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CIIAPTEiI X1. ---(Continued).
In the days that 1 lkawed my mind
was full, engrossed by recollections of
her charm and Leerily. Like every
o her man, 1 had had, before my blind-
ness, one or eve minor affairs ut the
heart, but never before. halt 1 expel...
erired the grand p as inn. 'true. I had
when at *Mega believed myself hope•
ks,ly in love w!Ut the daughter of a
pastry -conk, and later on, while still
tet Oxford, hail f•,uud iny ill -formed
ideal in a neat young lady in black,
who served at the ribbon -counter of a
draper's 111 ('"urge Street. 1 had, ire
deed, admired several other women of
various nese and var(ous stations, but
P"114• had ever approached in gree,e,_
beauty, or refinement the woman whir
had so suddenly come ink) Hey life, and
eo quickly gone out of it.
Sleeping or walking, my thoughts
were newly:; of her. A finest every word
of her (eonvetsaticn had beoorne riveted
upon my memory as upon the cylin-
der of a plrunogruph, and as 1 sat alone
to toy dingy roots moodily smoking my
pet briar, 1 would delight in reflecting
upon her calm, philosophical theories,
and seemed to hear the ntuaicat cadence
of her well -remembered voice a9 plain-
ly as thou!' she were at my side.
Yes. I openly conies... that 7, whet
el later stems determined to remain a
bachelor, was deeply in love with her.
indeed, for the time, 1 actually forget
the grim shadow of evil which had in
my blindness fallen upon me.
Hither and thither In the great world
el London i went with my eyes ever
open in eagerness to catch a glimpse
of her. 1 lounged in the Il'.e,w at the
lash onable hour; went to the opens, and
swept loxes and stalls with my glasses;
and strolled about Regent Street, Ox -
fent Street, and high Street, Kensing-
ton, in the vicinity of those great drapery
emperiurre so dear alike to the femin-
ine heart and to the male pocket. Fur
ter days or so 1 spent greater part of
my time in searching for her slim. erect
figure among the bustling London
crowds. 1 knew her address, it was
true, but nye acgttaintanoe was not suf.
(leen( to warrant a call, therefore I was
c+etnpelled to seek a chance encounter.
All, however, was in vain. 1 had
firmly resolved to lake no hood of the
Celonets extraordinary premonition,
and laughed at his dehorta(ory sugges-
tion.,; for 1 meant at all costq to sleet
her again. One day I suddenly recol-
)ccled that in conversation rs. Anson
had mentioned that her daughter was
a student at the Royal Academy or
Music. I( so, then she would undoubt-
edly go there mune on eerlain days to
take her lesson.. Ry carefully watch-
ing 1 might, I though!, )poet her as if
by a •cident. So 1 at once mot to work
to make inquiries, and discovered
through lipping cne of the hall -porters
of the institution that Miss Anson carne
there every Tuesday and Friday at two
o clock in the afternoon. The next
day chanced to ler Tuesday, therefore 1
went to Hanover Square and waited for
her at the corner of Tentetden Street.
A.. 1 walrlud I saw quite a number of
aruart-looking lady student pass into
tho institution, but, although 1 renamed
on the alert for nearly two hours, site
di.l not conte, and at length i was com-
pelled 111 return hong wearied, mimic-
eessful, and dispirited.
That night. however. it blow- fell up oe
me An incident tvhach 1 had constant-
ly drentice occurred. fur by the lost post
was delivered one of these strange type-
written itten nUIII4Itles from the uukrate u.
The envelope %vas it blue -grey ono. such
as lawyers use, and Ili.' pos./ murk
sh used that It had been despatched
from the 1oiii ar.1 Street olllce. in the
City. 1 tore it open iIr lenr and trepi-
duhon, and glanced al the flew even
Illhow lines it conhtirled. The lines 1 read
were signad by the w-4ar1 ":\vel." traced
with a heavy hand In rough (Ionian
cnpitutt, and erre as fhlkiws: -
' l'o-iisirrow, the fourt.enllt of Octe-
t • r. enter the Park at Grosvenor Gale
at four o clock. and wait of the Mini
aF•:011 on tlw' path which loads to the
lend -stand."
i stud silent. with the mysterious
missiles in my hand. S. mM secret ser-
t'lt Was evidently required of Inc. The
shadnw of that fateful night had again
fuller), crushing me beneath ile weight
Of mystery rind crimp'. 1 !height of 1114•
1inknown •l•:4188. and picture! her in
(v-n!lrnrieort with Mabel. In my ltelplcs'.-
mei .I had be. 01110 an unwilling tool
In the hand. of Ilse' teaser, and rem 1
hated and (esppies.' her. 'ft's galling
acrvitn.h' which she lad in,,'s401 Egon
The under 1/41111 !ly of death was duality
irksome new That 1 level; yet so eny+-
Ierious and tragic were all the circum.
slepses That 1 fared k) break the bond
Mal I had given.
In onthiary circrmslanr('s 1 think 1
shout•! have Lens eager tee 01 eye Iles
meld n deatan ( to gees 14, the fail nn the
t-.li e.',og (lay. 'flier.• was n derelict
tie- . f :e llenlure in the 1J,p•oinlreenf.
and.. nee!• 1.. eaten, le, nut -tor). sur.
reuniting leers. I saw Ili .1 the 11!4 tit-
in: nt glut fireielt nt•` n:th .oar(' clue.
itut 1 rt'' :t'•t•.l \141 1. n'1 sesetnesv
and musty. and Bate! it :all. I:dtta had
declare( that she her.s.'If tend 0)1 the
and<1,.,.ilts "\vel." yet ( had no rea-
son 1 • d'sh 1 ••t0 her stat. stent. To me
Il s +•nldet{ n, th •ugh she were acting
Under insh'!lclken•d which had for their
oljecl lir pries a :stun of the secret of
the midnight rump.
\\'hoe was the young man who had
fl''len viclem! ills identity puzzle! este
reaye until the preterm herd t'e 'time
see Perplexing as fo drive me to de-
al -air. Allhorieh lisle after t n(' 1 had
Near bed the n••wsptpsr'. 1 had fecund
710 4 r4' answering to his description
men'iento) :y in Ase.,'. led had et stem.
ly been de.n•e In ecast ane his body dis-
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A House of Mystery
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Ives d of without a single ingiery, wlti'o
the creme had been cuucoakd welt an
ingenuity which appellee rhe. Meght
1, myst I1, not fall victim In a similar
manner it 1 refired lo 4 bey these strange
,landales of an tinkle wit hund?
'thee° thoughts were Uto reverse of
• rerreauang, for even it 1 went to the
la,lice they would be unable to assist
ale. A ii. teethe night keep the appo.nt-
menl in the !'ark, but i1 was cerosin
on seeing a stranger in tho vicinity the
polars intended to meet me would give
tum a very wade berth.
That i:ot (night 1 lay awake through
many, heirs calmly revi wing the whole
situatain. 011 the last occasion when
1 hud obeyed rho order of my mysteri-
ous correspondent -sent undoubtedly at
Eelries inwligal oil --I had proflk'd con-
t derably. Was the present order for
geoid er for evil?
Natural y, I had always bo -n fond of
adventure, for 1 catue of a fantily of
triton. But the gru.stnw incidents of
that single night when I had wandered
atone in London had utterly unnerved
me. 1 had become so surrounded by
mystery that each effort of mino to elu-
c`dato it caused me to s.lnk steeper and
deeper into the complex quagmire of
uncertainty.
Perhaps Edna frerse't desired to speak
with me now that I could see. This
suggestion took 1:o sessbn of ate, and
next morning 1 was anxious and inter-
ested in the nrppoinlment. S:'o:t after
three 1 tuok an omnibus from the Strand
to the corner of Park 1 ane, and on tho
s`.ruk.e of four entered the Park at Gros.
v. nor Gate and glanced eagerly around.
:N4. one was 111 the t'icentty save one
oe Iwo loungers of the "unemployed'
typo an d two or three nur_senralds
with children. Without difficulty 1 soon
fouhd tt:o scat indicated, and sat down
to wait. It was a pleasant spot beneath
a large chestnut tree, quiet and more
secluded than any of the others. Evi-
dently my a rrespondant knew the Park
well.
1 lit a cigarette and pos_scsscd myself
in patience. After senile five minutes
or so a female figure en'ered the gate
and approached in my direiion. 11 was
that of an elderly woman of rather com-
mon type, and as she came straight
t .wards 111e i awaited her with some
cur:osily, but she paes d me by with-
out a look, and continued on her way.
Then 1 knew that she was not the per-
son who intended to sleet mc, and
laughed within myself.
My -position was one of curiosity, sit-
ting there prepared to meet some per-
s'.n unknown. We have all of us, at
one time or another, sat awaiting per -
scrag uo have never lefore seen, and
w.' have invariably t eund mental pie -
tar's of their nppenrance utterly dif-
ferent from their real aspect. It was
so with me at that moment. I felt ruy-
tel! sitting there in full J:osscrslon ct
my sight, and yet on the threshold of
seme disio.vrey which might, if 1 were
sufficiently shrewd, lend to tho solu-
tion of the problem which iiad for so
long held ire in terrible anxiety and
,usren-e. Whomsoever 1 incl, be i1
num or woman, tt:ey must give me
se.tne cine' to lb. id,•ntl y of those into
w li se bondage 1 had fool slily entered.
Th.. afternoon was warm and bright,
f n' stall (Mohr to London wa'a unusu-
ally hot, and as the leaves had not yet
c'.mnleneed to tall, the great chcs'nul.s
brew n veteran* shade. The Park
'coked a lrif:e duly, as it al v: ys does
with 111e worms of slimmer, nevertheless
the light -blue Fky, the golden sunlight,
and
the welt rustle of the foliage (•ora-
le n d et tender it a pleasant retreat ar-
ea. the uueea;img w•h`.rt of traffic in ttte
great th0reeueeerries around. The air
ens (Usenet y fresher there Ihnn on the
grim gldorn cd grimy Essex Street, bud
1 eat waiting and wondering for half
an hour er so, watching narrowly all
who chanceed to approach. until i be-
gan t) suspect that for '. m.' yeas •n or
other t1:o appointment evade not be
kept,
A glance at my watch Meowed it to he
altra ly twenty minute-) to five. My
episomes Was exhausted, and 1 felt an-
noyed I hat 1 should 1.4. Ihos brought
there on n purposeless errand. Of 0114'
1111111 tvho had p:Ls'ed, •1 (lnik-faced, ill-
dre•.w`(} longer, 1 had had may mime.
ons. 11e lad idl.t !inst. feigning to
take nee ttoli •e of toy preaenc•', ,i t I
saw that he ryas covertly w'nlcli ng ane.
Perhaps he bad leen sent to wee wh'-
ll.ere 1 had Imine They' mon.', I wailed
and waited. but in vain.
The sf►!tdow•s had Itngthened, the sun
was .inking! !chind the he:s in Ken-
.sire:teen Gardens, rind at length i cast
away the end of toy last remaining cig-
arette zeal roue to depnrl. I'er lanes mane
unlowael incident "bad occurrr:l. and 1
should receive a further (mnmuncation
trent nay unknown correepondcnl. J
had. nt East. car ried cut my part of
Ile. compact, and was themfone gni,
5, I took my stick and tel forth townnl+
cress., nor Gate at a brisk pace, for 1
was reed of wailing. an•l my limbs W4•1e
cram.red by my king tied Ituiteea v g;-
11.
1 had n'meot reached the gale leading
nal to Park Lane when of a sudden, at
n slat p }wend 4,1 the path, a dark figure
14 untied up befole ole.
In an instant i drew up q.v.-hese.
aghas', amaze I. Tte ntysteiy was ate
tear:lel). dumefnuui ling.
('il\Inlet XII.
The figure I efoe. me was that of a
w- snare calm, este st-faced, her ceenn•
1. nnncc render d piquant by its expres-
si4m eel surpr.e.
11 vas tit sic ether than Male'. .1n -en.
,n a light -tilling tail Jr -made
goon o1 seen' dark cloth. nmol n neat
Were. Aire I(tcriceel dun lied ntt.I alto.
g Iter eharn►:ng. The slight severity of
attire became her well, for 11 showed
rex marvellous figure to pert.rt un,
while the dash of lei In her hat gate
the tnecessar•y touch .1 color to a)ntpletc
a tasteful effect. lt•r coun'enana wae
e enealed by the thinnest et gauze
'-. Is, and u+ she held forth her well-
gleveat hand with an expre-eons of plea-
sure at the tulexpcckd nieethig, her
bungles jingle! musically.
"!'his is rushed u tnest p'. tsar,( sur-
pass, Alis ,\n- ;n," 1 said, when 1 re-
o.ver(.1 at}:eectl, for .so sudden had been
our enoutmk'r that in the moment of
n:y rietenislunent my tonguo refused to
utesr n sound.
"And to ice also,' she laughed.
"I've been wonder ng and wondering
when we should sleet again," 1 blurt-
ed forth. "1'm► so very glad to see
you,'.
For the first few moments after she
had allowed her tiny bund to real for
an instant in mend we exchanged aur
vt'ntonalitcs, and then suddenly, net -
lug a roll of :nude in her hand, 1 ask-
ed -
"Aro you geeing home?"
"Yes, nous.; ttie !'ark," she laughed.
"Mother forbids It, but 1 much •prefer
the Perk to those stuffy omnibuses.'
"And you've leen to your music, 1
suppose! 1 inquired.
"Yes. I've not been well for tho East
tow days, and have noosed several les-
sens. Now, like a gd od pupil, '111 en-
deavoring to mak' them up, you know."
And sho laughed merrily.
"How nearly times a week do you go
10 the Aca.:eery?" 1 asked, Surprised
that she should have gone there ihol
rely, after what leo hall -porter had told
me
"'Twice, 119 a genera) rule," she te-
runrkedl; "but just now I'm rather
regular.'
And so you prefer to cross the Park
rather Than ride by omnibus?"
"Certainly. Mother doesn't approve
of girls riding on the tops of 'bins,
and says it's fast. '!'herefore I'd much
rather week, for at this hour half Lon-
don scents to le going from Piccadilly
Circus to ilanhersrnith. 1 go right
ncrose. past the Serpentine, through
Kensington Garden, to the !:road
Walk. rind out by the small gate next
th • Palace Hotel," site added, with a
sweep of her gloved hand.
Her eyes were love'y. As she stood
there In tho fading sunlight she seemed
Ile fairest vision 1 had ever seen. l
stood spell -bound by her marvellous
beauty.
"And may 1 not act as your escort
on your walk lo -day?" 1 asked.
"Certainly. 1 have no object on, she
answered with grnceful dignity, there-
fore 1 turned and walked beside her,
carrying tier nurs'c.
We took Ike road which lends straight
nwny to Iho Magazine, and crosses the
Serpentine beyond. There in the yel-
low glow of Ute October sun=ot 1 loung-
ed at her side and drank my Illl of her
loveliness. Surely, 1 thought, there
could bo no more beautiful woman in
all the world. The Colonel's strange
warning recurred to me, but 1 laughed
it to scorn.
As we pas..ed beneath the rustling
trees the sum's last rays lit tip her beau-
tiful face with a light that seemed eth-
ereal and tipped her hair until there
seemed a golden halo about her. 1 was
no love-sick youth, le it remembered.
Lul a man who had a bilker experience
of the world and i1'. suffering. Yet
at that hour I was faseinated by the
grnee of her superb carriage, the sup-
pleness of her figure, the charts of her
sweet smile, and the s•eft music of her
voice ns eke chatted bo nee.
Site told me of her htv.' for music.
arid frim the character of the pieces
which formed her studies 1 knew Ilial
she moa be a ines'ci:m of a tJo mean
order. The op•crat c melody which she
had sung rib Ill,. t; ,'on4J's was, site do-
c:ored, 11 mere trills. We r sars-cd the
works of Rossini mrd \Ines('nt, of Mem-
tier and Men•telss •lino anti of \'cell
Puccini. \lascogni, Peres', and such Int
kr-day composers. I had strays pride
e. myself That 1 knew et:no hing of
music, brit her knowledge was far deep-
er than nse.
(To be Continued.)
His Last Ship
r':ri:fain Norm., bung.l idly on the
\'rilpnraso Quays. Ile wailed in hope
that lolly reepinlntance would heave
ut sight--soote captain or first ur sec -
end oflicer who would be good for a
drink -or neer (}ark even, he would ac-
cept the ha9pitnlily of a Irian before
the mast. or n te):ew'ard. II;s thirst had
ever -lowered his wn.•e of Ore dignity
(.! a man who had 0 snuuand(d mine
tcrless 're(' -4 on .the Legh seas. A►ul
now tines. wee particularly hard.
After the c,Ls'en of the Antn.ar with
the Name I:a'I, which enteral a paralyz-
ing melee of perjury nt ih•t Rnanl of
erado inq:+ r'.. re Captain's cerLhcale
had 1 eenrr•:,• n 'el for a year. AR the
4 ml r)1 lire 'tame. n wits shipowner,
kneewing !lull ('rtil'atn Norris woe •n
Zine 4:ai',01' and (0111(1 bo get cheaply,
hail given hint another chance. lint
the s'hipowrvr's agent in Valparaiso. on
finding that the Captain had never ieen
sears during the voyage cul, had calx•
ler! to 1.iterp.tol and had him discharge
1
�So new Captain N••rrils was wfhntrt
a ship. er the prresi:eet of :1 shlp, «'Ith-
eul friends. welt Jut inoses. slrartd•,l
d n Valparaiso Quay.
Sueklenly :t gill elan '•trolled past
and ginned casually al him.
"C.opinin Nen (•s, 1 declare, ain't it?'
felt (he slrnng.er,
but I sett ►ort it name to you,
I:runh'd the (:attain.
"That A E0 account-oatne and epi a
drink. Caplotn.".
Captain Norris emelt have gone any -
whole with Anybody for a drink :.R that
m moist, so he eagerly necepteil the in•
1'1111'011.
The tern:leer lel flim. n'•1 to a line,
lie to nn office at n steal eielnnre from
the quay. A glance at the (1rr)rplat(•
$:4 peered the ('ni+Iain that it tees the
( flice of Stevens & Te.arn, Shfwiwnera.
"Devil le hail:war?. Captain," said
the etrnnger a.s the (:af(inin rand nt
'he dnnr. ''shores plenty .•1 1wgtlor 1:('11,. •
ilIreclly they na re in Isle office the
stranger produoed a bottle of whisker
rind glasses bon a cupboaitl and olid:
"N.,w, (:e}I:ain, boli, yourself,'
Nurr,,s swal:ow.-11 a glass of whiskey
1.1 a gulp. and then held out iris glass
to be reeled. "I wanted thae dr,nk
badly," tie said simply.
"Much as you like, Caper:rt --jest get
)mune!/ (settled, curd the well talk
Eeriness."
The .s.'c ntd glass made (-eptain Neves
heel hnneell aga.n.
Ile waket al the slrar►ger and .aid:
"You'll be Mr. Steven:, 1 stgep►e,re•"'
The lull man seethed.
wli t tib yew want wits► me!
"I n4.k hyar, (:aptuin, 1 want to bulk
straight to you. l'ou'se right up
ahoinsi it. !.rail yon( ship, laet your
(eptearem. Ikt wu think there.. a
shtet wrier err the \fast Coast who'd
tr•usl you with a ve.-.s.e
"Lits, me t.oun %s teaks), and tell me
srlmeteing beet) ' grout'.! 11x. (uJdnin.
"Welt, you're right up against i4- you
can't gel, a berth-- you're dyutg for the
drink, ant you Can't got !ilea'. Fee an
1 know you vo folk dependent on you
sone terere."
The Captain wriggled as he lisid't ed
rr Ihs sea•tenn'. ile thought of hits
wife and three children at I'oyrlar. and
wandered what she 11001104 wh'..n she
heard ik'.m the inehere that he had
(teen discharged and (!tut. she cet►kl no
ketger draw againvt his pay.
"Now, 1 can give you a chance -the
command (.l t1 siafp. tind ae notch drink
at; you lilac t;hipped aboard, for i e.
drunker you ore lite trotter it will suit
me."
"What's the game?' thundered Ner-
ri', eslanuning Itis tint down on the table.
'Thenvs a (:hip if onus lending at the
jetty. Gould eau tae her to Maronai-
" l'hcre ain't a shit failing that 1
ctoulill►'t take
CapIiuit.
"Tl1e.l:s what I !height," said fife.
Stevens; "tsise some there n-ItisJpry, Cap-
Iaun?''
"As stare as you like-• it ntakett me
feel a num again.':
"\\'ell, this particular vessel Lert't «hat
you might cell a profitable speculation.
Captain. She's oft and crard,y, anti
won't last ninny voyages more. Already
Iles twderwritoi:'s are emiling at her. So
1 UOtuggbt that you, tering a fliereclass
seaman with a likeig fir tiainic, migl►1.,
while you were on tiro beet, pile Ute
ship np on Alarmedly' R:u:'
"heavens!' cried the (:'►penin; "she
what drink brings a mon CO. Last night
1 cadged drinks from a steward, and
le -day a dernet Yankee asks me to bee
Illy first ship."
'!'tae slripcwner new. quickly from his
seryl.
"flyer, (:•!plain. 1f you can god a ves-
sel from any other firm. go and get It;
hest take core how you lank r►ho>at thus
'flrnt. My, partner's a $puu►inr.t, end
leuchy---lie might eve you earl a bowie
lir your back. '!'hough, after all, What
you idly won't 1)c of much ao count.
Who'd take any notice of the ravings
cf a drunken. discharged ooplain?.'
Captain Norris glared at Stevens.
'1 skdiet say 1 wouldn't do yoar dirty
work. Only it ain't pleasant for a man
to know tiow low hes got., lint mint
yore if 1 epee to sell thyself 1 want
my price. \\'hat :s it mean 10 axe if 1
pile this vessel up -the loss of my cer-
liftcnlo. Never will 1 command a ship
again. \Vhats It mean to you The
full value of a rot:.'n ship and ell you
can get from a faked cargo. 1 know
you wreckers' dodges. 1111 be len er
twenty thousand pounds in your pock-
ets. Now, it's money down L want. 1
fancy myself coming to you when Ute
jolts done for my pay and gelling kick -
de out of Ibis ol11'4' ns n dernedl black-
mailer, (live me flue hundred pounds
deems, and I'll sculls. htr or pike her
up, or db what you w'.sh with your rot•
lot ship.'
"It's a lot of money." said the ship-
owner. ahaking Ills head.
"Five years ago fd have laid an ratan
out who offered ►ne fifty thousand
pounds to sink any ship 1 connnnndel.'
"We might arrongc for you to have
half the (1011(85 in advance and luilf
when the jobs dune."
"That's .s like off -ring mo half my price.
Nee if I risk iny certiecatc rued my life
:and the lives of twenty !teller 111(71 1111►►
Ise 1111 be for money down -cash, no
"\\'ell, tee won't g!'orret Mout the
amount. New, Captain, 14 nio tell you
what we want you le do. leer must
keep fairly sober Ii11 the vessel sails.
Give re the chance of saying you've ,este
of reformed. \\lien she's out (.f bar.
lair the more you drink the Aielt.'re
There'll bo it supercargo alxta,,i.''
"Never had 1 n super -cargo on she;
of mino yet," groaned the Captain.
The r:hlpnw•n4'r igr.tnel the interrup-
Len. "1 10 will p:elest against your
drinking !labile.'
"I'll clap him in irons If be does."
"Then we think it would be ns well
rot to senate the t'hip. Sa:lorrnen talk
when n vr•: el springs a sutklen }ark
ai sea, and the muter -writers :light turn
rusty. So you'll be drunk when run-
ning into Marnnnitto Hnrhor--"
"You needn't expkiiit to me. !!loft's
1 know That the channel nt the Fier is
always . ltiflinee Iron! 1 know flint any
shi;, not touches Mere genes to piens
inskle of half an hour, and that the oil.
etrifl from the hnrinr keree wreckage
from washing up? Aye, Maranoibo liar
wits made to soil ehipewniry! sharks.'
"1\','II, about Isle rttnru'y, Captain''
"I want ptayiulg whate due l0 111e in
I:ng;liih aosoreigns or American d ellare
---runes of your talcs or cheques which
won't be mei."
seven, where nen you staying now?"
'?east eight 1 slept cit se;mc cn.es on
11. giro's"
'That wnrl'1 Jo now you re in fey r: -
p•hy, See, (yearn, 111 reivnne
a coupk' of hundred dollars tonight.
Smnrt yourself tip a tit. Slay re n de-
cent hotel, \\'o want yMt to imus like
the seri of man we wild d'ntploy.
eon t drink lilt you ore caul of the liar -
lore Now. sh►ke hnniia on our bur -
gain."
Captain Norris surveyed the prettier.'
hand ermlemptuo,(Lsly. 'and 11►••n, nese-
ieg,' an effort, exlm4kd 105 Garel nr•I
gripped it. Then the shyseweer come.
cd out two bunked dollars and they
left the offtee together.
Ituring the next few days the Captain's
acquaintances were nstensei•el 10 se,.
tom to a oornparativelyr prosperous
aiiywhere, roared the
Meta. They were oven more suprised
h thud that he (keenr►e'd all Invitations
to have a drink. 11 was generally
agree! that :f Captain Norris had thrown
op leo rum for good and all bo w•us
}meetly ban) to get a scup swots. They
ui,i not know that the Captain secretly
smoggiest w hereey into the bedroom al
his betel, and node tip for hu sober
days by drinking a!1 the night.
The money agree.! upon was paid
dowel tho next esteem:. "Note, (:ape
titin," sail the shipowner, "don't make
a fool of yourslf by swnnkittg those.
41411015 about. People might wonder
hew poi got them."
The Captain glared at his nn\pl•tyer.
"Whet .lo you think 1 ant going to
do w:th this money' Every jMo$1Y 01
Its going lo be }abut Tule a Retell Lank
(o be el( Lt a 1111'.' weren't el Poplar.
If it weren't fel. that hill.' woman you'd
have (:a Inds a sight ferlltetr for a man
1., pule up your rotten lube
After a few days Mr. Sl'ven.s lel it
blip) that as Captain Norris hue Morin-
o! he had offered hint the command of
the Oregon. One 01' Lw'o wily li'l1 )1l.
who lcnew Stevens.' way of doing !ruse
rem sanded at tho news. .Rut meet g4' e-
p'e agreed Ilial, as Norris hod
„vera new leaf Stevt'ns & 'ferns were
lucky to get hiin--eepeciaU'y as %raving
a Mark marl: against leu ho would
001110 cheap,.
At Iaal the Oregon was ready for
:.ea, and the Captain heaved a sigh of
relief. Now Ito could give up the nti.-
er•able satetin:ince which had mode lt's
days a burden. Ile could lel his chief
olllccr look trate' the slap, whilst he
himself mutt :vend lie time in 011 un-
ceasing irritate.
Alt went well fur the first few weeks
of the voyage. The Captain lett his
cabin, and rarely appeared en deck.
The weather was so favorable that even
a leaky old tub like Uto Oregon gave
m. trouble. It was not till the vessel
wr1.s within a days sail of 't:u•nnatbo
that anything untoward happened. 'Phos
1 'heavy south-westerly {lake spiengt too.
\\'h.11 the chief otlioer consulted the
(.aploin 11:e only answer he gut wee
"ilun 15(10 It.'
So the Oregon sped on her ottir.'e•
and early the next morning the look-
d.irl sighted Mar:mailer lights.
The e.le had become a hurricane, and
the deist officer last, his nerve. He lyes!
'•::vn
1.1 the cabin and demanded the
i .rplairee pre.v.ence on deck. \\'Hid some
..I:flicu11)r Norris was 1110410 10 under-
stand Ili.• situation. Il:' singgered on
deck a'd the air sohnt•ed len a little
Ile save the Marnnaibo liar in the die
tarree--e)rl.' 1114155 ed fonnlalg breaker:;.
The supercargo stepped ups to the Cap-
lai0 and whispered, "Not to -day,, or
every soul will be lost."
Instantly the Captain swung round,
and with one blow of his fist struck the
m+1n•funale supercargo to the deck.
":mel three (nen at the wheel," cried
the Captain. "a man like inc ain't afraid
' Marunaibo }lar."
The crew hesitated, but the Captain
pelted out a revolver and ordered !heels
td thea pests. The chief officer mur-
mured an expostulation, and was or-
4teved 1'elow at the revolvers point.
Then whilst great seas smote the ves-
sel and sho trembled through (Very
rotten timber, her head was set for the
line of bitokers which showed Murarai-
bo Bar.
The crew were frantic with terror;
seems cast off their oilskins o'1(I sca-
les -es so that they might stand a chance
when the smash conte. But touch as
they dre1ulel the angry gens they .Bedd-
ed the angry ('eaptain more. There
he stood, clinging to the rani with one
hand, hoklmg Ile revolver with the
other -note roaring his orders so that
tleey aeu'd be heard even nb,.we the
stirm, new singing in sewer exultation
al the fight with the leziq,cs4 before hien.
The vessel carte nearer and nearer to
the mass of foam. The Captain covered
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the men al the wheel with his revolver.
If one of them had shrunk from but
t,ost to would have s1101 111111.
A blind mass of foam and spume surg-
ed over the vessel's deck, the ship was
turned and tossed about by the waves
es it she were a plaything; out of lire
(furry on the port side a great mass of
rock rose not live yards from the sltltes
quarter. '!'hen erne a dual smother,
the vessel iurned nearly on her beam -
ends, and then all at once it was in
the smooth waters of elarnnaibo Ray,
and saitor+non on the quays and on
vessels in luu•leir wore cheering the
pluelcy Captain who had faced the
deadly filar.
As the Oregon took up her moorings
in the harbor two boats spat out from
the quay. In one t1.' harbormaster
and Lloyd's aga'nt cairn' to congratulate
the Captain on his feat of pluck. Cap-
tain Norris was shuttling on the bridge,
whiskey bottle in hand. Ilo accepted
(heir congratulations as if they wore no
won) than his dere. \\'twat they luted
left him he noticed a small, dusk Spnnt-
aril w ltisporing eagerly to the suttee.
cargo.
The+ next moment the Spaniard came
t(p to the Captain. "I Ant Senor 'Posen,
part owner of this ship. What does
this men? We paid yen five hundred
pounds to wreck the ship, and hero sho
is safe in harbor."
Captain Norris struck his forehead
with his hand. "That's the worst (11
whiskey --maks; a Haan forget }hinge
lee 1 knew More was eenaelhing all
Ids, limo 1 had to do, but 1 otulen't
call it to mind. Now, I'm t1 11100 of my
were. I'd give you your money bite
i1 1 hadn't vent every penny of it to the
Nd girl -al Poplar. Rut as 1 can't do
that, 111 tell you what I will dn. 111 take
yen. derned ship out and pile her up for
you -properly this time. 1 can't treat
you fairer than that, cnn-1?"
The Spaniard gave him an oninious
glance, but left butt without saying a
word.
That night Captain Norris spent
ashore in Mnrnnailxo drinking. Iktoes
past midnight when he staggered wit
to the quay to go aboard his ship. Ile
was Ringing loudly as he .swnyetf his
way down, and never bend the' stealth,
See -steps 3 4,81nd hon. 'then carpo a
sudden knife ton 1st in the dark, and a
:eight splash in the harl•or.
The next morning the chief officer of
the Oregon, leaning idly over the ships
side. saw a body floating in the water
The receding trek' brought it rile:lgside.
I1. started well horror wire!) he saw 1M
fece.
It was Captain Norrets return to hL
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