Last Words

passed away, and grey mists writhed over the sea. Soon lights of early dawn went changing across the sky, and the twin beacons on the

posite them, hitch one hand

g-hanged," he

n a mad undertone to his companion. "Th

o break," cried he, in an ecstatic whisper. His eyes grew large with exc

ed them to drink and eat. They followed him along the

ittle beds were hiding. A wooden table, immovable, as if the craft had been builded around it, sat in the middl

nd some cold broiled ham. Then he vanishe

walked about the cabin and sniffed. He was angered at the crudeness of the rescue,

rth, look at the-say, what in the blazes did you want to get me in this

at blissful. He was seated upon a bench, c

stormed abo

l see the captain! I'll

ared among the stars. The captain came down th

forward. He was going

balancing it carefully, and leaving his un

led his fingers in excitement, and renewed h

Look, quick, look! It'

t, forgetting his wrongs in st

ed on the floor with

at, maybe ye'd like t'sleep some!

strained undertone. "It'll break in

bed on which were heaped boots and

beds. No, indeed. Just a couple of blankets if you have

bing his head. The suspenders tugged and creaked. The tal

his deprecatory contortions. He fetched a pink quilt with yellow dots on it

d from the sky. Then he wrapped himself up in his quilt and lay down. The freckled man was puffing c

em together. The lapping of water along the vessel's side sounded like gaspings. An hundred spirits of t

reign noise. He opened his eyes and s

d in the darkness. He raised his arms, spreading them out

ckled man, starting up. "To

voice. "To New York," he said, "

ies about the figure of the tall man, arrayed like some ancient a