Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-05-25


southern latitude. The night stole on
so soft. so clear, so balmy all were
10th to close their eyes on it; the pas
sengers fingered long on deck, watch
ing the Great Bear dip, and the South
ern Cross rise, and overhead whole
heaven of glorious stars most of us
have never seen, and never shall see
in this world So the night passed.
Now carmine streaks tinged the
eastern sky at the waters edge; and
that water blushed; now the streaks
turned orange. and the waves below
them sparkled. Thence splashes of
living gold few and settled on the
ships white sails, the deck and the
faces; and with no more prologue,
being SO near the line, up came ma
jestically huge fiery. golden sun, and
set the sea flaming liquid topaz.
Instantly the lookout at the foretop-
gallant-masthead hailed the deck be-
low.
Strange sail! Right aheadl"
The strange sail was reported to
Captain Dodd, then dressing in the
cabin. He came soon after on deck
and hailed the lookout: (Which way
is she standingT
'Cant say, sir. Can't see her move
any"
Dodd ordered the boatswain to pipe
to breakfast; and taking his deck
glass went lightly up to the fore-top-
gallant mast crosstrees. Thence,
through the light haze of glorious
morning, he esDied a long low schoon-
er, lateen-rigged lying close under
Point Leaf, a small island about nine
miles distant on the weather bow and
nearly in the Agra's course then APP
preaching the Straits of Casper,
latitude s.
"She is hove to-" said Dodd, very
gravely.
At eight o'clock. the stranger lay
about two miles to wlndward; and
still hove to-
BY this time all eyes were turned
upon her; and a half dozen glasses.
Everybody. except the captain, deliv-
cred an opinion. She was a Greek
lying to for water; she was Malay
coming north with canes.
The captain leaned silent and SOM
bre with his arms on the bulwarks,
and watched the suspected craft.
Mr. FullaIove Joined the group, and
leveIled powerful glass, of his own
construction. His inspection was long
aud minute, and, while the glass was
at his eye. Sharpe asked him half In
a whisper, could he make out any
thing?
"Wal." said he, "the varmint looks
considerably snaky." Then without
moving his glass he let drop a word
at time. as If the facts were trick
ling into his telescope at the lens, and
out at the sight One--two--four-
seven false ports"
The next observation that trickled
out of FulIalove's tube was this: II
judge there are too few hands on
deck, and too many-white-eyeballs-
gIittering at the portfolios"
'ConfOund itp muttered Bayliss,
uneasily; how can you see that?"
Fullalove replied only by quietly
handing his glass to Dodd. The cap
tain. thus appealed to, glued his eye
to the tube.
''Well, sir; see the false ports, and
the white eyebrows?' asked Sharpe,
ironically
II see this Is the best glass / ever
looked through" said Dodd doggedly,
without interrupting his inspection.
81 think he Is a Malay pirate" said
Mfr. Grey.
Sharpe took him up very quickly,
and, indeed. angrily. "Nonsensei And
if he is, he won't venture on a craft
of this size"
"Says the whale to the swordfish,"
suggested Fullalove, with little gut
tural laugh.
The captain, with the American
glass at his eye. turned half around to
the man at the wheel: "StarboardW
'Starboard 1t is
"Steer south southeast"
SAY. ay, sir" And the ships course
was thus altered two points.
This order lowered Dodd 90 per
cent In Mr.. Sharpes estimation. He
held his tongue as long as he could;
bat at last his surprise aud dissatis-
faction burst out of him, won't that
bring him out on us?"
every likely. sir" replied Dodd
Begging your pardon, captain,
would 1t not be wiser TO keep our
course. and show the blackguard we
don't fear him?'
when we do. Sharpe, he has made
UP his mind an hour ago whether to
lie still, or bite; my changing my
course two points won't change his
mind; but 1t may make him declare
st: and | must know wha, he does
intend before l run the ship into the
narrows ahead"
"Oh. See" said Sharpe half con-