I i i "omo Appling ailment. u
??? hard to say what wnn the trouble
aboard tlio sloop; but Philip's heart
I i a'*ii mouth as ho watched tho
I lending vessel hoiiir nwopt Kmrtunllv
but Htcndiiy, inshore by th*> noundln'ir
! "would Uot bo long boVoro Hl o
Kvou now tho skin
J,' ;,f drogher was mutinous h,
ho fact of Philips insistence that ho
Sn^Zu:":^ " n,pw-?"
i'p ;;;; ?
protests. ho p?t ,|10 Q ' I'
drogher luff,..! up Into tho win,I Mo
fore slio could pay (,/r on tho r>.i
tuck tho fdoop had struck. "
Lo'.'^and ,'!h!:"T ?"?????? between
i... . "'anageinciit of ti,?
drogher. saw tho othor. swinging h i
s?sr-.:aj5s,f'
A wave washed over )<<>?? n I
?be cockpit. As || iwwod ,h- 1 ?B
or naw Itanion and tho Savatz ,wnU'h" i
?be gunwhale a?d thouco Into th0 wn? !
Thereafter. Intermittently thoir
drowning. lBial"
With a prayer that they ?>iKht ?|nU !
in penalty for their dastardly seltlsh
ness in leaving tho Princess to parish !
PmLUP 'V"? cah,n ?r "?? sloop !
I hllip caught up tho cud of ? |0?Vj ;
Ino colled on tho deck and hitched It 1
tound bis body Just beneath bin arm-I
pits, meant lino Instructing Juan to1
stand by and see that the masler of
tho drogher stood by as well?ot I
throw him overboard.
I'or all response Juan selected a
heavy capstan-liar and eyed the skipper
truculently.
Now there was approximately a
quarter mil* of white-capped waters
between tho two xessols. the drogher
taxing to just enough off tho wind in
prevent hrr niRl<ing much leeway.
Not daring to hesitate to weigh his
chances, Philip threw himself over
board.
