The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-06-23


and quietly. His words came deep and
low like the smothered roar OF the
surf on the shore. Man, 1t was like
the great sea rolling over an outlying
reef, bursting, gathering again ana
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. l
60 .. lip listening, hearing her
pay for lat 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 cis-
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 II came on heavy
from the northwest. Jimmy was sent
aloft to put an extra gasket around
the bunt OF the GRO jack where 1t had
been blown out by the gale. Some
thing went wrong with the foot-rope.
Looked like a clear case OF cutting.
Tor 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
saw the fall. He started for Jimmy.
Just then the woman below rushed on
deck and flung herself upon the poor
fellow. | reached his head and start
ed TO raise him. The woman was sob
bling and calling for him - speak just
once more to her; and, ,san. 1t was
terrible to hear her what soc said.
"Morell stood looking on. and then
burst scto a laugh.
$50 that's him, Is II? Ho! no! hoi
50 that's the fellow And he went to
the dying man.
she was upon him before he knew
It. striking him a blow that sent him
Keeling. Then he went mad and had
his pistol out firing and clrsing like q
maniac. 1t was all over In minute"
Here Chips stopped awhile and cut
some fresh plug for his pipe
Before the morning watch | had
talked Heligoland over. and he talk d
to a Dutchman named Langter. An
derson finally Joined. but Jacques was
afraid to 30 without his watch behind
him. There were just four Of us start
cd aft out OF that crew OF 20 men.
'Heligoland took the starJoard side
and ! took the port both getting into
the mizzen channels when the watch
was called. The rest wave to rush
when they heard firing
The second mate bawlel for his
watch to clew up the mizssn 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. Morreil was near
est to me. When we were near enough
to get behind our men, He.igoland
gave IA cry and jumped over. ! fol-
lowed. The next second | had broke IN
my knife short off in the b'ackest-
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
dcdged about the mizzen and fired az
tn ha hnt hnr
the arm and split 1t to the elbow Then
something flung out OF the darkness IN
leeward and there was a dun smash.
That was all. Heligoland stood leaning
upon his nandspike while | picked uI
the pistol.
The day dawned upon a storm-t )rn
ocean, all grey white, and "A hove-tl
ship staggering off to the southwark
with her lower topsails streaming IN
ribbons from her jackstays, As tie
blow wore down toward evening W.
q could hear the piteous cries OF dying
woman calling for her husband"
Chips waited for few minutes and
P pulled hard at his pipe. Then he Wen,
: on in low voice | could hardly hear:
( We buried Jimmy and his wife the
next day. Old Jacobs sewed them uI
| together and weighted them. Al
! hands uncovered as they went to lee
n ward. didn't know any service, ant
T there wasn't any such thing as a Bib,
@ aboard. 'Good-by, Jimmy, | said-and
l. let him go"
e There was long silence Gantliu
stood up and then sat down again. II,
: seemed to want to ask question. bu
= would not. Chips watched him.
u Yes he went on. we got fly,
i years apiece for that Five long year,
(, behind the bars. where the memo:,
d OF the blue water and the hope
h would get out again KEEP, me from e.
ID ing mad Is il likely Id forget tn
e Morning Light"