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

Va
Nv of Cape Horn. hove-to in
NM high, rolling. northwest
v v sea which made the main
deck uninhabltable.
In the dog-watch the carpenter took
mercy on Gantline and myself and al
lowed US to share his room in the for
ward house for an aftersupper smoke
We had started forward when the man
on lookout hailed. ThrouA the gloom
Of the flying drift and twilight a
shadow bore down upon the ship,
grey-white above black. Then there
suddenly doomed out tho shape OF a
great ship tearing along under tgal-
liant sails dead before the gale.
Then in an instant she was gone
The drift had closed upon her as she
swept aetern before anyone could read
her name She had vanished as quick
~ as she had appeared. passing on in
to the dismal sea behind US like
salt-streaked mystery.
We stood gazing at the whirllng
drift in the gloom astern for some
minutes, and then we followed Chips
into his room. Gantline could not re-
call the vessel by her shape or rig,
and asked the carpenter about her.
do I know herr" he Kissed fierce
~. Would I be apt to forget her?"
And he thrust out ali arm, pulling up
his sleeve until a long livid scar
showed clear to his elbow. ut Isn't
| likely anyone would forget the Morn
ing Light If they ever sailed In her
Man! I'd know her in the depths o
perdition. the DEEPEST hole in devil
dom, where she'll sail in the hereaf-
| ter
No. I didn't intend to ship In her.
Jimmy Turner an I got into her after
We left the navy. When we went
broke a fellow wanted hands for the
| fYcp irh roy>IV
| master. We hadn't heard of any par
ticular Sam Smith, SO on we signed
with shaking hands an dry Threats,
| willing to go anywhere or do any
thing for enough frog to keep alive.
Jimmy had gone In the navy, be-
cause he couldn't live ashore. He'd
married and was sorry for lt--made a
thing to me about his wife or family,
. and l never asked. Nobody asks ques-
ticns OF anybody aboard men o-war
1 When we dropped down tho bay q
tug came alongside and Cap'n Smith
went to the rail to greet little hatch
et-faced fellow who jumped aboard
He was with woman.
Sammy Smith an niece" said an
old shellback standing on the forecas
tie head Il thought So"
What's the matter?" we asked
Matter! Don't you know that fell
1 low? That's Morrell, the worst thing
In mans image that ever trod q deck
plank. Come 1t on us as Sammy Smith
Man, II ye can get ashore, swim fer Il
afore It's too late. I'm too old" Bu
Morrell didn't ship men to have then
do the pier-head jump. We were In fol
a Western ocean cruise in one Of thu
packet ships, which will leave hel
memory a black and bloody track IL
the minds of sailor men.
Before we'd crossed the stream, Nor
} rell had begun on us. But-well
rever mind. 1t would make the tale
of old-time of what took place in
week. Save We. Gantline, I could 81
here and tell you things till morning
} and each one would make 70,
shiver. We had five men "misslng" be
} fore the voyage was half over. Jimm,
and came In for some of 1t, but evei
that tiger-sharp aft knew when h
had reached the lmit-and we wer
) men O. wars men.
"One night there was row aft an
there We're cries of a woman. Jimm
heard them and started out on decl
with his sheath knife. but we he'll
him, and four Of us got the marks o
the knife to remember how we save
him.
| AFTER that Jimmy was quiet an
ugly. He never spoke to anyone
: There were no more men In the Drew
: only squnre-he heads and Dutchmen, an
they never go aft
!. Il wouldn't consent to go aon
when Jimmy gave me look that tol
: his game. Soon l noticed he wouldn'
p turn in at night and then knew 4
was coming. ] stole aft to see tn
k end.
n II found him standing close unde
!. the break of the poop. talking in
whisper to some one. Then I caugh
/. the CLINT Of q skirt and recognized tn
voice OF the woman.
Its no use. Jim let me live
i out, she said Tt won't last long
Her voice was like that of the dy
e Ing.
r, Then Jimmy answered her slowl
lie and quietly. His words came deep an
low like the snlothered roar OF til