The Cuero Daily Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 19, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 25, 1909 Page: 4 of 6
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desired that that
a Chilean vessel/
Stephens accepted
CHAPTER IT.—Stephens met a motley
craw, to which he was assigned. He
Cava them final Instructions.
, CHAPTER V.—'They successfully cap-
tured the vessel supposed to be the Es-
meralda, through stratecy.
CHAPTER VL—Capt Stephens save di-
rections far the departure of the craft.
CHAPTER VTL—He entered the cab-
in and discovered the Ensllsh woman
and her maid.
tens quickly
CHAPTER Vm — Stephe
Mamed the wrong vessel had been cap-
tored. Lord Darlinyten’s private yacht,
the lord's wife ana maid belnr aboard.
Ha explained the situ alien to her lady-
CHAPTER IX.—Then First Mate rw
Ue laid bare the plot, sayin* that the
Sen Queen had been taken in order to
(o to the Antarctic circle.
CHAPTER X—Tattle explained ther on
a former voyage he had learned that the
Donna Isabel was lost In 175s. He had
found it frozen In a huge case of ice
on aa Island and contained much gold.
CHAPTER XI.—Stephens, however, con-
sented to be captain of the expedition.
He told Lady Darlington. She was great-
ly alarmed, but expressed confidence la
him.
CHAPTER XII.—The Sea Queen en-
countered a vessel in the fog. Stephens
attempted to communicate, which caused
a fierce struggle and he was overcome,
Tuttle finally squaring the situation.
Then the Sea Queen headed south again.
CHAPTER XU1.—Under Tuttle's guid-
ance the vessel made progress toward
Its goaL*
CHAPTER XIV.—Do Nova, the mate,
told Stephens that he believed Tuttle, now
acting as skipper. Insane became of his
queer actions
AFTER XV.—Stephens was awak-
br crashing of glass. Ha saw Tut-
; the grip of a spasm or redgioas ma-
CHAPTER XV—8t(
ened
He in the grip of a spasm or religions ma-
nia and overcame him. The sailor upon re-
gaining his senses was takerWtt.
CHAPTER XV.
In Which tho Qhoet Appear*
DUtoult work it was keeping sealed
Bps while we conversed upon matters
fhr away, each endeavoring to avoid
any reference to present surroundings.
I knew I could folly trust this woman,
could safely confide ia her, yet surely
there was no immediate necessity for
telling ^ier this latest development in
Tattle's case. Already she had bur-
den enough to bear, end the manner In
which she bore It awoke my sincere
admiration. Whatever of despair, of
womanly shrinking her private cabin
may have seen daring those weeks of
loneliness, she brought nothing out-
side Its doors hut courage and inspi-
ration. Once I remember she lingered
beside the rail with me, clinging to
my am for support against the
yacht’s tumbling, her loosened hair
dappipg la the wind, her cheeks tin-
gling from the Hying spray which oc-
qastomlly lashed eus faces, ft
my look, of inquiry that unlocked her
lips to confession.
"I cannot help It, Mr. Stephens, but
the spectacle of the sea awakens all
that is divine within me,” she said,
her lips smiling, her eyes grave. “I
must have been born with t|ie love
of it in. my heart. I know that sounds
fanciful, like the speech of a school-
girl, yet that is the fascination the sea
exerts upon me. I never tire of it,
and it must be that 1 possess the soul
of the sailor.”
“Was it because of your innate love
for such things that Lord Darlington
took to yachting?” I questioned, cu-
riously. always eager to observe her
swift/ changes in expression. She
laughed, with & queer little indrawing
of breath and uplifting of lashes.
“Oh, no; far from it. He was an
enthusiastic yachtsman long before we
first met, but had contentedly confined |k»m <o that extent, but regarding all
his cruising to the English coast and
the Mediterranean waters. No doubt
it was my enthusiasm which induced
him to attempt longer voyages and
stranger seas. . I lack interest In or-
dinary social life, and was far happier
on board the yacht than in London
drawing rooms. His lordship wan—
was always most considerate.”
The slight change of voice per-
ceptible in this final sentence might
have excused the utterance of the
question trembling on my Ups, yet I
set my teeth, and remained silent
“It is odd how our lives are influ-
enced,” she continued, thoughtfully.
‘1 feel that the charm of the sea has
been the one great impelling force
which has molded mine. 1 wonder is
it destined always to be so? Are these
waters even now bearing me on as
Fate wills? Ever since I can remem-
ber 1 have permitted the ocean to
take that place in my heart which,
perhaps, should be otherwise occu-
pied. It has been my master, my
o;her matters there is no occasion for
yon tt> worry. The man Is a magnifi-
cent seaman, and handles tne Sea
Queen with remarkable skill. He will
bring us out safely, and you must not
permit his prophecies of disaster to
influence your mind—they are ouly the
[.ravings of a diseased brain.”
I do not know how much of what I
said she actually believed, yet as I
talked on in apparent confidence her
''Aprvfcsion gradually changed, and
finally I had Celeste bring her wraps,
and I escorted her forth upon deck.
The fresh, stinging air soon served to
drive from her brain the last vestige
of terror, although at first she watched
Tuttle on the bridge very closely; How-
ever, the fellow had left his weird
fancies all below, and his sharp or-
ders, coupled with the able manner in
which he sailed the vessel, rapidly
brought bftok even my own evaporated
i'aitb.
Lady Darlington did not appear
again after supper, although Celeste
strongest love. But I must not think ria^ 1® the main cabin and chatted vi-
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ening, and pointing forward. “See, Mr.
Stephens, how those clouds and the
waters blend yonder in such fantastic
forms; they appear an army of sheeted
ghosts bearing down to block our.
passage into the Polar sea.”
I looked in the direction indicated,
scarcely noting'the phenomena, but
wondering what was the real meaning
concealed behind her veiled utterance.
In truth Lady Darlington was not a
woman easily interpreted. She was
by no means a creature of moods, yet
behind her effort at outward cheer-
fulness I was constantly aware of
something hidden, some haunting
memory of the /past, more to be
dreaded even than her present envir-
onment.
Sometimes I even thought she delib-
erately played with me; yet this was
not so. There was nothing of the co-
quette in'her nature, nothing of pur-
poseful deceit in either words or ac-
tion, and I cast the unworthy thought
from me with the indignation it de-
served. Still, her method was most
strange, most peculiar. Indeed, she
was like two women, ever keeping me
on the qui vive, alive with expectancy,
yet never quite bringing to me that
open-heartedness I so much desired.
One second, as though by purest acci-
dent, I looked down into her soul; the
next I saw nothing but the outer cov-
ering. Without in the least meaning
to be so she became a teasing puzzle,
an enigma of womanhood, before
whom I was beginning to worship, un-
able to analyze even my own feelings,
half-hopeful, half-afraid.
Hence it was that on this day I re-
mained leaning against the piano,
listening to her really brilliant exe-
cution of difficult music, gazing down
upon her unconscious face, the swing
of the deck under my feet, but with a
heavy heart behind the smile upon my
lips. The music finally ceased, yet we
lingered there conversing over the
memory aroused by its rendition, when
Tattle emerged from his room, pre-
pared for his turn of service on deck.
He stopped and stared across at ns,
his hand on the knob of the closed
400f.
“Such songs are most unseemly un-
der oiil* present circumstances,” he
said, solemnly, apparently addressing
the lady only, for his glance never met
mine. “In presence of death and the
hereafter, madam, prayer is the nat-
ural outlet of the soul.”
Her sympathetic face whitened, the
expression of her eyes changing In-
stantly.
“What-*—what do you mean. Mr. Tut-
tle? Are we in any special danger?”
“In the midst of life we are in
death. What Ls man that thou art
mindful of him, or the Son of Man
that thou visitest him? Death ridest
upon the wind, races upon the waters.
Place not your trust in princes, nor
in any of the powers of earth, but
Upon the mercy of tbe Most High. B©
warned, madam; be prepared for his
early coming, for already has it been
given unto me to behold the End.”
He strode past us, stony-faced, his
gaunt form outlined against the gray
sky withopt as be pqshed back the
companion door. Lady Darlington
watched his .disappearance with phrted
Ups and eyes filled with fear.
■'The fellow has gone crazy over his
spiritistic theories,” I endeavored to
explain. “Do not permit such folly
to affect you.”
“But—but, Mr. Stephens, he rneaips
It, he believes It. WThat Is it he has
seen?”
*^S6me vision of his Insfuilty. no
doimt—nothing that need worry us
who are Bane.”
Her fingers pressed tightly upon my
hand.
^ “But if he is really Insane how much
more dangerous it makes our position!
Do you really think he is?” %
“Only along that one line, Lady
Darlington,” my voice growing firm
with convietlon. “Otherwise he seems
as san*- as most men. We must humor
vaciously with De Nova while he
They appeared so deeply engrossedUn
each other that I finally took my pi )e
and went on deck, leaving them unc »•
tnrbed, their laughter echoing to l iy
ears as I slid to the companion do >r.
There was & taste of snow in t le
wintry air—-delicate, scattered, whirl-
ing flakes that cat the exposed fleth
like needles, while the wind whistl ed
through the frozen rigging in shrill
music. The decks were as gloomy and
dark as the surrounding sea was deso-
late and gray, the endless vista of cir-
cling water and sky merely merging
imperceptibly into the haze of dis-
tance—everywhere the white-capped
waves frantically chasing each other,
crest following crest, the deep hollows
between as black as death.
It got upon my nerves at last, and I
went below, striving manfully to shake
off all memory of thd depressing pic-
ture. Ten minutes later I was secure-
ly braced In my bunk, so soundly sleep-
ing I forgot to dream.
I could never tell what awoke me;
some strange noise, no doubt, for I sat
straight up, staring through tbe black-
ness toward tbe closed door. Almost
at the very instant I heard tbe smash
of glass in the main cabin. I was only
partially undressed, and with one
spring was at the latch, the fierce
pitching of the yacht making me in-
stantly apprehensive of accident. At
the first glance I perceived nothing
unusual under the dim light, then I
saw a man sprawling on the floor in'
midst of a litter of glass from a
broken mirror. I leaped across to-
ward the fellow, twisting my hand into
the collar of his pea-jacket, and whirl-
ing him face upward to the light. It
was Tuttle, and he shrank away from
me cowering like & whipped cur, his
white, fronted me, grasping the table
to keep from falling.
"Wlat Is it, Mr. Stephens? WhBt
has happened?”
“Nothing that need in any way
alarm you,” and as the vessel gave a
sickening plunge, and her eyes opened
l11 apprehension, I caught her arm firm-
ly. “Truly, believe me, there Is no
danger) Mr. Tuttle has been suddenly
taken 111, and I am going to relieve
him on watch. You have confidence In
me, haye you not?"
Her i yes searched my face earnest-
ly, the I ray depths full of anxiety.
"Oh, rea.”
Thei now is the time to show it.
I shall Remain on deck, probably, until
morning^ I wish you to go hack, lie
down aqd rest. Let me assist yon to
return tq your stateroom*"-
I held her closely to me, so closely
I could feel the throb of her breathing,
the warmth of her flesh, realizing that
she was clinging to me in utter forget-
fulness. Only at the door did she
draw away slightly, yet, even then
with her hands clasping my arm, her
hands clasping my arm, her eyes
gazing directly into mine.
You have told me all?”
All of the slightest importance;
the details can wait daylight. I ask
you to confide in me now, and sleep.
May I have your promise?"
There was something mystifying in
those gray eyes I hah never perceived
before, and she caught her breath in a
quick sob.
Yes,” she replied, simply, her
lashes drooping, “you may have my
promise.” I
On deck J discovered the yacht la-
boring desperately in a heavy cross
'. *a. the skvjclear, and two men strain-
ing at the Wheel.
hands thrust out, his eyes staring. It
was an appalling face, ghastly, terror-
stricken.
“What is it, Mr. Tuttle?”
“Oh, Christ! Christ!” he shrieked,
apparently never seeing me at all, hia
teeth gnashing, a foam on his lips. ’T
4er
In spitd of the star-
ere so bundled up that I
to stare directly In
fore I could recognize
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Tutth has been taken sick and
voue to his i »rth.” I explained briefly.
1 r ';l servt out his watch. What
crutr-.o, have ou?” r
“Sou -sou-e by sou’, sir.”
I glanced ir juiriogly at the compass-
curd, and th€ t forward, sweeping the
sees with my glasses. There was no
fce In sight, Ifiit the bitter cold of the
pir wat- -sufficient proof of plenty not
away. |
'Y'hen did Mr. Tuttle go aft?” I
-sited. .
” 'Lout 30 minutes ago, sir.”
‘Did he leav$ any word?”
Re never srld nothin,’ did he, Bill?
J.e’d been actin' queer, an’ a-talkln’
to Idsself, an’ ml at once he raD down
?he steps, an
figured \f. out
cold, an’ waniet
"Oh, God! There’s Another! An-
other, But I’ll Kill That One Too!**
saw it again—right over there! -But
I killed that one! I killed that one!
It will go back to hell ahead of me!
Oh, God! there’s another! Another,
but Til kill that one, too!”
Straight toward me he came with
the fierce, unexpected leap of a wild
-animal. Half-dazed I grappled him It
was the contest of man against
beast, for be fought clawing and snap-
ping, snarling forth curses. The ne-
cessity of saving myself stiffened me
to it, and I stfuck out hastily, landing
twice before we came to the grip. It
seemed to me he possessed the
strength of a dozen men, yet I got my
fingers in his neckband, and we went
crashing down together on the deck.
As we struck be went suddenly limp,
hlB fingers shaking, his eyes staring
up dully at the light. 1 held him thus
In my grip an instant, suspecting some
trick; then, as he never moved, I drew
him up until his. shoulders rested
against the support of a chair.
“What is it, man?” I questioned, anx-
iously. *What has happened? Are
you sick?” »
' He made no response, gave not the
slightest sign that he even heard me.
I poured out a glass of liquor, held it
to his lips, and he gulped it down, but
seemingly in a stupor,
“Come along.” I said, sternly, realiz-
ing that my will must dominate his, if
I would move him to action. “I am
going to take you to your berth, and
make you lie down. You are sick, and
need rest. Get up, now.”
He attempted no resistance as I
lifted him, even clinging to the chair
for support, his entire body shaking1
like a jelly fish. I braced him in
through the open door, tumbled him
over into the bunk, and he lay there,
staring straight up with unwinking
eyes, his face as yellow as parchment.
He was completely dressed for the
deck, his pea-jacket buttoned to tbe
chin, his heavy sea-boots on. 1
loosened the one, drew off the others,
shut the door, and left hi*q there alone.
It was clear enough he had again be-
held the ghost, but how came he to he
fully dressed, his clothing still wet
with the salt spray? Breathing hard
from the exertion, I glanced curiously
at my watch to note the hour. Barely
two o’clock. Why, it was hi# trick o*
deck; he had deserted his position fo
come below. The Sea Queen was rush*
ing through the gloom with no officer
on the bridge. De Nova would be in hie
bunk asleep I sprang to my owb
room, and hastily finished dressing,
fully determined on standing out Ttth
tie's watc^ on deck. As I came forth
again into the male cabin, winding l
muffler about my throat, a vision In
went aft. Bill an’ I
<s how maybe he was
a drink.”
•urour o’clock, the sky already be
i’L .iin£ to mist as If from thickening
tr* st, I dispatched one of th^ hands
Sft to rout out De Nova; He came
^tumbling up tl e steps, perhaps tea*
hiinutes later, * sill rubbing the sleep
ent of ht» eyeat but became wide
iwake enough wfl^n he recognized me.
"'“daere, w'at was zis. Mobs. Ste-
sphen? Were whs xe mate?" •
C rouching behind the tarpaiuiins out
df tho keen sweep of the wind, I ex-
plained in rapid detail what had oc-
curred since he went below.
v'lj. will probaWy have to be watch
and watch with ufc, De Nova,” I ended,
“Tuttle it no longer fit to be
left in charge of fhe deck. You agree
to that?”
He shrugged hife shoulders.
By gar, it look’like z^re was noss-
ug else for it.” j
, “No: it is the odly way. Gall me at
'he end of your trifck. I’ll look Qj on
Tuttle again as I go below.”
1 did sot discovering him still upon
his back, his eyes wide open, staring
straight up at the check-beams ah—CT-r
Is there anything I can do for you,
Mr. Tuttle?”
He wet his parched lips with his
tonghe. turning his head ever so
-lightly at sound of my voiee.
Another drink of brandy,” he mut-
tered. thickly.; “I don’t see what Is
the matter with my legs; they wont
move.” J
> brought him the liquor, lifting hit
head so he* might drink more easily,
and expressing a hope that he would
feel much better by morqing. He re-
turned no answer, and f went across
to ray own berth andt&urned in.
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(Continued Next Sunday)
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