Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-28

trust" said Lady Pelham. ~Golden He
and emperors. for in my life l have
found one person can trust"
Lady Pelham's eyes filled with
tears.
And you will try she said, for
my sake?'
Listen, dearest lady," said Mr..
England. ut has come to my mind
that when am cut off from the sight
of your bright eyes must have leis-
ure wherein to turn back my heart
and recollect them. Therefore did
decide to essay one desperate chance. +"
All" said Lady Pelham. And
that
Mr.. England took from a pouch a
piece of heavy stone, the color of lead
and the size of thumbnail.
Il had two of these" said he. you
have heard how the coffin of Mo-
manned was raised from the floor
of his tomb by the power of the roof.
which was iodestone. This is part
of the roof of Mohammed' tomb, and
SO was the other piece. The other
piece is now playing ducks and
brakes with the mariners compass
by which our good captain conf
IDENTIFY thinks he is steering the Hynd
Horn direct for the port where l am
to be hanged. AS matter of fact
she has been running in q somewhat
southerly direction. Strange ports
offer strange chances to those who
are willing to chance it,"
Mr. England laughed softly out of
pure satisfaction.
And now" said he, observe our
astute captain and his able officers.
1t is II o. the clock. and they are
about to take the sun with the sex
tant. and locate. our exact where
abouts upon the waters. But they
will not do this. because our prying
skipper shall find within a minute
that his instrument-by the way, the
only one now on board-has been ir-
reparably deranged.p
And. thank God" said Mr. Eng
land. there is one person in the
world to whom can tell this thing"
You trust me like that?" said
Lady Pelham, tender light in her
eyes?
IT trust you," said Mr. England,
L
-
The captain and his officers stood
for a long .time scratching their
heads.
''At any rate" the captain had said
to his officers, I'VE can trust to our
compass, which is an excellent in
strument of the latest pattern. But
it's God own pity that so pretty a
sextant should have met with so un-
timely an end
Though the nights were cloudy. the
weather held to the satisfaction of all
on board, especially to that of the
captain and Mr. England, for each
was holding himself responsible for
the navigation of the ship. Each
spent several hours a day in reas-
surfing Lady Pelham.
The captain told her that the piny
shores of Massachusetts, were dead
ahead.
Mr.. England spoke of palms and
guavas.
1T is so warm said the captain,
sententiously, to Lady Pelham, be-
cause we are approaching the New
World, where it is warmer than with
u.s.
"It is so warm" said Mr.. England,
because we are approaching the
equator, where II is hotter than in the
Internal regions"
20 Lord" said Lady Pelham, on
her knees, make it right for me not
to hetray his secret. for he is thine
own true penitent, and 1 am thy
daughter that adores thee.
One morning the fan of a palm was
seen by Mr.. England to pass to lee
ward in the boil of waters. A little
later he showed Lady Pelham a school
Of fiying-fishes, and about noon the
lookout cried to those on deck that he
beheld land. The two faces which
Mr.. England wore as the Hynd Horn
bore down on that island-for island
ii now showed itself to be-were of
an exact oppositeness.s 20 the cap
tain he showed a drawn lip-a begin
ming of-the-en face, as it were-to
Lady Pelham the most dancing of
eyes, the most radiant of smiles; but
if the expression of his face was joy
Gus when he turned it on Lady Pei
ham, what must have been the feel
ing in his breast when the dim blush
cloud on the horizon began to assume
a familiar shape?
by the splendor,' cried Mr.. Eng
lands heart, II have hit the nail on
the very head
The Hynd Horn ran nearer and
nearer to the island. and the captain,
who was forward, glass at eye, sud
denly lurched like a drunken man.
He made new focus and looked
again.
MY God" he cried, palms"
Mr.. England was at his elbow
THE tropics" said he, sweetly.
This IS the devil, Mr.. England, :"
said the captain
II begin to think 1t is" said Mr..
England. "Sir, the loan of your
glass
Mr.. England looked long and eager
ly, and his heart leaped and bounded,
but he kept countenance,
''Sir." said he. these waters are
familiar to me, and we are in inn
minent danger of our lives; We are