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PM I bulk so mm? and mom nun but: u the silhouette boron me that I almost hosted “and :1“! pe" and. no mum» on Just at the turn of the nllny I nearly bumped Into two men. 0n the nar- .bary Coast you don't pass mm in nar- tow places untll you hare rm‘nnnnilnr- y} I "ttte, I pulled up. thanking tor. ne that they had not seen me. The words wvre uttered in a voice I . well. a all henrd of Dr. Knrl Amma- ermorlmrn. Ha rlld mm lug and had In mind still Manor. t him some time lwfnrn in mn- n with his tolr-pnlhy nnd wire wnve- theory. It mu plcmrpsang tor my pnrpmo, but wnsn't In ttt what the old fellow had wally . Wharf rat laughed at Maggi}; I believe it was true. Good copy .rtrwar-- " Port Suit]. see stranger sights and meet adventure with the Joyous cer- tainty of mediaeval times. I'd been down there hunting U9 a man reported by a wharf mt of my acquaintance to have Just returned trom a two rears' whaling voyage. He‘d been "shang- huled" aboard, and as a matter ot fact was worth nearly a million dollars. lauded In the city without a cent, Id get nobody to believe blm nor t him to the extent of a telegram CHAPTER VIII. COINCIDENCE got me aboard I the Laughing Lass. i'll tell I you how it was. One evening late I was Just coming on! ot a rk alley on the Barbary Coast, San rancisco. You kttow-the water front, Where you I‘m) hear more tongues than "Well, the spunk and the trertlffetttt, ttatshed the captain. He was an old square rigger himself In the civil war." "So much for myself," Slade con- tinued. "As tor the Laughing Lasts".- "Passed as ‘fresh water' on the great lakes." replied Slade trrietir. - _ "-'m-"'"Nr to report any little disturbances your antiquated washboiier may blunder into I’ll db to raising cabbage-J With that he presented a master's eertltr eatet Where did you get it anyway? I never found out?" 'ttpptain Arnold, teertiticttte of bravery In Apache campaign, bank identidea. tions and all the rest. 'Maybe you‘re the Star's correspondent and maybe you're not/ said the captain, " don’t see anything here to prove it.' Slade argued an hour. No co. Remember how you caught him?" he inquired of Slade. The reporter grinned assent. "After the old man had turned him down good Slade titrhed down in his war he and hauled out an old latter ed document noun an nllskin fuse. 'Hold on a minute,' said he. 'ydu old sheilback. I've proved to you that I can write and I've proved to you that I have fought. and now here I'll prove to you that I can sail. " writing. tight- Intt and ailing don't tit me adequately h. ..--4 -_- ..a.. .. A - "r loaf around here and there in the world, having a good time traveling, visiting, fooling around. Every oncein awhile something interests me. The thing is a sort or Instinct. 1 run it down. If It's a good story. I send “l m. That's all there is to It." He laughed slightly. "You Bee, l'm a sort! of magazine writer in method, but my i stun! is newspaper tstuff; also the game i suits me. That‘s why l play it. 1 That's why Pm here. I have to tell; Von about myself this way so you will understand how t came to be mixed up in this Laughing Lass matter." _ "r remember." commented Barnett, "that when you came aboard the North Dakota you had n little trouble making Captain Arnold see It." He tunied to the others with a laugh. “He had all kinds of pope"; of ancient date, but nothing modern-letter from the: Star dated tive years track, recommen- I dationa to everybody on earth except) b. I]. showed me-well, that In't mattor, The noan br, "ml mm lei! centered. or rather. and. Dr. Sebormerhnrn was " midnight m a dark nllvy. Barbary Coast m San F'rancitrco to an Imllvldnnl wlmse tnclnl It lean was not ornamental. y curb", or pmfesnlonnl instinct. - you please. was all nomad. mulled nay-elf ngnlunl the wall. I. In! remark I lost. The reply M, me In In Ihrlll mmm Bo no In the effort of lbls (rt-hm He looked around the circle as though in appeal to the comprehension of his audience. Some of the men nodded. Others sipped trom their glasses or drew at their cigars. to 'tstories' and that they’ll “and Back at me for expenses. You see, I've been with them quite awhile." "t'm a reporter by choice and a tht- teettve by Instinct." began Slade, wtth startling abruptnesa. “Furthermore, I'm pretty welt oth I'm what they call a tree lance. for l have no regular tier,k on any of the Journals. 1 gener- ally turn my stuff tn to the Star be cause they treat me well, In return it Is pretty well understood between us that I'm to use my Judgment In regard The emceru uncunsclounly mined Into attitudes or greater ease. Over head the lamps swayed gently to the swell The dull tbmb of the scmw pul- sated. Stewards clad In white moved nomelmly, tmintt the glasses, deter 'uttiailr “11km: ughts for the smok- era. clan-1h: “my the last dishes of the rapist. “Fin thud. tnan," advised Barnett lmpadcntly. “Jun begin " the begin. nln; and let tt so at that." Slade nipped " his 31m Yetiectiveir. "Well," said he " length. "the beat way to begin In to show you how I happened to be mixed up in It at all." 38 in tsiGtir" 338 333m" _... COPYIIOHT. I901. " IoCLURI. PHILLIP) THE MYSI‘ Bu STEWART EDWARD WHITE And SAMUEL “OPENS ADAMS "Ach, but yes. I hat torgot: Dar- row told me. I will make you a check. Let us go to the table of which you spoke." They moved away. still talking. I did not dare follow them into the llght, iror I feared that the doctor would recognize me. rd have given my eye teeth. though. to have gathered the mum: of the schooner or that of her master. As It was. I hung around un- til the two had emerged from the cor- ner saloon. They paused outside, still talking earnestly. I ventured a hasty lnlorriew mm: the barkeeoer. Aceorrttruti.r I walnut out-1y the next morning. I had md much to Ro by. Rrhoonera an nu pkmtlful an (admin In San Francisco harbor. However, I was sure I could easily recognize that (Mum) mm. and t knew where the "applie- were to he purchased Adams & Mar-b an a large Brm and nations. I knew honor than to male mm! Inqulrkn or to any." In the sale-room an! by but!“ “wad in. door of tho “mm. at. I can ted The affair Interested me grctttV. Apparently Dr. Schermcrhom was about to so on u long voyage. I prided myself on bolus: fairly up to date In regard to the plans of "Irma who lu- tervstml the nubllc. and the publlc nt that time was vastly lnlowsted In Dr. Rchermerhorm l, In common wltb the rest of the world, had imagined him nnrhnrml 5:1!on m l‘hllndelphla, lm- man-M In olmmlml rennin-h. Here In bobbed up at the other call of the com tment. making shady harming with obscure chipping rnptalns and paying a big premium {or absolute secrecy. It looked good. "Sure!" and he, shovln: me my glass of beer. "Know them?” t inquired. "Never laid eyes on 'em before Old chap looked like a sort ot corn doctor or corner ttpeFuder. Other was prob- ably one of these longsbore abalone men." "Thanks," I muttered and dodged out again, leaving the beer untouched. l cursed myself for a blunderer. When I got to ID. street the two men had disappeared. I phould have shad- owed the captain to his vowel. "UM you mince: lbe'two men who were sitting at the middle table?" I asked him. T lng.” . The master hesitated. "That's all right, doctor. but how do I know It's all right? Maybe by morn- frog you'll change Four mind." "That cannot be. My plans are all"-. "lt's the usual thing to pay Borne. thing"- "Gosh all "shunt-ks! Titv'd go to hell with you for that!" "Now 30" can ket all you want ot Adams & Harsh 'rel' mom " ks for me, Bmvisiorts for Ihroc years tutr- how. Be ready to sail tomorrow." "Tlde turns at 8 in the 1rveu1ngf' "t will send some efforts In the mom- "Welt you see, for a propnsitlou like t1ri-uon't know where we're gull”; when we're going to got hack. and tltottt grumoats-ttow would a hundred 'tttd trrent.rtive a month Mtike you?" "Double lt up. t want 30" to do ass I say. and I will also glve Four crew ','c"tote wages. Bud l mun Root men who will stay and who will ken) the mouth shut." hard to dodge of Into yrurs. However, I've duclgml ‘cm "efore." "Now as to 1oy-how mood] isa your bum worth?" I mum almost foilow the man's Htougltts, " ho [immoral how much be darrd ask. "Them Jap minimum is hard to tloUgo of law yr. I've dodgctt ‘em ln-furo.‘ "No. no! Not at all.' n iss slwply busihesx of my own." "Not tltat I mm." commented the other ieevsily, "only risks is worth pap ing for." . “Thou- $1:le nul be risk." "f'euNs likely?" hur.ctrdcd the other, witLont much lteetl In (In?! assurance. “Maybe a few months; maybe sefer. at years." "Irm.' Unknown port; unknown cruLe. See here. anything crooked In this?" "No. no!" cried the doctor. with some uaste. "ibis Iss well'. Somebody might orertsear." The huge tigure stirred Into an ttttr tude of close attention. After a pause the fulsetlo asked deliberately; "Where we guln‘?" "I bretcr not m§ay." _ "U'm! Llow Ioug'a cruise'.'" "I “nut to rent your schooner and Four crew as long as l pleare to re- main." "Sum: as you waut-it I so." “I wish to leaf tumorrow." "Ir I can get the crew together 1 mm make it. Hut say. let's not hang an iu-l‘o in this run or darkness. Como war to the grog shop yonder, when we l :m sit down." To Im' rridet. “Wain SUM-31H I“ wily ttrousetr--'ltr. Bctferihefticra'. mowuu-nls are usually produdtire- (Ills proposal was vetoed. "No. not" cried the doctor, with some Imam, “ibis Iss well'. Somebody "How many men hat crew?“ "rs'ceu pieces thou! you In tho ps- pun." "How long? What tot What tort Who are you anyway? “I am Dr. Behermerturrn." the “We! nuswerul. “.1“; net!" tgttrttKroa "‘- ”Juno. "rrtw. ttrat-ren, I'll rent her? hq laughed agniu. "troclt run-ht" The doctor was plun- ir at we and of hill pmetkat uncured. After waiting a moment for Ion).- lhiug more detinite, Ibo falseno tn- qun‘ed rather dryly: "H'ul! Me nnd the .'r hands." And you could tro--so0ut" How lung‘s that likely to mate and the eook and gutting pretty ”Ninth m a In I Con . rm l bat I st Km Inn mad“ he mm C ml at putts. ( a“; "How far In it to the Mdey ot “IO ship, you bound?" uhrIoked the up. tam. Mumble-. t'urPrir'mt- tor nn answer. "Wrll, I'll loll you, you nub! 1t'tg )nu two fathom from when you "and. Just hm “mom! How long would d take you to wall: more? new Inns? Jun aim-t Ill mamas! Them 1nd (not! Ton"-. I won't bother with Ill the column. although by now t know Cami! lawn”- weakly, Almr Evidently the grasp hurt. t can be- "are it might from those huge hand; The man wronchod himself about with an oath of Inquiry and min. I tonld hear nun "do " what In"an Tb» captain's high plirhv‘d tones carried clearly, but the grumhk- and growl of the mate were indistinguishable " um dint-nee. His actibni amused me. The ma- cremncy between his personal habits and his particularity in the matter of his surroundings was exceedingly In- tprnsttng. I have often noticed that such discrepancies seem to indlcats ex. ceptional characters. As i watched him his whole frame tfltrtmed. The long gorilla ttrtttti contracted. the hairy bend sun): forward in the tenseness of n serpent ready to strike. no ut- tered a thrill rsisotio shriek that brought to a standstill every stovedore on the job and sprang forward to seize his mate by the shoulder. The captain mounted the mngplnnk with a steadiness that disproved my first suspicion of his having been on a drunk. He glanced aloft, cast n spec- ulative eye on the ateredores Hooping across the waist of the ship and tttV cended to the quarter deck. where the mate stood leaning over the rail and uttering directed curses from betwoen sweat beaded lips. There the " man roamed aimlessly on what seemed to he a tour of usual inspection. Once he stopped to breathe on the beUB binnucle and to rub it bright with the dirtiest red bandnnna handkerchief I ever want to m. a faded dlngy checked cotton shirt that had once been brown and white. His bins trousers were spotted and splashed with dusty stains. He was chewing tobacco. A figure more In contrast to the exquisitely neat vessel it Would be hard to lmaglnc. He was probably the most dlslreveled and untidy man I ever laid my was on. ms hair and heard were not only long. but tangled and unkempt and new so tar toward each other as bare- ly to expose a strip or dirty brown skin. ms shoulders wtre bowed and enormous. His arms hung like a goril- la'a. palms turned slightly outward. On his head was jammed a linen boat- lng hat that had once been white. Gaping away from his hairy chest was I gazed for some ttme " this marvel. It's unusual enough anywhere. but abr-r 1 a California hooker it ls little rt: " or miraculous. The crew bad ull tuned up apparently, and a swarm ct stewedoi'es were bustling every sort of provisions. supplles. stock, spars. lines and mums down into theJIold. It was a rust: job, and that male was having his hands full. I didn‘t woudv: at his language nor at his looks, both of which were somewhat mussed up. Then almost at my elbow I Ueard that shrill falsetto squeal and turned just ln ttme to see the captain ascend the utter gnugplank. her. It shone like gold. and l ari believe she owned an lmh of paint that wasn't either trash or new scrub- bed. You‘re all acquainted with [he Laughing Lass and the perfection of her lines. Yun have not known her under Captain Ezra Solover. She was the cleanest ship I ever saw. Don't know how he accomplished it. xslth a - of four and the cook. but ha ttid Ttie ttice" 1ookeU"tcs' llfnugh K Ind been holystoned every morning by . crew of Jacinta. The stays were 'rtrtts ped and tnrred. the mast new Bhttrhott And every foot or running you rr.Y. I an“) sblpshapr- and Bristol fashlort.r T here was " good deal ot hrm-s about The mate was in charge ot the stow- age, so I could not be quite sure. Mere, however. was a selmoner-or about 150mm burden. l looked her over. to Captain Ezra stlplover as probably that of which 1 was In search. __ ..........‘..., “mus- thenrd the 'ttomarh. Insurvd sound m- gestion and regulated the bowels. The" were no poisons-no noxious [4:195 rvmnlnml In the system. 1nd Ihe twart was no lmgpr irritated Then the pain and thttterirur stopped. "F'ruit-a-tires" is put up In 1“") sins '25t arrtr,oe If , NV dr‘al»r has ro' both, wrlte Ftuit-a-tives Limited, Ihlawg. it3gdt Henry Ftreern, J P The doctors were alt wrnrz. Mr. Spec" had what we ca'l "irrttttted hurl" Indigestion and dyspepsia. cv'npletely upset the stomach Poison- ous (use: were formed wtMrtt swelled the walls of the stomach and pressed against the heart. a h troublo whnie oortisrsGGrair; Hung else tan." I am now so well that l have sold mv farm and bought 200 acres more land. I make this statement volun- 1.1:in tor the sake of humanity. and l a n convinced that "Fruit-ts-tive," " I wonderful remedy that will cure stom- At this tlme my son asked me to try “"rult-a-llves." and from the outlet ot taking these wonderful tablets I waa better and gradually this medicine cumplr‘ulg‘ rurcd me. l took A large numlmr of bnxrs. perhaps a aneand nuv I am entirely cured and I hare (Jim-d over thirty pounds In wettrht. Emil-cl] Curod by "Fruit-tii." "Genlhmcn -The (In-s all miracle: are not ml plat and I tool that my runplete hunter); trom um: seemed tt enable dcuta, In practically a any. a ie. lraulltrud from nevuro Indigen- Con 1nd Dyspepsia tor nearly two yuan, I could not “he food without burn“ distress and I became limo“ I skeleton u the remit ot the cutter- Ing, I could box do any work and be- mme so run down and weak that I muld hardly walk. I “as amended by hm experienced doctors. They both mononumd my case heart “Hun Ind ircurtsbte,and I looked forward for d am In a short time. I not only had ti e doctor: but after they gay. In. y.iil I tried "any remedies and trutnunu‘ b It got no better. I Looxlo FOR DEATH m A “on TIMI. HUMBLE Pruit-tt-ttves" Immediately strong- .n.-I ‘5‘ ..A._._.- ' _ _ Ill HEW TROUBLE tl tll,' Dr. Shoop's -- w WNTVwt .... _ _,,_, '"'"'"'r"'rr"B) an In. a tn w rmum of that now van mun-v 'Ja"la Irma” -tm “my”. lineman. Going Man On the, "much "on”, “my brought that New Ind 'tror to Dr, 'l'r,',Ttrg Mo R-tIve, mth. on! that origin-l In. highly uh! prim-Ink. um writ lash. Imnlllhm-nt- wwm Peer to in had. Poe now-ch dlnma, ”mung. hum M “in Ind ullnw C',',"tla'att 'a Dr Shaw‘- mttrrr-6trtrq. luv .4an In Mr gltt ey, that lt an and wall do. We no“ and r, “You must not Guchi."' mph-nun") ordered the scientist. "When In tho cabin?" Imam-h trorthlo " but a 1.',',','l,1'p",', " and am tn In." I tror alum-0 Hu. th " at human“. "mar-um. and Irvine-hm " ml 'fmrVm. rd "my I!“ nymmnm- ','p'g M I terMtrt ween. Nun-o Mr1trtosm--notMtttr e m " m this um um In: rorr+ M Dr. 1tgt tn the rmllm of that now vary you!" Doc-u Inn-a--n. u;_-‘~. .. 7. - -. - - -- EN disappeared down the compan- lopwny duping his precious had. “If: almighty heavy." Insbud the Prtttirt. "Let me the you I bind” "No, no'." 7 Dr. tset-tGu' 7mm mired. The rent! mun rvmnlnoa an _ " "Hello. doctor," ho squealed. "new In good time. We're buy. you see. Let me carry your cheat for you." no hastened up the nun-Isak. ("lutvhing the chest close. At the top ('aptnln Srlowr met trim. Indigestion The doctor's thin "uras seemed tw. Ir to shrink at the Mea. "So, no!" he cried. "It I: not tor you to carry!" "Kin I carry th' Do} tor tom-L153?" he asked, " the same ulna reaching for It. fiVfiT Dropped Mm limp and beaten to m . c' .1).er "N . lquare bran bound chest without nan- dles. The llng'ulnmy of this unequal (“vision ot labor struck we at once. It struck also one of the dock men. who ran forward. eager for a tip. A little after 2 o'clock a cab drove to the after gnngplunk and stopped. From it allglltcd a young man of whom I shalt later hare occnslon to tell you more, followed by Dr. Scher- mvrhorn. The young man carried only tt light leather "scnietto." such as stu- dents use abroad. while the doctor tttIris staggered uiidervti; éelght of i, PURE? now nearly mum and I win [ Just in the way or going for something [ to eat when I caught sigh] of nnniher dmy laden with imxow and "MM " ruin! which I recognizn-d l u,ln:titic apparatus. it “as [Mien-mi in quick succession by thin? others. ignorant as l was or Um rcnuirrrtrentts of n sci- entibt, my common sons-.0 told me this tank! be no exploring outtit. I rcrtscd my ttrat intention of suing to the club and bought Ci sandwivh or two at the corner tm'", u Itonsw. t dan'! know why. hr: men tin-n the affair seemed big wit". "watery. with the porno! or tram lr. l‘rrimps the umeil of tar w: in my nostrils and the sen Bt,",': It has always possessed tor me PE. traordinary allurement. his clues} 'ttrmmiGiGrtirG/i' truck and damn-10d. captain reappeared with tt mil I]!!! brush, scrubbed feverishly at the of. tending spot, mapped " dry with that some old red Uautlanna handkerchlef. glared about him and abruptly became as serene and placid as a noon calm. m, took up the direction of the Steve- dores. " was I!" most astounding. Nobody paid any attention to the mate. He looked town rd the ship once or twice, thought better of " and Ire- gnn to pick up his effects, mnttorlna savagely. In a moment or so he threw The» the caplaln rushed below, emerging after an Instant wlth I chest which he flung after his subordinate. It was followed a moment later by a stream of small atuit--mingteu with 1ruuruture-ptojeeteg through Jttt wile-n [.m‘mmc. This 1n turn touch. The l The male stood it Pretty well. but there come! 1 time when further talk la melt-I even in regard to I most heinous 0110mm. And ot course, at you know, the mute could hardly couuldel' himself very seriously at mult. Why. the ship we: not yet at an and tn " the chute: of charging. He began to Ins-er back. In a moment It was“ quarrel. Abruptly tt was a mrut. The mate muted Belover beneath the left eye. The elptnln with beautu’ul III!)- pllrltr crushed ms antagonist In " gorlllmiike squeeze. carried him to the side of the vessel and dropped Mm limp and beaten to the pler. And the mute wan I good stout specimen of I I Inc-Mater too. 'tt Iomou‘u a» A hand ora tud get down on your knees! I'll (at! foe to he lay!" Tho In“. and ”melting an“). "lt don't inn-"er it '" all” under way That nu nothing to do with It. The gunner deck [I cletn, tf m. VIM ain't. and nobody but a non of I no lawyer would up" on deck anyhow." "om IM- Captain Solom- went on Into a good old {almond deep I“ "mums out," to the great joy of the Itevodorel. II.‘ "No, ut the l F'--'":'""'-':"'-'"""""":"""-"","""""'""'"'""'""""'- “My, Dumbo: " u, a“ , Int ‘vu't all " I” Bet . I'll) and a. 'ou'll get I band .w.’ "Ilore'n when John-o- “no hm! Edam. mun“ FP 9" D II "h m "Didn‘t knon 30m" he trebim1 "Hui ynu look nblpahn'm. Come, tm thaw you yum nut-norm" Immediately t thwart-red tthttt t had nunmtml before 4th on an sum" tt mhmner the mute took mnk with the men rnnwr tlmn the nflorgunrd. (‘nhln nocomnmlnllons wore of mum Very mum-.1. My own barked In the walnut ot the nhlp- .1 Ilny lltlle nirlm hole. HAD own- ronson 1n he "tin. fied “uh my Illsgulw it nnrh It could be callmi, {'nNaIn Sr‘hvxrr at ft',)? MU?" f,, "My! nlze mo. Then be burst Into his shrill cttcklrr. Promptly at Cr, thon, I returned with n sea cltest, bound l know Imt whither, to be game I knew not for how lung ttnd Naked to act as almond "MEET on a little 150 Ma schooner. I "No." I mpllcd. Then l remember. I ell Jhat l was supposed to he broke. I "You." I amended. He gave me no. "I guess you'll Show up," he Mild. i "'Wouldu't £10 (bls to everybody. flu! l a naval manaewn ir he ls dmlgln‘a Uncle tmm"-- F "I'll be here." I assured him. At that time I wore a pointed beard. TM- I sin-red: also. I 3DhlgtCcte'nunu1trl f to use est-glasses. , ue trouble 'n'nsl merely n plight mtlgmallsm whlvh ' bothered me only In madlng or close Inspection. t could get Mung pure-rt ty well without glasses. so I dlscarded _ them. I had my hair cut rather ctoso. I Whnn I had put on son boots, bluel trousers and tshirt, tt pm jav‘ket and u I can I felt quite mm from the remgnl- tion of a man like Pr, Frtrermrrhorn. In fact, as yrm shall a”, I hardly spoke to him during all the voyage nut. "All right." he laugh-d, " sane. Eugen It Is." "i'll be aboard at 6." said I. "I've got to make some arrangements." "Wish you could slvitiriti,, last, Ing," Bald he. "Still I can get along. Want any advance money?" "Our papers are made out tor Hono- lulu," he replied. We adjourned to Sign articles. “By the was," said I. "I wish Tou Wouldn't make them out In my own name. 'Eagou' will do." ' "Whlt’s our port?" I asked. to test him. We came to an agreement. 1 [my tossed surprise " the wage& The INUF lulu guardedly explained that the ex- pcdltlon was secret. "You needn't worry. There ain't no- m' to be any police. He had his ml- vance money. and he won't risk " by tryin' to come back." Ho grlnncd again, with a cunning twlgkle in hls eye. Captain Selater’s hairy face bl'lsllml about the mouth. This I subsequently discovered Wis symptom of a grin. "You saw that, oh)" he trebled. “Aren't you afraid he‘ll brlug down the police and delay your calling?" I asked. I had ttre key to this side of Mn eharaeter. You remember I had over- heard the night before his summon! of his moral scruples. I said uolhlng, but looked knowing. "What was it?" be murmured. “Plain doserltnn or something worse?" I remained lnscrutal-lo. “Well," he conrcdcd. "I do mod I mate, and a naval 'mtrt-eregt tt be I! wantin‘ to unit nut of b,fttht"- “He won‘t spit on your deck! Dav." I hrnlrn " bald". tr "Look here," I said before I gave " to Mm. "You don't bent"; in me. My clothes are too good. That's all right. They‘re all I have that are good. t'm broke. 1 came down here Wondering whether t'd better throw myself In the drink." "You look like a dude." he sane-aka] "Where dld you ever ship?" Fortunately I had my Inn-tel”: cer- tlticate with me-rd passed treat, wa- ter on the great lttkes-t always carry that sort of document on the chance that " may come handy. " chanced to have a eouple of naval iodorse. mum, results of the late war. I All this time l had been thiuklng busily. t remembered dlstlnctly one 'other instance when Dr. tettermerhorn ‘Ind disappeared. I]. “we hack in- ‘scrutuhiy, but within a week " re- ‘Iults on mortal photography were pub- lic property. I told myself that in the 'prGeni lustsnce " Invinh use of w 'er, the elaborate nature of his prep- I nmtlons. the evident secrecy of the ex- {peumon u evidenced by the not that be had negotiated for the vessel only the day More letting sail. the impor- tance of personal supervision In proved by the not that tte-note-ty int- pnctlcnl in practical matter. sud no torloualy dialiklng anything to do with butsiurnut-isttd conducted the ttttttir ’hlmst‘lt instead of delegating it- why, FJiiiieLi", don't you lee that all this 1 was more thun enough to wake me up. body and soul? Suddenly i came to a 1ledinite resolution. Captain Below! ind descended to the pier. t approach rd him. _ “You need a mate." aid 1. He looked me orer. "Pertttos," he admitted. “Where'l your man?" , "Blunt hem.” Inld l. in: eyes widened I little. Otherwise he showed an sign or surprine. i tuned my Chung»? . I rumba the noun; at tho schn- tlnc good. my! the pew! hug-n. CH AFTER IN O D . II.“ Il.!.;'.?,?',),?!!")!,!!?!,?,?,),!!, LE fPte1tueat-ui/ttG%TinTs'ii""t"i7ii',T. ...._n_.--_m - _-_-.'_ -"""".-1.. V "In! yuan.“ uki m9d", " a he: at our 1teaur's--M. V00 or and direct igour dub does not Cl'; them. ecu-u- -ttttqta 00.. mg a7i,ljti1GliiiEiitl uny- Then by a glow [Imam of necmlvo perm-pupa. I became mum "at I was wnh‘hod by other eyes. of“: wax tir. nm. other human W with un- wavering can. Thu seemed to the some or mystic n Ion that tor the moment km of rm to I. "t A the inn. on an We Man-d at and: other. I fascinate-o1 by something, Iome up?" of tho slur, whkh I have new" berm ttbb' to PV plain to "use" nor even til-swim. " was I vnyntvry, n portent, n premoni- Hnn an!!! " oretNrtkert in 1mm some. times In the dark "causeway: of lite. I cannot tell you ot It nor milk. you lumen Jot It may. It was tt (Inch hook hitch employed by mule pteirers In the mountains and that he had usvd it on Hump book: In tho lumber woods of Michigan. I wouldn‘t wand". m, was a Wander- ing Jew. Hll name was Audomon. but T nowr hoard him rellvd {but It was always "Handy Solomon" will] men and mute". He wore on his {mud n red handm- an tutttiikorchiet. i never saw him with other covering. From hcmnih " struggled oily And (angled locks of (lossy black. His race. run long, nar- row, hook nosed and Fii,osr. Ills arm. as l have dmvrilwl them. a steady and handy him-k. I muld at first glance ascribe gram 'ar mm. but ontr moderate airongih to his Blond". “If! Murrs. In ibls I wax mistakmL Ills Btteer physlrnl power “as second only to that of Capialu 8rvtrrver. "no n! his forearm. ended in n stool hook. At the moment I could not underslnnd this: could not no how n "mu m maimed would be useful nl-nard a ship. Later I wished we had morn as handy. m, knew a jam hitch which be rough! cm” and under hil hook quicknr than most men cm map A line with tho naked hand, It would rendm' one may, 1 but held last the other. He told me l 1 am going to lwll you more of this man because, as you shall see, he was destined to have much to do with my life, the rate of Ur. Knrl Augustus t'ihertmtNaorrt and the doom of tho Laughing Lise. I I stood for a moment at the foot ot tho rulmmnlon nccuslnmlng my vyc-s rm the glut-m. After a mnmcul, with a shock of surprise, I made out a shining pair of bead [minls gazing " me unllllnklngly from the sluulmv un- der the hills. Slowly lhv Hum tivliucr1 himself, as a shape tnlics rum: m a fog. He was leaning Gunvard In an atllludc of attention, his'clhouw rut- ing on his knees. his rot'twritts drum-l ing between them, his lwn-l thrust out. 1 could detect no Tubman "Imam-m ot eyelash, no faintest sound of Immin- lug. The stillness was portentous. "ihe creature was exactly like " was ficrutv, one ot the sort you meet In mrri-lurs " cheap museums, and form Illunu‘ut mistake for living beings. Almost l ibougbt to make out the eutrtomarr; gray dust lying on the wax of his tea- l lures. Just outside the forecustle hatch I paused. Some one beiow was singing In a voice singularly riett in quniily. 'The words and the qunlntnuss or the minor air struck nu.- lmmeusely and [have clung to my mvmux-y like a bur Her slave: "'Are'rou n n1an~o'~war "I I priate-r. amid he. mow high. New law who! care we' 'Oh. I am In jolly pirate. and rm sailing for my tee.' Down on Ihe roan! of lira high liar- lvarcve-o.” t tstepped lo the mun-amen. The mice at cure tensed. l III-sunnded. A glimmer of late afternoon strug- gled through the deadiights. l found myself in a really comumdlons space. extending far back or when: the tors Hard bulkheads are usually lam-ml. "ecouuttodatintt INF-YE and runs at bunks--eighteen of ,theru, in tact. The :unlighted lamp rust its shadow 'm wood alalued block Ivy numb USP, but polished like ebony from the continued l friction of men's garments. l “ish l could convey to you tho run-nun} ot. fect this-of dropplng fn-m the llvr‘lu! of a miniature craft to (be inlvrnal arrangements of a tuttmre rigged ship. It was as though entering a cottage door you were to discover yourself on the floor of Madison Square Garden. A fresh sweet breeze of cumin: sunk. Cd down lite hatch. I lrtrmediatetr m" chlcd on the forecastle. Already it was being borne in on mo ihnt l was tittie more than. a glor'tfictt lm's'u'! mate. The situation suited me, how- ever; It enabled me to watch the course of prams mum sunny. Iesu or ml to tho danger or l‘w'nguithyn "They‘d mighty near hare tt Mat apiece,” I thought and went forward. (to berm, and the our“: was Jq5. l trftm large; than mysrlf, My clreut would have to be left outride. I strongly suspected that my lungs would lure to be.left outside also. For the lite ot me [could not see where the air Inn to come from. With a men- tat “aeration in favor or lave-”gut- lng the tone-me I went on deck. The Liming Lass was one of the puma! little Ichooners I ever whv. Wm it not for the lines of her bum-s In! tho Internal arrangement of her hold it might be imagined the had in. built originally as u plenum yacht. Even the rake of her wants, a little forward of plumb, bore out ml: lmpresalon, which n comparatively now nult of canvas, well Hopped down. buss stanchion. forward and two " tle guns under turpaulins almost mu- lirmed. Her complement of boats was ample enough. 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