The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-21

II I bound up his arm after fashion.
making a good enough job Of II TO stop
he bleeding. and then went forward to
Keep a lookout.
We were foaming down the river at a
tremendous pace. the gale being almost
lead fair for us. and having the addi-
tional impetus OF a red hot tide under
f'oot we swept down past the land as
hough we had been n steamer. Sooth
o say. however. scarcely felt In cue
ust then either TO admire the Josefa' g
'.paces or TO take much note OF the won
ierful picture presented by the river.
With its brown. mud-tinted waters lashed
nto fury by the breath OF the tropical
tempest and checkered here and there
with the shadows of the scurTying clouds,
sbr lighted up by the phosphorescence
(which tipped each wave with n crest Of
I fkcintillating silvery stars. The wound in
.fny shoulder was every moment becom-
'ang more excruciatingly painful and
Thnore exacting I'm its demands upon my
attention; my interest seemed TO centre
tEtself upon the Daphne and her surgeon;
Ssnd II was with feeling OF ineffable re-
def that. on jibing round Shark Point.
\ about an hour and a half after clearing
ithe creek. / saw at n distance Of about
iseven miles away an indistinct object of
iPadron Point which I knew must be the
lDaphne at anchor.
do you see the SlOOps s1Tl Il ndlleu
n mo" returned Smellie from his post
i,t the wheel, STOPPING and peering
straight into the darkness. "I cannot
make her out from here. DO you see
I herr"
Yes, sir" replied, joyously: there
she is, broad on our port bow. Luff. sir.
you may"
"Iuff." heard Smelie return; and the
.chooner's bows swept round until they
81.
STEADY. sir!'
"Steady Il is" replied Smellie. his
roice sounding wierd and mournful above
khe roar OF the wind and the wash OF the
sea 1 managed to trim over the jib-
sheet without assistance. and then leaned
lpver the bulwaris watching the gradual
WAY In which the small dark blot on the
horizon swelled and developed into
stately ship with lofty masts long yards
And n delicate maze OF rigging, all as
heat and trim as though she had but just
emerged from the dockyard
The sea being quite smooth after we
mad once rounded Shark Point we made
lkhe run down 10 the sloop in about an
hour. passing 10 windward OF her and
lkhen jbing over and rounding-to on her
lee quarter with our jib-sheet to wind
ward.
AS we approached the sloop noticed
lthat lights were still burning In the skip
iper's cabin, and thought l could detect
ia human face or two peering curiously
tout at us from the ports. The dear old
hooker was OF course riding head 10 wind,
Ihnd as we swept down across her bows
iwithin easy hailng distance hgure sud
Idenly appeared standing on the knight
heads. and Armitage's voice rang out
across the water with the hail OF:
Schooner ahoyH'
n 'Hillo!' responded Smellie.
II A slight and barely perceptible pause;
Ihnd then
n What schooner Is that?'
THE Josefa. save schooner. Is that
IlMr. Armitage7"
LAY ay, Il is Who may you be. prayf'
II / had by this time gone aft ana was
Nstanding by Smellie's side The schooner
Uwas just jibing over and darting along
Hon the Daphne's starboard side
"Armitage evidently has not recognized
Ilry voice as yet" remarked Smellie, "or
he added. "they have given MS up
Hon board as dead, and he IL unable so sud
Ldenly to realize the fact of our being
still alive"
II Then. as we finally rounded-to under
Ithe Daphne's quarter. Armitage reap
Npeared aft, and the confab was renewed.
Usmellle this time taking the lead.
il Daphne ahoyl" he hailed. has Capt
,Ivernon yet retired for the night7''
II IL think not" was the reply. what
||do you want7"
II kindly pass the word 20 him that Mr.
||smelle and Mr.. Hawkesley are along
|slde In captured SLAYER; and say we