The Nerve of Foley, and Other Railroad Stories

s or make his way for'ard? The San Martin, losing steerage way, was roll

ing taken necessary precautions against an explosion of the boilers, hastened to follow their exa

way he made his way aft, where he met Mr. McKay, who, assisted by Andy, was about to go on deck. Terence, looking a picture of

ully. "Give me a hand with the govern

ue and the mulatto when they encountered Captain Perez and the first mate. Both were in a state bordering on frenzy, the captain rolling his eyes and c

ficers had dese

aw Ellerton saw his

tting the example by throwing hi

st; he seemed incapa

tice. "Make this chap come with us to the bridge.

s the heaving deck, up the swaying monk

wind was going down slightly, but, veering to the nor'ard, was causing a horrible jumble of

ouring from her storm-washed decks; yet Ellerton realised that she possessed a considerable am

hat his officers had fled and that the vessel ca

asing were about twelve of the crew, i

s chum, "to order those men to set the st

captain, gaining a faint suspicion of

. Unharmed, they succeeded in gaining the fo'c'sle, and in less

o longer rolling, pounded sluggi

ng any canvas aft; he was con

room-whether there is any danger of run

t the q

here is plent

he kept the waves well on the quarter. When the hurricane was over they could

below," continued the apprentice. "And y

ling himself for a long trick at the helm, Ellert

ing from an unbroken mass of scudding, deep blue clouds. The rain b

of joining Ellerton on the bridge, and assist

dge a life-line had been rigged to give the protect

is wounded limb proved unequal to the strain, and falling heavily upon the main rope his weight broke the lashi

sked Andy

father, manfully suppressin

to the saloon, and the ship's surgeon, who had been routed ou

had neither observed nor heard the noise of the accident, and great was h

emarked. "No doubt that yellow-skinned

general appearance showed a change for the better in his moral and physical condition. Yet, without a word of th

bit civil over the bus

tion pretty acutely. I only hope he won't

checking any tendency to broach-to. The wind had increased to almost its former violence on t

vered from his bout of sea-sickness, began to take a new interest in life. Quexo, however, still

river that tastes of salt," said Terence, quoting the Nicaragu

ndy. "Yesterday you hadn't the p

dered the fore and aft canvas to be set. The engine-room staff also began to take steps to attempt the temp

ain for an opportunity of "shooting the sun." Where the ship was, no one on board knew, th

e in a patch of purple sky, showing that fine weather might be expected from t

imed Andy, for throughout the gale t

the middle watch (2 a.m.) a sudden crash roused the sleeper