Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-02

and I'll fnd you another. Mcknight,
drop that cleaver and come along
with u.s."
They did not like n; but with De
Nova, Johnson and Dade standing be-
hind me, they realized the uselessness
Of revolt. Their hesitation and growl-
ing curses irritated me none the less.
Jump. you fellows, unless you want
the same medicine Cole just took"
The two men lifted the negro in
their arms and bore him back to one
OF the state-rooms aft. Kelly came
out again and returned with panni-
kin of water bent down and closed
the lid Of the chest. The five Of us
tramped out on deck.
It was, indeed, rare day for that
season Of the year and in that ocean,
the sky overhead pale blue and cloud
less, the wide sea stirred merely by
the gentlest swell, the slight breeze
steady. and barely firm enough to hold
the rotten canvas stir. There was
even SUFFICIENT heat in the suns rays
to moisten the ice along the decks
where the chill of the wind did not
strike, and the sweep Of the horizon
extended farther than we had seen for
weeks. The beauty of the day would
have put new heart and life into all OF
us but for the miserable wreck under
foot. The very glare of the sunlight
seemed to reveal with new vividness
how close the end was. Light as the
sea ran, the ice-laden bow of the Don
ma Isabel ploughed deeply under,
every crest bursting in white foam
through the break In the port bull
warks, the list in the deck so steep we
made our way forward with difficulty
along the slippery surface. Our rate
Of progress had become so slow as to
leave only the barest ripple in the wake.
Clambering over into the fore.chains
I pointed out to the men how the sea
was encroaching on the bullying side.
They stared at the evidence gravely,
each compromising clearly the dread
meaning, yet no one spoke for min
ute.
II reckon you was right, SIR" ad-
mitted Johnson, finally. "The old hook.
er is goin' down."
De Nova peered along the slippery
deck, cleaning in the sun, moodily,
but said nothing until he looked up
and caught my eyes.
wat you do, monsieur"
= mean to hold on as long as it is
SAFE" 1 replied. because the cabin
gives shelter to the women We all
know what the open boat means, and
we'll put that OF until the last possible
moment. We are not making much
progress. it's true; but still, every
mile helps, and, If this weather Will
only hold. the wreck may keep aloa
for several days yet, but we'll ge
everything fixed for q quick depart
'.ure."
Kelly and Sanchez appeared in tn,
i cabin door, and I called to them Il
join us.
Nov, lads, let's make use Of wha,
daylight we've got left. This weather
is likely to change any minute. Three
Of you lower that lib, and get out the
canvas belonging to the long-boat
Piece the lib up with any old stuff
you can find that will stand ligh'
wind. De Nova, you take charge o.
that Job. Dade, you'd better run bacl
to the tfller, and hold her steady Al
the lib comes down. Johnson and
will see that the long-boat is sound
stocked, and ready for launching"
We made thorough Job of it, over
hauling the boat from stem to stern
and ending by rigging up block and
tackle for hosting her, when loaded
over the bulwarks. We dashed the
Donna IsabeTs helm again, and dis
patched Dade into the cabin after sup
plies. The greater portion of the
stores brought from the Sea Queen
more especially the canned goods, re-
NAMED intact, and we packed these
away snugly in the stern lockers, add.
ing whatever we could find that re-
NAMED eatable among the frozen
stores in the lazarette. Altogether we
thus amassed sufficient supply. We
rolled up all the extra blankets, SHOW
Ing them under the seats, and saw
that serviceable spars and oars were
safely slowed and dashed. It was
growing dusk before these matters
had all been attended to, and l finally
stepped out of the boat. The men were
massed in body on the deck, and the
moment saw them understood they
had been discussing the situation. De
Nova spoke:
Monsieur" he questioned, 'how
much in American money would be
In re chest?"
Il don't know, of course, but just for
q guess, perhaps 0eO-maybe
more"
AN zare be only re ten of us. To
divide 1t up make. maybe, ten t'ousand
dollar for each. Was it not so?"
why. yes, or even more than that,
for will cheerfully waive my share,
and can pledge that Lady Darlington
will do the same. But what OF it,"
"Zat fine lot monies for sailorman {"
he said, eagerly. AN wy not have
1t? Anyhow. wy not try to save It,?
Re long-boat is built to hol' Is peoples,
an we only ten. Zen wy not take 70
gor? 1t eat noting, 1t drink noting,
an If 1t weight too much, zen we t'row
1t overheard. But wy not try carry 1t,
ze hundred t'ousand dollar?"
There was no good reason why we
shouldn't; besides, the very POSSIBLE
!ty OF preserving even that share of
tho treasure would prove an inspir-
alton to the men. looked about into
their anxious faces. feeling mvself