Show at 4 k i 1 0 ir y 4 if 1 III I 1 4 I 1 the I 1 4 mystery 0 I 1 Z af pf the buena vista k I 1 1 I 1 by herbert russell k fat 1 q ik copyright 1997 by herbert nit elf tt B PART I 1 the lu dark dig lit I 1 lad had just junt dawned into morning alth w lih a blonk blak sullen gray k 4 nt cal 0 out u t of the w m est cst and a high NS le gr bravn juell i I 1 left by a stiff galu gale ct ila wn the pw pre lous day our vessel w aa NJ park bark named the emily bristol nan as sta a r port land and thither we met were nere now h hai imd alth u fill our hold bold ull full or of tile the pa educe si lit I 1 ahe he avent indies ali aa th the chief mate male sy att t I 1 f felt to my turn to ito keep ep the rant first zil inch ch C that thai la Is front from 4 to 8 the vi ih il 1 F lest I 1 coldest most moat cheerless cheerier of all ll 11 tr night matches gilding JeNu hl rely A at IL ugh tho the brimming hillocks of oc war i 4 t with A ith her yards slightly checked 11 c meet in aut the boom beam wind the little vean 44 11 1 I 1 I 1 thought looked unusually for V 1 rn n in the elrd isolation a 0 of tho the early I 1 ming light our maliq stole out ki birben 4 ben in if the of oc the dawn dav n he figures or of tho the atch on N vack k flirted flitted at about JUL like spectra r the va mashl n g sounds bounds ot of the th plush 1 jie water hod had IL d note the N ind mournfully through the rig ing aff everything seemed to lo blond blend into the comple test imaginable scene of 0 dreary emiry how hoever over am ai a i tho the Z t atall M light leht broadened tile the sea ea and sky widened out to lo their true limits that of mystic sad neau which coin attends the transition of night ato day ani shod lem ing a dull ocean tt n I 1 n lio I 1 had sent A man up into the cross crops tt fil s to clear the halyards hal yarda yards ot of a stay afu end and presently I 1 heard his voice lauing rutn roc me at fir the az a sell sail I 1 ing right ahead ot of us sir air looks to mo n na although ther lw taa wrone of her all up in the winds oc ee tiny any A 1 zal I 1 1 stepped to lo the s I 1 do 1 to look and in a agne ith our boa bowsprit sp 1 t I 1 behold beheld the vea vo ie let although I 1 land had not taken notice of 14 alier the sailor bailor aloit must have baad I 1 laad d aide r lot eight to dist the pi tills alln 0 of bar to mo me ph site appeared but t smudge against lh the sky ky bo be fond I 1 fetched the spyglass spy Flan and after 1 I ingar for atthille brought her fair re the lit id then I 1 saw san that she u was as baft small brig brie lying tin her bor head to the ward some pomp of her can canaan as full and 1 I gnp g find nd some of at it mat flat aback so that into abu was without way urion upon her 4 ha ampt cantal min richardson came up out of R iche he cabin himat I 1 najt hogling ogling the isu anger bewell I 1 well sir mr belstock Bol Bolo stock tock sais he in hla big fc heer manner and what huie hue we weort out herc HB rc e yan an abandoned vessel I 1 do bc jihei bieve 0 I 1 answered angi vered plying giving him the telescope fl cop it yonder brig brie 1 is not a derelict I 1 what hat on earth call her h or isopo be about TO lot let her lie in that faa fasih fone lw il k als he took the glass and lerlon it then I 1 10 ter a prolonged squint said bald you yes I 1 1 ink you are re right nobody can be board tow a rd yet what 1 la a a amiss with fill her I 1 A i tender d or she looks ak sound enough jott 0 L I 1 and from the height of her free 4 14 gara there cant be any water lit in her f apold I a 1 4 to 0 speak of lr I 1 Is I 1 hl b hould ite be worth a closer in 4 I 1 pee c sold said 1 I it Is IB no very un immon an on thing to bear of brizen picked I 1 p t see aea tn in this fashion Can and if that r A head ahead has got an ani thing of a decent ill go 0 on board there should bi be some nome t ng n on antis rio to ta be kot got out of tho the I 1 ivanc v of her he c removed his eyes from the gheng IO 10 ke kd d n me at in the face nodded meaning imd and t then llen applied himself to the we tule 0 all pe afresh I 1 1 the rhe I vessel ve got WOM was about a league and a s es Z jf f off when A we a first dischi ered c her i MI id the breeze being very moderate it 1 close claa e upon an hour to ta bring her J within hailing 7 distance long before ashe he WOR um itil thin range ranee of the olce notre I 1 adf fail m fled that the be naff u aar I 1 she 10 aas a a pretty little offset of about i 1 tons burden loftily ringed rigged slid and i alth I 1 bottian aton white RON nt ter name was plainly finly decipherable in big letters upon ly the ie of her round counter the linna buena vista cadiz 14 it did not escape me e that ilia t her boats were viere konc gone from tho the davits alts 1 A Sparil spaniard aird and clearly cl arly detter ted capt Richa richardson rabion 1 I should italy bay any there ran can lie w nothing livas on board of hr her take ft couple of 01 s dic in a quarter boat will you sir mr d tack and vo co aboard and ov ghaul 0 ter avery ry good siro air I 1 shouted out the amary directions a little of altom y care tumbling and flou loek al of t ind and it ii a tw few minutes ml nuta tho ilia boat on ir port part aide unit nan water borno with a cupl PI of nf men wilding ir oarn 4 out nut 0 4 duink on cam if th ae it d oc y T thu h 9 tang bencen wait ran not mu b above length and N it at ve m e nei vie a erhie it capt richardson Ric hardmon develd mw cla sent if til his voke voice marons morons tile waitr later in I 1 ault ull like alke roar hut but ived no 1 hla Is ho however weer ciui an not to be accepted HI conclusive testimony that the ship hiir abandoned abandon fd for there thera might be peet on hoard hard who mho could not hear tho the cwi iwi ii hall arme ve had get BOC m athin tom taina of tile alff lien hn ado a dali I 1 ang on to the rail ind betran furiously at us u tit the I 1 and sound bound a of the be yelping 0 lut t A singular effect into the spectacle 1 that motie leg hip it 0 med 0 o AimIn gly heighten helph tn tho the pan in ciuch lucli of artio illustrated it K feared the beast might oppose our ling on boardl board in which case vc ut uld hao hae considerable trouble trot to hl kv on an entry hut in this thin I 1 u illon utan the poor crea waa iam apparent only hota ing hla his delight at tin tile sight Us tho ill boat floated alongside the ih I 1 geln in chains and witt elain K iny any chanel cia A brimmie 9 fold gh I 1 of awolt lifted 0 J to tb level or of that platform I 1 0 fane one and in another minute gained it baue gaue Wd deck cl ono on of the seamen lovely if al 4 rno at T vb dc do at fill detri er r 0 bounded toward jim HK leaping up and signs of joy I 1 came to 10 a on ae abing over ever the looking about me ni As I 1 had expected the decks bore descried they wont in a roomy fl otter beep from lh the pop poop to lit the the longboat long boat afta U rone gone from her customary place chaft the iho foremast ond and here anil and there a coll of rigging hail been flung delill in fil olli the picture maa va ft a enough shipboard scene nothing Nol hInK to noine the of the bri irlen ats ab A ratio n ment heie aci vi field bau I 1 to IV 1 aiau fi au tb the ho he accompany led me try ond and flad tile ali rod ru danl and drop it into tile the nall hillst hll st I 1 KO go and oe overhaul rhaul jck her for apy any clue for her story 11 lie he J ked a carroty carrot v forefinger to toward or al bis Is forehead and trudged away fo ferard rard mallit helst I 1 ascended tho poop pool ladder d to lo RO go and explore tile cabin the dog mi me I 1 perceived a minoll achill butt bult near the mallima mii md anti offered the animal rome waiter out of 0 tile the dipper it drauk drank leisurely ith no ito abo chiow of a idley iverc detail my eye I 1 ested on as pei pcr focally trim and hape the dlois of the companionway companion way stood glood open a and d I 1 descended pom chat hajt into into II 11 tile the cabin all ali w anh b silent hei gioie C I 1 round myself lit in a anui biffle Int ellot pierced by a I shari of tile the mainmast Insinnia st A tahl table 0 tan inn amid I 1 I 1 I 1 e ca W I 1 0 jai I 1 t a a I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 theres a sail lying right ahead ah of us hips linked by chairs to the it e berth deck dec k 9 couple of sleeping elec ping berths s opened orr olt the main ming room at eleb either e r end a little clock just junt insl insler do I 1 the he frame of oc the skylight still mill ticket 1 and I 1 gathered from this that fatany rato rate the lita coida not hal hae e boon been very lone abandoned 1 opened the deals of tile the berths bertha one after an othor other but in the cursory glance klinco I 1 threw a around r und saw nothing arnica amiss As aa I 1 d out ut of tile the last of ihm wili items I 1 called I 1 ed down the companion to say pay that that he had bounded the well and found the hold as dry as an empty task cak 11 everything wery thing seems light with the brik mald 1 I what do you reckon has haa hr her people to abandon her why oil theres no telling sit stio i might be a plague ship for all vie can tell and her crew died oft off one I 1 after another jill the few that nail left out in fright ive heard tull tell of such things before go and overhaul the fo fowble foh lasle Ble tin and lot let me know xi nether bether you discover any lit I 1 lie he bent burward fur ward and I 1 entered the cabin abin billich alch from lla its aspect I 1 had ru faed to time liao been occupy occupied e al by tile the captain it designing to search for tile the and lok log book bock the tha former II 11 1 came across after a brief search but I 1 they met wie e in Si bilanich lanich and of no ner nenice ice I 1 to me tit the e latter I 1 could not find anywhere I 1 mac ascended ended to the deck again k I 1 J i i r I 1 11 it t I 1 I 1 t 1 16 I 1 1 if I 1 r f 1 I 1 1 at I 0 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 11 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 4 IF if ll 11 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 7 11 I 1 11 it I 1 4 2 all was silent here here was a mystery which on the faro face of 0 it seemie net mid to promise a most opi pt MOte maje it a ffman t little brig sound and taut abandoned for no reason wll from the lite forecastle I 1 blood looking about me aud ami 11 he e came aft shaking his h hand IN to be seen donn don I 1 thoro h ere bar fr likely to throw any light upon tilts job the 19 q tag as shipshape shape as n though 11 t hual just juat athla minute been loft to a call cfall hand hui ids r tin the bemsel hag not been abandoned abandon cil very long thala it sure burc thing FE capt apt richardson balled us bils i ahoy I 1 sprang on ilia rail and responded by a fin of my arms what wye dye find throns rong N walh ich the I 1 wo we cannot und find anything amiss amb at air r sho she to la alvandon abandon pd 1 but for ahat hat reamon chete la ill nothing to aado broft do you reckon site eho la Is worth 1 I should rather think she ahe was as air lr very rell nell then do ou take command comand and of her and I 1 will n ill let you have four our hands to help you along alone it its ita S all HO a can cnare are blake shift SH as liest yo you u cn can and ony and brig to Y you ou land had better come aboard and men fetch v what hat you wont want tor for t thi h e voyage voya icv alons along with willa alie other men right fr I 1 replied ask him to let me co agn eulth ou sald yin lamn ams eagerly chores rh ores ree a pile of dollars for or theme concerned in tills job stay here bore and ril ill arrange that for you yet we an bring oft your a beat tri nr liar |