Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-28

that be tFembled ia his rage.
zone day the cap'n ordered Tom
to 80 aloft. The mercury stood 20
degrees below zero. the ship was
a-roilin, and the spray was maxim
Ice high upon the ratlines, even on to
the spars.
Tin 80 cold said Tom, that 1
couldn't git up there. an II I did /
couldn't hold on
You SIT up there yelled the cam.
seizin a belayin' pin, or I'll brain W
Tom went on TO the ratlInes. an
when he got little ways up he
looked down at the caD'n, an he said,
says be:
"'I'm goin' to my doom, but 1 tell
y, Cap'n Tomklns. some day I'Il cit
even with y't
He climbed on up the ratlines an
eFawled out on to the yard, where the
cap'n had ordered him. A big wave
struck us, there was a cloud o. icy
spray, an when It cleared Tom was
nowherea
Il couldn't make out whether the
eapn was satisfied at gittln' rid o.
Tom Blake or whether be felt IN the
dumps about Il. Leastawaya he didn't
cuss as 20 much after that an was
kind o. cringin'llke.
After apendin' q good while In
Boring sea we passed through the
straits One night we was beatin'
nofthvard into the Arctic ocean, our
latitude was som'eres about 81 degrees
north. longitude ITO west. midway Be.
tween Point Hope and Cape serdse.
Well, that's the night ! was referrin'
to = spell ago, never seen such an
aurora In my life before II waa
a-iaahin' an a.fickerin' an a-futterln'.
sometimea like million o. little white
hags or straight searchlights shootln'
up to the sky. The cap'n was on deck.
an II seemed to kind 'terrify him.
You see. although It was 90 light. We
couldn't make out nothln'.
believe the devil's tryin' 70
wreck as. he said, an. coming down
on the poop deck. he went for'ara an
stood on the bowsprit sos he could see
better.
There seemed to be a white cloud
ahead. Leastaways Il looked like a
cloud. but with the Aurora dapcin'
about II wasn't always there The
eap'n stared at II, tryin' to make Il |
out | stood down on the fo'castle
lookin' too. First thing either Of as |
knowed We heard grind. the bowsprit |
snapped, an q lot O Ice fell on the |
deck. One chunk that must "a weigh. |
ID ton struck the cap'n an knocked
him overheard.
we didn't all OF Us bear Il. Rul /
oBrien said he did. but Pete Gallo
way, who was standin' near az any Of
%. says he didn't"
What. the Ice comm aboardr
''rhe Ice, mol Out O. the misty hook.
ln' maaa u was an iceberg we struck.
heard a. plain a. l ever heard any.
thing the voice o. Tom Blake saytn'
sOetilko;
I'm here. Cap'n Tomkins.'s
The speaker paused Not q word
vas spoken b. bis listeners Tor some
moments awed ~ they were BY the
tory. when Philosopher Jack con.
inuad;
III wouldn't make any difference 20
~ u ! was the only one "a heard II.
ut some o the watch did besides me.
thort o that poor Teller sllppin' into
10 Icy sea. an somehow I knowed he'd
Iot even.
we expected % and q hole IN car
ottom, but We didn't The howsprlt
gas the only thing damaged We
armed about PASSED back through the
traits and continued on home Now,
on fellcrs a. knows everything. how
goln' % explain what I've been tall.
! ~ nye think there'a reward an
enlistment IN the other world with.
Ut pocr devil helm able 10 xit liz.
e revenge here3 Not much"
Whether or 40 there was anyeAsns
value In this argument. 4 was spo-
en- IN such tone Of authority aud the /
len bad such unboanded admiration
y their philosophers Wisdom that .
% one dared to Rainsay q Or cast . |
ouht upon his story.
HAROLD ora