The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-03-18

Looked like clear case OF cutting
for 1t was all right when We flr.ed
the sail few hours before.
Jimmy fell with the dull wa,lo,,
that generally means deith. and he
landed right across tie cabin sly.
light. 1t was loaG fail and lp wAs
still. Morrell was watching Bis ship
and saw him fall. lie started for
Jimmy. Just then the woman below
rushed on deck and flung herself upon
the poor fellow. ] reached his head
and started tC raise him. The woman
was sobbing and calling for him to
speak just once more to her; and.
man, it was terrible to hear her what
she said.
"Morrell stood looking on, and then
burst into laugh.
SO that's him. is it? Ho ho! no!
So that's the fellow? And he went
to the dying man.
She was upon him before he knew
1t, striking him Il blow that sent him
reeling. Then he went mad and had
his pistol out firing and cursing like
maniac. 1t was all over in u min
ute"
Here Chips stopped awhile and cut
some fresh plug for his pipe.
Before the morning watch | had
talked Heligoland over, and he talked
to Dutchman named Langter. An.
derson finally joined, but Jacques was
n tph hnh nd
him. There were just four of us
started aft out of that crew of TWEEN
ty men.
"Heligoland took the starboard side
and | took the port. both getting into
the mizzen channels when the watch
was called. The rest were to rush
when they heard firing.
The second mate bawled for his
watch to clew up the mizzen lower
topsail as 1t was now snoring away
worse than ever and the short seas
were coming aboard us. This was
our signal.
1--WE crawled along the deck strake
outside the rail, holding on like death
with our finger tips. Morrell was
nearest to me. When we were near
enough to get behind our men, He'll
goland gave cry and jumped over.
followed. The next second / had
broken my knife short OF in the black
est-hearted captain that ever cursed
ships deck. He jumped back and
ran forward, | after him, trying to
close before he could get out his pis-
tol. He lodged about the mizzen
and fired as he swung. The shot hit
me there on the arm and split 1t to
of the darkness to leeward, and there
was dull smash. That was all. He
ligoland stood leaning, upon his hand
spike while picked up the pistol.
The day dawned upon storm
torn ocean. all grey-white. and a hove
to ship staggering OF to the south
ward with her lower topsails stream.
ing in ribbons IRON her packstays. AS
the blow wore down toward evening
we could hear the piteous cries Of
dying woman calling for her hus-
band"
Chips waited for few minutes and
puffed hard at his pipe. Then he
went on in a low voice could hardly
hear:
"We buried Jimmy and his wife
the next day. old Jacobs sewed them
up together and weighed them. All
hands uncovere. as they went to lee
ward | didn't know any service, and
there wasn't any such thing as
Bible aboard. "Good-by Jimmy l
said-and let him CO."
There was long silence. Gantline
stood up and then sat down again He
seemed to want to ask question, but
would not. Chips watched him.
YES" he went on, I'VE got five
years apiece for that. Five long years
behind the bars. where the memory
of the blue water and tn hope would
get out again kept me from going
mad. Is 1t likely I'd forget the Morn
ing Light?"