Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-03-21
CHAPTER XIII.

There was a deal Of cursing and
g,asr.rg as the men at the bottom of
he ladder crawled to their feet.
-co~ehcIr strike a light. my
thumbs out Of Joint" said one of the
rer. Parsons, a swarthy, saturnlne
man. boat steerer in Standish's boat. in
which Harrison was puller.
you'll find it knockin about by the
hits Leach said, sitting down on the
edge of the bunk in which l was con-
caa'al
There vas q fumbling and a scratch
-- as matches. and the sea-lamp
Jared ur. dim and smoky, and in it's
weir! light hareIegged men moved
aaa..r.rsag their bruises and caring
.- their hurts.
-Faw did be get away?" Johnson
asked
FL. WIS sitting on the side of his
bunk the whole pose of his figure in
L...- 4tt-r detection and hopeless
ness ua was still breathing heavily
.-au tla clar.jon he had made. His
shirt bad been ripped entirely from
HIM in the struggle, and blood from
a cash IN the cheek was flowing down
DIS naked chest, marking a red path
across his white thigh and dripping to
the floor
Because he is a devil, as I told you
l4+or... was Leach's answer; and
theraat Do was on his feet and raging
bis disappointment with tears in his
eyes.
All the while | had been apprehen-
sire concerning my own predicament.
What would happen to me when these
men discovered my presence? l could
never fight my way out as Wolf Lar
sen had done And at this moment
latimer called down the scuttles:
Hump. The old man wants you!"
called back
Yes De- u.s." said. sliding out of the
aDDa and striving my hardest to keep
my voice steady and bold.
The sailors looked at me in conster-
He amt down here!" Prisons
rauoa Fear was strong in their
la..s and the devilishness which
comes of fear.
I'm coming / shouted up to Lati-
Nor
SO Eal DON'T" Kelly cried. step
RloE between me and the ladder. his
right hand shaped into a veritable
.a.r..rs clutch You damn little
sa.aE lN shut yer mouth"
let him co." Leach commanded.
A0t ca yer life" was the angry
ratort
Leach never changed his position
Oh the edge of the bunk. Let him
g'.I say he repeated; but this time
his Voice was gritty and metallic.
The lusaman wavered. I made to
step 10y him. and he stood aside. When
. hal gained the ladder. | turned to
'"' circle of brutal and malignant faces
lt.-.as at me through the semidark-
ness A sudden and deep sympathy
Ve..l un in me.
1a'" seen and heard nothing. be-
...e wf ] said quietly.
toll YER he's all right" l could
hear Leach saving as I went up the
.@i-'- He don't like the old man
DO "'-e nor YOU or me-"
.Hsd Wolf Larsen in the cabin,
stripped and bloody. waiting for me.
..' -r..ted me with one of his whim-
s.-- smiles
.a.' set 10 work. doctor. The
-.s --. favorable for an extensive
Practice this voyage. l don't know
".-. i.' Ghost would have been with
'-' l'A and il { could only cherish
SIR" "."s sentiments l would tell you
.-. MASTER IS deeply grateful"
SIZE" the run of the simple medi-
- Gees, The Ghost carried, and while
WIS ...aE water on the cabin stove
- ...-z the things ready for dress
'-~ lis wounds. he moved about. laugh
.-- chatting, and examining his
.S "..- R calculating eye. l had
'..'-' seen him stripped. and
'-a sight u his body quite took my
AWAY Ii has never been my
.aN.'ss 30 eNaIt the fiesh-far from
.. .-.-e IS enough OF the artist n
IL. r. APPRECIATE its wonder.
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