THE 8EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. JACK 8YN0P8I8. 12 Humphrey Van Woydcn, critic and dilet tante, thrown Into the wuter by the Hlnk ln of a ferryboat, on comftiK to his Bonnes, flnria lilinholf nboard the Healing nchooner Qlioat, Cnptaln Wolf Larson, hound to Jnp.tn wntcrs. The captain ro fusca to put Humphrey nslioro und innkes Jilm cabin boy "for tho ood of his soul." Ho hctflna under tho cockney cook, Miik rldBe. who steals his money and chases htm when accusod of It. Cooky Is Jealous of Hump and hazes him. Wolf hazes a saman and rnnkes It the basis for a phll PHophlc discussion with Hump. Wolf en tertains MURrldeo In his cabin, wins from Mm at cards the money ho stolo from Hump. Cooky and Hump whot knives at ach other. Hump's Intimacy with Wolf Increases. Wolf sketches tlio story of nln llfo, discusses the IJIble, and Omar, nnd Illustrates tho Instinctive lovo of Ufa by choking Hump nearly to death. A car nival of brutality breaks looso In the ship nnd Wolf proves himself tho mastor brute. Wolf Is Knocked overboard at nlKlit, comas back aboard by tho loKlIno nnd wins clear In a fluht In tho forecostlo. Hump dresses Wolfs wounds nnd, dcsplto Mb protest. Is made mate on tho hell-ship. Mr. Van Wnyden tries to learn his duties h mate. Wolf hnzes tho mon who tried to kill him. Van Wcyden proves by Ma oondUct In a blow, with all hands out In the boats nmonR tho soal herd, that ho lias learned "to stand on his own Icks." CHAPTER XV Continued. Two hours of torrlblo work followed, in which all hands of ua two hunters, throo sailors, Wolf Larson and I roofed, first ono and tho other, tho Jib and mainsail. And whon all was dono, I gavo up llko a woman and rolled upon tho deck In tho agony of exhaustion. In tho moantlmo Thomas Mugrldgo, llko a drowned rat, was being dragged out from undor tho forecasts head, whoro ho had cravenly onsconccd hlmsolf. I saw him pulled aft to tho cabin and noted with a shock of sur prise that tho galloy had disappeared. A clean spaco of dock showed whoro It had stood, In tho cabin I found all hands as nombled, sailors as well, and while cotfoo was bolng cookod over tho Bmall etovo wo drank whisky and crunched hardtack. "To hell with a lookout," I hoard Wolf Larson Bay whon wo had oaton and drunk our fill. "Thoro's nothing can ho dono on deck. If anythlng's going to run us down wo couldn't got out of Ua way. Turn in. all hands, and got somo Bleep," Tho sailors slipped forward, sotting tho Bldo-IIght8 as thoy wont, whllo tho two huntors remained to sloop In tho cabin, It not bolng deemed advlsablo to opon tho slldo to tho stoorago com panlonway. Wolf Larson and I, bo tweon us, cut off Korfoot'B crushed flngor and sowed up tho stump. Mug rldgo, who, during all tho tlmo ho had boon compollcd to cook and Borvo cof foo and koop tho flro going, had com plained of. Internal pains, now sworo that ho had a broken rib or two. On examination wo found that ho had throo. Dut his caso was deforrod to Wolf Larson and I, Between Ua, Cut Off Kcrfoot's Crushed Finger. next day, principally for tho reason that I did not know anything about brokon ribs and would first havo to road it up. "I don't think it waD worth it," I eald to Wolf Larson, "a brokon boat for Kolly'B llfo." "Dut Kolly dlfln't amount to much," was tho roply. "Good night." After all that had passod, sufforlng Intolerable anguish In my flngor ends, and with throo boatB missing, to say nothing of tho wild capers tho Ghost was cutting, I should havo thouglit it hnposslblo to sleop, Dut my oyos must havo closed tho Instant my head touchod tho pillow, and In utter ex haustion I Blopt throughout tho night, tho whllo tho Ghost, lonely and undi rected, fought nor way through tho Dtorm, CHAPTER XVI. Tho next day, whllo tho Btorm was blowing ltsolf out, Wolf Larson and I crammed anatomy and surgery nnd not Mugrldgo'a ribs. Thon, whon tho atorra broke, Wolf Larson crulsod back and forth over that portion of tho ocean whoro wo had oncounterod it, and somewhat moro to tho west ward, while the boats woro bolng re COWWKwr rfy JACK L OA! DOM" paired and new sails mado nnd bent. Scaling schooner after scaling schoon er wo sighted nnd boarded, most of which woro In search of lost boats, and most of which woro carrying boats and crews thoy had picked up and which did not belong to them. For tho thick of tho fleet had been to tho westward of us, and tho boats, scattered far and wldo, had headed In mad flight for tho nearost rcfugo. Two of our boats, with mon all safe, wo took oft tho Cisco, and, to Wolf Larson's hugo doltght and my own grief, ho culled Smoke, Nllson nnd Leach, from tho San Diego. So that, at tho ond of flvo days, wo found our selves short but four mon Hender son, Holyoak, Williams and Kolly nnd wcro once moro hunting on tho flanks of tho hord. But Wolf Larson, as was to bo ex pected, bolng n boat short, took pos session of tho first stray ono and com pelled Its men to hunt with tho Ghost, not permitting them to roturn to tholr own schooner whon wo sighted It. I remember how ho forced tho huntor and his two men bolow, a rlflo at their brcastB, whon tholr cnptaln passod by at blscult-toss and hailed us for In formation. I was learning moro and moro sea manship; and ono clenr day a thing wo rnroly oncountorcd now I had tho satisfaction of running nnd handling tho Ghost nnd picking up tho boats mysolf. Wolf Larson had been Btnlt ton with ono of his headaches, and I stood nt tho whool from morning un til evening, sailing across tho ocean after tho last loo boat and heaving to and picking it and tho other flvo up without command or suggestion from him. Gales wo oncountorod now and again, for it was a raw and stormy region, and, in tho middlo of Juno, a typhoon most momornblo to mo and most Important becauso of tho changes wrought through It upon my future Wo must havo boon well In tho path of tho Transpacific steam ships whon tho typhoon modorated, and hero, to tho surprlso of tho hunt ers, wo found ourselves in tho mldBt of tho seals a socond hord, or sort of rear guard, thoy declared, and a most unusual thing. Dut It was "Doata over I " tho boom-boom of guns, and tho pitiful slaughter through tho long day. It was at this tlmo that I was ap proached by Leach. I had Just fin ished tallying tho skins of tho last boat aboard, whon ho camo to my side, in tho darkness, and said in a low tone: "Can you toll mo, Mr. Van Woydon, how far wo aro off tho coast, and what tho bearings of Yokohama aro?" My heart loaned with gladnesB, for I know what ho had in mind, and 1 gavo him tho bearings west-northwest and flvo hundred mllos away. "Thank you, sir," was all ho said as ho slipped back into tho darkness. Next morning No. 3 boat and John Bon nnd Leach woro missing. Wolf Larson was furlouB. It was llko look ing for a nocdlo in a haystack to ralso that tiny boat out of tho bluo immen sity. But ho put tho Ghost through hor best pneos so as to got botwoon tho dosortors nnd tho land. This ac complished, ho cruised back and forth across what ho know must bo tholr courso. On tho morning of tho third day, shortly after eight bolls, a cry that tho boat was sighted camo down from Smoko at tho masthead. All hands llnod tho rail, and there, to leeward, In tho troubled silver of tho rising sun, appeared and dlsappoarod a black spock. Wo squared away and ran for It. I lookod nt tho gleam of triumph In Wolf Larson's oyos, his form Bwnm boforo mo and I felt almost irresist lbly Unpolled to fling mysolf upon htm Tho boat was nenr enough now for us to mnko out thnt It was largor than any sonllng bont and built on differ ont linos. Smoko, who hnd doscondod to tho dock and was now standing by my sldo, began to chucklo In n slgntll cant way. I looked at him Inquiringly. "Tnlk of a mess!" ho giggled. "Don't you soo thoro, In tho storn-sheets, on tho bottom. May I novar shoot n seal again if that ain't u woman I" I lookod closely, but wns not sure until oxclamntlons broko out on nil Bides. Tho boat contained four mon and Its flfth occupant was cortalnly ft woman. Wo woro agog with oxclto mont, nil oxcopt Wolf Larson, who wbb evidently disappointed In that It was not his own bont with tho two victims of his mnllco. Wo ran down tho flying Jib, hauled tho Jlb-sheots to windward and tho main shoot flat, and enmo up Into tho wind. I now caught ray first gllmpso of tho woman. Sho was wrappod In a long ulstor, for tho morning was raw and I could soo nothing but hor faco and a mass of light brown hair oscap Ing from undor tho soaman's cap on hor head. Tho oyos woro largo and brown and lUBtrous, tho mouth sweot and sonsltlvo, nnd tho fnco ltsolf dollcato oval, though sun and oxpos uro to briny wind had burnt tho faco scarlet. Whon ono of tho sailors lift od hor Into Wolf Larson's down Btrotchcd arms, Bho lookod up Into our curious faces and smllod amusedly and sweetly, as ouly a woman can smllo, nnd as I had seen no ono smllu for so long that I had forgottou such smiles existed. "Mr. Van Woydcnl" Wolf Larson's volco brought mo sharply back to mysolf. "'Will you take tho lady below nnd seo to hor comfort? Mako up that spare port cabin. Put Cooky to work on It. And seo what you can do for that faco. It's burned badly." Ho turned brusquely nwny from us and began to question tho now men. Tho boat was cast adrift, though ono of them called It a "bloody shamo" with Yokohama bo near. "No need to go to any great troublo for me," sho protested, when 1 had seated her In Wolf Larson's armchair, which I had dragged hastily from his cabin. "Tho men woro looking for land at any momont this morning, and tho vossol should bo In by night; don't you think so?" Her simple faith In tho Immediate futuro took mo aback. How could I explain to her tho situation, tho strango man who stalked tho sea like Destiny, all that it had taken mo months to learn? But I answered hon estly: "If it woro any other captain except ours, I should say you would bo ashore In Yokohama tomorrow. But our cap tain Is a strango man, and I beg of you to bo propnred for anything, un derstand? for anything." "I I confess I hardly do under stand," sho hesitated, a perturbed but not frightened expression In hor eyes. Or Is it a misconception of mlno that shipwrecked people aro always shown every consideration? This is such a little thing, you know. Wo aro bo closo to land." "Candidly, I do not know," I strovo to renssuro her. "I wished merely to proparo you for tho worst, If tho worst Is to come. This man, this captain, Is a bruto, a demon, and ono can never tell what will bo his noxt fantastic act." I was growing excited, but sho in terrupted mo with an "Oh, I seo," and hor volco sounded weary. To think was patently an effort. Sho was clear ly on tho verge of physical collapso. had quite forgotten tho existence of Leach and Johnson, when suddenly, llko a thunderclap, "Boat ho!" camo down tho open companlonway. It was Smoke's unmlstakablo volco, crying from tho masthead. There woro swift commands on deck, a stamping of fcot and a slap ping of roef-polnts as tho Ghost shot Into tho wind nnd about on the other tack. As sho filled away and heeled, tho armchair began to slldo across the cabin floor, and I sprang for it Just in tlmo to prevent tho rescued woman from being spilled out. Her oyos woro too heavy to suggest moro than a hint of tho sleepy sur prise that pcrploxcd hor as sho looked up at mo, and sho halt stumbled, half tottered, as I led her to her cabin. Mugrldgo grinned Insinuatingly In my face as J shoved him out and ordered him back to his galley work; and ho won his rovengo by spreading glow ing reports among tho hunters as to what an excellent "lydy's mydo" I was proving mysolf to bo. CHAPTER XVII. I camo on deck to And tho Ghost heading up closo on tho port tack and cutting In to windward of a familiar sprltsall closo hauled on tho same tack ahead of us. All hands woro on dock, for thoy know that something was to happen whon Loach and John son woro dragged aboard. Wolf Larson strode aft from amid ships, whoro ho hod been talking with tho roscued mon. Tho catlike spring! ness in his trend was a little more pro nounced than usual, and his oyos wero bright and snappy. "Throo oilers and a fourth ongi noor," was his groetlng. "But we'll mnko sailors out of thom, or boat pullorB at any rato. Now, what of tho lady?" I know not why, but I was awaro of a twlngo or pang, like tho cut of a kitlfo, when he mentioned her. 1 thought It a cortaln silly fastidious ness on my pnrt, but It persisted In splto of mo, and I moroly shrugged my shoulders In answer. Wolf Larson pursed his lips In a long, qutzzlcnl whlstlo. "What's hor namo?" ho demanded. "I don't know," I replied. "Sho Is nsloop. Sho was very tired. In fact. I was waiting to hear tho nows from you. What vossol wns It?" "Mail steamer," ho answered short ly. "Tho City of Tokyo, from 'Frisco bound for Yokohama. Disabled in that typhoon. Old tub. Oponed up top nnd bottom llko a sieve. Thoy woro adrift four dnys. And you don't know who or what sho Is, oh? maid, wifo or widow? Wolt. woll." Ho shook his head In a bantering way, and regarded mo with laughing oyes. "Aro you " I begnn. It was on tho vorgo of my tongue to ask If ho woro going to tako the castaways In to Yo kohama. "Am I whnt?" ho askod. "What do you Intend doing with Lcnch and Johnson?" Ho shook his head. "Really, Hump I don't know. You seo, with theso ad dltlons I'vo about all tho crow want." "And thoy'vo about all tho escaping thoy want," I said. "Why not glvo them a chnngo of treatment? Tako them aboard and deal gently with thom. Vnntovor thoy havo dono thoy huvo been hounded into doing." "By mo?" "By you," I answered steadily. "And I glvo you warning, Wolf Larson, that I may forgot lovo of my own llfo in tho deslro to kill you If you go too far In maltroatlng thoso poor wretches." "Bravo!" ho cried. "You do mo proud, Hump! You'vo found your logs with a vengeance You'ro qulto an Individual. You woro unfortunate In having your llfo cast In easy places, hut you'ro developing, and I llko you tho hotter for It." His volco nnd expression changed Ills faco wns serious. "Do you bo- llovo In promises?" ho nsked. "Are thoy sacred things?" "Of courso," I answered. "Then hero Is a compnet," ho wont on, consummate actor that ho wns. "If I promlso not to lay my hands upon Loach nnd Johnson, will you promlso. in turn, not to nttempt to kill mo?" I could hardly bollovo my oars. What was coming ovor tho man? "Is It a go?" ho asked Impatiently. "A go." I nnsworcd. Ills hand wont out to mlno, and as I shook It heartily I could havo sworn 1 saw tho mocking dovll Bhlno up for a momont In his eyes. Wo strolled across tho poop to tho leo side. Tho boat waB close at hnnd now, nnd In desperato plight. John son wns steering, Loach balling. Tho next Instant they woro opposlto tho poop, whoro stood Wolf Larson and I. Wo wero falling In tho trough, thoy wero rising on tho surgo. John son looked at mo, and I could soo that One of the Sailors Lifted Her Into Wolf Lnrsen's Oownstretched Arms. his faco was worn and haggard. I waved my hand to him, and ha an swered the greeting, but with a wave that was hopeles And despairing, It was aB if ho wero paying farowoll. It did not seo Into the eyes of Leach, for ho was looking at Wolf Larsen, the old and implacable snarl of hatred strong as ever on bis face. (TO BE CONTINUED.) BEWARE THE POPULAR MAN "Good Fellow" Makes the Worst Kind of Husband, According to Sophisticated Widow. A sophisticated widow, airing her views in a Now York paper, declares that tho good fellow, the clubable man. makes tho very worst kind of husband. Tho typo of man who is loved by men, chiefly for his genial faults, is a terror to live with, says this lady, who is credited with considerable oxperience. Such a man is qulto incapable of solf-study and of self-criticism; ho knows tho men liko him and ho can't think why his wlfo doesn't. Tho man who Is popular with men, says this lady, never gets on, either in business or anything elso. He takes prldo In being a good spender and ho cultivates tho art of generously spending, to the dotrtment of the art of making. The wifo of such a man is forever anxious about financial matters, usually neg lected, invariably unhappy. And the men aro always so sorry for him, be ing tied to such a fussy wife. Havlna Fun With the Bread Cards. Gorman humorists havo found excel lent matorlal in cartooning the bread cards. "Glvo mo your bread card or your life!" was popular. Foroclous bandits wero pictured as relinquishing fortunes In gold and Jewels In order to steal bread cards; cautious heads of families wero depleted as mount ing guard at night ovor tho safo In which reposed tho family tickets. Din ner lnvltnttons, Instead of "R. S. V. P.," boro tho legend, "Plcaso bring your own bread." From "Is Germany Hungry?" In tho Saturday Evening Post. Long Life In Rural France. A remarkable record of longevity Is to bo found In somo of tho rural par ishes of Franco. In tho vlllago of St. Thomas do la Fllcho thero have been only fourtocn parish prlosts In 300 years. Tho parish of St Germain du Val, In Paris, has had only threo pas tors In 100 years, vhllo that of Glvry on Argouno has had but flvo in 130 years. Between Friends. "Say, old chap, you'ro a good friend of mine, aren't you?' "Sure. And you'ro a good frlond of mlno, aren't you?" "Sure. And, say, I want to borrow ten dollars." "Quiet, Major, quiet. Llston. So do I. and If you can find anybody with a tow bucks to sparo, let mo know, will you." Judgo. How Light Affects the Eye. In a dim light tho conditions ob tained In full dnyllght do not apply bo far as tho oyo Is concorned. In a foo bio Illumination tho oyo becomes moro or less color-blind and Is highly InBen sltlvo to red, which appears doad black, whereas green and blue objects appear as uncauny gray. i Personal Wit nessing for Christ By REV. JAMES M. GRAY, D.D. Dean of the Moody Bible Initltute of Chicago TEXT Ye shall be witnesses unto me. ActH 1:8. A true witness dellvereth souls. Prov. (4:25. These Scriptures sot boforo us tho reason that truo Christians, saved men and women, aro left on tho earth. If "to do part and bo with Christ 1b far bet t o r," a s Paul wroto tho Philip plans, tho wonder Is that Christ who loved his peoplo well enough to dio for them, did not tako thom to bo with him in heaven as soon as ho saved them, as soon as thoy woro regenerated by his Holy Spir it. In tho samo letter Paul said tho reason his enemies wore not allowed to put him to death was that his re maining In tho flesh was moro need ful for tho service Christ had for him to do, and doubtless this is true of ill Christians. Now, what Is that service? Tho text tells us that It is to witness for Jesus Christ, and with tho object of delivering, that is, saving souls. There aro many kinds of service Christians ought to do for their fol low men, and bo far as our observa tion goes thero is a fairly generous and intelligent disposition on their part to do them. The emphasis laid upon "social service" has wrought wonders In stirring professing Chris tians to perform their obligations to Bocioty In a spirit of unselfishness, and all classes aro feeling the benefit. Wo aro all grateful for this, and trust tho pressure may not bo released, and that tho pulpit and tho religious press may contlnuo that instruction and ex hortation wo all need to perform our duty. But two thoughts occur to us, and ono is that wo may engage in that kind of service without ever bearing witness Bpociflcally to Jesus Christ, and the other, that after wo havo ren dered that service to our fellow men thoy may still remain Ignorant of the Gospel and "dead in trespasses and sins." Theso things are true because so cial service of certain kinds is, even at its highest level, only for tho bet terment of earthly conditions and takes no cognizance of a llfo beyond. Mon and women of tho world with kindly hearts may engage in it, who thomselves aro quite ignorant of tho new life In Christ Jesus, and whose motives aro merely humanitarian. In deed tho most selfish principles may make us diligent in some forms of so cial service, for ns we are bettering tho conditions of thoso around us we aro bettering our own. Can we not easily see that this necessitates no mention of Jesus Christ, and especially no mention of him in that capacity which most truly glorifies him, namely, his redemption of human kind by his death upon tho cross? You meet a.boggar, let us say, and you glvo him a nickel or a dime for a cupful of coffee and a night's lodging, and he thanks you for it. That is, he thanks you for it, and thero the transaction ends. But what is It that stirs you to re spond to his appeal, simply tho deslro to bo rid of him or a feeling of sym pathy for his need. But it may ho something elso. It may bo tho lovo of your Savior in you, and for you, that prompts tho gift, and if so, should not mo oeggar no torn or it mat no, tno real giver, may receive tho thanks? Carry out this thought In other form of social service and discover whero It leads. You will never ho sat isfied to do kind things for men with out letting them know In somo way that it is Christ in you that is do ing It. But suppose wo go further. You may bo engaged in service more strict ly Christian, and yet bo negligent of your supreme obligation to win souls to Christ. Sundny school teachers aro often lacking In deslro and ability to ongago in personal evangelism, and hence boys and girls, and young men and young women remain In tholr classes year in and year out, without being moved to cross tho lino from dnrkness to light, from death to life, Thoro aro ministers greatly lacking In the samo regard and worso than all. 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