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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.
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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
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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?
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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
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'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
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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."
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