Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 8, 1910)
The story opens with the Introduction of John Stephens, adventurer, a Maasa rhunctts man rnnroonfd by authoring nt Vnlpnrolpo, Chile. Being Interested In inlnlnc operations In Bolivia, ho was do nounced by Chile as an Insurrectionist nnd as a consequence was hiding. At his hotel his attention was attracted by an Kngllshmnn and a young woman, Stephens rescued the young woman from a drunken officer. lie was thanked by her. Admiral of the Peruvlnn navy con fronted Stephens, told him that war had oeen declnred between Chllo nnd Peru ind offered him the ofllco of captain. He desired that that night tho Esmeralda, a Chilean vessel, should be captured. Stephens accepted the commission. Stephens met a motley crow, to which he was nsslgned. Ho gavo them final In structions. They boarded the vessel. They auccessfully captured tho vessel supposed to be tho Esmeralda, through strategy Capt. Stephens gave directions for the de parture of the craft. He entered the cab in nnd discovered tho English woman and her mold. Stephens quickly learned tho wrong" vessel had been captured. It wan-t-ord Darlington's private yacht, tho lord's wife and maid being aboard. 'He explained tho situation to her lndy ship. Then First Mate Tuttre laid baro tho plot, saying flint tho Sea Queen had been taken In order to go to tho Antarc tic circle. Tuttle explained thnt on a former voyngo he had learned that the Donna Isabel was lost In 1763, He had found It frozen In a trugo caso of Ice on an Island and contained much gold. Stephens consented to bo the captain of the expedition. He told Lady Darlington. Bho was greatly alarmed, but expressed confidence In him. Tho Sea Queen encountered a vessel In the fog. Stcphons attempted to communicate. This caused a fiorce struggle nnd he was overcome. Tuttle finally squaring tho sit uation. Then tho Sea Queen headed south again. Under Tuttlo's guidance the ves set made progress toward Its goal. De Nova, the mute, told Stephens that ho bellevod Tuttle, now acting as skipper. Insane because of his queer actions. Stephens was awakened by crashing of class. Ho saw Tuttlo In tho grip of a spasm of religious mania nnd overcame him. The sailor upon regaining his senses was taken III. Tuttle committed suicide by shooting. Upon vote of the fcrew Stephens assumed the leadership and the men decided to conttnuo the treasure hunt, the Islands being supposed to bo only 200 miles distant. Tuttlo was burled the sea Lady Darlington pronouncing the service. Stephens awaking from sleep saw the ghost, supposed to have formed the basis for Tuttle's religious mania. Upon advice of Lady Darlington, Stephens started to probe the ghost. Ho enme upon Llout. Sanchez, the drunk en officer fie had humbled In Chile, He found thnt at Sanchez' Inspiration, En gineer McKnlght played "ghost" to scare the men Into riving. "P tho .quest, Steph ens announced that the Sea Quoen was at the spot where Tuttlo's quest was sup posed to be. The crow was anxious to go on In further search. Do Nova and Steph ens conquered them In a fist light. Lady Darlington thanked him. Tho Sea Queen started northward. She was wrecked In a fog. Stephens. De Nova. Lady Darlington nnd her maid being among those to set out In a life boat. Ten were rescued. Stephens saw only one chance In a tnou sand for life. Lady Durllngton confessod her love to Stephens and he did likewise. Lady Darlington told her life story: how she hnd been bartered for a tltlo, nor yearning for absent love. She revealed herself us the school chum of Stephens sister. She expressed a wish to die In the sea rather thnn face her former friends and go back to tho old life. A ship was sighted. Tho craft, proved to be a derelict. They bonrded he?. Sho was frozen tight with hundreds of years of Ice. Tho ves sel was the Donna Isabel, lost In 1753, 126 years previous. The frozen bodies of the former crew were removed. They read tho log of the Isabel, which told how tho Spaniards had died from cold, ono by one. Lndy Darlington sang to provont the men from becoming moody. Tho crow commenced tho hunt for trensure. They found the Iron chest, said to contain u fiart of 3,000,000 pesos, firmly Imbedded In ce. Lady Darlington expressed tho belief that It would nover benefit tho mon, for she said the Donna Isabel would nover Teach port. The men got a lust for gold. Stephens quelled It by whipping one. Tho Donna Isabel showed Indications of sink ing. They prepared to depart with what treuaure had been found. CHAPTER XXVIII. Continued. The negro Colo acted as though ho had lost his mind, entirely, nnd after studying him awhile I concluded to lot him do as ho pleased. Ho ate breakfast with tho rest of us, but with out speaking, nnd aftorward, whon wo loft the tnble, picked up tho cleaver nnd made directly for tho lnzarette. I called to him, but ho merely rolled his eyes up nt mo from tho blackness be low and disappeared, tho Icy water slushing underfoot. Wo soon heard him vigorously slashing nwny at tho Ice, muttering constantly to himself. I went pnrt way down the ladder, with a candle in my hand, whence I could nee him tolling away at tho end of tho holo tho mon had excavated In tho Ice, though ho paid no nttontlon to my call. Tho water was fully six Inches deep over tho lazaretto deck, splash ing back nnd forth ns tho vessel rolled, nnd I could see drops of sea water squeezing In through the sides of her and dripping steadily down. There wits nothing to do but leave the fellow alone, so after tolling Dado to look down the ladder once In a while and keop an eyo on him I Joined the others on deck. "Gono clear nutty," commented Mc Knlght, tapping hlB head. "Tho very sight o' thorn yellow boys was too much for him." "I only hopo It wasn't my blow," I said Boborly. "Blow holl! Why, that crack never hurt his skull, Mr. Stephens. Tho fellow was plumb crazy as soon aa tho box was open. He nover thought there was so much money In tho world. Why, you ought to 'a' heard him tell of tho Junk ho was goln' to buy when bo got his sharo back to tho States. Oh, ho'll come out of his dream all right If wo only lot him alono for a dav or bo," 8o we left him down there alone, pegging nwny In tho dark. Ho came up, however, at tho call for dinner, sting away heartily without uttering With All My Strength I Flung Myself a word and going back to his solitary labor, paying not tho slightest heed to any of us. Whon night camo I com pelled him to rcmovo his Icy trousers and boots and lio down In ono of tho bunks. When I looked In a few min utes later ho was sound asleep. That the wreck was Blowly settling down under us was beyond doubt, and lnden with lco ns sho was tho sodden hull would probably drop at last llko a stone. Tho thickening sky to tho south ward mado mo exceedingly anxious; and Just beforo dark wo talked tho conditions over togothor, each man having his say. Tho decision was to romaln on board, all allko bellovlng tho Donna Isnbol would keep afloat several days yot, unless tho weathor became serious. Everything was mado ready, howover, for a hasty escape, and a deck-watch sot. Doris passed tho greater part of my watch on deck with mo, and ns Kelly was on tho poop wo woro tho nearest to being alono together wo had ovor been. It was an exceedingly dark night, but still an awful sonso of lone liness brooding over tho black waters, tho canvas forward flapping mourn fully, tho huge rudder continually croaking to tho slap of tho waves, und a faint gurgle of water sounding from below. Tho droarlnesB of It nffoctod us both, In splto of an effort atdieor fulncss; besides, wo had llttlo to talk about excopt our perilous situation; Yet thoro was an acuto pleasure In thus being togothor, nnd ho sho lln gored on besldo mo, her eyes wander ing from my fnco out Into the gloom, much of tho tlmo silent, yot content. Flnnlly, after urging her to go In out of the chill, I took a turn forward, even clambering up tho lco hummock to the foro peak, and testing the rise of water with a measuring rod. As I returned aft, where Kelly was slap ping hlmsolf to keep warm, a light flaky snow began falling and soon powdered tho decks. I did not undress, but flung myself on tho couch In tho main cabin aftor replenishing tho flro, and lay thoro Rome time, staring up at the smoky deck-beams, listening to tho slush of water In tho lazarotte, half-frightened by the soddenness of tho hulk's roll ing. Yet my conviction that sho would keop afloat for hours yet llnally lulled mo to sleep. Do Nova woko mo with n fierce grip on the shouldor, and I started up, no ting tho grny dnwn on tho front win dows, and reading tho truth iv bis faco beforo he uttorcd a word "Is sho going?" "Oul, Oul; by gar, sbo sink quick!" "Call nil hands; got tho boat clear and ready to swing. I'll bring tho womon." The men woro tumbling out as I poundod on tho aftor stato-room door. A glance through tho stern-ports brought my heart Into my throat, tho crests of tho pursuing waves wore so close. Knowing that both women wpuld bo fully dressed, I flung open tho door and bogan hastily gathering up tholr belongings, Within a brief minute wo were outsldo on the deck. A single glanco told us thera was uo Forth Straight Out Into the Sea. tlmo to wasto. Tho sea ran somewhat heavier, yot with n regular bwoII, tho Donna Isabel reollng and staggorlng llko a drunken mnn. Tho vessel had sunk bo deeply that her main-chains dlppod,. whllo her list pormltted tho wa ter froo entranco through tho gap in tho port bulwarks, and flooded tho deck. Thoro was a desporatlon to her mad wallowing which mado mo think each plungo would provo her last I pwung Doris Into tho stern of tho long boat, bidding her hold tight. "Now Jump, men lively, or sho'U go down under usl Do Nova, John son, titmblo In and handlo tho ropes; Sanchez, fend off, nnd hnvo an oar ready. Now, then, tall on tho rest of you, and lot hor go easy, there, easy! Slldo down tho lino everybody, and cast off oars, men, oars, or sho'll swamp us." The dip of tho chains missed uh by tho. barest Inch; then wo swung clear, tossed high on tho creamy crest of n huge roller, which enabled us to look straight down on the sloping deck. "Is ovory ono hero?" I asked. "All but Jem Colo, sir." "Cole, whero Is ho?" It was Johnson who answored. "Well, all I know nbout It Is, I hauled htm out o' tho bunk, and shook hlra wide awake. Then I left him to go out and rout out Kelly. That's tho last I saw of him, sir, but It's a sure thing ho ain't hero." Do Novn had hold of tho tiller, and I sprang forward, pushing pust Sau chez, who was In 'the bow. "Lay her noso closo In whero I can Jump for tho chains," I ordered sharp ly. "Wo can't loavo Colo behind to drown." It wns a bit of nvtlckllsh Job tho way tho sea was running, and that lumping wreck sagging under, hut tho mate knew his trade, and, as tho boat roBo high on tho swell, I leaped nnd hung on, my feet dangling In tho froth. As tho sodden hull swung reollng over I clambored up, and droppod to tho dock. Tho missing negro was nowhere In sight. I lennod over, staring down at tho bobbing boat being hurled back by tho robound of tho surge, yet see ing only tho whllo face of Doris up turned appoallngly toward me. "Pull out, boys; strong, now! Cllvo hor plonty of room so sho won't suck you down when she drops. I've got to try tho cabin," I got aft that ,fnr. I oven got fair ly within tho door, and my oars caught the dull, muflled sounds of blows be tween decks. My God! tho follow had actunlly gotm tmcg Into that ley hold to dig for gold! As I stood there, trom bllng, wondering If I could dnro tho passage, I folt a suddon quiver of tho dock, heard n Bharp, ripping sound forward, a yell of mlnglod voices, nnd turned and ran for tho mil. With all my strongth I Hung mysolf forth straight out into tho gray sea. I wont down, down, down, fooling ns If, tho very llfo wns bolng auckod out of mo, ovory muscle paralyzed by tho Icy coldness of tho wnter. As I came up, gasping, Btruggllng, ucarco able to movo u cramped limb, tho suction caught mo, dragging me back and dowu again. I battled against it llko n madman, every Instant nn agony; nnd then, nil nt onco, I found tho crest and breathed In tho welcomo air, my stiffened limbs moving mechanically, my brain throbbing with pain. I could soo nothing until a huge rollor flung mo upward, buffotlng my fuco with Icy spray, and thoro, below In tho hollow, tossed tho long-boat, ovory pallid faco staring up at me, I saw them fran tically back water, ns tho great surgo hurled mo down headlong. I wns bo sldo them; they clutched at mo and missed. Tho atom, swung suddonly nbout by the blow of tho sea, loomed over mo, and then my fingers gripped a dripping oar-blade. Ood knows how I ovor clung to It, wrenched by thnt sen how tho strength remained In my numbed hands; but some ono twisted a boathook In tho collar of my Jacket, and so they hauled mo, drip ping and half-conscious, ovor tho gun wale I saw Doris. I looked Into hor eyes. I felt her baro hands on my wet chcok. I think It wns tho simple touch of hor that gavo mo back llfo and comprehension of my condition. I endeavored weakly to lift my head, fighting ngalnst tho nwful numbnoss that held mo prostrate. Everything seemed a dream, yet In that dream I heard Do Nova's voice: "Tako him for'ard zarq, dam' quick. Strip zo wet clothes off, or ho frcozo doad. Uy gar, Jump you, Kelly, on' got blanket roun him!" I hardly know whnt they did, for I scarcoly retained sufficient llfo to.ro allzo that I was still alive; but, when I was fairly warm beneath a pllo of blnnkots, I saw Doris sitting whero sho could look down Into my fnco, and tho mon busy stopping tho mast and getting up sail. I pushed my hand out from under tho covers and found hers. "Don't cry, llttlo girl," I whlsporcd tenderly; "It Is all right now." Sho bent down, her chonk pressed against mine, unable to speak. "uia am tne Donna Isabel go down?" I asked, after a moment's si lenco. "Yes, nnd nnd It nearly caught us," hor voice sobbing, ns tho memory of It nil enmo bnck. "I I saw you Jump, nnd then thoro wns nothing nothing but tho sea. Oh! how did Qod ovor savo you over bring you back to mo?" I could only press her hand under tho wnrmth of tho blankets, still fcol lng It difficult to breathe. "Did did you Bee Colo?" sho ques tloned at last, moro calmly. "No, but I heard him; ho was down In tho lazaretto, chopping at tho lco, poor devil. I folt her shiver; thon sho lifted hor head, looking forth ovor tho sea. "lo tno very end tho dead aro doomed to gunrd that gold," she said soberly. "I wish wo had nono of It aboard." I lay watching tho dellcato profile of hor face, happy, yot with a llttlo of foreboding. "Lift mo up a llttlo, dear, until I can look nbout." Sho did so with much gontloness, nnd I leaned against tho gunwale. It was a rnw, cloudy morning, sea and sky tho samo dull, dreary expanse of gray, with nothing anywhoro to ro lievo tho awful lonollncss of water on which wo tosBed. Our eyes met and our handclasp tightened. CHAPTER XXIX. i In Which We Fight Death. I romember distinctly onough tho first six dnys of thnt boat voyngo; It seems nB If ovory dotnll wns burned upon my brain with llro. I soo tho faces of tho men constantly becoming moro haggard and hopeless ns thoy stared, dull-oyod and nlmlosaly, out ovor tho endless wnsto of wnter to tho dun sky. Wo woro so tired of It; It hnd grown so hatoful In Its pitiless vacancy, Its dull, dreary void. It scojped to mo that with overy ro cuning dawn thoso within tho boat nppoared older, grayer, moro deoply lined; their exposed flesh caked moro heavily with tho suit npruy; their limbs cramped from confinement and cold; their eyes luslerlesH nnd heavy with despair. Thoy convorsod with Homo effort nt cheerfulness nt first figuring on the speed with which wo sailed, dividing up the treasuro, count lug the gold pieces, and speculating upon their probable value, Hut do prosslon followed swiftly ns dny merged Into duy, with only that sntno desert of tumbling wuters stretching nbout us, that snnio wild sky over head. Finally the growling voice ceased entirely, tho fellows becoming moody and sullen, scarcely answering oven when addressed. (TO HE CONTINUED.) A Tcast. To Eve, who, recognizing tho vnl uo of a higher education, secured It for heraelf and her descendants, while Adam thought only of tickling his paiate. Life, ESCAPED INDIAN MASSACRE bo). Warner Lewis of Missouri Only Survivor of Butchery by Osagee In '63. Montgomery City, Mo. Through a mcro Incident It develops that Col. Warner. Lewis, prominent attorney of this city, father of Hobort Lewis, Republican candidate for governor In 1S9G, Is tho erstwhllo "unknown" con federal soldier who escaped tho bloody conflict with tho Osago Indi ans In 18C3. In that fight 1G com rades wcro killed, scalped and tholr heads cut off. Thoro wcro only 18 in tho company nnd It wns thought thnt all woro killed, but thoro woro two survivors, Colonel Lewis nnd John Lnffcrty, who met denth shortly after his csenpe. Colonel Lewis gives tin following account of tho bnttlo: "Yes, It is truo thnt I nm tho only Burvlvor of that nwful bnttle. I have Col. Warner Lewla. Just told a few friends of my remark- nblo experience and oscapo, but It has not reached tho public until now, nearly n half century after. "Tho story comes to tho surfaco through a magazlno artlclo nubllshod In Oklahoma, which It scorns Is gath ered from some Indians who have heard of tho mossacro. This maga zine story, tolling of tho death of these confodcrntcB, says: '"Down on tho Bandbar in tho Osago country In n spaco of some four rods square, woro found tho al most nudo bodlos of tho doad con fodoratos. Tholr heads, bosldes bo lng scalped, hnd been, according to tho Osago custom, sovcrcd from tholr bodies. Afterward their heads woro all collected, soma being nt a con- sldornblo dlstanco from tholr remains, and, bolng placod with their bodlos, thoy wcro nil buried.' "Leading from theso dead bodies woro tho foottracka of two mon wnlk ing side by Bldo and closo togothor. as if ono might havo been supporting tho other. It Is probablo that theso two men wcro shot whllo In tho wa ter attempting to cross a stream near by and ltls also nrobablo that thov mado good their cscapo." "You see, this mngnzlno writer comes pretty noar guosslng corroctly whon he says that it Is posslblo that two of this fatal company mado tholr escape. Myself nnd John Lnfforty wero tho lucky ones, but Lnfforty was killed boforo tho war closed." BARNES, CHICAGO CAPITALIST i Head of Illinois Voters' League, Who Filed Charges Against Lorlmer, Former Pastor, Chicago. Clifford W. Dames, presi dent of tho Illinois Voters' leaguo, who, noting ns a citizen, laid formal charges of bribery in tho election oi William Lorlmer beforo tho United States senate, is n Chicago capitalist whoso homo Is In Lake Forest. lie has taken an active Interest in legis lative affairs and social questions foi eovornl yenrs. Horu in Corry, Pn., In 18G4, ho wni graduated from Yalo and then tooll tho degrco of master of arts at the Clifford W. Barnes. University of Chicago. Ho has been a pastor nnd social settlement workor nnd general secretnry of tho Religious Association of America. From 1000 to 1905 ho was professor of sociology In Illinois college. Why Qhoul'i Indiana Swear? Some writer sayn Indians don't HWimr, Why should they? They do not hnvo to hook their wives up, they do not havo to endure rotten tele phone sorvlce, thoy do not havo to hang on tho car straps, they do not sit behind vast millinery creations at the theater and few of thorn have to work. Houston I'osL third OPERATION PREVENTED ByLydiaE.Pinkhmn'sVeg ctable Compound Chicago, III "I want to toll yott what Lydla E. rinkham'a Vegetable Compound did for mo. I was so sick thnt two of tho best doctors in unicago Gaid I would dio If I did not havo an operation. I had already bad two operations, And thoy wanted mo to go through a third ono. I suffered da j and night from in flammation and a small tumor, and nover thought of seeing a well dav again. A friend told mo howLjdia E.Plnkham's Year- otablo Compound had helped her, and I tried it. and aftor the third bottla was cured." Mrs. Alvena 8rEnNO, 1408 Clyhourno Avo., Chicago, 11L If you aro ill do not drag along at homo or in your placo of employment until an operation is necessary, but build up tho fomlnlno Bystcm, nnd ro movo tlio camo of thoso distressing nchoa and pains by taking Lydla E. rinkham'a Vegetable Compound, made from roots and. herbs, Tor thirty years it has boon the stan dard remedy for fomalo Ills, and has sandaof womonwho havo been troubled with diaplacomonts, inflammation. uL coratlon, fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic pains, baekncho, boaring-down feeling, flatuloncy, indigestion, dlod- noss, or nervous proairauon. wuj don't you try ltr Work While You Sleep Millions of people havo CAS- CARETS do Health work for them. If you havo nover tried this great health maker; Get a 10a box and you will never nso any other bowel medicine. hi CAOCARRTB toe box for a week's treatment, all druturUU. Blffgeat teller In Uic wot Id. Million boxcaa, month. Conquests. "I have .been engaged eovoral times," boasted tho first summer girl, "to me whoso names I did not know." "That's nothing," retorted tho bio. ond summer girl. "I ongagod myself lastBeason to a stranger who wig wnggoa ins proposni iroin a passim yacht." ROUTT COUNTY, COLORACO, LAND BOOM PREDICTED. Keen observers predict a big boom In proporty In Wnntland, Colorado, th now town which 1b bolng built In thi center of tho Llttlo Snako River Val ley In Routt County, Colorado. A bli Irrigation system Is being built to lrrl gato C0.000 acres of vory lino land sup rounding Wantland. Tho land Is b lag sold by tho Stnto of Colorado foi CO cents per aero, undor tho Cnroj Act, and water rights cost $35.00 an aero, In ton year payments. Sugar fao torlcs, flour mills, canneries, etc, an among the posslblo Industries to bp lo cated at Wantland. Full information can bo obtained from tho Routt County Colonization Company, 1734 Woltoi St., Denver, Colo. Hard Task, Indeed! Llttlo Helen was at tho seaside wltb hor aunt, nnd In tho houso where tho; woro staying wob a tolephono. One daj she heard hor mother talking from the city, nnd sho was oo terrified that sha burst into tears. "Oh, auntie, auntlo!" Bho sobbed. "How shall wo ovor got mamma out ol that llttlo holo?" ned, Wik, Wcarr, Wat err Ees. Relieved Ily Murine Eye liemcdy. T17 Murlno For Your Eye Troubles. You Will I.lko Murine. It Hoothea. C0o at Your Drucslita. Write For Eye Books. Frae. Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chloogo. The Gentle Oame. Knlckor Did ho Bet foot whero man never trod beforo? llocker Yes, ho kicked anothot player on tho skull. Lewis' Single Hinder, ntratght So many smokers prefer them to lOo cigars. Men who remain neutral In times of public danger aro enemies to their country. Addison. Dr. Plercm't Pleasant Pallets teralata and tnrlr. ontte ttnmacb, liter and bownli. Uugar-waUd, Uoj granulti, aaif to taka at canil. Some animals multiply rapidly and Borne snakes are adders.