The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-22

felt and the inevitable thirst that
must follow was at hand
He headed the boat for low part
Of the field
Easy on your oars" he command.
ed. The boat slid gently upon the
sloping ice.
Jump out, Sam" he said to the
bow oarsman. Jump out and take
the painted with you" The man did
SO, hauling the line far up the foe
One by one the rest were allowed to
climb out of the boat. They gathered
upon part of the field that rose a full
ten feet above the sea; and there they
began trying to get small pieces Of
ice to eat. II was as salt as the sea
itself, and they were disappointed,
splitting it out Smith took a man
along with him ard started for the
berg. Tho boat was left III charge
of four mcn who beld har of the
foe
Within half an hour, the whole
crowd had managed to get fresh-water
ice. The second officer kept them
close to the boat and watched for any
signs of change in the weather. They
were allowed to go a short distance
and get the stiffness from their limbs
by exercise.
81 am very tired and cold. Can
get back into the boat?" asked Miss
Roberts, after she had been stamping
her feet upon the foe for half an
hour
Smith looked at her. The print of
his hand was plainly marked upon her
face. He felt ashamed.
Yes, you can go aboard he said;
and then, as if in apology for what he
had done he explained: You must
keep quiet in that boat, you know
You must not try TO walk about, for it
endangers the whole crowd. You un-
derstand, don't you?"
Yes, I'll try and keep still but my
feet get cold and l grow so stiff"
We'll, you must forgive me from
having used you roughly. I had to do
it, There WIS no time for polteness
in that panic" He came close to her.
His eyes held light she feared great.
ly, and she shrank back.
81 hope it is not time now for polite
ness she said, with meaning.
"Oh, l wouldn't hurt you" said
Smith.
81 hope not" said the girl.
Miss Billings asked if she could go
aboard also. Smith allowed her, and
called the boat in
The two girls climbed into the boat,
and the older women commented spir-
itedly upon the favors of youth. Smith
shut them up with an oath. The wom-
an with the three childen huddled
them back aboard as the ice caused
them to SILVER with the cold on their
little feet They had neglected to put
on their shoes The women, for the
most part, were only half dressed, and
few, if any, had on shoes. They had
rushed on deck at the first alarm, and
the time allowed for dressing was
short The ship had gone down with
in fifteen minutes from the first i'm
pact with the berg.
Smith walked to and fro upon the
ice for some time The sun shone for
a few moments, but wes quickly hid
den again in the haze.
A gentle breeze began to blow from
the southwark, and the haze broke up
a little. Smith began to get nervous
about the ice, and finally ordered all
people back into the boat, where they
huddled and shivered, hungry but no
longer thirsty.
During all these hours there had
been no further sign of the other
boats. Smith knew that at least ten
of them had gone clear of the sinking
ship. The chief mates boat YVES the
one he YVES most interested in at pres
L
ent. He wanted to see the man who
had indirectly caused the disaster;
the man whom Brownson was playing
up for the berth of second officer. The
thing was a reality now since the
tragedy. Before it, he had looked
upon the matter as slight indeed
The second mate headed his boat
out and kept clear of the drifting
! ice; but always under the lee of the
berg, which offered considerable shelf
err from both wind and sea, which
were rising. The danger of floating
ice was not great during daylight, and
he swung the small boat close and
rode easily, Keeping her dry and clear
of water. He dreaded the plunging
he must inevitably undergo in the
open ocean with that load of women.
With the increasing breeze the
haze lifted entirely until the horizon
showed clear all around. There was