Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-11-24


loug forgotten sailors chanty:
Now. me lads sing stave OF the dead
mans mass.
Yel! never sail ONE again. Oh.
We're twelve Old salts an the sIppers
lass
Marooned in the Spanish main. oh.
Sing nay
sing Hu-
A mixer is Davy Jones.
Just one more plug an a swiE AT the jug,
An UP with the skull an bones.
After a longer aud faster hauI than
had been noticed previously the rope
stopped a second time. Every one ex.
cept Watts was watching the whip
intcntly.
There she goes" yelled the sailor
in charge Of the line He began to
haul in the slack like Aadnnn.
A dark form doomed downward
through the mist 1t was Hozier aieue
coming back To them. = fren2ied
cheer broke from the lips of those
overwrought men. They knew what
that meant. Somewhere high above
the black FORKS and the flying scud
WIS hope turnnrd in the blessed sun
shine. They drew him in cautiously
until Coke was able to grasp his hand.
They were quick to see that hp brought
a second rope and spare whip.
Two at time on both ropes" was
his inspirir!ug message. They're
friendly Portuguese up there, but no
one must be seen if u boat is sent from
the island to lind our what has be-
come of tine ship. So step lively! Now,
captain. tell eni of in pairs"
Coke's method was characteristics.
| He literally fell Oh the two nearest
men and began to truss them. Hozier
followed his example anl tied two
others back to back. They vanished
and the ropes returned much more
| speedily this time. Four and four
again were drawn up to safety There
were left the captain, Hozier and the
unhappy Watts. who was now crying
because the skipper had "set about
him just tor "singin' a reel ole wind
| jammer song"
"YOu must take up this swine" said
/ Coke to uuZier. dragging Watts to his
feet with scant ceremony. If lay
me 'ands on i'm I'll he tempted to
! throttle i'm"
Before quitting the deck Hozier help
ed To adjust the remaining rope around
the captains portly person They were
| lifted clear Of the trembling fOrecastle
almost simultaneously aud IN the very
nick of time. Already The skeleton of
Shit,'E htl -Ii l..
off into deep water. The deck was
several feet lower than at the moment
of the vessels final impact against the
rocks. Even before the three reached
the ledge from which their rescuers
were working the bridge aud funnel
were swept away, the foremasl fell
the fOrehOId aud forecastIe were riot
0usly flooded by The sea. aud Watts.
were he capable of using his eyes.
might have seen his deadly enemies,
the rats. swarming in hundreds To the
tiny platform that still rose above the
destroying waves. Soon even that
frail ark was shattered When the
keel and cardboard stroke plates snap
ped. all that was left of the AndrOme
da tOppled over. and the cavern she
had invaded rang with Il fierce note OF
triumph as the next wave Numbered
in without hitIdrance.
1t was indeed new and strange
world on which Iris looked when able
10 breathe aud see once more. Dur
ing that terrible ascent she had retain
ed but slight cpnSciousnesS of her sur
roundings She knew that Hozier and
herself were drawn close to Il bulging
rock. that her companion clutched at
1t with hands and knees aud thus fend-
ed her delicate limbs from of its bro
ken surface: she felt herself half car.
ried. half lifted, up into free air aud
dazZling light: she heard voices in Il
musical foreign tongue utterng words
that had the ring of sympathy.
Friendly hands placed her in a warm
and sunlit cleft, and she lay there. un-
able to think or move. By degrees the
numbneSs of body aud mind gave way
to clearer Impressions. But she took
much for granted. For instance, 1t did
the familiar faces of men from the An
dromeda should gather near her on an
uneven shelf of rock streWn with bro
ken bowlders and the litter of sea
birds. She recognized them vaguely,
aud their presence brought Il new con
fidence. They Increased in number.
Salior.iike. they began to take part
. instantly in the work OF rescue. hut
she wondered duly why Hozirr did
not eoiue la her nor did she under
! stand that ne. lad gone back to that
raging Inferno beneath until she saw
his blood stained face appear over the
Hip of the precipice
Then she screamed wildly. THANK
t;od oh. thank Gud!" ard staggered
ITO her feet iu The frantic desire To help
in unfnslening he ropes that bound him
to the ipseniibie Waus. Tears Glished