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CHAPTER II.
A MESSAGE TO T11K ADUinAX.Tr.
THE foi.owing night Captain
Macpherson, In his cabin, roll
cd up carefully the chart he
j, had boon scanning, deposited
It In a copper cylinder and drew
from his pocket a small pipe. The
weather had turned nasty again;
above the wind sounded loudly. Now.
It 'descended 03 the ship like a fierce
coldlng virago, then rushed on with
wild, shrieking dissonance. Suddenly
oniethlng happened that caused him
to change his mind; abruptly hurled
to the other end of the cabin, he found
hlmselr lying hair stunned on tho
floor. A hubbub of noises tilled tho
air snapping crashings, the rending
of woodwork.
Captain Macpherson staggered to
tris feet and. swaying llko n drunken
man. stood a few momenta holding
his hand to his brow. Then his fist
clinched, and ho shook it at tho cylin
der that had fallen from the table,
"Ye viperous, lying thing!" ho cried
led ran from the cabin to tho deck.
A single glance told all: two of the
hip's giant spars had gone by the
board; entangled in her own wreck
age, the vessel thumped and pounded
with ominous violence against somo
sunken reef. Captain Macpherson
groaned.
"Mr. O'Brlenr bo called loudly.
Ayc, aye. sir."-
How long do yon give herr
-Half an hour, sir."
The master shook his bead. "She'll
aao last that long."
"Any orders, sir?" asked the chief
-aaate.
'Captain Macpherson recovered him
self; his tone became once more quick
mnd Incisive. "Ye're right; I'm gonft
AafTy. We'll get this business over In
decorous and decent manner." A
suinber of orders followed.
As the chief mato disappeared to ex
ecu to tho commands ho had received
the harsh noises of the breaking ship,
the seething of the sea about her, the
lapping of canvas like helpless, broken
wlnga, was supplemented by a babel
ef new and terrifying sounds, the
creaming and cursing of the convicts
Below, their blasphemous shrieking to
be let out! To this turmoil and uproar
were added' the frantic appeals and In
quiries of tho passengers who, mora or
less dressed, bad hurried to the deck
and Hwho were now speaking to the
raster of tho ill starred vessel. He
answered them briefly. What could be
cone would bo done.
,.,,rit,'8,a question of .tho boats, I sup
pose'" Sir Charles, ono of tho calmest
of the ship's cabin party, asked quick
ly. "In ten minutes they'll be ready for
the launching with nae lack of water
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ENTANGLED IN HER OWN WRECKAGE THE VESSEL THUMPED
AND POUNDED.
ano provision, uet plenty or wraps
and Kreatcoats. It'll bo u bit disagree
able nae doubt out yon in tho wee
craft."
Tho boat was soon overhauled, tho
lookers and water butt were filled, and
tlie passengers, ono by one, set Into It.
On tho whole, nt that moment for leuv
lug the ship their conduct left little
room for criticism. Ono or two of tho
women who bad appeared on the verge
of hysterics uow restrained audible
manifestation of emotion. Sir Cuurlea
proved a monument of helpfulness, us
ulsted In placlug the women here and
there and extended a helpful hand to
Lord Ilonsdale. who bud become eoiuo
whut dazed nnd Inert. Total darkness
added to the dlllicultles of their task,
for i In moon, which until then bad
nboiu' with much luster, now went be
hind a curtain of cloud. Rut Cuptuln
Macpherson coolly called out by name
the men to handle the lifeboat", and
with no evidence of disorder thoy
crowded In, nono too soon, Aa tho boat
With Its human freight hung in readl
sees for tho lowering tho remaining
spar of tho Lord Nelson fell with a
mighty crash,
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By Frederic S. Isham,
Author of "The Strollers," "Under the
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cornuurr, 1309, by the bobbs-nerrill
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ladsl" Captain Macpho"rsoi? voice
seemed to anticipate n movement of
panic among the seamen on deck; if
there bad been any Intention to rush
tho already well loaded boat it was
stayed. "Mr. Qlllett. I'll bo troubling
ye for the keys to tho convicts' deck.
Mr. O'Brien, get in and take charge.
Steer southeast with n bit of rng; lfs
your best chance to get picked up.
Hold near the ship until the other
boat with the crew can come along
side. It's as well to keep company.
Are the lines clear? Let her go."
Tho boat was lowered and at the
right moment touched a receding
wave. Captain Macpherson waited
until the chief officer called out that
they were safely away, then gave, his
last erder:
"And now, lads, yo can be lookln to
yourselves I"
They did. The master turned and
with some difficulty mado his way to
ward the convicts' cells. Suddenly a
number of mad. leaping human figures
issued with horrible cries from ono of
the batches.
"The life raftst" Shrieking, calling
down maledictions on the captain,
they ran about, when suddenly an
angry black wave swept the deck. A
few went overboard with the ultsit.K
crest; several were hurled against tlu
bulwarks, limp, lifeless things, swirled
back and forth. One of their nutnber.
a big fellow of unusual strength, was
Fhot toward the open coaipanionwny
leading to the main cabin. As be plung
ed down he clutched at and canght the
railing. Considerably shaken, drip
ping with water, he pulled himself to
gether, and, raising n face, sodden and
fierce, like a beast brought to bay. be
looked around him. The light of one
or two swinging lamps that bad not
yet been shattered revealed dimly the
surroundings, tho dark leather up
holstering, the little tables. Uncer
tainly tho convict paused; then sud
denly bis eyes brightened; tho lustful
anticipation of the drunkard who had
long been denied shone from bis gaze
as it rested on a sideboard across the
cabin.
"Bottlesr he said, steadying himself.
"Ruml Well. 1 guess there ain't
much chance for uny of uu. and a
man's a fool to go to hell thirsty!"
Ho had started toward the sideboard,
with its bright gleaming ware and its
divers and sundry receptacles of spir
its and liqueurs, when suddenly his
look changed and his Jaw fell.
"What the" A flow of choice bll-
llngsgatc. mingled with the sailor's
equally eloquent Golden Gate, com
pleted the sentence. Tho convict stood
stock still.
From tho door of a stateroom nt tho
far end of the cabin n figure appeared.
A great shawl draped tho small form.
The golden hair, a flurry of tangles.
Coated, around IU CllcslnaLo qbrnRS
-r&y m;yTn
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rail that ran along tbe sl3o of th
cabin, sbo approached, her eyes all
alight ns if well sntlsflcd with some
thing. Amazed beyond power of ac
tion, tho rann continued to gaze nt her,
at the tiny feet In tho little pink slip
pers. at Bomethlwr she carried. "By
tho great born spoon, the Christmas
doll!" he muttered hoarsely. Then,
forgetting his purpose, tho bottles, bo
lurched quickly toward her.
"Wat you doln' here?" he demand
ed.
"I slipped out." said the child, hold
ing the rail tighter as perforco she
paused to answer. "I thought It
would take only a moment."
'Slipped outJ" he repeated.
"Of tho lifeboat. 1 mean. It was
dark, and they didn't seo mo. I Just
happened to think, nnd I had to do it.
If I'd told them they mightn't havo let
me. It would havo been very wicked
If I'd gone away and forgotten. Don't
you think so? And now I'm going
back. Only I am afraid I'vo been
longer than I thought 1 would bo.
Tho door of my stateroom seemed to
stick, and I was a few minutes getting
If nnon,"
(To Bo Continued.)
AEROPLANE FLIGHT
ACROSS ATLANTIC
Hamilton Says It Can Bo Dono in 24
Hours, But Is Expensive as It
Would Rcquiro a Large Machino
With Much Fuel.
NEW YOKK, Juno 3. Charles K.
Hamilton, the aviator, who wns tno
first to suggest tho offering of n
$25,000 pruo for nn aeroplane flight
between Now York nml Chicago, ami
who volunteered n subscription of
$2000 toward tho project, bcliovos tho
titno will soon come when somo avi-
ator Avill succeed in crossing tho At-
lautio in an aeroplane. This proph
esy he made following his statement ;
that ho would he a competitor for'
tho New York-Chicago prize, which j
ho says ho docs not consider too dif-1
iicult.
"Tho trans-Atlantic problem will
coino noxt," ho continued, "and
crossing tho Atlantic in tho air would
bo a far greater font than that of
Columbus. The expense of a trip
across tho Atlantic rather than the
irsk of life involved is the ono fac
tor which is keeping aviators from
attempting tho passage.
"It would require a largo machine
with capacity for a great quantity of
gasoline. Tho Atlantic could be
crossed nt its narrowest point in 2-1
hours. Ono of the requisites for such
a trip is a fast boat built especially
for such a trip which could develop
and sustain n speed of 10 lo 50 miles
an hour. While such a motor boat
could not keep up with tho aeroplane,
tho latter could make circles in the
air and fly back every time it got too
far ahead." said Hamilton.
Hamilton, who will go to Chatta
nooga later in the month for a scries
of government neroplane tests, is 20
j'enrs old and possessed of nn inde
pendent fortune. He is a graduate
of the Sheffield Scicntifio school of
Yale and is a linenl descendant of
Alexander Hamilton.
AVIATION PRIZES NOW
TOTAL OVER $100,000
NEW YORK, Juno 3. Aviation
prizes totaling $110,000 are offered
today to daring aviators seeking to
establish new long distance records.
It expected that tho total will bo
greatly increased in tho near future.
Among tho prizes offered aro $10,
000 for a flight from Kansas City to
Denver, offered by tho Denver Post;
$5,000 for a flight from Indianapolis
to Chicago, offered by an Indianapolis
manufacturing company; $20,000 for
a night from Washington to row
York offored by tho Washington
Chamber of Commerce and tho Aoro
Club of America.
Among tho aviators who Intend to
compete for the prizes aro Curtiss,
Mars, Harmon, Hamilton nnd Wili
ard. It is believed that Louis Paul
nan, tho Frenchman, may competo in
tho machino wilh which ho won tho
London-Manchester prize.
Tho Wrights today said that tho
terms of tho Now York-St. Louis
flight should allow a week's timo in
which to make tho Journey.
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NEW DEMOCRATIC LEADER
! IN LITTLE OLD NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Juno 3. William J.
i Connors, retired bb chairman of tho
New York Central committee and
John A. DIx of Washington county
was elected to succeed him.
Tho chango was tho most impor
tant step taken today at tho mooting
of tho Democratic leadors hero who,
meet to proparo for tho coming state
camnalEn nt which thoy hopo to elect
a majority of members of tho loglB-j
laturo and send a Democrat to tno
United States sonnto to succeed Do
pow. Charles Murphy, Tammany loador,
and ConnorB greeted each othor cor
dially and their show of "harmony"
was commented on by ttio committee
memborB present. .
Murphy recently denounced Con
nors but hiB friends brought about
a peaco pact.
Medford, Oregen: This cortifios
that wo havo sold Hall's Texas Won
der for tho euro of all kidnoy, blad
der and rheumatio troublos for ten
years, and havo nover had a com
plaint. It gives quick and permanent
elief. Sixty days' treatment in each
bottle. Medford Pharmacy. tf
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.
Notico 1b horoby given that tho
annual meeting ot stockholders of tho
Pacific and Eastern Railway will bo
held at tho office of tho company,
In Medford, Orogon, on Monday, Juno
6, 1910, at 10 o'clock a. m. .
By order of tho President.
Q. P, HUMPHREY,
' Secretary.
IIoBkins for Health. .
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Surplus, $10,000
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