4/26 But on the 18th of June a gale began to blow from the southwest, and the sargasso was dispersed again in windrows and lanes. The same might have been said of the sea The _Spray_ was in the midst of the turbulent Gulf Stream itself. She was jumping like a porpoise over the uneasy waves. As if to make up for lost time, she seemed to touch only the high places. Under a sudden shock and strain her rigging began to give out. |