The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-13

earliest dawn. when the grey ghost OF
day walked in the east. man up
aloft sang out with startling energy:
Two dark rocks right ahead, SIR"
The main.deek hummed suddenly.
and a patter of bare feet told that the
entire crew had run for the foc'sle
head The skipper nipped into the
mizzen rigging quick as ehipm INK.
Keep her away a point or two"
he cried
Away point or two sir. echoed
the hemsman
Il see EN-, Mr. Green" yelled the
old chap; and just where | figured
them out 10 be There'll be three.
there'll be three
He paused and looked down on
Green.
"But-but two will do me. he add
ed cautiously = never pinned my
faith to three"
Green climbed alongside him. ana
even a bit higher.
Lord, sir, they're boats" he cried.
No, rocks" said the skipper
Boats replied the mate. obsti.
nately.
so they are! Damn!a cried the
skipper.
And then the same verdict came
from aloft and was confirmed by the
entire sea jury.
The disappointed captain dropped
bael, on deck.
Now, If they were the Palembang's
boats" suggested Green.
No such luck" said the skipper.
is there any one in EN-. aud do they
see us?'
by the same token they see us
now" shouted Green, and in a quar-
ter of an hour the boats were along.
side. and the Simeon lay To-
What boats are those" squealed
Banks.
The Palembang's, replied a voice
from the tubing cockleshell5.
The skipper and the mates said
.Whewln and Banks was fairly dane
inc.
And where's your ship"
Bottom of the Indian ocean" said
voice that Banks recognized as
Spiders.
Is that you, Captain Spiller?" he
inquired with much exaggerated cour.
tesy.
II Is, growled Spiller.
Did You by any chance come across
my rocks as you sailed along SO
PLEASANT"
Spiller swore In a rluffled voice.
Not L your desc 'tion of EN-:
far from it, he replied at last.
We'll see about that, said Banks.
Nov then. come under the lee quar-.
ter and well have some of you
aboard the captain of the Palem.
bang last
"Whad yer mean?@ cried splller
snlkily.
What | say" said Banks softly
And when every one was out of the
boats but spiller. he stood by the
line.
Now. captain, we're they my rocks
or not?@
No. said Spiller
Then St. in your damned boat"
cried Banks. Cast that line on,
Spiller. You won't? Then cut 1t, Mr.
Green"
Green smiled, but didn't move. The
skipper borrowed a knife from the
nearest seaman by taking ii out of It's
sheath.
Now was they or not?o
No cried Spiller.
One, Two and at three | cut" said
Banks. "One-two.--
Very well. they was then, shrieked
Spiller; and the next minute he was
on deck
I'll have YOU sign a paper to that
effect. said Banks, and If you don't,
the whole Of your crew will, including
your mate
Wilson, WHO was standing by Green,
said that he could willin gly, and when
Spiller scowled. he scowied back.
And now, Mr.. Green, cried Banks,
chaerfully since We know where they
are and can find EN- any time. you
put her on her course again. And
We'll have a little thanksgiving serv.
ice for al this"
He did not Explain whether the serv.
ice was for the established character
OF The Simeon rocks. or for the rescue
of the shipwTecked crew, but when he
got them all below he handed round
hymn books
First of all we will sing hymn No.
18i of Hymns Ancient and Modern.
he said softly. and when Spiller looked
h.,