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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1913-6-5, Page 6**,.1104, IN!lv'Mk'gF"'1Ma'4re'' 104vt. wrw►' "1!4,10110," 4 V Due of the Garriso Or, A rlysterions Affair. laseltsteleliteleateellaaeateastasetelealalasatiVelaat nearest the devil. • Then you aaw your- self, Captain Meadow's, how they went on during the voyage, reading books that wits writ on wood instead o' paper. and sitting up right through the night to jabber together on the quarter deck. What did thoy want to have ar chart o' their own for and to mark the couree of the vessel every day?" "They didn't," said the captain. - , !. GIi'APTEIt- Xi.--(Cont'd.) "Virlao west' they?'" I asked. "I etnald not have believed that it wag possible for mon to appear so unconcerned in the. fac4'. et Snell imminent peril." As to whip they are or were," -the tap - thin antiwered, puffing thoughtfully at his pipe, "that is by no moans easy to say. Our last port' was liurrachee, in the north of India, and there we took •them aboard as passengers for Glasgow. Ram Singh was the name of the younger, and it XS only with haul that I have come in con- tact, but they all appeared to be Quiet, inoffensive goutlemeu: I never inquired their business, but I should judge that they were Parsee merchants from Hy derabad wheels trade took them to Eur- ope. I could never see why the Drew should fear them, and the mate, too; he should have had more tease." ".Pear them!" I ejaculated, in surprise. "Yes, they had some preposterous idea that they were dangerous shipmates. I have no doubt if you wore to go down into the kitchen. you would find that they are all agreed that our passengers wore the cause of the whole disaster." As the captain wass speaking the parlor door opened and the mate of the bark, a tall, red -bearded sailor, stepped in. Ile had obtained a complete rig -out from some kind hearted fisherman, and looked in his eomfortable jersey and well greased sea boote a very favorable epeoimcn of a ship- wrecked mariner. With a few words of grateful acknowledgment of our hospi- tality he drew a chair up to the fire and warmed his great brown hands before the blaze. "What d'ye think now, Captain Need- -cam" lie asked presently,- glancing up at hie superior officer. "Didn't I warn you what would be the upshot o' having theta niggers on board the :'Belinda?'" The captain leaned bask in his chair and laughed heartily- "Didn't I tell you?" he cried, appealing to us. "Didu't I tell you?„ "It might have been no laughing. mat- ter for us," the other remarked petulant- ly. I have lost' a geed sea kit and nearly lost my life into the bargain." Do I understand you to say," said I, "that you attribute your misfortunes to your ill-fated passengers?" The mate •opened'• his eyes at the ad- jective. "Why- ill-fated, sir?" he asked. "Because they are moat " certainly drowned." T answered. He sniffed incredulously and went on warming his hands. "Men o' that kind are never drowned," he said, after a pause. "Theis father, the devil, looku after them. Did you ever see them stand- ing on the poop and rolling cigarettes at the time when the mizzen was carried away and the quarter boats stove? That was enough for me. I'm not surprised at you landsmen not being able to take it in, but the captain here, who's been sailing since he was the height of the binnacle, ought to know by this time that a eat and a priest are the worst cargo you can carry. If a Christian priest is bad, I guess an idolatrous pagan one is fifty times worse. I stand by the old .re- ligion, and be d—d to it!" My father and I could not help laugh- ing at the rough sailor's very unortho- dox way of proclaiming his orthodoxy. The mate, however, was evidently in dead- Iy earnest, and proceeded to state his ease, marking off the different points upon the rough red fingers of his left hand. • "It was atKurrachee, directly after they some, that I warned ye," he 'said, re- proachfully, to the captain. "There was three Buddhist Lascars in my watch, and what did they do when them chaps come aboard? Why, they downon their stem - ache and rubbed their noses on the deck —that's what they di& They wouldn't ha' done as much ler an admiral of the R'yal Navy. They know who's who these niggere do; and I smelled mischief the moment I saw them on their faces. I asked them afterward in your presence, captain, why they had done it, and they answered that the passengers wore holy men. You, heard 'em yourself." "Well, there's no harm in that, Hawk- ins." said. Captain Meadows. "I don't know that," the mate said, doubtfully. "The holiest Christian is the one that's nearest God, but the holiest nigger is,in my opinion, the one that's "Indeed they did, and if I did not tell rays ready tr o laugh s because atyI said xe about them. They had instruments o' their own -•-when they used them I eau't say—but every day at noon they worked out the , latitude and longitude, and marked out the vessel's position ott a chart that was Pinned en their oabi.n table. I sew thein at it, and so did the steward from his pantry." "Wall, 1 don't see what you provo front that," the captain remarked, "though I confess it is a strange thing." "I'll tell you another etrwuge thing," said the urate, impressively. "Do you know the name o' this bay in which we aro oast away?" "I have learned from our jcdnd friends here that we aro upon the Wigtowushire coast," the captain answered, "but I have not heard the name of the bay." The mate leaned forward with a grave m face. It is the Bay of lurktiiden,' he said. If he expected to astonish Captain Meadows he certainly succeeded, for that gentleman was fairly bereft of speech for a, minute or more. "That is really Marvelous," ho said, after a tine„ turn- ing to us.. "These passengers of ours cross-questioned us early in the voyage as to the existence of abay of that name. Hawkins here and I denied all knowledge of one, for on the ohart it ie inoluded in the Bay of Luce. That we should event- ually be blown into it and destroyed is an extraordinary coincidence." "Too extraordinary to be a coincidence." growled the mate. "I saw them duz'ing the calm yesterday morning; pointing to the land over our starboard quarter. They knew well enough that' that was the port they were making' for.". • "What' do you make of" it all, then. Hawkins?" asked the. captain with a troubled face; "what is your own theory on the matter?" "Why, in my opinion, the mate an- swered, "them three swabs have no snore difiloulty in raising a gale 0' wind 'than I should have in ' swallowing this here grog. They had reasons o' their own for e'oming to this God-forsaken—saving your presence, sirs—this God -forsaken bay, and they took a short cut to it by arranging to:;..be blown ashore there. That's • my idea o' the matter, though what three Buddhiet priests could find to do in the bay of Kirkmaiden is clean past my com- prehension." My father raised his eyebrows to indi- cate the doubt which hie hospitality for- bade him from putting into words. "I think, gentlemen," he said, "that you are both sorely in need of rest after your perilous adventures. If you will follow me I shall lead you to your rooms." He oonduoted them with old-fashioned cere- mony to the laird's beat spare bedroom, and then returning to me in the parlor,, proposed that we should go down to- gether to the beach and learn whether. anything fresh had occurred. The first pale light of dawn was just appearing in the east when we made our way for the second time to the scene of the shipwreck. The gale had blown iteelf out, but the sea was still veryhigh, and all inside the breakers was a seething, gleaming line of foam, as though the fierce old ocean was gnashing.. ite white teeth at the victims who had esoaped from its clutches: All along .the ' beaeh the fishermen and crofters were hard at work hauling up spars'. and barrels as fast as they were tossed , ashore. "None of them had seen any bodies, however, and - they explained to us that only .such things as Gould float had any .chance of coming ashore, for the undercurrent was so strong that whatever was beneath the surface •must infallibly be swept out to sea. 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DEBT In Sealed Lead Packets Only, Black, Green and Mired. drowned they must havebeen da&had to pieces up,pou the rooks, "We did all that could be done, my father eaid sadly, as we returned lioxtne. I tun afraid thatthe•poor mate has bad his reason affected by the 'suddenness of the disseter. Did you -hear what he said about Buddhist. priests raising' a gale?" "Yes, I heard him," said I. "It was very painful to listen to him," said my father. I wonder 1f' she would object to my putting,• a small mustard plaster under each of his earn. It would relieve any congestion of the .brain; Or perhaps it would be beet to wake him !up and give him two amtibilioua pills. What do you think, Sack?" "I think, said 1, with a. yawn, "that you hard best let .him sleep, aid go to sleep yourself. You can plzyeio him .,in the morning if heneeds it." " Se ,saying I ,stumbled off to my bedroom, and throw- ing myself upon the couch was seen in a dreamless slumber. CHAPTER ILII. It must have been eleven or twelve o'clock before I woke up, and it seamed to 'me • in the flood of golden light which •streamed into my chamber that the .wild tumultuous episodes of the night before must have formed. part of some fantastic dream. It wen hard to believe that the gentle breeze which . whispered so softly among the ivy leaves around my window was amused. by the same element' whish had shaken' the very house a few short hours before. It was as if nature had re- pented of hermomentary passion and was endeavoring to make amends to an injured world by its warmth and its sun- shine. A chorus of birds in the garden below filled the whole ail' with then•won- der and congratulations. .' Down in the hall I found a number of the ehip-wrecked sailors, looking all ;the 'better for their night's repose, who net up a buzz of ,pleasure and gratitude' upon seeing me. Arrangements had been made to drive them tc. Wigtown, whence they were to proceed to Glasgow by the even- ing train, and my father had given or- ders that each should bo served with a packet of sandwiches and •hard boiled eggs to sustain him on -the watt. Captain Meadowe thanked us warmly in the name of his employers, for the manner in:: which we had treated them, and he called for three 'cheers from his crew, which were vary heartily given. He and the : mate walked down with us after we had brok- en ourfast to- have a last Took at the scene of his disaster. - The great bosom of the bay. was still heaving convulsively, and' its waves were breaking into sobsagainst the rocks, but there was none of that wild turmoil which we had eeeu. in the early morning. The' long emerald ridges, with their smart little cockades of foam, rolled slowly and majestically_in, to break with a regular rhythm—the panting of a tired monster. A cable length "from the share' we oould see the mainmast of . the bark floating upon the waves, disappearing at times; in "the trough of the sea, and then shooting up toward heaven like', a giant javelin, as the rollers ,toesed ; it about. Other smaller pieces of . wreclfage dotted the waters, while innumerable spars and packages were litteredoyer the sands.' These were being drawn up and collected in a place of safety br gangs of peasants. I noticed that..a couple of broad -winged, gulls were hovering and skimming over the scene of the shipwreck ae though i' many strange ;things were visible to them beneath the waves. At times we could hear their raucoue voices s,sthey spoke to one another of what they saw. • "She was a leaky old craft," said the captain, looking sadly out to sea; "but there's, always a feeling of sorrow when we see the last of a. tship .are have sailed in. Well, well, she would'have been brok- en'up in any case, and sold for firewood.". "It looks a -peaceful eeos e;" I remark- ed. "Who would imagine that three men lost their lives last night in those very wa tele?" "• Poor fellows, said the • captain, with feeling. "Should they, be cast up after our departure, I am sure;, Mr. West, that You will have them decently interred.' -I was about to make some reply when the mate ^burst into a loud guffaw, slap- ping his thigh and choking with merri ment. "If you- .want to bury 'them," ,;ho said, "you ha beet -look sharp, or they may clear out o' the country. You re-' member what. I said last night. .Just' look at the top o' that 'ere hillock, and tell me whether I was in the right or not?" : • There Was a high sand dune some little distance along the. coast, and upon the summit of this'" -the , figure was ,standing which had •attracted.the mate's attention. The captain threw up his hands in aston- ishment as his eyes rested upon it. "By the"eternal," he shouted, "it's Ram Singh.. hiniself1 Leta, us overhaul him!" Taking - to his heels in hie excitement he raced along the beach, followed by the irate and myself, ae well as by c,,ie or two of the fishertfien whohad observed the pre- sence of the • stranger. The .latter, per- ceiving our approach, came down from his post of observation and walked quietly in our direction, with his head sunk upon his breast, like . ono who is absorbed in' thought. I ,could not help contrasting our bur. ried and tumultuout advance with the gravity and-•: dignity Of this lonely Orieh- tai, nor was the :matter mended when he raised .a•,pair of steady,, thoughtful dark. oyes and. inclined -his head in -'a graceful, sweeping salutation. It seemed to me that we were like a pack of schoolboys in the presence of a master. The stranger's broad, unruffled: brosy, his, clear, search- ing gaze, Rim set yet seneitive mouth, and clean out, resolute expreasion, all eom- bined to form the- most : imposing and noble presenee"•which •I have even known;. I could, not have imagined that such imperturablo calci and at the same time such a'•eonsciousnese of Patent strength could have been expressed ;by any human face, . IIe was dressed in a brown vel-. velem . coat, loose dark trourerp, witis a shirt which was. cut low in the collar, so as to, show the muscular brown neck,. and he Anil" wore the red fez which I bad notiedd the night before, 'I observed with `a feeting•of surprise, as we approached him, that none of his garments showed the slightest indication of •the'. rough treatment and . wetting' which they mutt have received during: their wearer's sub- mersion and struggle to . the" ehoro, "So you aro alone'the ''wane for your ducking," be said in a 'pleasant, inimical voice, ]caking from the captain to the mato. "i hope that all your poor, eailore have found pleasant quartere," "We are air safe," the captain answer- ed. "But we had given you up for lost you and Your twa. friends, Indeed. I was just making arrangements tor your burial liitlx Mn. • est;horb." The straaigor looked at me and smiled, "We won't give Mr, West that trouble for a little time yet," he remarked; "my friends and 1 :canis aehor,s all safe, and we have found shelter in a hut a mile or down the collet. It le lonely down here, but we have everything which we can desire.", We start„ for ellaaegow title afternoon." said the captain; I shall bo very glad lif you will conte with us, 0 you have ilt been in England beforeyou may Cudit awkward ti'aveling atone.": "We are very mitob indebted to you for Yens thotxghtfulnese," ' para Singh an. ewored; "tett we will not take advantage i of your kind offer. 'Since 'nature, has ' deIveu ushere we intend to have a look •about 'tie before we leave," `As you like," the captain said, shrug- ging hie shouldeils, "I don't think' You are likely to and 'very rnuolx to interest your in this hole of 4 plaeo. 1. Very posnibip' ,telt. Ilam; Singh an- swered with an amused smile. "You re- member Milton's lines; 1 'Tho mind la its own place, anit ins itself Can make a hell of heaven, aheaven of hell." I daresay we can Spend a few days here comfortably enough, Indeed, .I think ' you must be wrong in considering this to be a barbarous locality. I am much mis- taken if this young gentleman's father is not Mr. John hunter West, whose names leuaown and honored by the.pundits of lud•My father is, indeed, a well-known Sanserit scholar," I answered, in astau- iehment. "The presence of such a• man," observed the stranger, slowly, "changes a wilder: nese into a city. One•great mind is Barely a higher indication of civilization:: than aro inealoulablo• leagues of brioks and mortar. Your father» ' hardly as pro- found' as Sir WilliamXoneS,' or ,ae rad" venal as the Baron Yon I•Iammer-Purg- stall, but he oombinees many of the virtues of each. You may tell him, however, from me thgt he is mists] is In the analogy which ke has traced between the Saauo- yetie dud-Taxnulie :';tordr roots." "If` you have determined to honor our neighborhood by is short.: stay,", said I, "you .will offend my, father very muchif you do not put up' with him. "He repre- sents the laird here, and it le the laird's privilege, rding to r.; Scottish tom, to entertainaccoall straaungers o reputecus- who visit his pariah." My sense bf hos- pitality prompted :me to deliver this In- vitation, though. X could feel the mate twitching at my sleeve as if to warn me that the offer was, for soma reason, au objectionable' olio. His fears were, how- ever, unnecessary, for the stranger signs= Red by a shake of the head that it was, impossible for him to accept it. "My friends and I are very.much obliged to you," hes eaid, "but we have our own reasons for remaining where we are. The hut which we occupy is desert- ed and partly ruined, but we Basterns have trained ourselves to do withoii£most of those things which are looked upon as necessaries. in Europe, believing firmly in that wise axiom that a man is rich, not in proportion • to what he has, but . it pro- portion to what he cafe ' dispenee : with. A good fishorman'supplies us with bread and with herbs, we have clean dry straw for our couches, what could man wish for more?" "But you must feel 'the oold at night, coming straight from the tropics," re- marked the captain. "Perhaps our bodiee..are cold soinetines. We have not noticed it. We have all three spent many years in _ the 'Upper . Rima layas on the border of the region of eter- nal snow, 50 we are not very sensitive to inconveniences of the sort." "At least," said I, "you must allow me to send you over some .fish and soma meat from aur larder." "We are not Christians," die answered,,; ,y, W, i • w,YN t,,, v. 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"And now, Captain llxeadowe, I must bid you adieu,thanking you for your kindness during the .voyage, and you. too, good -bye++• -you will com- mand a ship 'of your oWn before the year Is out, I. trust, Mr. West, that I may see you again before I leave this part of the couutry. Farewelli" lie raised his red fez,: inclined his 'noble haad with the stately grace witioit oharactarised all his actions, and stole away ie the direction from whish, he had gems. "Lot nue congratulate you, Mr. Hawk- ins," awkins," said the captain to the mate as we walked homeward "You are to command your own ship within the :year." No such luokl" the mate answered, with a pleased smile upon las mahogany face; "atilt there's no saying how things: may come eat. What d'ye think of him, Mr. West?" w. (To be continued.) .HAND A. ; MAGNETIC POLE. Electric Waves Pass Froin Person to Person. • 9 French scientist, M. Fayo1, serts that he has made an impor- tant discovery in establishing the polarity of the human body. 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