The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-22

then rushing with that mighty power
TO the end. When he stopped she was
choking, gasping for breath. Man, It
seemed like her heart would break |
couldn't help listening, hearing her
pay for what she'd done. But Jimmy
never blamed her. no, not he.
Jimmy stood there waiting for his
= answer
4 'Go-go! Go and forget She was
choking, but 1t came plain and dis
! tinct. There was a long silence, and
/ looked hard into the gloom. She had
gone mmy was standing there sway
1 ing In the night like an unstayed mast
and | led him forrads, his head hang
ing down and sagging like he was
asleep. M
THE next day 1t came on heavy
from the northwest. Jimmy was seLt
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 clear case of cutting.
for it was all right when we fured 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 fail 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 to speak just
once more to her; and, man, 1t was
terrible to hear her what she said.
"Morrell stood looking on. and teen
burst into laugh.
So that's him, Is It? Ho hol 10!
So 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
reeling. Then he went mad and had
hia pistol out firms and cursing like a
.maniac. 1t was ali over in a nfinutea'
", Here Chips stopped awhile and cut
some fresh plug for his pipe.
/
talked Heligoland over. ana he talk d (
til a Dutchman named Langter. An |
dsrson finally joined, but Jacques was
afraid to go without his watch behind |
1lim. There were just four of us start |
ed aft out of that crew of 20 men.
"Helisoland took the starboard side |
and | took the port, beth getting into
the mizzen channels when the watch
was called. The rest were to rush !
when they heard firing
The second mate bawled for his
watch to clew up the mizzen lower
topsail, as it was now snoring away
worse than ever and the short sea7
We're coming aboard as. This was our
signal
I'VE crawled along the deck strako
outside the rail, holding on like death
with our finger tips Morrel was near.
est to me. When we were near enough
TO get behind our men, Heligoland
gave a cry and jumped over. fol-
lowed. The next second had broken
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. Hc
lodged about the mizzen and fired as
he swung. The shot hit me there on
the arm and split it to the elbow. Then
flung out of the darkness to
eeward and there was a dull smash.
That was all. Heligoland stood leaning
upon his handspike while | picked up II
the pistol.
The day dawned upon a storm-torn
ocean, all grey-white, and hove-to | ,
ship staggering OF to the southwark !
With her lower topsails streaming In
'ibbons from her jackstsys. AS the
bow wore down toward evening we !
:ould hear the piteous cries of a dying :
1oman calling for her husband"
Chips waited for a few minutes and :,
luifed hard at his pipe. Then he went !
N in low voice could hardly hear: =
I'VE buried Jimmy and his wife the !.
text day. Old Jacobs sewed them nm :
oeether and weighted them All
lands uncovered as they went to lee
ward. | didn't know any service, and
here wasn't any such thing as a Bible
board. 'Good-by, Jimmy | said--and
ct him 60"
There was long silence. Gantline
TODD up and then sat down again. He :
eemed to want TO ask question, but
you'd not. Chips watched him.
Yes, he went on, I'VE got five
ears apiece for that Five long yelrg
ehind the bars. where the memory 7
( the blue water and the hope |
'olld get out again kept me from GO
~ mad. Is It likely I'd forget the
for. az Lisht?"