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7 PATRIOTIC 81TPT.KMKNT m ' . . , ..' i Mm ! -in ' 1 ' "' BBBBBBBB BBBBBsBl - A SKIPPER'S LOVE FOR A SHIP: A Story of a Sea Captain's Heroism 3y Mordaunt Hall tsm, Kl ilMCnl lrB Imvco wit mi-tnn. iV. li Unlin k. . I' his home in an Kng 'h port lo Ink hi hip lo aea one ajorn ui la 1917. la much tb a aaaer ft had doe fa Beany year ta ! daya The danger wfcieh bmt the aw rhaat aatrta were Bet area aeatioeed by lira. Bollock, whe, m anal oa each oeclaea . watched baa walk dowa la winding bebedged road. aeddiBg I a friend here aad there. Tk parting wore sa bee few. Tha altht Mora ah knew that a era hjariag. b had tact durrng tb war. 8dU thee waa h wtea tar klawdf ber. : which h bad c-ird to mo r b whet tt Oae most be t. ".tieae taaned la a wh'i. .nrr or lane- , Vn Bn'lock had r a.- ration ing anrtbing o' 4f k a A. a orer oal S - " i" auitu cetire. ' i . . . n.-teoed Sown and .. -. tbe -rxaaiaa, m ready ta i .t. fa fereign part to be. . drltain. Ctptai Bailee v . u. the. rvvostauu at tfc " - . . ahwe' t stokara aad " .- -oaning aboaru. H BUced .-..' .lUg rejrrdiry th eoarage of .'km r-i" o'vre v riccuu of tie ni in utiw wti.- tavffj oot their Btm wkil a. ... a dt-t get a ckaac for ta boat. ' m. wae rk iaf aaaaat. kn .aa ear daw ax la sheet the Hnt .mji aa a vaa awaaa far (a ko hf ta arar la ra ar kefarr la vator tka Oiaaar a)a lataoir ;'d '' r iw m of tty vara (itej aaa fnaay, feat tales act, ania facta oa vaiea oa roW otter 1artaa. I a-ar It vaa aat ta awrr ufare taaty abiea made tbtw aova a taa ata Ma ta aitcfi eoa ad at la la- aviaa aat. aat a dtair av !Mr aH t taJc com try ae the Carman. l"ptai Bofloet katw that mo wbimprr Ad bca arard from tae meo or tae drrk a naee Briteia aVw tae rword, ri i airaaoo a-bca titer (truck at tbe eibt a imna a aaeifiata aadref naed to work wana Ota aaatarf were aboard. Tbf gnrlmf atm do ht tae Oeain, aadl t. aMtac hate whica rkU bat. tor V Viaaatlaia. their ar6a la oomben cawaa, haa (on to tbe bottiMD In i rwrdoed ahia. Tbeir par ceases tbe o-ma the ahlp la soak, and thej find Jzm the owner moan at tbe it' eri the men the time due to tbrm a ut day the resael waa tbe victim s Uermao D-boat Bowerer, it i fmtmiBt ta a certain extent by the roar awM ullor men that it aroat k a heart rkkr to hare a ship aent t Dar ocker't vheiraboata Jtwt at the ju-' .1 thoticht cbe waa plocfbtei her 'A-t t aea. f '- 'aaadiaj was a aplrtufldly con iiA reaael, and none waa more arood ft tVn her master. William BnOork rr,.-,tj Mr. Bullock had tM tfra .iittrr what be thonrbt of that ahlp it waa Dke him to feal that every a of Ma crew waa Jnat aa pmod of t" CanatHaa aa he warn (Jt aea ifce conW make twerr knot .j "d fn war tfme she kept oa tkta speed, -tie rterarrln mry takiaf halt a kawt ar n away from her. The hawser were cast aft, the aaaster as on tbe bridse. and la her eaat of war rray tbe Canadian looked tha bandn, her skipper was. Hi teeth were art on the month piece of a pipe, buraal all araoad tbe bowi and her tseth were set la the water, eanaiaf a whita streak at fWsj at Those who hare been ta sea dvria: this war wffl kaow the feeHnf which eomee ta the isymaa. It ia like poise lata the trencbea, akin to rotef ow the to. It may ha pan forty adlea oat, ar a hundred nfie oat, and may not happen at aH Tb seaman, hoatur, has treat faith in the Rllent Wary the destroyers, which treat htm wttk contempt aa they pass kia aa their arawtln. ar at least seem to da aa. Ta then the ships of the avr chaat BUtrhM ar like fat aid tearkmen anaM ta take care of thetasereea. The further ahta tela oat the bvjcs aaeteas da tha boats about aa Wjr as year hst sseai as the layasaa. Tha aid salt does aot deaoiaa theaa, thaaaja, fa they bare eaaaa hi oiity aaofai ta aflaat natfl tha laa -.-1.. ' A ,1 1 Vt r" .".' .. 1 ? " " . T aV. '- ,:', v va-.' 4 - )V ,.V.. . . . .-;. ' Jj I L. tl r M w:-',-....Wi"f T.. ei' -.Jflf. n.i..raY I rimur .Si in.mr "' ' I """"""""""""""' ii PI.,naJ liar draws." ari. cu : Ur LikS) a. HUM MUkC U4 dter rieVIBg wpwuu, sau m wmw ..... -TU Siup Went Up Uk. "X!- ila- fimai for fh. idM, lakt Cr-ni. i-UW S fmt HU Lmapani irn o'rUct eaart aad al waa we. Caa- tuin Bullot k still ciiaaiiu to kls Bast. Ha steered a bit nearer tb coast, aad thea at eleven e'dark caleotated that the Oaaa d.ar was aeariy oat ml tha aafesurtae inne It waa ahant tae aaasa weiw aad time he had area oa othar trips ar w. j word beyead that ad has affleara sad dan. irtnjl(7 ay. www a nw srai aa He looked at fela watea sfter aaraTI waa ao ftaer raa ewfTsao ana talthM ataa aad oroarwd al taa ana to their atatioaa. A few adaatM U-er he anded aot tha mima tarn has tseth aad sbooted to tha aeaaua at (M esfio rooaj tek-rrsnk to y0 dawa ta tab to th chset tbe arid. It Umlamt. aa that aawwtoa hla aata weft eat atihwca while tt played aa tha inly water baw. Hghttnc ap the aeaa aear a carried act a idBfle Hcht ressel trembled aad turned aad tha Brd to starboard. Captain Bnllork palled hatrfly Caaf "a Tamtmi Oaaa!. Taa araaa aaarjS'asd tha aaaaaaa eai sxsl Is, tha daw aa aa da part siaa. TV oM Caaadlsa iaaaharad aftaat wtffl. he aetoa kmd- koata aad daetta. hfea who bar aa board Jaedu4 raaaat at Bright kaow what a paaafert a W karbartaaa ata waBa) yaaj to aa kawa atoaa ha aat awaa. TV ah bad. wry had. aad aasaj rfaaaj to th rafai aad roaaa. haa ataa to than? aaaaa. Th sfcafflta. aswad warn autWy Snddenly there waa aa aptoaVaal ThJ Tb- wa a ahoffrlnf awaad. aad aaw stiarrel tha Caaytafc. asTliharaa kiaaaal fad arwar tor t Maacaa,- aa a eraoi flfbna arfanteo befor sensed Had. taaaaio aa tt Bithted Cba ay mm at Aa M aad ehawed aa the n catfl eralatry IB tha haadaa ahha, aa ant a th firat offka. EWy aaaa aaaard waa aa eaat aa If h latraded aaaraljr rhsatfat rraai aa ao th aha atoal to of th ta IN awaa) aboard , B was aaarlraaa, tra aa th a. af aar Vtoaf rrUllosai HttoV Th raread t Oar aa4aaVa 0aa aad aaat at. fTha aaa asaaaad M war wj aaawara ZTmrnZTZm!!! waaa. ') ta 5m a4 mwym $ atowtr ha th. aaaa waeaea frw tov4 . Oa ftaawa at raw aaa la to, sal IBM Hi a ta wata. ama a as keactaf Ira th tatlt aasT8 atda, was th boatwwato aaato hi a ahtaawr boat. la waa vatoaf ror rh tara. tot aa to arfcht haw waited ta tak ha aahaea m mama mam, rx fe th crW waawm Ta saw jdtrbad up aad eVrwa Uk aaaar baal aa a wu4 swwpt awad. aad ta other awa la it aasd al their coasts aa aaUara cUa ta th Ca-a Nana af la at ttwrod ward. T waa iaa. aaaaa a taa aktwaa aad hla taltow hittkral flrat afficwr, tsar war th act, daaataa watwa. aad thai waa th Malta eala-a dreadfal alcht ta day. hat awful beyoad ward to alikt Thar waa Htht. aad aaothor llcht whh a red alar wblra tor thraath th snnltt skle -dU Mwa ainal rarketa. rh a branrht Mf asrara oat a th caaat ta pear dara. Mow it waa war tins aad arb ala-as eaaaa with all to treat fraaaenry sad th aWaa ar tna. to fa away. A aether dstoaatloa was heard, sad th w)a la 'he in He Dropped His Skillets for a Rifle LEXAitDKS ABBATE traaca, atmeta OutafSigiff tha baaa fa akht af Kskur ercaklat aad rroaarat aa ah altaafted to araid hchu taa awe af tart af the da aata af Oerwatay. Captain BaSaeh stack ti tha arldce, takiaf a ehaarea with any of his aCleera la the ea-eaM daaaar aaa. Ha waa Bat a audi to aeott at tha aaatera, hot at th thaw hs acted torisny ta BaHf to say of thaw oa th hriapi wita hia. B waa asrry to a - -a. a rejraatfla tDw. He baa aarred Oarautaa with '-haic eat of barf aad with baad greaada. He ia equally attest at atthar, hat atafara th latter asetbad at aarrlca. H think th Uaited Stats eery goad atac to Bra ia aad aa chef at on af the htk at "a Atlantic pert" la A aroat, 1814, waa gtr lag compaH aatisfactioa to tha aa: artnwry esanted at toa tack ftald gaaa. whiea w alaead ahwat taany aoart aad taaraahd be nod th About thk) tka Franca aent oat call far sweraeaa reaenrista. Ahbata heard heeded. Hi gara Bp cook lag for others aad prepared t let the tra ar part chef arwrid far hiav Ha arrired la Fraae ta th early part af Septanaar. Haria. held a rank as aargetat bsfar com is to laiirtra ha waa reaasigned ta that grade ta tha army ami waa placed in th Infantry regiaMat at tool He took aa aetfr part ta th Bttd of Chaauenotix, which raged twetr ley He saw artrra aarrtca ta th struggle f ha Pretre Wood. He ia aow la this coaatry wtth scrersl wnnds which make Up- amfit for farther doty. Ia tees aad true etdierty faaUaa Abbata gteas kasl war eiperlrnoe: X Pretre V aeda ia thick forest oa tb id af a alU which, aa secant af the Daderhraah, la impsaaahl axeapt far thai aarraw trail which toad to tha toa ofl th bin. "At th to at th bifl th Oervnaas wer intrenched, aad the irhtaa ftm oosnmaaded lb appraacke. Oar Batratal it aat ttaM aftar da t Wa tab taea aad retired. Thai the TV 81riawlaBotf - Trkh in Warftn. At fwar aMrndk k fkr. ami lasaay. TVsy remained aav Oer offVcer gar tbe i sad. Ta BTBBtr W aaaVrataad trick aad resaainad la war aeadtioa. ene heard th ateato trjahed tato th rrasw wraea l" pared to oseet rasa. Aftar fifteea aatootea aaa- fire agata, and tmw tweacy sheOed tb Haa. Agxia ivtofereemasts karrtsd tart Tb Haa tkaagaH tnam aaaaasi t. nwr Ara idackeBeaV Oae cornea tha arder. araaar scan remained aula. Tha ueraaaa ara crowded wttk awa awaiting oot raaa -R..a? mm aar fauna anaea, ear ftar the ether, wa ebarg tareoga wtr fence aad eauagwaaeata asauaysn by ear artfllery. I raa wa i lata shell bole BM ara agaam. we fired la aajrea, wkkk la th heat way, aa tt shewed that w wen tfll ergaalaed. "Dorta the alcht we wer reamed aa.1 the treaeh aa ear right waa reeaatared. W ar aJtewed to rata srsetreB. a IW thia lisaae ary -Oar traeaa waaa awa ta Tar, af ear iwttery gaaa warm btowa a by Oentaa aheDa, hat th fee, faaaaly en Ian. pro tee taa rsgiasewi ,w " aigbt Of eaaaa fad day. hfay of ear ttfta haraawj Bar thaa aje The Oeraaaaa bad mad tahn When w mahed tketa w feoad that they had ataead aiarhra gaaa which enfiladed. Ia tkat ekeaaa aasrty al fk cawaoe, y war tost "At tkat treacke In Batea, aad ear bmb, Ail Bight the aba saw heb eesastd wwUd fkr. thaa wa were Vstog arj abort srefieaa aad atrakrht altboogk very hraT, aad natrtad ta figbtJag. araerad the befl be aaawtef aad they at oa ewa petrel get dm ther la safe. 77at Mm If m Nerm tJ -At the ead of that tha w Ikahtwd the Maaa to rest Bad The traarai waa awthlag to th gtatiad. aosed ta nm aad to the graaaad wetor. W wataa- a tk tUa wfcea wa aaad. -W, atayed ta tbe treaa eay aad Of us am the aajat the ar t he aa the watch aR the tha ta aoaaesaa rear or aw si tack W toe ear rest ta tha daytiaj a had aa head greasvde thea. aad alt k attaeka had to be aaaeliaw aaau to haad. rar easapeay atckad a atakty dead Osaaaaaa ta treack to tkat hatfa Ta ha Ms a aoHtor way ata to tree aid to tk woowded, area to hi hrother. W hare stretcher heeresa wfcea duty tt is to fen bshaad aad park o the , we ski ear wenadrl cared aar hi hetr tare lost aa rarafnUy aa ear ewa atea. "I waa op In th flrat I la trench making dngouta, worktog my tare ta re ttef. I heard a ahell coming It was one of thne Mi black oae whb-fc ww en railroad froas the stack eoresan of tblrt smok Uat It lea res behind I heard II earn wtth roast, bet did M think It would fan Bear aaa. It struck tbe top at th greaad sheet twa yerda away from a. That Is shewt all I ran remember f three asnatka. IV twetr dara I wa at Tool I harmed tkta later, and wa thaa sent ta Lywaa. -They taid aat that I had bee horir l te tb dewfta aad twe hear later wa dta at Fie of ay bmbi wer killed ind antay etheta wooaded. I rarelrod a srratrb ea tk bead aad for two months waa very bad, wrrtrag two sea as and talk Int at raadoat. My wife waa aetJflrd at enre that I waa woondod and ah Imm dlatefar can to ax, brBKlne the baby Three aaentha tator I waa dUrkarged aad rata rned to thia ceo try aftar eighteen aiiiii i ill l"ket sniuml fur ihi -.iie. It the tlilrcl t..redi. right I lllllilci liil rleil lu'e the one tin flur on the bridge waa ta leer Tht 'irif 0ii e .r.rvei the Ship. "Tee, gn damn It, I'll '"Mow." the lain bad told the fliwl offtT lly thai Urn he knew ibsl aeme miles distant a II H tlh destroys Th Iw f I hem bad baaa aeadlag ap dlslreas algnala The first afleer alld dowa Ih mr nd wa eangbl by the me la Ih hnal 'till they waited, aad with enpned hands sftar a wbll they real Ihelr lung lionllng aad booting te -Bill" rtiilhwk " "", Tbotr erle peaelmtrd eten lh winds, hut oa th bridge there wtltl lock lht form "f a man The no-i ibrn became dceMrela ml caiacl In Ihelr fur, hnpltig to oisk their eipletire nrrhrrd and lerhsne hrliir ihr hlt."-r !iml"ti hie ahlp A t,,iirih i..r.r.t.. hit the ahlp "I'lllt off" hmilr.l the chief nfflc-'. who hird to lese He fell Ihea a Ir.lr t '-limb "! " possible, and set M' 'kipper by fore FUht ml otra hd ltrd betweea the third and fourth torpe.t..es Thl lt ipkal 'caused the holler lo burst, aad It hi aur-Mi-d thai I'apiela llullork atet hht d-alb that ni eiiut The ahtp west np Ilk !trrge mine Tit' alrn heesd apw.rd jan I thru h t Wt" to her gre I t"hr't he a fine'" cams fmm nnf the Ihrt-sis l I"! as tt pitrhcl , ,, , fr.im the w!lrb had beaa Thrr .1 d M'k aftrraaM tk- slo ha thai "lliH H'ill'-h m't t .'"'i ..,' there m i he aeaa, hut t ' aaa n-l a aim ..f h..-e.,e ta-lhg "There' the wlne.'' -a'.1 -e of the aea wen a drifpiag - raft m mnllfhi ptrd aloaly al'e itie wlrr Men n. her JI" dek In little wall. a ulanteralbl steered for lt) -Vt he, ret wa das eblpf Oe to hU. roe whr wa th Ce tl.h. narahorwd aaswa. -r "atotae! awlael kwtaet taaaa, w rata, yea ,..,si.-'"'v!,'':''!"r',,''! tht?1w"lw'tf Hrt Dtt wawthlag told tk eokmertoa a tela that It weald hate baea faiilkaady fa btai to rasaala aa the earfe, H weoat fa free la ores late dee treys appeered. aad wit boot la ward from Ih sort re daeUt charge the toetant th baato wer fr aotigh way Tk snrfar ef tk water beared from Ih. dlstaar ef neerty a aille Quick iy tbe mea to ta hoan were takes aboard aad a few awre present for lb Hon rsptala wwr phtow la the water. Whether hartot f the eaa-rewiainl attre ar aot they earn) mat tell, aeaa la th wretched nvtonllgwa, a, they ad hark to port od aaa Ike af the deed Canadian sabare aad thea weat oot agata a th boat They alwaye ask how th Cept J ba bared at the Admiralty In lxtdea R answered with on ward ta tkat place on the report?-- "Ficrllentry." tower down chief officer wrote The matter wts plrinlld ihrmigtasal He aent all hla crew to the lMata regard- Ira of hla own pcraonal asfeiy, and waa i-nmmenrHng to fire dlatreaa li!tisl rorkrts b hlmelf when the i hlrf nffl.-er returned te him ' Adr-lrsl read thst retort, anil th atory wa told In this detsll. One high natal ffli-er penned this on Ibe Aenm!" "H did hi iluty and died in ctrrytatj it ant Hnggest thst It tM eaeeitslaed af a haa any wife or ehlMtcn sad list (key b looked a ft re." Mrs. Bnllork wss fold th thlp had heea ernik They needed then to teD he a more, aa aba knew tbat If the fajatttea weat dewa her h unhand would re with tt. Aad Mrs. Bullock la "carrying oa" aloae. I rota. There 1 fall It to a ht to Ike a aad the aext Far aay pwrt, i man a w afl are. I waat to t right tbreogb Amal-fBbeatoatM iwai to freat aad w erearoa te re H tata tka haat ttiark tahea. wa are I to hold what we hare. W mi 11 ta that troath k aaght aad day. Dortag the aast aaght we laaaatllreo fkr tha had beta am had aat rtaj Tl . .ka,a..kal aJreeel aaa eaaatar attack. -enaalsaal aaalW ar the mam. W la ttwaefc wwrk. f aade easr treaekes aftar tkm aad aea rj i - atoey aamAls paraltal to tfce freat aad ta eae twaav Tjrj,!Z. t,45a to tfcirly-are yard, mmj m4 mmm m the dkstaaee age. mm 0TL ?." -Oar ade af aatraaee wa to raa aa ntnaafal. Th mea the war rteen ia freaa. dig baea to the grwrad akecaatwwertaary " wld-da, tad tJBCl wa -at tk man yaaktoa. W. wara bath eaatra aad te t aiaa. aa tkto way ea treachea ware ef tk fi alrk tt wa tmpaeatble t aad we adraaeed to wkbta fatty to retreat. W war alaaaat eeaiidetoiy Seraaaa toaaaf. at the to afloat err. ruaei a r twmcT sn we etaassaaaas a i a iiiiiiiI we ajaat earner am nadir m T f aaea R eaeasad aette ha etoal tha wa I Bar if thert yardaef thai tk hOL we raahsd. The mama. ee maw mm eaJtod baaa. had heeaJ akietlea vajaaaaj. teerylto dto. Al i faiwm;wtBM "' " ' 1 T Mars! i - i ii ii - THE LAST FALL OF JERUSALEM Trnt aaate of en shall Ire her on el tktM ewml tb tnmort rtar fnr tfce her prayer- FfkyM m BrBm lew, aadj a her ata Mice th Crarea Bmptrel Tb rjatraaatrd. aat far tfc mna Tart bfjwtac kta laat pre' aertaraal 0e treatbtiag City Bat wtth! A faavfol dweillag taasekj wousw Bar faaatobed babe ahnatt bar. Uswhi sM - -- nararf Hear tt. ADeatBTl i art tfc) ieekwa ef her aapa4Wttaa WW af ear tofAw. PtmaJatM mi Aarammtt taHaJmUKt prvtadar, tt aNT7nasa aaaar nat mat gpg to Dry cmJUrm, aaundatM Th yeaawa a ""., A ajmyrmmj fat famajt . i tta aaaw rvaamden e'er tfce i us a. at ar tae a nor at ubtwibs c . ... tuu ato. sain ail free aa iiaiutaa tnnara. - v oa aajaat rarrrer from prof an lag rreaai tM skH tk OM Wortd Inatl I? thaaj Otaatt A rh-tor at the fkrptilrfcr, the greet A are the raaaat cMefs f Bia araaa Oed of am fathart, fountain of Marey, Abraham'! ruUle. Jadah'i protector, forth on fA mtiilnasM, ever th mount ah, mmpa to ThV children, atmnneia. ray i xomrtl g mrsr ;! A ntrrtnr far lnrmHf m caaawwant fc falta ea tfc ye In tea i a? the Dead Be A her tha) aar. Mas ma torth tk yearly 7sabe4 af OaaTm ' mm? of tfc Beat! Lesleae af AViry. to kaae ef battla anef a pelt ef jatfc Oaa bid tha tVocsj froo yal Ta ta SMhaa) Jsranalera, Tlsar nagar, watt to fk FVeadooi rVfgaai: Oaward te laa Tarn Trae aatlona breath tha arayer aw aar I mOod of aar fathan, fatuttaiM mf mmr Aeraaamn fa. Juammil arotacn fartM am taa atWnaaa. mar tha i ahaaw to Thy cktUraa, maimrtk Thy i a) racaer fmw XSgSatoaantaaaagf olaitd .unmra awa ii i 1 ' "" i,, i ; - ...... faejwataapaeaaii at i- f -. a . 1 1