THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. N THIS TALE I A " I t M J DON'S SEA EX- A PERIENCE IS "USED WITH ALL TH ESRQW gR7QF -H1SVIRILEP.EN- SYN0PSI8. Humphrey Vnn Weyclen, critic nntl dllPt JatKc. In thrown Into tho wntcr by the Inking of u ferryboat In n fo In Bun Francisco bay. and become nncoimclou ""ri.ro lielp rcnrliis dim. On coming to his Hcnsoa be Hilda himself aboard tho ealliiK nchoonur (Ibost. Captain Wolf Laiscii, bound to Japan wuUth, CHAPTER II Continued. Pacing back nnd forth tins length of tho hatchway, nnd savagely chow ins tho end of a cigar, was the man whoso casual glance had rescued mo from tho sea. IIIh height wan prob ably five feet ten Inches, or ten and a half; but my first Impression, or feel of tho man, was not of this, but of his strength. Ho was firmly planted on ltln legs; his foot struck tho deck squaroly nnd with surety; every move ment of n muscle, from tho heavo of tho shoulders to tho tightening of the lips about tho cigar, was decisive, nnd seemed to como out of a Btrcngth thnt was oxccsslvo nnd overwhelming. In fact, though this strength pervaded every action of his. It seemed but the advertisement of n grentor strength that lurked within, that lay dormant and no moro than otlrrcd from tlmo to time, hut which might arouse, at any tnomont, terrlblo and compelling, llko tho rago of a Hon or tho wrath of a etorm. Tho cook stuek his head out of tho galley door nnd grinned oncournglngly nt me, at tho same tlmo Jerking his thumb In tho direction or tho mnn who paced up nnd down by tho hatch way. Thus I was given to understand that ho was tho captain, tho "Old Man", In tho cook's vornncular, tho Individual whom 1 must lntorvlow nnd put to the trouble of somehow getting mo ashore. I had halt started for ward, to get ovor what I was cortaln would bo a stormy flvo minutes, when a suffocating paroxysm seized tho un fortunate person who was lying on his back. Ho wrenched nnd writhed nhout convulsively. Tho cnptaln, or Wolf Larson, as men aJlod him, ceased pacing and gazed down at tho dying man. So florco had this final 'struggle becomo that tho aallor paused in tho act of flinging moro water ovor him and starod curi ously, tho canvas bucket partly tilted nnd dripping Its contents to tho dock. Tho dying man boat a tattoo on tho hatch with his hools, straightened out nis logs, and stlnenwl In ono groat, tonso effort. Then too muscles rolaxod, and a sigh, as of profound relief, float' od upward from his Hps. , Then a must surprising thing oc curred. Tho captain hroko looso upon tho dead man llko a thunderclap. Oaths rolled from his lips In a con tlnuouw Htrcam. And thoy woro not namby-pamby oaths, or moro oxpros elon of Indecency. Each word was a blasphemy, and thoro wero many words, Thoy crlBpod and crackled like eloctric sparks. 1 had nover hoard ayfAJng llko It In my llfo, nor could I rVio conceived It possible Tho cause of it all, na near ns I could mako out, m that tho man, who was mnto, hud Bwo on a debauch boforo leaving San Frat ,clsco, and then had tho poor tasto to Olo at tho beginning of tho voyago nnd loavo Wolf Larson short-handed. Wltllo I appreciated tho power of tho torrlflo denunciation that swept out or Wolf Larson's mouth, I was inexpres sibly shocked. But tho dead man was unconcorned, Ho wna master or tho xlruntton. CHAPTER III. Wolt Larson ccasod swearing ns sud- 'donly as ho had begun. Ho rollghtod bis cigar and glanced around. His oyos chanced upon tho cook. "Woll, Cooky?" ho began, with n auuvonosn that was cold and or tho temper or stool. "Yes, sir," tho cook eagorly Inter polated, with appeasing nnd apolo getic servility. t "Don't you think you'vo stretched thnt nock of yours JuBt about enough Y -It's unhealthy, you know. Tho mntc'n gone, so I enn t nfford to lose you too. Tou must ho vory, vory cnroful or 7our health, Cooky. Understand?" Ilia Inst word, In striking contrast vlth tho smoothness or his previous utterance, snapped llko tho flash or a whip. The cook quailed boforo It. "Yes, Blr," was tho meek reply, nB tho offending head disappeared Into tho galley. At this swooping rebuke, which tho cook had only pointed, tho rest of the crow becamo uninterested ,nud tell to work at ono tnak or another. A number of men, howovor, who wero lounging about a compnnlonwtv bo- tweou tho galley and tho hatch, and who did not snom to bo Baliuro, contin ued talking Iti low tones with ono an olhcr. Tiiose, I aftorward learned, woro the hunters, tho mou who shot the seals, and a very superior breed to common sailor folk. "JohanBcn,!" Wolf Larson called out, A sailor stopped forward obediently. "Get your palm and nocdlo nnd sow tho beggar up. You'll find somo old canvas In tho sail lockor. Mako It do." "Any or you follows got a Bible or prayerbook?" wns tho captain's noxt demand this ttmo of tho hunters loung- rk about tho companlonway. rJACK- Thoy shook their heads, and somo- ono mado a Jocular remark which I did not catch, but which raised a gen eral laugh. The captain shrugged his shoulders. "Then we'll drop him ovor without tiny palavering, unless our clerical-looking caHtawny has the burial service at sea by heart." Ily this timo ho had swung around and was facing me. "You're a preacher, aren't you?" ho asked. The hunters there wero six of them to a mnn, turned and regarded mo. I wns pnlnfullyawnro of my like ness to a scarecrow. A laugh went up at my appearance n laugh that was not lessoned or softened by the dead mnn stretched and grinning on tho deck before us; a laugh that was as rough and harsh and frank as the sea Itsolf; that aroao out or coarse feelings nnd blunted sensibilities, from natures that knew neither courtesy nor gentleness. Wolf Larson did not laugh, though his gray eyes lighted with a light glint of amusemont; and In Unit moment, having stopped forward qulto close to him, I received my first Impression of the man himself. Tho face, tho Jaw, the chin, "tho brow, rising to n goodly height nnd swelling heavily above tho eyes these, whllo stronp In them selves, unusually strong, seemed to speak an lmmcnBO vigor or virility of spirit that lay behind and beyond and out of sight. Tho oyoa, wide apart as tho true artist's aro wldo, sheltering under n heavy brow and arched over by thick, black eyebrows, woro of baffling, pro tean gray which was novor twice tho same; they wero oyos that masked tho soul with a thousand guises. But to return. I told him that, un happily for tho burial service I was not a preacher, when ho sharply do mnnded: "What do you do for a living?" l confess I hnu novor nau sucu a question asked mo before, nor had I ovor canvassed It. I was qulto taken aback, nnd boforo 1 could find mysolf had sillily stammered, "I I am a gen tloman." Ills Up curled In a swift sneer. "I havo worked, 1 do work," I cried Impetuously, as though ho woro my Judgo and I required vindication, and at tho samo tlmo very much uwaro of my arrant idiocy In discussing tho sub Joct at all. "For your living?" Thoro waB something so Imperative and masterful about him that I was qulto bosldo myBolf "rattled," as Fu rusotu wouia navo tormou it, llko a quaking child boforo a stern school master. "Who foods you?" was his noxt quostlon, "I havo an Incomo," I answered stoutly, nnd could havo bitten my tonguo tho noxt Instant. "All of which, you will pardon my obsorvlng, has nothing whatsoovor to do with what 1 wish to soo you about." But ho dlsregnrdod my protest. 'Who enmcd It? Eh? I thought so. Your fnthor. You stand on dcadmon's legs. You'vo novor had any of your own. you couiun t wane mono be tween two sunrises and hustle tho mont for your holly for thrco meals. Let mo soo your hand." His tremendous, dormant strength must havo stlrrod, swiftly and accu rntoly, or I must havo slept a moment. for boforo 1 know It ho had stopped two pneos forwnrd, gripped my right hand In his, and hold It up for inspec tion. I tried to withdraw It, but his fingers tightened, without vislblo ef fort, till I thought mlno would bo crushed, when ho dropped It with a flirt of disdain. "Dond mon'B hands have kept It soft. Good for llttlo olso than dlsh-wnshtng and scullion work. "I wlBh to ho put nshoro." I said llrmly. for I now had myself In control. "I shall pay you whatever you Judgo .your dolny and troublo to bo worth." Ho looked nt mo curiously. Mock ery shono In his oyos. I havo a counter-proposition to mnko, and for tho good of your soul. My mate's gono, and there'll bo a lot of promotion. A snllor comos nft to tako mnto's placo, cabin-boy goeB for 'ard to tnko sallor'a placo, and you tako tho cabin-boy's place, sign tho nr tlclcs for tho crulso. twenty dollars por month and found. Now what do you say? And, mind you, It's tor your own soul's Hako. It will bo tho mnk lug or you. You might learn In tlmo to stnnd on your own legs and perhaps to toddlo along a bit." But I took no notice. Tho sails ot tho vessel I had seen off to tho south west had grown larger nnd plnlnor Thoy woro of tho snmo schoonor rig as tho Uliost. though tho hull Itsolf. I could seo, -wnB siunllor. "That vessel will soon bo passing us," I said, after a moment's pauso. "As sho Is going In tho opposite di rection, sho la vory probably bound for Snn Francisco," "Vory probably," was Wo)f Larson's nnswor, ns ho turned partly awny from mo and cried out, "Cooky! Oh, Cooky!" Tho Cocknoy popped out of tho galley. cocyttioMr jack, LONnON- "Where's that boy? Tell him I want him." "Yes. sir," and Thomas Mugrldge fled swiftly aft and disappeared down another companlonway near tho whcol. A moment later ho emerged, u heavy set young fellow of eighteen or nine teen, with a glowering, villainous coun tenance, trailing at his heels. "What's your name, boy?" "George Leach, sir." came tho sul len answer, and tho boy's bearing showed elenrly that ho divined tho reason for which ho had been sum moned. "Not an Irish name," tho cnptaln snapped sharply. "O'Toolc or McCnr thy would suit your mug a damn sight better." I saw tho young follow'B hand" clench and tho blood crawl scarlet up his neck. "Hut let that go," Wolf Larson con tinued. "You may havo very good reasons for forgetting your name, and I'll llko you none tho worst for It as long as you too tho mark. Tele graph Hill, of course. Is your port or entry. It sticks out all over your mug. Tough as they mnito them and twice as nasty. I know tho kind. Well, you can mako up your mind to have It taken out of you on this craft Under stand? Who shipped you, anyway?" "McCready and Swanson, sir." "Who got tho advanco money?" "They did, sir." "1 thought n3 much. And dnmned glnd you woro to lot them havo It. Couldn't mako yoursoir scarco too quick, with soveral gentlemen you may havo heard of looking for you." Tho boy metnmorphosed Into a sav- ago on tho Instant. His body bunched together as though for a spring, nnd his faco becamo as an Infuriated boast's as ho snarled. "It's a " 'A what?" Wolf Larson asked, a pe culiar softness In his voice, as though ho woro overwhelmingly curious to hoar tho unspoken word. Tho boy hesitated, then mastered his temper. "Nothln", sir. I take It back." And you havo shown mo I was right." This with a gratified smllo "How old aro you?" "Just turned sixteen, sir." "A Ho. You'll nover soo eighteen again. Big for your ago, at that, with muscles llko a horso. Pack up your kit and go for'ard Into tho fo'c'slo You'ro n boat-pullor now. You'ro pro motod; soo?" Without waiting for tho boy's ac coptanco, tho captain turned to tho sailor who had Just finished tho gruo I Saw tho Young Fellow's Clench. Hands somo task of sowing up tho corpso "Johanson, do you know anything about navigation?" "No, Blr." "Well, never mind; you'ro mato Just tho sum o. Got your traps nft Into the mnto's borth." Ay. ny, sir, wns tho choory ro sponso ns Johnnscn stnrtcd .forwnrd. In tho meantime tho orstwhllo cabin boy had not moved. "What aro you waiting for?" Wolf Lnrson domnudod. "I didn't sign for boat-puller. Blr," was tho roply. "I signed ror cabin boy. An' I don't want no boat pullln' in mine." "Pack up nnd go ror'nrd." This tlmo Wolt Larson's command waB thrllllngly lmporntlvo. Tho boy glowered sullonly, but rorusod to move. Then camo another stirring or Wolf Larson's tremendous strength. It was utterly unoxpoctcd, nnd It wna ovor and dono-Avlth between tho ticks of two BecondB. Ho had sprung fully six foot across tho deck and driven his list Into tho other's stomach. At tho samo moment, ns though 1 hnd bcon struck mysolf, I folt n sickening shock In tho pit or my stomach. 1 lnstanco thts to show tho sensitiveness or my nervous organization at tho tlmo, and how unused I waB to spectacles or bru tallty. Tho cabin-boy nnd ho wolghod 1G5 nt tho vory least crumpled up Ho lifted luto tho air and struck tho "THE STORY OF I 1 A MAN WHO ) V'lN HIS OWNJ Little world A BO A R DSfcTfP WASA LAW rUNTO-HIMSELFW i..'rti deck alongsldo tho corpse on his head and shouldors, whoro ho lay and writhed about In agouy. 'Well?" Larsen asked or mo, "have you mado up your mind?" I had glanced occasionally at tho ap proaching Bchooner, nnd It was now almost nbrcast or us and not moro than a couple or hundred yards away. It was a vory trim and neat llttlo craft. I could soo n largo, black number on ono of Its sails, and 1 had soen pic tures of pilot boats. "What vessel Is that?" 1 asked. "Tho pilot-boat Lady Mine." Wolf Larsen answered grimly. "Got rid of her pilots and running Into San Fran cisco. She'll bo there In live or six hours with this wind." "Will you please signal It, then, so that I may be put ashore." "Sorry, but I'vo lost tho signal book overboard," ho remarked, and tho group of huntorB grinned. I debated tor a moment, looking him squarely In tho eyes. I hnd seen tho frightful treatment of tho cabin-boy, and know that I should vory probably rocolvo tho samo. If not worse. As l say. I debated with myselt. and then 1 did what I consider tho bravest act or my llfo. I ran to the side, waving my arms and shouting: "Lady Mlno ahoy! Take mo ashore! A thousand dollars If you tako mo ashoro!" 1 waited, watching two men who stood by tho wheel, ono of them steer ing. Tho other wns lifting a mega phone to his Hps. 1 did not turn my head, though I expected every mo ment a killing blow from tho human bruto behind mo. At last, after what seemed centuries, unable longer to stand tho strain, I looked nround. Ho had not moved. Ho was standing In tho samo position, Bwaylng easily to tho roll of tho ship and lighting a fresh cigar. "What Is tho mutter? Anything wrong?" This was tho cry from tho Lady Mlno. 'Yes!" I shouted, at tho top of my lungs. "Llfo or death! Ono thousand dollars If you tako mo ashoro!" Too much 'Frisco tanglefoot for tho health ot my crow! Wolf Larson shouted atter. "This ono" Indicating mo with his thumb "fancies sea ser pents and monkeys Just now!" Tho man on tho Lady Mine laughed back through the megaphone. Tho pilot-boat plunged past. Glvo him boll for me!" camo a final cry. and tno two men wavoa inetr arms In farewell. (TO HI3 CONTINUED.) WHERE LITTLE MEN WIN OUT As a Rule They Have Much Moro As surance Than Their Fellows Who Are Big. As a rule, big mon are shy and lack ing In assurance. A daughter of tho gods, divinely tall, fills thorn with something llko terror. Tho woman who appeals to them is usually some sparkling, vivacious, fairylike creature with kittonish ways and roguish glances. Tho llttlo man, on the con trary. Is seldom burdened with humll Ity. Ho 13 a being of great asplra Hons and stupendous ambitions; he believes in himself, which is tho rea son why ho generally can got tho woman of his choico to smllo upon him. Tho dainty, wco. Tltlanllko worn- an possoss no charm for him. 'A nlco llttlo thing." ho says of such a one. "Fall in lovo with nor; un. no! She Isn't grown up enough to Inspire tho tender passion." Ho likes n woman to bo ono or two Inches his suporior nnd thoroughly ma ture. Ho dreads any trace of the bread-and-butter schoolgirl. His ideal rosombles tho strong, heroic women Shakcspearo has pictured, full-blooded and vital, full or character and spirit. with a fair spice ot temper. Tho big man dreads a woman's tongue. Ho ts alarmed at tho light ning of her oyos when they Hash In linger; but tho little man is amused, and rather likes It. That's ono of tho subtle secrets of tho llttlo man's mas tery. Tall and willowy, with tho prom- iso of richer, rounder curves as the years go by, Is tho Ideal of tho llttlo man. Ho admires a rcgnl carriage a touch of hauteur nnd, abovo all, style. First United States Treasurer. Aloxandcr Hamilton was tho first secretary ot tno treasury (wbu-udj Michael HUlegns was tho first United States treasurer. Ilillcgas was ap pointed to tho olllco July 29, 1775, when ho and Gcorgo Clymor wero cho sen togethor In tho formation of what was tho germ of the trensury depart menu Hlllogns sorvod alone through practically his entire torn, howovor, as Clymer soon resigned to tnko a seat as dolegato to congress. Ilillcgas' term oxplred September 11, 17S9, and ho was succeeded by Samuel Meredith Both men woro from Pennsylvania. Tho treasury dopnrtraont wns formally organized by act of Soptombor 2, 1780. hut, strictly spooking, this was merely a reorgnnlzatlon, for tho department under various names had been In exis tence alnco 1775. BUILDING SOOD MANAGEMENT OF ROADS Road Specialists of Department of Ag riculture Place Blame for De fects In Highways. When a county builds a good road ind soon lota It b.ecomo rutty, washed 3ut, or uneven, who or what Is prin :Ipally to blamo? As a result of a study of conditions in a number of :ountIes, road specialists of tho de partment aro Inclined to place tho re sponsibility upon tho following de fects in road management, somo or all Df which aro found in nil counties where good roads aro not properly re paired and maintained: 1. County boards, although having full administrative authority, appear not to attach to their official action in road matters tho importance or legal effect which It should havo. 2. County boards do not generally have sufficient accounting control of road funds to know what Is available A Michigan Improved Road. ror any particular project, where funds havo been or where existing balances are to bo expended. 3. Lack of any systematic prac tice in handling road funds among most counties makes It very difficult to carry out over even a single year any persistent maintenance policy, be cause funds officially obligated for maintenance purposes aro not pro tected against sporadic and Irregular drafts for miscellaneous purposes. The greatest likelihood consequently exists everywhere that thoro will bo no balance in tho maintenance fund in tho last half or third of tho year, al though only a part of tho fund al lotted may have' been spent. 4. Local labor avallablo for main tenance work is mado dissatisfied by the constant, unintelligent, and un favorable criticism of thoso using tho road. 6. Maintenance continuing over a period of years tho ultimato indis pensable condition of effective main tenance Is Jeopardized by tho lack of accounting control that will provent spending noxt year's current Incomo in this year. G. The lack of skilled supervision in construction and tho effect of this in increasing tho cost or in making effective maintenance Impossibly ex pensive Is ovorywhero seen. 7. The county authorltieo are com monly opposed to following sugges tions for maintenance that involvo ty ing up road funds in any way, such as purchasing materials in advanco to store along tho road for making re pairs or maintaining tho road surface. WIDE TIRES IMPROVE ROADS They Have Same Effect on Country Highways as a Roller on Plowed Field Wagon Pulls Easier. Tho following nppoared in a recont Issue of "Extension News Service, published by tho University of Ne braska. Wldo tires build up roads and save horso labor, according to tho depart ment of agricultural engineering al tho university farm. They havo tha snmo effect upon a country road as a roller on a plowed Held. On tho othei hand, tho narrow tiro cuta up a road llko a disk. It has been found by actual test In this departmont thai tho wldo-tlrcd wagon pulls caslor in nearly all cases than tho narrow-tired wagon. In deep mud on a country road tho wldo-tlrcd wngon pulls 6.2 pci cent easier. On tho country road with a thin surfneo ot mud or deep dust, however, tho narrow tires pull l.'J nor cent easier. In a cornfield tho wide tires pull 30.6 per cent easier in a dry alfalfa .field 17.7 per cent easier, and on a dry country road 10.2 por cent easier. Fruit Trees Along Road6lde. I. II. Taylor recommends tho plant ing ot fruit trees for shade along country roads. Ho suggests that th owner ot a row of maplo trees gets no fruit from them, and that ho might plant fruit trees In tho samo spirit letting travelers havo what thoy do sired as they passed along. It Is not uncommon to meet with a nlco apple pear or cherry troo now along coun try roads, hut In tho vicinity of cities, whero boys are numorouB, thoy play havoc with auch troes. VICTORY A sense of freedom from all an noying after-eating distress can only be experienced when the digestive system is strong and working harmoniously. Such a condition can be promoted by care ful diet and the assistance of HOSTETTER'S Stomach Bitters SURE HE KNEW HER NAME Betty's Indignant Outburst, However, Cams at a Time That Was Most Inopportune. A Scottish minister was onco busy catechizing his young parishioners bo foro tho congregation, when ho put the usual first question to a girl whoso father kept a drinking place. "What Is your name?" Tho quostlon having been repeated, tho girl replied: "Nanc o' your fun, sir; yo ken my nanio wool enough. D'yo no' say when yo come tao oor hooso at night, 'Betty, bring mo some toddy'?" The congregation, forgetting tho sa credness of tho plaet, broke into a loud laugh, and tho parson looked dag gers. London Tit-Bits. AT THE FIRST SIGNS Of Falling Hair Get Cutlcura. Worko Wonders. Trial Free. It Touch spots of dandruff and itching with Cutlcura Ointment, and follow next morning with a hot shampoo ot Cutlcura Soap. This at onco arrests falling hair and promotes hair growth. You may roly on these supcrcreamy emollients for all skin troubles. Sample each free by mail with Book. Address postcard, Cutlcura, Dept. XY, Boston. Sold everywhere. Adv. Temperature. "Do you want a pitcher of Ico wa ter?" asked tho member of tho com mittee on arrangements. "Novor mind tho ice," replied Sena tor Sorghum; "if tho audlonco la as cold aa the one I last addressed the water will probably freeze." For a really fine coffee at a mod erate price, drink Dcnison's Seminole Brand, 35c the lb., in sealed cans. Only one merchant in each town sella Seminole. If your grocer Isn't tho one, write the Denison Coffee Co., Chicago, for a souvenir and tho name of your Seminole dealer. Buy the 3 lb. Canister Can for $1.00. Adv. The Danger. 'I am half a'raid to try this new scalp tonic." "Why are you afraid?" "It lo really a Ualr-rajslng experi ment, you know." Just Staying. "Whoro are you living now. Pod- gers .' "Nowhere. Boarding nt tho same old place." Brownlng.'s Magazine. Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days Draggists refund moner if PAZO OINTMENT falli to cure Itching. Blind, Dleedlngor Protrud ing Piles. First application gives relief, sac. Lovo at first sight often causeB the victims to wish they had consulted an oculist. N OF COUNCIL BLUFFS nniNK nnrl IlDllfS -DAI TREATMENT Always Successful. Write fov Booklet. Address NEAL INSTITUTE 21 Benton Street, COUNCIL BLUPrS, IX. Or iiddrc J. 71. MHY. Manager. Wslios H. Coleman, 1'Btent Lswyer.Wsshtiigtoii, D.C". Advice nnd books Bates reasonable. UlhMt references. Best serf Ice. Nebraska Directory CURED in a few days without pain or a sur gical operation. No pay until cured. Writ U1C WUAV, 300 Ilea Hide., Omaha, Neb. The Army of Constipation Is Growing Smaller Every Day. CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS are responsible they notonlygive relief they perma nently cure i.on- (tipation. Mil lions use, them for lilioumew. Indigestion, Sick HeidicLi, Sillow Skin. SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE. Genuine must bear Signature iSSSSSBflWy7aBVI nau I BrETjuaBHW I in nil n Or jst , W. N. U OMAHA, NO. 52-1915.