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lag out each available man in his turn.
“Are they reliable-safe?" she asked.
"You.know t m7"> - . . :
“Not well, but they were selected by
Watkins. as among the best on boa
No doubt they will behave
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ihemselves.". -
“But they are pirates; they cannot be
trusted." s - :
“These fellows were not aboard the
Naxnur from choice. but men ca -
tured on merchant ships and compelled
to serve to preserve their lives. They
are as eager to escape, as we. Anyway
I shall see to it that they do their duty.
Sam!" '
The negro looked up quickly.
“Yes, sah!" , V. ‘
“Call the others.
.Wno knows where
Watkins spoke up behind u
5.
“It's stored forward, sir, an’ all s
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I crept forward cautiously. because of
l the erratic leaping of the craft, the men
leldlng mo room t s. and s
sentiais had been chosen, yet the supply
seemed ample for the distance I believed
we would have to cover before attaining
land, But the nature of that wn
coast was so douhti'ulrI determined to
deal out the provisions sparingly,‘ sav-
ing every crumb nosslble. The
grumbled at the smallness of the ration.
yet muncherl away contentedly enouz
once convinced that we all shared alike.
Watkins relieved the Dutchmen at the
steering oar. and I rejoined Dorothy.
frhe silence-was tlnaliy broken by one
of the men forward asking a question.
“Could you tell us about where we
are. sir?"
"Only as a guess," I answered frankly,
the water casks are lashed amiilship 'm eyes traveling o the vista,
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e he was killed, showing
the,coursc of the Namur. ‘ were
then about a. hundred miles off shore
and the same distance south. IVe have
been sailing to the north of west since
taking to the boat. That is the bes
course possible with this wind." 7
“Then a coupledayn should bring land.
air?" '
“Ay,‘i( ngures are correct and this
Wind holds. But in
“T near enough," he said stub-
bornly. "Even if you was astray fifty
miles would make little difference.
There's land to west of us, and plenty
ter eat aboard till we get there--so why
not eat it?"
GLANCED about into the faces of the
others forward, but received little
encouragement-evidently
Watkins gave indignant utterances to a
re . -
“Yer hed yer fair share with the rest
ov us, didn't yer, Simms7" .,'
"0' course I did; but dmn it, I'm hun-
grler then I wus aforv.+whut the hml's
the use?" ' '
“Let me tell you." I broke in, deter-
mined on my course. "lt is not Just the
boat-trip to be considered.’ altho that
may prove serious enough before we
get ashore. If I am any Judge we are
going to have some weather in the next
but-by the gods-
there's food enough there to.last us 3
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“And it may have to do so. ' Now
Slmms, listen to what I say, and you
others also. I amvnot going to’repeat
this. We're the same as shipwrecked
men, and I am in command of this boat.
V6’hatever'I say goes, and I've handled
jump nt,my orders, I'll show you som
see discipline you will not forget ver)’
soon.’ You are ‘W Watkins?"
“You bet I am, sir." hear, ly. .- '
Dutchman, already half asleep,
his. head, '1 ’ ,
, line Gott. I cud eat a whale," he
growled rather discontentedly, "but
what der difference say 1 010-431 W
best. sch.’ ‘
simms made no answer. sitting sul-
lenly at the foot of the mast. I waited,
thinking some other might venture as
word. but evidently they had enough,
and I was willing to let the affair rest.
'i'hey,hsd been shown that I meant to
enforce discipline. and nothing remained
but for me to csrr)’ hut my threat if
Meanwhile the least
The
lifted
sin -
"All right. I said cheerfully.
"Now we understand each other and can
lent at work. Well divide into watches
makg the craft shipshspe.
hnil out that water till she’: dry. an
the others get out that elrtra sail for-
ward and rip: up a Jib. she 11 ride easier
nnd make better progress with
cnnvss showing. How does she, head.
Watkins!" ' "
“Nor'wesL by West. 5"’;
arc.“ can give two points more west.
Wm. thehjlb dvrawing-the. sea is‘ not
1 av .' -
““..“’y.“;y’es.,:.gne's riding mrly free.
nn' the wind is shifting n?.r‘east. Thar
won't be no storm terdssh ‘
men worked cheerfully enough,
finding sumcient to keen them
busy for half an hour. and thus Dorblhy
:1 e.
rrsponsible. reckless, to be ruled byiron
hand, ye! honest enouz I cording to
lheir standards. ‘The fnces were coarse
Capes, but Estada had his chart pricked . my
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and dissipated. and many a hali-smoth-
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cred oath floated back to our ears, but I
saw in them nothing to fear, or cause
uneasiness.
The sun had dissipated
while the swell of the sen
ciently subsided to permit of in wide
view in every direction. Tile vista only
served to increase our sense of loneli-
ness and per . “'9 were a tiny chin
tossed on the immensity of the waters,
stretching away to the distant horizons.
t was a. vast scene of desolation, with-
out another object to break its cri
the clouds.
had sum
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swept my eyes about the circle in a vain
effort to perceive something of hope: it
was usc-iess- were Alone on the
boundless ocean.
know not what we talked about
during those hours; of all we had passed
thru together. no doubt: of our chances
of escaim and our dreams of the future.
Her braver)‘ and confidence increased
own courage. Knowing as I did the
uncertainty our position, I needed
her blind faith to keep me hopeful.
her pleadings and fell into a sound sleep.
It seemed as tho I scarcely lost con-
termlne, but Schmitt was again at the
steering paddle, and both he and Dor-
othy were staring across me out over
the port quarter, as tho at some vision
in the distance, sumclently strange to
enchain theirentlre attention.
“1Vhat is it?" I linked eagerly, but be-
fore the words were entirely uttered. a
oarse voice forward bawied, out ex-
1: e ly: . ' '
"There you see it: straight out agin
lhat,cloud edge. By God, it's A full-
rigged schooner."
‘ oomed another, "a-headln'
straight cross our course nstern.
I up, ignoring else. thoroly
awake from excitement, gazing under
hollowed hands in the direction the men
nointed. For an instant I distinguished
nothing but sea and sky. with patches
‘mistaken for the
sheen ofa distant sail. Then as our boat
was suddenly flung higher on the crest
a great wave, my straining cyes
caught the unmistakable glimmer of
canvas, could even detect its outline
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plainly delineated against the blue back-
was again Hung upward, gained clearly
the glimpse I sang .
"AY. you're right, lads!" I exclaimed.
"It's a schooner, headed to clcur us by
your helm.
Watch
can't help seeing if there Is any
watch on deck."
We swept about in ‘h wide circle, ship-
ping some water as we dipped gunwale i41-cH0nl- Dflntgd is vvx:niierI‘l’i‘l":l:v'V’.EI'i'-‘I: i;t:i:3:
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us, and both Xvntkins and Schrnltl
straining their. l
plunging nusrtgr-boarsgainst the force
of the man forward on his
lmeesegrowied out a curse.
‘NVhat the heIl'a the matter Aboard
yelled. "Did yer ever see I
boat yaw like that, aforev D-n me.
if I believe they got a hand at the
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mind. The schooner was headed to pass nu’ AR mu lPrrl- H. Chic-to
us on the Dort Quarter. yet 3-swing so
crazily at times a 0 make me fcnrful of
being run down. I could perceive no
sign of life nbonrd, no signal that we
had been seen. Indeed from where we
crouched in the boat oil we could see
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