The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-14

surf on the short. Man, It was like
the great sea rolling over an outlying
reef. bursting, gathering again, and
then rushing with that mighty power
to the end. When he stopped she was
choking, gasping for berath. Man. 1t
seemed like her heart would break. I
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.
"..Go-go! Go ana forget She was
choking. but it came plain and dis
tinct. There was long silence, and
looked hard into the gloom. She had
gone. Jimmy was standing there sway
ing in the night Ike an unstayed mast
and led him forrads, his head hang
ing down and sagging like he was
asleep.
The next day it 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 clear case OF cutting
for 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 q long fall and he was still.
|
saw him fall. He started for Jimmy.
Just then the woman below rushed on
deck and flung herself upon the poor
fellow. 1 reached his head and start
| ed to raise him. The woman was sob
bing and calling for him to speak Just
/ once moro to her; and, man, 1t was
terrible to hear her what she said.
/ "Morrell stood looking on, and then
/ burst into a laugh.
so that's him. is 1t? Ho! no. no!
So that's the fellow?' And he went to
| the dying man.
She was upon him before he knew
1 1T. striking him blow that sent him
reeling. Then he went mad and had
his pistol out firing and cursing like a
maniac. 1t 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 a 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 art out of that crew of twenty men.
'Heligoland took the starboard side
and i took the port both getting into
i The mlzzen channels when the watch
] was called. The rest were to rush
1 when they heard firing.
!. Inc 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 seas
We're coming aboard us. This was our
signal.
i I'VE craWled along the deck strake
outside the rail, holding on like death
with our finger tips. Morreu was near
est to me. When we We're near enough
10 get behind our men, Heligoland
gave cry and jumped over. l fol-
lowed The next second I had broken
my knife short off in the BLACKLIST
hearted captain that ever cursed a
SHIPS deck lie jumped back and ran
I forward, l after him. trying to close
BEFORE he could get out his pistol He
lodged about the mizzen 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 dull
smash That was all Helgoland stood
leaning upon his handspike while i
! picked UP the pistol.
, Ihe day dawncd upon o storm torn
ocean, all grey white, and a hove to
! ship staggering off to the southwark
r with her lower topsalls stareaming In
! ribbons from her packstays AS the
plow wore down toward evening we
, could hear the piteous cries of a dyine
: woman calling for her .,usband--"
!. chips waited for few minutes ant
! pu[fed hard at his Pipe Then no wen,
on IN low voice could hardly hear
1--WE buried Jimm, and his wife the
! next day. Old Jacons seWed them mr.
I together and weighed them. Al
; hands uncovered rs they went to lee
a ward. didn't know any service, anc
there wasn't a.ly such thing as {
= Bible aboard. 'Ciood-by, Jimmy / sale
y y and let him 20"
: There was Il long silence. Gantlin,
a stood up ana then sat down again. III,
seemed to want to ask a question, bu
would not. Chips watched him.
! Yes" he went on, 1--WE got fiv.
years apiece for that. Five long year
behind the bars, where the memory
of the blue water and tho hope
y would get out again kept ME from
going mad, ls 4 likely Id forget tn
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