New-York tribune., 1906-07-29
TIE .SfosOohvay.s Revenge.
BY JACOB ~ FgrNeERo. FLUSHING HIGH SCHOOL, NJ "
A PRIZE STORY.

me mate Of the Morning Star scowled fercely.
FlE eight, yea, dozen times that day he had gone
gzn into the hold on disagreeable duty. Each
st1s be went down, a stowaway soon came up TO
b sung over the side. 20 light where he might. be
ah the waters OF the Sound on the deck OF the
rsbter ALONGSIDE. And now Luke PeteEs's time had
ssne' Not until the Morning Star had toiled far
6at into the Pacific was he discovered. Followed
q four i've stokers. the mate let himself down
no the furnace room ana ranged I'd before the
gollbunker.
Come ont OF thatI'' he yelled. come out. say,
lsgsy ye way loi1e Christian"
FaE back in the coalbin grtTny dgure rose 70 hls
l.s. With scowling face and glaring eyes, as the
s,saing OF a furnace door cast its glow upon him.
Fhs was followed by the sweep Of q vigorous arm,
sad moment later heavy chunk Of coal crashed
no the boiler face over the mates head But after
q short battle Peters battered and. bruised was
EsO aung upon the deck
Curse yer' said the mate crushing the heel Of a
hsnvy boot in the mans face. Curse ye! II there
vas an island handy I'd maroon ye! AS 1t 4s' me
hsasfy I've a nate little birdcage up front for the
lEss Of ye. and in ye go, and there yen stay III
IN ready 10 pluck you"
And into the cage Peters went It proved 10 DO
a. immense hogshead. fastened well up on the
su,ecsstle deck with removable cap. Into this
fhe now insensible stowaway was flung hghuhs
9Th q crash on a pile Of lanterns in the BOTTOM
2stsF securing and lashing down the cap the mate
vent aft 10 Join his wife and little daughter cast
1g uneasy glance INTO Ine MSSb d. AZ "SI-
Wei might he feel uneasy rms coLueLltsel' eSttsS'
worthless old hulk had steamed out Oh oedtt4SS
Under the very noses OF the authorities, cfoWCeo
70 sufocaticn with man and beast contrary 20
ell the laws Of navigation. and was now oounu lor
Tie gold helds Of the Far North. And rast setulne
ever the far distant rim OF the bloocreo sea nuns
9 dense, black cloudbank, punctured every nov
and then by bars Of lightning, which were 1o5toNo
eVeF and anon by the artillery roll OF olsIanI
thunder and the omnibus wall OF coming STORM.
The cautain. knowing the true state OF analTs 3.
wished "a turn back. but the agent packed up py
The unsuspecting passengers, commanded MN 10
60 ahead. And so against the indications OF a
EaEidly falling barometer and the counsel OF an eA-
peTienced navigator the Morning Star continued on
is way
Little by little the putting, wheeling steamer
forged ahead: little by little the sundoWn breeze
neshened into z gale Of churnlng. bllnolng white,
caps Painting. reeng. throbbing. with wl!eo
moaning and shrieking through her rigging VoInL-
ng corkscrew trail Of smoke far astern, the snip
climbed the mountainous steep Gradually Lne dls-
tslt light on the lonely head Of Cape tlattery
fded into obscurity and night, black as Ink, fell
over the tuTnbled. frothy waste OF sea
Dvil q bit DO lOike it, thought the mate, as ne
Teed aft along the deck OF the creaking wallowing
Steamer. Somehow, I've got it in me head she
ANT safe" While he walked along. thinking OF his
vie and child, the first engineer came our OF the
aao and shouted: THE waters a foot deep IN the
15sle, she j 60 70 pieces!
:" "1en this bit CT news had tTaVeiIed Inrougho1'
ne sAip. e gang Of determined men lined up De-