The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-25

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brought on board, and mounted on the
main deck, gun ports cut in the bull
waTks. NOrOk had presented them to
Grace, together with an enormous
quantity of yams, and as many pigs
and as much poultry as there was room
for on the decks. Furthermore he had
promised Ross that he would guard the
pearl shell beds most carefully should
any other ship attempt to work them
during the six months that he (Ross)
expected to be away
A few days before the barque sailed,
the survivors of VarogTs expedition,
with their wives and children, came to
Moan, made their submission to NorOk,
and begged him to spare their lives.
He, satisfied at the terrible slaughter
that had ben inflicted upon them, and
anxious to please Ross and Grace. who
pleaded for mercy to be shown to his
enemies, graciOusly permitted them TO
live; and, being an astute old savage,
quickly provided number of his young
unmarried men with wives from the
female prisoners.
Early one Sunday morning, the
barque lifted anchor, and stood out of
the little bay, accompanied by fleet
of canoes. Norok and Pat remained on
board until the last moment, and the
savage old warrior actually wept when
he babe Ross goodbye implor1ng MN
to come back as soon as possible; for
he now had the most intense admira-
ton for the American, and was really
sincere i'm his expressions of regard.
As soon as the ship was outside, she
brought to, still surrounded by canoes,
filed with clamorUs natives all yell
ing out their farewells, and then, to
please the old chief, the four guns were
fired in a parting salute, and every ma
tive stood up and waived his paddle in
acknowledgment, as the Meg Mer-
rifles" filed again and stood away to the
westward before a steady breeze.
BY sunset she had rounded the west
ern end of the great island, and then
to the delight of Grace and everyone
else on board, the nOrthwesterly sea
son" set in-short, sharp squalls ac-
companied by rain-and a, course was
set to pass between New Ireland and
New Britain All that night the squalls
continued, and by daylight a steady
half-gale was blowing, and the barque
was leaping along before it at twelve
knots. under fore and main-courses,
and tOp-gaIlant sails. Four days later
she was sweeping through the smooth
water of St. Georges channel, between
New Ireland and New Britain, the
wind still blowing with steady force
and the baTque now carrying more sail
The channel-that which that gallant
old freebooter and navigator. Dampier
prince of nautical description when
he passed through it in 1705. described
In one of his private letters as the
devils own tortuOus waterway. full of
tide rips, and currents and counter
currents. with fierce, unlOOked-fOr
squalls. bowling down from the land
between the gloomy valleys that split
up the savage mountain Sides-a place
where, when the winds fall at night.
and the ship is turned round and round
like a spun top by the roaring eddies.
the blue heaven above turns black, and
changes into a vaulted hell of chain
lightning as fine as a spiders web COW
ering the whole armament. and reach
ing down to the sea-rim, staying thus
for an hour or more with cOrpO-
SAINTS Kissing out their dreadful light
as they travelled to and fro along the
yards"
From the Devils Own Waterway"
Grace steeTed an S-S-E. course for the
Huon Islands. off the northwest end of
! New Caledonia; and Tom, as the old
skipper spread out his chart, and he
saw the words 'Huon Islands," Won
deTed at the coincidence of names
"HuOn Islands and "HuOn Bank" and
his thoughts went back TO that sad
night when he and Sable were brought
in to bid farewell to their dying mother,
by Tim Hogan'S fellow criminal.
Day after day the Meg Merriles"
spun along before the brave and Iusty
northwest breeze, under a sky of cloud
less blue by day, and star-spanSled by
night, and Tom and Sina Ross, who
were now sworn comrades" would
often remain on deck the entire night,
/ talking of all they would do when they
came to Sydney.
D
do you think your sister Sable will
! like me? All. l hope she will! Your
aunt, 1 am sure, will not, especially if
she should find out that [ smoke cigar
cites all day. And I want to meet Car
men Herrera and that nice old clergy
man, who has the fat laugh; and 1
want TO go TO a theatre, and to all sorts
of places, and TO dress like English girls
dress, so that my husband will not feel
ashamed Of me-"
He is very proud of you. Mrs. Ross,
and so he ought to be, for you are very
beautiful" said Tom frankly.
"Ah. it is kind of you TO say that! I
am glad you think l am pretty" and
then in the most artless and innocent
manner she asked, "am l as pretty as
Garment"
quite" was the prompt reply.
Sina ciapped her hands delightedly
in some things she was but a child
II am so glad, Tom. l am very vain,
because my husband says the same
thing; sometimes I have thought that
perhaps he only told me I was pretty
TO please me. Tom, your Carmen and
I are going to be taio (close friends)
as we Marquesans say. And, Tom, 3"
she added. as she laughingly pinched
his ear. perhaps when you marry
Carmen"
Tom made a bolt for'ard, but the
lively girl caught him on the main
deck-"when you marry Carmen Her
reFa, some time within the next five
year I mean to be at the wedding,
for my husband says that he means
to settle in Sydney"
Tom laughed. ut is very kind of
YOU to promise to come to my wedding,
but I am going to be a real downright
bachelor with Sabbie to keep house
for me. not in Sydney, but somewhere
iT the South Seas. Rapa, perhaps, or
else Samoa" Then he added, slyly.
II think as Captain Ross does. that
no one whose business lies in the
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