The beach and coveshowed plainly enough, but out,
beyond them, the dimness increasedwith every rod.
He crawled from the bed,and, going into the mess
room, took down the receiver. Gammons fears of violence and insane obstinacy had not
beenjustified.
And I dont callate theres much thematter with that
schooner.
And Peleg wouldlook out for them, if he was at
home.
But say, Cal, you aintmarried; you can do what you
want to. Your ideas of honor and loyalty dont seem to be mine at all,
Mr.
TheWashington authorities had not deemed it
necessary to make furtherinvestigation.
Well,seems he began to act funny last evenin when
it commenced tobreeze on and rain.
Youre sick now,and if you go off yonder youll be
dead. And you consider that you have been loyal to me? He hadno idea of staying on
at Setuckit as captain. He had tried to do right,had meant to be honest and
fair.
The panes ofthat window were streaming with water.
Work, hard work, was his only cure and he tried tofind it.
Just why Seleucus was chosennobody seemed to
know.
Taking the Ryder cottage was the alternativeand
that she had done.
There was nothing to the west, or southwest, sofar
as he could see.
A catboat she looked to be, and aground on the edge
of theflat. If there was ever any doubt about the mans being crazy, declaredKellogg,
there isnt any now. YouveGOT to promise me youll tell everybody that; do you
hear?
Oh, why did this idiot persist in opposing his
everysuggestion?
TheOrham Station was, perhaps, a little nearer, but
it, also, was toofar. If he did not spare them he certainly spared himself less.
Elsie May says he dont give no trouble at all, night or day, solongs the weathers
good.
He was tired, actually so tired that he believed
hecould sleep a little.
It fell into the water, but he did notheed
that.
Just beforeshe closed the door she glanced up at
the tower. No, you aint goin to getup; youre goin to be sensible and stay right
where you be. He wasdressed in oilskins, and the strap of a black souwester
wasbuttoned beneath his chin. Probablytheres somebody sick aboard, or the skippers
lost his bearins orsomethin. Calvins explanation was as brief as it could possibly
be. He wouldremain another week, possibly two, but no longer.
I callate twould bounce fust rate; shes tough
enoughto bounce, I bet ye. Seems to callate he must order out the lifeboat,and go to
save somethin or somebody.
You look half crazy,yourself, I declare if you
dont. He made no objection; his eyes were closed and hedid not speak. You sort of
expect him to setup on his hind legs and say bow wow for a bone, or
somethin.
Probablytheres somebody sick aboard, or the
skippers lost his bearins orsomethin. There was nothing to the west, or southwest,
sofar as he could see.