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Show l I 3h:t hah? way. Hi, j ftinui ulmnril tlio Warrior, in f i n tl a hnrbor. A lino two liuwt- f V urnntitl mti ami CsiiiRin VI t ,rM l1""!'' Inil ' 1'" VssA ' 1J0 tlio vlurf roci-itlnp; J i i rw- infers, hlio wai (u mil ' - ih irr e iittn ni'oti lur smctitiiri irjim li oml u la.ljr'a mol.l At SVV a ic ut tin cnjitnln ilcciJnl to "w ; L j crctt ly t,no man wore r in a I ii v a to ri mo cue, lio T in n vuliM sat tiih , u tell me ttliero tlio cnptnhi ' I. I g. t irs d a il fftfc.1 tlio spfjilecr, who ' aj. ill b ir"t '' "uw ' ' tl'rtjr jrom , i .il.vilt, villi audi illllliltnco nf tjlri r-qulieil sumo roiirajo li I'cn fc lajk to c tain squarely in tlio )!' 1. lrii tlio latter tfrullly Uldi Ut our m" , " ntsn stood 0(111 In an ntftkirartl l ni iu 1 r tlio tap aln stern (ro infmaUii to liiAl Bimili Uforu so b mice. lIoOrouHllilHihiUgTay rati I ii deck ainl ilnfloil Mi now k , liat an 1 sinki, nftrr n Knlpr bi jwol i that hliKlitly treinlJotli j j u IciiS(.( la ly 1 work my ivuaao , car'i1n ai nioTcnl liy tlili ijiooth if ut I uldiUioiittrattunofuinilM u A trvM pallor tliU Mir. olintno- Ufl it ii would itiaknl Tho railuln 4tUi npiilli int oittipciirancoliido- . VI imely fallow ho v,m, mIIIi an ) t aUy hrowu lino to hU Ma, u furo- J kylinio nhich oonio limo of aurroir ' JbKiivToiirht, rovliiK'cjwIluitintt i g'Mxrt ii Itu n Kltghtljr Htartll look, 1-igi.jrd faco Mitliont uhlnkc, n ro I H -i. 1 1 1 'n, Unt Bhuul lora and u grid J H.uwayofu inni; hU fadM nnd fniy Hiliuro. llpil handi aud lgnir vrrlato H untied from tlio two ohortbUotM b( H j v aout LIouao. H Ai.atdouit knoir about nalllngr' ul tbo cnptuln tu u tono of ridlculo. H gt much, olr. 1'ro wurkod MiUi li.- a, and I know a llttlo about uriilar a muck." . Ik Von wo don't nood J on. Kicr H km ui a tchoonrr hefpro at all." H n)ftta u a paurncor, tlr. I know ; J limAnKtman. but 1 11 do nnylhlnif. 1 v&nt to gtt back to my peopl o.M S"Tm look itronj enough; but hy do jou lu; your hoad llko that? Ono x&i liljik you wr ro n rowanl." "I lag." laid tlio man, lu it low volco. Hlitl and you admit It" -In. Why not? 1'ro fought bird fti-jtlt.bnt I can't help It. I lnako up By uiud to bo bravo enough, but o tlio tlrao cornea for It 1 m nf raid." 7 Th captain had nover met itn.li n ' itncttr a thU licforo, and ho woo In te-wtod. A fow other lounger on tlio mm hrf (topped to orerhoar tlio coiiTeira-j, coiiTeira-j, their atle nlUin lint being attracted y tJttnpcatlelltof thoiujn. I "AfratJ (if whalr'iukcdtho captain. I "1 dou't know. Of death, I Bupio. J "-I b how It Un f caino from lionm -h a comrade; Iko back alono. Onb mi i ;uinowcroouttnnlitlloidoupi na tamo np, and In n ruJ.lt n lurch of Uatiny pallmrwn knocked our-' our-' Jd by tho boom. In half n mlnuto U beat u aercral f athomj away from -. II couldn t ir;lm. in. 'Whyilldutyou throw him alhic" ,n ut'Ubyita-Klcr. lul "Ikniu-o I wan afraid for my own wmnlBllfol 1 didn't daro to lot go U Hilar fur n moment. Iitood thero "PJ itli fiar, nfiaid (oleavo tlio tiller l-raa luitant, afrall of death. IMt tM a mau porilyzod. An tho boit row JMMI on tho me I watchwl my Irtend itrugglo In tlio na. Iniwhlm , throw np lit. arrant 1 aaw I.ti faio whllii lib (error; I heard him try out 'S.ivo ra d then liounut bin o load what u la my i at d fai o, fur ho !iouted y "rdr and ont mo n look of hato na ii ' watcn rourrd him up. 1 don't 31 Hnl mode lacd, but I ot In kafo J'' r m lumra of tooilnit, when the giilo IW1. I d Hta my life, If I only could, to '" 'hat 1 wasn't a reward, but w hen llwtliaorinicito ihow It Ihaicn't tho low r You don t 1 row tho (liaino of Mir, but you wonll If on could neo 'lk(n my lomrndoa face, mid If " tut cry ruin In )our iani diyand i at t'uwurillio U upon mo llko n C1-- It tho blight of my Ilfu, lr " o i r, i lnt ftbiuno nnl grief wero ? utlio maii'B f,i, o that all who heard, m lo li i tho rnptatn, were Aon J lo 'Tlt) of l,u Mate, ond no much curl- y ha I ho excited In tin. i.ipLilm fcud that ho rui irci loi id for tlio oj Wl ntlioWarrlorhoWidaullanlour trf 'io had twenty inui wnlii aboard. I u fiptalnclai tllodthnnthlii. Boicil. "n.n, Uulodlw, n ni ild ana a cow Ho Warrior ha.1 gool wind nt Ih) it u h r lojngn Iluf ono night n M r i on 1 ot dajllght thiro win n ""rial. Whlt,eiip.hlicid wlhll) P'Uliowat roof tho Komi 1. Tlio i- "lu' not tlio,. , w us Iwoiulng f ry lit. Tiio . lwamlriiliigBtralghtoii rtH ky co it 1 ho i, uwmgen, n,lo i Ur ja 1 of Iho coming catimtropho. "' dtliem-ilv tn tho dwk or rluinr II ."H1"'! "Ii iiiibnidilurHiontKl rn iNg of th i iImiiu of the Warrior tin Bound if tho oi 1 I,'" Sml" '""in f"u Uijiieo Ir1. ," .''?,'"' I'w tiovo mnerthc-fK mnerthc-fK latth.lw(.i W1 orlftlnirrapll '; . a limit .trlko nd l ujji c lt '"r c1' k "il I'rnl a 1 "-tug for Wo. 'ibuy l3k,a a-horo.1 OiJylM yardo awny Bloat a grmn ot litandi rs ni hi 1; lees to met -n th m n Iierll a tho latter were to wvolhem N?hes. Now th, position of tho teaeel waa thiol hero Houdy ii,t droiM liialh lhoilt dueo not etui, but It la prolongs pro-longs under tho woter, making thin n lrlloiia aanJliar. Out Mun thla Ul wni tho Warrior. Th lalun t tl lo from tho Mint aud from tho t meet lure Thci o la no moro terrible He In n gala thin that nliRv tno aetii collldo. Tho atorm grew. Burli w ai Iho work of wlndund xa that tuuea wrro whm tho Miidbar trnm thn ulioto to the vesael wnaBwejit mkod Unt Hi nudity was flllly burlwl under kemrler h-m. l'atMniten and crow, fatigued with lalmr nnd Iom of aluep, atmlloil by n Mtlng wind, at latt ami umboil to thill tunl nntnbiioM, and lnado no moro effort Then aroao ono of their iiumlwr, n tall, gaunt fellow, whom Iho tuptaln liaileallo-l n coward In harbor, ami ho proceeded to behlr them und lokeip them ntlire, lUt they might not porlh from thorohh "Tliero'o liopo yet!" ho cried. "Kooj! alive, menr And ono afler another did ho nnnken by rudo iliaklng wil warm by hia rough clianiura. Soino cniight Mi qilrlt, and by the laljonof tlieir wenry muMclea thy oot their froacn bloal In t Irker motion. "Hot wliut ul" crwd one, "The end xniut coino 'A) o, but thero'i onochanre,1 tltouled the coward, who now lnonu-d up largo un 1 remlnte "Look I the w-n li.n rolloil laitk nthl left tho bar umotoinl. A man could run oelioru on that, inflybo, while tho tea hold lack." Two miii taughod madly. "Ayo, m-iybol Iiook uowP bjIJ one, with aavago mircaaui. The coward looked. Tim n.a hid welloil tii and bidden tho bar far bo-uenth bo-uenth Its foaming witters. "Yi t ono ma) tryP cried Iho coutird. "Try on then! hoiitel tho othi r. lunv It li hard to moot death half way. lt i niitut mat'' iatnro to walk to deatniclion. llieti louglihoknowa II le coining ho haa tMo hope ur tho cow-nrdico cow-nrdico to tlirlnk front It to tho Inrt. Tlitreforo no Bailor of thtlu would leap into tlut oca or diro tho dtil auggceUil by tho coward. "If laucteod, will 301 follow ut the Iieit full of tho Ma" I e neked "What ono man can do another can, waathorqly, Tlio coward looked n.liorc. Hullcnly tho wnten rolled apart Tho ennd lrat wai naked. Tliomau juro-eil from Ih gunwaloand ran. Tlio t-oplo on Iho Micl watchcl him with waking hojio aud teaaation ot Ireath. Tlio liatidreiU of tihuidonfn ehoro atood pdent, thrlllel, eager. Na word waa anldi only the t4 rHiko Tho mm ran shoreward, with thottl-dera thottl-dera and hen 1 Knt forward and eyea ret. Tho eea roio on b itli aldia of hlin. Tho hugo wavoa waited hU roadway. Tho roailway began to narrow. A tnrbulent high bu moroil In punult of Uin. llo lengtltenod and iplltkeued hla rttpa. ItwaaaracobetweeiiBoBinallii thing an a man and ao great a thing iu tho Btorm luipellul ottmu Tho ean won. With n great roar It caino down upon tho man. Hut ho would not bo taken In flunk, with hlj liack to hla enemy. He turned mil faced tho eta. Ho leaped Into lt heal furemort. Afterward hut body w a tut upon ihe iioath. Tlio ocean had to-.cd with it, aud had then thrown lt back to It own kind. Tho on tho bdand aw tlut when tho man turn), to meet death nun llo waa on hi face, llufutd dUcoiurcd ho waa not afraid to die. 1 ruo 1 big. |