The Columbia register., April 06, 1906, Image 7

IN THE NATIONAL HALLS OF CONGRESS
Tutsday, April 3.
Washington, April 3. Senators
Long ami Allison wert under croi ex
wlrtatlon by their brother senators to
day on tli White bouse conferee on
th former's tourt rvlw amendment
to tlit rale bill. A fur Long bad spoken
at length In support of bit amendment,
Uitli Ilia railroad senator! on tht It
publican slda and tb lVmocrelic sen
atora wanted to know mora atut lit
paternity. They tcented In lta Ulng
discussed with tba president and bit
advisers by a few of tba friends ol the
Mil Ik-for lit Introduction In tba aer
ate an Invasion ol tba tacred prer g.
Uvea ol tba upper boua. 1wg and
Allison successfully fenced wlt,h tha
queallous and refuted to divulge what
trantplrtd at tba conference.
Washington, April 3. fly a Tola ol
232 to 29 tba honsa today patted tl.a
national qoarantlna bill. Tba bill
placet tba control of all quarantlna
alatlona, grounds and anchorage andtr
tba ercrttary f tba treasury and di
rect i that at toon at practicable alter
tba approval of tba act he thall select
and drtlgnate inch suitable, placet for
them and establish tba tame at inch
llnti on or lira iba aeacoast of (be
United Stain or tba Meilcan bordrr at
in bit judgment are beat tailed for the
tame, In order to prevent tha Introdu
tion of yellow fver Into tba United
(Stale.
Tha bill further glvea tha tecretary
of tha trratury tba right to eatahlith a
iuarantlna aUtlon at tba l)ry Torluga
Utamls and at turh other ointi at or
near searoiata, not to exceed four in tha
aggregate, tt be deetut neretrary.
The bill carrlea an appropriation of
1500,000.
Monday, April 2.
Washington, April 2. Tba amend
rnrnt to tha house railroad rata bill
agreed to at the White bnuae Haturday
by frlenda of the bill, providing for a
limited review of oidera of tba Inter
etata Commerce commission, was offer
h! In the senate tNlay by !ng, of
KnM, but be waa not able to get the
fl or to tnakt hit apeerh. Tba princi
pal apra-h waa made by Fulton, of Ore
gon, who spoke for tba bill.' It waa a
legal argument beating npon the con
atltutional question involved, and in
terruption! wera ao frequent that the
epech amounted to a debate on law
polntt, where the speaker divided time
with tba a majority of tha la wyera of
the aenate. Nelson, of Minnesota, and
lleybam, of Idaho, made brief ipeech
ta on tb bill.
Washington, April 2. Chief among
the tueaittrei pataed by tha bouae today
was the ao-callad "personal liability"
bill, which bat bean favored by tba
army of railway employee throughout
tba country, and which practically bad
unaulmou report from tha com"" It-
tee. Membere of tba home tbowad
great Interest In the meaiure, and, had
. diviaion been rallenl for, the bill
would have bad an almost unanimous
vote. Another measure changing exit
ing law which excited a filibustering-
opposition, ws the bill permitting the
fortification of mi t winn ar.d levy
ing a tat of 3 cent! a gallon on all
winet t!iua fortified. A number of billt
were iassed under suspension of the
rale.
The personal liability bill makei
each party responsible for ila own neg
llgence. It alto render void any con
tract intended to restrict the liability
of the employer for the negligence of
employes.
Saturday, March 31.
Washlng'on, March 13. This being
war claim day in the bouse, only those
Oinctle interested in the legislation in
the private calendar were in attend
ance The bonne during the four hours
it waa In session coneidurel and passed
171) bills, many, however, sending
the particular claim to the court of
clalrni (or adjudication.
Previous to taking up the calendar a
bill was passed granting to the Capital
City Improvement c mpany, of Helena,
Montana, the right to c instruct a dam
crost the Missouri river in Montana
A bill to pay the claim.of the French
Trans-Atlantic Cable company., for
177,712, growing out of the cutting of
cables during the Spanish war, was
passed.
Another bill recalling the war . with
Spain which attracted little or no at
tention waa that appropriating $13,694
to the Ferro (arnica Kail road com
puny, of Porto Rico, for mail service
performed by this company during the
luili.arv cccupation by the United
Pay for' Conference at Rio.
Washington, April 3. The senate
committee on appropriations today re
ported the urgent deficiency Mil with a
number of amendments. The provipo
Is addod to the appropriation for dole
gnteB to the International Conference of
American States at Rio Janeiro, Bra
xil, that the delegates shall be appoint
ed ao that- as far as practicable they
shall represent the different sections of
the country. An appropriation of $50,
000 la made to enable the government
to participate in tbe second interna
tional peace conference at Ihe Hague.
Circulation of National Banks.
Washington, April 3. The monthly
circulation statement ahowa that at the
close of business March 31, 1900, the
the total circulation of National banks
waa $664,660,007, an increase for the
year of $78 718,022, and for tbe month
of $3,863,072. The circulation based
on United States -bonds amo-nted to
$612,221,661, an increase for the year
of $67,361,372, and for the month of
$3,047,986. Amount of circulation ae
cured by lawful money was $42,446,416,
btaWe, The bill wac passed.
Friday, March 30.
Warhlngb.n, March 39 Tha boost
today pained the leg'ilatlre, executive
and Judicial appropriation bill, carry-
ing 10,01)0,000, alter considering tha
measure two week. Tbt feature of
today'e proceeding! wai tha elimina
tion o the ana limit of clerk, a provia
Ion which created mnrh dtscuttion and
which Incited tha fight against tba bill.
The bill aa patted carrlea nearly $7u0,-
000 leaa than the laat arnronr at on
bill for similar purposes,
Thurtday, March 20.
Washington, March 20 Tha tenate
today liitened to speeches on tba rail
road rata biP by Clay, Carmack and
Newlanda and patted a bill which pro
vide for tha reorganisation of the med
ical department of tbt army by author
ising the appointment of oftlcea to
take the place of contract surgeons.
All the tenatori who spoke on the rata
bill Indicated a purpose to support It,
but Clay eiprcsaed tha hope that it
would be ao amended aa to afford a
limited court review of tba order! of
the Interstate Commerce commission.
Male criticised th military medical
bill, saying it showed a tendency to in-
crtase the army, which was not desir
able In lime of peace.
Culbertoa presented and bad tha
clerk read a memorial from tha Cattle-
ra Iters' association of Texas, urging the
passage of the railroad rata bill as it
came from the bouse.
A bill wst passed authorising tba
erection of three life saving stations n
the coast of Washington between Ctpa
flattery and Ursy a harbor.
The aenate adjourned until Monday.
Washington, March 24. Today waa
a busy day for the house, considerable
pngres having been null on the ex
ecu tire, legislative and judicial bill
The committee on appropriationda iuf
fered a defeat, the committee of the
whole, by a vote of 68 to 22, expung
ing a paragraph from the bill which
was alleged to be properly part of the
postofflce appropriation bill. An in
crease of 110,000 over the appropria
tion carried by the bill was voted for
confidential agents tf the Interior de
partment to aid in ferreting out land
Irauda.
Wednesday, March 28.
Washington, March 28. Knoi made
hla first set speech in the senate today.
He spoke on tha railroad rate question,
and dealt almost exclusively with the
legal featurea of tha problem. When
he concluded the aenate entered npon
tbt consideration of the conference re
port on the bill regarding the final die
position of the affaire of the five civil
lied tribet of Indiana and much oblee
tion waa expressed to many of the
changes Several senators, including
La Folette, Clark, of Wyoming, and
Tillman, expressed disapproval rtf the
conference provision authorising tbe
secretary of tha interior to lease land.
Washington, March 28. Tbe presl
dent today transmitted to the house the
report of Assistant Secretary of State
Herbert II. D. Pelrce, regarding the
consular service in the Orient.
The visit of Mr. Teirce included
many cities, but his severe criticism Is
reserved for ex-Consul General McWade
at Canton, ana Consul Williams at
Singapore.- The charges againat Ma
Wade, ex-consul at Canton, are drunk
enness, employment of a felon, itsu
anceof fraudulent Chinese certificates
extending protect ion to Chinamen lo
claim to be American citizens, persecu
tion of American aniens lor purposes
of revenge, and corruption in office.
The charges against Goodnow are 82
in numtier, some serious and tome
light. Some are soflkient to support
suits at law and give tvidence of cor
r option in office. The opinion of th
better element was unfavorable to him
in Shanghai.
Washington, March 30. The legia
latipn prompted by the recent wreck of
the steamer alencia on tbe Straits o
Fuca was authorized to be reported
favorably by the house committee on
commerce today. It appropriates
$200,000 for an ocean-going life-saving
tug and fur the establishment of a life
saving atatlon at Neah bay.
Washington, March 30. Genera
Luke E. Wright today took the oath of
office as ambassador to Japan. He
ceased tq be governor general of the
Philippines today. Henry C. Ide, of
ho Philippines commission, the pres
ent acting governor, will continue unti
April 2, when the will be inaugurated
governor general.
Square Deal In Alaska.
Washington, pril 2. The secretary
of the interior today sent to congress
draft of a bill which he recommends to
be pasped providing that, whenever
ininerbl entries are made in Alaska, ai
months' notice shall be given instead of
60 days,' as at present. Under existing
laws it has btcome a common practice,
particularly in remote mining districts
for entrymen to hold off until the mai
are virtually cloned by bad weather and
then forward their notices to Juneau
In thia manner persona wishing to in
stitute a contest are precluded.
Money for .Klamath Tribe.
Washington, April 2. The Indian
committee of the aenate has attached to
the Indian appropriation bill all tho
amendments offered by Senator Fulton
One appropriates $537,000 to pay the
Klamath Indiana for lands relinquished
to the government; another permits the
sheepmen of Umatilla county- to cross
the Umatilla reservation with the
flock! In going to and from the 'sum
mer range in the Wenaha ; forest re
serve.
HALF MILLION TO STRIKE.
Coal Miners of Whole Nation About
to Suspend Work.
Indianapolis, March 30. Tba joint
Ttieetinn of the lltomlnoot coal opera-1
tors and miners of the central com pet i-1
va district, composed ol eiern
ennsvlvanla, Ohio, Indiana and Illi
nois, and of the Koutbwestern district,
composed of Missouri, Kansas, Tfiae,
Arkansas, Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory, last night reached ft final disa
greement oo tha wage scale to go into
fleet at the expiration of tbe present
alt on April 1, and the conference ol
tha ctutral district ali'iurned sine die,
bile tbt joint scale committee of tbt
South western district decided to report
disagreement to tbt joint conference
of that district today. It ia expecUd
that this conference will at onca ad-
oorn sine die without an agreement.
Tbt action of tht two conferences
will directly canst tbt suspension of
work after Saturday by 178,000 mlntt
onlesa something unforeseen, like tub
mission of tht differences to arbitra
tion, should Intervene, and Indirectly
will affect 206,600 mora miners, not
ncluding its effect on 160,000 miner!
n the anthracite Aeld, who wera last
night ordered to suspend work Monday.
A national convent'on of tht miners
will be held today to decide whether
miners will be allowed to sign tht ad
vance scale demanded and today re
used by all operator! with a few excep
tions, and to go to work wbert tht ad
vance ia offered. Operators employing
26,000 miners In tbt central competi
tive field have openly offered .to pay tbt
advance during tba joint confertnee
sessions.
Tbt waga acalea of all miners, both
anthracite and bituminous, will expire
Saturday, except those in Tennessee
and Alabama, wbert tht scale will ex
plrt In September. Out national offi
cial of tht United Mineworkers said:
"It ia a foregone conclusion that all
tbt minen whose scales expire Bator
day will cease work until officially no
tified by the national and district offi
cers lliat new contract arrangements
have been madt governing their scale."
PROGRAM FOR CONGRESS.
Pan American Committee Preparea
Subjects for Action.
Washington, March 30. A program
of subjects to be considered at the Pan
American congresa to be held in Rio
Janiero, Drasil, beginning July 21, was
agreed on today by the committee of tbe
congress having that matter in charge.
of which Secretary Root ia chairman.
In addition to Mr. Hoot the committee
is madt np of the ambassadors Irom
Brasil and Mexico and the minister!
from Chile, tha Argentine Republic,
Cuba and Costa Rica.
Tba subject! include sanitary and
quarantlna regulations, uniformity of
patent laws, international recognition
of diplomas of practician! of tha learned
professions, question! affecting commer
c'al intercourse and an Internationa
railroad.
It ia expected tnat what la commonly
known aa tbt Drago doctrina, which is
opposed to tht forcible collection of
private debts by one nation from anoth
er, a doctrine adhered to by tbe United
States, will come up for consideration
in some form.
IOWA WILL INVESTIGATE.
Legislature Orders Inquiry Into Vio
lation of Insurance Law.
Pes Moines, Iowa, March 30 As a
result of practically unanimous action
by both houces of the Iowa legislature
todity, an investigation of insurarnce
companies is to be undertaken in this
state during tbe present summer, simi
lar to that which was conducted in New
Yoik laBt fall. The resolution which
awaits the governor's s'ensture pro
vides for the appointment of a com mis
sion to inquire into rumored'abuse of
Iowa insurance laws by state and East-
em comnanies. to conduct .n Jnnm.i.
torial investigation whenever in the
commission'! opinion it is desirable,
and report to the legislature of next
... Lilt , ,
year what changes should be made in
the laws to prevent a recurrence of. any
abuses that may exist.
Road Tied Up for Two Weeka.
Lob Angeles,' March 80. The local
railroad situation resulting from floods
In Southern California and vicinity ia
even worse than baa yet been described.
It is given out from the office of Gener
al Manager Wells, of the Salt Lake
route, that the washouts between Cali
ente and Las Vegas are eo serious that
the roadbed cannot be repaired rhort of
two weeks to admit the passage of
trains. The Southern Pacific also re
ports further trouble today. Another
washout has occurred somewhere in the
San Joaquin valley.
Germany Hungry for Islands.
London, March 80 The London
Times correspondent at Ilobnrt, the
capital of Tasmania, fltateB that, accord
ing to reports from the Fiji iBlanda, a
German syndicate, probably backed by
the German government, is trying to
aecure the ownership of Fanning Island,
which will be sold at tuuiion April 17.
It ia feared that the transfer of the
ownership may prove a hindrance to
tbe station of the British Pacific cable
on the island.
Referendum on Statehood.
Washington, March 80. That the
senate and house will reach a compro
mise agreement on the statehood bill,
which will permit Arizona and New
Mexico each to decide for themselves
the question of their admission as one
state, seems a correct solution from
present Indications.
for The Term ofjlis Natural Life
By MARCUS CLARKB
CHAPTER IX. I
Tt wtt 8 o'clock, and the relief guard
wst coming tnna tbt after deck. The
crowd of prlsvnsra rouad tba dvor btld
tt!r breath to llitto.
"If! all planned," says Osbbett, In
a low growL "W'tn the door hoptnt w
ruab, aud wt'rt ia among tht guard
afurt they know where they art. Drag
'em back Into tht prison, grab th barm
rack, and Ifa all over."
Stand from tht door, Mllet," ttyt
I in t vole outside, in its utaal calm
accents.
Th Crow wss reliered. Tb ton ws
so ordinary one, aud Miles was tb sol
dier whom Sarah Purfoy had bribed
not to flrt. All had an well.
Th keyi clashed and turned, and tb
brtrest of th prudent party, who bad
been turuiug in bis mind th notion of
risking hi lift fur a pardon to be Woo
by rushing forward at th right moment
and alarming tht guard, checked the
cry that waa la bit thrott at be aaw tb
dico round th door draw back a little
for their rush, and caught a glimpse of
th giant's bristling scalp and bared
gums.
Now!" cries Jemmy Vetch, as the
Iron-plated oak swung back, and, with
th guttural snarl of a charging wild
boar, Uabhett burled himself out of tb
prison.
Th red lin of light which glowed for
ao Instant through h doorway was
blotted eut by a matt of figures. All
tbt prison turged forward, and be for
tht eye could wink, fire, ten, twenty of
th most desnerat wer outside. It
was at though a tea, breaking against a
stone walL bad found some breach
through through which to pour its
water. Tht contagion of battle tpread
Caution wat forgotten, and those at the
back, teeing Jemmy Vetch raised up on
the crest of that human billow wbicb
reared it black outline against an in
distinct prospective of struggling figures.
responded to hi grin of encouragement
by rushing furiously forward.
Suddenly a horrible roar like that of
a trapp-d wild beast wat heard. Tbe
ruhhing torrent choked ia the doorway,
and from out tb lantern glowed Into
which the giant had rushed a flash broke,
followed by a groan, as th perfidious
entry fell back, shot through the breast.
Tbe mast In the doorway hung irreso
lute, and then, by sheer weight of pres
sure from behind, burst forward, and
at It so burst, the heavy door crashed
Into its Jamba, and the bolts were shot
Into their places.
All this took place by one of those
simultaneous movements which are so
rapid In execution, so tedious to describe
In detail. At one Instant Jht prison door
bad opened, at the next It bad closed
The picture which had presented itself
to tha eyes of the convicts waa momen
tary. The period of time that had elaps
ed between the opening and the shutting
of the door could hsre been marked by
lb musket ahot
The report of another shot, and then
a noise of confused cries, mingled wltb
tbt clashing of arms, informed the im
prisoned men that the ship bad been
alarmed. How would it go with their
friends on deck? Would they succeed
in overcoming the guards, or would they
be beaten back; They would soon know
snd In the hot dust, straining their eyes
to see each other, they waited for the
Issue. Suddenly the noises ceased, and
a strange rumbling sound fell upou the
ears of the listeners.
What had taken place? This, the men
pouring out of the darkness Into the
rudden glare of the lanterns, rushed, be
wildered, across the deck. Miles, true
to his promise, did not fire, but the next
Instant Vickers had. snatched the fire
lock from him, and, leaping Into th
stream, turned about and fired down to
ward the prison. The attack was, more
sudden than he had expected, but he
did not lose his presence of mind. The
shot would serve a double purpose. It
would warn the men in the barrack, and
perhaps check the rush by stopping up
the doorway with a corpse. Beaten back,
struggling and Indignant, amidst the
storm of hideous faces, his humanity
j nished, and he aimed deliberately at
he head Mr. Jamea Vetch; the shot,
missed lta mark, and killed
the unhappy Miles.
Gabbett and his companions had by
this time reached the foot of the com
. . v. vm.umci lilt-
j cutlasses of the doubled guard gleaming
panion lauuer, there to encounter the
reuiy in me glow or the lanterns. A
glance up the hatchway showed the
giant that the arms he had planned to
seize were defended by ten firelocks,
and that, behind the open doors of the
partition which ran abaft the mizzen-
niast, the remainder of the detachment
stood to their arms,
Even his dull in
tellect comprehended that the desperate
project had failed, and that he had
been betrayed. With the roar of de
spair which had penetrated into the
prlson, lie turned to fiRht his way back,
just in time to see the crowd In the
gangway recoil from the flash of the
musket fired by Vickers. The next In
stant Pine and two soldiers, taking ad
vantage of the momentary cessation of
the press, shot the bolts aud secured the
prison.
The mutineers were caught in a trap.
The narrow space between the barracks
and the barricade was choked with
struggling figures. Some twenty .con
victs, and half as many soldiers, struck
and stabbed at each other in the crowd.
There was barely elbow room, and at
tacked and attackers fought almost with
out knowing whom they struck. Gab
bett tore a cutlass from a soldier, shook
his huge head, and calling on the Mooch
er to follow, bounded up the ladder, des
perately determined to brave tht fire of
the watch. The Moocher, close at the
giant's heels, flung himself upon the
nearest soldier, and, grasping his wrist,
struggled for tha. cutlass. A brawny,
bull-necked fellow next him dashed his
clinched fist into tbt soldier's face, and
the man, maddened by tha blow, let go
the cutless, and, drawing hla pistol, shot
bis new assailant through the head. It
was this second shot that aroustd Mau
rice Frer.
At the young lieutenant aprang out
upon the desck, ha saw by tba position of
tht guard that others had bats more
mindful of th safety of the ship than
be. There wss, bowerer, no time for ex
planation, for, a be reached th batch-
way, be wa met by th ascending giant,
who uttertd a bldtout cry at tht tight
of this nntxptcted adversary, and, too
clou to strike him, locked blm la bit
rms. Tb two mta went down togeth
er. The inard en th ouarter-deck dar
ed not fire at tb two bodies that, twined
about each other, rolled across th deck,
a ad for a moment Mr. Frere'a cherished
existence banc ddoo tbt slenderest
thread hnsginsbl.
Tbe Moocher. spattered wltb tbt blood
and brains of kit nnfortunatt comrade.
lad already set his foot upon tb low-
eat step of tb bidder, when the cutlass
was dashed from hi band by a tic
rrom a ciuDDta firelock, and n wa
dragged roughly backward. Aa b fell
upon tbe deck, b taw th Crow spring
out of tb mass of prisoners who bad
been, an Instant before, struggling with
tb guard, and, gaining tb cleared apace
at tb bottom of the ladder, bold op his
hands, as though to shield himself from
blow. The confusion bsd become end-
deu'y stilled, and npon the group be
fore ine barrlcad bad fallen that mys
terious silence which had perplexed tb
Inmate of tbe prison.
They were not perplexed for long.
Th two soldiers who. with the a si st
ance of Tint, had forced to tht door of
the prison, rapidly unbolted a trap door
In the barricade and, at a algnal from
ickers, three men ran tbe loaded how
itzer from lta ainlater ahelter, and, train
ing tbe deadly muzzle to a level with
th opening In th barricade, stood ready
to fire.
"Surrender!" cried Vlckera. In a voice
from which all "humanity" bad vanish
ed. "Surrehder. and give np your ring
leaders, or I'll blow you to pieces!"
There wss no tremor In his weice, and
though he stood, with Pine by his side,
at the very mouth of the leveled can
non, the mutineers perceived, with that
acuteness which imminent danger brings
to the most stolid of braina, that, did
they hesitate an instant, be would keep
his word. There waa an awful moment
of silence, broken only by a akurrylng
noise in the prison, as though a family
of rata, disturbed at a flour cask, were
scampering to tha ship's side for shel
ter.
The entrapped men looked tip the
hatchway, but the guard bad already
cloaed la upon It, and some of the ship's
crew wer peering down npon them. Es
cape was hopeless.
"One minuter' cried Vlckera, confl
dent that one second would be enough
"one minute to go quietly, or "
"Surrender, mates." shrieked some nn
known wretch from out of the darkness
of the prison. "Do you want to be the
death of usT
Jemmy Vetch feeling, by that curious
sympatny wnicn nenoua natures pos
sess, thst his comrade wished him to
set aa spokesman, raised hla shrill tones.
"We surrender," be said. "It's no use
getting our braina blown out" And,
raising his hands, he obeyed the motion
of Vickers' finger, and led tbe way to
ward the barrack.
"Rrinff ' tha Irnna fnnrarA MiaMT"
shouted Vickers, hastening from his per
ilous position; and before the last man
had filed past the still smoking match.
the clink of hammers announced that the
Crow bad resumed- those fetters which
had been knocked off his dainty limbs a
mouth previously in the Bay of Biscay.
In another moment tbe trap door was
closed, the howitzer rumbled back to its
clearings, and the prison breathed again.
In the meantime, a scene almost as
exciting had taken place on the upper
deck. liabbett, with the blind fury
which the consciousness of failure brings
io sucn Druie-iiKe natures, nad seized
Frere by the throat, determined to put
an end to at least one of his enemies.
But desperate though he was, and with
all the advantage of weight and strength
upon his side, he found the young lieu
tenant 4 more formidable adversary than
be had anticipated.
. .Maurice r rera was do cowara. Taken
by surprise as he was, he did not lose
his presence of mind. The convict was
so close upon blm that there was no
time to strike, but, as he was forced
backward, he succeeded In crooking his
and thrust one hand into his collar.
Over and over they rolled, the bewil
dered sentry not daring to fire, until tbe
ship'! side brought them up with violent
jerk, and f rere realized that Gabbett
was below him. Pressing with all tbe
might of his muscles, he strove to resist
the leverage which the giant was apply
Ing to turn him over, but be might as
well have pushed against a stone wall.
witn nis eyes proiruuing, ana every
sinew strained to its utmost, he was
slowly forced round, he felt Gabbett re
leasing his grasp, in order to draw back
and aim at him an effectual blow. Dis
engaging' his left hand, Frere suddenly
allowed himself to sink, and then draw
ing up his right knee, struck Gabbett
beneath the jaw, and, as the huge head
was forced backward by the blow, dash
ed his fist into the brawny throat. The
giant reeled backward, and, falling ou
his bands and knees, was in an instant
surrounded by sailors.
Authority was almost instantly tri
umphant on the upper and lower decks.
The mutiny was over.
CHAPTER X.
A shock was felt all through the" ves
sel, and Pine, who had been watching
the ironing of tho last of the mutineers,
at once divined its cause. ,
"Thauk. Uod ! he cried, "there'a a
breeze at last!" And as the overpower
ed Gabbett, bruised, bleeding and bound,
was dragged down the hatchway, the
triumphant doctor hurried upuon deck to
find the Malabar plunging through the
whitening water under tho Influence of
a fifteen-knot breeze.
"Stand by to reef topsails. Away
aloft men, and furl tha royals!" cries
Best from the quarter-deck; and m the
midst of the cheery "confusion Maurice
Frere briefly recapitulated what had
taken pine, taking cart, however, to
pass over his own dereliction of duty
aa rapidly aa possibsla.
Pint knit his brows. "Do 70a think
L asked.
NoPah!" sayf frer. eager to avert
inquiry. "Huw could sh b7 IltJ
She's sickening of ftrer, or I'm much
mistaken."
Rur enough, they found Parth Tor-
foy lying where tht bad fallen a quar
ter of ao boor before. Th clashing of
the cutlasaea and th firing of muakta
bad not roused her.
W mast make a sick bay some
where," sayt Pin, looking at th tente-
lea figure, with do kindly fiance;
"though I don't think tbt't likely to be
very bid. Confound her I befitv sht'e
tb cause of all this. Ill find out, too,
before many bonrt are over; for I've told
those fellow that, on! they eonfet
all about It befor to-morrow morning.
I'll get them alx dozen apiece th day
after we anchor In llobart Town. I've
a great mind to do It befor w get
there. Take ber bead. Frer. and w'U
get bee out of thl befor Vickers comet
up. Wbat a fool you art, to be auret
I kntw wbat It would be. with women
on board thlp. I wonder Mrs. V. bat'nt
been out befor now. There steady past
tbe door. Msk bast, now, befor that
little r arson Parsona are reg
ular old women to chatter I" and thua
mattering. Pine assisted to carry Mrs. -
vlckera' maid into ber cabin.
I don't wonder at you making a
fool of yourself. Chances art you'vt
caught tbe fever, though thla breesa
will help to blow It out of os. Blunt.
too!"
What do you mean?" atked Frere,
hastily, aa be heard a ttep approach.
"What baa Blunt to say about herT
Why, man, ah waa making eyes at
every man on tht ship!- I caught her
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1W.111J1 m Glutei vui v.
Maurice Frer' cheeks grew hot All
the time he had flattered himself that
he was fascinating the black-eyed maid.
the black-eyed maid bad been twisting
him round ber finger, and perhaps Imi
tating hla lore-making for the gratifica
tion of her soldier lover. It wss not a
pleasant thought; and yet strange to
ssy, the Idea of Sarah's treachery did
not make him dislike ber. There ia a
sort of lore which thrives under Ill
treatment Vickers met them at tbe door. "Pine,
Blunt has tbe fever. Mr. Beat found
blm in his cabin groaning. Come and
look at him." '
Tbt commander of the Malabar waa
lying on bis bunk In the betwlsted condi
tion Into which men who sleep In their
clothes contrive to get themselves. Tbe
doctor shook him, bent down over blm,
and then loosened bis collar. "He's not
sick. Halloo!" says Pine, smelling at
tbe broken tumbler, "what's this? Smells
queer. LAuaanumi u a neea no-
cusedr
Nonsense!"
'I see it," slapping hi thigh. "It's
that woman! She'a drugged him, and
meant to do th aame for "(Frer
gave him an Imploring look) "for any
body els who would be fool enough to
let her do It Dawea waa right air.
She'a in It; I'll awear she's in It"
'What! my wife's maid? Nonsense!"
said Vlckera.
'It's no nonsense. That soldier who
waa shot what's bis name? Miles, bt
but however, It doesn't matter. It'a
all ovtr now."
"The men will confess before morn
ing," says Vickers, "and we 11 see." And
bt went off to hia wlfe'a cabin.
Hia wife opened the door for him.
She had been sitting by the child's bed
side, listening to tht firing, and waiting
for htr husband's return, without a mur
mur. Flirt fribble, and threw aa aha
waa, Julia Vlckera bad displayed. In
cases of emergency, that glowing cour
age which women of ber nature at times
nosaess. Though she would vawn over
any book above the level of a genteel
love story; attempt to fascinate, with
ludicrous assumption of girlishness, boya
young enough to be her eons; shudder at
a frog, and scream at a spider, she could
sit throughout a quarter of an hour of
such suspense as she had just under
gone with as much courage aa if ahe
had been the strongest minded woman
that ever denied oer sex. -is it ail
over?" she asked. v
"Yes, thank God!"aaid Vickers, paus
ing on the threshold. "All ia safe now,
though we had a narrow escape, I be
lieve. How'a Sylvia r
The child was lying on the bed, with
ber fair hair scattered over the pillow,
and her tiny hands moving restlessly to
and fro.
"A little better, I think, though aha
has been talking a good deal"
(To .j continued. I
Aa Advaataare.
"When you are wandering about
among these magnificent autumn
woods and Immemorial rocks do you
not often wish that you were a savage
-a rude, untutored child of nature?"
"Indeed, I do. Then I wouldn't be
able to read the advertising signs they
stick all over the scenery." Cleveland
Leader.
Reincarnation.
"Do you believe In reincarnation?"
"I do."
"What are your grounds for think
ing that way?"
"Well, I know of a man who used
to be called a bird. He now appears
in the form of a lobster." Milwaukee
SentlneL
Leaa Labor In-roved.
"now'd youse like to have de Job
of keepln' de streets of Havana free"
from snow?" Jocularly Inquired Tired
Tiffins.
"I d rather be a dummy Insurance
director," promptly replied Weary
raggs. Louisville courier Journal.
, Conldn't . Remember.
Teacher Johnny, what happened on
July 4, one hundred and thirty years
ago? '
Johnny I dunno, ma'am. I ain't
UUl lu. uic v ciauu xjKauKti
; rhjalosaomy.
"He has a weak chin," observed the
physiognomist
"O, well," said the bachelor, "his
wife makes up for It" Indianapolis
Star.
In Manchuria, Siberia and North
China much use Is madt of Chinese
brick tea, not as a beverage, but as a
vegetable, boiled with rlct and mut
ton. . . .,