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Show sighed, the end came unexpectedly, "or a fraction of time the sea gaped open tn a pit, wheat adgea teemed of glittering green lea, and above which, Ilka a pointing finger, a topmast top-mast showed. Then tht sides rushed In upon each other, net, broke In a high ridge of boiling foam, and fell. And all that remained waa a cask or two dancing like corks amongst giant bubbles, " spinning on a twirl of waters. Of tht dead there waa no trace; only the darting (Ins of tht tea-ghouls vanished at they gathered to a feast Tragtdy of tht Dp " Burned Into Mmory . The following vivid description of a ' sinking ship Is taken from "A Qiequer -Board." by Robert Cssy. ; , Almost at the same moment the planking' under their feet quivered, rose, and tilted to a violent lurch of the vessel j and from deep within ber an ngly gurgling made Itself heard. Snatching the woman up In his arms, the captain sprang to the side. "Be low there!" he shouted; "steady the ladder, and make ready to shove off 1" While he awaited his turn the mate glanced about hi in. The prize was set tllng fast A threshing of waters In tht hull grew louder and more ominous; omi-nous; and the slant of the deck In creased until the detritus upon It began to shift and roll; tht dead to slide groteaqpely toward th,aCUCPrfc Not before a shout of warning roused him did bt move, and putting a hand upon the shattered bulwarks, vault over and drop lightly among an -Impatient crew. The black ship had drifted farther from Its victim, and the distance was not lessened by oarsmen who, reacting to the Inertia of a stifling noon, pulled sluggishly, their furtive eyes upon the woman by their captain's side. Of the three persona in the stern-sheets, only Paul Slelve kept hla head turned to watch the doomed merchantman find a grave. He bad seen many vessels suffer suf-fer a like fate, but the paaauig of this one, .for some unknown rqason, fascinated fasci-nated him. The very slowness with which she sank, plumea of spray that rose to a sudden lurch, and reflected sunlight aa the water awathed her .decks. Heralded by a crash of rending rend-ing timbers and a weird and pnilongec' aibllnnce as If some Titan inoumcr |