The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-06

to summon half thousand men by n
single call, able TO bring an attendant
to him by the touch OF button able
to flood the darkness with light by
; the touch of another-tbese things he
had learned during the day-he WAS
never so much alone He wanted her,
The rest of the world amounted TO
nothing and counted for nothing. He
realized then what it would mean for
him to go out among strangers with
out her.
The man was in many respects still
child. His heart III those sad and
dreary hours yearned toward her as
the weaned babe turns toward It's
mother And vet there was nothing
weak or childish in his feeling. He
recognized his own powers, his own
capacities, He knew then that she
had taught him more things than are
learned in books. She had taught him
him honor and dignity, and If he had
failed once, If he had derogated from
her high standard, he remembered that
it was through failure that men
achieved. He tried to comfort himself
with these thoughts, but with little
success.
But by and by all these cousidcra
tions faded away or merged IN great
longing for her, He had never dis
turbed her in the still watches of the
night. although he had often been
tempted to do so. But now the desire
to see her, to plead with her, TO beg
her forglveness-not low desire or
base one, he thanked God-was so
great that he could no longer sustain
/ it. He rose to his feet and looked out
of the open port hole. The dawn was
graying the east. Attired as he was
| in the loose shirt and trousers IN
which he had lain down, which were
not unlike the tunic that he habitual-
| ly wore, save that they were of soft.
luxurious silk, he opened the door of
the cabin, stepped Out through the ST.
lent wardroom--he had the natural saw
age art of treading without sound
ran lightly up the companion ladder
and stepped upon the deck. Tho Off
did not notice him. Their eyes were
elsewhere He ran swiftly across the
deck and stopped at the gaDgway,
marine stood there and started forward
as he approached.
"That' IS my island said the man.
I'm going TO swim off TO IT, and L
don't wish TO be followed. -
cts long swim, sir" venturcd
the marine, scarcely knowing what to
| do.
He stepped fairly in the gangway as
"It is nothing for me,'' said the
man, "Stand aside.
"Mr. Hopkins.p called the marine,
turning toward the officer of the deck.
AYE, aye came from Mr.. Hop
kins as he turned and started forward
to the gangway.
The next moment the man had
seized the marine in grip which left
him helpless, lifted him gently out Of
bp cl,
upon the deck and had flashed through
the air into the water.
BY the time Mr.. Hopkins reached
the gangway, the half dazed marine
had risen to his feet.
''What is it?"
"Why, it's the castaway, sir. the
wild man that we brought ashore to-
day"
"Wel"
"He said he wanted to swim to the
shore and did not want 10 be fol
lowed -
"Why didn't you stop him7''
u did try, sir, but be picked me up
as if I had been baby and threw.
me aside and went overheard. -
The officer was in quandary. lie
had received no orders to prevent the
man from going out Of the ship. He
was not quite sure what his duty was
AT any rate, he turned to the boat
swain s mate and bade him call away
a crew for the cutter swinging astern
lie directed the coxswain to bring the
boat to the gangway and then sent
the midshipman Of the watch below to
report the matter TO the captain and
ask his orders
Captain Ashby, as it happened, was
awake. He came on deck Immediately
in his pajamas and received confirma-
tlon Of the mldshipman s extraordinary
story from the watch officer 1t was
light enough now for the waters and
the shore clearly to be seen. The cap.
tain stared over the side He could
make out the mans head swimming
through the opening in the barrier
He could see the splash that he made
IN his rapid progress through the quiet
seas.
moments thought. "tell Mr. Csdv&
the midshipman of the watch--to take
the boat and follow after. II the
man gets safely TO the shore, they arc
not TO disturb him but to come back
and report to me. If. on the contrary
he needs help, they are to take him
ship
So much fine was lost in these vari
Gus maneuvers, however, that when the
order was carried out, the boat had
scarcely reached the entrance TO the
barrier when they saw the islander
stepping through the shallow waters TO
the beach. There was, therefore, moth
ing for Mr. Cady to do but come back
and report the matter to the captain
When he reached the deck of the
cruiser. he found the executive Of
ficer with the chaplain and the surgeon
who had been summoned from their
berths, in consultation with the cap
tain By Mr., Whittaker's advice. he
and tho chaplain were Immediately sent
ashore to see what had happened and
what was TO be done.
There was considerable anxiety in
the minds of the quartctte who had
been dealing with the affair heretofore
as to what conditions might be- They
did not know the man. They did not
know what he might be doing, or to
what danger the woman. whom they
all pitied most profoundly, might be
exposed. OF all with whom he had
come in contact. the lieutenant com.
mander and the chaplain wero those
who would have fhp most ipNuopco o,or