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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1!)00. if O o OC000400000 At the End of Hy MORGAN 1 'Copyright, ISOo, hi 8, H. MoCluro c. i Mr. Arhtiekle's reputntlon wns interns- j tlonal and from the view point of shipmaster? I and owners It was good. Aside? from alight mention of an Independence of character which had prevented their recommendlnr. Vi I in ,fni n m mm a til nnt. u h.. ...lit. ... u I .Yh,iLih, ZT ,, r.Z, rrC. 11' n crew Into shape" before the green hands bad learned the ropes. He could get tnoiu aork out of them than could ordinarily b' gotten out of double their number. could tako a lofty, skysall yardcr llngy and rrsty from a Ittig stay at the dock and with the poorest of crewa could have her spick and r.pan as a yacht before reaching the Horn or the Cape. In n sudden oqualt ho could nhorten down to topgallantsilla br lore tho wntch below could reach tho deck to help. In short, ho was. as one skipper expressed It, "the two ends and the bight of a sailor," nnd In tho opinion of all of them tho best chief mate out of New York. The opinion of scllors. who hail signed under hlni, was equally unanimous, but, being unfit for publication, In not given here. It docB not matter. Oosslp of the forccn I and sailors' boarding house would not lnvc Influenced Captain Hasklns nl this m n" of hln development, even had ho heard It. A secret and unsatisfied yearning for higher things, hidden In hln soul slnre hlB flr't voyage with his father, would have risen up to offset such go3slp. t nlilp chandlers' stores, agents' and con mils' oinccfl and at shipmasters' tables, ho had listened to taies told by his ronfreroi of mutinous crows, double Irons and bread and water, belaying pin nnd nandaplke med icine, powder and buckshot arguments nnd other details Incident to the- government of big shirs and ho, the little, withorctl, klndly f.iced old man, who had never struck a blow or received one, who did not nerd a mat- to keep his men at work, whose ancient little vessel was known as tho "Sailors' Home, would have liked such experiences and have been able to tell such tales. Hl3 humdrum life palled upon hltn. Hence hli sec-ei yearnings hence his Iellght when, looking for a mate at Cnllan, bo was Introduced hy the consul to Mr Oeorge Arburkle. the crack chief ofllccr of big ships, the drahlng, handsome nlx-footer whoso reputation wen so good, who for twenty years had signed In nothing (smaller than 2.000 tons register and who would Mgn with Captain Ilasklra now only because ' fihlpwrcrk had left him penniless and the consul, having procured him a berth, de clined further assistance. "I'll tako the berth, captain." he said, "and bo nbrnrd In the morning, but there's ono thing I Ktlck out for. There's nn sec ond mate, you say. so I'll have more than my tdinro of tho work. What I want Is no In tcrfcirnco between me and the men. I'm not uted to II. In the first place, and then I'll hnvo no time for It. 1 don't believe In coddling men, nnd If I break ono o' their beads that's my business. If I kill onn o' them that's my business, too, but I'll ex pect my money at quarantine, as usual, and n chance to skip before we dock." "Cortnlnly, certnlnly," stammered the little captain. "I understand. Mr. Arbuckle. A mato has rights which n ninster Is bound to respect, 1 leave things entirely to you as far as the work goes. You know your business. 1 heard of you ten yoara ago. I bave six In the forecastle. A little stirring up won't hurt 'em. Suit yourself. Stir 'em tip If you like." So Sir. JJcorge Arbuckle became mnta of tha-llttlo brlgantlne Warrior, loaded and ) cicnreil ror New York. On his way to the dock In tho morning ho stopped at the con Hilato t.o post n letter home, and listened to this from tho white-haired old consul: "I heard you spenk carelessly of breaking beads nnd killing men. You have done this before 1 have henrd of you and will pos sibly do-It again; but. be assured, sir, on tho word of an old mnn who has studied men and events, the wrong wo do comes homo to us this sldo of the grave, and the men wo kill como back to watch ih die. Horo Is a letter, JiiBt In from the 'Frisco steamer, for ono of your crew." Mr. Arbuckle laughed nt tho admonition, fhook hands with tho consul, pocketed the letter nnd went on board. When he had changed his clothes and reached the deck ho found that Captain Hasklns had mus tered tho crew at tho mainmast. "These nro my men, Mr. Arbuckle," said tho captain. "Men, this Is Mr. Arbuckle, who goes homo mate with us." A gray-haired man, elderly but active, stepped forward from tho group, nnd duck ing hln head with n conciliatory grin, snld, partly to tho captain, partly to the olllccr. "i knew Mr. Arbucklo when he was a boy, sir, though I don't 'epCBo ho 'members mc. I lived In Tompklnsvlllo a while. He tivd to chum wl' my nephow my namesake. My namo's Martin Mathews, sir." Mr. Arbucklo made no immediate response. Ho wns looking Into earn face with n dis passionate stnre and only gave the old sailor bis sharo of tho hcrutlny. When he lad fin ished tho inspection ho said quietly n the crew ns a whole' "I've taken your measure. Now let mo tell you at tho start I expect when I speak to a, man that that man will Jump - not walk or run. but Jump. Understand Then wo can get along. Hut, If he don't--If I havo to speak twice to a mau that man'U wlph himself dead. Understand? My name'B Arbuckle. Kvor hear n' mo? My llrst name is Mlnter. Uemembcv that." Tho men all but tho negro cno: -shifted their feet uneasily and dropp.M their tyefl when his searching glance met them. Hut Mip coo' relumed his stare. "I think. Hlr," said Martin, 'vou II find us all right I've sailed three v'fngca wl' Captain Hasklns." "Two and a half too many. And right here, old man, let mo say to yo-i: l'e no two for townics aboard nhlp. 'rhe les you havo to say about Tompklnsvllle tho be'ter for you. Co forrard, the lot of ." They obred him. with mlsglVim In Ihclr face, tho.iyb Captain Hasklns smiled his de light. Here was fne right kin 1 of n n. i e. Tint for a few days, during which the brig nntlne p-it to spb. nothing further occurred to further satisfy his yearnings or Justify fho inlrtg'vlngs of the men. Mr Arbuckle tirovud his efficiency aj an officer. In rav lcatlon he was simerlor to Captain llaxl.ini nnd In seamanship above tho c-ltlris n of old Martin nn erudite forecas'le lawyer. Tho men. too, Impressed by his certain mas- trry of his profession and zealous to u!Mt nn ofllccr they respected, forestalled the fl:st Winnings of disapproval, until Tom. an In telligent ym ng fellow, fresh fro.n the niv answered n cemmand with "Very gold, n,." Instead of the "Aye. aye, sir" if 'he mer chant service Obviously, no s If -rcjif :t- ing cmcer could brook such an offense: jo Tom was nrrn'itlv knocked down, etepped upon, klckpd In the faco and Initritnted. "I want none o' your d d man-o'-v.nr otlour'to hero." said the mate sternly, as tho dazeii sailer arose. "Answer me prop erly, or I'll cut the liver out o' you. Hear me Conic now, what d'ye say?" "Aye. aye, sir." stammered Tom. too as tonished, as well ns disabled, to resent this treatment. He was not cowardlv, but no B-no man merely resents the assaults of a tiger, and Tom postcsspd tho man-of-war'.-man's respect for authority. Jerry, an Irishman, was next to bo dis ciplined. Ho spilled some tnr on tho dingy rid deck and wns called down from aloft. collared, choked pressed downward and his nose rubbed In the sticky tar: then he was 40 40 0000 ) the Manrope. O o ROHKRTSON. o reduced to aches nml contusions. Hut the national sense of Injury wns strong in Jerry nn'' no ra(' never served In thp navy. He timed on the officer Hnd roue lit him until rendered unconscious; then he was rarrleii to his bunk and nursed bark to life by Cap tain Hasklns, who read him a loeturo on In- subordination and outwardly Punishment. Outwardly. npproved of because the mlFglvlngs of the men had reached to the -aptnln and were Barely conflicting with his inwnrd'yearnlngs. Dutch Ned's turn mine next. A shift of wind caught tho jilts aback and Ned, at tho wheel, was blamed. "T was put dor wheel hard up, sir." ho said In answer, "but she no steerage way rnvo right away, sir." "Dry up, you black-Jowled Ethiopian." I yelled the angry Mr. Arbuckle. "Talk bock I to me, will you!" Then It was painful Ned was taught his place; but when he had i learned It ho could not sec nnd another man j steered his trick. Captain Hnsklns was nnn- , committal. In tho freezing weather off Cape Horn. John, a Swede, fell from the Icy forctopgal lant yard, struck the upper topsail yard, bounded to tho lower topsail yard and held in. Hut he had dropped tho heaver which he had taken aloft and this fell perilously r!oo to iMr. Arhtiekle's head. Descending painfully, with broken ribs nnd bleeding face, his answers to Mr. Arbtickle nt the rnll were not such, I i coherence nnd re spectful tone, ob to convince tho gontleman of John's Innocence In dropping the heaver so closti to him. So John was further crip plod with the heaver, which the mate had secured. Captain Hasklns did what ho could for the sufTerer and then reasoned with the mate. His crew was small, no snld. nnd It was unwlso to lmvo more than ono man dts. nblcil at once. For. though Dutch Ned could now see. Jerry was unablo to pull ropes or steer. This advlco might have prevailed, for Mr. Arbucklo possessed n fairly logical mind. Hut. unluckily, ho communed with Oorgo, a weak-minded, lanky youth of the crew, whom ho called aft to keep him company on a clear moonlight night. He asked the young man about his history, his plan, hopes and prospects, and the llatterel weak ling responded. Ho was a mcrtihcr of the Salvation army, ho nalU-not a sailor and ho had slgtiod with Captain Hasklns nt tho behest of his superiors as a practical menus of siving souls; fcr sailors ashore were hard ,( reaoh' lllp nrm' h;1(1 fpw converts nmong them. Hut ho hnd achieved little with this crew tho spirit of Hie Lord was not with them. They were Irreverent, pro fano and revengeful. In spl:o of h's prayers and exhortntlnns. And this led to the object of (ho Interview. "Itevonyeful?" repeated the mate. "What about? Aro they after me?" "Well, no, sir; not that. Hut they say spiteful things." "About me? What do they say? Tell in' my boy; I've been your friend. I pnw nl tho start that you were different from that , crowd. "It's not all of them, sir." said tho fatuous ' youth, "but Martin says that you practically j murdered your wife and child eight years , ago. 0, I don't hellcvo It, sir; I don't I really. The mato's face was frightful In the morn light. "What how how did he put It?" he said In a choking voice. "I don't bcllcvo It. Mr. Arbuckle. He said that you beat her cruelly when at home and wihen you left on a voyage sho took tho child to Now Ycrk and tried to make a living, but they both starved to death do forward." said tho ainte calmly, "and send that old liar aft." Oeorgo disappeared and Martin came. "I'll teach you, you old crow halt." he said, "to set the men ngalnst mc. Killed my wife and child, did I? Didn't I tell you that the less you knew about Tompklnsvllle tho better for you?" "Mr. Arbuckle," nnswerrl the old man. bravely, "what I've said In the fo'castlo I'll say to your face and I've a right to say what the whole town knows. I knew you ns a boy and I knew your wife ns a pretty little girl nnd if the account Is true you aro responsible. I never saw the baby, but my folks did, and read tho letter she sent Just beforo thpy both died of tarvatlon " Tho old man fell under the fist blow which followed nnd when the infurlntctl olllccr had finished stamping upon him he. too. was carried to his bunk. And Captain Hasklns became alarmed; his secret Ideals had been realized. "You stop this right here. Mr. Aibucklo,' ho snld. "1 forbid you killing and maiming my crow. If you Htrlke another of my men I'll put you 'foro the mast. I will, by tho Kternal." Which was as near as Captain llnsklns ever came to profanity. Hut tho mato was not himself; he an fact, threatened to break Captain Hasklns' head If he violated his agreement to not Interfere between him and the men nnd for a few days was practi cally mastor of the vessel a torror to all. Then nn Incident brought hltn around. Thp Salvationist, useless on nccn, ami spared by tho mate only because of his value as n spy. was a spienuiu ram i.uu.-i In tho watch below, possessing a eloir. bell llko tenor volcie. Usually ho sang tho sacred words and Jingling tunes of tho Sal vation army, but on thU evening ho trcatod them to n pathetic song of the war days, it began softly nt Urst. nothing dis tinguishable but the melody, then rising until the words of the refrain could be heard from the poop. No mure the Mn'e culls 1 weii'-y one. ileal, noble spirit. In thy grave """"wn. I'll tind you nnd know you among the good AVhennn 'robe of white Is given for the failed coat of blue. Mr. Arbucklo wns heard to utter a oonnd l,nlurnn O CHhD and a groan: then he ran forward, entered the forecastle, pulled tho slrger from his bunk and expressed him self: "Shut up Bhut up. you sniveling, cafr waullng lusect. Don't let mo hear any more of this." Then ho shook tho unlucky Oeorge until his breathing wan difficult. "Don't you want us to elng In tho last dog watch below, sir?" asked Tom, standing up. "No," ycllpd the mate. Then, reminded by their faces that the edl:t was rcvolutlon- nry, ho added: "Not such songs as this, They're played out years ago. Sing some- thing docent lively. Hon me," he said to tho cowering Oeorge. "Sing something lively If you want to slnit; and don't sing so il d loud. "Yes, sir all right, slv aye, aye. elr," answered Oeorge, nnd the mnte weat aft. He wnlkcd the deck until midnight nnd for nn hour Into his watch nelow ; then up- ,roncj,eij the captain "Mustn't think, sir." hs snld, halting, "that I'm trying to kill tho men. I'm not; but they nggravato me. There's no able seamen aboard." "That Is a matter of opinion. Mr. Ar buckle," nnswered tho captain, coldly. "Kven so, able seamen are. not really neces-c.-cary In u little craft like this. Human beings are and require human treatment. And, what's wrong with that boy? He' got n good voice. I like to hear him sing; and ho's tho ono man. hralde the ccok. that you uaven i maiireaieu. i uiougui you liked him. "I.Ike him the sniveling, ialm-slnRln' sneak" I've pumped him dry nbout the rest .and they put him up to alng that tong ,ncv . tllP ol(l (ello,v. Ilavo yoll heard what hes saying 'bout mo ' About your wife? Yes. Martin told me when I bandaged him. That Is not my bust new. Hut I shouldn't think a mere none could disturb you. Mr. Arbuckle. I know the song "Faded Coat of Hlue." It'll draw tears from a stone, but not fiom bucko , mates-is a -tenora! thin." "Hut I've get feelings, cnpi'n, same as any man. And that's a song she tausht the rhirfl used to sing It together, the young tin s't'ln' In her lap. and me smoktn' and I'stenln". 'Tlsn't on hr account. To It I with her. She quit mo when 1 was at sea. Hut she took the boy my boy. She took my boy away, and he died." "Of starvation?" "No," and the mate's voice was hoarse. "I won't have It that way. Sho lied. D n her, sho lied. Starvation my boy not that. He got sick, maybe, and she didn't take ture of him-" "Why dhl she quit you?" asked the cap tain, for lack of something to say. 'Why, captain, sho was one of these high toned pieces too goo,' for tills world par sen's daughter; nnd when her old dad died "he was d d glad to marry me to get some- thing to ent. Hut she objected to every- thing I did nnd snld I wasn't good enough for her nnd when I gave her a few bats lr. tho nose she objected still more I had tc take thls--a' school and nt ant So doe? NKXT Hi: I'AHHIKD every man. Why should a woman be ex empt? Hut she quit me, d d her, and took my boy." well, sain mo captain, hiowiy, u wmi Is your code, wo cannot discuss It. You arc too old to bo change.!. I'll simply say, Mr Arbuckle, that I am master hero under the law. I forbid you to sttlko another man aboard my vessel. You nre big enough to thrash all hands, but I know tho law nnd will prosecuto you, with my men fur wit nesses." Tho .mate went to his bunk. He may, or may not, have been impressed by the cap taln'a threat. Ho certainly was by an lntcr low with tho cook which occurred a few mornings later. So far there had been no friction between three two, the most Im portant factors In tho economy of a ship nt sea. Hut tho watch on deck, being a little dilatory In drinking their morning coffee. brought Mr. Arbuckle to the galley door loudly commanding that tho cook stop tho morning coffee until further orders. The cook came to tho door with a ten-Inch carv ing knife. Look hcah." ho said, with sparkling eyes. "I know you, you no 'count whilo man, My father used to go Into the fcrest an' kill gorillas like you 'foro tho traders got him. 1 was a slave 'til I was big 'nough to run nway. Then 1 killed an owrseer llko you. Now Urn an American. You heah me? I'm nn American. I signed hcah to cook for nil hands an' give 'cm cof fee at turn-to. I'm goln' to do It. I Bhnrp encd this knlfo the day you Joined, an' l'vo kept It sharp. If you run foul o' mo, I'll cut you Into llttlo bits. Yon hcah mc?" The olllccr heard: nnd understood. Ho wont aft for a revolver, and the ccok fol lowed to tho cabin door with tho knife, and met him when he appeared. But tho plHtol did not lenvc his iocket. Tho cook wns as large a man ns himself nnd there was nn earnest look In his sparkling eyes that dom inated other Influences. So the day's work began without disturbance. From this on. though ho carried his re volver ostentatiously for the cook's benellt, nnd cursed tho men explosively night nnd day. ho obeyed Captain Hasklns' Injunc tion, until tho last day of tho passage he struck no man. Hut In tho caso of Oeorge, no longer exempt, the vocal abuse hnd the eftect of reducing him to n state of chronic tenor, which found expression in a willing ncm to betray to Mr. Arbuckle all that was raid in tho forecastle. In the hope of find ing favor with him. Tho mate would listen, of course, nnd abate none of his contempt for tho Informer, whllo tho crew, easily sur mising the object of tho nightly discourse at tho weather main rigging, made life a burden to Oeorgo In tho watch below. Never too wholesome In his attitude toward his fel low me,n, ho yielded to tho pressure and be eamo nn Illogical, irresponsible animal. Nover too cleanly in his personal habits, he bccanio an offense to tho oye and nostril, and this induced the mato to apply heroic treatment. He dowsed him with buckets of water In the' morning washing down of the deck, nnd this not availing, he collured him ono dark night when hu had crept aft with a new talo, marched him to thu tatTiall nnd in spllo of his screams lied him to the end of the maln- sheot and low ered him over the stern, slack Ing away until the poor wretch wns Im mersed to his wnlst. Occasionally a lifting ea would bury him. smothering his cries; then, as the stern nrnf he would dnngle. dripping and gasping, from tho upright rope until another sea came to overwhelm him. Mr. Arbucklo watched from the Inffrull and might have pulled him In after he was pro mniably cleaner, but a sudden squall and shift of wind required his attention and tho work of tho watch below for two hours. during which Oeorgo remained overboard, forgotten by all but the man at tho wheel At last It w'as Martin, barely recovered frcm ! his beating, who Informed Mr. Arbucklo that If ho did not h-Mst Oeorge aboard he would becket tho wheel and call the captain, which Induced tho officer to curse Martin luridly, but ns a secondary consideration, to rescue tho Involuntary bather. Oeorgo would not talk when he wns pulled In. He smiled vo luminously In the lli?ht from the binnacle and muttered Incoherently, but would not talk In spite of tho stern command of the mute to tell how he felt a-.id to state his fu turn Intentions with regard to soap and water. They led him forward, where his horrified shipmates stripped and put him In h's bunk to drivel himself Into the sleep of utter exhaue;lon and Idiocy. He awakened n0,vo hmlrs ,atw. ,, llimmh ho ,, brre(, whf Kpolcn to-often reoentlng the ...... of (...onW.-l,,, ,hnWP,i lln 8cll Qf 'brain, mind or soul behind the word Tb"v foimd that he could pull a rope If rut In his hmds and won't bo'a when told He old I u t bo trusted at 'he wheel bu' learned 'cxpres himself on seeing light and be- aimp available on the lookout If properly watched be could paint, tar down rigging, swn.i and orrub the deck, but could tlo no work requiring1 tho Intelligence of n pack mule. Yrt, In pplle tf the embargo on his tongue he could sing the songs he had known m a " I''niive voire wn.cu moveu mese "'" m ,0 lrr m' 1,1 '"P1"' of lne r- ' rlble experience that had wrecked his mind he. dls-played no more renr or Mr. Arbuckle; I he never avoided him, but would smile Into 1 , . s ...1.1. . 1 u - , , ... his face with tho Innocent candor of a babe. What Mr. Arbuckle thought of his handi work found no expression In his manner or discourse. He was still the strict, arbitrary, profane critic of the crew that he was before. What Captain Hasklns thaight could be sur- mlsed by the fart that he spoke no more to h! mate and Altered the incident In his olllclnl log. The men were lce guarded, boldly announcing their Intention to throw him overboard If hc went much farther and warning Mr. Arbuckle In any event to be prepare' J for legal proceedings on shore which did not In the least offect the oincer nt the lime, this belus the last gossip given him by lle.rge on the night of hl ducking. It was when the anchor was dropped off Tomoklnsvllle. Statcni Island, that he broke out. again to wind up the passage with a proper assertion of his dignity Plight mis- I tako on the part of one of them In paying ou' chain and the scowling approval of the mistake In the faces of the res' Induced him ' TIIH HODY UP AND ItHSTKD IT AOA1NST TUB TAFFRAIL. to lay abnut him with a handspike and whrn he had flnlshcl thrco only of tho crow Tom. ) Martin and OeorKiwould stand erect. Kven ; tho eook was disabled. When 'he left his galley to Join the row he was met. not by a pistol s-hot simply by tho swinging hand fiplkti and tho hand which held that sharp carving knlfo was crushrl. Canvas had horn furled whllo towing up tho bay, so when tho pilot had been put ashore In the dingy 'th work of tho day wan dene and all hands went to a late sup per servo 1 ono-hnnded by tho cook. When lui had c.loarcl off the dishes frcm tho cabin table Mr. Arbuckle. courageous nml confident from his rrcent victory, u-:nlndeil the cap tain of his pre-expresi-od diMlrc to bo puld off beforo docking. -- - "You want your pay. do' you?" asked the Indignant llttlo captain, heatedly. "You want to quit mo now to rwape sirred! nml leave me to dock this vessel .with tlueo men. You'll get jour money tomorrow and you'll get It In the presence of tho policeman who arieiis you Tho argument and quarrel which followed need not be detnlled. It ended In a crash ing blow of tho six-foot ofllcer'a list on the tomplc of the live-foot captain. The little man reeled, sat down on a stool, slid off nnd stretched himself on tho floor with the de liberation of a man preparing for sleep, while Mr. Arbuckle, breathing loudly nnd deeply, looked down on him with angry eyes. Hut, ns ho looked, tho nngor left his f.v-nu nml hla limnllilnc MirMtfrh atllt 1,,iiY at,,l deep changed Its character. Ho examined il, n Alll.,nin i..,,i Mn,.... ....... n. ......! t.ii- iiiiuni o iii-un. i uvii' nun iiu uuiwniu,, sign of Injury nnd ho folt for n movement of the heart. Tho breast was warm, but as rigid ns the face with Its staring eyes. He stood up, then sat down on the stool and lcoke-d at the man ho had killed. Ho had bargained to receive his money and dlschargo beforo docking If he killed a man on the passage. Hero was the dead man, where wns the money? Un procured koya from the captain's pocket, lighted the lamp In his room, searched his drsk nnd found, not only money enough to pay off all hands, but tho account of wages duo each man up to tho end of tho following day, nnd their dis charges, signed by Captain Hasklns, his own stating that ns mate ho was V. 0. (very good). Ho counted out tho money duo hlra, signed his name to tho account, pocketed the money and dlschargo and locked the desk. As far as tho world was concerned ho was officially paid off as mato of tho Wnrrlor. Then, lifting tho corpse to tho bed In tho room ho turned down tho lamp and sought tho deck. It was a dark wintry evening, wllh cold rain and a colder wind out of tho north which froze tho rain as It fell. Deck, rail and rigging were nlready coated with Ico and overboard largo cakes of It, fragments of tho Hudson river pack, wero floating sea wnrd on tho swift tide. Tho vessel was nlono nt tho anchorage, moored beyond easy ball ing dlstanco from tho shore, and all lights wero turned out forward except the riding light in tho roro rigging. Tho stooped figure of Martin, standing the llrst anchor watch, showed dtenly In tho dnrkness at the forecast lo dcor, but the rest of the stricken men wcra undoubtedly In their bunks. It was an ideal night for murder nnd Its con comitants, but. cold ns It was, Mr. Arbucklo perspired profusely. Ho climbed the poop steps ami iookoii over tno stern, where the dingey, tugging at Its painter, bobbed and rocked on tho black water below. Long and silently ho mused and often moppod his brow with his handkerchief; then his mus ings found expression. "Won't do," ho muttered. "Doctors would know ho didn't drown. Adrift in tho dingey, may be no oars frozen to deuth? Hut I need the boat for an alibi. Frozen to death how? Falls overboard lloats long euough to freeze. Ooil a life buoy! Sotno ono throws It. Who? I must be ashore. One of tho men the Idiot. Ho could throw It. and do no more. I must come out Just In time to hour cries for help, climb aboard, miss tno sKippcr. nnu tne nro mioy g no ami raltso h . Idiot on anchor wntch. When Is ho on watch? Hut I can arrange that Ho removed a llfo buoy fiom tho uuarter rail, entered the cabin by tho after com pnnlonway and drew the cork ring over the head and shouldcro of the body, twisting the still pliable arms and fingers around It to held It In place. Next he carried the body up and rested It against tho tnffrall until he had aabured himself that Martin was still I forward. Thru he tarefully lowered it over tho stern, shifting his hold to the hair and reaching down until the feet touched the water beforo letting go. Thero was hardly a ; Kpltish, tho life buoy was force! up miug ' under tho arms and the body, shoulders out. ' Moated away. o . Mr Arbu kle descended to his rorm, whcrilrall. ullently observing him. 'I he changed his clothes, putting on tho suit ho hal worn at Callao. As ho donned tho coat he felt of a letter in the pocket th" letter given to him by the consul, and which he hid forgotten to deliver. Ho read the address. "Martin Mathews. Hrlgatitlne War- rlor, Callao. l'eru. care American Consul." He no longer perspired so profusely, but tremblel from the reaction of feeling which followed tho safe dlspce.11 of the body. A glass or spirits trom tno captains siock re medied this, and, going on deck, he bawled !..... I.. ....... .,m.n.IIL In,., '-Wl,,.' out In his most officer-like tone, "Who's on watch? Iay aft here." Martin obeyed, and met him at the mainmast "Here's a letter I got from the counsel nt Callao for you. Forgot all about It.' Thank you, sir." nns'vcrcd Martin, as lis t0k tho letter. "I 'snect It's frcm my sister on shore here. Curious, sir, that 1 came back to Tompklnsvllle to read It." "Never mind about Tompklnsvllle. Who , etnnds watch tonight?" i "Only three of us, sir. We 'greed to let I tho rest have all night In. Tom relieves me at 'levcn, and Oe'orgo relieves him at 1 3. I came" on at 8, sir. as you ordered at si'pper time. ' That's nil right. Ict Oeorge come on i nt 11. and let Teni tako the morning watch The harbor's quiet at midnight and river thieves work late. Let Tom take the Inst watch. Understand.''" es. sir ill can iieorge ai ipwu ' And keep your wntch on tho poop, l'ass tho word along. Make that Idiot understand --to stand watch on the poop. Hut don't disturb the rsptniti. He's sick. If he feels better I may go ashore In the dingey." "All right, sir. May I rtMid my letter forrard, sir?" "Oo ahead get It off your mind." Martin disappeared In the direction of the forecastle, and when Mr. Arbucklo snw him emergo a llttlo later he wfiit below. "(lot to mako hurr," he said. "Oot to havo tho Idiot on deck, nnd I can't disturb the watchei any mom Mnke 'em suspicious I'll wait till 'leven o'clock when the skip per fe"ls belter." He waited, passing tho time ns he could, and when tho cabin clock ptrtick 11 went on deck, first fcrtlfylng himself with a glass of whisky. Oeoige and Martin were coming aft. the older man earnestly explaining the orderw to tho younger. Mr. Arburkle-, fully as earnestly, repeated them, enjoining Ooorso to stand watch on the ponp and to not disturb Captain Hasklns, who was feel ing better. "And I'm going ashore." he said to Mar tin. "Ho back nbout mldniuht. 'Fore you turn lu bring tho dingey up to tho gang way." Martin nnswored respectfully and obeyed him, whllo the tcnlllng Idiot watched tho operation. Then Mr. Arbuckle dcacended tho side-ladder, slicking hlnit-elf cnrefull) down by the mnn-ropos. These were two short, fancifully covered ropes leading from brass stanchions In tho rail, ono each side I ' ,no la,lclcr' to -within a foot of the water. l ll y nrio luintu iwui Ico and hnrd to hold, yet ho paused half way down to re ,. , . . peat tho command to "stand watch on tho poop." "Yes, sir." answered tho old nallor, as ho climbed tho rnll with a pump-hrnke In his hand. "Tho bny'll do that all right, but I want to say someithlng first. You're going, OeorEo Arbuckle. You'vo got your money and discharge, anil this is the last we'll see o' you. I know the trick. You're not takln' your clothes, "causo you havo none worth takln". We'll hnve to wait three days 'foro wo get our money, and then we can't hnd you. You'll lay low and ship again tn cripple more men. Hut I've got this to say and you chew It over, too you Jimt remem ber that I had tho satisfaction of tellln' you. Hold on, there." (Mr. Arbucklo had moved his hands upward.) "tfon't you como up, or you'll go down by the run. I'll brain you, you devil, If you climb thnt ladder. You stuy thero and listen. You've pretty near killed tho crow. You'vo hammered and clubbed us to tho last man, and one cf us you drove Insane this boy here, lyjok at him, you brute. Ho's your own son. Do you hear? Your own son the llttlo boy that wo nil thought died of starvation. Ho didn't die nor tho mother, either, at tho time. She camo back to Tompklnsvllle since this brig sailed from New York, nnd sho died here, eight months ago. Sho fooled you. Tho letter I got tells of It. And tho boy was n Salvation anny man, and shipped In this vessel. She told that, but sho didn't know that bo was to meet UU father and bo driven Insane. Ixiok at your work, you hell-hound. Look nt your work Mr. Arbuckle descended quickly. Tho ropes and steps wero very slippery, but this mny not have been the rcnan of his hurry. The demented youth looked down nnd gib bered. Tho man in the boat said nothing . when Martin cant off tho painter ho shipped tho oars and pulled shoreward. Ho was not back nt midnight; ho came at 1 o'clock, when the Mood tide had gathered forco nnd the vessel wns tailing up the hur bar with tho aide ladder on the off shoro side. Ho hailed as ho approached, but tho anchor watch, looking down from the poop rail, did not nnswer tho order to take the painter, so ho pullcl to tho stops and cs Biyed to climb them with tho painter In his hand. Hut steps and manropes were still Icy. Ho slipped, scrambled, lost the painter, nnd as the boat Moated stemward found him self In tho water holding on to tho end of the after manrrpe, with the sldo ladder tantnllzlngly close, but not within reach Thr, ti,i strong mid hold him awnv from tho ladder. The water was Icy cold and his teeth chattered. Uttering an angry curso he pulled himself up high as his strength would enable him and with Ickh cf his body lmnmrned, ho swung 'toward the ladder; but, strong mnn though he was, ho could not support ro much of his weight and water-soaked clothing with ono hand, even to catch tho ladder with the other. With llugcrnalls scraping the coveted steps ho wild down tho rcpe and barely held on at the end. Again and again ho tried, only to fa tigue himself In failure. "On deck, there!" he called at last. "Oeorge. gl' mo a hand here' Oeorge! On ' ,iek! Hpur mn? ci' mn a humii Ooargo heard, but remained on the umti "George!'' ho called, "como down to the 1 gangway. Stand watch nt the- gangway now I Hear me? And send mo down a bowline .i runnln' bowline. Understand? Mako a rutinln' bowline 'round the after manrope ' amj np t down to me. Don't you hear me. rjeorge?" n!Ui there 'been more of command In the tonp of n)!l V0CP oeorge might have obeyed, i,i a manner. Iliif be tmke nlendltiElv. , 0a (lMl there!" ,e called again, raising V0CP "Forward there. Turn out, some- '. . .... ... body, and gl' me a hand. Mnn overborn!! Man overboard! Any one hear me? Help! Help!" The Idiot above chuckled and repented the call softly: "Mali overboard! Man over board!" "Oeorge, my boy." he begged, "help mo up. Call the men. No. call Tom don't bother Martin. t!o forrard and call Tom that's n good boy." "Hood boy. Oood boy. (lood boy," was repented to him. "Yes, Oeorge, you nre. Hut help me. I'm your father. Oeorge. I Just learned. Un-' derstand? Your father. I didn't know it before. Neither did you. I thought ou dlol when you vuro little; but you didn't die. And now I'm going to stand by you, Oeorge. If you'll help me. I'm your father." "Fadder faddcr fadder faddcr." t ,im back to him. Then. perhap because ho hsd Just heard repetitions of Martin's denim- clatory words, he chattered. "Dlden' die dlden die dlden dldcn dip you devil--yoa devil, devil, devil, devil brute you brute, you brute. Iook at jour work. work, work look at your work dlden die, dlden die. dldcn die" and It merged Into Incohereut drivel. Tho man In the water groaned hoarsely then, with eyes bulging, and velni In his hands, neck end temples slat, ding nut like ordlng. h" strained his muscles and scraped the side with the edges of his shoe soles In n mighty effort of strength. Then he slid down, panting hoarsely, and groaned. "I'm cramped. I've got tho cramps. Help " Ills voire was weak now. and he saved It; but, while he rested, both hands gripping tho rope over his head, the gibberish above changed to this the clear, bell-like voice echoing on tho shore: .My lirnve lad he sleeps In his faded roat or blue. In n lonely grave unknown Hps the heart Peel so true. lie sank faint nnd hungry among the famished brnve. And tui) hiiil h.m snd nnd lonely within bis minn'l(" srave. "0. Ood, hnve mercy on my soul'" mut tered tho man. ns the singer etidpd the vert,o. Ills eyes were closed now, ami while tho boy above hummpd the melody sofllv. ho reyented to himself the words of the consul at Callao: "Tho wron we do comes home to us this sldo of the grave, nnn the men we kill come back to watch us die." Somethlni: brushed him and he opened his eyes. Within a foot of his face wsh the totso of a man supported by a life huny. The staring eyes looked Into his own. With n irasp nnd n gurgle. 1m let go of the royo and the two went up the harbor together. J. 1. Carson. 1'iothoiiotnr.y, Washington. I'n., says: "I havo found ICodol Dyspepsia Cure an excellent remedy In case of stomach trouble nnd have derived great benefit from Its use." It digests what you eat nnd can not fail to euro. llltlrii liy it Hilt, Mildred Itcnwick, the pretty, flaxen haired 2'fc-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Heniwick, Is suffering at her homo In Camden from wounds of the face and hands caused by being attacked by a vicious rat while sho was sleeping In a crib by the side of her parents, sayi the Haltlmorc Amerlron. Shortly afler midnight tho parents wero aroused by a piercing scream coming from the crib. Mrs. Hen wick Jumped out of bed and hurriedly lighted a lamp and hastened to the crib. As she did so a large rat Jumptil from the erlh and rati across the floor. The mother was horrified when she beheld the chubby face and hands of her darling covered with blood. Hetwccn pobs tho Interesting llttlo tot whimpered, "Wats. mamma, wats. Mrs. Henwlck seized her child and inn downstairs with It, followed by her husband. Hp splzed a poker and tho family cat and returned to the room to dispatch the rodent, but It wns not to be found. Tho sharp teeth of tho rat had bitten nearly through the thumb of the child's right hand and her checks were also lace rated. Tho wounds bled profusely. A physi cian wa summoned. Ho cauterized the lace rations. After the excitement had abated Mrs. Hen wlck kissed her llttlo daughter and was alnut to placo her In the crib again, when Mildred pretested, saying, "Me don't want to sleep in my crib nnd be bit wlv wats." In tho rca of the bonne of Mr. Henwlck Is a largo barn, which Is Infested by rats. Hln StmtiiiPli W'tiHii't Wrnli, Pittsburg News: Captain Held of the United States transport Sherman haB been tunning between San Francisco nnd Manila with troops for over a year. Ho has had Homo tunny experiences, and In a letter to his father In l'lttsburg lately told the fol lowing story of nn Irish recruit who was going to Join tho Fourth cavalry. The big trooper had gotten outside tho Fnrallones on her voyngo west when sho began to feel tho heavo of tho l'nelfte. Of course most of tho soldiers became fccaslck and tho majority of them wero hnnglng over the rail In various stages of dejection. The Irish recruit held out ns long ns possible, hut ho soon felt n few premonitory qiinlms nnd wns soon pay ing trlbuto to Neptuno like tho others. Tho captain In charge of the draft was passing along tho deck putting a kind word hero and a sentence of encouragement there. Ho camo to Mike and stopping bcsldo him, said: "You're pretty bad, my lad?" "01 am,'' snld tho soldier, trying to stand nt attention and saluto his superior, "an' 01 suppobo th' docthor can't do nnnythln' fur mo?" "I'm afraid not. I'oor fellow, you have n weak stomach." Tho Irishman bristled up nt this In Indignation: "01 don't know about thnt," he gasped. "01 notice Ol'm throwln' ns far ns nnny av th'rlst of llilm." UKNKW YOUR NI'RVJ'. Wlnil In the I'ne of llelnu SleU, Fret ful, Worried n nil Wear) Trv Dr. Dlx Tonic Tablets. 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