The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-04-08
CHAPTER xv-fcontlnued.,

1&Rt&a1 Ne&iey ha0 Just stepped fne(
sna chart room Laird was on the bridge
elasss the second officer. on his way "a
shs bridge TO relieve or assist Laird
vas felled at the door OF the chart room.
In the Instant required to drag the body
60 shelter and close the door OF the chart
rooms Captain Negley was ovsrpowered
oy the blizzard Of steam. gas and livid
stona- When consciousness returned to
aim he was lying across the body of Plass,
and the ship was rolling like runaway
buoy.
The skipper regained his feet. In spite
OF terrible burns. he felt little pain His
nmbs, below the knees. were like wood
Ills ieff hand was yellow and Inflated
1lre brands still screamed into the sea
outside, but the day was returning. The
4a-c-.ss2Sss rsegley was first to reach the
aeek, the woodwork Of which was burn
ing In several places. He tried to shout,
01t his throat was closed by the hot dust.
The body Of man was hanging over the
railing Of the bridge 1t was Laird, with
@ls face burned away.
Inc shock OF his burns was beginning |
60 overpower the captain when Pugh. the |
third officer. untouched by fire, appeared |
IRON below. In horrid tongueless way. /
Negley fred the other to act, and stag
gered into the cabin passageway. Pugh 1
snrieked up the hands and set to the fires
and the ships course. Out OF the five
sailors and three officers on deck when
reiee struck. Negley alone had retained
Sne thinking faculty.
Miss Stansbury was hurled from her
chair. Appalled, by the dread fact of dis-
solution, she Jay In the primal darkness in
<ns midst OF falling glass. Macready was
cropping. calling for her. That she was
unnurt seemed such great matter TO
hin and entirely insignificant to herself.
her lover had fallen Their starry pa
vflion OF the future was In blacknesa and /.
rain IL would have been better had ,
Peles found them together.
Mscready lifted her to a chair. The
ports were gray Instead Of black. but
Eplashed with the big seas.
Your friend La dead. Denny" she said
harshly.
What's this you're taIkin'7 IT'S no
Die nv geyser In a dirt pile 90 can tell :,
aim how & come an 60"
Ths screaming OF the native women !.
cached them from the hold. Macreadv !.
opened the door. and blast of tsrribls 4
leat entered the cabin The woman was r
aufcning the arms OF the chair and star :.
ng &C MIN with the most pitiful eyes ever =,
sen In child or woman. The swayinx
orm OF Negley was In the passageway.
nd something OF the extent Of the disas- "a
sr broke upon the freshman.
Bring him here r. she commanded. tax ~
ag Negley's arm- There, can man
20 himl Run and get oils and Init
Hs obeyed- The decks were covered p
nth paste that burned through his ~ ~
hoes Black clouds were rolling out 70 =. -
sa. Deep thunder of a righteous source IN
aswered Pelee's lamentations. The sail
70 were fighting fire and carrying their -
'ad- The thin, shaken voics OF Puxli -
me from the bridge The engines we're
robbing. Of
Eight miles at seal Eight miles at dr.
IT. Macready repeated 9TH long the
med mountain-an' what mustn't the IN we
hfin' have been r.
In the store-room, he opened Jars of oil Try
cartons OF lint and bandages, for the
. OF the men; then rushed back to the rui
bin with portion Nature finds WORK
strong hearts that have lost their
-oes- Negiey's cracked and twisted
'ts had been removed, and the ashes sir
ansed from his eyes and ears and
nth. Another valiant nurse had emery CON
from broken romance The woman me
o would have tainted yex1erday at the
ell OF burnt flesh was cutting away the
thing from the captains shoulder. I
len the ointments and wrappings had de
q applied to the shippers wounds, she burs
ped Macready carry the unconscious land
"A to a berth. bore
It's rainfn' evenchooaIitfes ont he fty
tered geniaily, noting that the work was
life to Der. ture
We must be nearly In-shors By this 6tfu
O." abe said slowly. ghos
,enny's eferyescence was now corked. out
ID had been putting the Madame out deep
Yea sincs he got control OF her. The turn
Imam felt instinctively that the WON not
would want to go ashore, which he the
II propose TO allow. On the other into
d. although he had nothing TO do with AL
running OF the ship, he didn't like the stan,
of Saving the Madame at the price wind
er owners life. she !
dunno" be answered carefully. hope
"a har-rd Z see fur tn RAIN turns
Is soft magic failed. hope,
sui the ship 10 moving" she exclafup- at la
Denny, open the door r. and
acready gave way. She heard the Negis
~ beat Of the engines, and the biz haste
driving past. She rushed ont Of the "a
sgsway, regardless Of the food. ana We q
ID over the main deck railing. There cover
no smoke, no familiar shadow of Ma
but a leaden, tumultuous skv ana force
rollers OF the open sea, beaten By a "Y,
initial shower. She crossed the char claim,
lanking to the starboard side. drench- n tn
} the skin In an instant There was must
'elee, no Saint Pierre Macreadv He
to draw her to cover, but she turned The ,
MN luriouSiy' grant
on have let them put to sea-you. him !
riend-while be liz held back there. reef
ng for his shfpp pughs
mar couia poor Dinny, that bosses "Mi
alleys, ma'am, do toward runnfn' the / am
Thin byes nd say, Git back Z .gu
patty-pans, you wiper But I've said h
!, sure. kape TIL lady from harum II
az. You know Captain Negleyr vour >
here's the first oficerr' sbs Al
'aos una am The
I'd ths second ofFicerYs nccor,,