The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1913-11-12
By CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY
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WELL" l began. as l climbed over
the hatch combing and turned aft
81 sent for you, Hampton" began
Pimball insolently. and his failure to
''mister" me or to give me any title
indicated our present relations. ''be-
cause Of that" and he pointed to the
leeward toward the island
"It looks like land" said.
1T Is land What land7"
SLOW can ] tellr' I answered ~
well. you took an observation yes
tsrday, didn't your"
Certainly"
"And where were wer'
named a latitude and longitude.
not exactly what I had worked out.
but near enough I didn't want these
rumanS to know exactly where we
were. He pulled out the chart as
poke and compared its figures with
what ! had given them. He could
read figures II not letters
at any rate" he said, after study.
ing over the map for . little time.
that b not far from tho point We are
making for. is itT'
NO" I admitted, mot very"
DO you think that can be itf'
II can't tell for certain" replied.
until l get another shot at the sun
! should think the latitude about right.
but as to the longitude"-
"And you can't get no shot at the
sun until noon. can your" unceremoni-
ously put in Glibby. casting long look
TO the eastward where the sky was
thick and cloudy already.
II can't even get an observation then
unless we have clear weather." I an
swered.
"There'll be no clear weather today.
take It." said an old seaman standing
with the other two.
81 don't much think It," assented
well. what do you advise thenr'
asked Pimball
THAI n Atand on slowly during the
day and heave to at night. and II We
can't get a shot at the sun stay here
abouts until the sky Is clear and the
actly what course to take and just
WudgB O00t 10 De uOue.
The advice was 50 self evidently
good, In fact the only practicable ad-
vice. that there was no hesitation in
accepting It. The boatswain stepped
up to the horseback. grabbed the trum-
pet and shouted his orders. Presently
the ship was hove to with the island
well under her lee, distant perhaps a
league and half or maybe two leagues.
Personally l should not have hove to
Q ship on a lee shore. l should not
have advised 1t, and indeed would have
protested against It had l not sudden
" developed a plan-a plan as desper-
ate a. ever came into mans head. But
then the situation required desperate
remedies. And for the accomplishment
OF the plan the ship was now in the
very best position could have put her
was minded to desert the ship with
my lady. get ashore and trust our
selves to the tender mercies of what
ever natives there were rather than
stay with the vessel took no stock
In the sailors promises and agree
ments- Once they got the treasure it
would follow that they would kill me
and take her.
When we got the Rose of Devon
safely hove to the men all knocked OF
work at once, leaving the decks in a
state Of confusion. Indeed. save to
clear up the gear, there was nothing
TO do but wait Two or three men
were stationed on watch, and the rest
were given the freedom of the ship
] was in doubt as to what to say
about the cabin; but, strangely
enough, nobody made any effort to
take advantage Of the mastery Of the
crew to quarter himself there. Indeed.
their quarters forward were almost S