The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1907-01-24

trade wind having died away. there
was not the sound OF leaf stirring In
the palm grove.
we had been sitting Ike this for
about half an hour. when Nora. my
VIE. Just as she was coming out OF the
door TO join Us. gave a err.
TIE kalibuke. Look az the ship
Il jumped up and LOGGED. aud there.
sure enough. was big shIo Just show
Ing round the point. and close IN. not
more than a mile away from the reef.
For a moment l was DIT scared.
remembering that there was not
breath OF wind. and yet seeing her
moving Then remembered the cur.
rent. and knew that she must have
run up to the land from the westward
before dark perhaps. and that az soon
as the breeze had died away the eur.
rent. which runs about four knots. had
caught her and was now moving her
along l took her to be either a Yam
kee or British North American.
Just as I had asked Rotau 20 get
one OF his women To hunt up a boats
crew he sang out: Listen. Ted. hear
boat
In another moment or two I heard
IL myself plain en0ugh-c.ick. elack
click. elack-and at the sane time saw
that the ship was heading away from
the land.
Il knew the ship was right enough.
and could not get into any canger. a.
The current would take her clear OF the Z
and In another hour or 80. 20 we al
vent to the point 20 see where the Z
,oat was coming. Z
AS soon as she vas withIa 100 yards I
Il the beach halle. rh-u 10 keep a Z
'it to starboard. a. sacrr Ms . bix D
oral bowlder right ~ Front - The SPOT !
hey were steering Tor. 4
Aye. aye.' answered ne ,ean Steer. <
ng. and he did as ! told sina In an 6
Their minute or two the .-,It shot M !,
n the beach. and We crowded round =
hem.
Stand back. please says the ON
n. speaking In a curious. hurried kind A.
way, and then I saw that he had a =,
istoi In his left hand. and that the ~
en- with him looked white and scared =,
nd seemed to take no notiec OF "a -
Two Of the men Jumped out. and y
zen we saw that there was another -
'rson In the boat--a woman. she was :.
ting on the lotion boards. wing =.
'ainst the stern sheets. aud seemed -,
be either asleep or dead. The ON. -,
r helping them. they lifted her % -,
d out OF the boat and carried her
hore- Then the officer turned 10 me. 4.
d saw that. though ne tried 10
eak quietly. be was In a furry over A''
netting.
What's all this I said WHAT'S
) matter7 What have you rot this wh
tol In your hand for. and what IL Tn
: matter with this woman Of
He put the pistol out " sight pref. are
quick. and then. speaking 70 rapld. ten
/ could hardly follow him. said that ut
lady was the captains wife. ana con
had been taken ~ ve-y suddenly sun
her husband. seeing my house 40 clio,
,e TO. had determfnen TO send her and
ore, and see II anything could be eve
e for her Lon,
That's - queer / said. 'Wbv plet
Mt be come with her blmseIf7 Look war
Ell don't believe all this. How sem
he know, even though The house ia OF 4
E, that white man lives In n
want to have a look OF the won.
face She might be dead for all VI
now and
BY this time my wife and one of well
nus wives had gone up to the WON. 800
and ! saw that. although she waxn,t 'nat
], she looked very like II. for bsr each
were closed and she yeemed opl,e y
,nscious OF All that "a. se,.,' q''.s vnlet
was youDg-about - or so--ana n
rather pretty. after
Please take her To vour n,.,. bic Q
the officer. and ne .o,,, cart
J lowed the ship out OF DANGER the
ain will come ashore and see Won,
Hold onP says /, and grabbed !,
by the arm. DO you -,ean to say VI u
70 going or in this fashion withont irien
ss me anything further7 who arc
anyway what i. -. ~, a.s The
~ "'ps cours
e hesitated Just second and then poss
The Inca Prince. Capt. Brouxh- one
But can't stay to talk now ingto
captain himself will tell you about An
the morning ~a-,,
nd then. before could atom him ,,s,