The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-23

distance. possibly to the Asorea,. or
even 10 Madeira. or the Cape verdes.
1 Il should become necessary, without
great hardBhip. save loes OF time. Loss
OF time dossn't count when life and
insurance are At stake. On the fourth
day he was crossing the Grand Banks
10 the southwark Of the yismish7 Cape
and the Virgin Rocks and. within bis-
cuif-throw OF that point In the lati-
tuds Of a north and longitude 80
west. whore the west bound steamers
tracks converge and part along the
great highway. In the dusk OF the
evening . big steamers lights ap-
proaohed on the port side.
The paths Of the lurid eye and the
naked schooner conveyed. The gale
was % sun that there was small
chance OF vesring to port or star
board. The schooner's green light
was half the time hidden by inter
vening waves. Her white light WAS
to the advancing high PROV a but .
star against . background Of lumin-
Gus armament. %. tar &C, any Sign
from the westbounder betokened.
A bounding smear Of neutral color.
the schooner swept past the cutwater
OF the blindly-steered liner, only q
bare cable length away.
And good night and good luck to
you. though We owe You no thanks"
shouted the captain OF the Yankee
schooner. waving his cap.
Again and again Capt. Clark tried
TO make the American shore, but
could not shake on the nor'wester.
Az fast a. II showed signs Of abatins
its fury broke out afresh. until 1T last
the captain de6ed the storms 20 do
their worst. vowing that the Bradford
&c. French could hold her own IN any
contest with q gale from or the land,
however stubborn.
One after another, O. he attempted
to make In shore, spare suits Of sails
were blown into rags. The light
schooler bobbed fantastically % abe
stiu ned to the southwest before the
|fnterminable nor'westers. 80 un-
steady was her deck that the hands
had their coffee In the galley twice Q
day. The deck was always . sluics-
way.
Capt. Clark determined. however,
not to allow weeks on an involuntary
voyage to run to waste, 20 he set
the A. BIS ut work painting below.
Battening down the cabin companions.
he had the fore and aft parts OF the
cabin painted. shsllacksd and striped
In gilt.
Once, while making westward nom
the Azores for q brief period, the
French sighted . derslict. which might
have been the Warren Adams, aban-
dohed on Dec. ~ and afterward towed
into Hampton Roads.
But once more was the spunky
schooner hurled offshore into doep
water. The crew began to long for
fresh fruit. They hoped their pro-
longed whaok Of timed beef and beans
was to be topped on with tropical
desserts, wish that was indeed to be
realised. but not for . month and
eiGht days.
Under the strain the men. now
looking for the trades, beran To ret
crrsty one with another. Now the
french waA on the inward bound
curve TO the southward OF Bermuda.
= oerelict nshing boat from Havana
told the unnautical members OF the
crew that thay were crossing the
Gun stream. Twin brushes Of almost
norisontA smoke TO the south ward
Issued from . grim. gray cruiser,
probably . Britisher lying In wait
TOT an enemy's ship, mercantile or
war. II didn't matter which.
A soon a. the lights Of the Florida
east coast visible for an entire night,
were abeam ON either hand OF an
opening IN the dunes, and q tus had
eided the riddied schooner. which had
bsen working her pumps for weeks,
into dry dock ct Mayport. Capt.
Clark hastened to wire Trupdy = or
martin OF South-st. and his wiz OF
his safe arrival In the United States.
This was not Capt. Clark's first
thrilling voyage, for In the autumn
OF 1913 he put In Ut Norfolk after IS
days Of fighting storms. with no pro
visions. fuel or fresh water. He was
trying on that trip to get from
Yieoues, near Porto Rico. to New
York.
Capt. Thomas ]. CHM, OF the Lewis.
ton reached Mayasues all shipshaps
long after Christmas, which had been
celebrated by the cook preparing q
real Christmas pudding. the ingredi-
ents OF which. by the clippers orders,
had been carefully preserved for the
emergency.
After remaining ten days ct Maya.
guex Capt. CHM headed for Mobile
under . new charter.
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