The Detroit times., 1912-11-21
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Night dragged through, and day
came, and still the reinforced
trade blew with undated force,
and the little steamboat contin-
ued her dizzy. dance. The wind
blew hot now instead Of chill, and
presently (as the sun climbed higher)
gave one the idea that il had been
passed through a super-heating appar-
Btus before IT was tet loose eH-tAe-
Wangaroo. II was laden, too, with a
fhe grit which edged in all the
steamers crannies or deck and below.
!n the morning coffee, in the eyes, In
the bearings of the machinery, In Miss
Chesterman' black hair, in the apple
tart which the cook baked for lunch
con. and Cthis most emphatically) in
the innermost mechanism OF every
body's temper.
But when at last the blazing after
noon drew TO a close. the wind eased,
ard the sand-storEl dropped and on
the edge OF night the surf-boat was
sighted putting out from behind
shoulder OF the land
Il seemed 10 the women who
watched, that no small boat could live
in that run OF sea but she held stolid-
H. OIL her cars like the legs OF some
uncouth insect beating the water
rhythInically The faces OF her peo-
ple. when they came near enough TO
be seen. were woodenly unconcerned,
und when the acrobatic feat of get
ting her alongside hooking on and
hauling her up TO davits had 10 be
performed, one M ght have taken IT
from the looks of the actors) TO be
ar ordinary copceun OF everyday life,
instead Of on.s of the smartest pieces
OF sea Juggling on record.
'fBy God! Skipper" said Sir George,
you've given us. al a bad fright |
never thought you'd get on board
again in one piece The seas aw-
full"
Il take the sea as find it. sir, and
don't complain My boat crews pass
ably efficient | will say that Tor
them"
well" said George, rather piqued'
'1f we were sick with anxiety, I'd Ike
To point out YOU don't look too brisk
yourself You look as II you'd seen
ghost"
"If there we're such things, I'd have
seen one surely. We've found your
steamboat, sir. You remember her
Nance"
You've found her, have you? Well.
now that's capital hearing, and al
most worth all we've gone through.
Her name. do you say was II
washed out or something? her
name: | suppose | must have come
across II somewhere. 1t wasn't IN
Fred's letter. of course. oh, no, J
remember my solicitors dug II out for
me. But I'm afraid I've forgotten IL;
rye a rotten memoir for names. How
ever. II it's OF Importance, We can
easily turn It up. I've got their let
ter among the other papers in my
despatctsbox down IN my room.
II can tell you her name, sir. She's
the old Norman Towers. Her master,
Captain FarnIsh with his wife,
brought me up frOm the time ! Was
4 little kid Of two years old, and those
two were about the best friends ] had
got In the world. and better friends
tnan most men ever had. Captain
Parrish. / suppose, is drowned, ana
seeing what's happened to his ship,
mats the best thing that could occur
10 him. But as for ghosts, If there
we're such things, | should nave seen
his when | went on board. In the
chart house there was a red velvet
chair with a caster OF that I've known
for years, an1 the old lady's portrait,
and his pipe-his frowsy old meer-
schaum pipe-I say his pipe-sir,, /
mean his pipe, II you'll excuse me, |
will go TO my room. feel | need
bit Of sleep"