A Man to His Mate

strangling brine, pop-eyes appealing in awful fright as Sandy was washed away in the cascade. The halyards were held on the pin with a turn and twist

nowing instinctively the peril of the schooner

Back it, blast y

er expert. And it flashed over Rainey's mind that, like many sailors, the lad had boasted that he could not swim. His boots would pull him under as soon as the force of the waves

a mad mêlée for its head. Then a figure was literally hurled upon the slippery mass of the mammal, i

buoy himself, blinded by the flying scud and broken crests, Rainey felt himself upreared, swept impotently on and slammed against the slimy hulk, just close enough to Sa

med to be carrying him down as if he was a thing of lead, but Rainey would not relax his grip. He could not. He had cent

enses interpreted only as the end of things. Then his head came out into

n toward the rail by the mighty tugs of Lund, a weird sight to Rainey's smarting eyes as he caught sight of the giant, with red h

d Sandy's death clutch had twined itself into Rainey's oilskins, though the lad was

as inhauled, caught at by body and legs and deposited on the deck of the schooner, that almost instantly commenced to go about upon its fo

to win'ard! Ba-

and rushing off with ever-increasing speed. Lund bent over him, asking him with

you, matey? Did

like arm for support, got to his feet, winded, shaken,

he shoulder and holding him up as Rainey n

ing his ribs to bellows action, lifting his upper body in time t

" said Hansen. "Sw

r. Rainey! Wonderful!

known. Her red lips were apart, showing the clean shine of her teeth, above her glowing cheeks her

he has done well, yet instinctively seeks to disclaim honors, "any

sly as she glanced toward Carlsen at the wheel. Yet Carlsen, he fancied, had full excuse f

there was no mistaking the fact that she emphasized her voice with contempt

y brave of you, and I want to ask your pardon," she concluded, with the crimson of her

slim but strong fingers still sensible

, Mr. Carlsen?" he as

retended not to have heard the girl's in

a wrenched feeling in his side, a growing nausea and weakness, thanked him and took the advice. Half an hour later, save for a general soreness, he fe

he had ever exhibited. "They pumped it out of him, and got his own pu

nd again offered relief to Carlsen,

those seas, and that it was idle to send a valuable man after a lout who was as good as dead. If it hadn't be

irl would accept the amended statement if it was o

to Sandy. Lund had disappeared, but he found the g

he heard the other's tread. Then

most of it. If he wants to s

n sheepishly. He was half drunk with the st

iney," he finally stammered ou

nudged Raine

d now," he

le with an extra blanket for Sandy,

y," said Rainey. "Bette

ed off. The seaman touched his t

job you did, sir,"

ated under the swinging lamp which had been lit in the gloom of the gale,

xpressions that warmed Rainey's heart. He felt that he had won hi

am a bit with us, or take a han

he cook's domain into the main cabin. Tamada was at work, but turned a gleam of s

suggested Lund. "I wa

and proffered a dr

ing's offer up, an' mix in with them hunters. An' pump thet kid, Sandy. Pump him

you afraid of

rlsen. We'll be makin' Unalaska ter-morrer or the next day. Here's hopin' it's the next. An

. W

beginnin' to have a hunch what's wrong with him. Here's somethin' for you to chew on: Inside of forty-eight hou

sture that supplanted words. Beyond any doubt Lund expected trouble. And Rainey, for

have a little game of poker te

uch money with m

ch share worth ten thousand. 'Cordin' to the way things stand at present, you've got forty thousand dollars' worth in chips to gamble with.

was no mistaking Lund's tremendous seriousness and, dul

ey at first and was humming a little air under his breath as he slipped a small article into his pocket. H

ick again," said Rainey

his look of a sphinx, his eyes half-clo

ed to think it is really serious." He turned away and rapped at the door of the girl's st