The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-02-18

The exception was the cook, who
had lived his life Indoors Fortunate
~. there was heroic spirit within |
that ample, rotund body,
The black foremost hands were
tractnblc. afraid OF the first mate. |
grateful for tho food so acrupulously /
dolcd out by tho cook, Two OF them /
were brothers. Archie ana sidney |
Holt. who had sailed for years In the |
Elizabeth Wethercll,
IL was strange that the yawl (
should be so long undiscovered hut /
her nimless course lay between two I
lanes OF travel on the fifth day the /
water was utrcwn with Gulf weed.
and Fcnwick concluded that they /
must have drifted near the edge OF |
the stream.
NO use OF getting into H." he
said 20 the cook. THE current would /
set US still farther out TO sea. step /
the mast and Wen try.a course sou
west by south until II brcezea up too
strong"
saually puffa interfercd. and the
mate glanced 10 the northward and
his keen eyes discrrncd the thread.
like masts OF vessel Just climbing
above the ocean rim. II was impos-
sible TO know with certainty whether
she was under sail or steam.
The ship which 40 wlstfully drew
their attention seemed TO come no
nearer. And yet Il did not vanish,
They disputed angriiy. finally agree.
lng that three masts were visible,
but no smoke from a funnel IL was
probably small schooner The mate
excitedly calculated the distance at
which such vessel could be seen
from small boat and announced
that they could be no more than five
or six miles apart.
For Gawd's sake. Mlntah Fen
wick" auavercd one OF the men.
let's US try an cross her track"
we cant work up 60 her under
sail The wind Ia wrong for US. Oct
out your oars, then. IL makes little
difference which way we wander"
Here was something 10 spur their
faded hopes. The yawl climbed the
hills OF green water and went slither.
Ing down tho hoilowR
An hour. with occasional pauaes
for rest. and Fcnwick confessed him. |
self puzzled. after an absorbed scru.
Tiny
she is stili huh down." said he. |
hut tho only canvas can make
out In sail little for'ard Of mid, /
ships No wonder sho hasn't run
away from us"
Same gale o. wind that foundered
the Elizabeth must have played hob
with her." suggested Alfred. Then
no collapsed with a thump. trying TO
speak and uttcring nothing but queer
sounds
Fcnwick pulled In his oar and con.
cluded that hardship had been too
much for poor Alfred, who suddenly 4
came to ilfs and managed to cjacu. |
late: Darn my fool souI--ju=t look /
at herr
They obeyed and sat like wooden I
men. spclIbound by an overpowcrir~r
emotion. Dudley Frnwick was the /
first man to speak.
But she went TO tn. bottom. /
tell you. when we left her she 1
couldn't live the night out
The others were instantly vocal In /
a iurnbled ou,cry of oatha ana hva.
terica laughter. With their flats
they pounded each other.
They pulled In ielsur.ly. haphaxard 1
fashion. II had ceased 10 b. a race
for life and appealed 10 them In the 4
light of a colossal Joke. that they /
should have abandoned a vessel /
which. for five days. had refused 20 /
go To Davy Jones. Hor existence 4
was n riddl. F.nwick waa striving /
10 solve when he spled the smoke OF 1
a steamer. The situation was again
thrilled with tho tense uncertainty 4
of a contest aa he rapldlv exclaimed.
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