Exeter Times, 1909-05-13, Page 6,1n Ullexpeeted otifessioll;
Or, The Story of Miss Percival's Early Life.
CHAPTER V.
Miss Percival ran quickly down-
stairs, and caller) Pete to her as-
si•tauce, and a few minutes later
Esther was lying weak, but consci-
ous, upon the lounge in the sitting
room, whero the spinster had spent
so much of her time during the last
five weeks.
She had revived almost immedi-
ately, when the burn upon her hand
began to assert itself, causing her
acutesuffering.
t ►fferg
in
"How did it happen'" Miss Per-
cival inquired, as she bound it up
in sweet oil and lime water, while
she searched the girl's pallid face
with curious, suspicious eyes.
"I—don't quite know --I think I
caught my toe in the rug at the top
of the stairs," Esther returned,
with averted face, and bravely
struggling to suppress all evidences
of her suffering.
Indeed, the pain in her hand was
as nothing compared with that in
her heart, which was still writhing
in keenest agony over those cruel
words which had fallen upon her
cars as she reached the door lead-
ing int(' Donald Lancaster's room:
"Poor Esther is a perfect fright
to look ,it," etc.
They had given her a wound
which would be long in healing, if,
index.(, she ever entirely recover-
ed from it, for during her care of
the interesting young stranger.
sit had enlisted all the powers of
ter very soul, which she had lav-
ished upon him, in an idolatrous
affection. It almost seemed to her
as if something of her own life and
vitality had been absorbed by hits,
and thus he had been gradually
drawn back from the verge of the
grave.
She was really ill for three or
four days following her mishap, and
during this time, Miss Percival and
Dr. Crawford's good wife cared for
her, sharing the household duties
also between them.
The physician laughingly told her
that the burn was "a blessing in
disguise," for it enforced a much-
needed rest upon her, and thus,
perchance, saved her front aworse
experience.
A week later Lancaster was able
to come downstairs, whereupon he
immediately began to lay plans fur
returning to New York, which the
doctor thought might be put into
execution by the end of another
week; and he also suggested that
Miss Percival and Esther bear hire
company, since they were all bound
for the same destination.
Regarding the latter, he said,
with evident concern:
"That child has worn herself out
during the last two mouths, nut to
mention her previous burdens.
She is nut fit to travel alone, and
ought to be relieved of all care at
once, or she may follow her father
iv less than a year."
His plan was heartily seconded
n• 1 and Mr. Lan-
caster.
t Miss Percival a
by b u h
easter. Esther quietly acquiesced,
and then. in a lifeless, indifferent
way, began the preparations for her
own departure.
She dreaded this change in her
life inexpressibly, for she knew no-
thing about the people to whom she
was going, except what her mother
had told her regarding her adopt-
hd brother, whom she had repre-
vented as a man of great kindness
of heart and nobility of character.
Of his wife. Mrs. Wellington could
say but little. for she had newer
seen her ; Mr. Cushman had found
her in New York, whither he had
repaired, and located in busiuess
immediately following her marri-
age to Arthur Wellington.
Dr. Crawford told Esther that
he would attend to the disposal of
her household furniture, after her
departure, and forward the pro-
ceeds to her ; thus she was relieved
of the pain, confusion and hard
work attending a final breaking up.
On the day before they were to
leave, Donald Lancaster had an
interview with his young hostess
which he never forgot. Ile had
been writing some letters; Miss
Tereival had gone out to make a
farewell call upon Mrs. Crawford,
and Esther was sewing busily upon
a dress in which she was to travel.
His last letter addressed, Donald
laid down his pen. and was about
to rise from the table, when, glanc-
ing at his companion, he started
slightly, and a thoughtful expres-
sion stole over his handsome face,
whieh was fast regaining its ha-
bitual contour and healthy hue.
"Miss Esther,'' he began. with
increasing color, "it is about time,
i think. that I carpo to sorne set-
tlement with you. Your exceeding
kindness to inc, I feel that money
can never repay; but for your time,
labor and the expense you have
incurred on my acuitnt, your must
be remunerated."
Esther had darted a keen leek ,
at him as ho began tXeaking, then
she quickly averted lira face, which
era<1'tally acqu:resi a aearlet hue.
•
• ;''
ere
"1 out turn you aro very wel-
come---" she began, as he paused,
when he (tastily interposes!:
•
there was a suspicion of moisture
in his fine dark blue eyes.
"The girl has plenty of spirit and
decision, though," he added, an
expression of amusement sucepiug
over his face ; "she will snake a
grand, warns -hearted woman by
and by ; tut it is a great pity that
she is 50 painfully plain and awk-
ward."
Later in the day he had a pri-
vate interview +lith Miss Percival,
to wheel he relu!c d his recent con -
verset i. n with lather.
"Humph ejaculated the spin-
ster, regarding him curiously.
"What are you going to do about
it 1"
"I ant sure I don't know just
what 1 ought to do," he replied,
"No—no; that is not to be, with an uueasy laugh ; "I thought
thought of for a moment. Had- I perhaps yeti might be able to sug-
been taken to some hospital my gest some solution to the problem.
expenses during the last six or sev- By the way, what are you going
en weeks would have been eoorm- to do about it i''
ons. I know that I could nut have "Humph! l think 1 shall lake the
obtained anurse -for less than purl at her word," she deliberately
twenty-five dollars a week, and, in returned. "I've no inouey to waste
all probability, the charge would on sentiment, and if she is in such
have exceeded that amount, since a self-sacrificing state of mind, and
1 required constant- attention, day believes she is serving the Lord --
and nig lit. You have been tire- Samaritan fashion- -in caring for a
less in your caro of tnc, and now hair of unfortunate pilgrims on the
you must allow+ me to do what is road t.• Jericho, 1 think I'll let her
right by you. 1 teal l not think hare her way."
of imposing on your generosity--" Donald Lancaster regarded the
Esther sprang to her feet at this woman in undisguised astonish -
point, and stood confronting him ment. Then he flushed, and his
with heaving bosom, but pith down- tips curled involuntarily with scorn
cast eyes, and she was now as white at what he believed to be a con-
ies the linen band about her throne ternptible and parsimonious spirit.
"Mr. Lancaster, I cannot take "Well," he observed, after a mo -
money from you—I have not been ntont of awkward silence. "1 be -
working for money," she said, with lieve I will talk the matter over
trembling lips. "What 1 have done with Dr. Crawford."
has been a pleasure, as well as a "Let inc see that book," said Miss
duty." Percival, holding out her hand for
"It +cess not your duty to make Esther's expenses account. "It is
a slaw of ,ourself for a meso very well kept," sho continued,
stranger," the young man inter_ running her eye rapidly over the
posed. neatly written pages. "Whatever
"It was; the command was laid sho does, she dues well—sho has
upon me,", been well reared. Humph!" reticc-
•'Ho+v so 1" questioned Donald, Lively—"suppose you and I settle
wonderingly. the whole amount? That'll be quite
"By the gospel that enjoins hos- a lift fur her."
pitnlit•y, and the entertaining of "Pray allow me to relieve you
strangers," breathed the girl, id- front any obligation in the matter,
most inaudibly-. Miss Percival —I shall be only too
do so" se young man
Donald Lancaster's proud eyes
glad
of d cun�rte aid
aslho recovered,,
ectieyed,
softened, and he gazed almost ten-
,erly upon her for a moment. Then and pocketed the book.
t.
he said, gently : 1 ,No, 1 thank you,she sharply
"Miss Esther, I understand you,
and I think you the noblest girl I
ever met; all the same, I cannot
let you have your way in this mat-
ter. I stn conscious that I owe you
a debt which money can never liqui-
date; your gentleness, patience and
faithfulness have been something
marvelous, and I am grateful to
you from the depths of my heart -
1 shall never forget your unex-
ampled devotion. But 1 must give
you something more than verbal
expression; I can well afford to
make generous compensation for
the trouble and expense I have
caused, and you must allow inc to
do so—otherwise, the obligation
would be too—"
"The obligation, in connection
with nle, would be too galling to
he borne," Esther here bitterly in-
terposed, and flashing hien a glance
from her great black eyes that
moved him strangely.
"!'ray—pray do not be offended
with rue, my kind little friend; but,
really, I must insist upon doing
what I believe to be right," Don-
ald remarked. in a resolute tone, as
he drew a long Russian leather
wallet from a pocket.
"I will not --I will not take money
from—you,"
lather
passionately
n
tel
Y
exclaimed, as her work dropped
from her hands. and she nervously
interlaced her slender fingers over
her heaving chest.
Then. observing his leek of aston-
ishment at her unusual exhibition
of emotion, and the emphasis she
had employed, she resolutely con-
trolled herself. and went on more
calmly, though with an air and ac-
cent of hauteur of which he had
not thought her capable:
"1 am no professional nurse, Mr.
Lancaster, whose services can he
secured on demand. and for n stal-
ed price, and I ahs.,lutely refuse
tc receive in'ney as if 1 had hcen
acting in that capacity. But ---1 ran
understand that a man shrinks feint
a sense of obligation to a woman ;
and so"—drawing a small hook
from her own pocket, end laying
it before him-- "here is my expense
account for the lest two ilis,
and if you and Miss }'ereivid ehnuse
to share it with me, I ant willing
to concede that much to your wish-
es. No" --as he opened his lips
to protests--"ne will not discuss
this subject, any further ; what 1
have said, I shall abide hy."
And straight.•ning her !light form
to its full height. she walked from
the nem). with a certain grace and
dig city that her contpnuiun had
never l,efore observed in her.
But in her nen chamber, the
girl's attitude suddenly change.!.
She sank upon the floor. and buried
her face in her hands.
'"fake ►coney for trying to se%e
the life that is worth more to inc
than all the wealth of the world'''
she breathed. with painful inten-
sity. "Oh! if he knew --if he In the early- clays of the British
knee museum a century or more nge the
Dee ',stairs the face of Dennid plate +vas evened for only six hours
La'least er was crimson as he opened ds en five .laws a week 11) t he
the little book that i:sther lied left summer and four hours daily during "Ye -es," hesitated Mr. Justwed,
with him, and netcd the paltry the rest of the year. Nobody ecoid "these biscuits are pretty good,
amount et expense recerdcd thereremain in the boiling for more , but don't you think there ought to
"!Why' it is absolutely ridicidens' tiler foo senseentiw0 hours. and the he just a little more----"
Of course. 1 ant neter going to col-!;1urnl•er edinisslhle at one tiros was I "Your mother made them," in-
scnt to any such arrangement'" he' strictly limited In fifteen. Each terruptrd Mrs. J. quickly.
exclaimed, with an air of seen!: heist, cf v tailors were shepherded "- --- of them 1" ended Mr. J.,
but i.it lit : were trentul.•u4 and by re, se, cease witl,ee flash of inspiration.
THE FLIGHT OF A BIRD
CURIOUS EVOLUTION OF A
NOVEL AEROPLANE.
Currents of Smoke - .lir Driven
Against tt tags to 'feet
Lifting Potters.
A new type of aeroplane is to be
tried at \tyveuhoe, iu rases, Eng -
laud. It is the invention of Mr.
rlutnphrey's of the Aero Club, and
a scorn of wen haze been working
at it in secret since October.
1t is more like a bird in form
than any other aeroplane, and the
resemblance is heightened by a tri-
angular plane in front to lift or de-
flect the machine and a tail -shaped
rudder at the back.
In fact, Mr. Humphreys went to
the birds for his inspiration. He
began his experiments with dead
birds while he was walking the hos-
pitals,
us-
h• 1r them un-
til
and persisted i ►
p ,
til he was ablby mechanical means
to secure tracings on smoked paper
of the exact action of all the fly-
ing muscles and the flight feathers.
Mr. Humphreys then set to work
to utilize his knowledge, and a
second series of experiments con-
vinced him of the uncertainty of a
dirigible balloon and the mechani-
cal itnpossibility of a flying machine
with flapping wings.
"A third stage of experiments,"
Mr. Humphreys said, "was devoted
to discovering how the different
currents of air affected birds in
flight, and how these currents were
used by birds to support. them-
selves.
EXPERIMENTS ON WINGS.
"1 fixed the wings on various
types of birds—such as flying and
soaring birds—in a stable position
in front of a tube fed by a rotary
tan, which blew draughts of smoke
in different shaped currents above
and below and along the ends of the
wings. I used smoke because it is
obviously difficult to mark the re-
sults of a curren of air, whereas
smoke can be seen
retorted ; "I never yet begged my "From these experiments I ob-
bread from anybody, and I reckon tained remarkable results, which I
1 can shoulder my sharp in this' have embodied in my aeroplane,
case. l.et me sec" --taking a worn but which I, of course, cannot make
purse from her pocket --"the whole • public."
amount is seventy-five dollars and Other experimens which convert -
sixty cents, I believe. Ten --twenty ed live pigeons into aeroplanes by
—thirty--five, and two are thirty-- substituting goldbeater's skin for
seven, and eighty cents." , the feathered parts of the wing -
Having necurately counted out' quills, and still others with dead
the sunt, she passed it to her cont- birds, gave Mr. Humphreys valu-
hanion, who received it rnechaii- able knowledge of the three great
cagy, but looking very uncomfor- sections of the problem of navigat-
table as he did so. 1ing the air --propulsion, balance and
During this operation the wo- support—and he fit to work on the
man's hemi calve in contact with 1 aeroplane, which he calculates will
the cameo ring, +whirl► the young; lift from 4 lbs. to 7 lbs. the square
man wore; and which had so moved' inch, and will be able to rise from
or alight on land or water.
her the first time Effie. saw it.
"Olt:" she involuntarily exclaim-
ed, starting back and rubbing the
spot as if she bad been stung.
"Are you scratched 1" Donald in-
quired. "I know that one of the
claws of this setting is displaced,
and needs attending to."
"It is nothing," said Miss Per-
cival, trying to speak indifferently,
"but you have n fine cameo there."
"Yes, it must have been a very
costly affair in its day," the young
man observed, as he slipped it
around upon his finger for a better
view. "It was given to my fa-
cer. many years ago, b •
t!g , J a dear
friend. 1 found it, one day, in a
private drawer of his desk, and was
FO struck with it 1 asked hint to
give it to inc. He refused at first,
hut finally said I night have, it if
I week! promise never to part with
it. I gave the pledge, and that is
how l carne to have the ring. Would
you like to examine it more close-
ly? The cutting is wonderfully
fine," he concluded, drawing it
from his finger and passing it to
his companion.
The woman t. ok it, her hand
touching his in the act, and he won-
dered at its icy coldness.
"It is a fine-cut stone," she rnut-
terccl ; then, raising it, she exam-
ined the inside, and fennel enrrra•l<I
there two clasped hands, with a
drte beneath them.
1)..na1(1 smiled.
"One +motel think there was a
sentimental history connected with
the thing. from the marking," he
th eried.
'There probably is," briefly re -
jellied Miss Pereira', with her eyes
still fastened upon 'those united
hands.
"Well, if that is so. 1 de not
k now w hat it is." said her cnnrpan-
in. "i was glad enough to get the
ring. at d curbed my curiosity, al-
though 1 cenfese to having been
strongly tempted to ask some ques-
tion-.',
(To
be
continued.)
OLD MUSEUM RILES.
STUDIED SLiEPING SICKNESS
Travellers Took 9,000 -Mile Journey
Through Central Africa. •
Mr. Montgomery and 1)r. King -
horn, both of the Liverpool School
of Tropical Medicine, have just re-
turned to Liverpool after a 9,000-
tnile journey on foot through Cen-
tral Africa, the object of which was
tc study the cause and extent of
that terrible Central African
plague, sleeping sickness and tho
allied diseases.
Tho journey began at Broken
Hill, the terminus of the Cape -to -
Cairo Railway, and lay through
Northeastern Rhodesia and Nyas-
saland.
After the first month or two the
tribes received theta with great
welcome, and as it gradually be-
came known that they were visit-
ing the countries to find cures for
the sleeping sickness, the terrible
tick plague and the destructive fly
scourge, local chiefs helped thein
in their crude way.
.'The country," said Mr. Mont-
gomery, "is well watered and emin-
ently suited for gracing. were it not
for the presence of the tsetse fly.
This has at extremely wide• dis-
tribution, and renders a very- largo
part of the territory practically
useless. This fly transmits a dis-
ease to cattle and other domestic
stock, from which the mortality is
very high. so that only a compara-
tively shall number of cattle are
tc be found in the country.
"While this tsetse fly is so coin-
muu, it is good to note that the
one whieh is known to spread sleep-
ing siekne s has apparently a lim-
ited distribution. So far it has not
been found at all in Nyasaland.
"Measures designed to prevent
anv further extension of the dis-
ease have been adopted by the lo-
cal officials of the t bartered Cell
pally and the sigorous action they
have taken will in all probabal►ty
be fultuwetd by success.
"The importance of this is more
than local. since the Southern
Rhodesian mines draw largely on
this territory for their labor sup-
plies."
--+.---.. _ -
000D ENOUGH.
1TheFmt
AYRSHIRE AN1) 11 ER HOME.
The County of Ayr, in which the
Ayrshire breed of cattle originated,
is situated in the southwest of
Scotland, backed by mountains on
the east and washed by the ocean
on the west, having the form of a
crescent and embracing the Firth of
Ulydo in its circle. The face of the
eountry is hilly, and rises from the
level of the sea some 2,000 feet to
the top of the mountains on the
east. The soil is strung and some-
what heavy, being a clay and clay
foam, but thinner on the tops of
the hills and mountains, the whole
being originally covered with a
dense growth of timber. The cli-
luate is moist, with a temperature
Bg ,
from about went+
vo to
in c
utt twenty-five, ranging ►
sixty-five degrees, with a mean tem-
perature of about forty-seven de-
grees, regulated by its proximity to
the sea, and with frequent rains,
which aro favorable to growth of
grass, giving luxuriant pasturage,
though sometimes the country is
swept by fierce coast storms.
The Ayrshire is probably the
youngest of the throughbred dairy
breeds, and though' her origin is
veiled in some obscurity, there are
many things that confirm the theory
that the native wild cattle of the
country are the foundation of the
Ayrshire of modern times. The ori-
ginal native wild cattle of the
country were said to be white, with
red cars and black noses, high
white horns with black tips, with
an animal now and then having
more of the brown, black or red;
very wild, and the bulls fierce, but
when calves were taken young they
grew to be quietand tante. This
theory seems to be more reasonable
when we consider how easily the
Ayrshire color reverts to white;
then, too, there is frequently an
Ayrshire that has a strong tenden-
cy to that wild, alertbearing that
characterized the foundation stock.
IBREE:l)ING HORSES.
Partners, as a rule, breed the
draft strains because they are most
familiar with that branch of horse -
breeding, though a few have suc-
cess with roadsters and carriage
horses. Few farmers are success-
ful in this line of breeding, for this
is a branch of horse breeding that
requires. first of all, a genuine
lu+u of the horse, careful training.
exacting skill, scientific knowledge
anti 501110 capital. The splendid
standard hied horses, the fashion-
able carriage, roach and trotting
horses, are the result. of intelligent
breeding and handling by experi-
enced trainers on farms owned by
wealthy men who are themselves
horse lovers. These sten—and may
their number never' grow less—aro
real public benefactors in the per-
feetion of equine beauty, refinement
and speed. From their stables must
continue to conte the fashionable
drivers and teams.
Every fanner of moderate means
can, if he will, own a pair of sound
,nares suitable for far•nt work.
From these, if good judgment is
exercised in the use of a stallion, ho
can with little trouble, raise a pair
of colts yearly, or every other year,
at least, that, with good caro and
training which every farmer ought
to be capable of giving. will de-
velop again
into saleable farm, draft and to get him tried end convicted in
general purpose teams. 'there is a France. The clerk, however, gut
widely extended market for horses u. long start, and some months
of this kind; and the prices for elapsed before he was traced to
Montreal, where he was arrested
and detained until the French de-
tectives arrived.
Then began the legal ,proceed-
ings, which threatened to last for
years; and, finally, the detectives
were so exasperated that they
called on the governor of the gaol,
and produced a warrant said to have
GUARDING THE PRISONER
W 111' EXTRA, II11ION IS SO VERY
DI:I.it•.il1 E.
`•ens.rtiu1tal
Years Ago
('ase in t'unad;t Mangy
Solve
Curious
'Trkks.
Extradition cases are, perhaps,
the most delicate work a detective
can be engaged texas, , T6ore is
alKays the danger thatlsla hasty
move may bring about int'rt.atien-
al complications.
One of the earliest crises caused
by extradition remains to this day
one of the most sensational. A
clerk in the. Bank of (trance had
committed forgery, whereby he
rubbed his employers of such as
enormous sunt of money that they
good 50111141 teams gives promise of
being high enough to make the rais-
ing of horses en the farm reason-
ably profitable.
CLEAN THE- HARNESS.
Harness should be cleaned once
a year, at least, and the spring,
before heavy work begins, is as
been signed by the Governor -Gen -
good as any for putting it into
shape. It needs to be cleaned, eral of Canada ordering the refu-
oiled and repaired, broken traces gee to me
mended, torn parts sewn up, last HANDED OVER TO THEM.
year's deposit of dirt washed out,
and the leather oiled, to maintain
its softness, elasticity and wearing
qualities.
To properly clean and oil harness,
proceed as follows: Take the har-
ness apart, and place the parts in
a tub of lukewarm water, with a
handful of washing soda, in it. Let
it soak about 20 minutes, and then
scrub each piece with an ordinary
scrubbing brush on a board. When
the leather is nearly dry, apply
neat's-foot oil. Allow to hang in
When they had their mar they
handcuffed and gagged him, hur-
ried off to a waiting train, cunt ey-
ed hint to a specially chartered
steamer, and within twenty-four
hours they had smuggled him out of
Canada, without the knowledge of
the judge who had been engaged up-
on the case. There was a tremend-
ous outcry at the time; but the
Bank of France did not mind, for
shortly afterwards their c x-cm-
ployeo•was sentenced to ten years'
a moderate temperature until again penal servitude, and this pleased
dry, and then give a second dress-
ing with oil. When dry, put to-
gether, and then, if thought advis-
able, for appearance sake, apply
some of the harness dressings to
give gloss and blackness.
Mistress: " A penny for your
thoughts, Nora." Cook : "That's
just what I was thinking of."
Mistress: "Explain, Nora." Cook:
"Why, mum, I was thinking of a
copper 1"
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COVENTRY, ENGL-ANI>.
them so much that they readily
apologized.
Guarding a man on board ship
is, naturally, extremely (ifli.•ult.
Suicide is so easy, and hanelo uflit:g
is practically out of the question,
whilst placing the fugitive in iridis
or imprisoning hint is only allowed
when tie shows signs of .violence.
Of course, in the circumstances,
the prisoner is never alone.
Some curious tricks have been
resorted to in order to save the
trisoner humiliation. There was
a gentlemanly burglar. belonging
to a well-known family, who es-
caped to South America, as a re-
sult of exchanging his profession
.for that of forger. It happr
3{�1
that on the outward journey t:
was one of the most popular in
on the boat, and when Fate decry
that he should travel hoine by th.
same ship, it, so upset him that he
threatened to take his life if the
detectives gave him away.
DETECTIVE PLAYS PRISONER.
To prevent this they pretended
that the prisoner was the detecti+e,
and one of the detectives the pi i•
soner. It was easy, therefore, fur
the prisoner to hold his head high
whenever he appeared on deck cr
in the state -rooms, where be ex-
plained by nods and winks that the
other fellow was in his charge.
The usual trick of a fleeing crim-
inal is to attempt to make the au-
thorities of tho country in which
he is reeking refuge believe that
he is a political offender. No ex-
tradition treaties provide for the
return of "political.," as they are
called, and English detectives have
had many arduous hours' work ex•
1•laining to South Ameriessi► dagea
that forgery, wilful murder, mei
embezzlement aro net oleiicee
against the person of his Majesty
or the safety of the State 'Lon-
don Answers.
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1
itl'I,l- O}' 'TNM SEA.
Whaling Lem :Applied to a Twice
t'ilugbt Cod.
'I'hnt etiquette is eke; sod among
the fishermen that journey to the
Newfoundland Fishing Ranks was
discovered by an amateur angler
on iris first trip the other clay.
Tho amateur hooked a ccxifish,
but his line parted just as the fish
was above the water. Back fell the
codfish. carrying with bin' two
sinkers and the hook.
'twenty minutes later another
i.ruler cried out that he bad cap-
tured a cod with two sinkers and
1 hook. The amateur went 11p
the nngler, who appeared t
old salt, and ast.ed for his
and sinkers, which had bis
stamped on them. He was
priecl when the old salt told him
t•• lake the ti• -h also.
According to the rules g' n•'al!y
followed on the fishing twat., the
remind angler was entitled to tho
fish. but the hooks and tinkers
should he returned to their owner.
The old angler explained why he
wanted to give up the fish.
It seem' that he had foiloeed the
sea a great part of his life. When
a sming n,an be was a ehaler. and
according 1.. whaling law a d.1t41
whale belongs to the ship wee,e
name af.l:tars en the i.arl.eon that
kis v1 it. Therefore '-h.' t•kl salt
fazereel that the art'ateur wince. 11 e
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