The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-19

well, get mad! you'll have to give
1t up just the same. Don't be a fool,
man. You can see this for yourself;
you're a sailor; it would require year
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
man sick Which is worth most, mate,
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 1t zat way, mon
sieur, zen | choose the lady, sure. But
re sing l want is both of EN-"
"No doubt; but you have sense
enough to realize that you can't have
both. So I 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
ever 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 scowling, Sanchez, Kelly
and Dade back of him, the negro still
groaning on the deck.
"Dade, come here" The fellow shut
fed over toward me, as spineless as a
ielly-fsh. "Now, Kelly; you and San
chez lay Cole out in a 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 I'll find you another Mcknight,
drop that cleaver and come along
with u.s."
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 growl-
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
Of the state-rooms aft. Kelly came
1ut again and returned with a panni- |
Kin of water. l bent down and closed |
he lid of the chest. The five Of us
ramped out on deck.
1t was, indeed, a rare day for that
season of the year and In that ocean,
he sky overhead pale blue and cloud.
ess, the wide sea stirred merely by
he gentlest swell the slight breeze
teady, and barely firm enough to hold
he rotten canvas stiff. There was
ven sufficient heat in the SUMS rays
0 moisten the ice along the decks
yhere the chill Of the wind did not
trike, and the sweep of the horizon
xtended farther than we had seen for
'eeks. The beauty Of the day would
ave put new heart and life into all Of
s but for the miserable wreck under
Dot. The very glare Of the sunlight
eemed to reveal with new vividness
ow close the end was. Light as the
"a ran, the ice-laden bow Of the Don.
. Isabel ploughed deeply under,
very crest bursting in white foam
trough the break in the port bull
arks, the list in the deck 80 steep we
ade our way forward with diflculty I