Mexico Missouri message., 1913-01-23
CHAPTER vii.
Somewhere Ess, Of Nantucket.

Somewhere East Of Nantucket.
The Sibylla under stress OF her
powerful turbines was racing easily,
reeling of her thirty knots with no
VeeminR effort and scarcely percep-
dblo vibration. There had been a
stiff breeze during the night, but IL
ksd died down at sunrise, and now, NJ
noon. the sea was calm as the bosom
cf a nun. Tho sun blazed on the
yachts polished brasscs. intenslfying
xhe snowy Wilderness OF her glossy
paint. and turning to jewelled show
ers the spray which fell away from
her sharp prov and carcsscd her long.
Nlcek sides. II was wonderful weather
for late October. On the nineteenth
1be temperature had risen to ninety
in New York, breaking all records
for that date: and now. two days
Batter. here at the meeting OF sound
and ocean. with Point Judith Just
coming into view over our port bow.
and Block Island blur abaft our
starboard beam. We sat. Cameron and
], shaded by spread awnings, on the
after-deck. as though II were mid
summer For he had been convinced
by my righteous untrIth. after re
psated and emphatic dining. and had
daily grown stronger; readily agree
ting at length 10 cruise along the
coast. with Bar Harbor as objective.
That IS precisely what l had the
EIbylla built for" he told me, when
my suggestion found acceptance.
did you ever notice the inscription
on the brass tablet over the fireplace
1n the saloon? No? Well. it's this:
'Sibylla. when thou secst me fayute,
address thyselfe the gyde Of my COM
pEynte.'
y found Il in an old book, published
in 1865 poetic induction 10 The
Mirror OF Magistrates written by
Thomas Sackyille. You can fancy
how my application dis,orts the orig
anal intention; but Sackvilio isn't
tikely TO trouble me over it."
repeat this explanation now main
~ 60 Indicate the improved temper OF
che speaker His mind WAS placid
once again. and with this recovered
sDlacidity had come return OF his
@auiet humor. For my own part
twas not altogether happy. My de
NiKht over my friends recovery. and
1velyu's pleasure thereat was cur
4sled by self.reproach regarding the
instrument | had employed 10 bring
81 about A lie is TO NE a most con
tcmptible agent. and 10 make use OF
one has been always abhorrsnt IN
this instance ! had salved my con
ssclenco In a measure with the old eN
cusc tNat the end justified the means
but IL was only IN q measure and
was far from being as happy as
pretended.
Moreover. could not rid myself OF
mn unensincss-a misery. indeed. IN
(which was now without company
concerning tho day and It's menace
say without company" for Gamer
on. OF course. had quite dismissed The
subject. and Evelyn. who previously
was greatly perturbed. had seemed e
put away all apprehension directly
iahe saw US safe aboard the yacht
There had been some talk Of her &C
tcnmpanytng us, hut without signify
anx my real reason, had managed
10 dissuade her,
/
kAirly no logical ground. had tax
IN the prccsution OF having The
lSIbylla searched from masthead e
keelson before sailing The coal wa
Aexamined as carefully as that Of bat
ttIeship in time Of war. every locker
sand cupboard was inspected; even n,
rSeBtIlAtors were metaphorcally turn
ed inside out and the record Of eY
Aery man OF the crew WAS looked int
with vigorous scrutiny, So could SEE
no loophole uuguarded. But the pas
tUsx an argument which 81, logic a
tnsugnL II such things could he al
THAT which had happened a month agJ
IN Camerons dressing room, hon
srnach further might the inexpllcabl,
scnrryf OF wha; Use were prccau
tstoas sxNinst an enemy who with sp
parent case calmly dened al natural
bzwsg
~ the morning my thoughts bad