The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-30
CHAPTER Tx.
Tn Which We Plan to Escape Together
 From the Ship.

In Which We Plan to Escape Together
 From the Ship. ~ HAD no idea that it was morning
 already, the night had passed so
 quickly. The eastern sky was
 already gray, and although the day bade fair to be an unpleasant one there was already light enough to dis tinguish land off to starboard. We had run quite near it in the night. It was still too gray to make out much more than the existence of the land itself, but I thought saw beyond the nearest island others rising At any rate, there it was where it ought to be, and didn't make any doubt but that it was the island which we had been seeking these weary months at sea. The whole crew was on deck. I didn't see any signs of Captain Mat thews' body, although looked hastily about for it learned later that they had tumbled him overboard without a prayer or word after they had knocked him on the head Pimban, GlIbby and one or two others of the older seamen were on. the quarterback, the rest being strung along the leerail in the waist staring at the island Two hands were at the wheel. The ship was pitching and Iaborfng heavily, and it required two hands to hold her up 10 IL sEot5sry1oaUl 1srf1zatk 4o During the night they had taken second reef in the tops'ls. 4 whole gale was now blowing. Everything above the tops1 yards had been furied of course. The Rose of Devon was a wet ship in a seaway, and she was making heavy weather out of it. noticed one thing iwftht 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,
 @'WeI,' I began, as I climbed over the hatch combing and turned aft. 'T sent for you, Hampdon,'' began Pinban rinsolently, and his failure to mister me or to give me any title indicated our present relations, 4'be- cause of that" and he pointed to the leeward toward the island.
 'sIt looks like land,'' said.
 sTt is land What land?'
 s'How can I teIE3'' I answered. 'I have never been in these seas before" ''Well, you took an observation yes terday, didn't you?"N
 "Certain1y.'
 "And where were weT'
 named a latitude and longitude,
 
 but near enough. I-6lidIf' want these ruf6ans to know exactly where we were He pulled out the chart as spoke and compared it's figures with what I had given them. He could eead figures if not letters.
 @At any rate,'' he said, after study ing over the map for a little time 'sthat issnot far from the point we are making 3foFscfs it2sffzs -s.eo-->-r.rr,es "No,'' admitted, mot very"
 ''Do you think that can be it?"
 ''I can't tell for certain I replied, sfundE get another shot at the sun. I should think the latitude about right, but as to the 1ongitude"-
 "And you can't get no shot at the sun until noon, can you?' unceremoni- zusly put in Glibby. casting-a long look to the eastward where the sky was thick and cloudy already.
 ''I can't even get an observation then unless we have clear weather,'' I an Bwere5-
 4aThere'n be no clear weather today, take it,~ said an old seaman standing with the odherstsvo--
 '.E don't much think ft,'' assented. sfWeII, what do you advise then ?'' asked P1mban
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