The Island Bride — page 75: what you’re looking at

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\* BOAT AND COMPASS _—«T 79 Daylight was creeping up the eastern sky when the captain came on deck. Seeing the parson seated on the main hatch, he ordered him to go “aloft and loosen the main royal. 3 “T know nothing of loosening sails,” answered Trust, “ and besides I never went aloft in my life.” “Why, blast ye!” cried Bunt, turning red in the face, “do you disobey me ?” | “J am not under your orders,” replied the parson. “I know nothing of sailor work. I desire a cabin passage, for which I can pay you when the vessel arrives at New York.” “None of that!” exclaimed punt, fiercely, “ none of that. I ain’t to be taken in by any sich— “TT perceive that you doubt my ici interrupted Trust, in a mild, but dignified tone of voice. “Such being the case, I shall return to the island, a you will be good enough to have my boat lowered for me.” “ Ay, ay, Ill willingly do that,” answered Bunt. “No man, unless it’s one of my own crew, shall ever say that I kept him aboard my vessel against his own will.” He turned to his first officer, and ordered him to lower the whale-boat. “Here!” cried Squint, takIng from his pocket a little com- pass, and putting it in the parson’s hand, “ here is something which will keep you from losin’ your way. We're out of sight of land, but you’ll see it in the course o’ six hours, by steering due east.” “Thanks, my friend, many thanks!” exclaimed the parson. “T hope I may at some future time be able to repay you for your kindness.” “Tt isn’t worth mentioning,” replied the dapper tar, “ buy you'll oblige me by giving my respects to Weldon and _ hia pretty lass of a wife.’ “And mine?!” cried Bolt, “and tell ’em both that they desarva to be happy, and that I shan’t forget to pray for ’em wherever I may happen to be cruising.” The parson promised to do so; then being informed that she boat was ready, he shook hands with the two men and bade them farewell. | Moving to the gangway, he was about to descend into the boat, when he was startled by n shriek proceeding from the _ COMME OO com