THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: FEBRUARY 24. If.:.
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CCorrrlutt V by Gersrge Rartoa )
KB of th nort thrfllinc nlvo
tnree In Barnes' official career oo
euired warlne" the time He vm KB
dor in bat baa since cwn te
Tee kc a "the g-eat mixed
ptrklea plot."
It was J-jst prV-r to the peJrtsb-AjTer1-eaa
war. Th Cuban lamrmn were giv
ing the king of "pain r.o era r troubi.
althtraa tb Ciatted tatw authorities vm
doing an la their poww te oh-rve the
neutrality Un But In spite of tittmt
.prveauttons munHiotia of vac cortrned to
'leave this aoaatry end n eventually
rnus-r" Into tb rebel Mnee.
Th representative of His Vovt Chris
tian M)tT mad life tnltmMf for tSe
heed of th State department at Washing--wv
He In tarn the trouble on
to th secretary of the treasury, and that
official issued crontlvae proclame-i-a ta
the pJ11oti of custom at the verV.-ius
porta eeying the vlolatlona of the law mot
be stepped at Mir rtwt But th Ctiben
filibuster's continued to be a numeTotva
and as active aa rneaqulhsea ta a Jersey
awainp.
Very early rn the an me Barnes rot fcia
T on one "Captain" Lvl Crrs. a m!It
of forton. who waa deficient In what some
jwrsoue call arrnplea The captain was a
man who bad fcia up and down In tho
world, bat be was persistent and resource
ful and would never stay beaten.
One mnming maritime clrclea irHif t
fnd that the captain bad chartered the
tramp n earner Golden Rod fw the pur
j pose of carrying a a-p of fool aruffe te
j Jamaica. When Barnes reached bia efllc-e
J be learned that the vessel vu already
loaded' and that the enterprising Crosa had
j Iila clearance papers. A eis of datv
prrnnpted the chief te nd an Inspector
to tba wharf to make a careful examina
tion of the cargo before permitting the
reesei to leave ha dock. The man ret mod
with tha irformation that evervth'ng waa
In prop-- shape. Tbe principal ttem in tba
miscellaneous cargo v-as one hundred Osaka
f mixed plckls. the tope of which went
all stamped with tba trade mark of a well
known firm. When the tnpoct!r showed
eoene scepticism about th a the captain
eetxed a fcatchet and pried open tbe top
of tha nearest barrel. rreMlinf layer after
layer of arm metrical pickles of rarlrma
stars and aha pea.
In spit of thla vlirlble rrtdence Barrea
nad the Oolden Rod epctted all the ttma
It waa In the dock. Dnrina- tbe moroJng
tba crew arri'red. They were atxnple lock.
Ing fellowa and there were not more than
cnoua-n of them to barely navigate tie boat.
Shortly before noon Captain Croea called
for a tneaeenger and gave bin a note ta
de'Jrer. Tbe bey bad been conveniently
provided by Barnes and aa aooa aa be got
tha latter he went direct to btnv It waa
addraaaed to "Ifr. John Polk. ro care of a
aailora' boardtng bouae not many bltv-ka
away. Tbe chief quickly copied the Irtter.
which reed aa follow: "Sorry yon caa't
Join oa. All of ua remember yoa. especi&Sy
at meal time. Jam Totnpkina onexpectedly
lost hi a rllle yesterday. It happened at a
little before leastwise before 7 o'clock.
"Won't you ten this ta John this evening,
and da It surer"
Tha old ma a hastily sealed tbe original
letter In the envelope and bade tha aw
enfter deliver It to the address designated
by Cap tils Croea. Clancy watched tha
firooeedtnga with aa unfriaadly eye. Finally
ba u n bo rd cned his mind, reluctantly, but
with a sort of defiance
"DangerouB business. Isn't It, chief T
'Thatr snapped Barnes.
v Intarooptin' people's letters "
"Clancy," said tba old man solemnly.
There are times when your moral sens
overcloufla your gigantic intellect."
Tba blank look on tbe face of bia as
sistant made tbe chief laugh.
"All's fair tn war. and this Is war. ba
added sharply ta dose the diactusioa.
Ton didn't get much," grumbled tha
faithful eerrltor, who bad bera permitted
to see tbe letter.
"If that's a question IB answer It a tit
tle later, said Barnes. "Bat in tbe mean
time let no on disturb ma for tba atxi
half hear."
He entered his private office and closed
the door behind bia. Clancy's mind
worked slowly snd there were times when
ba could not comprehend his ssperiar. but
what ba lacked tn keenness of Intellect he
more than made up la loyalty to hie chief.
Barnes knew and appreciated this faith
fulness, and although be oocasKmalry
twined tbe faithful one. he would not
have parted oompaay with blra under any
coDsideratloo. Clancy patrolled tbe space
in front of the doorway with both eyea
alert te prevent any one Tims interrupting
the old man. Tea, fifteen and thea twenty
mlnntae went by. and atm Barnes re
mained closeted ta bis room. Clancy was
beginning to wonder how much ionger it
'would last when a loud about came from
within. It was a cry of oy. The door waa
thrown open and Barnes appeared aa the
Bin. beckoning exultantly te bis faithful
entloeL v.
"It a all right, nancy: It's an right."
axclafanad the chief, putting bia arms
around the young man.
"What's an right T" asked Clancy, with
lamentably weak attempt at pretended
Ignoranoa
The letter" cried Barnea. "Get ready to
leave town with me on toe I e dock train."
"Might I ask why?" Tbla with a look of
Injured dignity.
Ortalnly." and be handed him tbe let
ter, "look at that. I've tmderlmed every
fourth word, and tbe whole thing aa
clear as davUcnt."
Clancy sk-rly spelled eat tbe eleven word
. message, which, as the chief bad under
scored It, appeared ta tha letter as fol
lows: "Sorry you cast JOIN aa AQ of V8
remember yoa. especially AT meal time.
Joe TOMfKIKB unexpectedly lost bis
VILLE yesterday. It liarpn.ed AT a little
before SIX leastalse before seven
O'CLOCK. Won't you teB THIS to John
thia EVKXINO. and do It St'EE "
While Clancy waa etill gasping for
breath over the solution ef the seeoaingly
Innocent meattas-e. Barnes went te the. tele
phone and gt tn comra irnloatlon with
Captaia Farewell of tbe 1'nHed States reve
nue cutter Albatroea Five inmates later
tbe officer, a manly looking feDew. hastened
to tbe custom house to get a more ro
be rent account of the ease. The aiacrity
and the totrUlgt-ni of tbe captain de
lighted the chief inspector. Tbe Coldea
Rod bad already started down the r.ver.
end ss a result of the roefvrencc between
tbe two men t was decided that tbe Al
batross shield foSow ss ajoa as it was
posslMe te rt op steam
We must snake a ex her anarch of tbe
Golden Rod before H gets set te sea." de
clared Barnes with emphasis.
"It's too baa.' aaid tbe captaia ssas
tngy, "that yon dtda t get one ef yovr
snea oa the boat berere It started down
the river."
Barnes eyes glisteasd. Us spoke con
sdeaUy. "It yoa overtake her 111 guarantee that
you U And one of our soea ready te wel
come you when yoa climb ever the sa)c
ef 4Je Goldea Rod "
Tbe oaptaia left te prepare the revenue
cutter for action. Barn-a aad flaary bar
nad to tbe street aad laoerdrd a swift
electrte car fr ToK-AinsirUie. By Ute time
the ct.af had saatured his plans they were
Tided as lbs ptcturoeaue States Island
town. The old snaa. whe knew the place
like a book, hurried ta a shop and pur
chased twe aeeund band sailor salta The
obliging proprietor ah serf ally permitted
tha twe sasa te ohang their crrlliaa duth-
Ihd tur the aali is mm aad . te
7
Of
Jh.e
CARGO
OF MIXED
PICKLES
BY GEORGE DASLTON
down In Ma bunk In the extreme corner
cf the held. It made the chief ar.gry,
and he was about to br-ak out into re
proarhea a hen the Irlal.man turned and
raif-ed a cautioning finger. He beckoned
Bame te aiproath-
"iKm't let tte other fellowa gft on to
you." he whirpered, "but tbrre'a aome
thtrc doing ht-re."
"What la Itr
"Crawl up rn the bunk, lay low and
you'll aoon find out."'
He crewk-d up. The fimt thing he no
ticed ti a little ray of lipht. whkh pro
ceedd from a knot hole tn the frail par
til ion which separated the forecastle from
an adjoining to bin. He gjued hie- eves to
hat he saw put him in a very
of mind. Levi Crone and
It iK.nt beat about the bush.
The mauler rahnd Ms "heavy ej elnJa and.
Icwerlnt hi voice, aaid in pre! eiy:
"Gurpcwier the finest gurpbwder that
ass ever put la a rannoc We'll get tg
mom j for ti. toi. ml viu'il g-t yur
share, (14 a.' tj -nste."
Th s!.:pm.e grLcned. ahotrir.g s set
of discolored teeth Beth reee-ated theai
SAlvea at a taUie. and the master reached
ever for a decanter end poured a big rmk
of al.irky '.nto a ru:y tin cup. After ha
tad drained Ue last Crop cf It tbe mate
turned to Mti runcaely:
W here did you get the ponder r
tVe'l." a Id the marer. stroking his
forehead with the four Enpera cf fcia rifht
hand, 'that's tbe curicua part of it- I got
that stuff from an old pal of mine."
Aa old pair
"Ten; Jack Feuwtck. We were In a Tit
tle game tof-vtrer about ten year ".
He got pinched and I escaped. Borne peo
ple said 1 saved myself at Ma expense.
Anyhow, he got five yeara in the peniten
tiary. Wen. I met hira a few weeks ao
for the r.rrt time since since the traforto
tiate occurrence. I was a bit chary of hirn
st frrt. but Js'-k didn't bear me ary 111
w;U. No. not at all. He heard that 1 was
in the f libufterlrg line and waa making
a little money sej.irg supplies to the tn
surtrenti. and be offered ta put me on to
a good thing. A week after he took me to
a place where they had these hundred
cafcka of pawder. I gave tlm JOflP fr the
lot. and If I don't get twenty times that
much for 'em I'll eat my shirt,"
After t his candid recHal the master took
another drink. He forgot to art the mate
to join him. but that functionary, not at
all ahRfihed. found another rup and helped
hirre!f liberally. The men had been drink
ing for some time, and their face were
flushed snd Ibeir voices husky. Polk strug
gled to express a question that had been
shar ing Itself in hie muddled mind for many
mic utea.
"How d yon fool the custom"
The query bit the master plump on the
fnnnj- bone. He laid his tin cup down
and. leaning back in his chair, roared
with laughter. Polk smiled feebly, sur
prised that anything he could say should
be ronducive to soch pronounced mirth.
Finally the other paused in his hilarity
and wiping the tears from his eyes with
a pair of derty knuckles said:
"It was as easy a dropping anchor.
We put 'era on the ahip papers as mixed
pickles. When tbe Inspector came fooling
ro-nd I had a cask opened and shewed
ern pi' klea But it was the only cask of
pi; kles we had. Every one of tbe ether
biassed ninety-nine package waa filled
VV.AV nrW'Ji&M-J&ZSjy,-M thta. and
Tbe look cf stupid Indolence on the
nan a face d.sappeared. Tbe veins in the
bull nek stark out in purplish l.ns An
angry lgbt Cashed from under the bur
tyciids and the straight l'ps h:t very
tight. He Jjrriei to hi feet and in the
act evert urtied te Oecsnter snd the tin
cup half f led ahh al.uk!'. A cloud '
thought t-jed hi lit. If ekr-d n.ini.
but only tao ward came frcm 11 moi.th
"The devil !"
He staggered unsteadily up the stairsay.
Tbe ch ef mate looked Jor.glng'y st the
spilled liquor, and the regrctu1!v fol
lowed his master onto tbe main dck.
Fames, whose rye hsd eeti ftened to
the knit hole ail tl is time. Withdrew It.
and Jumping out cf the bu'.k hastened
to the de- a, fcI!owed by Cancy. Cross
was standing in Ue stem cf the toat
altk a telescope to hi eye. He closed
the spyglass with a click and hurried
down to tbe engine room.
"P-ut all tbe speed on?" be shouted to the
er.glre-er
"We re going as fat a we can," replied
the grimy-fared Individual.
"I know better." shrieked the master
Ton can go faster you must st faxier.'
A Cranaa was placidly rmnktrg a pipe
Cross went up to Mm snd shook hi
shoulder roughly.
"Here, you. pile on more coal there, and
keep piling It on d'ye bear?"
The . fireman obeyed. He shoveled the
coal on in wholesale Quantities. The fire,
already at white heat, crack'd furiously.
The engineer put on mo'e steam, and m
the course of ten or fifteen minute the
Golden Rod waa doubling It erd.
The master stood in the pilot house an
mrouragvd the crew with tbe fiercest pro
fanity Barnes had ever beard. A half
hour and an hour passed, and tbe chief
inspector of customs noted with delight
that the revenue cutter was gaining on
the tramp steamer. Her handsome white
bow was in s.ert and Captain Farewell
could be seen on the bridge in conversation
with hi lieutenant. Cross realised that
tbe Golden Rod losirg ground and
be stormed about the deck 1 ke a craxy
man.
'Ton blundering fool." he shouted to
the crew, "are ye going to stand there
and let this heD hound of a gcrctrr.ment.
bost run ye down? Why don't ye do some
thing? What are ye smirking about?
What good are ye. .Byhow "'
The first mate, in a last effort to keep
rp the dignity of his position, tipped his
forvJIrtger to hi cap.
"Cap'n, the m-n are dolntr all they can."
The master's face flushed. The brutality
seemed to ocae from the pores of his
akin.
"Ton, too," he shrieked, "you tllrry dog.
to go back on me: I have a notion to
throw you overboard."
The freniaed man meo a menacing mo
tion toward the mate. Pork, regarding dia
cretlon as the belter part of valor, exe
cuted a anasterly retreat. This policy of
nonrealptance upset the captain's plan, and
be decided te go Into the caStn In th
ine an time the Albatroea steamed aheed
with unerring certainty. Fvery revolution
cf tte wheel brought 11 nearer to the
Golden Rod. Both boats were coming out
of the bay and emerging into the broad
ocean. Cross came out Of the cabin, wiping
hie mouth with the back of his hand. He
could se the Albatross now without the
aid of hi tescope. Just as he looked the
captain of the revenue cutter atgnalled a
request for surrender.
'Blast his impudence" shouted Cross.
"We'U show him bow we'B rurrender."
Once more be retreated into the cabin.
ruring the next ten minutes be went down
stairs three or four times. On each trip
be turned the spigot of an Ice cooler and
took a drink out of the rusty tin cup. On
bis last return to the deck he walked art
to give some directions to the men. Barnea.
taking advantage of bia absence, slipped
down the stairway and peeped Into the
lee cooler. His worst fears were confirmed,
The cooler contained Jamaica rum.
Tbe Albatross sttH moved on with the
grace and raridlty of the bird after which
it was so aptly named. Tbe officers, in
their bright uniforms, could be seen pa
trolling both the port and starbosrd sides
of the vessel Captain Farewefl, standing
on the navigating bridge in front of the
pilot house, lifted a raegaphooe to his lips
and shouted :
"I call on yoo to surrender or accept the
consequence ?'
Croea. half maudlin from hi repeated
visits to the Ice cooler, lifted his thumbless
hand high in the air. and. doubling up hi
flngera, shouted drur.kenly:
"Come on, curse ye; come on. at your
ehou! jr.
"Tea rry sdiice. Cr .
I- r.a fhe1 r-m f r n
traUty Ins FVe o-e cf
end tju:. yt j're
in ' u a t he r-u-t
(! car. ci
Teeel and y.'U t
a l'r':d !
p.-: t-
Cross t rted to l.ivi in inia ; The
l'K'k cm I. is lare in TTl jrtV COL The v t-s
on the hull tip. k litt's-'ir-: l:r
hai:ed h spec V t.t hi niw" v. n't
In - lit u' c li $ r:'..s-'.J.e r-n
wflC'j and the thvT.t'i- fcatid s-rj--k
P-n g-.:Hr !n 1,e 1 e v. tl. frririe
force The ch f lost I I blnrc nd f '.1
on the ceck Wi-.h a t' ud The act n'le
all the bW-d In Clrcy' Jy bil. He
rushed cur, stii. doi !! i.c i ; l is "ist,
struck tie masi r full Ir the h,:r.-.c r-k.
Put 1 i rat bound'-d tw k as If :. hd l it
a tie of tk1. P:"iu'ti.!i-''i n y t i t hi'f
mats put his foot out end crM-rcvi.ly
tripped the yeui.g mar a-i he f il in a
bp I j the sidt of M t if.
'Mutiny!" bawled the n.asier "Tie tl. Ir
bands and feet and thro cm in tbe
be id.'
Tbe struggle aa. Itrief. When it enj"d
Rhrne and Clancy ee tied arid lay be'.p
lt sa m the bow i f the boat One of the
crvw waa fir t ies;nc them in :he li.
The otters thought the game not worth
the candie, and the tso jjrtsonen lay pHrt
li.g aith then- hacks en the boarr.s and
tl.-lr ej e gaxlng up Into the ur pity it.g sky.
Nov. beys." shouted the master
hoersely. "go at 'em with both guns; five
ui a broadside."
The orders were ouiitit executed. Two
loud report sounded s-r the bmnd ex
panse of wster. Cne shot fell wide of the
piars, and the iron ball fell itta tbe ieth
on,less flepth cf the ocean. The ether
grated the eclce of the a-ooden mermaid
ahich snl as s fgureheed N netth the
bow of the Alhatross. The centers on the
revenue cutter conferred on tin' quarter
deck. A they parted it bf-rame evidett
that the ctalier.ee from the O-l-leti Kti
a fcCieT'ted. Tt,e three jrutif on the star
board side were trairx-d tn the cirerti .n
of the feei.nc steamer. Three vivid puffs
cf a bite smoke and linn s-Tif.l ':.g struck
the trarrp boat that made :t quiver from
at em to stem.
When the trembling ceased the -V;dcn
Rod 1'ked a If ' hat ten struck by a
cyclone. One shot had taken away half
of Oie smokestack: another tore np-n a
side cf the pilot houe and scattered
board, glass sr.d splinter all over tha
d-k; the third cut away the upper sec
tion of the s'ern. The hapless name
and hi assis-act were ccve-ed with tie
debris. The- face of P"lk. the chief mate,
became white a chalk and he was inca
pable cf speech. Th crew clustered to
gether and covered b hind the uninjured
section of the pilot house like wet bene
in a thunder storm. The maslir was the
only one who had any nerve left, and he
wa hysterical from the shock.
Tioad 'em tip ajraln." be shrieked, "and
be ouitk about It'"
Polk pulled himself together and urged
the men to sieed. Another cask of Iw
der wa brought up and opened. The can
non was f.Ued and the order given to fire.
There wa no repone. The man in
charge pulled the stout cord, the caps
snapped, but the bic guns were silent.
Once again the cords on the old fashioned
ordnance were rulled. and once strain all
was dead silence. Borne cnac-ountable Im
pulse sent the master over to the half
emptied powder trrl.
He ptrt Ms hand in it. and something
about the gritty substance made htm go
pale. He ordered up two more caska.
The tope were juickly knocked out of
them, and Crose put hi hand into both
simultaneously. When he looked up hla
eyea were dancing as if they were pos
sessed of devils, the color left the boll
neck, the firm mouth drooped end he fell
back as limp as a w-t rag.
"What's the matter? F-pcak, man!"
shouted tbe mate.
Cross tried to articulate, and failed. He
tried again, and waa Just able to gasp:
"Betrayed sold out- We've got a cargo
of of sand."
"E4and '"
Tea. plain sand. Jack Fenwlrk'a evened
up scores."
He raised himself feebly to his full
height, shook convuluv ly ana ieu lor
ward. from an apoplectic stroke, with a
shock that shivered the timber of tbe
crippl'-d steamer.
Barnes retlixed the significance of the
ecene. He shouted to the mate:
Quick, untie reel I may save you bis
fore tbe Albatross fir again."
Polk a look wa distrusting, but there
waa no time for heRltanry. F-eside. be
noted a commanding ring In Barnes' voice
He released the prisoner. A soon aa
the dltwarded ec:
Tbe alght ef the chief ta a Jaunty Bailor
cap filled Clancy with mirth, Barnea waa
too roach filled with tbe importance of
his mission to see the humor of the situ
ation, and. Ignoring Clancy a hyatrrica
promptly returned to tbe water front- A
bic. black hulled steamer lay out in the
stream. It waa the Golden Bod. gmaat
clouds of dark vapor pouring oat its
amok stack. Tbe chief and his assistant
trolled onto tbe pier. A shabbily dreastd,
tockily built man was there talking to
a number of aeamen who aat waiting la
lifeboat. Tbe moment be espied the
twe mea be shouted peevishly:
Hy. there, were you two fellows en
agad ta ge est tbe Golden Rod?"
"Aye, aye. air." promptly responded
the mendadoua Barnes, touching the fore
finger of hie right hand to hla cap tn true
nautical style. '
"Weal. Jeana ta then." growled tbe mate,
for It waa John Folk te whom the mys
terious letter had been addressed. "Tou're
not very punctual."
Barnea and Clancy climbed down the
aide of the wharf and aeated themselves
in the boat- Tha mate followed, and four
of the mea seising the oar rowed rap
idly in tbe dlnvctioa of tbe steamer.
turlng the ride the chief had an oppor
tunity of scrutlr.laing the men in the boat.
There were eight of them, and tbey
looked fit for any sort cf enterprise. The
mate stood up in tb stern of the raft
and directed the movements of tbe oars
men. They worktd with such a vim that
they were soon beneath the shadow of the
trams, steamer. In a few mlnutea they
were all oa the deck of the Co dvti Rjd
and the lifeboat bad been hauled up and
fastened la Its plaoe. The mate, address
ing the men coliecrii-ely. asked:
"Where's the captain?"
At this a loud voice broke out from the
corrBanioewey near the how of the
steamer. Bame locked In that direcujv.
aad prt-dentiy a great big heed, lammed
dewa betveen a pair ef powerful shoul
ders, cttsrged from the opening. The
Blacky buH neck, wt.lch cteised It levers
of fat la the tack, waa defltntly free .f
collar or tar. The sleety eyes were half
rloeed by heavUy furrewed li 3a. while a
stubby aoee aat anockiejly ever hrithj alien
tips, vhlch ta turn drew a strs'ght rynkctl
line above a strong chin The only s gn
of weakness an that brutnlly tn.scul,ne
caucteaaace v as la the short, closely
cropped side whisVsm. which tniphasixd
tbe disprw pertionate and riuicaious'y a: -mil
ears oa sack, aide of tbe nits s face. Age
snd rice had cuenbined lesorseleesy in
trace buadreda of tur.y wrinkles which
miaei i aad rvcreeerd tbe weataer baatea
arts until it reeesubied a network ef deli
cate stringa He raised his arm and pulled
oS hie slouch hat la v (ward fashion,
diaplaytiis a round akuQ covered with abort
cot gray hair. The tkan.b of tee . right
was aaataur. aad the ha try wrist
aa Ir human a aticliialae an
pearance.
It waa Captain Levi Croea master of the
Golden Rod.
Barnea waa no coward, but this Instan
taneous mental photograph sent a chill
oaivering down his spinal column. The
eartain'a body followed his head until be
stood on the dtiik feeing the mate and his
eight recruita The full length picture did
not Improve the autocrat cf the Gulden
Rod. Nature, ahicb sometimes loves to
pile on the agocy, had given him a long
body and shun legs. He turned to the
BaBte shortly
"What made you late?"
"It'a not late." expostulated Polk, pull
ing out aa open-faced wa'ch the aiae or a
pancake. "It a liot ( o clock yet"
Tbe master Ignored the reply. He waved
t-W! t humbles band in the direction cf the
forecaFiif-
"Send those fellow below. W re goiiig
to g-t up fleam and pull out of here in a
jiffy."
Iwwn tbey piled, like convicts going
into cells. Barnes j.ud on the first
step of the st stairway anu cast an
anxious glance across the honson. Hia
countenance fell. Tiie Aitatroes wa BjI
in sight. H prucneded to tLe forward
bold f the veaaco. and tbe first uujrts
that greeted ,1.1 eyes vers U,e out lua
Cred caaae s-f mixed picklra They were
carefully stowed away in the extreme
corner of the bow. A dirty pnfl l&ii
lera hung fram li ceiling and cast a
dim light about the aianiutsl Tbe xnc-a
vere told to sleep in palra. and Clancy,
who bad ingenuity a hen sx-aaln re
quired it, contrived that he should eocu.y
the bet-k vith liarnes.
It a a a lung night, but by the lime
the first h-ai tf caj light svreaaed tLe
horisoc the thief ai-d his aaaistant knee
that the men on the Calden Rod were
fighters ef fortune about to join the
Cuuan insugjptnts f or a couidtniuua.
Tbe sorry locking recruits were scattered
into groups, beau taiaed in mutTied un
derxunesr others pulled out jks cf
greasy cards and be tan in gacble.
Bamea longed for a sn,ff of frees air.
He eras led cautiously up to the deck
His first look was for the liluirtu He
strained his eyea Te his delight, he ie
beld a liuy culuma vt aaiic smoke la ms
far distance. He looked aain. aud faintly
detected the a hits. gracful body cf toe
revei.ee cutter Elated he hurried down
etaira te anrsounce the gcjod news to
Clancy.
la the darkaeas be eouid atrcely see
Aa hie eyea became accustoanvd to the
lght be f nallj discovered daacy liV-t
Polk. Hie
the room.
good
master and the mala were In r,i -"J runpowder"
A cak was on the floor one The chief mate thought this
of the hundred ru.k r,f miied oickle enough to deserve snot her drink: so did
which figured in the papers of the Golden the msstrr. On the theory thst oae good get your ramrode ard load for action.
Rod. But the thing that made Barnea turn deserves anotner tney toot a second
drink. A loud knock at the cease eoor ais
t urbed tbe imitations"
"What d ye want?" growled the master
in deep bass tones "
"Nothing, sir." called cut the voice of the
cabin boy. "except to ear that the Alba
trues is in sight."
srfl '"
Barnea thought this mere babbling, but the com were i'. j-...
was soon andeoeived. The master rave to his feet and. grabbing a white snlrt
some orders to the chief mate. He In turn thst lsy near ty. fastened It to a stick
communicated with the crew. A half doaen and waved ft furiously. The captain of
men rushed to either end of the boat and the Albatrosa signalled back. "All right,
began pulling a pile of canvass from two and the pirate crew prepared for tbe for-
bulkv looking obiecta In a minute a pair mal surrender.
of old fashioned cannon stood revealed.
Crude derricks were Quickly erected, the
gun were raised with elevating gear and
revolved on a swivel.
"Now, you dough-beads." shouted the
master, "up with tbe powder and wadding
stare until his dancing eyes nearly Jumped
through the knot hole was tbe utter ab
sence of mixed pickle. Cross took the
head off the cask, and. running hie thumb
lee right hand down Into it, scooped up a
mass of blackish powder.
"WeU." said Poik, impatiently, "what la
AU thia waa done ao quickly thai Barnea
and Cancy etood stilL as if stunned. A
cask ot powder was brought on deck, two
seta of men got to work and the cannon
were quickly loaded. At this point Barnes
came to his sensea He rsn to the master,
who was sweating like a bull and swearing
Ifke a trot per. He .toacb-d him on the
In less than an hour mate, crew and
recruits were prisoners and the wreck of
the Golden Rod a as being tuwd hack to
port by the revenue cutter. Barnea and
Clancy vere gue.a of honor on the gov
ernment boat, although they modestly
and with some truth insistd tny had
done nothing to entitle them to special
honors. The last thing they saw aa they
stepped ashore waa the stark remain of
Captain Levi Crosa. with the bull neck,
the wrinkled, weather l-aten face and the
thumblesa. gorilU-likj? hand, stretrtied out
imposingly on the forecastle deck of tha
wrecked Golden Bud.
Queens of England
Anne Boleyn. aecond wife cl livnry VIII
of England, was born at Bicliiitig Hall, la
Norfolk. England, abcul the year 1ML
Bioraphers disagree about the date of
her birth, some placing it about 1ju. ethers
giving the year laOT. But Lord Herbert,
the best authority on the matter, says
Anne was S" year old on her return to
England from France in 1E3.
Ann s earliest years were spent happily
at tbe fine country home of her father,
the place of her birth. One of her youth
ful playfellows waa Thomas Wyat', the
celebrated poet. The Wyatts -and Boleyns
were neighbors and both belonged to the
nobility.
Wtiie in her fourteenth year Anna waa
ANNE BOLETN.
choaea to act a on cf the maid of bonsr
te the Prinoesa alary Tudor, the beautiful
young sister cf Henry VI1L 2i i"-"
aas vxexiaed to Ue oid Kii.g Luis XII cf
France an, cce A us Iavurfiuse, aaa
taken with her to the French court. After
the Princes Mary's widoahood and re
turn to England Anne remained In France
as maid of honor to Queen Claude. Some
historians say she remained abroad several
years, and we have the beet authority for
the statement that she did not return to
England till wis was 3D years of age.
Aa a child, it la aaid- Anne possessed a
delicate beauty, promising to become "a
g:d woman and a pioua one." But cer
tainly she did pot fulfill that promise, for
shs became a must unscrupulous and de
signing woman, using her wiiea and wicked
influence to induce tbe heartless and sel
fish Henry to divorce tbe good Queen Kath
arine that she (Anno might usurp her
place on tbe throne.
But unholy ambition waa not grati
fied for seme yeara Bias was in her
tventy-eeoofid year when the king be
came enamored of her and ahe had cele
brated her tiirty-eecond birthday before
she was aeated on tbe throne beside Eng
land a mean unworthy kisg Henry VTI1.
But the throne aaa only the stepptng
tone to the scaffuid. for the band that
raised her te the royal pca-tias of queen
soon signed ber daetb warrant. Henry
grew tired of his partner in wrongdoing
and languished for another te take her
placa Jt.ne S'-yrnour was now hia favorite,
and aa be had found it ao easy te re
pudiate the realiy n Me snd vtrtuoae
IrCatharire, taking in ber place on ao
ve. worthy a royal seat, would it, not be
tb easier to rid himself of a queen vhu
had r.rver wtn the favor of the English
people
The mamaic between Henry VI U aad
Ar.ne bieyE ts place January i 12.
and on trx momir g May It. 15. Anne
aaa led to tbe acaffeid, v here she was
hahend-d. rV-s u Innocent of the crime
with which she was charged, bat the
mcked Herj-y r ust Lave his freedom at
any ct Tnoux-n Anne deserved severe
puniah men t for her vrcrf-.gdoiig. so did
n- dewrv false accuse tavn and th
headsmax's swurd
feVba Lad but aca child, tba Hula Frta-
ress Elizabeth, who became In sfter years
queen of England. MART GRAHAM.
A Fish Story
,u-w
"Car far car fare, did ye say? Bedad,
are ye agoin' to Calif urn "
Pat waa a vidover. and cn (?t, Valen
tire a Iy went to pay hia rest-ecta and to
offer himself to a aidow who waa no longer
young and charming After Pat had made
the offer of hinj-if. and before waiting for
th widow'a answer, .he remarked warm
ing ly:
"Av coorse, Mrs. Mal iney, Ol'ra not much
pertatM s, but It's njt frr one iv yer yeara
to notice tn rtgr-d corner. I m aftber
excusln' yours, an' 11 call it even."
Thi is a most pa-thetic tale
Of a Ik y v ho was aioa aa a a-.-aJl.
ue day be did lsh
He vas some surt uf tsa.
And straightaay he turned Into a whale.
Bui tbe ocean was cold, a be found.
eV' he ewem about on the cry gTound;
But the dust in hi eye
Mad Lira sudden-ly crv.
"A bum I must find is ine Boand"
-- wriggled "be on toma.nl the bay.
Wbfer la veit and aecd-d te etay
Way from vork aral from wboos.
To he a v ha.-foe.
A ua tbey Bsy fc is therv t thie dr
MAl"I WALKER.
JXUa Wis There
Pat. In looking through hia pockets oae tcwa
BiorBing. missed son money. Turning to Frora a place Lille knewe tj renouii.
hia wife, he asked: "Sure, an' did y take Frora an isle in th sea,
any txaooey frum me pocket laatit nuight. (Bt.1 that uoLUli.g to niei;
W dear?" Feejete tbry acre, dreaaed la brcan
Uyr car tare. Pal." rtlied his alia St. W.
were some atraegs folk came ta
