Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-03-30
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June, the Martial dropDed anchor at
Gravesend to await the tide. The nar.s
% ner tardy arrival had been telegrap pied
l lt .ne coast and the Channel pilot had
t tnousno III TO communicate to friend in
'ne JOURNALISTIC interest somewhat SEN
SaIlonal account of the wonderful voyage.
IL thus happened that before the an
cnor was well home in its native mud
stout gentleman came alongside in
Wnerry and climbed on deck with some
alacrlty. His lips were a trifie white
and unsteady as he recognized Tyars and
came toward him with fat gloved hand
outstretched,
Mr.. Iyars," he said breathlessly, you
dont remember me, perhaps I am
george Lowell, the owner. I have ten
rlggers coming on board to start unbend-
ing sail at once. | have to thank you
IN the name of the merchants and of my
self for your plucky conduct, and you,
too. sir. as we'll as these men,
SO the voyage was accomplished, and
Grace recognized the fact that the time
had arrived for him to withdraw his eight
blueJackets. Their strange duties were
at an end, and one more little tale of
bravery had been added to the great roll.
He gave the word to his men and went
below to get together his few belongings
As first officer he had navigated the ship,
and for some minutes he leaned over the
plain deal table in his diminutive state
room, with his elbows upon the out
stretched chart.
Across the great spread of ocean was a
dotted line, but in the marks there was
a difference, for three navigators had
worked out the one voyage. As his eyes
followed the line, day by day, hour by
hour, in vivid retrospection back to the
still, hot regions near the equator, the
young fellow realized that the voyage had
been something more than a mere Incl
dent in his life. The restless days and
sleepless nights had been very pleasant in
their sense of satisfactory toll the very
contrast of having too much to do in
stead of too little was pleasurable. But
above all, there was the companionship
and friendship of man who interested
him more than any he had yet come in
contact with.
Looking back over the days and nights
they had passed through together he re-
allied how little leisure there had been
for mere conversation. In the working
of the ship, in the attempt to enable ten
men to do the work of twenty, there had
been sufficient to keep them fully engag-
ed without leaving time for personal mat
tiers. But it is in such a life as this,
lived together, that men really learn to
know each other. and not in mere inter
change of thought. or give and take of
question and answer.
Lieut.. Grace was in his small way
student of human nature. Men who watch
the sea and sky, to gather from their
changes the deeper secrets OF wind and
weather, acquire a habit Of watching lips
and eyes, gathering therefrom little hints,
small revelations, tiny evidences which,
when pieced together, make that strange
homogeneous muddle called Man. OF the
human being Claud Tyars he knew good
daal-of the gentleman, the university
athlete. the travelled sportsman, he knew
absolutely nothing Beyond the bare fact
that Trinity College had left its inefface-
able mark upon him, the past history of
This sailor was blank to Grace.
When he went on deck little later,
leaving his baggage to be brought up by
ono of the bluejackets. this thought was
still uppermost in his mind. He found
Tvars and Mr.. Lowell walking together
on the after deck; the former talking
earnestly, while the owner OF the snip
listened with panied eyes. They came to-
word Grace together, and he told them OF
his intention to take his men up to Lon
don nv train at once in order to report
themselves at the Admiralty.
L be-, 1cYoO vSI da-fhp
,roro on board, indeed they were already
ot work aloft, and there was no cause lor
further delay. He turned away with Wis
;bIe reluctance, and went forward 20 cali
his men together. Mr.. Lowell followed
and shook hands gratefully, after which
he went aft to speak to the pilot. linus
craca and Tyars were left alone amid
Sims for the men were busy throwing
their effects into the attendant boa's. :,
81 hone" said Tyars, that you VIII
nor oet into a row for coming straight
home without calling at Madeira on the
chance of picking up more men.
.T don't anticipate any difficulty, was
the reply; my uncle has the p ,, -
a few of the strings, you know.
WARS nodded his head. There was
,otb;no more to be said. The two men
we're already clambering down the snip
side. eager to get ashore. -,
"Good-by," said Grace, holding out ms
,ord .I-eh-I'm glad we got her
home"
"Good-by." .+;u
They shook hands, and Tyars stood sun
NON the deck he had trodden so bravery
0 uI the little officer moved away To-
w y I'D ~ the gangway. Somehow there was a
Ma.a - ;nsnfficiency on both sides. There
vas something left unsaid' ana se' m nel.
ar could think of anything TO say, 800.
,,o+ cone many yards when he stop
n Ia bas;tated. and finally returned. go
81 say, Tyars,' he SAID nur !. as
tb;s going to be the end OF It an -
naan are we going to lose slgnt ol eau
otber now? We have been thrown 'ose'