Wallowa County chieftain., November 03, 1910, Image 6

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LOUIS TRACY
Author ol the "Pillar of Light."
"The Wings ol the .Morn
ing" and "The Captain ol the
Kansas."
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Copyright 1909 by Edward J Clode
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WnEUF.I THE A.NUKOMEUA KF.AII9 TltE '
END OF HER VOYAGK.
T7"VVE lit'lls. miss! It'll soou be
4 day Ijirtit. If you wants to see
fi the : ross. now's your tlino:"
Ins nad been called from
Ureuuipss sleep by a thundering rat- ;
tat on her i n bin door, lu reply to tier ;
half awaked cry of "All riant'" tins
hoarse vou-e of a sailor told her that
the Southern Crow bad Just risen
above the horizon. She resolutely
screwed her Uuuikles Into her eyes
aud be.'.m to dress. In a few minutes'
she w.is ! deik. A long coat, a tam-o'-shanter
iinu a pair of list slippers
will go fat lu the way of costume at
night ui the tropics, and the Androm
eda's seventeenth day at sea uad
brouirht the 'equator very near. At
dinner on the previous evening in
honor of the owner's niece fashionable
Hours were observed tor uieai .Mr.
Watt mentioned by chance that the
cross ii i j been very distinct during
the nntidie watch, or. in other words,
between inntnii-lrt and 4 a. m. Iris
at oni e expressed a wish to see It. and
Captain r..:;e offered a suggestion.
"Mr ll 'ier takes the middle wateh
ton!"' i -ml he "We cau ax Mm to
y. . pound on your door as
l'!ien you must run
e. an' e'll tell you all
; 'tis of a slight feel
. -ne did uot snow it.
mi I;. kipper of the An
n so clearly uniier-
. ii. .'i il-l oil ui
ii ut lliesil oe
,-i I'oke s roiiqn.n eui-y
l. . , unexpec tedl . but iris
v. a. e-.:ii a.; in ticbool her tongue.
"Thank you very much." she said
"When shall ! see him?"
"oh. you needn't bother. I'll tell
"lm meself '
Sh- was somewhat disappointed at
thi. lio?.fv would be free for an hour
before in- turned lu, aud they might
hae en, .? i d a nice chat while he
smoked on the poop. In her heart of
hearts she was beginning to acknowl
edge that a voyage through summer
sess on a cargo vessel, with uo other
society taan that of unimaginative
sailormen. .-avored of tedium. Indeed
almost of d'Mdly monotony. Her rare
meetings v.ilh Hozier marked bright
gpoti in a dull round of hours. During
taeir small intercourse she Uad discov
ered tlJtit he was well Informed. TTiey
bad bit upon u few kindred tastes in
books aud music. They even dittered
sharply in their appreciation of favor
ite authors. Aud what could be more
conducive to complete understanding
than the attack .and defense of the
shrine of sutue tin god of literature?
While, therefore. It was strange that
Captain Coke should actually propose
a visit to the bridge at an unusual
time at a time, too, wbea Hozier
would be on duty It struck her as far
more curious that be should endeavor
to prevent an earlier meeting.
"I shall be delighted to come at any
time. I have often read about the
Southern Cross, yet three short weeks
ago I little thought"
"You ree'ly didn't think about It at
all," broke In Coke. "If you 'ad you'd
'nve known you couldn't cross the line
without seein' It."
Here was another perplexing ele
ment In the skipper's conduct. That
Iris was a stowaway was forgotten.
She was treated with the attention
and cereiiiouy due to the owner's
niece. Coke never lost an opportunity
of dinning Into the ears of Wat la or
Hozier or the steward or any mem
bers of the crew who were listening
that Miss Yorke's presence In their
midst was a preordained circumstance,
a thing fully discussed aud agreed on
as bet-ween her uncle aud himself, but
carried out lu an irregular manner
owing to some girlish freak on her
part. The portmanteau, with its
change of raiment, brought convincing
testimony, aud Iris' ewn words when
discovered In the laznrette supplied
further proof, If that were needed.
A keen. Invigorating breeze swent
the last mirage of sleep from the girl's
braia as she flitted silently along the
deck. A wondrous galaxy -of stars
blazed In the heavens. In that pellucid
air the sky wan a vivid ultramarine.
The ship's track was marked by a
trail of phosphorescent tire. Each rev
olution of th propeller drew from the
ecean treasuue house opulent glqbes of
golden light that daneud aud sparkled
lu the tuuvWIhg (raters. It was a
night that pulsated with the romance
and au4M at tha south, a u In fit
when tke.fcrt nd(ht throb with un
utterable, landings and the blood tingle
A r
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In the veins und.-r the stress or an
emotion at .n e ). issh.nate itild mystic.
Iris, snunv.1 on tiv no stronger Im
fuise than that t III -'ihtseer. though
Hot wholly ,i:i,-.viie cl au element t
advonturi.us siiyt.es In her expeetu
tion of a tete-a let vith il go.id look
lug yoi;r.g man ot Her nmn st.-tuis
Alimbed to the bridge f" si .sxJil.V at:
Bolwlessly t!-..u H(.:,t did u.it Know
of h.r presence until lie heard her dis
mayed rry:
"Is that the S-uthern Cross?'
j He tur:ie;l (jiiii-Uly
"You. Miss Voi!;"?" he exclaimed
and not oven li"r wonder at the luslg
nilicaiue of the stellar display o?
fly;"- ,.. : A'.- - C.V?3
wmm&
Xi' if
i "VOU MISS roHKE?" HE EXCLAIMED.
t
: which she bad beard so much could
cloak the fact that Uozier was unpre
pared for her appearance.
! "Uf course It is I. Who else?" she
! asked. "Did not Captain Coke tell
'. you to expect me?"
! "No."
j "How odd! That Is what he ar
: ra nired. A man cume and rapped at
! my door "
"I'ardon mo one moment."
He leaned over the bridge and hailed
i the watch. The s;ime hoarse voice
that hail roused Ills answered his ques
; lions, iiud in the faint light that came
, from the binnacle she caught a flicker
of amusement on his face,
i "our excellent skipper's intentions
! have been defeated," be said. "He
told oe of the men to call him at
seven bolls, but not to wake you until
; the cross was visible. His orders have
; been obeyed quite literally. He will
be summoned in another hour, and
you have been dragged from bed to
gaze at tlje false cross, which every
. foremast hand persists in regarding as
i the real arildu. The true cross, of
which Alpha Crucls Is the southern
1 pole siar, comes up over the horizon
! an hour after the false one."
j "l!ut Captain Coke said he would see
you and warn you of my visit."
1 "1 cau oui.1 assure you that he did
cot. I'eilmps he thought It unneces
; sary, meaning to be on deck himself."
"Must I wait here a whole hour
! then?" .
i Hozier laughud. It was amusing to
flud how Coke's marked effort to keep
the girl and i;hn apart bad been de
feated by a sailwr's blunder.
"I hope the waiting will not weary
you," be said. "It is a beautiful night."
"I it m ?,!ad ot the accident that
brought me on deck somewhat earlier
than was necessary," she said. "You
anil I have not said much to each oth
er since you ruined me out of the
loan ret te. Mr. Hozier." '
, "Our Ii ii iids at table are somewhat
dlRicr.it. If only you knew bow I re-gretted"-
"Oh. what of that? When I became
a stowaway I fully expected to be
treated as one. I suppose, though, that
you have often asked yourself why I
! was guilty of such a mad trick."
"Not exactly mad. Miss Yorke, bat
! needle!;, since Captain Coke partly ex
pected i,, ime your company."
j "That is jib-Hid. Ha Uad not the
j remotest tuition"
'i'oiu'ive mo, but there you .are
wrong ll,. says that your uncle and
j he di sou ;sert the matter on the Sun-
jday bed, re we lift Liverpool. His the
ory Is rather borne out by the present
stato of the s!:!i's larder. I assure
you that feiv tramp steamers spread
n table ii'.e the Andromeda's mess dur
ing this VlOiltc,.."
Iil l-'iu-'ml with u spontaneous mer
rlmoiM tlwi was ratVr a.sloiiishlug In
her owu t ars.
"Being the OWD er'a niece, I am well j
atered for?" mhe cried. !
"Something: of the sort It la only j
latural." !
"But I think r hare read in the
tewspaper that when tome on happy 1
reature U condemned to death by the- i
law be is supplied with luxuries that
would certniuly be denied to any ordi
nary criminal?"
"Such doubtful clemency can hardly
apply to yoo, M's Yorke.
"It might apply to the ship or to
that human part of ber that thinks
nnd remembers and la capable of of
giving evidence.'
She paused, fearing lest, perhaps.
she might bare apolcen too plainly.
'Joke's counter stroke In alluding to
iter dread of the proposed marriage
was biiidvn from her ken. Hozier, of
course, was thinking ot nothing else.
For the moment, then, tbey were at
cross purposes.
"Things are not so bad as that," he
ald gently. "I hope 1 am uot tres
passing on forblddeu ground, but It Is
only fair to tell you that the skipper
was quite explicit up to a point He
said you were being forced Into some
matrimonial arraugement that was
dlstasteful"-
"And. to escape from an undesirable
ultor. J rau away?"
"Well, the story sounded all right"
"Hid myself ou my uncle's ship when
1 wished to avoid marrying the man
of lila choice?"
Hozier was not neglecting bis work,
but be did then take bis eyes off the
starlit sea for a few amazed secoudtl.
There was no mistaking the scornful
ring In the girl's words. He could see
the deep color that flooded ber cheeks.
The glance that met bis sparkled with
an Intensity of feeling tliat thrilled
while It perplexed.
"Please pardon me tf the question
hurts, but If that la not your motive
and there never was auy real uotlon
of your comlug on this trip why are
you here?" be said.
"Because I am a foolish girl, I sup
posebecause I thought that my pres
ence might Interpose a serious ob
stacle bet wee u a criminal and the
crime be bad planned to commit- f
one wants to avoid hateful people a
change of cllmata Is a most effectual
means, and 1 bad not the money for
ordinary travel. Believe me, Mr. Ho
zier. 1 am not ou board the Androm
eda without good reason. I have often
wished to have a talk with you. I
think you are a tuau who would not
betray a confidence. If-you agree to
help me, something may yet be done.
At first I was sure that Captain Coke
would abandon bis wicked project as
boor as be discovered that I knew
what was In his mind. But now 1
am beginning to doubt. Each day
brings us nearer South America, and
aud"-
She was breathless wltb excitement
She drew nearer to the silent and Im
passive man at ber side, dropplug ber
voice almost to a whisper. She caught
his arm with an appealing band.
"I am afraid that my presence will
offer no bindrauce to bis scheme," she
murmured. "1 am terrified to say such
a thing, but I am certain, quite cer
tain, that the ship will be lost within
the next few days."
Hozier, though Incredulous, could not
but realize that tbe girl was saying
that which she honestly thought to be
true.
"Lost! Do you mean that she will
be purposely throwu away?" be asked,
aud bis own voice was not wholly un
der control, for be was called ou to
repress a sudden temptation to kiss
away the tears that glistened lu her
browu eyes.
"Yes, that Is what be said on the
rocks this side of Montevideo."
"He sald-wbor
"Tbe-the captain." . , '
"To whom did be say It 7
"Ob, Mr. Hozier. do not ask that, but
believe me and help me."
"How?"
"I do not know. I am half distract
ed wltb thinking. What can we do?
Captain Coke simply swept aside my
first attempt to speak plainly to blm.
But make uo mistake be knows that
I beard bis very words, and tbere Id
something In bis manner, a curious
sort of quiet confidence, that frighten
me."
After that neither spoke during many
minutes.
"That Is a very serious thing you
have told me. Miss Yorke," muttered
Hozier at last,
uot without a
backward
glance at tbe
sailor In tbe
wheelhouse to
assure himself
that tbe man
could not by
any chance
overhear their
conversation.
"But It Is true
d readfully
true," said Iris,
clasping ber
hands together'
and resting
them on the
bigb railing of
tbe bridge.
"It la all tbe '
more serious,
inasmuch as
we are helpless,"
BUT IT IS THCE
DBEADFUIXY TRUE."
BAIL) IRIS.
be went on. "Don't
you see how impossible it Is even to
bint at It In auy discussion wltb tbe
man principally concerned? 1 want
to say this, though you are Id no dan
ger. Tbere Is no ship so safe as one
that Is picked out for willful destruc
tion. Men will not sacrifice tbelr own
lives even to make good au Insurance
policy, and I suppose that Is what Is
intended. So you can sleep sound of
nights at any rate until we near the
coast of Brazil. 1 can only promise
you if any watchfulness on my part
can stop this piece of villainy Hello,
there! What's up? Why Is te ship
faTTing away from bef course?""
Tbe sudden change in his voice Mar
tied the girl so greatly that she uttered
a slight shriek. It took ber an appre
ciable time to understand that be was
speaking to tbe man at the wheel.
But the sailor knew what he meant. -
"Something's gone wrong with the
wheel, sir." he bawled. "I wasn't cer
tain at Brst. no I tried to put ber over
a bit to s'uth'ard. Then she Jammed
for sure."
Hosier leaped to the telegraph and
signaled "slow" to the engine room.
Already the golden pathway behind
tbe Andromeda bad changed from a
wavering yet generally straight line to
I well defined curve. There was a
it.ss and snort of escaping steam as
Jie sailor Inside the chart house en
deavored to force the machinery Into
action.
"Steady, there!" bellowed Hozier
"Walt until we have examined the
gear boxes! There may be a kink in
a chain."'
A loud order brought the watch scur
rying along tbe deck. Some of the
men ran to examine the bearings of
the huge fan shaped casting that gov
erned the movements of the rudder,
while others began to tap the wooden
shields which protected .the steering
rods and chains. In the midst of the
hammering and excitement Captr.l:
Coke swung himself up to the hrWure.
"Well. I'm blowed! You here?" he
said, looking tit Iris. "Wot is It now?"
he asked, turning sharply to Hozier.
"Wheel stuck again T'
"Y'es, sir. Has It happened before?"
"tVell-er-uot this trip. Hut It 'as
'appeued. Just for tnlnnlt I was
mlxln' It up wtth the night you nearly
run down that bloomin' hooker off tln
Irish coast. Ah, there she goes! Ev
erything O K. now. W'en daylight
couifts nr'l! overhaul the lixln's. Nice
tlj'ug If the wheel JilllMMf! Just as we
was crossln' the Ueclfe:"
Hozier tried to nsceriain from the
watcb If they had found the cause of
the disturbance, but the men could
only guess that a chance blow with an
adz had straightened a Ulnl; In one
of the casings. Coke treated the in
cident wltb uonchalance.
"Thought you was to be called w'en
tbe cross hove lu sight, Miss Yorke?"
he said abruptly.
"1 am sorry to have to Inform you
that some people ou board cannot dis
tinguish between falsity uud truth,"
she answered. "But please don't be
angry with any of the meu on my ac
count. Mr, Hozier tells me they often
confuse the false cross with the real
one, and the mistake has beet) enjoy
able." "A reg'lar 'umbug, the Southern
Cross." grunted Coke. "It ain't a patch
on tbe bear."
Coke grinned at his own pleasantry.
To one of bis bearers at least it seem
ed to be passing strange that he was
so ready to forget such a vital defect
In tbe steering gear as bad manifested
Its existence a few minutes earlier.
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Eggs Selected local. 45o,
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