tors boldly, ' and thus ascertain the
whole truth. I glanced upward at the
telltale compass overhead the ves
sel's course had already been altered;
we were now headed westward, direct
ly out Into the broad Pacific.
I met Tuttle at the end of the
bridge, clinging to the handrail, his
oilskins flapping in the head wind. He
never glanced toward me, the cool,
studied Insolence of the fellow causing
me to feel more deeply than ever be
fore his consciousness of power.
"The yacht Is sevoral points off her
course, Mr. Tuttle," I said, Bharply,
determined to test Lira. "May I nsk
If the change was made by your
order?"
He swept one long arm toward the
north, and, following the direction of
his finger, I dimly perceived a spiral
of black smoke barely visible above
the horizon.
"I thought wo had bettor sheer off,
as thero was no guessing who that
fellow yonder might prove to be."
I remained silent, watching the dis
tant smudge, and occasionally glan
cing aside into his Imperturbable face.
He yawned sleepily.
"I rather guess one of us had Detter
turn In, Mr. Stephens," he suggested
finally, "for we'll have to arrange
about our watches aft." ,
"Presently, Mr. Tuttle; we haven't
breakfasted yet. Meanwhile I should
prefer to understand matters a little
more clearly. I've Just been through
the cabins. None of the yacht's offi
cers are on board."
I could see his thin Hps drawn
back, In a sinister grin, which re
vealed his yellow teeth.
"The Lord helpeth those who help
themselves," he returned, piously, up
rolling his eyes. "The race Is not al
ways to the swift, nor the battlo to
the strong."
"I also discovered," I went on, an
gered by such abomluablo cant, "that
this vessel we have captured is not
the Chilean Esmeralda at all, but the
yacht Sea Queen, owned by Lord Dar
lington, and flying the English flag."
"The hell you say."
"Moreover, I have not the slightest
doubt that you knew It from the first.
Now I demand some explanation, Mr.
Tuttle. What does this mean?"
He stood leaning back against the
rail facing me, the disagreeable grin
gone from his Hps, his half-closed
eyes glinting uneasily.
"Well, what of.it?"
started., pulixs osl.!e Lis dar.slir.jj
coa'-tal's to sit down facing ree, and
, il;.-a twiddling bio long fingers wltU
j M3 gt'ze bent oa the duck. I take it 1
I trat his intellectual operations were !
i r.r.turally slow, although he was swift
( enough in all matters appertaining to
fcsnianshlp Anyhow, he Eat there for
! so long, his whole appearance so sleek
j and oily, that I lost all patience, shuf
j fling my feet on the deck. The noise
Berved to arcuse him.
"It commenced somethin' like over
two years ago sir," he began, mouth
ing each word with care, "a little
earlier In the snason than this Is now.
I was master of the whalla' bark
Betsy, sailln" from Province town.
an we were homeward bound after
Illustrations l.v Dcahorn Melvill about 18 months' crulsln" la the South
i aviut, vai i jiu a tali i.aigu ui uu an
whale trimmings. We were roundln'
the Horn, being about 70 degrees west
and 56 degrees south when the real
The Last Voyag
of 6he
Donna Isabel
By Randall Parrish
Author of Bob Hampton ot P:..o:r.
A 1
, V
Time Tells'
"Only that we have committed an
act of piracy. Every naval vessel of
the civilized world will be used to hunt
us down. We shall not be safe on any
sea, nor able to land in any port of
the globe. If we resist we shall be
blown out of the water; if captured,
our crime means death. You have de
liberately decoyed me Into this affair
for some secret purpose of your own;
you have Involved me In your crime,
and now I Insist upon some knowledge
of your plan, and an explanation re
garding my future authority on board."
"Oh, you are the captain," sneering
ly. "What more can you want?"
"Then, If I am, we will head direct
ly back to Valparaiso."
"Oh, 1 rather guess not;" and Tut
tle's eyes became Instantly hard and
ugly. "Nevertheless you're captain all
right, Just so long as you keep the
nose of the old girl pointed the way
we want her to go."
"That Is It, Is It?"
"Yes, that's exactly the ticket."
I turned partially aside, glancing to
ward tho wheelman. The fellow was
leaning forward over the spokes, evi
dently deeply Interested In our contro
versy and endeavoring to hear all we
had to say. Tuttlo followed tho direc
tion of my eyes, but with apparent In
difference. "Oh, they all understand about It,"
he remarked, carelessly. "And now I
guess maybe it's about time we gave
you the main points to chew on. If you'll
step down Into the charthouse, Mr.
Stephens, I'll fetch some things I
want to show you. an' be along myself
In a Jiffy. Then I'll spin a yarn that'll
cause you to come with us wlllln
enough, or else you're a dam' fool."
There waa nothing else to do, and I
followed him down the bridge stops
to the main deck. The charthouse
had Its single door opening aft, and
was a small, plainly built structure
painted a dingy gray, with two narrow
windows on either side, and Just
enough space within to contain a
deal table, locker, and three rude
benches. I sat down upon one ot
these, filled and lighted my pipe and
waited In silence, gazing Idly at the
chart pinned flat on the table. It was
a map of these waters lying off the
Chilean coast, and a vessel's court
had been pricked upon It from Juao
Fernandei to Valparaiso. This did
not particularly Interest me, and roy
thought drifted naturally to the wom
an Impatiently awaiting my return In
the cabin. What a distressing situa
tion for one of Lady Darlington'! birth
and refinement! And yet with what
dignity of manner had she met the
nneipected! It was plain to be seen
that hri was a hxart of courage, not
easily broken undr advejslty.
And how could I hope to serve her?
What would this crew of hell-hounds,
these merciless sea-wolves, permit me
to do? Trans-ship them upon some
passing vessel? Put Into some iso
lated Island port? This was scarcely
likely, for either act would involve
the danger of an exposure they would
be little Inclined to assume. I com
prehended already that it would be
according to their decision, and not
mine.' . I had been plainly Informed
how little my control extended over
their desires. And whither were we
bound? Into what strange seas? Into
what species of wild adventure? The
utter Impossibility of keeping ' those
two concealo'1 '"'ow for any length ol
time was clcr evident. Ship life was
far too restricted. Both Tuttle and
De Nova would naturally expect to
lodge aft, and it was a privilege they
could not easily be denied. Yet what
would they say, how would they act,
when they finally discovered these two
unwilling passengers aboard? What
was my duty in all the circumstances?
It was all a deep, unsolvable mystery,
yet out of its mist constantly floated
the appealing face of that woman
awaiting me below. I could not desert
her. I could not consider anything
except how I might best serve her in
terests, best protect her from the con
taminatlon of this hell afloat..
Three shadows suddenly darkened
the doorway, and Tuttle, accompanied
by De Nova and the big seaman named
Bill Anderson, entered. The second
officer nodded to me in genla fast
ion, his white teeth gleaming, but
Anderson slouched surlily pat:t ani
dropped heavily on a bench, his coarse
bulldog features devoid of all expres
sion, his square Jaws munching the
tobacco in his cheek. I took notico of
his eyes, staring straight out of tho
window opposite, dull, dog like, deeply
sunken under thatched brows, his skin
like brown leather drawn tight, his
short red neck, and gnarled' hunds. Al
together he appeared a repulsive
brute, no more easily subdued than a
jungle tiger. Tuttlo sidled along to
the opposite side of the table, upon
'which be '"placed a tightly rolled, yel
lowish-backed paper, evidently a navi
gating chart. As I watched hlra curi
ously, .he suddenly pressed the point
of his thumb down upon the paper.
"There's our first port, Mr. Steph
ens," he announced dogmatically.
"There, where you see that re1 cross."
I bent over, startled out of all as
sumed indifference as I studied the
position indicated.
"Longitude 110 30' west, and lati
tude 6C3 17' south!" I exclaimed,
scarcely crediting either ears or eyes.
"Why, good God, man, that is almost
upon the antarctic circle!" '
He nodded, running tls long fingers
through his thin hair.
"Right you are, sir. I gue3s there
won't be no warships a-trallln' after us
down In them latitudes; not at this
season of tho year."
"But there's nothing there!" I con
tinued, staring Incredulously at the
map. "Nothing but fog and floating
Ice. There Is no land marked within
BOO miles."
"Just the same there's land there,"
he retorted, positively, his thin Hps
pressed together. "I've seen It; two
"The Hell You Say"
Islands, an' that's where tho Sea
Queen pokes her nose."
I could merely sit back, staring at
the fellow, who remained leaning both
hands on the table, his glinting eyes
on my face.
"It's a rum yarn, Mr. Stephens, I'll
admit," he said, slowly, his nasal tone
much In evidence, "but It's all true,
Ir, so help me, God! Here'a the
straight of It, an' you listen quiet till
I get done. Than I II answer your
questions as long as you've got any to
ult."
CHAPTER X.
In Which I Hsar the Tale of the First
OfTlctr.
Tuttle required a while setting
trouble began. I know that was rath
er a low latitude, but we had been
buckln' against head winds an' a high
sea for more'n a week, an' besides
were short-handed, five of the crew
havin' skipped out at Somers Island,
where we put In after fresh water.
Anyway, It was about there that a
storm hit. us from out the nor'east. I
guess It must have been one end of a
hurricane. I never see nothln' fiercer,
even In those seas. There was nothln'
to do but turn tall an' scud, the ropes
and canvas being so stiff with ice.
Well, we battened down, an' took
chances, but for a while I thought
every wave was goln' to do for the ol
hooker an send us all to Davy Jones'.
I couldn't see five feet from the rail,
an' I had to keep dlggln' ice out o'
my eyes to see at all. The wind had
the feel of a Bolld wall, sir."
Tuttle was leaning forward now, his
elbows on the table. His lean, solemn
countenance had lost Its llstlessness,
and I also noticed the eager Interest
imprinted on the faces of his two com
rades.
"We was Jest roundln' the point,"
he went on as soon as he took a long
breath, "the Betsy keelln' over bo's
her deck was half awash, an' with no
more than maybe 100 yards o' clear
water to the good. Back o' an ugly
lookln' headland the const seemed to
fall away sudden Into a sort o' cove,
which was piled high with great Ice
hummocks, behind which (he Ice wall
roc up sheer almost to the top o' the
rocks. There was a sorter shelf along
tho edge of It, an' a-settin' up there In
full view was" tho damndest lookln'
vessel ever I saw In 50 years o' sea
farin'. So help mo God, sir, I saw
it with my own eyes, as plain as I'm
lookin' at you! It was h'isted up all
o' 20 feet above tho lower Ice-lleld, an'
sort o' careened over where It was
froze fast so as to show tho decks
amidships clear to the inner rail. You
remember them ships whai. Columbus
sailed In? Well, this hooker was that
kind, only a blame' sight bigger. I
gUL'sed her at 850 or 900 ton, but sho
had the same sort o' build a big high
stern, with an after-cabin clear ncrost
it, the waist sunk down in a curve, an'
the fo'castle raised up like a house,
with blunt bows, an' a monster bow
sprit forkin' straight up Into the air.
The whole outfit was so cased with
Ice an' glittered so In tho sun that it
seemed like a part o' the ice cliff,
which had took that queer shape from
thawlu' an' freezin'. Damme if I
didn't think it was somethin' like that
for a minute a blame' freak o' nature
but w hen I grabbed the glasses, an'
got a good look through them, it was a
ship all right, the kind you read
about in the books what navigated
these waters a hundred or more years
ago. I was still a-starln' at it with all
my eyes when we raised the stern,
which stood h'isted up a bit higher
than the bow, an' where the steady
dash of. the waves didn't break clean
over It, an' the sun fell Just right so
I read the hooker's name. By God, I
did, sir! It was there plain as day:
Donna Isabel, Cadiz."
Tho change In t'.ie man speaking
held me breathless; hl3 cant, his usu
ally oily method of utterance had
merged Into au earnestness lull ot
fascination.
"Well, that was about all, sir," his
volco sinking back Into commonplace.
"In two hours we were out o' sight,
an' feelln' our way through a bllndln'
snow squall. But it was such a ruin
thing, dlscoverln' them Islands out
there all uncharted, with that queer
ghost ship perchln' on 'em, that I
wrote down the latitude an' longitude
an' the hooker's namo In my log book.
Wo was about three weeks makln' the
WeBt Falklands, whero I shipped a
few more hands, an' then bore away
north for home."
He drew a plug of tobacco from out
his coat-tall pocket, cut off what ho
needed, and stowed It away In his
cheek. He ran his fingers through hla
thin hair, and resumed:
'About 18 months later I was back
with the ol' Betsy In the South Pa
cific. One night, with the moon Bhln
ln hardly a ripple anywhere, my
mate run her nose onto a rork, a
couple o' hundred miles south o' Eas
ter island, an' In loss than 20 minutes
the bark had gone down like a stone.
We made Easter Island In tho boats
without much trouble, but It wa'n't bo
easy to get away. I had six weeks of
It before I got a chance, an' then I
hipped afore the mast on a sandal
wood trader. Do Nova here was mate,
an' finally, huntln' goods to peddle
among the Islanders, we tailed It-to
Valparaiso, an' the most of us shipped
out Well, by that time I wasn't
thlnkln' very often about that Ice
ahlp down In the Antar'ttc; I waa
hustltn' for some sort o' berth to take
me back to the States. But one night,
down In Rodrlgues' back room, where
I hung out, I got to talkln' with a
gambler namd Francisco the same
smooth duck who Introduced hloiielt
as D Castillo to you. sir He waa an
It is tester of
every man's
work. It tests the quality of clothes you buy.
It tests the quality of clothes we sell. Our Qual
ity Clothes have stood the test of Time and their
superiority is acknowledged by all who have com
pared them with others. It's fairly a proverb in
this town that Wescott sells good clothes. That
is our whole aim to sell good clothes. We could
buy plenty of goods to sell for less money, but
they wouldn't possess the Wescott quality. If
you want clothes that will stand the test buy our
quality line $20 to $35. Another shipment blue
serges just received. Quality goods $20, $22, $24.
G. I Wescott's Sons
"WHERE QUALITY COUNTS,"
ELECTRICAL AND
RAIN
One of the Worst Storms in
Years Visits City
A day of unseasonable heat was
brought to a close last night by one
of the most terrific rain and electric
al storms ever witnessed In tills
Ity. The day had been very warm
nd sultry the themometer climb
ing away up In the nineties' while
the air was sultry and the humidity
ere at. As evening came on clouds
gathered and there was every in
dention cf rain. Tho storm was long
In coining up, however, and it was
almost eleven o'clock before it burst
upon the city. To the south a heavy
rain had been falling for about an
'mmm1 before - and this storm pass
ed ever Into Iowa, the vivid lightning
flashes which preceded the storm
here revealing a tremendous nniount
of water fulling Mo the southeast.
This storm traveled In a northeast
truly direction and the rainfall pass
ed up the river covering the channel
cf the stream and lashing Its waters
Into a white sheet with the down
pour. The storm ' cr rather series of
torn:s which struck this city, com
menced at 10.4S o'clock and contin
ued with lulls between the storms un
til 1.30 this morning. During this
period the rainfall was 2:C8 Inches
the most of it falling between 11.43
and 12:45. During this hour the
dow npour was so tremendous and
the anticipations of another flood
were near realization. The sewer at
Washington avenue overflowed and
Its waters drained themselves down
Vine street to the newly depressed
Sixth street, turning down it Just as
the bul bin's had anticipated and
flowing into Main street In an almost
resistless flood. The Chicago avenue
sewer did not overflow nnd handled
the Immense volume of water which
came clown the creek nnd the ditches
with celeclty and ease. This was
doubtless ow Ing to the excellent fore
sight exercised In having the streams
cleared of debris nnd rubbish, a
work which was clone In the last two
weiks and which doubtless resulted
In affording the water? a clear rp.an
nel. Tho newly Inverted pavement of
Main street was deluged with the
waters from the hills nnd the over
flow from the Washington avenue
sewer and It well repaid the expendi
ture In changing It. Every tax
payer on Main street enn figure out
for himself that this pavement last
night alone saved him the price of
his taxeH In damages at least. It
Is the honest belief of nil who wit
nessed the seething Horrent which
tore tls way down the streit to the
new Burlington underground cross'
Ing, that had the pavement re
mained In Its old form not a store or
building on Main street but would
have suffered untold loss and possi
bly complete wreck by the angry
waters. The street was filled from
curb to curb during the height of
die storm and the current down the
center of the street was so swift that
a man could not contain himself
against It. Hut the street can led It
all off and that too with great
rapidity. Within twenty minute
after the storm had ceased, the
waters had subsided on fie street to
such an extent that one could easily
cross at any point. The new Bur
llngton crossing did Its share admir
ably. It carried the waters through
with a roar and, a rush vhlch was
refreshing to see. At no time did
tho waters reach half vny up tlio
side walls. The greatest height was
between live and six fen-t. Tho work
of the crossing coupled with the
H.weml Btrets saved the cltlzins of
riattsmouth many thousands of dol
lars and both repaid for theinselvw.
The damage on Main street, wan
nothing to tho business houses and
the damage to the pavement Is very
small, being confined to two spots,
one opposite tho Journal olflce
where a small section of the pave
ment was sunken down nnd the
water got under it and another op
posite tho I'erklns hotel where a
large hole was excavated. This lat
ter happened at the spot where the
pavement was torn up lust winter
and which was only recently re
"aired. The cinders and earth placed
in the hole when these last repairs
were made are said to have been un
sufficiently tamped which caused it
to settle. In both cases the cost to
replace the pavement nnd put It In
gt;od shape will not exceed $50. Aside
from this nnd n small piece of con
crete washed out at the lower end
of tho crossing east of tho Burling
ton tracks there was no damage in
the business section of the city.
The shops suffered a small loss,
uostly confined to the new tracks In
the shop yards being washed out
owing to the new surfacing giving
way before tho waters. There was
also some water In the planing mill
and the brass foundry but not
enough to seriously Inconvenience
the company. The work of the city
In erecting a barrier south of the
shops saved a big loss here ns the
waters were easily handled.
The sewer of the Burlington clog
ged up again and the .waters backed
Into the yards which resulted In a
small loss, me loini uamnge 10
shops and tracks will not exceed
$ 1 GO. The management of tho
shops congratulate themselves upon
their escape while the eUy also fed
gratified,
The waters at Sixth and Vine unci
'aln streets got over on the walks
nd left a deposit of rich soil several
feet deep nt the former place and
i few Indies deep nt the latter
which tin? city forceH are cleaning
nway today. Considering the heavy
rainfall almost two and a half Inches,
the results are remarkable and de
monstrate that the city authorities
acted wisely In lowering the two
streets. It might also ho remarked
that those taxpayers who have con
templated contesting the city's right
to collect the fax for this work
thould pause to think about It. It
Is clear It Is a great benefit to the
city and they should walk up and pay
for It. It has saved their property
already and they ought to appreciate
It. Whether legal or not the street
has done the thing people have
wanted and last night saved many
times Its cost and the many who be
lieve In doing right should realize
this and pay his share.
One feature of last night's storm
was the terrific display of lightning
and the thunder which accompanied
It. The heavens were a blaie of
light and the detonations of the
thunder were something terrifying.
Great streaks of forked and Jagged
lightning tore rents in the pall of
blackness to bo followed In the In
stant, by a crash of thunder appalling
In its loudness. Then came a blazo
of light which would light every
thing for miles showing the street
a sea of muddy, Btirglng waters and
the opening under the Burlington
tracts a mighty cataract as the waters
plunged and raced through it to tho
open flat beyond. Then followed a
silence, profound ns the grave to bo
broken In an instant by another ear
splitting crash as another bolt of the
deadly electric fluid found Its haven.
This mighty display of the power of
nature continued for two hours and
more and sound Indeed was tho
slumber if he would or could (deep
through It. Lightning Mruck In
many places but no disastrous conse
quences have been recorded.
In the country the storm was ns
K.evcre ns In the city. Tho creeks
bfcanie raging rivers and tore their
wny (lirntirll field washing the new
' planted corn out and creating
havoc on every hand. , From all
secib ns ;omo reports cf fields wash
! out and torn by the raging
waters and the los in the country l.i
Mr and away greater than the nomli
nnl loes in the city. The. principal
loss here Is In w ashed out si recta
while In the country the ronds nre
gone, bridges are out and lleids are
plowed and stripped of their con
tents. It would lx several dnyxbefora
he full extent of the loss In this
last respect can be ascertained.
Will A. I iaiu Sells Store.
A deal was closed a few days agi
In which Will A. Frans disposed of
his large general merchandise storo
for a large tract of fine Nebraska
land. The purchaser of the siore la
Chas. (leorge, a business man of
Omaha, and the manager will be
John Nicholas of that city, who Is
now here. The work of Invoicing
commencid Wednesday afternoon.
and ns soon as completed then new
firm will bu ready to greet their
customers. , These gentlemen come
as strangers to us, but their recom
mendations as business men Justify
us In extending a cordlnl welcome.
Will A. Frans' retirement from
business Is a matter of regret to all
his acquaintances, who have known
him a number of yenrs both socially
and In a business way, He has tho
best wlshfs of the people, and no
matter where he may locate he can
make "slghtdraft" for the best of
Union reeominciuiB'Icus. As yet hi
has no deflnlto iln, nnd will re
main here for a few weeks, then will
probably accept one of the several
business propositions off. red him.--I'nlon
Ledger. ' "j
, Vii
l'i tcrt v. Shoemaker.
As a culmination of the troublo
that had been brewing between
George Peters and Chris Fhoeniaker
since some time last fall, a rase of
the above caption was started In
Judge llnrnes' court.
Peters sued for $131.40 nnd was
represented by Banker Wellenslek of
Avoca. Slioemnker filed a counter
claim for $lfiS..r.O and his Interests
were looked after by A. L. Tldd of
Plnttsmouth. After lienrlng the
evidence In the case Judge Barnes
concluded that Mr. Shoemaker had
something like $80 coming to him
nnd gave Judgment oeeordlngly.
To all this the plaintiff protests
and not until tho district court saya
so will he part with the 80 "bones"
and the costs which will be some
thing like a nine dollar bill. The
moral of this Is that both ought to
settle now. Nehawka Register.
The best Is the cneapest. "Acorna'
are the best.
(To be Continued)
