The Madison journal., 1916-05-06


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ono" NOR" ] WOKE. 'I' '"''"
caus" / could sleep L, .'''e'.
struck match and looked al III!
watch. II marked ni'h!Ih'. anu /
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,,,,,gea roar of tra wind on deck. and
tho, tr~rat over ON NV side and
s,srt raa,rsrr,v rrru morning
,,-,., ar,s, %. soveD saw no
si,r NJ Maud ord concluded she was
=, .ra galley rronar,rg breakfast On
foc, found tho Ghost doing splcn
dtlIv urdar bar match of canvas. But
,r tho ra,,.v tbourb = fire was burn
f,. or5 v..,.r boi1irr found TO
Md
d;..o,.oro., bo- =, tho STORAGE nv
u-,,t .u.,,,,- t,,n,, Looked %. him
,t,, 80, ,,tg l.,a boor hurled down
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RI -,o,,,,a = -aIoxotior ~ bis av-
,.-.-.iy,,,,,-., faoo ,,.bicb was rev
Mad roor.,5 .. mo and 7 understand
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u' l' - .,,a
'''.'.'''' '"'''' 80 ,
i'' HaH ''o ''''
les She S"iu, puI """ II "o
T longer sh"chIeS HILL Ilo - i''e
/ spirit
He is a free spirit surely an
Swered, ana, taxing her hahd' lie"
/ her on deck.
The storm broke that night, when
is to say that it diminished as slowly
, next morning, when | had holsted
. Wolf Larsen's body on deck ready Tor
burial, it was still blowing heavily
and a large sea was running. The
deck was continually awash with the
sea which came inboard over the rail-
and through the scuppers. The wind
smote the schooner with sudder
! gust, and she heel"d over TIL her lee
! rail was buried, the roar in her rig
ging rising in pitch 10 shrek. We
stood in the water to our knees as
| barred my head.
Il remember only one part of the
service" | said. and that is. And
the body shall be cast into the sea -
Maud looked at me. surprised and
shocked; but the spirit OF something
| had seen before was strong upOr
me, impeling me TO give service tC
Wolf Larsen as Wolf Larsen haC
once given service to another man
lifted the end of the hatch cover
and the canvas -shrouded body Slipped
feet first into the sea. The weigh
of iron dragged it down. 1t was gone
"Goodby, Lucifer, proud spirit,
Maud whispered. so low that it wa!
: drowned by the shouting Of the wind
but ! saw the movement OF her lip!
t, and knew.
AS we clung TO the lee rail anC
worked our way aft, | happened t
glance to lceward. The Ghost, at tn,
; moment, was uptOsscd on a sea, am
, ! caught a clear view OF small
d steamship two or three miles away
rolling and pitching. head on 10 tn
; sea, as It steamed toward us. IL wa
= painted black. and from the talk o
the hunters or their poaching exploit
| recognized II as United STATE
p revenue cutter. pointed II out U
MAUD ana hurrlediy leu LET AT 10 IN
SAFETY or the poop.
| started to rush below 10 the nae
- locker, then remembered that IN rig
ging the Ghost | had forgotten L
make provision LOT nag H-haiS diu'
we heed no ulstreSs Signal Maui
sald. lhey nave only 10 see us
We are saved said' soDerly an
solemnly. ANA then' IN an eAupei
ance OF JOY haruiy hno" "neIhe
10 De glad or not.
looked at her' our eyes were ho
l loath 70 meet. we leaheu Io"ar
I each other' ana Deiore khe" II III
! arms were ABOUT her.
T. Need J. dsheu.
. Ana she answered, Ihere IS n
need. though the teliing OF II "oui
! De sweet so sweet.