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Show HOW IIIESr .AMU SANK Witoott to It '"' l"BttiHl 013 jv, ngcra at tjiioeiislowii, ut tin r viiAfrmxl iliwl of mnfiuKHi iw tli I , ilnrr linlI awnjr l I'll' ' tar v, liait lil"l " pMwigpr in ll nt Jjurpool nd It vi a pretty tlfcllt IK I I tlm atwruiF I I'11'' "n w uti tilalhr 11 ntnlglit Blie'a gulii,; It," I mill way "I "I" "'"it h ci iivtr t in tf 1 y tlie liokcy, she a iloina; Himi now, nnd If llw wlnl wly t ,,,,os nroun 1 alio II mow i-lgliUvma like irlnklnii ' 'lurallirr tlilctc toililie .r lint Itr "llilcc. lin llowtj "UotiltilKOt lo mind (lint inurl!. Wu lliall low Iter down a bit If wu Mini ill t Into u ntPilnr tog, but slio can't KHireo yrl Itwkon w alinll air im,i) sticntecni right ncruM." Our lull, villi in till the curtain o( iiililiilitlit mi fairly fol led arouti 1 ill, and tlicli I vent aft lo Inid u lull 1 tilth tlio log Hiiro cnoiis'i w" wcre ft"'" "slltociis," nud ournirflM una rulli.r like tlmt nt a nuickirrl than n ahlp Tlio enuriiiou r.ulu of tlio engines Mitirrrat ttiuiora from atrtn tiisteru, ati I at eicry aIim11iik lull of tlio ro - II. r tli" bint thrust hi r way tliiuugli llio LUii's iiiouiitAlni lliut cuno iluirn n her, tossing lliilr savago whlto rutta. In tlio morning IIiokiIo blew linnlcr, and Iho ducka wcro idmoftt il- nrtd Mo by tlio few aHAaonml lunula Ylioinmoup to itnuko In tho nil.') . It wu not till tho fourth day wo had n Luc rill of niiii'lilnc, mid from tho n 1 itch to thokmru hwl thodn.k' . rniinunl with Ju.llinK lliu-s nt pil but tliicrfnl nwilo I did not I tu It like tho nppiMrinoo of our Utr jol 1 .1 I h id an lull rmeilltto tlckr-t, bitt 1 wniuhrpil uuong tho itoeriign ciiiiipiuy without much hilirruptlon mint 1 hnppiucil to Uuniblo aUuit tu.' uf tlio I iiiiIMi rouslu. I U cl jinhn, but tho aurly fellow Miidi Milnt lin it luoochiii round hero forf K-iy Curl, ao thlf blink awino mi J ru routila lt tho plnco blongiHl m 111 irKu omny tin, in) Joker, 'i io yu i run my kulfn If you uomo tint nIn ' lwill ' 1 o nftked your pinon my iiiin, nrnl I osimro you ft wiik an ncciilcnt. Aa for your toe, I ii hi joit nut to try it on I haon full allowaneo of toes nnd boots." Ifo ... n ((How ullli tlmt typo of tmka 1 v I which den te tho lighting man , I it jnul una Tnitt tho tolnt of Ina Jnir w i eorcrcil by tho rtrnlnod akin which lloMid buvr ho yna cleneliing hU t 1 1, nnd lila mil llttln eye looked ii tuoua uudcr hla riigguil, beatlnl I - ,h. Uoantl ' Do you know who I mill I in Jim Cormlek, An I lin f logout to annr with tlio lkwtou boy " ' Inn not uiuih nlariueij, though I auw I. a il-t waul 1 1 i.irk mo If ho got homo, f Ilia fninda eanie around, nnd I um i I un l tu any that they woro na tin- unlit nMiwyoilianmeit, Tliero Kim aigu of dlaelpllno among tho ii livmifo pauengiira, though It ii f irtowyihut tlio forolgtivrabthatiil a I uil.l) Winn n mael Imvo up t wna n iiiiiy null to tlio ldo i n aim eoull bo kioii, mil tho ' inn lul togotoilt of thownym 1 they null Iho ol'Ieera' mil 1 ui I the most offetialvo of tho nulla, but I dont think tlmterror uitrydiaiat(il lh.mfti.r wblii I I ivn.-erwereiiiileo lot, nnd I nr- t ul irly ndlumil aoino of tho I idlea lm enme cut In aen rig and lundo li Ink gay Ooo I iiglUbuian of ill)-tint ill)-tint ii aitrnoteil mo Urmgely, llo I 1 1 lin wife nnd family with him, nnd n noro beautiful group I tieterwiw. t " tllut girl win a dark beauty t- ut i lyMeoii cnri of nge, and It w a a , ntt) . jlit (u Re lcr ft0r benulng 1 raUuk The time went byrkaa. tuillj rnoiikh with tia nil, but I till w h that fmio or't of dicl lino could I io b hi ratajjllaheil nmonir tho moro b lnuirlly iinlea, for their guima n ion In, au j offenalre. On tlio tlfti, nlht out thoinoou al onu be, utifully, nnd wo wcre ur ii li 1 b a fretwork of allier I c-uUnotahcp for tho wry delight of I'lnr, an wnUrd up ntil down , 'ijoiiuijr oier old rhjuua under tho Ud tojteryot the night. A auddin ,i JreA ruui toil me to holit myself up 'win tho alley, mid I had a look ut j urof the bojli. 1,o tholeplna wcro I Y d rrn ly, water caal.i wi ro undo fist , 'Tward, oan loihed han Illy, iluga . l I counted thu thwnrU, and It 'hoik mo that thoothit four boati ( I u.l U pn ity big for tho fournmld I iperomrtalnlyaiuallinouvh, At i 'I ' Hnlali I ealeulaleil that, by loading i tho eiht bnuti Uow u tu tho water' Ma-eanl p iklii tho chlUrui nloug bottom boardt, wo tnljht nccoiuo- 'l do 390 pHiple, 0 ucro c,rr,ni Hoillogctlur 'lie next morning at 3 o'clock I I It reitleai, ao I initio up ami fount iiutwowero lunging our ft long, truo J. that uuned In gray hllloiU under ftlilikhaie Uwaiiioteiactlyufog ;s '"tltwuptmling 1 ho lookout mnn J"nllirilly 'ieimil uwny on tlio atnr-fl atnr-fl '"",1 ,". Mr' -All riiht' We 1 " "" on und I watihcd tho loomiug iio ut grj,,,, Mr , I ' '' A inlnuto later tho lKiatawain ' il Illy lift, onil aaid rnlllytu (ho ' it. air )d i how ,n I'UlKlodo WuloitklghtoftllOlM ' 1 L.l,rC.".' '"" 'l'orhnrcd tlio 1.1, j ', ' luue "'il Hun 1 lawtlintn J . tll't-atandmg right ucrosa our ! I , , ,' '""" "ro aodlciptlvo that I n. i . ' ," "'O'Uht of mnouiniai j tho Lurk lwi ,udditily aliouk out her a jtirirp mn!nll nnd e-imn auritlnir nwnytlllw inntli r-1 light AM, it could oun make of Hilar The c flWr yell - of n and len with an onth 'Htar b rd for C'hrlat a aako atarhoard" and tbt n m If he tnagh ihi rlon I of cin Mia welu, ti oiert .p u TjiwIIi-(Mb TjiwIIi-(Mb r hoii-lng on the l I in I ml Juiiint on tho hntc he I iintlru w,l , n li.ll.niiulio.il) tllut 1 I. I.iiuokl -. v re hlto I h nr I n I u t arrn un I nn I then the tmrk Uniiul .1 back nf, v ynrda, wpllo the ateainer trnlh I oti alio eanio ttowtv Into tia ngnln nn t t tiiard her Ijowa eniatiing for alio hn.1 ihlioil ntiMui agaJiiat tho hnulUt of the altikeliolA ' OHO alirlll irreii l enme Mill Id rin,' tip from tin. ml In ill ii II in murmur Hun n li 1 1 I or t of II Inn tl rr n lunii n n up ni I u I l)h my nodi hi I Hi n In n lll n moriM li ? firtaiiniri ,d the ! i fire men trami Vd up atru?!i u?, t m lint eonh ut her a il tlin i tr ng pray Ing Bnme of the w uuen lini n d nnd anreatued, nt Ihey trliil in t ir the tntta of tho itoon then II o iroard bniko clenr nn 1 roon tl y wriro cling lug to tho men, praying Jabbering with tu Ira of horrible iMthoa nil kluda of incoherence I mn nfl find awr tho blk wnirr, lurch an 1 then allik j 1 rimemlM r now obatn lug how her moita ipiltired, nnd I lit nnl u rejairt ' llko that of n hiiiy onunon Aa lier j hntchea irrrothruat up by tho air A I f,rcen nn I white mountain gleamed In tliograyof the dawn, mil then tho, ahlp was no nor" men Tho la Ilia fn m tho rabiu icpro tiioatly In tlnlr iilghtdnaaia, mil the men auhi had tnkin no tlnio todreao. I saw vrhlto, drawn fuoea, and I noticed mrtliularly my l'.nghill gentleman nn 1 Ida ilaugli I ti r bho waa hanging on hii nrnl, and 1 thought ihe wia ahikiug iMiiuilalie-I), iMiiuilalie-I), but alo k't ler llpa tight, nnd only tho deadly Moro of lar iro t'urli Ing from thu pallor of her livid faoo tol 1 of tier trouble. Tho captain rtiahoil forward, buck ling Ida belt na ho came Ho wai In tilt rhlrt tlcetea, mil Iaaw tho butt if u dirrlngtr (icrplug rum hN Vtnkeo ioel(( t bililn 1 1 1 rat I'ruui below rniuo iniueor aueklng aouiiil, with nn (nca kiuii il long gurgle, nnd I aaw that tho cim. aeimeil to "hang' m the cm lint her Ihetccond oilier, who waa n amart man, hnd maeil iirMnkall I tner tho aide nud I knew l.e irmitil to ' roero it under lur, but lie might Juat n well halo trie i to itip tho mil lie nreli of Imdon bridge 1liniiiliiM were alHI kept gohig, but tho ileik tlnuteil Iteuilil) mil tho hat to tho ttnrlKinnl retirhoil nn nngle that iiin.lo It ilimcult torlaiid at all, erpmlally aa tho luieruy, ttnggerln lurch cf the tttaiuer were taking her ntiyhow. "An awknrd ruah of the uu u awnyed forwnnl, the boier nn I Ida gnng made n derinratwetrorttogetoiioof the boat clear Cupilng nnd prnvlng, they linekol nt thu tocklea with kiilwa, aulue of tin Ul ftwarinedup und atjratou tho tliwarta, tccrlng aaiagot nt tho chaina but tho boatawira mndo faat to alnml In n y weather, and only aklllod anil v could launeli them A loud cm k followed bv n wnll iwlug iioIm hko thuudor, n mined all other aounda Inslgiilllrant, and u cnptalit who wu going ont In 'ew Aorlt aald 'The bulkhead a gone Wo mint take our ehannea now ' The ahlp flopped nearly dead and ljegau to tremble cttriouaiy, but that waa only the river of Hater drheunft, mil woanonaaw thotlretnon drill it up like rata frum n burrow Standby tho lnwta I' "Tlio onlir waa irHeti, mid tho boat awainaeall roao In a long, thiiiiuloua acreeih Iho rallora tried to get tu thilr nuarlera, mil I ihnrtcd that tin Ir neeaalonal drllla hnd donotliilll giHxl Hut then tho drllla hail lii carried on while tho jnuiauuffora atiKi-l aloof, io that tho aailora were uacd to having their own wn At thla Juuo turu tliero wai n i nddcmsl hoot of cowardly men and byatcrical women to be dealt with I forced ny wny foruard toward ono of the atarlmard lxala, mid n I thruat my way Ihrougli thorruih nn Irlahuuman iliingtniue with one ana while alio hel 1 npiK'ilv erlng baby with that thrr Thowi man wna nearly naked, but ahe ue er hoeiled tho cold 'Mother of (iod,' ilie cried 'tako my littlo otic, mid uiako auro of hliu ' ' I shook her oft and pudicd on. A t( rrlllwl ui i y aought to keep mo back, mi 1 ho acratched at my face, liko n oat, but 1 riachod the davlta. '1 ho nun ha I tho boat twnnguround and tho carpen tir waaabuut to let her run, whtu a mixed mob of Unijitli und torelguera took iioivmIou, and In an Imtont the I ttlo craft waa packed with it weltering henpot monwhn (nil milto lot their rente I mw tho cnptaln le.no tho I rhlgo with a II) Ing t ring, and I in nho the glcniu of tho plitol barnla, then I heard on Iho itnrboird aldo tho rnpll 'buiiili, imaairof a rot olv or shot, nnd tho captain alioutuli 'iou liear what they're Rotting on tho other aldol Out of It, or 1 tako ynunuenftir Iho ( tlier.' 'Iho aalltjra wiro lighting hard, but the incii In the bonU fought nlao with tho onra nud bj.it hooka. One unman bid hit head apllt, another ro cell cd a w uuud from a boat hook w l.lcli took liU rhoilt away In ono naity Hup btlll tho rnaiaiui Mid not know hi lo lowir away, and ono of them began to laah nt tho forward fall with nn nt 'Comodowu, ,ou, air,1 'iou bo d il Cratkl 'Iho man thing up Ida arnik, dropjieil hia ax an 1 Ml hiadlong Into tho sea. 'Now, down with jou,' nal.l Iho captain, hvl 1 nnl halt I lin 1 with fury, Hut no A furtoiia fool auccied til In letting tho bott go by tiro heud mil tho wholo crowd of poltroon wire emptied Into tho awathlug sea, where they ga!icd and struggled till tho lut two moil throttled (ui.li uther iilnl rulliil under Ono of the (larboard Iniat wna aueccNkfully launch and the chlif oftlctr stood reiohcr hi hand 'Wniiuii llrst hern 'iJiouivioii, jou will atoor lur Tako four men nud no tuore ' ' llmjoungl nglMi laly wns (ivr-ert (ivr-ert d down, ulllioiii l she clung hard lo h r fulli. r r.n.l be gulliliu to let hit atny, 'o, darling) guodbr, Do hut jy Iids il mil thin te lemiMM 1 fy am I the hurl! burl) A .ni ni'res. ml ti IrMiw. n en w -. n l wnt dowui th i four ehililrui welei I lii and then tin anllor apningoiertlu aldo and pnrin! to hetfi othora An 1. 1.1. in n li..' t.il N I i Hi ion, senmel to ail n i In i ul through the crnw I ind the mu.l t rpthllilHliea nw ly fr 111 tl e wi il nnd Hung tliiiiiai Ilea niklely -i nut Into the bout, annw hit" th wme-'lhe wme-'lhe olHivr flliil two Imrrclarn 1 mi x ) cai-h lime a r illor alionil ff mil wo saw nn oierlndeii boat lumber hi ai il nway oat"ru Ml Um . mor,' I nmrtwli hire In I ttl ,iu tu.. ul no .it. I ill. lui i Ml lunr nn n .mi m.i. I Tli i I 'i rn ' I i n.r i t am lul In I'u in 1 1, ' I .a .1 tl, loit f warl Tin ut -or III tli al. i.ir.l nnui II I 1 li with I r, li" -r, la, ml N ,i Li f.llm-l in II n lie Imkir ,, ,l"k ui , ; Ij I wh i tin I I n ih! hi I i ,un.ii linn In r 1 Um tu Ida in Ic I t the I- it Up. i ii I h ur null in t lunii with atrial II '. uieliiiM r iwdira miMI c,.jl,t i en w, un ti had re!i pliphed iwr the aldo an 1 ,ir lwly lowered A ream m took the ti ler four atroki n Uu pur rr an I thu I at r Jmiipci hi nt the I ul moment, mid thla second bout wuil ftlrlft "Meanwhile thu ca tain had rcloa b 1 nlia. vliat n pity he only hnd tin Inmla'-nul n third nnd fourth U.al went off with half tholr pnar compk mint Another boat land might lime caenped but alx ntcii sprang from the trt aldi and uelually atuve thooutlit In At laat only ono light boat re luuhicd, an 1 still there wcro oier 7iC of in Jimmeil In the narrow apien h ft by tho awful hat Tho captain hn I dni wi 1,1 hinda Ho could do no more The thirl mile took o, I, an 1 iplko nnd went smaahhig anions tin men who ucrt wroatllng nroitnil out last lni Ono sailor aald 'Wo'o s'oal It long enough, Tom Let a htiia our turn' Anl he, with three sturdy Bweilea, imingeil to get at thodiill 1 In?) wero Juat hi time, for the ttuurf begun to away a they floated, and they were all but o.vauiod by thoihargo und teapot a crowd wliu Hung Jlmii seliea Into tho wnter "Ilun I waa left villi a great luultl tilde, whoso ngonlaod climor stuunol me 1 Mtn mighty, eotiiulaiiomnte tncnti then the si seemed to IUh down nu mo In one inn, n If the wnll of wnti r foil fr m a high omg Then 1 lienrd a humming noiao In my oara, an I with a g-tep I wna up nml 1 a blnukcnii! wriggling about of drowning creutuni A Imat eanio juiat mo an 1 I struik out lustily. I mlaod ui)aelf to the ktinmde '.Shall I hit Ida tlugn slid a man 'No IU liii rume' mil I was laid tick and dlny, on the bottm boardi of th crowd. I boat V.uku.w that we wire picked up after ii nasty time nud I am at home iiiitui my ki Jaiuoa Kuuoliimli hi I'all Hall (Jai itto. |