Evening star., 1925-11-15

! heaNF sea. theS waited for him Il
continue
bride" said Ogflevy. after the tes
had been brought in. He was a queer
| one. They say he was a great ha nd
| for music. Had a regular band among
| his pirate crew, and these fellows,
every evening, would get out on deck
and 60 through same tunes A shin
| mate of mine was on vessel ths I
once sailed close to kirkhride's craft
in the late afternoon. He saws they
were playing like they were at a Sun
day afternoon concert. high ella SIS
tunes, too, like you'd hear at the
opera. They looked ct EN- through a
glass. and here was Kirkbride himself
leading the band. which was ont on
deck, with the rest OF the crew LAYING
around. They were SO interested in
their music that they never stopped
TO give chase to my shipmates yes
sell"
rs Kirkbride stnl livingo" Bob Ran.
som interrupted
No" said Ogilevy. He died back
there on the island. There's a bunch
OF Indians that live there now. and
they stuck his body UP In a little nest
the WAY it's their custom. and the
homes are there Yet, so they tell me. =
Have YOU ever heen on the isla nd -
never have. As said, ships
don't touch there, except in case Of
storm The Indians are self-xupport
ing. and raise everything that they
need. They put to sea. TOO, in little
canoes that they dig out Of logs, and
they think nothing of a flve.day sail
over to the mainland"
And were going to land on this
isla nd?' asked Jimmie
We are. said the first oficer.
and then added. God willing"
The mate had finished his tea, and
even in the half hour he had spent in
the cabin the sea had calmed down
noticeahly. II think" said Oyiievy.
that We he hotstine little sail he
fore an hour has gone. II that's the
case We'll anchor AT Kirkhride' =
Island before sundown."
The first mates belief that the
storm had spent itself proved to he
correct. Two bells of the afternoon
watch had scarcely ring when Capt.
Mckenzie, the master Of the Nancy.
decided to hoist the mainsail There
was still heavy wind blowing. and
the breeze bellied out the canvas at
once. while the vessel creaked loudly
as she got under way. 1t was done
with such good results that soon
after 1t was deemed safe enough for
the two boys TO be allowed on deck
for the first time since the gale had
come up.
The. Nancy was gsllantiy cutting
her way. through the water now. with
the wind almost directly behind her.
landing on the forward deck. Jimmie
and Bob, saw. far I'm the distance. a
solid black lump rising out OF the
sea- ~.
1T must he Kirkbride's Island" "
said Bob. excitedly. I'm sure glad we
had this storm-aren,t yon?".
Glad. That's no name for 1t.
! Ihoush, said Jimmie, looking rue
FUZZY at loose-swingingt davits. where
| a boat had been torn. of, and the
crumpled side of the vessel, where the
rail had been swept away. lit sure
was hard on the Nancy" -
1T looks like the Rock OF Gibrs Itar, =
said Bob. gazing intently at the isla nd
And indeed, from out at sea. it's con
tour was not unlike Gibraltar. Ap-
parently. II rose high In rocky cliffs.
but the first mate had told them that
there was a harbor there and a
native village at the foot Of the slope.
The natives were practically civilized.
Mr.. Ogilevy had told them, because of
their frequent excursions to Colon nd
other ports: nevertheless, they were a
simple people. living plainly. and in
terested most in the crops they
raised.