The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-10-04
CHAPTER TX.
In Which We Plan to Escape Together
From the Ship.

ii. y - no llo:t tliil IL " dS di't I'LL -
already. the night had passed 50
quickly. The eastern sky was
already gray, and although the
day babe fair to be an unpleasant one
there WAS already light enough to dis
tinguiSh land off to starboard- We
had run quite near it i'll the night II
was still too gray to make out much /
more than the existence of the land
itself. bat Thought | saw beyond the
nearest island others rising Vt any /
rate. there it WAS where it ought to IL"
and | didn't make any doubt but that /
if was the island which we had been .
seeking THESE. weary months ut sea .
The. whni,. crew Wa< on deck /
didn't see any Sims Of Captain Mat
thewS' body. although looked hastily /
about for it learned later that they
had tumhpd him overheard without
q PRAYER or word after they had
Knocked hin on the head Pimball,
Glihhv and one or two others OF the
older Se;tincn We're on the quarterback.
the rest helm" strung along the leerall
in the waist staring at the island
Two hands were mt the wheel The
ship WAS tit hing and laboring heavily.
and it r.rII.irpd two hands to hold her
mp To it
During the night they had taken
second reef in the topS'lS y whole
gale WIS now blowing Everything
above the tor.>'l yards had been furted
of course The Rose of Devon was
wet ship in >eawly. and she was
making heavy weather out of it
noticed one thing with satisfaction
They had evidently not thought it
worth while to break open the arms
chest or to force the key from me.
which they could easily have done
and none of them was armed
WELL began. as climbed over
the hatch cOmhing and turned aft.
81 sent for YOU. Hampton" began
PimhaIl inSOicntly. AMI his failure TO
"miSter'' me or to give me any title
indicated our present relations. be
cause of that" and be pointed to the
leeward toward the island
1T looks like land | said.
1T is land What Iand:'
How can tell" | answered Il
have never been in these seas before
We'll. Won took an observation yes
terday. didn't YOU"
"Certainly"
And where were We"
named II latitude and longitude
not exactly what | had worked out
but near enough | didn't want these
rutfian- to know exactly where W.
We're He pulled out the chart rs
spoke and compared its figures Will
what I had given them He coult
read figures If not letters
AT any rate" he said. after study
ing over the map for little time
that is not far from the point we ar
maxim" for is it,"
NO" admitted. mot very"
"Do Won think that can be it,
~ can't tell for certain" | replied
until ! get another shot mt the Snr
should think the latitude about right
hut AZ to the lon-itude"-
And Won can't get no shot III III
sun until noon. can you:" uncpre'non
ouSlv put in GIihhv. casting Il long loo
to the eastward where the sky W.
thick and cloudy already
Il can't even get an observation the
unless we have clear weather" | n
swered
..There'U he no clear weather tOda
take it." said an old seaman Standir
with the other two.
Il don't much think it." ] aSSented
well. what do you advise then
asked Pfmhall
saThat we stand on slowly during Il
day and heave to at night. and If :
can't get shot at the sun stay hei
abouts until the sky IS clear and t
sun visible. then we will know just e
actly what course 10 take ana il
what's best to be done.
The advice WAS 50 self evident
good, in fact the only practicable ;
vice. that there WAS no hesitation
accepting it. The bOatSwain >tepII
I'D to the horseback. grabbed the tru
pet and shouted his orders PreSen
the ship WAS hove 10 with the lSli
well under her lee distant perhaps
league and Il half or maybe two leaGu
Personally | should not have hove
ship on a lee shore | should
have advised IT. and indeed would h.
protested against II had | not >udd
ly developed Il plan-a plan Us de>I
ate as ever came into mans head. l
then the situation required de>per
remedies And for the accompliShm
of the plan the ship WIS now in
Sery i,p-' pn>itiun ,"'r q have put
wis minded Ia d..>trr 'h- >hir' -