The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-11

ground to avoid being toppled over
back ward.
Hes sleeping out and far to-
night Sheldon quoted as he thought
of the dead man in the sand and the
rainwater trickling down upon the cold
clay.
So they fought their way back up
the beach The other blacks caught
hold Of the man-horse and pulled and
tugged. There were among them those
whose fondest desire was to drag the
rider in the sand and spring upon him
and mash him into repulsive nothing
ness. But the automatic pistol in his
belt. with its rafting, quick dealing
death. and the automatic. death defy
ing spirit In the man himself made
them refrain and buckle down to the
task of hauling him to safety through
the storm.
Wet through and exhausted. he was
nevertheless surprised at the ease with
which be got into a change OF cloth
ing Though he was fesrfulIy weak. he
found himself actually feeling better
The disease had spent itself. and the
mend had begun. s s.s
Now. If / don't get the fever" be
said aloud and at the same moment
resolved to go to taking quinine as
soon as he was strong enough TO dare.
He crawled out on the veranda. The
rain had ceased. but the wind. which
had dwindled to a half gale. was In
creasing. A big sea had sprung up.
and the mile long breakers, curling
up to the overfall 200 yards from
the shore. were crashing on the
beach The Jessie was piunging madly
to two anchors. and every second or
third sea broke clear over her bow.
Two nags were stif1y undulating from
the halyards ike squares of flexible
sheet iron. One was blue. the other
red He knew their meaning In the
Berande private code: what are your
Instructions? Shall attempt to land
boatT" Tackled on the wall between
the signal locker and the billiard rules
was the code itself. by which he vert
fed the signal before making answer.
On the fagstafI gan boy hoisted
white dag ever a red. which stood for.
run TO Neal island for shelter"
That Captain OiesOn had been ex-
pecting this signal was apparent by
the celebrity with which the shackies
were knocked out Of both anchor
chains. He slipped his anchors. leaV-
ing them buoyed to be picked up in
better weather. The Jessie swung of
under her full staysail: then the fore
sail. double reefed. was run up. She
was away like race horse. clearing
Balesuna shoal with half cable length
to spare Just before she rounded the
point she was swallowed up in a ter
rife squan that far outbIew the first
All that night. while squall after
squall smote Berande. uprOOring trees.
overthrowing copra sheds and rocking
the house on It's tall piles. Sheldon
slept he was unaware of the com
motion He never Weakened. nor did
he change bis position or dream He
awoke new man Furthermore. be
was hungry Ii was over q week
since food had passed his lips. He
thinned with water. and by 10 O'Clock
be dared to take a cup of beef tea
He was cheered also by the situ-
alton in the hospital Despite the
storm there had been but one death.
and there was only one fresh case.
while hatf dozen boys era wled weak
~ away TO the barracks de wonder
ed If II was the wind that was blow
ing the disease away and cleansing the
pestilential land
By eleven messenger arrived from
Balesuna village. dispatched BY SeeIee.
The Jessie had gone ashore halfway
between the village and Neal island