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THE GOLDEN maroon:

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The Golden Harpoon;
Lost Among the Floes.

A Story of the Whaling Grounds.

BY ROGER STARBUCK,

AUTHOR or “ THE BOY CAPTAIN,” “THE BLACK
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CHAPTER I.
Tim GOLDEN HARPOON.

ON the morning of the 25th day of A ril,
18—, the whale-ship Montpelier, of New on-
don, anchored in one of the many bays that
open along the coast of Kamschatka where it
is washed by the waters of the sea of Ochotsk.

As soon as everything was made snug alow
and aloft, the skipper rubbed his hands with
complacency, and a satisfied expression was
seen to cross even the face of Mr. Briggs, the
first mate, who was the shi ’s grumbler.

“ Good quarters,” remar ed the ca Lain.

“ Ay, ay, sir,” responded Briggs, ‘ the tide is
easy here, and I don t think a ale would hurt
us much—we are so shut in by t e clifls. But,”
he suddenl added, turning his glance toward
a large do (1 of ice, about a league from the
shore, “ I don’t like the looks of yonder floe. It
may come upon us and give us a 'am.”

‘ It will drift past us,” re lie the captain;
the current tends to the nort ’ard.”

“I am not so sure of that,” said the mate, as
he snatched a glass from the mizzen fife-rail,
and directed it toward the ice. “ Them under-
currents up this we sometimes pla s the very
smash. But if I a n’t much mista en, Isee a
bear movin along the flee.”

As he spo e, he passed the glass to his com-
panion, who immediately lifted it to his eye.

“ Do you see the animal, captain ?”

. “Ayn ay, there it is, sure enough; a brown
bear be ieve.”

“ I’Jncle!” exclaimed a gentle voice at this in-
stant, and a light hand fell upon the captain’s
shoulder. “ How wild! h’ow picturesque! What
place is this?”

The speaker was a girl of seventeefi, with
large brown eyes, a petite but well-rounded
figure, and a countenancetruly IOVely in its
purity and expression. From her neck, bya
strip of blue ribbon, was suspended a golden
harpoon of delicate workmanshi ,and about four
inches in length. It was the i t of the captain
—her only living relative—w 0 had presented
it to her on the day that be complied with her
request to accompany him on his present voy-

ago.

And why did she wish to o. to sea?

First! because the be (i and handsome
Harry arline had shipped in the Montpelier
as boat-steerer and harpooner’s aid. Secondly,
because she was much attached to her relative,
who, having no children of his own, always had
treated his niece with the indulgent fondness of
a father.

You might haVe known this had you seen the
smile that crossed his face as he turned and
gazed with admiration upon the crimsoned
cholek, and the expressive eyes of the young
gir .

“ Good-morning, Alice ” he said. “ I am glad
to see you stirring so eariy. How did you pass
the night?”

“ Very well, thank on,” she replied, raising
herself upon the tips 0 her toes, and presenting
her lips for a kiss, which was - immediately
granted. “Very well, indeed; but you have
plot Tanswered my question. What place is

118."

“ It has no particular name that I ever heard
of,” replied the captain. “ But, you have been
long enough at sea, now, Alice, to perceive that
I’ve chosen a good place for an anchora e—-”

“ ll.‘ it wasn t for the ice,” interrupted riggs.

“ An excellent place,” continued the captain,
paying no attention to the words of his com-
panion, “a position well sheltered, where the
craft can lie while we fill her with oil—secure
from every danger—”

“Except that of ice,” doggedly persisted the
mate.

“ Secure from every danger,” repeated the
captain, turning sharply toward his first 061—

r.
“ Oh! I am so glad!” cried Alice, clapping her

white hands with an enthusiasm natural to a ,

girl of sev‘wntecn. “ If is such a wild, beautiful
place And, on pleasant days, I can bring my
sewing on deck.

 

It will be very nice sitting .

here and looking up now and then at those
great towering clist that rise so far above the
tops of our mast—beads.”

‘ Until the ice comes,” said Briggs.

“ Why, Mr. Briggs, what do you mean?” said
Alice, turning toward the first officer with an
expression of alarm upon her face; “ this is the
third time I’ve heard you speak about the ice.
Is there really danger to be apprehended from
it?

“Ay, ay, Miss Alice, plenty of it,” bluntly
res ended the mate, “ and unless—”

‘ You must not mind him. niece,” interru ted
the ca tain. “ He fancies there is danger rom
that oe that you see 011‘ the uarter; but,
you may believe me, when I tel you, that it
will have drifted past us before night.”

“There are undercurrents that’ll bring it upon
us before the morning,” -persisted Briggs.
“This isn’t the first time I’ve sailed in these
waters.”

“ Oh, uncle 1” said the young girl, placing both
handsu on the captain’s shoulder: “the mate
is an olcPsailer of this sea, while this is the first
time that you have ventured in this quarter. I
think you had better take his advice.”

“‘Fiddlestickl” exclaimed the captain; “ what
does a girl know about seafaring matters?”

“Ay, ay, sir, she’s a girl, but she’s got an
uncommon wise head for all that. Mark ye,
Captain Howard,” he added, feeling so highly
gratified by the favorable remark of the skipper s
niece, that he was disposed to be complimentary
—-—“mark ye, I’ve seen women enough in my
day, but I’ve never seen one as had a longer
head than Miss Alice!”

The maid blushed, and hit her lips to concmil
a smile, While Brl' gs, believing that his words
had pleased her, ut fearing that she might
think he had merely been trying to flatter,

ursued the subject in a manner so earnest, that

is sincerity could not be doubted.

“Ay, ay, sir—a long head has this young girl,
and I don’t mean to flatter her when I say it.
She’s about the first woman 1 ever saw with
such a head. To look at her, it’s true, you
mightn’t think that she was blessed in that way.
But, m eyes! neither would you think that a
horse’s ead was so lon as a flour barrel!”

“You had better stick to currents and ice-
bergs, Mr. Briggs. and leave the complimenting
of girls to those who understand the art better
than you do,” said the captain, a little resent-
fully. “ Young ladies, as a general rule, do not
care to be told that they have long heads!”

“Indeed, uncle,” c ied Alice, in a voice that
faltered with the arts she made to restrain
her laughter, .“indeed, uncle, I feel much
obliged to the mate for_the compliment he has

d me. . ‘

pa‘i‘ Oh, well,” said her uncle, dr ly ‘.‘.there is
no accountin for tastes—especial}; for those of
women. It riggs’s remark pleased you! have
no more to es. . . .

“He was s neere, dear uncle. and you know
that sincerit always pleascs me.”

“Even w en you are told that you have a
long head?” . ‘i _.

“That was a figurative expression on the
part of Mr. Briggs. _

“Ay, ay, that’s it,” broke forth the mate,
“ fig erin’ is the word. I’m r at flg ers
myse f, but my eyes do me instead, for t. ey
have d sig 1; and are good at measuring.
And t at’s w y I can calculate almost to the
minute when that ice-flee, which is now about a
mafia from us, will be upon us, jamming our

rs.

“ It will never reach us,” replied the captain,
in adecided voice; “(you can even perceive that
it is moving north’ar now, and—”

He aused suddenl and turned his gaze
tower the ice, upon w ich the e es of the mate
had suddenly seemed fixed wit steady inten-

sit .

XAy, there it is again,” shouted ‘the first
oficer, as a column of va or shot upward from
theeenter of the floe. “Il'here blowsl—there—
there blows! The ice is alive with whales,
Ca‘ptain Howard!”

Clear away the boats there!” shouted the
latter.
These words were addressed to the sailors
ounging about the Windlass, some of them
smoking, and others engaged in patching thread-
bare coats and jackets.

“ Lively—lively, men!” yelled the captain, 88
the “tailors” paused to thrust the garments
upon which they had been working, into the
many little “cubby-holes” about the Windlass,
and the smokers proceeded to knock the ashes
from their pipes. “ Call all hands!”

This: command was promptly obeyed, and a.
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chests in the forecastle came bounding through
the open scuttle.

By this time the decks of the Montpelier pre-
sented a scene of bustle and excitement, such
as always takes place on board a vessel of her
class when whales have been sighted, and re-
parations are being made to lower away. be
men rushed to the falls; the harpooners sprung
into their respective boats to prepare the line-
tubs and their craft; while the captain and his
officers hurried the movements of their crews
with frantic gesticulations and excited voices.

In the midst of the uproar stood Alice How-
ard, watching with dilatin eyes and blushing
cheeks the movements of arry Marline, who
belonged to the mate’s boat, and who, more
than once. while arranging his irons, contrived
to direct a quick but smiling glance toward the
spot where she stood. She had been so long an
inmate of her uncle’s vessel that, but for the
presence of her lover, the scene passing before

er eyes would have exerted but little interest
in her bosom.

The hoarse shouts of the captain and the
many expletives that even her presence did not
prevent the mate from uttering, jarred un.
pleasantly upon her 8 irit, and more than once
she pressed her little ands against her ears to
shut out the hard words that saluted them.

At last, however, the necessary preparations
were completed, and the ca tain then gave the
order to lower away. As t e four boats drop-
ped simultaneously into the water, he advanced
to the side of his niece and grasped her hand.

“Good-by, Alice. When we return I hope
we will bring whales alongside. Take good
care of yourself while I am absent. There are
plenty of books in the cabin to amuse you, I
trilst.”

“ Oh, yes. I shall get along very well. But
do be careful, dear uncle, and don’t have any
of your boats stoven or any of your men hurt.”

Ay,'ay; good-by!” and with a parting kiss
the captain rung into his boat and issued the
command‘to ‘ give way!” .

The light vessels darted With arrowy swift-
ness from the ship’s side, and, a moment after-
ward, the‘bow of each was headin for the floes.

Alice then ran to the bulwar s, and stood
watching the boats with a vague feeling of un~
easiness that she had never before experienced.

The voices of the officers as they shouted en~
couragement to their crews, and the dull sound
of the oars as they were worked in the row-
locks, fell unpleasantly on her ears. She strove
to recall the feelings of pleasurable excitement
that she had‘been wont to indulge upon similar
occasions, but the effort was made in vain, and
tears of vexation rose to her eyes. because she

.Was unable to subdue her melancholy.

In the mean time the four boats continued to
reCede rapidly from the ship, and presently the
young girl perceived that the were upon the

. outer edge of the ice-field. A ew minutes later

their crews had worked them so far among the
bergs that they were out of sight.

Alice was then on the point of moving in the
direction 01' the companion-way, when she felt
ahand upon her arm. Turning, she beheld a
faCe and figure, the singular appearance of
which we shall at once describe.

The face, which was that of a man about
forty years of age, was Very lar e and square,
with enormous ears,_round., twm ling blue eyes,
a flat nose, and a pair of lips that kept moving
from side to side, producing a ludicrous effect
u on the whole countenance. An old-fashioned
pigtail, carefully tied near its extremity, and
well greased with whale oil, hung from the back
of the head, keeping time with the movements
of the Wearer, and givi to the huge glazed
sou’wester that crowned is skull the appear-
ance of a very unnatural animal, with a black
shell and a lon tail. Passmg on, we come to
the figure, whic was not unlike that of a cask.
while the arms Were of enormous length. The
legs, on the contrary, were very short. The
dress of this person, bes1des the sou’wester al-
luded to, cons1sted of a Guernsey frock——50
profusely ornamented with patches of diflerent
sizes and hues as to remind the s 1701‘ Of
“ Joseph’s coat of many colors,” and pints 0f
canvas—duck, very coarse, but scrupulously
clean, with the bottoms flowing loooely around
a pair of neat, well-fittin pumps. ‘

“ Good-morning, John gtump.” Said A1108. 35
the sailor lifted his sou’westur and bowed,
scraping his right foot as he did 80- _

“Jack Stump, if it please your pretty has
miss—for I always feel as though 1 Was turned
wrong side out when any Yea is me JObn.
Jack’s the name that I’ve always gone by,
ever since I was as big as a turtle,”

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then. You have somethin particular to say to
me, Jack,” she added, as t e seaman suddenly
placed his forefinger upon the side of his flat
nose, while his great blue eyes began ‘to roll in
his head.

“Ay, ay,” he said, at last, in a. low voice
“I’ve been a—trying to get out, what I.wanted_
to say to you, sweet lass, but your beauty choked
the word: in my throat, as a stick of candy put
in the mouth of a baby stops its equalling.
Such beauty as yours, miss—”

“That will do, Jack,” interrupted Alice, with
a gratified smile, for she was too truthful to
pretend that the com liment did not please her;
“that Will do, and am much obliged to you.
But you have aroused my curiosity, and I
would thank you to come to the point at once.”

“ Here it goes, then,” said Stump, speaking
in a voice of mysterious confidence, “ here it
goes, sure enough, which is, that I’m a friend to

on and the captain, and Iwish that every-
dwn the ship was the same.”

“ h ! how is this, Jack? My father’s crew
are all riendly to us are they not 1”

“Good grub!” said Stum , in a deep voice.
“is the first consideration in a whaler. Good
officers the second, and good luck the third.
Them are the three things that wins men’s
hearts—them are the things that have Won
mine. But there are some beings that has the
shape of men, and yet they ain’t men for all
that;——smphibious animals like, that has more
of the shark than human natur’ in their cor-
porosities, and believe me, Miss Alice, there
are such creatur’s in this bark. 'Just turn your
pretty eyes forward, young lady—sly like, as

on women knows so well how to do—and
00k at them flve blue-skinned devils standin’
there by the Windlass a-whispering and talking
together. D’ye see ’em?” -

“ Ido,” replied Alice. “ Four New Zealanders
and the Portuguese steward _; but what of that ‘3”

Stump seized the end of his pigtail with his
left fln ers, and bringing it over his shoulder, _
placed is right hand upon it.

“It’s an honest pigtail—Miss Howard, and .I
always swear by it on occasions of this kind,
when a Bible isn’t handy. And now,” he add-
ed, in a solemn voice, “here goes my oath,
which is that them fellows forward are a—plot-
ting andkh'atching to do, harm—tho h what
harm exactly I can’t tell, but 1_ th' it’s as
wellto befregaredi” . '_ , l

'“ Why as 1 how youtalk. What ground
can you have for these strange suspicions?) My
father, with all his omcers and the greater part
of the crew, away, too,” added the young girl,
withAa shudder. d d th . h. k an,

, ay, respon e e 3 ip eeper. ow-
ing 11in pigtail to drop to its original pesition,
“and that’s why we must be on our guard.
Them devils forward were all laid up with the
rheumatiz a while ago, so that they couldn’t go
in the boats, and now look at ’em, a-standin’
up as wall and heartyas you and  That’s
suspiciousto begin with. Then again Lover-
heard one of ’em talking about freeing that
quarrelsome mutineer, Tom Lark, who, you
know, the ski per put in irons'a week ago-.—
becausehe re used duty—and shut u in the
run. They said. somethin about his under-
standing naVigation; and couldn’t hear any
more because they saw that I was near them a-
lis‘tielning and they closed their mouths allot a
su en. . . . ,

“What can we, do? .What 9mm do?”
cried Alice, in considerable alarm. , \

“That’s a hard question teamwork” . as
I’m all alone Without any man» l50 help me. ' at
you may be sartln that Jim“ Stump Will stick

0 you and do what he can. You had better go .
below new, and lock the door of your room
while I do 9 around and find out something
about the p has of the rascals. Of one'thing,
hows’ever, you may be assured, and it is that
the lotters can’t do anything just now,,seeing
as t e wmd has gone down and there isn’t a
breath of air stirring, and—a, , ay, Miss Alice,
a beautiful morning 1” he, sudgemy added, in a
louder tone. “ I’ve sailed the sea in every kind
of a crafhfpr tlurtg', yewnd never knew a
fineryfnomm than t 15! 1: do you think of
that'. ,

Alice opened‘her blue eyes upon the speaker
sur rised by this abruptchan e in the thre
of his discourse. Bu in a . ew moments she
understood the cause, for a light footstep sud-1

saluted her ear, and she divined thata.

den -
. Eh person had paSSed behind them and taken

is Position near the rail, not far from the spot
the)? ,Occupiod. With woman’s ready new,“
refrained from turning her head even, to get a
glimpse of the intruder, and proceeded at, .
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The Golden Harpoon.

“I am surprised to hear on say so. ‘ The
weather is not as a eneral t . 'ng very clear in
the Ochotsk sea, I be ieve.” . .

“Not a bit of it, Miss Alice. There ain’t
many heavy gales here at this Season of the
year, it’s true, but there’s plenty of fogs. If I

adn’t such a good psunch in me,” added Jack,
placing his hand upon that protuberant portion
of his body, “I should have died With the
rheumatiz long ago. But this has preserved
my soul as a good purse presarves the money in
it. Just give a sly look at that blue devil, will
you—a—listening with all his ears,” continued
the speaker, partially turning his head under
the retense of shaking his pigtail.
ice moved closer to the rail, and directing
her glances toward the water contrived to ob-
tain a good view from beneath the corners of
her eyes of the individual Who stood upon the
other side’of her.

He Was a tall New Zealander, with a sinewy
face, high cheek-bones, and that peculiarly
fierce eagle gleam of the eye, natural to the
people of his race. There was aring in each
ear, another hanging pendent from his nostrils,
and his countenance was dis ured in many

laces by “tattoo” marks of ye low and blue.
8n the present occasion his thin lips were a pe-
culiarly sinister expression, that excited much

.uneasiness in the bosom of Alice, notwithstand-

ing that she had been accustomed during the
voyage see to the wild natives of the Pacific
shores. The islander, however, seemed perfectly
unconscious of the presence of those who were so
stealthin watching him, but with his face
thrust forward over the rail, and his chin sup-
ported by his hands, he remained as motionless
as a statue, gazing steadily toward the fine that
glittered in the distance. ,
“ Dc‘ixyou see any thing of the boats, Driko?”
inquir 'Stump, uitting his original position
and placing himse 1' between Alice andthe na-
tive. . '
“De boat me no see. Dey too. far in ’e ice.
N o'come back to bark nebbertmore.” -_
“And why not, I’d like to know. You must
not make such a. fOOIlsh speech. as that again.

‘Blueskin.’. You frighten Miss-Howard!” and
seizing his pi tail, he ave the savagf a light
blow across t e nose With it, as he spo 6.. .

“Takes care I” itted the native, startin up-
right with glitterir} eyes and placing a and
u , n his sheath-km e " takes care, you Stump.

o strike me too much with ‘piggle-tail,’ or me
makes Ou Stump no more.” . ' . l ,

_ “ An boil me afterward in the try-potfll sup-
pose, seein’ as that’s one of your, powwow ’
customs!” ‘ ' , ' .

“Hi!” hi! hi!” gritted the New Zealander,

while a malicious smile flashed across his ,dark,

face. “Me like plenty Stump to t. Good for
boil more better dun whale—dis, tump so fat
make very much good i” ' 2‘ ' I
M“ A , ay, too‘good for such' .a lean, ravenous,
ue-s
how about those 1) g
the ’11 never come .backi’l.
“ ebber come back .
more!” exclhime the savage, with. a sinister
laugh; and turning uggn his heel, With ,the air
of .one not caringto _ I
made his way to the forward part ofthe. vessel
and 'oined tournaments \  » .- ..
“ ou' 11 .better go below, Afipg,” said
Stump, “ andthst will ' dok as then you don't
suspect that.,anything is wrong. rust to. me
to erret out the rascals’ dplans.’ . I ~'
“ But the may mnr er you!” shudderingly
murmured oung girl. . . , .
“Put your andthere!” exclaimed Stump,
itraightening himself, and. indicating ‘bis loft
reast. -
‘9 Oh! I know your heart is all ri ht. .But-—”
"‘Put your hand there.” pe ted Stump
again, pointing toward his heart. ,
This time Alice obeyed, and she felt the stock

‘of a revolver that was concealed beneath, the

Guernsey frock. _

:“Youare’armedi” '

. “Ay, ayl” exclaimed Stump, “two hearts,
like. two heads. are better than one. An iron
heart for the blueskins, —-- ’em. and Stalin?"3
own heart for Alice Howard, at your sarvice!”

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ice on move to the com ion-way an
descended intothe cabin. , pm. . '

CHAPTER. II.

THE RESULT.

As Stump rolled on, he turned his glances

seaward. and perceived that ain'htbroeze from
the with-west was beginning to wrinkle the

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surface of the water. ,He could feel it fanning
his temfiles and stirring the pigtail upon his
back. 9 glanced uneasily toward his dusky
shipmates and saw a momentary gleam )f ex-
ultation flash across their dark features, as
they were turned in the direction of the ripples
gradually spreading over the bosom of the
ocean. ' \

Driko stood a little apart from the rest of his
shipmates, and Stump did not fail to .notice
that_the eyes of this savage were now directed
significantly aloft, as though ‘he felt impatient
to loosen the topsail.

The watchful seaman felt that he could no
longer entertain a doubt in regard to the inten-
tions of the conspirators, and gliding behind the
try-works, be seated himself upon the .cooper’s
bench, in the hope that a few moments’ reflec-
tion might _suggest to him some, plan that
would enable him to defeat their schemes. But
scarcely had. he begun to reflect, when, chanc—
ing to turn his eyes in the direction of the main-
top, his tglances alighted upon a roll of red' ‘
hunting at had been carefully placed in” that
quarter. It was the recall signal, which w‘as
used as a summons to the boats to return when
they were absent from the vessel, and it was
deemed expedient that they should come back.

. On every such occasion, the hunting was holisted
hal-

to thegmai‘n truck by means of the £31101. 7
liards, which were always kept rose 1: that
Stump sprung from the bench. men-
tally proaouncing himself a fool, because the
idea suggested by the sight of the red cloth
had not occurred to him before. The boats he
thought. could not by this time he sofar from
the vessel that their occupants would not per-
ceive the signal when he should have hoisted ' it
to ,its proper position; but fooling conscious
that there was no time to. lose, he began at-
‘once toyaddle toward the main ging as fast
as. the bulky proportions of his. y would

permit... v - . _ . .v ~ . ,
Not until he had gained the seventh rotlin ‘hi I

the shrouds, didhe venture to direct a glance
toward the spotwhore he had last seen his five
shipmates, and he then gave his li a- satis-
factory; twist townrd hisright ear, 1 r the men
were enga d in earnest conversation and the
face of sac of them was turned from him. 'He
continued his way as speedily as he ‘conldfiand

presently suCceeded in the fnttook
shrouds and in drawing  into the 

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sigh of 2:3an intense satisfaction from the,

lips offi .. ' _ v ‘. , -, .

“Ay egg. he‘mutteredpas he continued. to

gas alof , ,“there’ll. be- a rumpus’ among the
ats ofl there in the ice, whomtheysoo

Those rascally (pow-wows ’ are in for it .”

Atthismoment o yellvof surprise endings ‘ 

plus it the earsxof the speaker and timing
his beams-sow Driko directingttha attention
f his. companions to thesignslotnthe-h'nck.
, osooner as, the red bunting ruined- by
seamen, than the w lo nnmhu, '
with curses .and ejaculations,»de into as ‘
spar to I ulldown

down , if

have uedhislife. ..   - , ..
new “  mgdfimml"
mg; ' ' s , on y
fining upon the upturned faces of the conspira-
_,rs, ‘not a bitofit. That mother.er
doesn’t comedown While I have outrun to keep
it when it is.- Yon may make up your: minds
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The men exchanged glances and men held a.
momentswhispered consultation, after which
they rushed simultanequ toward the main
shrouds upon the larboardside. ‘ ; .
Stump .waitod very quietly until Driko,‘ A the"
Egremostfi gigf the y, had swung himself' into
9 g g, an
 although it was quite rusty, cry
formidable with its six loaded barrels he point-
ed ‘it at the head of the astonished W Dea-

‘lsnderond ordered him back

“ Ar, 8y._ blast you!” he added,  his
lips: anommous twists: bespoke. ‘ oases
l’miln‘epared. v -I know all about your internal
plans to take the ab! and if you make another
$1;dn,this  are a dead pow-wow,

s - , , .. i i W ’

TheKan apa‘ ,andsfte’rhehad ducked

his head three or our times, in a vain effort to ‘

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get it out of the range of the threatening wea-
pon. he looked up with an expression of sur-
prise, which, if not real, was certainly well
feigned.

“ Me no understand. You speakee me take
ship. Don’t know what you mean. No want
to take ship—me likee capen too much. De
signal me no like to see, because capen he no
like to come aboard when he after whale. He
make plenty an when he see de signal!”

“Bosh! you receitful blu skin; it’s all bosh.
Just as though I didn’t hear you and your
chums there a-whispering and plotting to free
the mutineer, Tom Lark!”

The dark blood rushed to the faces of those
who listened, and they exchanged rapid glances.
Driko, however, presently loo ed up again and

replied:
‘Hi! hi! You hear we s ak about Tom
Lark! Why we so speak? ecaiise de ice ’e

come to jam de ship, and s’ osing we bring
Tom Lark from de run—Tom ark ood sailor,
good navigatem, and he save de 3 ip. Dat’s
why we speak so much Tom Lark!”

“ Bosh again, blast you! For you know that,
althou h know nothin‘ of navigation, I’d be
as han y in working the ship clear of the ice as
Tom Lark.”

“Me no believe so,” replied Driko, shaking
his head. “ Navigatem more good as plenty go
to sea. But no use me speak to you. You no
think me tell truth. Me leaves you. You keep
signal at de truck, and when capen come he
scold you much.”

The islander sprung to the deck and re oined
his shipmates, who ad been listening the
i'oregoin conversation with sullen faces, and
with their uneasy glances directed, at intervals
of every few moments, toward the red bunting
fluttering at the mast-head. The whole part
now withdrew to the forward art of the vesse ,
but present! they changed t eir position sit-
ting down c ose to the try-works, where they
Were screened from the watchful eyes of the
ship-keeper.

‘ Blast’em!” muttered the latter, “they are
planning some deviltry or other and I must

cap on my guard until the rest of the crew re-
turns, which won’t be long, unless they are so
wedged in the ice that it’s difficult for ’em to
get out.”

He turned his eyes toward the floe as he
spoke, and gazed long and earnestly in that di-
rection. But he was unable to see the boats,
and a sigh of disappointment rose to his lips.

He gave his igtail an impatient jerk, and
again‘ directed is glances toward the try-
works, just in time to. witness a spectacle which
was certainly a startling roof t 'at the utmost
vi ance on his part coul not be thrown away
in is present position.

Towering above the try-works, with his tall,
lithe figure drawn back, and his keen, glisten-
ing eyes blazing with a deadly pu , stood
the savage, Driko holding in his uplifted hands
a well-sh ned harpoon. which he was in the
act of dar 'ng, point foremost, into the corpu-
lent body of tump.

The latter had so much respect for the won-
derful skill of the islander in the use of the
barbed weapon with which he was now armed
that he drew back, screening himself behind
the mast with a celerity which was remarkable
in a man of his caliber. The movement, how-
ever, was well-timed, for the next moment the
deadly iron flew whistling upon its way, and,
gassing close to the mast, struck the revolver

eld in his hand with a force that sent the wea-
pon flying from the grasp of its owner into the
sea!

A yell of exultation followed, and then the
mutineers rushed to the main rigging, and,
leaping into the shrouds, proceeded to mount in
the direction of the to , with cat—like a ‘lity.

Stump, however, di not lose his sel -posses-
Sion, but, seizin both parts of the signal hal-
liards, he gave t em a sudden jerk, that served
to unfasten them, and, still contriving to keep
them taut, commenced to ascend the topmast
rigging, intending to make his way to the top-
ga lant cross-trees, and. when there, keep his ad-
versaries at bay as long as possible by means of
his le . and his fists.

Un ortunately, as the reader is already aware,
the corpulent body of this seamen rendered him
incapable of very active exertion, and. as a
natural consequence, his enemies gained upon
him rapidly.

He was still in the topmast rigging, when he
felt two strong hands pulling the bottom of his
pants, in an unceremonious manner, and with a
force that made it difficult for him to kee his
position. He vainl strove to disen age im-
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still struggling to free himself, he saw Driko,
who had crossed from the topmast riggin on
the other side, descending toward him, wit his
long knife between his teeth.

“Go down, quick, you, Stump!” gritted the
savage, as be seized his knife with his right
hand. “Go down, me say, or knife quick cut
de windpipe. No care kill on now, unless you
like. Plenty time, by and y!”

“Ay, ay, blast you; you’ve got me in your
toils, at last. But it’s a deep sea that hasn’t any
bottom, and you may boil me in one of your
pow-,wow pots if I don’t come out even with you

etl’

y Before reilying, Driko severed the signal hal-
liards with is knife, and, pulling down the red
bunting; rolled it up, and allowed it to drop to
the dec .

“ Hi, hi you poor Stump!” he then said;
“ you think you play me more trick. But me
put you, by and by, where you no more make
tricks. You see, more soon you like!”

He motioned, as he spoke. to the man who
still maintained his hold of Stump’s pants, and,
finding himself released for the present, and re—
sistance useless, the shipkeeper proceeded to
descend the rigging; Driko following closely,
with his long knife eld in readiness for use, in
case of 0 position.

They ad no sooner gained the deck, than
Stump was surrounded by the five savages, and
thrown down.

They fastened his arms behind his back with
stron cords; secured his ankles in like manner,
and t en dropped him into the main hold, like
gpig, closing and fastening the hatch above

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CHAPTER III.
A “ s'rovn ” BOAT.

THE Montpelier’s boats, at the moment when
Stump succeeded in hoisting the recall signal,
were lying motionless in an open space of water,
situated near the center of the floe to which we
have already alluded. This little lake, of which
the surrounding bergs and compact squares of
ice formed the shores, was of suflcient size to
contain all the boats, and the captain and his
mates had expressed much satisfaction because
the position aflorded them every facility to
maneuver their light vessels in case of the ap-
pearance of whales in their vicinity. Upright,
n the stern-sheets, with his steering oar under
his arm, stood each officer, throwing keen
glances around him in every direction, and now
and then addressing an angry word to some
awkward booby among his crew, who, by mov-
ing an arm or a leg, caused his paddle to strike
against his thwar . Nor were the mates the
only watchers, for the young harpooners, con-
s icuous among whom towered the tall, neatly-
remed fl of Harry Marline, were equal y
on the alert, piercing the many long, glittering
galleries, winding passages, fantastic arches,
and caverns amo the ice with their pene-
trating and practiced lances; while, seated
close to the gunwales of heir boats—each man
with his paddle read for use—the swarthy
crews directed their in olent lances toward the
reflection of their own faces n the still surface
of the water, or watched the countless numbers
of seals that stared upon them with timid eyes
from the polished floors of their floating halls.

One of the sailors threw a lance toward the
bay where the ship was anc ored, and which
was so far ofl that only the three masts of the
vessel could be distin ‘ bed, and these but
faintly, on account of t e gray background 
yond. But the red si al, flying at the main-
truck, did not escape t e keen eyes of the ec-
tator, and he at once called the attention 0 the
officer of his boat—Mr. Briggs—to this circum-
stance. _ .

“Ay, ay, blast you!” re lied the rritable
Briggs; “you are always ancying iat you
see the recall signal. If it was a wl~ 1e, now,
I’ll wager my pipe that you wouldi't see it,
even though the creature spouted right under
your nose! You’ve a strong imagination, Bates,
for signals, even when there ain’t any to be
seen!”

“ You can see it, sir, by turning your head.
I am sure I wasn’t deceived.”

“ I wouldn’t believe you, though you took
your oath upon a stack of Bibles as high as the
fore-truck. So, just keep your eyes the other
way,.and don’t let me catch you lookin’ after
signals again!”

As the man resumed his former position, how-
ever, the mate, after having leisurely filled his
pipe, and placed it in his mouth, turned and
ooked toward the bay.

Unfortunatsllly this happened a second after
Driko had p ed down the red bunting and

 

dropped it to the deck. As _a natural conse»
quence Mr. Briggs, after havmg carefully sur—
veyed the three naked royal masts, came to
the conclusion that Bates’s imagination had de-
ceived him. ‘

“ You thick.skinned lubber !” he muttered, in
a low voice, seizing a paddle and lifting it. with
the intention of breaking it across his inform-
er’s skull; “you emptypated greenhorn, this
isn’t the first time that—’

“ There blows! blowsl—there blows! Awhnle
right ahead, sir, and two more to windward!”
interrupted Harry Marline, addressing the
mate in a shrill, penetrating whisper.

Quickly, but noiselessly replacing the paddle
in the bottom of the boat, the first officer, with
his teeth set and his eyes glaring, seized his
steering-oar firmly and hissed out his orders to
the crew.

“ Paddle ahead-every mother’s son of you!
Spring! s ring! my lads—softly, but heartily—
spring! t's a bull!”

The men obeyed, and, shooting into a narrow
passage, about a hundred yards rom the mouth
of which the first whale, a huge bowhead, was
leisurely rolling and spouting, unconscmus of
the near vicinity of enemies, the mate’s boat
darted Swiftly, and almost noiselessly, upon its
course, followed by the other three boats. The
officers of the latter, however, soon became
aware that it would be necessary for them to
turn their attention to the whales to windward,
for the channel was too narrow to enable them
to pass the mate’s boat, which, on that account,
would certainly be the first to reach the mono
ster ahead of it.

But, as the harsh grating of the cedar planks
against the compact masses of ice among which
the rear boats must be directed when their
course should be changed, would certainly
" gally ” (frighten) the leviathan in the passage
the captain made a sign to the second. and tlur
officers to stop the exertions of their men for
the present.

This silent mandate was obeyed,_and the three
boats soon became nearly motionless, their
officers and crews watching the progress of the
mate with breathless interest. _

He was nearing the whale with great rapid-
ity, and the huge animal, as it rolled .leisurely
along, with its great barnacled hump rism and
dripping in the cool element, still seeme un-
conscious of the vicinity of foes.

“ Stand up, Harry 1” whispered Brig s, when
the boat was within seven fathoms o the in-
tended prey; and quickly, but noiselesst
springing to his feet, the young harpooner so
his iron, and stood prepared.

The mate now inted the bow of the boat
directly toward t e hump of the monster, and
then, in a scarcely audible whisper, ordered his
men to stop pulling, and take their places upon
their thwarts.

This command was readil obeyed, but the
light boat still continued to g ide on under the
impetus which it had received, and, in a few
moments, it was within four fathoms of the
leviathan.

“ Now then—give it to him!” thundered

Bi?"
e barbed weapon flew whistling from the
hands of the stout-armed harpooner, with a
force that buried it to the socket in the whale’s
hum . The second iron immediately followed.
“ tern! stern all!” roared the mate, as the
startled giant of the deep, writhing with goain,
threw his tremendous body toward the at
“ Stern, you beef-eating rascals—stem I” .
But the oar-blades, striking a inst the ice,
greatly impeded the motions o the men, and
the boat was not et uite out of the monster’s
reach when, liftKig 's tremendous 'flukes, he
brou ht them down sideways With a force
whici would have shivered the forward part of
the little craft to atoms had not the watchful
Briggs, by a dexterous movement of his steer-
ing oar, caused the bow to swing off to the

ri ht.

fi'he little craft, how‘ever, did not wholly es-
cape injury, for it receiveda li ht tap from the
ed of the creature’s fiukes, w ich caused the

e ar lanks to crack in more than one pla09,
and islodged the bow oarsman from
thwart. .

The man was not in ’ured, and he resumed his
place, 'ust as the w ale disappeared m
green epths of the sea.

Away went the boat with the Speed of a
whirlwind the line smoking as it ran around
the loggerhead, and the tub oarsman pouring
water upon it to prevent it from burnin .

The harpooner and the mate now c anged

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the stern-sheets. Each of the two men found it
ditflcult to maintain his position, for the whale
had, this time, “milled ” (turned under water),
and was now dragging the light boat through
heavy fragments of ice, that caused it to sway
from side to side with that quick, jerking mo-
tion which only a well-balanced body can re-
sist.

The constant jamming of the boat against the
rough edges of the floating bergs, through which
itv'as forced onward like a wedge, seamed it
with many cracks; but, as the bottom had not
yet been injured, the water did not enter with
sufficient rapidity to overp0wer the efforts of
the man who was “bailing out.”

“ Look out there! look to your cars!” shouted
Briggs, as the flying vessel approached the en-
trance to one of those floating tunnels that form
one of the many icy curiosities of the northern
seas. It was about twenty feet in length, and
the passage was so narrowwtho roof so low—
‘that the mate, as they continued to approach
it, placed his hand upon the knife in the bow,
feeling half—conscious that it was his duty to
sever the line and lose the whale, rather than to
risk the lives of himself and his crew by at-

tempting the dangerous channel; for when he;

should have entered it, the slightest deviation
of the boat from its direct course would result
in its destruction. ’ ,

He threw a glance behind him, to see whe-
ther, in case such an event should take place, his
f.-llow-0flicers would be near enough to witness
it and come to the rescue in time; but his sur-
prise may well be imagined when he discovered
that the three vessels he had left astern were no
longer visible, on account of one of those sud-
den fogs so common in that region, and which
now covered the whole surface of the ice behind
llim&and also the open stretch of blue water be-
you

. “Well!” he exclaimed, turning to Marline,

“ here’s a dirty fog coming upon us, without a
moment’s warningl”

“There were si us of it before we struck the
whale—in fact, w on we first lowered!" replied
the harpoouer. "I saw it gathering in the nor’-
‘west, and a breeze has sprung up since then and
hurried it along.”

“Ay, ay, I don’tdoubt it,” answered Briggs.
"‘ But there’s no time to lose in chattering about
it. What d’ye say, men,” he added, addressing
the crew' “shall we cut, or hold on and try
the tunnel? I am willing to it for one. ”

“So am I!” cried Bates, an the rest of the
men expressing themselves in a similar manner,
the mate breathed a sigh of relief, for he now
felt as though a load had been lifted from his

conscience.

By this time the boat was withina few feet of
the tunnel, and the men placed their ears length-
wise across the thwarts, so that they might not
come in contact with the sides of the narrow
passage, and .bowed their heads to prevent
them rem stnking against the low, jagged roof

, [of ice.

With unabated speed the light vessel flew on,
and presently it darted, with the swiftness of a
discharged arrow, into the mouth of the arch;

wa . .
. ’lphe crew fairly held their breath with anx-
iety, and kept their eyes upon the pointed bow
of the little craft, which was now in a str ' ht
line With the opening at the further end, ut
which at any moment, was liable to swerve
either to the right or the left. In fact be-
fore the boat had reached the center of the
assage, there was a loud, swashing noise, as
the larde gunwale heeled ovor, until it was
almost level with the water, while the bows
,di pad and swayed with that uncertain motion
w ich almost invariably serves as a Warning to
the crew of a’fast boat that the whale 15 about
to change its course.

“Trim boat! trim boat, every man!” hissed
the mate, throu h».his Closely-compressed teeth,
“ and stand by, line, to‘ do what you can to
keep the bows from swingin J?

“ Ay, any, sir, but that won’t be much,” re-
sponded t e bar oner, “for there’s little room
in this narrow c annel to work a steering-oar.”

Searcer had the speaker. concluded, when
Briggs, whose watchful eye had noted every
motion of the httle craft, perceived that the
boat’s head was about to swmg to the right and
strike against the side of the assage; and seiz-
the running line,
thus freeing the vessel frOm the whale, but not
1n time to prevent the bow, under the impetus
it had already received, from being dashed with
consxderable force against the icy wa

The result of the concussion was the cracking
of the light cedar planks near the bottom of the
boat; and the water now entered the craft with

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such rapidity, that the exertions of three men
were required to prevont the vessel from filling.

The rest of the crew were ordered to “ take
their paddles,” and as they worked vigorously,
the boat was soon clear of the dangerous
channel.

B this time, however, the fog had become
so ( ense that the after oarsman could scarcely
distinguish the person of the bar ooner, who
had just exchanged )laces with t e mate, so
that he now occupied is proper position in the
bow. ‘

The loss of the whale had increased the ill-
humor of Briggs, and he {)roceeded 'to bemoan
his “bad luck,’ as he on led it, in true sailor
terms. Stamping upon his cap several times, he
wound up by stating that he wished all ice-
tunnels were sent to the pit to be melted in
brimstone.

This rude witticism was received with a shout
of laughter by Tom Plaush, the little Portu-
guese, who pulled the tub oar, and who was
always ready to show his appreciation of all
jokes—however stale—that fell from the lips of
any of the officers. The laugh had'a good effect
upon Brig s, who, believin that he" had said
something rilliunt, assume a waggish air, and
glided at once into a pleasant humor.

The good-humor of the mate however, ,was
not destined to continue for a ong time; for
like a rusty wheel which has been set in motion
by the afiplication of oil to certain parts of _ it,
but whic stops and gets in bad condition again
the moment it meets with an obstruction—so
when at length the boat became jammed between
heav fragments of ice that rendered it impossi-
ble or the crew to use their oars with success,
the irritability of Briggs again made itself
manifest. Rough contact with the floating
bergs, through which the light craft had been
forced, after it passed out of the tunnel, had so
widened the cracks in the thin planks, that the
water entered with a re idity that taxed to the
utmost the energies of t ose engaged in bailing.
The mate sprung upon one of the blocks of ice
by which tiey were surrounded, and ordered
every man With the exception of Marline to
imitate his example. ‘

“I wanta man I can depend upon to take
charge of the boat,” he said, addressing the
young harpooner, “ while I o with the crew to
scare for our shipmates an inform ’emgof our
condition!” . ' V

“Wouldn’t it be better, sir,” suggested ‘Mar—
line, “for all of us to sta here, and wait for

the other boats? If we b ow the beat-horn I‘

have no doubt that they will soon reach us.”

“ Ay, ay,” growled the mate, impatiently
“and do you suppose that I would be contented
to stay here in this plight, waitirig for the boats?
Not a bit of it, youn man. am now in a
hurry to get aboard Ship, for that cutting from
the whale has llslpoilt all my fun.”

“ If you w' take my advice, you’ll not go
far in search of the other boats, ’ said Marline
“ for I think it hardly possible that you will find
them in this fog.” ~

,“ And I think exactly the other way,” re-
torted the mate, impatiently. “All a man has
to do to find ’em is to follow his own noseto the

north’arda as I take it; for we’ve been going'

south, an the other boats must be somewhere
astern of us—not far off either.” , ‘

At this moment the sound of a horn was
heard, apparently proceeding from the direction
m which the mate had stated that his fellow-
offlcers_might be found; and he now turned his
eyes triumphantly toward the harpoonen

“ y. ay—d’ye see,'youn man—it’s just as I
said. Them boats are as of us, tho“ h
further_ off than I thought they were. But y
poovm quickly over the ice, we’ll soon reac
em. ome on, men—there’s no time to lose,”
he added, turnin to the crew.

Lgfipmg from or
low . closely upon t e footsteps of their leader
and In a few seconds they were all shrouded

. from the view of the'harpooner Ly the dense

f0 .

g‘ It’s a. wild- oose chase,” muttered Marline,
as he proceede to bail out the boat, “ and no-
bpdy except a man of Briggs’s restless and im-
patient‘nature would have thou ht of under-
taking it until he had first soun ed the horn.
and, that had failed to, bring our shipmates to
us.

As minute after minute passed away, and
neither the party nor the boats madotheir 8P-
earance, t e young man became morencmi-
rmed than ever In hiso inion that Briggs/S
expedition was a useless undertaking. He We“
began to fear that the mate and his men had
lost themselves among the floating cries and
caverns of ice, and were, therefore, neither able
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to advance in the right direction nor to re-
urn.

Once or twice since the departure of his ship-
mates he had heard the sound of a born, but the
notes of the instrument were so faint that he
believed the boats were receding from, instead
of a proaching, the spot he occupied.

hile his mind was still busy with conjec-
tures and fears, he suddenl started to his feet,
listening with eager attent on for he fancied he
heard a rushing noise ahead of» him like that of
some heavy object forging slowly through the
ice. The noise became louder every moment,
and presently the ears of the young man Were
saluted with the creaking of ropes, the dull flap-
ping of canvas, and the murmur of voices. An
instant afterward the broad black bows and the
square foresail of a ship loomed up indistinctly
tnrough the fog a few fathoms ahead of the boat,
which lay direct] in the track of the vessel.

“ Ship ahoy!” t undered Marline.
and keep off, or you will run me down!”

He was evidently heard b those on‘board,
for a' dark face was sudden y thrust over the
bulwarks forward, but its owner, instead of di-
rectin the man at the wheel to “ keep off,” or-
dered im to “luff.” >

The head of the advancing ship, as she came

« Up helm ‘

booming on, was therefore within afew feet '0! .

the boat before it could obey the helm, the con-
sequence of which was that the bows of the lit~
tle craft receiVed a thump from the vessel as
she swung to windward that caused a few of the
thin planks to give way like the shell of an egg
beneath the blew of a man’s fist.

The boat filled rapidly, and as it sunk the.
young harpooner leaped upon one of the blocks
of ice by which he was surrounded in time to
seizea pe which was thrown to him b Tom

Lark as the shi came up into the win with I ‘

her main-topsai s aback.
“The
Montpelier, by all that’s good 2”

“ Ay, a ,” grufily responded Lark, “ and the l "

less said a ut it the better!”
The speaker was a tall man of herculean,
frame, andhzvith one of those swartb , hang-
t never'fail to inspire the holder
with feelin of distrust. He wore gray pants,
a fez cap 0 blue cloth, and a black woolen shirt,
the latter of which, being open at the‘throat,
disclosed/the‘sinewy muscles of an enormous,

neck. - . ~
“ What is the ship'doing here?” pursued Har-

ry. “ We left her anchored in the'bay. ,Abd
how came on at liberty? ,Where is Stump?)
And Alice ow—J ' ' ‘ .' " ,-

“ One question at a time, youngter "Inflo-
rupted Lark, with a broad grim'. " ou lhm'w
ever thing presently, and—” _ ' f - ‘

“Theme villain at work here, Tom Lark—_
ay, downright vi ainy!” cried. the harpooner,
as. a suspicion of the truth flashed upon his

mind. ’

Graspin the lower part of the main chains,
and drawgigblgimself to the rail, he sprung u n’
the deck, to
drew from one of
heavy pistol, which he pointed at the h
the §onth. _ , . ' "

“ ou’ve gIot yourself into, a hornet’s nest
youngster. t might have been better for”?

1120a had stuck to the ice!” ‘ ~ \ , .

A ,a ,”said Marline with rfectcool

as he {zed his clear, when? eye uponnm

face of the giant. ‘ on have the advantage

of me at presets and can murder me if you

wish but you wil swing for it in the and.” .
“Thank on for your 00d advice,”

responded t e other, ‘f but have no in

unless ou try against what you can’t.
I . l’m first using this iron to keep you gates
w e the a, ward goes after the ban cuts .
“ And by what authority,” angrily demanded
the ung man. “ do on thus—’ .
“ t! tut!” growl the mutineer, “none of
your pally-wow with me, lad. You know how-
things are as well as I do. I generally do what
I please in my own ship.” - a .
‘ And dare you pretend that this'vesfiel—”‘ -'
9‘ Is mine? Certainly,” interrupted Lark.
“ She’smine by the law of ual hm. Cap-
ghe. fiw it’s my
the run a long

turn. I’ve been confined i

confronted by the mutineer, 0'.
the pockets of his Guanine ' a
cadet ‘

Montpelier!” shouted Marline—“the '

. “on
of murdering {gig—gammy; not just new...
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time, and need a little fresh air, besides the sa’t- -
isfaction of putting som of the captain’s friends .

in my place. As you a the first of theso that
I’ve met with, you shall have the honor of fill-
ing that position. I rebelled against Captain
Howard’s authority—you rebel against him.

Captain Howard puts me in the ‘run—Ca tain‘

Lark puts you, in the run. That’s what call
equal rights!”

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CHAPTER 
IN CONFINEMENT.

THE steward—a tall man, with a lon face
dark gra eyes and thin lips, advanc I and

proceeds to secure the handcufls to the mists

of the young ,man. .

The latter eyed him sternly for a few mo-
ments, before he ventured to address him.

“What has the captain ever done to you,
Joseph,” he then said, “that you should thus
turn traitor?”

" He! he! he!” laughed the Portu uese, “ Cap-
tain Lark more better as Captain oward. He
take do ship to some ort and sell him—cargo
and all. Den me get lgg share of de profit.”

Mai-line had benefite this man in many ways

'-—had often, by kindly interposition, shielded

him from the blows of the first mate- had even,
on one occasion, saved him from falling over-
board, while he was aloft assisting the watch to
reef the main-topsail in a gale of Wind; and
yet the ungrateful villain seemed now to exalt
1n the misfortunes of his benefactor.

“ Where is Alice?” inquired the latter, as the
steward locked the handcuffs. 4

The Portuguese chuckled, but did not repl .

“ Speak!" cried the harpooner,
“ Where is she?”

" Why, of course, in de cabin—in her own
room—me fasten her in so she can’t get out!”

“ You are a sneaking wretch, Joseph!”

“ What you sa ? No call me dat—I tell you,”
cried the stewar , as he pushed the young man
against the rail.

The chief mutineer interposed. With the
stock of his pistol be dealt the Portuguese a.
blow upon the head that felled him to the deck.

" Equal rights!” he said, quietly, as he pointed
to the prostrate man and placed the pistol in
his, ckct; “ that’s the law aboard 0’ this craft,
This way, Driko, Amolo and Black
Squall ” he added, motioning to three of the
New ealanders: “ take Marline to the run

,and fasten the hatch the same as it was fastened

when I was there!” ,

The men obeyed with alacrity, and Marline
‘was in the run. No sooner had the hatch been
secured, than he heard the rushing of the water
and the grinding of the icebergs against the
11 'her way.

i reflections were certain y very gloo'my.

.The thought that Alice was only separated

from him by a few planks, and yet that he
could neither hold converse with her, nor go to
her, in case that Tom Lark or any of his part

should insultlher, worked upon his mind until.

it was wrought up to the highest pitch of
excitement. .

-“What are the plans of these mutineers, in
young girl?” he asked himself
gain, and although it seemed to
must respect the purity, the
loveliness an the goodness of one who had
benefited them by a thousand of those kindly
little attentions to their welfare and comfort
which. a woman in a ship—especially if she
have influence with the captain—has it in her

wer  bestow, yet there was a presentiment
:ithin hun‘ that whispered of trouble and suf-

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sin and a

And with his head bowed upon ' his bosom—4

with his manacled hands against his brow, and
his heart beating loud and fast with anxiety—
he offered 11 a silent but fervent rayer to God
to spare' his eautiful Alice—to s ield her from

all harm—and restore her to the arms of those

who lored her. .
' That prefer was scarcely finished when he

upon his arm, and on lifting his
head, he was enabled to make out in the loom
with which he had by this time become amil-
iarZ the outlines of a human countenance.

‘ Hist!” whispered a low voice, “ don’t speak
too loud; it’s me—,Stump—and this if I ain’t
mistakenis Harry Marlins!”

“Ay, ay, you are right!” cried the harpooner,
much su rised, “but where in the name of
heaven, tum , did you come from? You
were not con ned here were you? I thought
you were in league with the mutincers.”

“ That’s the way of the world,” muttered the
shipkeeper; mournfully. “ Yes—yes, that’s the
way with em all! Sarcumstances always goes
against amen, hows’ever honest he may be!
But I didn’t think it, Marline—no, blast me if I
aide—chat you, my chum, would ever mix up
my deeds with those of them infamal scoun-
'drelsl” ’ _ '

“Forgive me !" exclaimed the young .man,
joyfully grasping the hand of his friend as
tightly as his irons would admit. “I was 8.1-
together too hasty, and I’m sorry for it. But,
vte me how you came here?”

“Ay, ay, said Stump. “I’ll  mat-

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ters willingly enough, especially as it will ive
me a chance to curse those rascally blues ins
again, and to show you as I always was for
maintaining, that them creatur’s ain’t to be
trusted.”

He proceeded to tell his stor , commencing
with those incidents with whic the reader is
already acquainte .

“ Yes,” continu d the exasperated Seaman, as
soon as he had described the manner in which
he had been thrust into the hole, “ they fasten-
ed the hatches above me, and then i heard ’em
go aft, and presently the voice of Tom Lark
ordering ’em to cut the cable, and loosen the
topsails, broke upon my cars, so that I knowed
they had set that bi hang—dog rascal at liberty.
Scarcel was the s lip under way, when I also
heard t at wild fiend Driko, proposing to Lark
to knock me in the head, and thus get rid of me.
But Tom you know, although he is a perfect
savage when he holds a grudge against any-
body, doesn’t care to she blood when he can
get along without it, and that was the reason,
as I take it, that he refused to comply with the
polite request of that infamal pow—wow.”

“ Did you overhear any thing that gave you
alt: idea of what Lark intended to do with the
3 ip? - .

“ Not a bit of it but I haven’t a doubt that
he intends to take the craft into some out o’ the
wayTport, and sell her, cargo and all.”

‘ hat’s very probable,” replied his friend.
“It’s a pit ,” he added, “it’s a pity that the
captain an his boat’s crew didn’t stay aboard
as they are in the habit of doing. Then this
misfortune might have been prevented.”

“Ay, ay, but we’ll be even with ’em 'yet,”
replied the narrator, “ and now I’ll tell you
how I came here, which was done by a little of
that ‘ injunyewity ’ for which the Stump natur’
has always been famous. As soon as I er-
ceived that the craft was under way, says to
myself, ‘ Why,’ says I, ‘ I’m only fastened with
ropes, and p’raps if I can find the old saw which
is somewhere in the hold, I can make short
work of ’em. And so I crept about as well as I
was able, looking for the instrument, which I

- soon came afoul of. It was a ion'g time hows’-

ever before 1 could get it in the right position,
for I could only use my teeth to do that, and
they ain’t quite as. parfect as the teeth of a
shark, seeing as three of ’em were once knocked
out by an old woman, because I took her part
againt her husband who was beating hen—blast
him—and the 'rest are almost ruined by the
long use of baccy and the habit of biting off the
ends of spun yarn. Well, I tugged and pulled
with my teeth for a long time and at last got
the saw ship-shape; Then I turned my back to
it, and by running the ropes that was about my
wrists, upr and down the edge, I soon had ’em
apart. he rest - was easy, and I was glad
enough, lad—mightily glad to find myself freed
from the cords.” ‘ -

“ And afterward you heard the mutineers as
they led me to the run,” said Marline, “and
you thought you’d take acruise in this direction
to see who the prisoner was. Isn’t that so?”

“Exactly,” repeated Stump, “but I. didn’t,

dream who it was until I had crept close to
that big opening in the partition that divides the
run from the steerage. Then, as I’d got farml-
iar-like with the dark, I was surprised enough to
see you and I couldn’t imagine how you came
here, which is the same even ow.” . _

Marlins at once proceed to enlighten his
companion, and as soon as he had concluded,
the shipkeeper seized both the hands of his
friend and gave them a hearty squeeze. _

“Misfortunes attend the best f us,” he said
philosophically, “but we’ll hope for the best-:—
ay, ay, we’ll hope for the best, and work for it
too. The gale—Miss Alice—is the great ‘con-
sideration,’ and if we can only get her safe,
why. if we can do that it’s all right.”

“You do not think they’ll attemptito harm
her?” cried Marline, interrogatively. ’

“I don’t know about Tom Lark,” replied
Stump, “ but, as to them pow-wows, I wouldn’t
trust em—Lnot one of ’em. The flesh of that gal
is tender, and them fellows are cannibals and
like oodgrub.”

“ an you not ‘contrive some wa for me to
get an interview with Alice?” said arry.

Stump gave his pigtail a jerk.

“I don’t see h0w it could be done,” he said
thoughffull . “The hatches are all fastened
above us— e door of her room ,is locked be-
sides, andL—and—ayl ayl I have it!” he sudden-
ly,interrupted, “ which is that that rascally
steward must open the hatch before long to
pass you some food, and {raps I’ll get a chance
to pounce en him, gag im and ,tie him up.
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marlinspike. I’ll get—if he has ’em about him,
which I think is likely—the key of her room
and the one which unlocks your handcufls.” ‘

“ Thanks !—a thousand thanks, for this happy
thou ht, my dear chum!” cuied the harpooner.

“ _’raps we may even be able to bag the
mutineers themselves,” said the shipkecper,
“ toshut ’em all up—the pow-wows in the fore-
castle and Lark in the cabin. It’s wonderful
— arfectly w0nderful,” he added, thought-
fu 1y. “ how one idea leads to another. Then.
that is given to reflection, and the Stumps were
always famous for that, propagates idees—
fairl breeds ’em—one from another!”

“ ush!” whispered Marline. The sound of
footsteps approaching the hatch was heard.

“ It’s him—it’s that rascally Portuguese,”
muttered the shi keeper. “ I’d know that walk
of his from a t ousand, lad. It’s peculiar—
something like the tramp of a mule, and them
that walks so ain’t  be trusted. Now the
walk of the Stumps in every generation has
been like that of a duck—a sort of waddle, and
them that moves in that way generally takes to
the water.”

The noise of the crow-bar by means of
which the hatch had been secured—was heard,
as the implement was removed and the next
moment, Just as Stu‘m drew back, the trap
was pulled aside from heo ning, into which
aface—the owner of which ad stooped upon
his knees—was thrust. Without waiting to take
a survey of it, the shipkee r seized the intru-
der by the hair of the hen and pulled him head
foremost into the run. But, before he had
quite accomplished this feat, and yet when it
was too late to draw back, he had seen the face
clearly enough to recognize the harsh and de-
cided lineaments of Tom Lark, which were dif-
ferent in every respect from those of the
steward. '

“Ay ay, that was a mistake sure enough!”
cried gtump, scrambling uickly through the
opening, as soon as the upli ted legs of the pros-
trate man beneath had been removed from it,
a“ such a mistake as I never made before in my
life, and as prudence is the better part of valor.
I think I am perfectly; justified in getting out
of the run!” v

He lifted his feet clear of the aperture just in
time to escape the hand of the mutineer as the
latter, who had by this time risen from his -un-
comfortable gesture, made a furious attempt
to clutch'the ottoms of his pants.

“ You wretched imp of Satan!” roared Lurk,

in a voice of thunder, as the other eluded his, '

grasp, “you shall suffer for this trick!”

And he thrust a hand into the sideepocket of
his Guernsey, to procure his pistol. . _

Stump saw the movement, and quickly seiz-
ing the crow-bar lyingat his feet, be dealt the
mutineer such a heavy blow upon his head-—
which projected at least eighteen inches above
the combings of the hatch—that he dropped
senseless into the run, I

“It was all done in self-defense!” cried the
shipkeeper, as he leaped back into the hold.

“Ay, ay—that it was, sure enough. But, bad as

the man is—and he’s a parfect shark—it cost me I

something to give him that blow, seeing as I’m
not in the habit of indulging myself in that
way. I hope I haven’t committed murder—I
hope be ten t dead!” I
‘ He’s only stunned, I guess,” replied Marlins.
“ He’ll soon come to his senses.” r
.“ You think he will?” cried Stump, twitching
his pi tail a little nervously. “ You think he’ll
broac to a sin? My eyes! seeing as that’s the
case, then think it would be as well to take
time by the forelock—to provide myself with
his pistol, and to make him fast, so that he
can’t do any more harm. He’ll never forgive
me—no, never—when he gets over his faint.
It’s astonishing how the human family holds
grudges!” And, drawmg his sheath-knife, he
proceeded, with all possible dispatch; to cut
from one of the numerous coils of ratlin stufi?
lying about him a suflic1ent number of the
twisted strands to secure the arms and legs of
the giant.
This task w’as soon accomplished, after which
the mutmeer was properly secured, and his
istol transferred from his own to the pocket 0f
is conqueror. . a _
“ Now, then,” said the latter, breathing '1 81 h
of lréelie’i', “I think he’ll be surprised When e
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CHAPTER V.
, TH]: BARRICADE. ' ,

THE shipkeeper had hardly concluded when '

he heard footste dosoending the com ion-
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bloody from the effects of the woun s be had
received—gained the bottom of the short stair-
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with a low cry of exultation, Stump pulled
hims‘elf quickly out of the run, and rushing
upon the startled Portuguese, caught him by
the throat, at the same time presenting his pis-
tol at his head.

‘j No noise, you miserable sneak or dowu you
go, a dead porpoise sure eiiour . Just hand
over the key that unlocks Miss oward’s room,
together with the one that belongs to Marline’s
handcuffs l”

“ l—I—de—de— You no kill me!” stam-
iiiered the steward, nearly frightened out of his
wits. v

“The keys—the keysl” muttered Stump,
shaking him violently; “it’s the keys I want-—
d’ye hear?”

“ I—I—give you 'em quick,” gasped Joseph,
while his eyes fairly rolled in his head With
terror. ’

“ Here—here," he added, pullin the required
instruments from his pocket; “ ere day be,
and now you no kill me."

In order to receive the keys the shipkeeper
let go the steward’s throat, and his joy was so
great when the articles were in his hands that
for a moment, while contemplating them, he
almost forgot the presence of the mutineer.

The latter was not slow to take advantage of
this circumstance. He bounded up the com-
panion-way and disappeared before Stump
could lift his pistol.

f‘Ay, 13;, the rascal’s gone, sure enough!”
cried the ,ipkeeper, in a tone of mortiflcation,
“and it’s l’arned me a lesson, which is that
them that doesn’t keep their eyes squinted both
We 8, or that allows their pleasure to turn ’em
asi e from their duties, is bound to suffer for it
in the end.” ‘

"Never mind,” said Marlins, who had risen,
and was now lookin through the ogen hatch-
way; “ but come qu ck and unlock t ese hand-
cufls. That fellow I can even hear now giving
the alarm on deck, and the sooner my arms are
at liberty, the better will it be for us both.”

“ There’s plenty of truth in that!” replied the
shi keeper, as he now set himself to work to
u asten the irons from his friend’s wrists,
“plenty of truth in that, and—”

“ How! Why! ’ A thousand devils! What
doos this meanl”. interrupted the voice of Tom
(Tiarll‘ifnat this juncture.‘ “Ho! hallo there—on

ec .

“That rascalihascome to, at last!” cried
Stum , “and although it consoles me to think
that didn’t kill a fellow-creatur’, there isn’t
music enough in thatvoice—which is something
atween the roar of a bull and the grunting of a
sea-hog—to . ive any pleasure.”

Marline’s andcufi's dropped clanking to the
deck as his chuui spoke, and the youn man
sprung li htly from the run. The ship eeper
secured t e trap above the hatch, w ile the
other,rushing up the com anion-way, fastened
the door leading to it, by coking it on the in-
S! 6.

This task was not accomplished a moment too
soon, for a number of kicks and blows were now'
dealt agaiiist the door, and together with the
roaring_v01ce of Tom Lark—who evidently
chafed in his confinement like a mad bull—
C£eated a din such as is seldom heard in a whale-
s 1p.

“ Well, my eyes,” soliloquized Stump, “ them
noises are sartainly not very inviting, nor those
that make ’em very chival-rie—ous, Seeing that a
young lady lodges in this hotel!”

“They will pound the doorto (pieces before
many,hours._” said Marline "an before that
hap as I must make sure of, the rifle that hangs
“1 t 6 ,captain’s state-room, so that we can
show a good resistance to the bloodthirsty

wretches.

“ Ay, ay'i‘ bloodthirsty is the word,” said
Stump- hem five pow-wows on deck are
magi 9110113113 by this time to eat us alive. They
am t. at particular, the ain’t, about the
quality of their grub when t e be angry. It’s
perfectly astonishin how my ‘ may ‘epi-
chewers ’ there is in t is world !” ’ '

Marlins did not pause to repl to this philo-
sophical remark. hasten to the state.

_ room and procured the rifle—w ich was already
loaded—together, With a hulle pouch, and an
old-fashioned powderhorn, containing a small
su iv of ammunition. . ‘ '

‘ ow, then, my friend, quick! Give me the

key t0 Alice’s a rtment.”

“_Here it is!” re lied the shipkeeper, placin

the instrument in ‘ hand, “and mighty g .

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So, away you go, and God bless you both, while '

Stump keeps guard.”

A few steps carried the young man to the
door which he sought, and‘which was nearly in
a straight line with the foot of the stairw ay.

He placed his rifle against the carved walns—
cot, and turned the key in the lock of the deer.
Then he knocked gently upon one of the panels;
but a half-smothered cry of alarm was the only
responso to the summons.

1_ “ go not fear, dearAlice; it is I—Harry Mar-
ine ‘

The door was quickly opened, and Alice, with
surprise and pleasure beaming in her great
brown eyes, stood before him.

She looked so beautiful in her excitement,
that Harry stood for a moment starin upon
her like one under the influence of a Spa 1. As
the-ion lashes of those innocent eyes gradually
droope under his admiring glance, he was un-
able to resist the impulse that sprung up within
him. He threw an arm around the prett
waist, and drawing the unresisting gir to his
bosom, kissed her with a fervor peculiar. to sea-
faring men.

She gently disengaged herself from his em-
brace. ’

“ Oh, Harry, I am so lad to see you. 1
have been so frightened! hose terrible noises!
What are they trying to do now? They are at
the cabin-door!"

“ To break it open,” replied Harry.

“ Who? the mutineers?’ ‘

U Yes. 7, V

“ Why, I—I thought, when I saw you, that
all this was over—that you and your allant
crew had come aboard and persuade those
misguided men to return to their duty.” '

“ I came alone,” said the harpooner, and he
then proceeded to make her acquainted with
those Occurrences of which the reader has al-
read been informed.

“ ear Harry,” faltered the young girl, “ how
you must have suffered. I am sorry, now. that
you came aboard.” ‘ .

is sorry?”

“Yes, because, in addition to what you have
already endured, on will have more trouble”
The mutineers wil soon break open the door,
and then—then— Oh, my God: What if they
should kill you i”

“ Fear not for me, dear girl,” replied the har-
pooner, “I am armed—and so is Scum . We
can make a stout resistance; and we Will pro-

. tect you as long as we can stand.”

“I do not fear form self,” replied ’Alice: “I
don’t think they won d injure me.‘ But you
and your friend—what can you do against three
times your number?” -

“But they have only her cons and lances
while we are provided with re-arms. I have
your father’s rifle and—”

“I think I have heard him say that it is
damaged so it can’t go off.” A

“I will soon- decide that point,” said Marline,
and he lifted the wea on and scanned the look.

“You are right, lice, the piece cannot be
discharged, but it can be made useful in other
re acts.” , ' ~ i i

rash! went a heavy ax, against the cabin
door, at this juncture, and‘the sharp edge of
the instrument was seen to protrude through
the wood work! .

“Ay, ay!” cried Stump, “ there it goes—it’s
a-going—the door!” ' ,

And even as he spoke, another tremendous
blow shivered one of the panels into fra cuts.

“This way, friend Stump!” cried rlme,
“ we must form a barricade. ’ '

The shipkeeper came, and the two proceeded
to erect a sort of breastwork with a sofa, a few
chairs and a table, which were firmly secured
with ratlin stuff across the doorway of Alice’s
apartment; The whole work. was completed
with great dispatch, and was viewed With much
satisfaction by the two sailors, for they felt
confident that theylcould prevent the mutineers
from passing this i-rier.

Alice, who had been led byMarline to the
further corner' of the apartment, stood with
clasped hands and pale cheeks watchin the
movements of her friends, and it was th 9.
sinkin heart that she at length heard the
dooro the cabin give wa with a tremendous
crash before the repeated lows of the ax!

Then a terrific yell broke upon her car, as the
savage Driko, flouriShing, a sharp hatchet
around his head, and followed by the rest of the

‘mutihe’ers, armed with long lan'ces, rushed

down the companion-way.

' “This‘wa , lads! this wgg!” roared Tom"

Lark, from’t e run, “ Iiam ti hand and foot!
Come and set me free—quick! I am dying to
give them two rascals a lesson on equal rights!”

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"None of that, on infernal pow-wow!” cried
Stum , pointing is pistol at the head of the
Kan who , was now moving t0ward the ‘
hatch, ‘2 none of that .or on are a dead fish!
It’s perfectly astonishing,’ he added, “to hear
such an imp of Satan as that creatur’ in the
hold a-prating about equal rights!”

Every one of the mutineers halted. The sight -
of Stump’s weapon, and the rifle in Marline’s
hand, had not been anticipated by these men.
They looked at one another in surprise, and even
seemed disposed to beat a retreat.

Observin these signs of indecision, the reso-
lution of' t e harpooner was formed in an in-
stant. Motioning to Stump to follow him, he
suddenly leaped over the barricade, and coolly
advanccd toward the party, with the muzzle of
his iece directed toward them. .

“ ut down your arms, and return to your
duty—every one of you!” he cried, sternly, “ if
you value your lives! I do not feel disposed to
trifle with you!” -

“ No, not a bit of it l” cried the doughty little
shipkeeper. as he covered the head of Driko
with his pistol. “ You are dead pow-wows of a
sartaintyx if you don’t obey. You can’t expect
any mercv from in», at any rate, after the way
you tumbled me into the main hold!" ‘

“No—no!" yelled the prisoner in the run,
" don't yield to ’em, men. Pitch into ’em—they
caii‘t fire but two shots at the most. You mis-
erable imp of a Driko, where'are you? Why
don’t you attack ’em? They are only two and
you are four! One good assault, and on can
cut 'em to pieces—perhaps without the 055 of a
man!” -

“ My eyes!” cried Stump, with a low whistle,
“ it’s marvelous to hear the we that animal is
ur in’ on his pow-wows, while 6 himself is out
offiiarm’s way. Them that does that ain’t al-
ways the most persuasive, seeing as it’s only ex-
amples that’s contagious.’ - - ’

And the speaker was right, for the mutineers,‘ i
becoming more irresolute as they marked the,\ ‘
firm purpose that shone in the steady eyes of
their two adversaries, were deaf to the com— '
mands of Lark. - I ~ ‘»

" Come, down with your lances—or we’ll
fire 1” shouted Marline, “and We’ll dothe same
if you attempt to retreat. Remember that
whether you fly from or attack us, two of you
at least must fall !” ' l i

This was not to be disputed and, droppigghis
weapon, Driko motioned to isthree 0 were
to imitate his example. They obeyed, and the
he ner then ordered the whole party to the
doc . The command met with th menace-I
as that which had attended the preVioue one.
The four men, with cowe‘d and sullen ,faces, .
ascended the companion-way followed by their ,
two‘conquerors who still retained their arms; 
and as soon as they were on deck, Marlins gave ,
orders to “ wear ” (veer) ship. . ~ ‘

As the vessel was under whole topsails,’it~
seegimgmpossible that this duty could he exe-
cu y
but the harpooner and his friend lent their
assistance, and the yards-were swung round at
last. As the wind was now from the westward ‘ '-
Marline soon afterward squared topsoils and ‘
stood due east—hoping that this course would -
soon enable him to fall in with somox‘of the
boats. The man at the wheel, who was none
other than the Portuguese“ steward Joseph, was ‘ ‘
doubtless much surprised at the change of com.
manders; but, whatever may have been his V
thoughts, the coward was too prudent to ex 933
them. He was an excellent steersman, an be
now did his best, evidently hoping by this

vmeans to find favor in the eyes of the man

whom he had insulted while he was a helpless
prisoner. ~

“That’s right, keep her steady!” cried Mar-
line, approvin ly, ‘and you there on e
knightheads!” 6 added, glancin forw .
“ look shar for the boats and the co!”

“A , ay, answered the dusky comma, and
his voice was far from cheerful; , l

Descending into the cabin—after having

.0 dered Stump to kee close to the companion- '
r tag] a vigilant watch-ithe' , ,

way, and to main
oun man now entered the apartment occupied

. 09. ’ ~
yShe bounded forward to meet him“,,and did

not offer any ver decided ob action to the

embrace with whic he received er. \~ .'

“I am so glad!” she said, as she gently dis- \
ea aged herse after he had kissed her at least \
a ozen times. “ I am so had that the mutiny
was subdued without b oodshed—that you
are safe and unin 'ured !” ‘ ‘ ‘

“ And what is still better. I trust that we will -
soon fall in with the boats,” said Marlins. “ I ,-
wpre round about ten minutes ago.”

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1‘.‘ Wore roundl What is that?” inquired
ice.

“What? you, a sailor’s niece, don’t know
what it is to wear ship!”

“How should I?” retorted Alice. “You
know that I never took any interest in your
salt-water plhrases, nor much in any thing per-
tainin to t e ocean.” .

“ y then did you go to sea?”

The c eeks of the young girl were instantly

covered with blushes. Her eart beat rapidly.
She lowered her eyes and did not speak until
she could muster sufficient resolution to lift
them to the face of her interrogator. Then

‘ the glances of both met—a heaven of womanly
tenderness in hers, and in his the deep, strong
passion of the man.

She stepped toward him, placed both hands
'upon his arms and hiding her face in his bosom,
said in a tremulous voice:

“ hy should I not acknowledge it? It was
that I might be near you!”

“And Alice,” said he, “if you were not in

this ship it would lose all attraction for me..

‘ God shield on from all harm,” he added, as a

’sudden in efinable presentiment for which he

‘could not account, swept over his spirit, f‘ and

preserve you, that we may both be made
an v

Then the lovers seated themselves. and with

Itheir hands interlocked, talked of the future.

which they were pleased to fancy would be full
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CHAPTER VI.
A SLIGHT CHANGE.

THEY were very unpleasantly interrupted by
the, sharp report of a. pistol, apparently pro—
ceeding rom the deck, and springing to his
feet, the harpooner darted up the companion-
WaY. .
-. V I As he emerged from the entrance, however

he was seized and thrown down before he could
use his rifle, by three of the New Zealanders,
who had’ evidently been lying in wait for him.
They fastened his arms and his legs with strong
cords, and then ste ping back a few paces,
glared upon him wit Satanic exultation. At
the same moment, turning his e es to the right
he saw the cor ulent figure 0 Stum lying
near the foot 0 the mizzen-mast; and, nding
over it, the sinewy form of the savage Driko.
The islander was engaged in securing‘the limbs
of the prostrate man with ropes. and upon rais-
ing his head to obtain a better view, Marline
pierceived that the poor fellow was senseless.

is ' tol was lying by his side, and near that
a be laying-pin, the latter of which, the young
man at once divined, had been used to .deal the
shipkeeper the blow which had deprived him of
consciousness.

“Ay, ay,” said one of the New Zealanders,
"as though he guessed our hero’s thou hts. “ De
Portugtlliese at de wheel go behin him- and
knock im down with pin—strikee on de head
—and den de pistol ’9 go oil! and we know you
den prett soon come up from de cabin, and
‘we wait Or you. Hi! hi! hi! Very good dis
Way to catch you I”

he fierce Driko had by this time finished his

task, and rising to his feet, he now turned his

eagllla»i eyes, blazing With fury, upon the face of
n

e.

, “ You makee ‘lay down lances, eh? You
makee you captain of dis ship, ehl/ Now me
ca tain, and me killee you I”

ith which words he moved to the car-
ter’s chest, took therefrom a. keen-edged
tchet, then rushed to the side of the prostrate
youth, and lifted the weapon on high to deal
'the fatal blow. .

I At that critical instant a cry of anguish was
heard, as Alice—Who had been alarmed by the
prolonged absence of her lover, and who natur-
ally ex rienced a presentiment of evil—rushed

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from t e com anion-way, and threw herself.‘

Eetween the glittering steel and the body of the
a nor. 1 ,
, “ pare himl himl Oh, for heaven’s
sake, .Driko—stay your hand!” she cried, in
tones of such earnest entreaty, that even the
stern islander was moved. He remembered——
and the wild men of the, Pacific isles seldom for-
get a favor—that this yongg girl had once,
while the vessel was anchor near Honolulu,
and the ca tain was ashore; saved him from be-
iniflogge by the flintyalieai'ted Briggs.

at then he had afterward made her a present
of A beautiful string of pearls, and had t ’ought
at the'time that the gift would cancel the ob-
ligation. Now, however, many doubts upon
this subject [passed through his mind, as he

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fair pleader, and listened to her beseeching
vorce.

He remained buried in reflection for some
time and then in order to put an end to his
perplefity turned to his companions, and
solicit  opinion upon. the all-important
question.

An animated discussion between them—one
which was kept up with unabated ardor for
nearly a quarter of an hour—was the result;
and then the dusky “lawyers” unanimoust
decided that the gift of pearls did not quite re.
lease Driko from his obligations to his pretty

benefactress.

The islander promptly threw his hatchet
aside, and implie , by a ignified motion of his
hand to Alice, that he would spare her lover’s
life.

“Me get out of de ‘tankee’ (thank you) in
dis way.” said he, “and ‘me no owe you any
more. S’posee Marline makeo me mad again,
why den, habbing no more tankee, me killee,
quick.” _

“ Well, blast me!” cried Stump, who had by
this time recovered his senses, “that’s what I
call a lubberly way of reasoning, although 00d
enough, I sup se, for a pow-wow. But, tell
you what it is, blackskin—if on were only a
little more than half civilize , you’d feel that

,you was under etarnal obligation to that gal

for saving your hide.‘ She’s a sort of omnipo-
tent creatur’, she is, and the contrast atween
her pretty skin and them tater (tattoo) marks
upon yours, is wonderfully striking and p10-
tur’sque! Besides—” .

. The mutineer’s did not give the shipkeeper an
opportunity to conclude his observations. TWO
ot' them’lifted him to his feet, and hurried him
along to the main-hold, in which they bundled
him without any ceremony. Marline was soon
afterward transferred to the same quarter, and
AliCe was led back to her a artment—the door
of which was then closed an locked.

“Well,” said Stump, as he rolled over upon
his back after the hatch had been secured above
the heads of the two prisoners, “ here we are
again, thrown into nearly the same situation as
we was before. We ain t made much progress
in good luck, and as misfortunes never comes
single, I suppose there’ll be more breakers pres-
ently. That Portuguese sarved me a most un~
mannerly trick sure enough and if I ever get
hold of his lon head, I shall punch it of a sar-
tainty. But ’ve l’arned by it another lesson,
which is that them that doesn’t look on both
sides of a question is pretty sure to get swamped.”

“ Ay, ay,” responded Marline, ‘and I ought
to have thou ht to caution you to be on our

uard agains that sneaking villain at the w eel.

o ou suffer an from the effects of the blow?”

“ ’ve a hard end,” replied the shi keeper,
“ which has always been a distin ishin feature

, of the Stumps, and mine is pecul er in that wayi

seeing as I was much given to butting when
was a youn ter at school, a-l’arning my letters.
I didn’t ma 9 much progress in books on that
account; I was always and eternally a-having
these butting matches withmy little shipmates
and the more I butted the harder my hon
grew which is the reason, as I take it, that after
awhile I couldn’t get any l’arnin’ into it. As a
nat’ral consequence, the blow I got from the
Portuguese—blast him—hasn’t affected my m’a
ard functions.” _

“I am glad to hear it,” replied Marlins.
“ And now we must hope for the best. I think
it very likely that the ship will be Seen and
boarded before long by our shipmates in the

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"‘ If ho in on my will do any good she
sartainl pwi be; an now I think we might as
well m e a s’arch‘for that saw which roved a
friend to me the other time I was era. It
isn’t particularlg'ewise to put up with troubles
when they can preVented.”

And the speaker, with much dimculty, pro-
ceeded to rol himself about in different direc-
tions, in order that he might come in contact
With the instrument. This, however was not
to be found, and after he had fruitlessly exerted
himself until every bone in his body ached, the
shipkeeper worked himself back to the side of
his chum, declaring that he believed the Kanakas
had guessed the manner in which he had previ-
Ously liberated himslf, and so had carried away
the tool. _ -

’ “Never mind,” replied Marline, “if we re-
main quiet the cords will not give us much in-
convenience.” .

He had scarcel spoken when a stream of
light, caused by t e opening of the run-hatch,
darted in the after-part of the hold; an occur-
rence which was duly' commented upon by
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“ Ay, ay,” said he, “they are a-sett-ing Tom
Lark at liberty; and, as soon as that animal
gets on deck, he’ll Wear ship, and then there’ll
be no chance for the craft to fall in with any of
the boats. It’s really miraculous, it is, the
amount of mischief that such a wolf can make
before the law brings him to gustice, and———”

“ Hark!” interrupted Marine, “the ship is
in the ice now!”

“ So she is,” replied Stump, as the grinding
of‘the floating bergs against the vessel’s sides
and her bottom became louder each moment;
“ she’s in for it sure enough, and now it’ that in-
fernal champion for ‘cqual rights ’ as he calls
’em, doesn’t look out he’ll have us a-going to the
locker below in a stove shi , which I wouldn’t
relish exactliv, seeing as my ands and feet are
tied crimina -like, and Davy Jones might make
a mistake and take me for a pirate. When- I go
below l’d refer to go as an honest tar should,
with neit er ropes nor handcuffs about me.
There!» he added, as the after hold again'beo
came dark, “ they’ve taken him out; he’s at
liberty, the big naulc—nnd a mighty pleasant
time we’ll have of it. We are prisoners now for
a sartainty.” . .

“It is too soon yet to. despair,” replied Mar—
line. “ Lark will wear ship of course. but even
then, there’ll be a chancc of his falling in With
the boats. So keep up your spirits, my friend.”

“ M spirits ain t sunk yet,” retorted Stump;
“ andi think. it would be a heavy sea that ’ud
sink ’em. To make light of our misl‘ortun’s is
the surest \way of getting rid of ’em, and it‘s
astonishing to me how some of my fellow-crea-
tur’s will fret themselves about small matters,
and think their troubles is ‘ catamount ’ HO
everybody else’s.” ' * '

_“ There’s some truth in that,” rethrtc—d Mar-
line, “and there’s nothing like meeting our mis-
fortunes with a brave front. But look, my
friend.” he suddenly added in a whisper, as he
lifted his head, “it seems to me that I can make
out the outlines of a figure moving about in the
steerage. There is certainly somebody there,
cr 1 am very much deceived.”

‘.‘ Ay, ay, replied Stump, “you are sartainly
ri ht. I see the creatur’, and'I can’t imagine
w 0 he is, seeing as only the faint outlines of
him " is visible. But if he stays there much
longer we’ll get a clearer squint of him, for we
are getting more accustomed-like to the dark-
ness every minute. It’s a-making perfect cats

of us-—it lS—SO far as our eyes are consarned— ‘

this being in confinement,- only I hope that it
won’t”prevent us from seeing clear in the day-
li ht.

he harpooner was about to reply, when both
men suddenly beheld a number 0 jets of blue
flame shoot up amid the gloom of the after-hold,
shedding a faint, uneart ly lightvupon the sur-
rounding objects, and thus bringing into bold
relief the long, cruel face and gleaming eyes'of

. the Portuguese steward.

“ Blast im !" ejaculated Stump, “ there he is,
sure enou hband if them blue flames ain’t prog-
nostical (é is future downfall into the great
lower hol that’s prepared for such sinners, then
you ma ave my pigtail, which is dearer to me

than lie. But, what the infernal blackskin,

intends to do With that furnace of blazing char-
coal that he carries, baffles my scrutiny into
human natur’.” '

“ We shall soon see,” replied the harpooner—
a terrible suspicion flashing through his mind
“we shall soon see. The villain is capable of
any crime.” '

“He’s a sneaking wretch,” added the ship-
keeper, “ as is proved by his doing everything
in a sneaking way. He must have been one of
them that just liberated the chief mutmeernand
in his gen’ral underhand 1!! nor, he’s 0011mth
to remain' in the hold, esca 111g the observation
of Lark, who was too , la , ll warrant, when
he found himself free 0 ay_ attention to his
sat’lite. But what can t e infarnal imp be
going to do with that charcoal furnace?”

Stump, however,.w,as soon enlightened, and
the sus icions of his chum confirmed; for the
stewa now advanced rapidly toward them.

and placed the, furnace upon a cask within a,

few ards of their feet. Then he darted for-
ward: and drawing a pump-bolt from hispocket,
he thrust it into the mouth of the shipkeeper
and secured it with strong cords, headless of the
ant remonstrances of the harpoonel‘. and
his end bail to those on deck',’ for the young
man did not believe that they were cognizant of
the infernal plans of the Portuguese.

“ Ay, ay,’ said the latter,  You may cry
until you be hoarse, but neither Lark nor do
men will heed you, for day that: you only do it
so as day can you let out of de hold. Hey: hey!

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make Lark give me. Now den, me gag you de
same as Stump!” And suiting the action to the
words, he forced an iron belaying-pin, with
which he wasprovided, into the mouth of the
prisoner.

“ Dere,” said he, malignantly, when he had
secured the instrument—“now me leave you
and go on deck. De charcoal burn inde fur-
nace, and de gas kill you before long time, de
same as a rat!”

With which comfortable assurance he
departed, and the two men soon afterward
heard him open the run-hatch in order to make
his way into the cabin. .

Bound and helpless—deprived even of the
consolation of speech—tho situation of the two
was now miserable enough. The deadly gas
from the burning charcoal was fast poisoning
the close atmosphere of the hold, and the
prisoners could taste the sickening vapor as it
entered their threats.

The air became more stifling every moment.
The seamen felt their temples throb With vio-
lence—an acute pain tearin through the brain
like a knife shot at interva s into the head of
each. ‘ .

They believed! that their doom was sealed—
that they were destined to expire in this miser-
able pent-up spot, with their rebellious ship-
mates within hailing distance of them, and yet
-——if we except the Portuguese~unaware of their
condition.

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CHAPTER VII.
ADRIFT.
As soon as the steward had fastened the hatch

of the run, he made his way to ,the deck. Tom'

Lark was standing near the mizzen-mast watch-
ing the operations of three of the men, who in
obedience to his orders. had commenced to
unlash an old half-shattered boat that was
secured to the beams, extending rcrossways
above the quarter-deck. ,

“ Come! come! bear a hand. there!” he
Lshouted. “We must get the boat alongside as
soon as possible. Here, you, steward,” he
added, turning to that functionary, “jump up
there, and help those men.”

“ Ay, ay, sir,” said the Portuguese, in a
cringin tone of voice; “me glad to do what
you to me!” and be mounted to the beams.

The lashings were soon unfastened, and, by
means of a tackle, which had been rigged over
the steers. e hatch, .a few days preViously, the
boat was oisted, and then lowered alongside.

“ It leaks bad, ’ said Driko, who had jumped
into the vessel, for the purpose of receiving the
oars, and the other articles which Lark had or‘
dared to be passed into it. A

“Never mind the leak,” said the giant; “the
little craft is good enough for those that are to
occu y it. 1 shall let ’em have some provmion
for t e sake of the gel. That’s what I call
equal rights 1” - '

A breaker of fresh water, another of hard

- bread, together with' pork and beef, were ac-

cordinglylflaced in the vessel. Then followed
a couple line-tubs, a boat-sail, and a bucket

of tar , ith a brus .

f‘ Thawo rascals can make a tent with them
things f the al. I haven’t anything against
her, and so on’t see why she shouldn’t be
made as comfortable as she can be, consider
the circumstances, and according to‘the law 0
eq'ili‘al rights.” ‘

he ship was now running at the rate of
about seven knots, along the eastern edge of
the lice, and, as the boat adbeen lowered upon
the larboard side, it was between the ship and
the ice—the latter not being further than five
fathoms from it. ,

“If me may be so bold,” said the steward,
obsequiously, to the self-constituted captain,
“ me would like to ask whether you be gomg to
put de prisongn in de boat?” ' ,

“Ay, ayg” answered Lark, roughly; “ but
why do you ask?” I .

‘ Because his wanted to know whether me
shouldn’t 0 into de cabin and tell Miss Alice
to get ready, and gag de mouths of dat Stamp
and Ma‘i'lmfi.” b uld th‘ b _. ,
“An W S 0 0y 8 e ?” cried the
giant. “ Ygu must be madl’gagg d '

“ on, because me t’ink you no like to hear dem
,_especially dis Stump—talk to on, and can

you ‘bad names!” stemmel‘ed t e frightened
Portuguese, who readin foresaw that. the in-
stant the hatch was opened, the villainous
trick which he had performed. without the
sanction of Lark, would be discovered. The
reader will, therefore, understand the reason
why he wished to obtain the consent of the giant
to the measure he had proposed. Should he
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rapidly from the run to the spot occupied by
the prisoners, and conceal the furnace before
the main hold could be opened. The smoke.
that had already emanated from the coal,
would of course, be perceiVed, and would ex-
cite much astonishment. But the gage in the
mouths of the prisoners would prevent them
from betraying the author of the mischief.

Thus far, and no further, extended the
hastily-formed conclusions of the Portuguese,
who was certainly not a very deep thinker. It
did not occur to his confused brain that the
gags would at once be taken from the prisoners
to enable them to explain the cause of the
:inoke, and of their own half-senseless condi~
ion!

“ Yes, you must be mad!” cried the iant, as
he fixed his great, round eyes upon t e livid
face of the steward; “and I don’t know but
what it would be as well for me to set you
adrift with the prisoners. That would be
equal rights!”

“ Oh, no! no!” cried Joseph, trembling from
head to foot; “me no like to go with dem. Dey
kill me, sure .”’

“Very well, then, don’t talk any more about
gags, and such nonsense. If you do, I shall
think you are mad, and I don’t want any mad-
men in this ship. Oil? with the main—hatch,
men!” he added, turning to the two islanders
at his elbow; “and move about lively, for
we’ve lost time enough alread .”

He was obeyed With alacrity, butthe hold
had scarcely been opened, when an exclamation
0tl astonishment from the Kanakas drew the
giant to the spot in time to inhale the gas, and
to perceive the thin puffs of smoke that curled
upward from the hatch. .

With a loud oath, he leaped through the
opening, and he then perceived the burning
coal, and also, that his two risoners were
gagged. To pass the heated urnace to'the

'anakas, with an order to throw it overboard
at once, was with the mutineer the work of
an instant; then, lit‘tinor each of the two pres-'
trate men, one after the other, in his hereu-
lean arms, he soon had them laced cn deck.

“Now then!” he cried, as e climbed to the
combings of the hatch, “take those gags from
the mouths of the prisoners.”

The islanders obe ed, and, as soon as the suf-
ferers had recovere suficiently to speak, Lark
addressed. them : A

“It was against my orders that you were
served in the way you have been: for, although I
owe you a grudge for disputin my authority, I
wouldn’t go to work to sati y it in any such
sneaking manner as charcoal and gags, which
ain’t in the vocabulary of equal i‘igh 3. Who
was the man that did this mischief? I wish to
know, so that I can unish him.”

“ Ay, ay l” cried tump, for, thanks to an ex-
cellen constitution, both himself and his friend
were rapidly recovering from the effects of the
deadly carbon. “ Ay, ay; that’s a square ques-
tion,and deserves to be squarely answered. In the

. first placehthen, you are parfectly correct when

on say t at the way we’ve been treated isn’t

a the vocalbubblery ’ of equal rights. Them
that has suflered as we have 'can be reasonabl
sartain upon that p’int, and I’ll say, in concl -
ing, that if I ever get hold of the head of Por-
tuguese J oe—whie was the creatur’ that caused
all our woes-I shall give it a miraculous punch—

in .”

The eyes of the giant flashed fire, and, rush-
ing aft to the mizzen—mast, near which the
steward had stationed himself, he caught the
trembling wretch by the throat, and shook him
until he was almost senseless.

“You miserable im 1 Do you dare to go
against the orders of
glare to, set my authority at defiance? Do you

are— ~ ‘

“ Mercy! merc'y! mercy!” shrieked the Por-
tuguese, tremblingI in every limb. “ Me won’t
do it apy more! 6 will do anything you want
me to. ’

“ If I wasn’t so short-handed, I should blow
out your brains!” thundered the mutineer;
“but I want every man to work the ship, and
so I shall content myself by tying you up in
the ri gin , and flogfing you like a dog! That’s
what ca equal rig ts!” “'

“No! no! no!” gasped the coward, claspin

'both hands; “only let me go dis' time, an

never more will me do what you no like. Me
cook for you—wash for you—every t’ing me do.~
if you let me o!” . .-
But the giant relentlessly dragged thewi‘etch
to the mizzen rigging and fastened his wrists to

,‘the shrouds.

f‘And now,” said he, “as soon as I have set
the prisoners adrift and have tacked shlpl‘I'

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shall give you a lesson with a rope’s-end that
you won’t easily forget!” r

The Portuguese continued his cries for mercy;
but, without heed'ing him, the chief of t e
mutineers now turned, and ordered the New
Zeaianders to bring the prisoners aft.

“ I am going to set you adrift,” he said ad-
dressing t e two seamen as soon as he had been
obeyed, “ and you won’t starve—leastwaw not
just yet, as there’s some rovisions in the boat",

“And Alice!” cried arline; “you—”

“ She’ll go with you,” interrupted Lark,
“ and there’s the means in the boat to make a
tent for her. The craft is stove and won’t hold

on long, but on must make the best of it.
‘hat’s equal rig ts!”

“ No, blast me if it is!” cried Stump, “and
you can’t make it out any way you try. Put-
ting three people in a stove boat is about as un~
reasonable a thing as can be imagined, seeing
as to go down isn’t to go up. You arera-parfect
humbug, Captain Lark !”

"Silence? said Lark, sternly, “you are ‘an
ignoramus and don’t know any thing about my
laws, which I again tell you are all founded
upon the great principle of equal rights. This
is my ship—you came aboard of it—you rebel
against my authority—and I set you adrift in a.
stove boat to punish you for the mutiny, which
is perfect justice, and would be understood as
such by, any person who, like me,'believe in
equal ri hts.” ‘ ,

“ el , shiver me!” replied the sh' keeper,
giving vent to a whistle something ike the
piping of a boatSWain’s mate, “if you don’t pull
and twist ,things about in the most lubberly
fashion I ever saw, and all for the purpose of
making ’em look ship-shape, which they can’t,
arid never will be for all that, so he! me
Stump. Why, skin my eyes! you mi t as
well put a greenhorn in a tub 0n deck and then
insist for a sartainty that he could lift himslxlf
clear of the bulwarks by pulling u n the sides
of the tub. Them that says the ys of mira-
cles is st would‘be mistaken if the doctrkie

‘breec ed’ by you was a true one, which isn’t V

the case, by anymeans.”

“ That’s enough,” said Lark, “ that’s enough.
The more on talk the more on show your
i norance o the entire subject 0 our argument.

don’t wish to say any more to you for I per-
ceive that
of the islanders to go below and ring Alice to
the deck. '

“ Tell her from me,” said Marline,‘addressing
the man as he was about-to depart upon the
mission, “to wra .herself up as comforth .as
she can, as, then s to this rascal," be ad ed,
directic an angry glance toward Lark, who
recei it with the most imperturbable cool-
ness, “she is about to undergoman‘y priva-
tions and hardshi !"

“God bless the little thing i” ejaculated Stump,
in a fervent tone. “ lt’saraal shame—~blow'
me if it isn’t, to turn that sweet creatur’ out of
house and home, who hasn’t never done mum
to deserve such punishment; I’d lay down in ..
life for her‘any moment-4y, more than the
I’d give her in pigtail if such a present woul
do her any g . at iyou’ll be brought to Jus-
tice, Captain Lark. T em that acts
must be brought to justice in the end i"

“Amen!” answered Lark, ironically, and at

you know nothing of equal rights!” V
And, turning impatiently away. 9 ordered one ,

likeyou. . i

that instant his attention wasdrawn to another -

quarter by the sudden loud flapping of the,
ship’s canvas against the masts. ‘ . V. .
‘ How do you head theref’bethnndered to

‘the man at the wheel.

“No’th, half east,'sir-‘-the..~wind has hauled
ahead!” ‘ ' ' _

“ Ay,,ay, so it has!” cried, Lark;
of! for the present. White Squall!” '

4“
put up his wheel. 1 ,

But, as the vessel fell off, a cracking, grind-
ing sound was heard under the weather qunrter;
and upon lookinnr over the rail, the mutineer.
perceived that that pal-tot the-ship had swung-
avainst the ice, forcing into it the boat along-
side with a power that caused the aheady_'in~.
jured planks to give way in several lacel.

“Unhook the tackle, Driko, and . et the boat 

0. It’s no use new, for it’s stove so bad that
it wouldn't float an infant. Weill set the pris-
oners adrift on-the ice, and if they choose to
fish up the boat, afterward, they can do sew
That’sequal'rightsl” - ' ' ‘V

By the time he concluded, the New Zealander

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ay, sir,” answered the islander, as he .I

had obeyed! his order, and both men had 'j

watched the boat until it had sunk  of sight
among the huge blocks of ice.

“ Now, then, 1111!!” shouted Lark to the helm:-
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“ Ay, ay, sir!” and down went the helm.

Then, as the ship came into the wind, the
giant, with the assistance of Driko, succeeded
in backing the main to sail.

A minute later an the .vessel had drifted
with the current alon side of the fine.

“Now, then,” said ark, as he fastened the
lower part of a rope around the breast of Mar—
line, just beneath the arm-pits, “ over you go!”

And motionin to the islander to take hold of
the other part 0 the piece of rigging, he passed
the still bound liar ooner over the ships rail,
and, cautioning Dri o to maintain his hold, let
go of his burden. But the rope slipped from
the hands of the islander, and as a natural con-
sequence, the young man was precipitated to
the ice with a force which, for a few minutes,
de riVed him of his senses.

e artiall regained them in time to see the
corpuent y of Stump—bound hand and foot

4 -—dangling above him as it was being lowered

to the ice, and also the form of Alice Howard,
as the young girl, closely wrapped in her fur
cloak, and with a pale countenance, was de-,
scending the ship’s side by means of the man-
ropes and the steps which had been prepared for
her accommodation.

The young man raised himself upon his elbow,

\ feeling beWildered, and half-inclined to believe

that he was dreaming. But the rough voice of

, ‘ Tom Lark, and a far gentler voice uttered at

nearly one and thelsame moment, soon dissi-
pated the mist from his brain, and. enabled him
to comprehend the truth. _
l ‘1:’I\ound with the yards, men. Livolyl live—
y

“gear Harry, speak to me—are you much

. urt
. Then the vision-of the ship fading away in

the mist, as she boomed u n her new course,
was partially hidden from t e e es of the har—
pooner by the fair young face 0 Alice Howard
that was bent ful of, sympathy toward his
own, while she proceeded to cut, with his
sheath-knife, the cords about his ,ankles and
wrists. , .

“M own Alice, here on the ice! Heaven

, help her!” cried Marline, as he threw his arm

im&ulsively around the waist of the sweet girl.
“ ithout shelter—without—”

“Answer me, Harry, are you much hurt?”

“If we could erect some kind of a. canopy to
cover. you—ay, if, we could only do that,’ con-
tinued the harpooner, still, in his anxiety for
the comfort of Alice, forgetting to answer her
question, “ then there would be some consola-
tion in the matter.”

“You are hurt—bad!

injured!” murmured
the girl, with tears in

er eyes, “and that is

, ‘ ,the reason why you will not reply to me.”

“Hurt? No, indeed; I was only stunned!”
And the young man sprung lightly to his feet.

Alice also arose; and placed her hand upon
the shoulder! of her lover, looking into his face
witha bright smile.

“I am .so glad,” she said, “I am happy

" now.”

with his hands and his ankles so
close] bound that_ he was forced to sit in a
“ don led-up ” position upon the cold surface of
the ice‘, was certainly  an uncomfortable situ-
ation. “No, not a bit of it.’ These quarters
are worse than that cursed hold; and if you
don’t untie me pretty soon I shall commit sui-
cide, much as that goes against the Stump
nature, 'by rolling over the edge of the ice

‘-“Ay, try, but blow me if I am!” grunted
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CHAPTER VIII.
THE CHASE.
As the Mongpelier bowled upon her way,
so uncoremoniously left his
figsoners upon the ice, the giant rubbed his
dawith delight, and glancing up at the
squared topsails, which were now filled by the

:noxf'therly breeze, he thus communed with him-

sel .

‘f It’s all right now. A fair wind, and the
craft cleared of all unnecessary rubbiSh. That’s
as it should be——-that’s equal rights.”

His eye fellvupon the steward as he spoke,
when he suddenly remembered that he had an-

other duty to perform before he could experi—-

once that intense satisfaction which, in his
opinion, should be felt by the captain of, a.
newl acquired ship.

80 e dispatched one of the islanders into the

‘ cabin for the “,cat-otnine tails” an old heir-

loom that had descended to ri s from a
nautical ’grandsire, who was famed or his dex-
terous and frequent use of this instrument.

The native soon returned, and, armed with

- I this cruelweapon, the chief mutine'er advanced

 

to the mizzen shrouds, to commence the work
of unishment. .

6 Portuguese writhed like a serpent be-
neath the torture, which was inflicted with an
unsparing .hand, and his screams run in un-
earthly peals through eVerIyI corner of t e ship,
thrilling the hearts of the ow Zealandcrs even
with the most uncomfortable sensations.

The captain himself soon became disgusted
with these cries, and, wishing to entertain him-
self in a more agreeable manner, cut the stew-
ard loose, and, by a dexterous movement of his
right leg, sent him headlong to the companion-
Way, ordering him, in a very impolite manner,
to go below and pre are his dinner.

‘ Keep a sharp ookout there, ahead!” he
shouted to the man upon the lookout, “ and if
you see anything in the shape of a boat, let me

now it at once! ’

“A , ay, sir.” res onded the islander, as he
peei'e With redoub ed vigilance through the
thick fog that covered sky and sea.

With another glance aloft, and a hasty look at
the com , Captain Lark then stepped to the
companion-way, with the intention of descend—
ing and hastening the movements of his stew—
ard. 'But, he ha not quite reached the middle
of the staircase, when one of those prolonged
and unearthl cries, such as only the wild men
of the Paci c isles can utter, broke upon his
ear and' caused him to start. , s

“ Boat, O-o-o E”

And before the shrill, vibrating voice had
quite died away, the captain cleared the en-
trance of the companion-wa with a bound,
and ordering the man at the w eel to keep off a
couple of points, rushed forward and sprung
Upon the‘knight-heads.

Yes; there it was, sure enough—i boat lying
just a little oil? the starboard bow, within ten
fathoms of the ship, with her oars apeak and
her crew looming up like grim phantoms in the

fo !

g‘ Ship aho l” shouted at deep, stentorian
voice, which ark immediately recognized as
that of the hoary-headed Briggs; “isn t that the
Mon lier?”

.“ o!” promptly answered the mutineer, and,
as he spoke, t e bows of the ship fell rapidly
off; “it’s the Neptune!” '

“Blow me, but I know that voice!” retorted
the mate. ‘ It’s Tom Lark’s, and—and—ay,
may I be swallowed by a shark if the craft isn’t
the Montpelier! My e es can’t deceive me
with regard to a vessel ’ve once sailed in! Pull
ahead, Mr. Spoonerl”

“ A , a , sir,” retorted the second mate, and
he or ere his crew to take to their cars.

By this time the ship—which had been kept
ofl.’ a couple of points, thus bringing the wind
upon the quarter—had forged ahead so far that
the boat was now abreast of the main-rigging;
and, as the oar-blades of its crew s lashed in the
water, the mutineer rushed to t e waist, and
watched the approaching vessel with an anxious

eye.

“A pull on the lee—braces, men l”,he shouted
to.the three islanders, who, besides the man at
the wheel and the steward in the cabin, now
constituted the crew of the Montpelier. They
were all stron men, and with the ; ssistance of
their powerf leader, they soon had the yards
properly braced to agree with the new course
of t e s i

. The latter was now booming along

through t e water, at the rate of eight knots,
with a man at the wheel who understood his
business; for the New Zealander, besides his
readiness in learning to wield the barbed har-
poon, soon acquires a good practical knowledge
of seamanship. ' “ White Squall "—so named by
his shipmates, on account of his fitfnl temper—
was no exocption to the rule, and he handled
the spokes like a veteran—keeping the Vessel so
strai ht that even a fri ates .quartermaster
coul not have found fan is with his steering.
Lark’s tormentor, however was stlll dashing
along toward the ship, with that peculiar rapid-
ity; which characterizes the whale-boat—a craft
w ich. being sharp at both ends, and gracefully
and lightly modeled, is es cially formed for
SDeed. The boat was 11] ed With “double-
banked oars”—that is, rig and his par ,
who were in the boat, assi'ste the crew of t e
second mate, and it soon was not further than
seven‘ fatlioms from ’the Montpelier, abreast the
mizzen rigging; and the grim-visaged Bri gs,
with a voice which certainly could not fail to
make an impression, was doing his utmost to
encourage the men. I

A suspicion of the truth had flashed across
his min at the moment when Lark answered
his hail, and, as there were many thousandS 0f

dollars already belon 'ng to him, as his share of

the cargo now in the outpelier, he did, not feel

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pretty well. Now, then,

fit all inclined to allow the vessel to escape
im. ‘

“ Oh, you lubherly rascal, you! But there’ll
be some fine. flogging in that craft when I get
aboard of it!” he shouted as Captain Lark. With
is loaded pistol in his
right hand, although he kept out of sight, cool-
ly peered at him over the quarter-rail.

“ Nonsense,” replied this individual, blowing
a defiant puff of smoke toward the boat.
“ You’ll never get a chance for that, my jolly
mate! Twist me if I don’t think it’s an impu—
dent pieco of business—your wishing to board
my ship, when I’m not willing on should!”

“Why, you villain!” roared , ri ygs, perfectly
furious; “ you talk as though ' t e vessel be-
longed to on. I’ll teach you better manners
presently! ’ ‘

“The craft is mine,” retorted the mutineer.
“ You and Captain Howard have enjoyed her
and had the good of her for two years. Now I
take possession, and I doubt, were the ship
alive. that she would be mightily pleased wit
her change of owners. That’s equal'ri htsll”

During this conversation, the'boat ad ess-
ened, another fathom, the distance between it
and the ship, and Captain Lark became aware
that it was time to show a little resxstance.

Accordingly, he ordered the three islanders 
arm themselves with harpoons, and take their
station at his side—a command which they
obeyed with alacrity. '

“ And now,”'said the chief mutineer, leveling
his pistol at the head of the second mate,
“ you’ll have the goodness to tell your men to
stop pullin . I do not care to have you‘ any
nearer, an the sooner you act according to my
directions, the better W111 it be for you! If on
object, I shall be obliged to send a. bu let
through your brains; but if, on the contrary
you comply, I shall leave you. in unmoles
possession of your boat. That’s equal rights.”

But the second mate, who was a brave old
fellow, and who, having “seen some n htin ”
in a frigate during the war of 1812, was amiliar
with gunpowder as well as with whales, coolly
eyed the mutineer, and replied:

“Fire, and be hung to yen! You can’t scare
me with any such little plaything as that; be-
sides which, I know you are nothing of it marks—
man, and couldn’t hit the broadside of a frigate
thou h it were but a few fathoms off! Pull
ahea lads!”

“ We’ll see about that!” replied Lark, and,
taking deliberate aim, he fired.

The second mate did not utter a word of com—
plaint: but the hand that held the steering-oar
drop bleeding and powerless b his side.

Seizing the implement with his eft. however,
he still encouraged his men, in a. low, stern
tone, that denoted his sufferings, and the effort
he made to prevent the expression of them. '

The next moment Briggs had taken his place,
and, tearing one piece of the boat flag, the
wounded man, with the asmstance of the after
oarsman, proceeded to Wind it about the bleed-
inihand. ' . '

s soon as this task was accomplished, his as-
sistant seized the boat-keg with the intention
of pouring some of the fresh water it contained
upon the rag. _ But, of all the precious elements
in this world that Simple but invaluable one,
fresh water, is most prized, and‘hoarded with
most scru ulous care, by seafaring men, whose
prolonge absence,from hospitab e shores ren-
ders it difficult for them to procure a sufficient
suppl§ of the treasure. Hence, it followed that
Mr. pooner very promptly and decidedly
pushed aside the keg. '

“ Not a drop” sa d he, “shall be wasted on
me. We’ll n that water, badly Waugh, be.
fore we get through with this business! .

Another bullet, at this instint, came Whistling
toward the boat, and, striking the handle of one
of the oars, passed through the sleeve of the
mate’s jacket. , m . A '

“Spring, men, spring. roared Briggs. “ Lay
back to your cars With a mll,'and we’ll~ be
aboard the craft before that big rascal can load
and fire 8381113 F

“ I’m n‘Ot '50 Sure Of that,” re lied Lark, as he

roceeded to charge both barre s of his weapon-

‘ Some of you must suffer, before you me»
if you succeed in doing that little piece of hash
nose at all. I sha’n’t give you an 5.33
why should I? You Wish to boar Mable}
don’t Wish you to do so. You insist: 81,1, 11
some of your men—that’s equal rights!

" 1’“ teach you equal rights wi them‘fi‘tig’y.

nine-tails of mine,” thundered Briggs-
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turning to that worthy, “let us see what
itqu you are made of. Dart your iron, and pin
311‘ r ”

“ {A5 , ay, sir,” responded the swarthy islander.

Am , bending back, with his long, lithe figure
stretched to its utmost tension, he lifted the
barbed weapon, and directed the point toward
the heart of the mate.

To say that the latter could stand unmoved
before the point of this deadly instrument,
directed by an arm and an eye so unerriug as
those of Driko, Would be to declare that Briggs
was more than human. He turned pale, and
stood prepared to dodge the harpoon, when it
should be thrown, and, viewing his emotion,
the men relaxed their exertions a little, in order
to turn their glances over their shoulders.
Then the glimpses which they caught of the
uplifted weapon, which the islander had not
yet quite placed to his satisfaction, created con-
siderable confusion.

The cars of two of the men “ caught crabs,”
and the rest fairly turned around upon their
th warts.

“ What are you about there?” yelled Mr.
Spanner, with flashing eyes. “The harpoon
isn‘t Jointed at you; it’s directed at Mr. Briggs!”

A tlact which that worthy knew but too well,
and which, when it was thus verbally espressed
by his brother emcer, did 110.13 lDSplI‘e 11111) With
anv very comfortable sensations. _He was now
“ ducking” his head and tWIStmg‘ himself about
in a manner Which would certainly have been
deemed ludicrous under different circumstances.

“ \Vhiz—z-z!” came the deadly weapon at last,
and down went Bri gs, With a suddenness that
caused him to tumb 6 .over the after oarsman.
He had dodged the iron in time, but it had

used close to his ear, just grazing it and sever-
ing one of his locks. I .

“Now then, one good dash, men i” he roared,
springing to his feet “ and we’ll be alongside!”

But at that instant, another iron came whiz-
zing from the ship, and the ’midship oarsman
fell back with a low (groan, as the barbed instru-
ment entered his bo y.

The horror and confusion resulting from this
calamity was such that the exertions of the
crew at the ears were entirely suspended for
some moments; and it was not until the dying
sailor had been careful! placed in the stern-
sheets, that anything ' e order could be re-
stored. '

Then the men again took to their ears,
although they were now so far astern ‘of the
ship that she was nearly out of sight in the

thick fog. ,

“NeVei' mind, lads!” cried the dauntlss
second mate. ‘“ We’ll be up with ’em yet, for
if I ain’t mistaken there’ll be a calm bcfore
many hours. The breeze has already fallen
away a little.” . .

And so the men, anXious to even e their,
shipmate, whose dead face and glaze eyes in
the stem-sheets, confronted them, tugged and
strained at the oars with redoubled energy.

The breeze, as Mr. Spooner had declared, was
gradually dying away, and Captain Lark
earned it necessary to set the top-gallant sails,
which he now had an opportunity of doing, as
the boat was too far astern at present to give.

an trouble. _.

be additional canvas, when the yards had
been hoisted, and the'sails sheeted home, in-
creased the speed of the ship to such a de ree
that her pursuers could do but little more 1'. an
keep her in sight; and when an hour had passed
With no better result, the oarsmen became so
fati ued by their almost frantic exertions, that
the math came from their lips in short, rapid
gasps, while the perspiration rolled in big drops

rom their foreheads.

It was at this juncture that Lark—who stood
upon the round-house rubbing his hands with
great glee, and mentally predicting the entire
discomflture of Spooner and his crew—was
startled by an exclamation from one of the
islanders in the waist, He turned quickly, and
was still more startled by the‘ sudden a pari-.
tion of another boat a fewfathoms off t e lee
beam, find rapidly approaching the shi ! '

“ Ship 11119? 1” thulldfired the voice olPCaptain
Howard; “isn’t that the Montpelier?”

“Up helmI Stand by With your har oons,
men!” reared the mutineer springing o the
quarter-dock W131) a boun and cocking his

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p But before the vessel could fall oil! a qu'amf
of a point, the bow of the boat struck her side
and a con is of her crew succeeded, a moment
afterwudp in gras ing'the. man-r0 ' ’

‘ But Lark’s isto , Poulted “the head of one
them, and a, fiupoon directed at the heart of
the other, together With a fierce declarationl

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from the mutineer, that he would shoot the
first man that attempted to board him, rather
startled the two sailors and caused them to let
go their hold.

The ca tain, however, whose previous suspi-
cions of oul 'play were now confirmed, darted
to the bow With read presence of mind, and,
by means of the boat- ook, drew the little ves~
sel under the mizzen~chains before she could
drop astern, and ordered his harpooner to
secure her with a rope. This was soon done,
but. at the same instant, the islanders threw
their deadly weapons, which would certainly
have done terrible execution, had'iiot the bow
oarsmaii, whose eye had not quitted his enemies
tor a moment, wardod them off by means of
the drag—a square, thick piece of wood, with a
rope attached to the midd e. With an oath of
disappointment, the mutineer then ordered the
islan ers to procure more arms, and leaning far
oyer the rail as he s oke, in order to make his
aim sure, he directec his pistol at the captain.

But before he could pul the trigger, the boat-
liatcliet was hurled at his head with uncrring-
PI‘ECISiOD, by the same courageous seainan who
iad foiled the murderous intentions of the
dusky islanders. The back of the weapon
struck the giant upon the temple with great
force, felling him to the deck like an ox. Then,
arming themselves with lances. the boat’s crew,
headed by their captain, scrambled pell-mell up
the ship’s side.

Perceiving the uselessness of resistance, as
they were outnumbered by six to three, the
N ew-Zealanders surrendered themselves, and
every one of them, not excepting the man at
the wheel—who was relieved by the orders of

he ca tain, were ironed and thrust into the.

run. om Lark—Captain Lark no longer—
who recovered his senses by the time these lit-
tle preliminaries had been gone through with,
was also secured with handcufi's—tliere are
always plenty of these articles in a whaleship—
and placed in the hold to enjoy the company of
his fellow-conspirators.

“ Ay, ay,” said this interesting character, as
he was pushed through the open liatchway,
“my pros ects have received a sudden check.
I haven’t ad much opportunity to enjoy my
newly acquired property, which is no sooner in
my hands'than it escapes ’em. That isn’t in
the vocabulary of equal rights!” ~ .

It was about this time thatxthe man at the
wheel, upon casting a careless glance over his
shoulder, saw the boat of the second ‘mate,
which was faintly distinguishable in the 'fog
astern. He notified the captain, who immedi—
ately had the main-topsoil acked and the ship
brought into the wind.

But he felt so much anxiety with regard to
his niece and her companions—for Driko had at
once informed him of the disposition that bad
been made of them by the chief mutineerr-that
he scarcely heeded the boat when’ it dashed
alongside. .

The hearty shake of the hand which he
received from Mr. Spooner, howeVer, as the‘ld
man confronted him, recalled him to himself.

“This has been a bad business,” said the poor
fellow, as a contortjon caused by the pain ‘in his
wounded hand passed over his face. “Tom
Block was killed!”

“What!” cried the captain, with a start,
H Tom—n

“Ay, ay,” interru ted the mate, "killed by
a harpoon thrown yone‘cf the z‘iutiuoers;”
and he then proceeded to give 0. graphic de—
scription of the incident.

‘ I am sorry—very sorry that this has hap—
pened!” cried the captain, with mucl‘, emotion.

“Shall we hoist the boats?” inquired Briggs,

at this juncture. . . .

“a, ay,. the waist-boat, .but not mine,”
F6131! the ca tain, “for I shall presently go
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nwasawdow'tthe oom
Block?” Q ’ y

“flow it up immediately. We will have the
burial as soon as we can.” .

Accordingly, as soon as the boat had been
hOISteq, the corpse was placed upon the, car-
Penter 9 bench—palms, twine and needles were
procured; a piece of an old sail was wrapped
around the ifeless form, which was securely
stitched. u , after a number of bricks had been
placed in he bottom of the shroud. Then the
flag was haisted at half-mast, the gamma?
plank made. ready to receive its burden. and
.the captain With an Open Bible in his hand,
stood readyto read the funeral service. The
men mustered at the 'ven signal, and, with
uncovered heads, listened respectfully, to the
words that were read, tothem from the Holy
Book. The chapter was well chosen—well cal—

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culated to touch the hearts of those rough men \

with its simple yet beautiful truths, and when
the reader had finished, and the shrouded body,
after sliding adown the 310 ing board, dropped
into the water win a d l splash—the crew
walked forward with a feeling of consolation

that theyh'ad not dreamed they could have ex-.

perioncod as soon after the death of their ship-
mate. '

“ He. always did his duty-Tom did i” said an
old seamen, ‘aud if he don’t go aloft it won’t
be his fault!”

“ Ag, ay,” res nded another “ there’s a

00d es! of satis action in that i ea, althou h
it’s hard to lose a chum so sudden-like. I’ll to so
him mighty bad—I will—as we always messed
together—eating out of the same pan and using
the same knife and fork.” ’

“That is hard,” responded the old tar, “but
after you’ve lost as m'any chums as I have, you
won’t think so much of a matter of this. kind."

Further conversation was now prevented by ‘

the voice of the captain ordering the men to
wear ship, and as soon as this task had been ac-
com lis'aed, two men were posted upon the
kiiig itheuds to keep a good look-out.

‘This duty, however, was soon rendered al-
most unnecessary, by a dead calm, which fell
upon the sea before the 'vessel had advanced a
mile upon her new course. The sails hung mo-
tionless upon the ards, and a feelin of unac~

countable drowsmess stole oyer t e weary "
He could scarcely keep his'eyes'

helmsman.
open, and it was only the presepce of the cap-
tain, who, with rapid and impatient strides was

walking the quarter-deck, that prevented him. " ,d

from indulging in sleep.

“Mr. SpOoner,” said the skip r, addressing
the second mate, who was near 6 cbmpani‘on-A
way bat hing his wounded hand in cold water,

“I can’t endure this fearful suspense much.

longer. I shall have m boat manned. imme-

diately after supper, an

Alice 2”

“Hadn’t you better wait until morning?”
said the old man.
four leagues from the ice, by this time, and
then in the darkness of the ni~ht~it is getting
dark ‘even now—coupled wit
won’t stand much chance in finding your
niece.” ‘

“ I can’t endure this suspensf.
my senses before morning! must look for
her, and that as soon as possible i”

“ Supper is ready, sirl’ 'cried, at this moment,
the Portuguese steward, Joseph, thruqdng his
head through the companion-way. ' ,

Joe had esco ed the handcuffs by a plausible
tale, in which 6 made it appear the behad
no hand in the conspiracy to take
had exhibited the red stripes upon his back,
stating that Lark had flogged him because he
rebelled against his measures. Howard, who

was not of a suspicious nature, credited this ' '

story; but the steward fearing that the ‘ -
oners in the run—or if not they, the younggiuk

pooner, Harry Marliiie, and his friend Stump— ,

(in case they should ever be picked upl—would
eventually' tra

his escape from t e ship as soon as poesible.

The helmsman, whose drowsiness‘had been "
noticedthad been drugged by the Portuguesg.

who had presented him with a glass of drug,
lictuor soon after he took his positimi
w eel. The consequence was that, by he time
the decks were deserted by the others and crew
—who had no below to get their suppers—the

o
steerman’s filead drOpped upon his breast and

he fell into a deep slumber. ,
The next moment the steward—who, under
pretense of going to the locker for a certain

dish, had contrived to make his ma stealthily

to the deck—\— Iidodto the waist-boa cautious] '
glancing amung him to make sure that he  '

not observed, uquickly severed with his knife the
lashings and so the' falls. Then he pushed the
vessel overboard, and making his way to the
captain’s boat. he sprung into it, severed the

rope that held it to the ship, and seized the

steerin

g-0ar. .' . x
“ Done!” he muttered, exultantly, as he re id-

ly sculled the craft away from the
and gave the other boat a shove w
“ me clear of dis vessel at last, and me soop be!
icked u‘ by some other ship, tor‘de Ochotsk
ea, is fu of’em. . De ca been no come after

entire "61'.

‘ me,”he added, glancing oward the waist-boat,

which was drifting ed with the current. “He!
he! be! me serve ’em flue trick. . Good idea dot,

me. Dey hang me,siire, , ,
As he spoke he redoubled h exertions, and
he was soon so far from the Montpelier that he

would have been completely shrouded by tho

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fog from the gaze of any person on deck. The boats
were not missed until half an hour afterward. The
captain was the first to perceive the loss, which
overwhelmed him with astonishment. indignation,
and grief. The helmsman was awakened and ques-
tioned, but he could throw no ht upon the sub-
Ject; and it was not until many ours afterward—
when the prolonged absence .of the steward from
the cabin beganto be remarked—that any definite
conclusions began to be formed.

“Ay 3y,” said Briggsfiin his blunt way “I al-
ways (it sus ect that fe ow; and now I f certain
that he has eserted the ship, and that he cut away
the other boat to prevent us from catc hi i”

“ It is aterrible loss,” replied the cap , with a
groan—“ the loss of those boats, at the present
moment; for we have not another in the ship, and
so have no means of tgoing in search of Alice. God
help her! God help 9 poor girl!"

CHAPTER IX.
'rnn DisAPPEABANCE.

To return to the little arty upon the ice.

We left our friend S ump sitting in e vs un-
comfortable position, near the edge of the zen
block, and com laining because the lovers had not
yet unfastened is bonds.

“ Oh, a thousand ardons, my doc. friend!”
replied Alice, blushing eeply. " It was, in eed, very
wrong on my part to forget you.”

“ I am more to blame, Alice, than you are,” inter-
rupted Marline, drawing his sheath» nife and ro-
ceeding to cut the cords from the wrists and an les
of the prostrate seamen. “ Ay, ay old chum,” he
added, as Stump, with a sigh of re ief arose to his
feet, and began to kick the “ cramp ” rom his little
legs: “it is all my fault that you were overlooked."

*‘Never mind apologies, now,” re lied Stump,

 

\ '“zseeing as the way you acted was pa ectly nat‘ral,

considering that you hadn’t met for half an hour.
But those ow-wows, twist ’em, have sarved us a
lubberly t ck; for. besides taking the ship, the
havlrlagzt left me a drop of ’ile to grease my pigtafi
wit

“ Your pigtail, friend Jack, is of but little conse
finance at present,” said the harpooner; “it will

oubtless need oiling more than it does now before
we are picked up.” '

“ Ay, ay, there’s some truth in that last,” retorted
Stump, with a mournful grin, “and I’m sorry for
it, because I always like to keep the thing neat and
 dike, when, there‘s a young“ lass to look

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“ Then you may set your mind at ease, my
friend,” said Alice, kindly, “ for I like the pigtail as
well without it as with it. .

“The Stumps always wore 'em ’ilecl,” said the
shipkeeper, shakin his head: “but it’s consoling
to me at any rate, Alice, to hear on say that
{tog like‘mine as well when it doesn’t no as when

oes.’ '

“We are oertainl
tion at present”

“ There's no

in a very disagreeable situa-
d Marllne.
putin, that p’int," replied Stump,
ashethrewa woeful g nce around him. “There
left a veryflne rospeetus spread out before us,
seeing as these co d b ticks and bergs of ice don’t
look quite as comfortable as the quarters we are

t usedvto. Then. we ain’t got any provisions,
tolliavie on, hi’cb another perfectly overpowermg‘
co ’

d on. ‘
“It’s a pi ,” said Marline “ that the captain and
not remain ahoard the shi , as they
are accustomed to do. Then all this trou e would
have been prevented. You and I, Stum , can easily

endure the hardships before us; but wit Alice it is

different. -
“ Ind "said the ca tain’s niece, assuming a
ay tone} “ you will fin that I can bear them, too.
des,’ she continued, “ as soon as the fog clears,

',we will see the other boats, and then we can go

ashore, and build a tent, and make a good flre.”
.“All this will come to pass, in time, I have no
doubt,” re , “and very soon, too, if
Briggs an the men, who left me about an hour
before theshlp stove my boat have succeeded in
their purpose, which was to find our friends. But,
if they have failed, and have lost themselves. we
may have to pass the hi. ht upon the ice, and er-

haps a great portion 0 the next day, for this og, i

in my opinion, will be of long duration."

\“Never min ," said the young girl. “ You per-

»ceive I have a thick fur cloak, which will keep me

warm enough, under almost any circumstances;
but {Ion final §tudup, I am sorry to see, are not very
y c .’
, The two seamen laughed, good-humoredly.

“We are used to roughi it, as you know, Alice,"
said Hhrry “and don’t fee the cold.”

“Ay, ay, ' cried Stump, “that’s it: our hides are
as tough as bull-fish, and we can .only feel consarn
on your account, sweet lass, for it must be owned
that this fog isn't as good for yom- lungs as the
steam from a cup of tea."

“It won’t hurt me, nevertheless," said Alice,
smiling; “ for I have a good constitution, and you
know have remained on the deck of the Mont-
pelier, in a thick to , and when the weather was
mu colder than it snow.” ,

_“ ell, blast my eyes!" cried Stum , in admira-
~ tion, “ if ever I saw such a perfect litt e duck of a
philosopher béfore. There are few women that
could speak so cheery-like under present sarcum-

“ You are right, there, chum,” said Barry. warm-
ly. “Ihave seen girls before now, that would do
noth but moan and faint, were they to find them-

, ,selves n a predicament of this kind."

Alice did not attempt to conceal the glowing mani-

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festations of pleasure that her lover’s compliment
called forth upon her ohee and in her eyes. But,
before the blush and the sm e had faded from her
face—with the natural desire to defend her siste
which animates the bosom of every true-he
woman—she added:

“Itis hardl just, Harry, to imply that any wo-
man would ac unbecomingl under circumstances in
which you have never seen er placed. A girl, who
shrinks and trembles when threatened With some
light misfortune, may show much bravery and for-
titude upon occasions of great‘peril.” I

“True enough,” said the harpooner; “ but you
must acknowledge,” he added, smiling, " that there
are some young women who, by their general be-
havior alone, give the most unequivocal proofs of a
nature too weak and frivolous to evince resolution,
or unselfish devotion, under any circumstances.”

“ That’s so," put in Stump, ‘ and Molly Banks, of

\ Nantucket, was one of them kind.’ In my oung
da 5, I made a lubber of myself, b pro )osmg to
sp '06 hands with that youn she. at, s e hadn’t

enou h devotion in her natur , she said, to marry a
man hat wore a pigtail. This took me all aback, as
well it might; says I, ‘ Wh Molly,’ says I, ‘the
Stumps always wore ’em, an mine is very becom-
ing to me 1’ , I
‘Nonse‘nse!’ says she, ‘it’s too old-fashioned;
I‘d neVer have courage to take a husband with one
of them things.’
“ ‘All ' ht,’ says I, as I sheared off,‘a woman that
hasn’tmeither devotion nor courage, isn’t to my

“You are a sensible man, Jack,” cried Harry,
smiling. “I think I should have acted in the same
manner, had I been in your place.”

f‘The damsel was certainly unworthy of you,
friend Stump, and showed. herself to be a very

frivolous creature,” said Alice.

She drew her cloak more closely about her as she
spoke, for a cold, drizzling rain had just com-
mencgd to fagéncreasing are chillines‘slrgf tlile tits-
mosp ere, an am mng e young 8 c cc
and the thick braidspgf her hair.

Her lover, who had been watching her with ten-
der concern, now motioned to Stump, and made
his way to the spot near which the boat that Lark

had provided for their accommodation had been.

stove and sunk. The wreck of the little craft was
still partially visible, for, as the two men'perceived,
upon making an examination of it, the keel had» be-
come wedged in a narrow fissure that extended
across a shelf of ice about a foot and a half beneath
the surface of the water.

“This is fortunate!" cried the. harpooner, “for
the wreck and its contents will be of great service
to us. We can ull the boat out/ of the water, I
think, with a litt e exertion.”

“Ay ay,” re lied Stump, “we can do it with the
help 0 some 0 the whale line—a few coils of which
are still left in one of the tubs, as you can see for
yourself." .

The young man threw off his acket, as his ship-
mate spoke, and rolled up one 0 his shirt sleeves to
his shoulder. Then steeping over the edge of the
ice, he plunged his naked arm into the partially
submerged boat, and seizin the end of the rope to
which the shipkee r had uded he drew it up and
p ed to coil 6 line upon 9 surface of the
rozen raft. After this task ad been accomplished,
atpart of the re e was secured to the shattered how
0 the boat, w ose contents, consisting of a few
lances, a couple of harpoons, a hatchet, a small
bucket of tar with a brush, the two line-tubs, the
boat-sail, a few large chunks of salt beef, a breaker
of fresh water—another containing hard breadwand
a f of the other articles, were taken out. Then
bot arline and his chum gras that part of the
line which was about a fathom mm the lace where
it was fastened, and tugged and st ain at it until
they had succeeded in re
above the edge of the ice. A quarter of an hour’s
work accomplished the rest, and, as the shattered
craft lay dnpping before them. 11 n the ice, the
little party exchanged glances of t e most intense
satisfaction.

‘_‘ We’ll soon have a shelter  for you now,
Alice,” said the he oner,‘ as t e 0 girl, who
had been watchin t e o ’ rations 0 her over with
much interest, g dad to is side.

She looked up gratefully into his face as he spoke
and laced her hand 11 on his arm. '

“ ow will you do t?" she inquired, “with that
broken boat and those line-tubs?

“ You shall see,” replied Marline, and drawing his
sheath-knife, be commenced to cut the pieces of
re -yarn that held the sail to the mast.

is had previously been unrolled by Stump, and as
the last rope- arn was severed, the shipkeeper
twisted the clot into as small a compass as ssi-
ble. Both men/then seized it and began to _ ng it
out. for It had become thoroughly soaked, and re-
(gl'll‘ed a " little drying " before it could be used for
t e purposes in view. The manner in which the
two seamen handled the cloth as they sagaszed it
seemed droll enough to Alice, and more t 11 once,
as Harry lanced toward her, he saw a Si smile
hovering 9. out the corners of her mouth. e task,

however. was soon accom lished, and, spreading

out the sail, the harpooner en proceeded to cover
it with a coat of tar, so that the rain,might not pen-
etrate the cloth: while Stump, in accordance with
the directions of the young man, lashed one of the
line-tubs—turned up its side—to the after art of
the boat,and the other in like manner. to ‘ e for-
waru part. An oar was then placed lengthways
above the vessel, with each of itsends resting upon
one of the tubs, to which “was securely fastened in
a short time by the skillful fingers of the harpooner
and his companion. . , , .

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The tamed sail was then thrown across the oar

and secured to the broken gunwales, in such a man-_
nor as to form quite a respectable roof, and which
could be opened at any moment on one side. So
much havin been done, the youn man seized the
hatchet, an knocking away all t e thwarts, with
the exception of one, gave them to Stum , directing
him to stop up the holes in the sides 0 the vessel
with them, as well as he could. While the ship-
kecper was engaged in this duty, Marlins examined
the. inside bottom of the boat, and was glad to r-
ceive that the planks which covered it were sti l in
good condition.

He wiped them with a piece of canvas, until they
were as dry as he could make them in this manner;
and then, with the roll of sail-cloth that had been
found among the other contents of the vessel, he as-
sisted Stump in his efiorts to stog up some of the
many crevices and’ holes in the re en bows and
sides of the boat.

“There, Alice!" he cried, springing out upon the
ice, as soon as this duty was finished, “ you can now
go into your ark, which will at: least keep you from
getting wet.” .

“It is very nice," said the young girl, “but 18
there room for us all?”

“Oh, yes, in case we should care to go in. But
J ack and I prefer to stay outside. for the present, so
as to watch for Briggs and his party, or for any of
the boats.” I e ‘

As he s oke, be seized the hand that Alice ex-
tended to im, and helped her into the vessel, his
heart throbbing with delight as he listened to the
praises that she lavished upon the simple accommo-
dations which had~been prepared for her.

“ It is almost as warm and snug here," she said,
when she had seated herself, “as the cabin of the
Mont lier.”

“ y eyes!” whispered Stump in Harry’s ear,
“ it’s a real pleasure to do anythin for this gal, she
takes everything so ship-shape an sailor-likel’

“I am glad it pleases you, Alice ".said Marline,
“ but with the help of a few blankets it might have
been improved."

“ Indeed, Harry, there is not the least need of
them, so far as I am concerned, for I have my cloak,
which will keep me warm enough.”

The harpooner was about to reply, when Stump
twitched his arm, causing him to turn his head.

The shipkeegfr moved to the edge of the icesraft,
by a wink of e eye implying that he desired Mar-
line to follow him. Wondering what he could wish
to say to him, of a secret nature, the young man
made his way to the side of hisycompamon, who then
addressed him in a low voice: _ .,

“I didn’t wish to alarm the gal,” said he, "but
you can perceive that the tide is changing, and that
we’ll soon, on that account, he driftin in a direction
that won’t be likely to carry us tow the boats.”

“Ay, ay, that’s true enough,” said the harpooner:
“I expected it; but we must trust to Providence.”

“ Them that trusts entirely to that," said Stump,
oraculerly, “ don’t alwa‘ 8 come out right in the on
which isn’t the fault 0 Providence, hows’ever but
the fault of them that don’t take advantage 0 the
chance and such like which it offers to ‘em to get
out of their scrapes. There was a chaplain on board
of the Minerva, a craft that I once sailed in, and
during aterriflc glale that we had, the ship leaked
badly, and we’d a have one to Davy Jones, if we
had taken the advice of t e Bible-man, who wafited
us to leave the pumps and (pray to God to save the
vessel! ,My eyes! she won] have no down In no
time if we’d done that: but the cap ain was a sensi-
ble man, and ordered as to plump away, by which
means we saved the craft, w ch we wouldn‘t have
done if We had leaned on Providence 1" .

“You did perfectly right in your case," said the
{can man, ‘and your words woul seem to imply

hat ere is some means that Providence offers us
to get out of our present uncomfortable situation.
Ruse, I should be glad to hear you explain your-
se . .

“ Here ces, then,” replied Stump. smoothing his

igtail. ‘ The land, you know, is not much more
than a league to the east'ard of us, and we have a
couple of ours. With them oars, it‘s m honest
o inion that we might contrive to work t block
0 ice that We are standing on, to the shore, which
would be much better than to let the current carry
us any further from the boats. / As to B and

his y, there is no use waiting for them. or .we '

cou dn’t do ’em any good if they should come.'

“ True enou h!‘ exclaimed Her . “I Wonder
that this lan id not occurto me. 9 had better
go to wor ' at once!” ‘ - '

And the two men were pifpaxing themselves for
the task, when the sound 0 a horn. blown from a
distance which could not have been reater than a
quarter of a mile from the spot t ey occupied,
saluted their ears. The noise was repeated several
times, and it drew the pretty Alice from her minia-
ture ark.

“Surely, Harry, that is one of our boats," she
said. moving to the side of the young man. “ Oh. I
am so glndIZ’ . .

" It is a pity that we have no horn,” said ‘the her.
pooncr, in a voice of regret, “othermse we could
now make our position known." .

“ But the boat will come to us as things are. per-
haps,” suggested Alice. ‘ r

‘ It may, or it may not.” answered Harry ‘I
think it very liker that it will turn off In some other
direction before 1 gets here. and for that reason,.I
think I shall try to go to it." ‘

- “ Oh, no!” cried t
and his pa ougbtto serve as a warning to you.
I would not 0 so for the world. You Will certainly
lose our-Self as t e others have done."

“ on have not the least reason to be alarmed,‘

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Alice," retorted the young man; “the boats were
in :ch further off when Briggs left me than this one
is now. and besides I have only to go in a. straight
line to get to it."

This assurance somewhat quieted the fears of
Alice, but, some minutes elapsed before the persua-
sions of her lover could reconcile her to his departure.
At length. however im ressing a kiss u )0“ her
cheek, and assuring her that he would soon it: back,
he moved away, leaving the young girl to watch
him, until the fog had shut him from her view.

Even then she did not stir from her position, but
kept her eyes turned toward the 8 )0t w iere Marline
had disappeared; and as minute a ter minute assed,
she still remained, gently refusing to comp y with
the entreaties of Stump, who wished her to return to
the ark that she might not_bc exposed to the rain.

Half an hour passed, still, neither her lover nor
the boat appeared to calm her uneasiness; and
when the time had lengthened into a full hour, she
turned her pale, agitated countenance toward the
shipkeeper, and expressed her anxiety in a tremu-
lous voice.

“There’s not the least reason to be alarmed. Miss
Alice,” said Stump, “ not the least. The lad has
probably reached the boat long befOl‘e this. 111151 has
got into it. But it is probably so jammed in the
ice, that they can‘t get here in a moment."

The young irl shook her head.

“No, no!“ she cried “he wouldn‘t have entered
the boat; he would ave come right back after
finding it, if nothin had happened i"

Perceiving that e was unable to calm her fears,
the shipkee r reflected a moment and then drew a
small pocke comgass from his Guernsey, and look-
ed at it. He ha formed the resolution to go in
search of Marline.

“ I’ll bring you news of the lad in a short time," he
said, turning to the young girl and exhibiting the
compass. “This instrument will let me know my
hearing, so that I can easily find my way back."

" You will soon return, my friend?”

“Ay. ay, bless you, very soon, for I've sworn to
sticl; to you, and my conscience wouldn‘t allow me
to remain long absent."

And ducking his head, by way of a bow, Stum
departed, presenting a comical figure, as he leape<
from berg to be . He made his wa , with a celerity
which would not ave been cxpecte of a man of his
proportions—moving in the direction of the horn
which was still blowing. but which, it struck him,
did not sound so near as it did an hour before.

This circumstance made him feel uneasy, for if
Harry had succeeded in reaching the boat, it would
not now be receding instead of advancing. He hur-
ried on, however, until a sloping iceberg, about ten
feet high and fifteen feet in length, barred his fur-
ther progress. This he would be obliged to scale
before he could proceed, for he could not go around
it on account of a channel of water, too wide to
cross, that bounded it on each side. He looked u
dubious? at the to of the frozen pile, and, whi e
still hes tatin at ts base, he fancied he hearda
shout close to 3 car.

He looked around in amazement, and as he did so,
the cry was repeated, this time louder than before,
and seeming to emerge from the very heart of the
icebe . ,

“ thso is that?“ cried the slnpkeeper, “and where
are fou ?"

“ t is I—Harry Marline," retorted the voice. “ Is
that you, Stump?" _

“Ay, ay, it‘s me bless your eyes. but skin me if I
seahow you could ave condensed yourself so as to
get into this solid chunk of ice! ’

“You are nfismken," retorted the laughing voice
of the ,h oner, "there‘s a rift in the berg likea
ravine. on can see, it if you climb to the top where
I was before I sli pod into it."

“ And is this w ere you’ve been all the time?"

“Yes. The inner side of my ( uarters are so slip-
perv that I can’t climb them! X on had better get a
rope and—“

‘ I have a bunch of ratlin stuff in m ketl" in-
terrupted Stum , who generally carrie a little of
8"ng thing use ul about him, “ “111011 I 811888 Will

do.
And ullin out the bunch of rigging~ he faStenC‘d
one of its an to his pigtail—fOI‘ he did not like the

taste of tar sufficiently to put the strands In
mouth—and proceeded to scramble to the top of the
ice, which he finally gained with much difiiculty.
Peering through the mouth of the rift, he saw the
upturned face of Marline, toward which he new low-
ered the disengaged end of the piece of rigmng- It
was soon in the young man’s hand, and Stump was
about to unfastcn the other end from the pendent
1118558. 0; hair, so as to secure it to one of the rough
FFOJeCtlonB Of ice, when his foot slipped causing
"u? to descend half-way down the frozen dechvxt y
M11011 be him mounted with so much trouble, an
where he now hung suspended by his pigmu to the
rope? for the Young harpoonerfbelieving that his
CO" “lent Chum “is clinging to it with his hands,
am that he was domg him a, good service by hold-
ing on to the piece of rigging, had not allowed it
to escape his grasp.

So there hung the stout little shipkeeper, kicking
his legs and VOlefil‘atm in .an excited manner, un-
til at length he succ-cet ed in tuming himself and
gras ing the rope With both hands.

“ 0“ sawed m." a bad tr“ka Marline. without
knowin it," he said, as soon as he had regazned the
woft 'e berg. “ Blast me if I think my pigmil

lever recover from the effects. of it.“

And he then proceeded to explain the memes,me
in which he had been place< . The bar er ex-

ressed his sympathy and regret, a r which
tump proceededvery carefully to fasten the rope
‘0 81110.7 projectioupear the mouth of the crevice,

 

The Golden Harpoon.

Assured that the ro es were perfectlly secure

Harry clambered him over hand, unti he ha
ained the top of the berg, and then expressed his
intention of continuing his search for the boats.

“ As for you. Stump," he added, “ you had better
make your wa back to Alice, as speedin as possi-
ble, so as to ea in her fears on my account."

“ Willingly enough will I do that,“ replied the
shipkeeper, gently smoothing his ruffled pigtail, “ for
I'm mightily tired of this ice-cruising business—I‘ll
give you my word for that.”

The two men separated, soon afterward, but not
until Stump had resented the pocket-oompassto
his chum, and de ’vered a long tirade upon its
merits.

" You are sure
you not?" shoute
paces.

“ Ay, ay,” responded Stump, “there isn‘t a doubt
upon that p'int. All I have to do is to follow my
nose, which won‘t twist either to the right or the
left, seein as it's parfectly fiat.“

Each of he seamen then continued his course——
the shipkee r waddling along toward the spot
where he ha left Alice, which was not more than
five hundred yards from the scene of his late adven-
ture and the young bar oner darting swiftly for-
ward in the direction of t e blowing horn.

Stump strained his eyes, as he neared the oint of
his destination, ea erto get a glimpse of 6 cap-
tain‘s fair niece. n order to re icve her anxiety as
soon as possible, he kept up a contmual shouting as
he advanCed.

“ It's all right, Miss Alice—bless your pretty eyes
~it‘s all right! I‘ve seen him, I have, and he s well
and hearty! He was enned up in a sort of seal-
hole, but ot him on of it in quick time, and he‘s
now starte off again after the boats."

Quickening his pace as he moved on, he had soon
made so much progress that the little ark, looming
up through the‘ fog directly ahead of him, suddenly
broke u n his view. Then looking around him in
every ( rcction, and not seeing Alice. he stop ed
short, and rubbed his eyes, to make sure that t iey
had not been disarranged in such a manner as to de-
ceive him.

The next moment he laughed very quietly to him-

self.

“ What a lubber I am gettin to be, to think that
the poor gal would have sto where I left her all
this time. She’s gone into her little cubby-hole, and
is now, I dare say, a-grieving and taking on in a sad
fashion. And that‘s why she didn‘t answer my
shouting as I came on. Ay, ay, that‘s it, sure
enough!"

Eager to soothe the young girl with the news of
her lover‘s safety he hurried forward until he had
gained the side of the boat, when he hastily threw
aside the end of the tarred cloth that covered it.
To his astonishment and dismay, the vessel was
empty!

on can find 'our way back—are
Harry, after 16 had gone a few

 

Little did the harpooner imagine this as he moved
onward over the floating ber . Hope made his step
light and his heart buoyant. he horn was still bein
biown, and be doubted not that he would soon reach
the boat. Suddenly, however the sound of the in-
strument became hushed. lie paused, waiting in
vain for a repetition of the familiar notes. He heard
only‘the whisperin noise of the rain, the gurglin
of t e seal, as it ro ed about in the water, impatien
for the sunshine, and the cry of the northern bird,
as it wheeled in circles through the foggy air. Now
and then, it is true, a louder and more startling
noise would salute his ears, when some huge mass
of ice, becoming loosened on the summit of a minia-
ture cathedral, would fall, with a tremendous crash,
to the base of the tower.

He continued his search a quarter of an hour
longer, when his further rogress was we vented b '
a channel not less than t! teen feet wi e, and whic
separated the floe into two As he was turn~
ing to retrace his steps his attention was drawn to
a number of little eddies that suddenly a peared
upon the surface of the water. Round an round
they whirled, becomi larger every moment. A
peculiar noise, rasemb 'ng the distant rolling of a
drum, rose up from the de tbs of the sea. The berg
upon which he stood trem led like a rock when the
rumblin earthquake a‘proaches its foundation.
At lengt the little whir pools vanished; the water
bubbled and broke into ripples-then parted with a
roar, as the hump of a huge whale rose above the
surface. Mai-line had no difficult ' in recognizin
this monster as the some from w - ich Briggs has
been obliged to ‘oubr' for he saw his own irons pro—
truding from its body. The barbed instruments
seemm to madden the creature with pain. It rolled
and plunged from side to side, so furiously lashing
the wan-r with its flukes, that the harpooner was
enveloped in clouds of spray. In order to escape
this uncomfortable shower-bath, he ascended a

crystal tower, ‘ the up rpart of which, though out
0? range 01' the flying rops of water, yet afforded
him a 00d View of the whale. He continued to
watch t to monster with much interest, feeling sorry
that hehad not the means with which to put an end
to its sufferings. The noise of its spouting was in-
expressxhl mpurnful: it was not unlike the half-
smothere( shriek of adrownim: man, heard amid the
l‘Ofl-I’mfl of the blast. Soon, hOWever, the animal be—
came silent; for a_ few seconds it remained nearly
motionless; then it rushed quickly backward and
breached (sprung upward) nearly its full length out
of the sea. Foran instant, with' its fins extended
(“(1 the tremendous proportions L” its 1 ody fully
ex, rised, it homered in the air, and then cm. a crash—
ing down vith a noise like the bursting of thun-

, derbolt! '1 he upheaVlng waters dashing against the

icebergs, agitated them on all sides. The frozen

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mass occupied b Marline rocked so violent! that
he could scarcey maintain his position. 0 de-
scended from it just in time to catch a glimpse of
the whale‘s I! lifted ilukes, as the monster dove
into the green ( epths of the sea.

“Ay, ay,“ he muttered, sorrowfully, “ there it

cos at last—back again to its watery chambers
Eelow, as though it would flee from the torturing
pain caused by those barbed irons. Would to heaven
that we had succeeded in killing it! It must suffer
terribly!"

He turned and glancin at the compass in his

sscssion, hurried off, wi .11 the intention of return-
ng to the ark. He had not one far, however, when
he heard upon his right a “I: it paitering noise, such
as a do in ght have made n running over the ice.
His cu osity being excited, he moved in the direc-
tion of the sound peering keenly through the fog as
be advanced. T e footfalls receded rapidly, but
missing steadily forward, the goung man was ena-

led, before long, to distinguis the faint outline of
some animal gliding swiftly on ahead of him. He
qluickcned his steps into a run' as he did so the
0 act disappeared behind an iceberg. Marline soon
ned the frozen mass, but the creature, whatever.
it was, had vanished.

“This is strange!" muttered the ha oner. “ The
animal must be pretty swift of foot get out of
m si ht so quic ly; though it is true the fogwould
hi e t, if it were only a few ards from me. Per-
haps, however, it has crawle< into some hollow in
the ice."

Bo saying, be commenced to peer into the nooks
and crevices among the berlgs after which he
climbed to their summits to loo for rifts, using his
boat-hatchet freely when he encountered any rugged
mass that might contain a secret chamber: but his
search was unrcwardcd. He thrust the hatchet in
his belt, and had turned once mom for the purpose
of makin ' his way to the ark, when his glance fell
upon an o )ject that caused him to utter an excla-
mation of surprise and horror. He advanced a few
steps to assure himself that he was not deceived by
any peculiarity in the formation of the ice; then he
moved to the side of the object and 0 ed it closely.
It was the skeleton of a human be ng, extended
upon a shelf of ice that rotrnded from the lower
part of a lofty berg. B cached by wind and sun-
shine it had evident! lain here for many weeks.
Every particle of fies had been strip (1 from its
bones by some hung?r bear that hat been cast
adrift upon the flee. t layu on its back so that
its hollow sockets, partially gazed over with lee,
were turned upward, as if it were t ing to discover
whether or no . its s irit had passe to the ethereal
shores of Heaven. arline gazed upon it for a long
time, and then clapped his hand to his brow, as
though some sudden recollection had flashed across
his mind.

"Ay, av!" he exclaimed, as he pointed to the
broken ribs of the skeleton; “it must be so! The
remains before me are none other than those of
George Wills, whose story was remand to me by one
of the crew of the Comus. a week ago."

He turned away with a sigh. and once more con-
:li’ilting‘hls compass, moved off in the direction of

e ar .

The sto of which he had spoken, may be told in
a few we s.

George Wills, a native of Nantucket, sailed from
New Bedford in the whaler Camus, on the 18th of
Suptember, 18—. Bein a strong, active youn
man, and an excellent sa lor, he was soon promote
from a foremast hand to the position of harpooner
in the mate‘s boat. In due course of time the vessel
arrived upon the whaling grounds, in the Ochotsk
Sea, where there was no lack of op ortunlties for
the new boat-steerer to try his skill n wielding the
barbed iron. Much to his own satisfaction and that
of the first officer, he roved as ex rt in this
work as he was in hand ing the marl esplke and
the car.

One morning the four boats were got ready for
one of those protracted whale~hunts so cOmmon in
the north-west. The crews were provided with a

lentiful stock of provisions and fresh water, as

hey intended to remain absent from the sh! for
several days. George Wills being vex-f part alto
expeditions of this kind, was in excel ent spirits.
L‘ittle did he imagine the gloomy fate in store for

m.

At five o'clock, A. m. the boats were lowered; and
after pu about fifteen miles from the ship, the
crews sighted whales in a large flee to leeward, The.
eight vessels were soon in the ice, and so iarating,
each gave chase to a whale. Before ong the
1mate‘s boat was within five fathoms of a huge bow-

cad. "
" Stand up GPOI'gel
H ‘ a ‘ sir!"

u Give K to him 2"

But before the harpooncr could dart, he received
a. blow upon the breast from the whale’s ponderous
flakes, and fell over the gunwale— dead!

“ Ay, ay, he‘s gone, sure enough—poor Wills!“ ex-
claimed the mate. as the men dragged the body
into the boat. “ I don‘t know where I ’shall find an-
other hke him. There blows! there blows! right
ahead of us! Put the body in the ice, men. and do
it lquickly but gently. God have mercy on the cor
fe ow‘s soul! There blows! blows! blows! vely
with that body, lads, it‘s hi h time we were after
that Whale! We‘ll come bac and ick 13) the co
after we‘ve captured that ‘oil~bu€ti~ eaven pity
Wills‘ poor old mother! (-‘ome. men, bear a hand
there; one hundred barrels awaiting for us to come
and take ’em. Poor WillsE—he's gone to that
‘boom‘ from which no man returns! What dye
my men, are you ready?“

The men hir 'ng by this time placed [110 body

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upon a shelf of ice, sprung into the boat and seized
their paddles. The whale was overtaken and fas-
tened to; but after it had towed the boat along dis-
tance, the line became “foul " and the mate was

\ obliged to out. A thick fog having risen in the mean-

time, he was now unable to find the spot where the
body of George Wills had been left. After pulling
in many different directions for a number of hours,
£2 gave up the search. On the next do. .the fog

ving cleared the search was continued, ut with-
out success. The body was never found by the
crew of the Comus, and, as the reader already

knows, it was only more chance that directed the ‘

footsteps of Marlins to the ice-tomb containing the
fleshless remains. Leaving him to muse upon his
melancholy discovery, while pursuing his way to-
ward the ark, we will now return to Stump.

CHAPTER X.
AN umxrnc'ran ENCOUNTER—CONCLUSION.

STARING at the deserted boat, with open mouth
and distended eyes, the shipkec er remained for a
few moments as motionless as t ou'gfi he had been
frozen to the ice beneath hi feet. en, in a voice
tremulous with emotion he s outed the young girl‘s
name, again undiagain; ut there came no response.
Nothing was lobe heard save the su ng of the
water around the sides and in the ho lows of the
ice, together with ,the light pattering of the falling

 

rain.
' “God help the" poor thing—«God help her, wher-

ever she_ may be!" groaned Stump. “It can't be
possible tliat_she became so anxious-like as to start
0! to look for her lover herself after I left her, or I
would have met her. I shall never forgive m self
for leaving her alone—no, never. There’s some ng
always hapIpening to women—sickness or something
else—and ought to have remembered that an
stuck close by her side.” .

He moved ofl, passing from berg to berg, and

outing the name of the lost girl as he proceeded.

‘ But‘ hewas soon obliged to sit down to com ose

himself. for'he loved Alice with an cflection ully
equal to that which a kind father feels for an only
daughter, and her prolonged absence inspired him
with emotions of grief such as he had never before
ex rienced.
She isn’t lost—no no, it can’t bet" he burst
forth. " She is a good a], and Providence watches
ver them kind. She 3 young, and yet I’ve never
own her to laugh at my pigtail—not that there‘s
Anything about, it to lung at for that matter-like
some of hgr sex that I've come across in m wan-
derings, , ay, she's an angel, and God w' take
care of. her. ’ ‘ . '
‘At that moment he heard a shout which he recog»
mzed asthat of his chum, and his response soon
brought the young man to his side.
“Where 61.: she? Where is Alice? She, is not
where we 1 her!”

God only knows!" replied Stump. “I’ve been

- 'a-calling her‘ and searching for her in vain ever

Siriéhimy mt%' ' a h' ii tight]

yo g ooner com ressc 18 ps y.
His headualroopcd and his 1] frame trembled, so
great was his agitation. '

. - “ Stump,” he at length said,in a hoarse voice,

'loo,

r turned to the ark durln

I "What can have become of her? My God! perha s

. d into the water and been drowned! '
o .110 c um a co n ap-

“N " ried St mp “th 1: last uld ‘t h
pen. 6 is too care 'or that, you may depend
upon ‘ One of the boats cculdn’
taken her away, neither.” ,

“ It is,ng opinion that all the boats are a lung
distance by this time ” re ed Marlins. ‘°
didn’te‘vensucceed in fin ng t done I have been
for, forthe horn suddenly stopped blowing,
and e blocks of ice have now become so closely
wedged that no boat could have reached Alice soon
enoug‘l; to take her away before our return. No,
no: 3 is on the ice; and if we 00]: carefully for
her we may find her before 11' ht.”

Then, wit anxious faces beating hearts, the
two men moved away, threading the many intricate

shehassli

have come and

passages among the icy rocks with swift steps,

into every cavern and hollow they encoun-

.. But the crystal chambers were empty, and

mockingly echoed back their voices, as they shouted
the name of Alice. .

They continued their search until the shadows of

’ night putan end to their fruitless cxertions;theu,

in the aint hope that the young irl might have re-
their a sauce, they made
their way to the point mm which they had first
:‘itarted, by means of the pocket-compass in Harry’s
1msession. I

But the captain’s niece had not come back and
the two men seated/themselves beside the lttt 6 re-
treat, both remaining silent for a long time under the

' influence of a feeling akin to despair. The harpoou-

er was the first to speak:

“ can u know a moment's peace until Alice
is found," sai be “for I cannot rid my mind of the
idea. that she is some osition in which she is

sufferinfi both mental and p sica] pain."
“ We’ find her when the fog clears—ay, a , we'll
‘ have her then.'I'll warrant ou," returned tum ,

pressinfilthe hand of his c um. “And now," life
added rowing open the side of the canvas roof,

f‘you had better turn in and get a nap, while I re- ~

main up and keep a sort of a watch.” ,

“ No. no," responded the young man, "for I am
confident that could not sleep at present, and I
doubt that I shall close my eyes throughout the
whole night. If either of us sleeps, you must be
the man do so." '

"I maydo it, lad—3y, ay, I ma \do so after
awhile, which wouldn’t be the case,
wasn’t confident that we‘ll find the gal in the moral
.ing. I'll emu go further than that,“de Stump,

owsfever. if I ‘

 

thrustin his him into the boat and drawing forth
the brea er of hard bread and the’chunk of salt
meat, which he had carefully wrapped in a piece of
canvas. “I’ll even go further and acknowledge
that I am hopeful enough to feel hungry, and’to
believe that you‘ll help me eat some of our allow-
anceJ’

Nothwithstanding his boast, however, which in
reality was but a men to cheer the droo _ ing spirits
of his companion, the shipkeeper, whi e, bringing
his teeth together with a clicking sound, and smack-
in his lips as though he were enjoying his meal

h a keen relish, scarcely tasted a morsel. But a
half-smothered sigh escaped him when be perceived
that his well-meant trick failed to produce the in-
tended effect; for Marlins would not artake of the
food.”“ Some other time,” said he, “ 'm not hungry
now.

And Stump rolled up the provision again and

. dropped it into the boat,‘ muttering rapidly to him-

self in an undertone:

“That’s the way with ‘em-—ay. ay, that's the way
with them lovers the world over. They live on
moonlight when they’re to ether and on grief when
they are separated, and t’s ony when they find
themselves a—d for the want of nourishment,
that they pitch into the provisions.“

In order, however, to carry out the dece tion he
had commenced the shipkeeger now craw ed into
the boat, remarking that he s ould try a little nap
after his meal. /

Accordingly, he soon began to snore; but the
noises that emanated from his nostrils. were so loud
and peculiar-401' in his anxiety to perform his art
well, he went far beyond the limits prescri by
nature—that Marlins, notwithstanding his anguish,
could not fail to penetrate the ruse.

Not dreaming that such was the case, however.
Stum continued to snore, while thoughts some-
thing 'ke the following assed through his mind:

“Ay, ay—I never trie to deceive an body before
—twist meif Idid. But it's in a goo cause-that
it is—and there‘s no use for ‘me to ’flinch now.
Here’s this 1‘ lad a-worrying out his life about
this gal, an ' I am tortured about it too. thou b not
cxac ly in the same way. But he must be c cored
u ay, that he must; and if snoring can do it—why
i that can do it, there’s nothing more aim is."

A peculiar noise, like that which mi ht ave been
made by the rubbing of some person’s ands against
the outside surface of that portion 'of the tarred
roof opposite to thggosition occupied by the her.
pooner, turned the actions of the shipkeeper into
another channel. His nose became silent, and rais-
ing himselfupon his elbow, he listened eagerly
wondering who the author of the disturbance cou d

The scratc continued, and just as the.‘ship-
keeper was on t 6 point 'of calling the attention of
his chum to it, the edge of the tarred cloth, resting
upon the nwale, was pushed up, and Stump be-
held a pair of fierce looking eyes gleaming upon
him through the loom. ,

He drew ck back: at the same time giving
vent to a pro on whistle of astonishment.

|“ Who is that? ’ he yelled at length, in a voice so
shrill and startlin that Madine sprung to his feet.
" Ay blast you, w o are you? Not the devil. surely,
for that creatur’ never comes to disturb honest
men! Speak! you infernal ghoul-eyed thing—speak
and tell me who or what you be!" '

But before the sailor had concluded. the mysteri-
ousorbs disappeared, like two sparks _of fire that are
suddenly uenched.

" What 3 the matter, Stump?” in uired Harry."

thrntstinghis head into the boat at he same mo-
men . ‘ - '

His friend’s explanation was short but graphic.

“ Perhaps your imagination deceived you,” said
the oun man.

“ ma tion! As true as my name is Stump, I
haven’t a bit of that article in me. The Stum
have all been matter-offset, from generation
generation!” - 5

Harry then Jimfoscd that an immediate search
should be ma 6 or the m sterious creature, and
followed by Stump who h pm'vided himself with
a harpoon and the boat hatchet, he moved quickly
forward. They had not gone far when they heard

a low growl, which seemed to proceed from some

one of the masses of ice direct] ahead of them.
They were also enabled to dis n sh a

leamin egives bent fiercelyupon t em, an which
gtum ared were the same he had, seen peering
into t e boat.

“Quick—the harpoon!” whispered Marline, as a
dark form rapidly approaching them, now became
visible—“ it’s a bear! ,

The iron was soon in the young man’s hand, and
lifti it he darted it into t e creature’s side. The

bear, owever, came on, his head, snapping
his teeth and uttering ferocious owls; and before
Marlins had quite recovered in balance upon the

slippery surface of the ice, the beast was so close to
him that he 'could feel its breath in his face; for the
animal had by this time raised itself upon its hind-
legs and drawn back its fore-paws preparatory to
plunging its claws into the shoulders of the young
man.

Stump, however, now rushed forward and buried
the sharp edge of the boat hatchet deep in the ani-
mal‘s neck, when, with a snarl of agony and rage,
bruin tinned n his new adversary. Retreating
backward, the continued to deal blow after
blow u n the boat’s neck, until the hatchet was
knock from his graspbya stroke from the paw
of his oppouent. g 
, Stum all at the same moment, famng u on
his bac a the next instant- the bear, which
paused or a few seconds, seemingly for the purpose

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fir.

of twisting its half- severed head into its natural
osition, was about to throw itself upon the ros-
.rate man, when arline plunged his sheath- nife
in? the creatui‘le‘s stomluch, drtliswing the edge—
orwegian as ion "—a on its e , and ri
open the flesh.  uy ppmg

The blood of the already weakened animal poured
forth in a erfect torrent, and with a faint growl of
defiance, t e bear fell expiring upon the ice.

“ Ay, ay," said Stump, as he regained his feet and
Froceeded to smooth his ruffled igtail, l‘ he’s adead
ubber, sure enough. I’ve hear stories before now
about them creatur‘s up this way. not showing
much fight, but twist me if I don‘t think this one is
an exception, although he isn’t much taller than a
gfinémon-Sized Newfoundland dog, and very lean at

a . ‘

‘fThe animal was half-starved, as on can per-
ceive by its appearance," replied arline, “and
that accotmts _or its ferocity. As a general thing
a hear of this kind will run before an armed man.”

“ Ay. ay. this creatur‘ hasn‘t had anything to eat
for a long time, I‘ll be bound, having 0t adrift,
somehow. on the ice. It’s a brown bear, think, al-
though it‘s so dark that it’s hard to make out the
color. My eyes! I never yet liked to meet an enemy
in the darkl“ ,

Mailinc did not reply; but with a pale and agitated
countenance stood loo 'ng down upon the dead body
at his feet. ' ‘

"Hasn’t it occurred to you Stump." he said at
length, "that this animal may have been the cause
of the, disappearance of—”

"Sure enough!" interrupted the shipke er, start-
ing. "and singular it is that the idea didn I: get into
my head before. Depend upon it, that creatur’ is
at the bottom of the whole thing. But God help
her!" he suddenly added, shuddering, “ it can't be
that—that—” ‘ "

" I understand what on would say," broke forth
from the harpoouer; ' but you may set your mind
at ease upon that score. Alice has not been de-
voured by the bear, for if she had been the animal
would not have attacked us so soon afterward.”

" Ay, a I!” cried Stump, brightenin up, “I didn’t
think of t at. It’s as you say—the or didn’t eat
the poor gal. I on lit to have known. it b his being
so lean.‘for be con dn’t 0‘ swallowed such a lump
lass as she is without showin it. No—no. S e saw
the ravenous creatur’ and s ‘e’s gone and hid her-
self somewhere and is afraid to come out. We’ll
find her in the morning, lad, do end upon it.”

The two men made their way k to the block of
ice upon which the ark was situated, where they
remained. sleepless and watchful until the gray dawn
began to creep into the mist. T en they moved off
they had not gone far
when Stump suddenly uttered’ a loud cry, while his
eyes—fixed upon some particular point—gleamed
with a peculiar e ressicn. , '

" What is it? at do on see?” cried Marlins.

"it’s gone now!"‘crie Stump: “it‘s gonc,'sure‘
enough: and more's the wonder. It‘s amiracle—a
parfect miracle.- for my eyes didn’t deceive me; I‘m
sure of that !" ‘ .

" For God’s sake. tell me: what was it?"

"It was that little golden harpoon—the gift that
the ca tain ave to llhiisslfilice!"

‘ Wigs . ow?—t e ,a at? You must b v
been deceived. W’here didwu see it?” a g

“ Where that lump of ice ri ‘ht ahead of us'rlses
up. The harpoon was on to o it. 'I saw’the shine
o the gold— ’m sure of‘it But it was only for a
moment, for the thing disappeared all of a sudden-
faded away from my sight. ’

" Im sible! Have your senses left you, Stump?"

" No a bit of it, led. I saw the harpoon aSplamly,
as l'see you !” ' ' '

“ Areyou positive upon—" , .

“ Aykay: ready to swear to it,” interrupted the
other,’ resorting to his Pigtail; -

The harpooner darte< to the rojection of ice to
which the shipkecper had a uded, and eagerly
scanned every nook and crevice around it, for the
idea had occurred to him that the‘harpoon, owing to

some imlperce tible motion of the berg, might have

been di odge from its position.

'- But the golden bauble was not found.

r “ It’s perfectly wonderful!" cried Stump.
was the harpoon, right plum and lain, a minute
ago. and now it’s one. We well hem that says
thel days of mir es is past mustbe infernal liars,

an —o- .

He paused, sudden] , and, fairly trembling with

excitement, touched t e arm of his companion. y

“There—there it is lad, a sin! sure enough.
There where that sum -mass 0 ice sticks out like a
knot from the side of the berg, right ahead of us 1"

“I see it!” cried‘ Hang dartin forward and, in
a few moments, he won] have se , it, had not the
little bauble suddenly and mysteriously disappeared
from his view!

He careful] scanned the projecting mass of ice,
but he saw no hing to explain the singular phenome-
non that bad juSt occurred. ‘ .

“It’s a queer bit of gold—my eyes, if it isn’t!"l
cried Stump, “ to run away from its friends in that
style. seeing that it isn’t through ‘miserliness that we
are after t. There’s a miracle about it, sure

“ Here

- enough i” -

.As the shipkceper cencluded, he chanced to direct
his eyes toward a hole in that part of the ice near
his feet, and he then beheld two little'twinklin orbs

. looking up‘at him from the cavity. H started ck,

with a cry'of 3 rise,
condemned himse
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but, the max moment. be
for this imnecessary display of

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looking n (at me from his hole!” he exclaimed. as
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He stamped u n theice, impatientl , as he spoke,
and. probably ruled. by the noise t us made, the
seal crawled from the cavity. and dove into a narrow
channel of water that extended alonr the base of
the berg: but, before‘ it had accomplis ed this feat,
the two men, to their surprise and unbounded joy,
had caught sight of the golden harpoon, which was
suspended to the neck of the li tlo creature by

. means of a strip of blue ribbon!

‘ Ay. a ; I told you so," exclaimed Stump, glee-
fully rub ing his hands. “The gal is still alive; for
who but herself Could have tied that bit of gold to
the neck of the seal?”

"Certainly!" responded Marline, with gleaming
eves; ‘ and, without doubt, we can find the where-
abouts of Alice b cluscly tracking this creature
which will robab ygo to the point from which it
first starter. It has bot-n hurt bya. blow from a
boat-hook, or some other implement. I know that
by the wa it moved.“

“And t at‘s why it takes to the water," replied
his com union; “for the crontur’ knows that salts
is good or its wound, and it‘s'onl by cruising along
the edge of the channel that we’l sight it again."

Accordingly, the two men, with their gaze still
resting upon the narrow Stilgiof water. DPOCOC'lt‘d
along its icy shore. They . not gone far when
they saw the seal lying motionless upon a. small
berg, a few feet ahead of them.

But it moved slowly away as they advanced—so
slowly, in fact, that they‘ were obliged to slacken
their ace‘ in order not to alarm the timid animal.
Occas onall , it would vanish. by moving under
some over unging mass of. ice; but, the next
moment, their eyes would again catch the gleam of
the golden harpoon, as its bearer emerged to their
view. In this manner they followed it for a full
half-hour, at the end of which time the creature
glided toward a hole, near the base of a berg—one
which, as it was near the eastern edge of the doc,
had not hitherto been encountered by the men
during their search. ' ‘ ' ‘ '

“Ay, ayl" cried Stump, “there it goes, sure
enough, into the hole, and—and—my eyesll1 he sud-
denl interrupted, “ it’s only got half-way in, after
all, or the p’int of the hat-goon has Caught in a
crevice, and lows the little in her fast.”_-

He darted forward, as he concluded, seized the
struggling animal, and disengaging the baublc
from its neck, passed it to Marline. At the same
moment, a musical voice was heard, to emerge
from beneath the thick ice-walls of the berg:

r “ Is that you, my friend? Heaven be praisedl”
Both men uttered a simultaneous shout of joy.
“It is she—it is Alice!" cried Marline bounding

forward. “Thank God! she is found at last!”

“ y, ayl” retorted the shipkeeper, clapping his
hands, and. dancing around the frozen mass, like
a, wild islander, “ I felt (pretty. sartain that, blessed
little creatur’ would lea us t 9 right way! We are
here,.Miss Alice—both of us!” he added, raising his
voice; “ so kce up a good heart, till' we get you
out, which wc‘l do in the tyingff a square knot!“

In factlflarry had alread e‘gun to ascend one
of the sides of the crystal pixie and soon afterward,
as the be: was not v) sh. he had gained the
summit. ere he foun an aperture, which was
barely large enough to admit a human body. and
which led into one of those small curiously-formed
cells which are found among the many crystal
won rs fashioned by Nature‘s hand.‘ ..

And, in this narrow chamber, the Sld0§ of wine
weretoo smoo to enable. her to chm them,
stood the niece 0 Ca tain Howard, iookin upuat
her lover, as he pee 'tllr the opening, w 'ch
was not more than five feet a ove her head. .

By means of the “ ratlin-cords," in Stump’s pos-
session, the oung girl was soon extricate from
her uncom orta 10 quarters. hen; tin or the
natural. impulse of the moment. Marlins clasped
herto his breast, while she, with a lad but faint
cry, illowed her weary head upon h s bosom.

‘ own Alice, found at last!" ,

“iHagryL—dear 11an Thank Heaven! we meet
ago. 11! ‘ ' - .

“ Ay, ay!" cried Stump. " so you do; and it does
my heart good to see it. ll; was that pretty idee‘ of

ours—that of fastening the harpoou to t 0 seal»-

hnt brought it all about. But I think we'd better
get back to your ‘ hotel," as soon as we can, seeing

“you'll be more .comfo bio there than, you are

here. The fog,“ he adde glancin around him.

" will soon clear before the northerly breeze, which

has been fresh'ning Since midnight;' and, if I; n’t

mistaken. we'll see some of the boats when t

he pens." ' '.

coordin ly, the little part}: moved off in the
direction 0 the ark, and, as t cy proceeded, Alice»
explained to her two friends the cause of her disap-
pearance. Seen after Stump had quitted her to
search for Marline, she heard a, low growl, at no
great distance from the t she occupied, and, at
the some moment. she EjlEgbeld a ferocimis-lookin

bear moving toward her. “ Obe ng the impulse o

the moment, she turned and ed the animal pur-

suing her, and it was not until found herself
near the eastern edge of the flea. that she ventured
to look behind her. Then. to her horror and dis-

. may, she perceiVed that the savage beast was with-

in a few feetof her. There was, hawevpr, within
reach of her hand, a curious] ~sha iceberg, and
the thought now occurred to er" t at, if she could
gain its summit, the bear would not be able to gfol-
low her- thesli ry ascent. A . ,mg
the stream and ac 'vity of desperation she scaled,
the glit ‘ ' mass, in the top of Whlc she found
the opening {ready alluded to, and through whic
by an unguanded movement, she ‘wa precipitated

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savage growls of m 8 rom her pu’rsuer without, as
the beast, with ra it but clumsy movements, vainly
endeavored to camber the slippery Sides of the
berg; and, final] r, the sound of the retreating
footsteps of the ufilcd animal saluted her ears.
Not 1011 afterward she distinguished the far-off
voiceso Stump and Marlinc, who by this time had
commenced to search for her. She responded as
loudly as she could, but the thickness of the co-
walls prevented her Voice from reaching the two
sailors—a fact of which she was convinced by the
rccedin of tho shouts. They became fainter every
momen , and, with a weary sigh, she had crouched
in a corner of her cell, when her glance alightch
upon the form of a soul, as it emerged from a small
holeo posite to her. Then the happy thought of
fasten ng the olden harpoon to the creature‘s neck
flashed upon or mind. Her friends, she thought,
would certainly see the little traveler, during its
wanderings about the floe, and would finally track
the animal to its retreat, to which, rompted by
instinct, it would probably return Before ,many
hours. Be this as it might, owcvcr, the novelty of
the idea pleased her and so, creeping cautiously
toward the seal, whic , owing to the wound it had
received, was not very active, she finally succeeded
it grasping it and in securing the olden baublc to
its nee: by the strip of blue ri bon which was
taken from her hair. Then she released the little
prisoner, and was pleased to see it crawl away from
icr and disappear through its hole. The reader
knows the rest. ‘

By the time the young girl concluded hersto ,
the to had cleared sui‘fl ciently to enable the p
to see or nearly half a league across the watery ex-
panse stretching away to the south.

The faint booming of a gun was now heard in
that direction, and it was followed byajoyful ex-
clamation from Stump.~ With a loud cheer he
tossed his sou’wester into the air.. ‘ I *

“ That gun is from the ship!" he exclaimed. “ it's
that lubberly slx-pounder' that she carries, forward.
I can’t mistake the sound.“ ', . 1

He was right' but an hour ela .sed befdre'endugh
of the fo had lifted to enable he spectator to see
the vessc , which Was nearly a ‘ league to the south-
’ard, heading directly for the tide. The shipkeeper
Seized an oar, and fastening a. ‘piece of canvas to it,
waved it about his head. Ere long the signal was
answered by that of the Montpelier, which was
“ run up ” to the truck, and when the vesselhad a ' -
preached within 'a mile of the flee h‘er maintopsal
was “backed”; then a. boat was owered. .It soon
struck the ice and Alice was received in her uncle‘s
arms' while Mr. Briggs advanced and shook hands
with his ha. oner, ' ' .

Explanations followed, and while; the c thin’s
niece was relating her story to her uncle Mr. riggs

roceeded to ve Marlins an account 0 the adven-
ures of himse and his companions after they had
parted from the youngmenon thefloe. ‘ , a

“It was not until we had wandc (1 about for
some time,“ said he, “ that we succee ed in sighting
one of the,bpatsa—t,hat of the second'matc. -' We
shouted to him; he picked us \1p,‘and I thentold
him that I left you alone upon the ice to take c '
of my stove boat, andthat we must contrive
work his craft to than” ot where you wereflso that
we could ick you 3.- ‘this time, hows‘evet the
blocks an borgs h become so closely janmel! b-
gether, that none of us could so

oing to do what I proposed. nor declared
'hat the boat would certain he knocked‘to pieces
before wevgot to you, if we ed to force her‘bhrou h
them bergs. But, as! insisted, the second me. 8
gave in,- and we went to work. But bless your
eyes you might as Well have tried “to push the
craft through arock as to force her through them
tightly-squeezin lumps of ice! ‘I-Still; We -
ged and strain usin ours and adios, and some—
times jumping out o the boat lighten horrend,
at last, after we had worked for about threé‘hom‘s.
a-sounding our horn all the time; andnftor we‘d got
so far among the bergs thatwe d ’t thi we
could ever get out again, and all wit out see 3 or
hearing anything of you, I came tothe conclusion
that my craft had {at sunk, and that on’dbecn
piclged up by one o the other boats; on so I add

0 oner, that we’d better be for get! but of
our t cklish quarters if he didn‘t want his 1: tot
8'91: stove." ' ' - l -' i

“A , ay,"here into sod smmp,~“nndit 0’s
sartm y a moral n that part of your story, see 3'?
it‘shows how ,culties always‘makesus rfec y
willing to believe that it’s best to do w at we’re
most nclined to do, a-ieaving our duty entirely out,
of the consideration." . , ’ 

As the shipkee r was a sort of privil ed charac-
ter, the mate too no notice of his remar be and a
slight frown. - Then again turning to Marl ne,‘ he
“Elli”? 1 if tl to t

00 “8 9:5 0113. no 098913 8‘8 out of the
ice than to get in,,but, we got clear at last, and Sp on-
er had just given orders to the men to take to t eir
oars—~for he intended to make for the shore—when
suddenlywe heard, ahead of us, a sound like the
rushl of a ship through the water. The crew
were t en. made to stepap‘rulling, and we were a-slt-
ting with our oars ape , when, my eyosl What
should come looming out of the to ,andmaking
straifiht for «us. but the Montpelier itse l" _ .

An Briggs then went on to describe those inci-
drr semis armrmrs “Wk
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._a,nd, lastly the loss of the twig) gusts; allot w iph
areal familiarto thereader. ' ‘ ‘ _

“All t at we could do after the lossof our beats,“

how welwero' I-

which, as you know,

continued the narrator “was tomait fora .
‘, 13.915!

dn’t spring up until md-

ni ht Then we headed for ilu- line, as you can per
cc ve, and were fortunate enough. soon afterward.
to pick up the third mate, whOse boat it is you see
alongside of us. You know the rest, lads. and so
that ends the std .“ - ‘

We have but lltt c more to add.

The whole sBarty retule to the Montpelier, in
which, after e had partnkcn of refreshments, and
cnjo ed the luxury of slcc , Alice recovered her

out ful spirits, together m h the bloom tl at had.
n ameasure, been banished by thehardships she
had suffered. ‘

A Week from that time the vessel left the sea of
Ochotsk, homeward bound. She arrived at her
destined port in a few months, and the trial of all
the mutineers—with the cxce tion of the Portuguese
steward (who shortly after is desertion from the
Montpelier had been picked u by the Whaler
(‘omus, only to be lost overboar shortly afterwar
during 'a eavy ' gale of wind)—was then com-
menced. » . ~

Tom Dark and Driko were sentenced to be hung;
the rest to be imprisoned for life. - . ‘

Alice Howard and Harry Marline were married
before a select party of friends—amon
Stump, with his pigtall beautifully oils for the oc-
casion—at the house of the" bride‘s uncle.‘~ They
are now living, contented and naps , in a pleasant
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3 The Lion of the Sea. By Col. Delle Sara.
4 Deadumod Dick’s Device. B Wheeler.
5 Old Rube, THE HUNTER. Capt. 1. Holmes.
6 Old Frosty. THE GUIDE. By '1‘. C. Hm‘baugh.
l7 One-Eyed Sim. By James L. Bowen.
8 During Davy’i By Harry St. George.
9 Deadwood [OK as Detective. By
Edward L. theI-ler.
0 The Black Steed of the Prairies. A
Thrilling Story of Texan Adventure. By Bowen.
1 The Sea-Devil. By Col. P. Ingraham.
.0, The Iliad Hunter; By Burton Saxe.
3 J aek Hoyle, THE YOI'NG SrECUI.ATOR; or,
THE ROAD To FORTUNE. By Ed. L. Wheeler.
The Black Schooner. Roger Starbuck.
I The Mad liliner. By G. Waldo Browne.
The Hussar (‘a itain. Col. P. lngraham.
Gilt-Edged Die . By E. L. Wheeler.
“'ill Sorners. THE BOY DETECTIVE. Morris.
lilustang Sam. By Jos. E. Badger, Jr.
The Branded Hand. ByFrank Dumont.
Cinnamon Chip. By Fdward L. Wheeler.
Phil Hardy, TIIE Boss BOY. By C. Morris.
3 Kiowa Charley. By T. C. Harbaugh.
24 Tippy, THE TEXAN. By George Gleason.
25 Bonanza Bill, MINER. By Ed. L. Wheeler.
26 Pica 'une Pete. By Charles Morris.
27 Wil -Fire, Boss or THE ROAD. B I Dumont.
28 The Young Privateer. By E. avendish.
29 Deadwoo Dick’s Double. By Wheeler.
30 Detective Dick. By Charles Morris.
31 The Golden Hand. By Geo. W. Browne.
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2 The Hunted Hunter. By Ed. 8. Ellis.
3 Boss Bob, THE KING or THE BOOTDLACHs:
or, THE PAWNBROKER‘S PLOT. Ed. L. Wheeler.
4 Sure Shot Seth. By 011 Coomes.
5 (‘a tain Paul, THE KENTUCKY MOONSHINER;
or HE BOY SPY or THE MOUNTAINS. Clark.
6 Night-Ha\vk Kit. By Jos. E. B ger, Jr.
37 The Hel iless Hand. Capt. Mayne Reid.
38 Blonde ill; or, DEADWOOD DICK‘S HOME
BASE. B Edwer L. Wheeler.
39 Judge yneh, Jr. B T. C. Harbaugh.
Blue Blazes. BV Fran Dumont.
Solid Sam, THE OY ROAD-AGENT; or, THE
BRANDED Bnows. By Edward L Wheeler.
Handsome Harr '. By Charles Morris.
Sear-Face Saul. V 011 Coomes.
Dainty La nee, THE BOY SPORT. By Badger.
(‘apta n Ferret. By Edward L. Wheeler.
Silver Star, THE BOY 'NIGHT. By Gnomes
“fill \Yildfire, THE THOROUGHBRED; or,
THE WINNING HAND. By Charles Morris,
Sharp Sam. By J. Alexanderl’atten.
A Game of Gold. By Ed. L. Wheeler,
Lance and Lasso. By Capt. F.Whittaker,
l Panther Paul, THE PRAIRIE PIRATE: or.
DAINTY LANCE To THE RESCUE. J. E. Badger.
2 Black Bess, WILL WILDFIRE‘E RACEIu'or,
WINNING AGAINST ODDS. By Charles Morris.
3 Eagle Kit, THE BOY DEMON. Bv Oll Coomes.
4 The S‘vord Hunters. By .Whittaker.
~ 5 Gold Trigger THE SPORT. T. C. Ilarbaugh.
6 Deadwoo flick of Deadwood: or,
THE PICKED PARTY. By Edward L. Wheeler.
7 Mike Merry, THE ARBOR POLICE BOY;or,
THE NIGHT-HAWKS or PHILADELPHIA. Morris.
Frank of Colorado. Buffalo Bill.
5 ost Captain. By Whittaker.
60 The Black Giant. Eij. E. Badger, Jr.
61 New York Nell. By .L. Wheeler.
62 “ii” Wildfire in the Woods.
63 Little Texas. By OllCOomes.
64 Dandy Rock’s Pledge. B G.W. Browne.
65 Bill Baggage. B Char es Morris.
66 Hie y Harry St. George.
67 Asa Scott, THE TEAEDOAT BOY. By Willett.
28 Deadly Dash. BV Jos. E. Badger, Jr.
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9 Tornado Tom. By T. C. Harbaugh.

0 A Trum ) Card. y Charles Morris.

an. By Frank Dumont.

By Harry St. George.
1 73 Dandy Rock’s Rival. By G.W. Browne.
1 74 Bob Beckett, THE BOY DODGER. By Morris.
1 7 5 Captain Arizona. By Philip S.Warne.
176 The Boy Runaway. By Lieut. Perry.
1 77 Nobby Nick of Nevada. E. L. Wheeler.
178 Old Solitary. By 011 Coomes. .

179 Bob Roekett, THE BANK RUNNER. Morris.
1 80 The Sea Trailer. By Lient. H. D. Perry.

181 “'ild Frank, THE BIICRSRIN BRAVO; or,
LADY LILY‘S LOVE. By Edward L. Wheeler.

1 82 Little Hurricane. By 011 Coomes.
l 83 The Hidden Hand. By Chas. Morris.
184 The Boy Trailers. By Badger, Jr.

185 Evil Eye, KING OF CATTLE TIIIEVES: or. THE
VULTUREs or THE RIO GRANDE. By F. Dumont.

186 Cool Desmond. By Col. Delle Sara.

1 87 Fred Ilalyard. By Charles Morris.

188 Ned Temple, THE BORDER BOY. Harbaugh.
1 89 Bob Roekett, THE CRACKSMAN. By Morris.
190 D' ndy Darke. By Wm. R. Eyster.

191 Bu 'aio Billy. By Capt. Taylor, U. S. A.
192 Captain Kit. By Lieut. H. D. Perry,U.S.N.

193 Captain Mask. By Philip S. Warne.

194 Bufl'alo Bill’s Bet. By Captain Taylor.
195 Deadwood Dick‘s Dream. By Wheeler.
196 Shadou'ed. By C] 'u‘les Morris.

1 97 Little Grit, THE WILD RIDER. By Ingraham.
198 Arkansaw, THE MAN WITH THE KNIFE

By T. C. Harbaugh.

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Featherweight. By Edward Willett.
The Boy Bedouins. By Whittaker.
The Black Hills Jezebel. By Wheeler.
Prospect Pete. By Oil Coomcs.

The Boy Pards. By Jos. E. Badger. Jr.
Geld Plume, THE BOY BANDIT. Ingraham.
Dcadtvood Dick’s Doom. By Wheeler,
Dark Paul, THE TIGER KING. By C. Morri;
Navajo Nick. By T. C. Harbaugh.

The Boy Hercules. By Oll Coomes.
Fritz, THE BOUND-BOY DETECTIVE. Wheeler.
Faro Frank of High Pine. By Eyster.
Crooked Cale. By Jos. E. Badger, Jr.

Dashing Dave, THE. DANDY DETECTIVE.
By Charles Morris.

Fritz to the Front. By E. L. Wheeler.

\Volfgang THE ROREER or THE RHINE.
By Captain F’rederick Whittaker.

215 Cadltilill Bullet, THE RAIDF". KING. By
T. .Harbaugh.

Bison Bill, THE PRINCE or THE REINs.

By Col. Prentiss Ingraham.

217 Captain Crack-Shot. By E. L. Wheeler

218 Tiger Tom, THE TEXAN TERROR. By 01)
Coomes.

219 Despard, the Duelist. By P. S. Warne.

220 Tom Tanner, SCALAWAG AND SCAPEGRACE.
By Charles Morris.

221 Sugar Coated Sam. By E. L. Wheeler.
222 Grit, the Bravo Sport. By Ingraham.

223 Ozark Alf KING or THE MOUNTAIN. By
Edward Wille t.

224 Dashing Dick; or, TRArrER Tom’s CASTLE.
By 011 Coomes.

225 Sam Charcoal. By Charles Morris.

226 Snoozer, THE BOY SHARP. By E. L.Wheeler.

227 Dusky Darrell. TRAPPER. By E. Emerson.

228 Little Wildfire. By OllCo‘omes.

229 Crimson Kate, THE GIRL TRAILER. By
Col. Prentiss Ingraham.

230 The Yankee Rajah. By C. D. Clark.

231 Plucky Phil, or THE MOUNTAIN TRAIL. By
T. C. Harbaugh.

232 Gold-Dust Dick. By E. L. Wheeler.

233 Joe Buck, ofAn els AND HIS BOY PARD
PAUL POWDERHORN. y Albert W. Aiken.

284 Old Rocky’s “ Boyees;” or, BENITO,
THE YOUNG HORSE-BREAKER. By Buckskin Sam.

235 Shado‘v Sam, THE MESSENGER BOY; or,
TURNING THE TABLES. By Charles Morris.

236 Apollo Bill, THE TRAIL TORNADO. By Ed-
ward L. Wheeler.

237 Lone Star, the Cowboy Captain ° or,
THE MYSTERIOUS RANOHERO. By P. Ingra am.

238 The Parson Detective. ByOll Coomes.

239 The Gold-seeker Guide: or THE LOST
MOUNTAIN. By Captain Mayne Rel .

240 Cyclone Kit. By Edward L. Wheeler.

241 Bill Bravo and His Bear Pards.
By T. C. Harbaugh.

242 The Two ‘ Bloods’. By Charles Morris.

243 The Disguised Guide. By Oll Coomes.

244 Sierra Sam, THE FRONTIER FERRET. By
Edward L. Wheeler.

245 Merle, the Middy. By Col. Ringraham.

246 Giant George. By Buckskin Sam.

247 Old Grizzly and His Pets. By Captain
“ Bruin ” Adams.
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Sierra Sam’s Secret. By E. L. Wheeler.
249 Milo Rorner. By Capt. Fred. Whittaker.
250 Midshipman Mutineer. By Ingraham.
251 Light-house Lige. By J. F. C. Adams.
252 Dick Dashawayig or, A DAKOTA BOY IN
CHICAGO. By Chas. orris.
Sierra Sarn’s Pard. By E. L. Wheeler.
The Half Blood; or. THE PANTHER or
THE PLAINS. By Edward S. EllIs.
Ca itain Apollo, THE KING-PIN or BOWIE;
or LASH o‘ LIGHTNING'S FEUD. By T. C.
Harbaugh.
Young Kentuek; or, THE RED LAsso.
By Captain Mark WIlton.
The Lost Hunters; or, THE UNDER-
GROUND CAMP. By Captain J. F. 0. Adams.
258 Sierra Saln’s Seven; or, THE STOLEN
BRIDE. By Edward L. Wheeler.
259 The Golden Harpoon; or, LOST AHONG
THE Es. By Roger Starbuck.
‘2 60 Dare-Devil Dan, THE YOUNG PRAIRIE
RANGER. By 011 Coomes.
261 Fergus Fearnaught, THE NEW YORK
BOY. By George L. Aiken. Ready July 25th.
A new lame every week.

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