Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-23

thing went wrong with the foot-rope. Looked like a clear case of cutting, for it was all right when we furled Ee sail few hours before.
 Jimmy fell with the dull wallop that generally means death, and he landed right across the cabin skyiight. It 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 ping and calling for him to speak just once more to her; and. man, 1t was terrible to hear her what she said.
 "Morrell stood looking on, and then burst into laugh.
 So that's him, is 1t? Ho! ho! hoi So that's the fellow?' And he went to the dying man.
 She was upon him before he knew 1t, striking him blow that sent him reeling. Then he went mad and had his pistol out firing and cursing like . maniac. It was all over in a minute"
 Here Chips stopped awhile and cut some fresh plug for his pipe.
 Before the morning watch had talked Heligoland over. and he talked to Dutchman named Langter. An derson finally joined, but Jacques was afraid to go without his watch behind him. There were just four of us start ed aft out of that crew of 20 men.
 "Heligoland took the starboard side and took the port, bath getting into the mizzen channels when the watch was called. The rest were to rush when they heard firing.
 The second mate bawlei for his watch to. clew up thee mizzen lower topsail, as it was now snoring away worse than ever and the short seas were coming aboard us. This was our signal.
 We crawied along the deck strake outside the rail. holding on like death with our finger tips. Morrell was near est to me. When we were near enough to get behind our men, Heiigoland gave a cry and jumped over. fol- lowed. The next second had broken my knife short of in the backest- hearted captain that ever cursed a ships deck. He jumped back and ran forward. I after him. trying to close before he could get out his pistol. He lodged about the mlzzen and fired as he swung. The shot hit me there on the arm and split 1t to the elbow. Then something flung out of the darkness to leeward and there was a dull smash. That was all Heligoland stood leaning upon his handspike while picked up the pistol.
 The day davned upon a storm-torn ocean. all grey-vhite. and a hove-to ship staggering oil to the southxard with her lower topsails streaming in ribbons from her jsekstays. As the blow wore down toward. evening ve could hear the piteous cries of a dying woman calling for her husband-"
 Chips waited for a few minutes and pufed hard at his pipe Then he vent on In low voice could hardly hear:
 We buried Jimmy and his wife the next day Old Jaoots ssved them up together and weighted them All hands uncovered as they went to lee ward I didn't know any service. and there wasn't any such thing as . Bible aboard rGood-by. Jimmy I said-and let him 90"
 There vas long silence. Gantlins <tcod up and then sat down again He seemed to want 10 ask a question. but would not Chips watched hiz-
 Yes. he uszt on. -ve e1t Ave yezrs apiece for that Five Ione ys1rs behind the bsrzI where tte 1enory