru, recovering htihseu instant
~ SARAH urloy' ieaning over the she,
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