The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06

We'll, get mad! you'll have to give
II up just the same. Don't be fool,
man. You can see this for yourself: !:
TO tunnel through that ice with the
| tools we've got, and look at the hull
under us. Why. you can see the list
of the deck even here in the cabin.
and the feel of her when she drops in
TO hollow is enough to make sea-
those yellow boys or the little girl
yonder?'
He looked at Celeste. wnite-faced,
the tears staining her cheeks. her eyes
glowing like two Goals. and all the
fierce passion of resistance seemed
to desert his countenance. His glance
dropped TO the deck, returning to my
face.
'By gar. if you put it Eat way. mon
sieur. zen I choose the lady. sure. But
Ze sing | want is both of EN-"
No doubt; but you have sense
enough 10 realize that you can't have
both. So l count you with me. Now.
how about you. Johnson"
The big. hairy seaman. sober-faced
and grave-eyed. glanced about on his
mates and Strengthened up.
I'm here TO obey orders. sir" he
said slowly. I've alters been poor. an
reckon the Lord don't mean me TO
eyer git rich
| held out my hand. deeply touched
by the sterling honesty of the reply
You've got something worth more
than money BILL and that's manhood
You stand the acid. Shake hands.
mate"
He responded awkwardly enough
having received more cuffs than praise
during his rough sea life. yet the eX
preston in the mild blue eyes gave
me confidence that | had touched the
right chord. | surveyed the others
Mcknight leaning on the cleaver. red
faced and scowlinC. Sanchez. Kelly
and Dade back of him. the negro still
groaning on the deck.
''Dade. come here" The fellow shut
fled over toward me. as SpinelesS as
jelly-fish. Now. Kelly. YOU and San
chez lay Cole out in bunk and dress
his head. All he needs is a bandage
and plenty of cold water When you
get done with that job come on deck
and Ill find you another. Mcknight.
drop that cleaver and come along
with us"
They did not like it: but with De
Nova. Johnson and Dade standing be-
hind me. they realized the uselesSness
of revolt. Their hesitation and srOwl-
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
out again and returned with a panni-
kin of water. | bent down and close,'
the lid OF the chest. The five of u:
tramped out on deck
Ii was. indeed. rare day for that
season of the year and in that ocean.
less. the wide sea stirred merely by
the gentleSt swell. the slight breeze
steady. and barely firm enough to hold
the rotten canvas stiff There was
even sufficient heat in the suns rays
TO moisten the ice along the decks
where the chill of the wind did no
strike. and the sweep of the horizon
extended farther than We had seen 70
weeks. The beauty Of the day woul
have put new heart and life into all
US but for the miserable wreck under
foot. The very glare of the sunlighr
seemed TO reveal with new vividnes
how close the end was. Light as tn,
sea ran. the ice-laden bow of the Don
ma Isabel ploughed deeply unde-
every crest bursting in white foa
through the break in the port br
warks. the list in the deck 50 steepW
made our way forward with dimcui::