Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-06-28

low like the smothered roar vf the
surf on the shore. Man, 1t was like
the great sea rolling over an outlying
reef, bursting, gathering again and
then rushing with that mighty power
to the end. When he stopped she was
choking, gasping for breath. Man, 1t
seemed like her heart would break.
couldn't help listening, hearing her
pay for what she'd done. But Jimmy
never blamed her, no, not he.
Jimmy stood there waiting for his
answer.
"'Go-go! Go and forget. She was
choking, but 1t came plain and dis
tinct. There was long silence, and
looked hard into the gloom. She had
gone ] mmy was standing there sway
ing in the night like an unstayed mast
and led him forrads his head hang
ing down and sagging like he was
asleep.
THE next day 1t came on heavy
from the northwest. Jimmy was sent
aloft to put an extra gasket around
the bunt of the GRO jack where it had
been blown out by the gale. Some.
thing went wrong with the foot-rope
Looked like a clear case Of cutting,
for 1t was all right when we furled the
sail few hours before.
Jimmy fell with the dull wallop
that generally means death, and he
landed right across the cabin skylight
1t was long fall and he was still.
Morrell was watching his ship and
h., go11 3D., tal
Just then the woman below rushed on
deck and flung herself upon the poor
fellow. l reached his head and start
ed to raise him. The woman was sob
bling and calling for him to speak just
once more to her; and, man, 1t was
terrible to hear her what she said.
"Morrell stood looking on, and then
burst into a laugh.
so that's him, is 1t? Ho! no! no!
So that's the fellow?' And he went to
the dying man.
"She was upon him before he knew
1t, striking him blow that sent him
Keeling. Then he went mad and had
his pistol out firing and cursing like a
maniac. 1t was all over in a minute"
| iiSiS Shipo olOppCu anu Su'
some fresh plug for his pipe.
Before the morning watch had
talked Heligoland over, and he talk d
to Dutchman named Langter. An
derson finally Joined, but Jacques was
afraid to go without his watch behind
him There were just four of us start
ed aft out of that crew of 20 men.
"Heligoland took the starboard side
and l took the port, both getting into
the mizzen channels when the watch
was called. The rest were to rush
when they heard firing.
The second mate bawled for his
watch to clew up the mizzen lower
topsail, as it was now snoring away
worse than ever and the short seas
were coming aboard us. This was our
signal.
I'VE crawled along the deck strake
outside the rail, holding on like death
with our finger tips. Morrell was near
est to me. When we were near enough
to get behind our men, Heligoland
gave a cry and jumped over. | fol-
lowed. The next second had broken
my knife short off in the BLACKLIST
hearted captain that ever cursed a
ships deck. He jumped back and ran
forward, | after him, trying to close
before he could get out his pistol. He
lodged about the mizZen and fired as
he swung. The shot hit me there on
the arm and split it to the elbow. Then
something flung out of the darkness to
= leeward and there was dull smash
, That was all. Heligoland stood leaning
upon his handspike while | picked VI
the pistol.
THE day dawned upon a storm. tori
ocean, all greywhite, and a hove-tc
: ship staggering off to the southwark
with her lower topsails streaming L.
ribbons from her jackstays. AS thu
blow wore down toward evening WI
: could hear the piteous cries of dyine
woman calling for her husband"
Chips waited for few minutes ant
: pulled hard at his pipe. Then he wen
on in low voice | could hardly hear
1--WE buried Jimmy and his wife tn,
next day. Old Jacobs sewed them vi
I together and weighted them. Al
hands uncovered as they went to lee
ward. didn't know any service, ant
there wasn't any such thing as Bibl
3 aboard. 'Goodby, Jimmy said--ant
let him CO."
3 There was a long silence. Gantlin
stood up and then sat down again. H
: seemed to want to ask question, bu
= would not. Chips watched him.
I YES" he went on, I'VE got fiv
| years apiece for that. Five long year
. behind the bars. where the memor,
d of the blue water and the hope
4 would get out again kept me from go
d ing mad. Is it likely I'd forget tn
e Morning Light"