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Donna Isabel
By Randall Parrish
Author of Bob Hampton ot Placer.
Illustrations bv Deaboru Melviil
do, Anderson an' me," te began, evi
dently ill at ease and scarcely know
ing bow to express himself, "an' so we
talk it ovaire, an' decide maybe we
bettah apeak wix you about it now, be
fore ze mattalre get mor' bad, or ze
men forward catch on to ze facts an'
get ugly. Maybe it come out all right,
maybe not, but, by gar, it ain't no
nice Job to go sail 'bout tese seas un
der a madman sacre, non!"
"A madman!" I echoed in amaze
ment. "Do you mean Tuttle?"
He nodded gravely, his expression
devoid ot all merriment.
" Tls ze way it was. We not know
sure w'ezzer you see it zat way or no,
but, damme, Mons. Stephens, it ze
fellow ain't mad as ze March hare. He
was ze fine sailor all right out, zat
was true nobody get more out of ze
Sea Queen zan he get. Sacre! he
drive ze sheep hard; it make my hair
white ze way he hoi' on. Maybe I not
be 'frald to take ze chance of ze voy
age if it Just be all men on board. I
not care zen, for I risk my life wis ze
ozzers. But, monsieur, I keep myself
to sluk of ze ladles down below, an'
how zat fellow was gettln' more crazy
all ze time. Sacre! it makes me
crazy, too. Zero's no knowtn' w'at he
do w'en he zat way; he take spells
Wen maybe he murder. I hear him
mutter it; I see it iu ze man's eye. He
was much afraid ot you, monsieur, an'
zat is ze time w'en such fellows get
w'at you call it? ze dangaire."
I Btared into the mate's face, barely
able to comprehend this quick Justi
fication of my forebodings, brought so
closely home. Tuttle was odd enough
to be sure, eccentric in both word and
action, cracked undoubtedly in mat
ters of spiritism, but that he was a
really dangerous lunatic had never
once entered my head. I shivered at
sudden realization of the peril we were
In, but remained only partially con
vinced. "What reason have you to think the
man as bad as all that?"
"Well, monsieur, I watch him for
long time; Bill, he watch him, for we
not like ze way he act since we first
sail. Maybe he be luny before zen,
but he get worse on ze voyage. Bill
an' me, we talk it all ovaire, an' ze
mate not tell ze same Btory ze way ho
did in Valparaiso. He forget some, he
add more. By gar, I lose much my
faith In it. If zat ship show up, or ze
island, either, I be mighty surprise'.
Oui, oul! Ze man Tuttle, he crazy all
right; we know zat for sure. Do he
not talk wlz you, monsieur?"
"No, not lately; indeed, he has
scarcely spoken to me since our trou
ble." "Zat was it; zat was vr'y you not
notice. Well, he talk much w'at you
call ze blue streak to Bill an' me.
Salnte Anne, how he talk! He have
new talk every day, an' ze notions ho
speak make a dos sick, by gar! Lis
ten; I tell some sings. I was on watch,
w'en he comes up from ze cabin; he
not half dress, but it cold as hell," De
Nova shivered; "yet he walk back an'
forth, back an forth, across tare in
front of ze cabin, like ze lion in ze
cage, talking wix himself, an' wringing
his hands. Maybe he keep it up two
hour, an' I sink he freeze. Ze cook's
cat was 'sleep in ze longboat. I watch
w'lle he come up an' see ze poor devil.
Quick he grab her by ze tall an fling
it way overboard, like zat. I hear ze
cat yell, an zen go splash. Zat seem
to make him feel bettatre, for he
laugh, an' zen go below."
The mate changed his position, and
I noticed his eyes looked sleepless and
tired.
"Las' night he take another turn.
He dog vou all ovaire ze deck, mon
sleur, like ho haunt you maybe. I was
on r hi-idge so I not see very much
h.. r.::i h toll me how it was. He
say Tuttle sneak up behtn' you twice
llko ha would hit you in ze back. Once,
w'en you was right by ie rail, Bill, he
sung out to you, so as to make you
look 'round. Maybe you will remem
ber zat, monsieur?"
I nodded, beginning now to grasp
the full gravity of these revelations
"Bill ho not got mooch use for you
Mons. Stephens," the speaker went on
smiling grimly, "an won't have w'lle
his head ache, but he was no dam
fool. He know w'at It mean if you
was knock' out. By gar, it be hell! If
Tuttlo was off his nut, you was ze only
navigator on zo ship, an' It not do for
us lose boso. Zat was w'y BUI
care; he not want to die in zls sea;
by gar, non! Well, after w'lle you
go below, an' zen ze first officer did ze
damnedest sing ever I saw on zo ship.
He busted Into to fo'c'stle, monsieur,
w lzouT aTiy 1nvltelrotu any man Ja'clt
o' 'em, an' plumped down on his knees
by Snyder's bunk, an' begun to pray.
Mon Dleu, I vonder xey not murder
htm. Larson come out, an' beg Bill
an' me to take him out, but he pray
all zo time till we dump him In his
own cabin. He not fight, he Jus' pray.
Salnte Marie! it make me sick; an'
xe men zey talk, an' ask question."
He paused, passing one hand across
his eyes. "But sat not zt worst, mon
sieur sacre, non! he sea ie ghost."
"De Nova." I said, quietly, "yon
have said I was tin educate" man
Well I have some reason to believe
you are, also, and first ot all I should
like to know why you pretend other
wise? Why do you endeavor to talk
like a fo'c'stle hand?"
He hung In the wind, surprised both
by my direct question and the sudden
change of topic. Then the old smile
came back to his lips.
"Maybe it was habit, monsieur, from
12 year' passed in zat sort of com
pany."
"I was correct then in believing you
have received more than an ordinary
education?"
"I took ze classical course in ze col
lege at Martinique, an' zen two year'
of ze train' for ze priesthood. Oul,
monsieur." His eyes wandered out
over the empty waters. "Zen ze sea
call me. an' maybe ze devil also. Zat
was ze whole ot it."
"Yet you believe in ghosts?"
The Creole crossed himself.
"Sacre, I know not w'at I believe.
But it make ze blood chill to hear Tut
tie tell w'at he see down zare in ze
cabin. Ze question not w'at I believe,
monsieur; it w'at we do wix him?"
I struck the rail with my fist, vexed
at my own Inability to take the Inltla
tive.
"Yes, that's the Issue, De Nova," I
returned quickly, "but I'm not the one
to decide it. I've known what I woi'd
do from the first, if I had the power.
Tuttle's insanity Was not necessary to
make me act his brutality to those
women below, his shanghaiing me into
this fool scheme, were enough. I am
for taking possession of the vessel,
even if we have to lash him to his
berth."
"Zat was not to be done, monsieur."
"And whv not? Must we sail wllh
a madman? This la no regular voy
jury; anyway, it Ji!h ze try. ,
l..ire of ze pesos bi hettnire s
s. i'.cr n.ar.'s j ay. Oul, v.l.y not V
The man was undoubtedly rls-t
from his point of view, and I cempie-.
htnded fully the utter ust-lessness ot
any further argument. I was still.
practlcallv alone; yet now I had au ;
understanding which greatly strength-,
ened me.
"Tht-n why did you speak to mi
about Tuttle?",
"To warn you take care of yourself,
monsieur; to have you keep your eyei
on hliu."
"That, then, Is all you expect me
to do?"
So I sink; zat will be all so long as
he sail ze ship right, an' keeps away
from ze ladies."
Ay, but would he? The vagaries ot
a crazed man were beyond all guess
ing, and to be cooped up in the con
fines ot a narrow cabin with one, and
he in virtual command, was anything
but a delightful position. I no longer
doubted Tuttle's mental condition; In
a way I had suspected it long before,
but now I possessed positive proof.
Even as I gazed down over the rail at
the white foam rushing past us, It
was to perceive the appealing eyes 0!
Lady Darlington. De Novas voice
aroused me.
"Would you min' to glv me ze pres
ent position ot ze ship, monsieur?"
I glanced around at him, startled by
so unexpected a question.
"Our position! Don't Tuttle prick
off the day's run on the chart?"
"Maybe he do, but he keeps ze map
In his own room. He get ver mad
w'en I ask him to see w'at It was. Zat
was w'at he have agalna' you e
takln of ze observation. He not seem
to want us to know. I understan' not
w'at he be up to, but I have to guess
w'ere we was for maybe two week'."
I gave him our position according to
my latest figures, and we went for
ward to the charthouse, hunting
among the maps there until we
finally discovered an old one partially
covering our course. By means of
this I indicated with some accuracy
about where we were, and the point
toward which we were driving the Sea
Queen. I left him studying over It
and descended the companlonsteps,
unwilling longer to remain out of sight
of those I guarded. My lady met me
in the dim light of the cabin, her lips
smiling welcome.
"I have Just found the music you
were so anxious to hear," she ex
claimed, triumphantly.
It for you now?"
And so we sailed on into the piti
less Ice, through the cold, gray seas
of the Antarctic, under a mad skipper,
and I looked down at her smooth
check, breathed the faint perfume of
her hair, and strove vainly to forget.
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New Buggy Tongue and Neck
Yoke to Prevent Accidents
CHAPTER XV.
age; not a man aboard has signed pa
pers. Tuttle Is no better than a
pirate, and to overthrow him and as
sume control ot the yacht would not
be mutiny. We might sail straight
back to Valparaiso and not a thing
could be done with us."
The mate shuffled from one foot to
the other, his black eyes hardening.
"Now, seo here, Mons. Stephens," he
burst out, "zat was only ze half ot It.
Sure we not reg'lar crew, but we part
ners. Zat was ze way it is. We take
ze big chance for ze profit Zose sailor-men
for'ard have nossing agalns' zis
Tuttle. Zey sink he tell truth. May
be zey sink him a bit queer In ze head,
maybe zey not like his praying, or his
talk of ze spirits, but so long he sail
ze ship all right, zey stick wlz him.
Zat all zey know how sail ze ship;
dam ze rest! Zey believe w'at he tell,
zey divide zose pesos every watch be
low. Zat's It. If wo lay hand on ze
mate, by gar, ze lads fight tor him till
zey drop. Zey will do it, monsieur, an'
no pretty talk you put up will make
zem sink anyslng but zat you try rob
zem of zelr share. I know sailor-men,
an' In case like zls, you got to go
dam slow."
"You are speaking for yourself and
Anderson as well as the men, I take
It?"
"Maybe so, monsieur; w'y not? We
have long voyage, an' now wo not. so
very far from zat place we aim at.
Zen w'y not take look 'long zut lati
tude before we turn north again? W'y
not, monsieur? Sure you not blame
me for feel like zat?"
"No, Do Nova, I don't blame you,"
Sometime since tht Journal made
a notice of the presence in this city
"Shall I play of Mr. C. B. Schleicher of Brady, j
Lincoln county, and the further fact
that he was engaged in perfecting a
patent buggy tongue and neck yoke
which ho had designed to prevent ab
solutely disasters from runaways
caused by the team becoming un
hitched or by the buggy tongue
breaking. Mr. Schclcher has now
obtained patents upon nil his pro-
In Which the Ghost Appears. jeci. u imi uin.inim uu u
Dimmit work It was keening sealed exception on which the pa'c-nl Is
Hps while we conversed upon matters pending and all of which Is fully pro
far away, each endeavoring to avoid tected. He was in the city yester
any reference to present surroundings. dny wlth a WOrklng model of Mi pat
I knew I could fully trust this woman, cnt and exhlblted lt to a iarge num.
could safely confide in her yet surely
there was no Immediate necessity for '
telling her this latest development in n renounced lt far superior to
Tuttle's case. Already she had bur- nnythlng of the kind they hnd ever
den enough to bear, and the manner in seen, and to b0 as near an absolute
which she bore it awoke my sincere protection from disaster as could be
Mmlratlon. Whatever of despair, of devised
nminlv ahrlnklnr hnr urlv&tft rnhln
hB .n nurin thDsB wo.ks of The tongue is to be straight in-
loneliness, she brought nothing out- stead of a curved one. It Is Joined
side Its doors but courage and tnspl- by steel braces to the buggy and
ration. Once I remember she lingered fits against a bow of wood rein
beside the rail with me, clinging to forced underneath by an iron plate.
my arm ior bupijou a6'u There are two separate braces on
lower Bide of the tongue and places
it firmly agninst the raised groove
which nets as a lock. The only wny
In which the yoke can ccmo off the
tonguo is by turning it over a thing
impossible bo long as the horses re
main hitched to the yoke. At the
ends of the yoke a device eimiliar to
that at the endof the tongue nerves
to keep tho team hitched to the
yoke,. This device slips over
tho raised groove nt the end
of tho tongue when it is
turned up nnd the harness snnpped
into it. This serves to keep it in an
upright position and as lt cannot
bo gotten off tho end of the yoke
without being Inverted, tho team
must remain hitched until they are
yacht's tumbling, her loosened hair
flapping in the wind, her cheeks tin
gling from the flying spray which oc
casionally lashed our faces. It M
my look of inquiry that unlocked her
Uye to confession.
"I cannot help it, Mr. aiepuens, uui
th unectaclo of the sea awakens all
that Is divine within me," sho said,
her Hps smiling, her eyes grave, l
must have been born with the love
of it in my heart. I know that sounds
fanciful, like the speech of a scnooi-
each side, running from the tonguo
to the bow and where they Join
the latter it Is also reinforced with
an Iron or steel plate. Tho braces
are bolted to the tongue, the bolt3
extending from one to the other nnd
are also bolted to the bow, the
bolts going through this nnd through
the plate below. The tongue Is also
reinforced by a steel rod running Its
length which prevents lt breaking
under pressure. Another departure
girl, yet that Is tho fascination the sea from th(j BtandarJ tonguo which Mr.
exerts unon me. I never lire 01 u,
and it must be that I posse.13 the bouI
of the sailor."
"Was it because ot your Innate love
for such things that Lord Darlington,
took to yachting?" I questioned, cu
Schleicher has devised Is tho fasten
Ing of the single tree. This sets into
the tonguo and Is covered above by a
metal plate perforated for n bolt
which runs through tho single tree
rlously, always eager to observe her and the tongue and also tho metallic
swift changes In expression, bne
laughed, with a queer little Indrawlng
of breath and uplifting of lashes.
"Oh, no; far from It. He was an
enthusiastic yachtsman long before we
first met. but had contentedly confined
his cruising to tho English coast and
ih Mediterranean waters. No doubt
reinforcing plate below nnd bolts the
treet securely In place. There Is
largo enough space rut out of the
tongue to permit the tree to piny
frely In Its groove
Tho device which has been devised
to prevent the neck yoke from roni
it was my enthusiasm which Induced jnR flfr thp tongue til0 0Vent the
him to attempt longer voyages and
stranger seas. I lack Interest In or
dinary social life, and was far happier
on board the yacht than In London
drawing rooms. Ills lordship was
was always most considerate."
The slight change of voice per
ceptible in this final sentenro might
have excused the utterance of the
tugs become unhitched Is simple bu
effective. The under sldo of th
tongue bus a metal raised groov
along the bottom, the neckyoke be
Ing inverted when It Is drawn ovc
the end nnd then brought to it
proper place by turning around. Thl
serves to bring the smooth edge o
.....
question trembling on my nps, n i ,,10 0p,.nK through the yoke on th
set my teetn, anil remained sncni.
"It Is odd how our lives are Infill-
I enced," she continued, thoughtfully.
, "I feel that the charm of the sea bus
nsnapped.
The entire arrangement la one of
the most simple and at the name
time the most effective thing of the
kind ever devised. It seems to be
ns near an absolute preventive of
runaways and wrecks as human in
genuity can devise and something
which every owner of a team or bug
gy will have. The above descrip
tion although brief and crude serves
to show the strong points of Mr.
Schleicher's Invention and to indl-
ate the great possibilities with
which lt Is endowed.
Mr. Schleicher states In an Inter
view with a Journal reporter that ho
has had a number of offers of cap
ital to develop the patent. Its man
ifest simplicity and safety has Im
pressed nil who have seen lt. lie
expects to hnve the tongue on tho
market within thirty to forty days.
He Intends to commence the man
ufacture of the tongue at some point
in the western part of the etate pos
sibly North Plntto and to attend to
orders from that locality first. Lat
er ho will see that this section is
taken enro of having a number of
requests for the tongue from dif
ferent people who hnve seen It. It
Is probnblo that tho Gordcr's will
carry tho tonguo In stock os negotia
tions to that end hnve been In pro
gress.
It was neglected to Mate that one
of the strong points of the tonguo Is
the fact that lt can be taken out nt
any time nnd n new one substituted
by merely removing tho bolts which
hold It. This means a big saving In
cost to repair broken tongues and
nlro a snvlng In time well worth
considering.
Mr. Schleicher U stopping with
Mr. Charles Miller nenr this city nnd
will be here for several days.
Lloyd-llenner.
The wedding of Miss Elizabeth
Montgomery Lloyd and Frederick
Renner took place todny at 2 o'clock
at the home of the bride's uncle.
Henry W. Lloyd, 2530 Davenport
street. The Rev. Edwin Hart Jenka
officiated. Tho bride wore white mes
f aliito.mado empire style and trim
med with Irish point lnce. She car
ried a Bhower bouquet of lilies cf
the valley and white sweet pens.
Tho only attendants were little
Lillian Dell West and Mabel Snyder.
who stretched white satin rlbbona,
nnd Mary Elizabeth Burnett.who enr
rled the ring In a white calla lily.
They were dressed In white Hng
erla frocks and wore wreaths of
daisies In their hair. Tho wedding
march was played by Miss "Nell
House of Tender, Neb., who was a
classmate of tho bride nt the Uni
versity of Nebraska.
In the living room, where the mar
riage lines were rend, the corner was
banked with palms and ferns nnd
an lmprovvlsed altar was deenruted
with bride's roses. In the dining
room pink roses and fern lenves were
used and all of tho chandeliers were
entwined with southern smllax.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Renner have gono
for a wedding trip to tho raclflc
const and will be at home in Om
aha after September 1.
At the informal reception that fol
lowed the ceremony only the wed
ding guests were present, number
ing about fifty guests. Omaha.
News.
Mrs. Newell Entertains,
Mrs. W. H. Newell entertained a
number of her lndy friends at her
home yesterday afternoon.
.The principal amusement was de
rived from progressive high-five. This
ever faslnatlng game was entered In
to with much Interest and enthusiasm
and merriment and good cheer pre
vailed throughout the game.
Following tho card games delicious
refreshments were served. Mrs. New
ell was assisted in entertaining and
serving by Misses Ellen Pollock,,
Hallle I'nrmele, Helen Dovey and
Bernese Newell.
After devoting a few minutes to
social conversation, the guests took
their departure, Indebted to the host
ess for the delightful afternoon
spent.
Those who enjoyed Mrs. Ke well's
hospitality were Mesdames James
Newell of Omaha, W. A. Wilson of
Detroit, Mich.; H. N. Dovey, Wm.
Bnlrd, C. A. Itawls, C. C. Tarmelo,
A. W. White, Rea Patterson, J. 0.
Rlchey, E. D. Cummins, D. O. Dwyer,
J. M. Roberts, Byron Clnrk, F. Shopp,
V. V. Leonnrd, E. W. Cook; Misses
Olive Jones, Cora Walker, Lena
Frlcko, Florence nnd Helen Dovey.
The occasion was in honor ot Mrs.
Wilson of Detroit, Mich., who Is the
guest of Mrs. H. N. Dovey.
I replied, honestly, although dlsap- J
pointed at his confession. "Thats
natural enough. Still. I hoped there
was a little Krenrh girl down below
who might be worth more to you than
even that fantastic dream ot money."
He did not meet my eyos, his own
gaze out over the gray tumbling wa
ters. But he smiled good naturedly.
"I nevalre suppose, Mons. Stephens,"
he returned quietly, "zat a girl care
less for man If ho have plenty ze
chink. A few days more not make
much difference to ze ladles below.
Zey have ze plenty eat, e coal to
burn. Maybe fans be -truth in ze mate's
been the one great Impelling force
which has molded mine. I wonder Is
It destined always to be so? Are these
wnters even now bearing me on a
Fate wills? Ever since I can remem
ber I have permitted tho ocean to
tako that place In my heart which,
perhaps, should bo otherwise) occu
pied. It las been my muster, my
strongest love. But 1 must not think
this, much less say It." hastily awak
ening, nnd pointing forward. "See, Mr.
Stephens, how thoso clouds and th
waters blend yonder In such fantastic
forms; they appear an army of sheotod
5hp.s.9 bearing d.Qn to. block our
T" hi Continued i
Mrs, Ncitezl 111 lit i.
Charles Gutinun this morning re-j
I'lveil a telephone message from his.
mother now nt the bedside of bis sis- Mart Buttery, brought to the Journal
ter, Mrs. 11. It. Nelt.e at Murdock, office this morning two baskets laden
Itemclnlieicil Again.
Muster Khvood Buttery,
son of
stating that she was t-llghtly Improv
ed but still very weak. She was so
weak yesterday evening when her
father arrived that she could not
talk to li I in . The son Francis Is re
ported as no better. It U hoped ti nt
Mrs. Net;el' rond'tlon may con
tinue to Improve nnd that the chango
hlii hn tnVi n pl ice will continue
with the finest variety of garden
trink we hnve seen thlH season. Tho
variety consists of peas, potatoes,
beet, carrots, young onions, etc.
Such gifts are highly appreciated
and are very toothsome. Master
El wood evidently understands what
will please tho average newspaper
man, nnd we assure our young friend
and be permanent, it t nlo hope 1 that be has our most grateful thanks
that a chnnc for tin better will for thus remembering the Journal
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