The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-10-15

into conversation with him, and the
conversation had turned upon the
shipping at Marseilles.
"Iou seem to know a thing or two
about boats, stranger" observed the
American.
"Well, ought to, seeing that 1 was
some years"
''You were! Then you must have
come across some funny yarns i'll con-
| nection with those same steamers
Lord bless you! There's deal of roe
nance connected with those lines!
could tell you story-but. there, i,
| wouldn't interest you perhaps"
"On the contrary" replied Mr.. Nut
ford, IL should very much like to hear
some OF your experiences; we have the
end OF long journey before us"
ooh. they re not my experiences; but
! friend OF mine from Chicago told me
a rum story about the Cable line q
few days ago. Remember the Para
gon? Went down mysteriously, be-
ginning OF the year? Yes, you know
lll tell you q story about that, if you
like. Shall l? Very well-we've got
half an hour. 1t happened like this;
but mind, you promise on your
British honor never to let this 90 any
further. All right
"Coi. Jedadiah H. Spinlls got planted
last fall with huge consignment of
hides; got 'em as his share OF steal,
or something of that kind, and all his
pals laughed at him because they said
even he couldn't get profit out Of
| 'an, ~ |, t,,1, l-
Ship 'em all aboard the Paragon
as cargo, declares them as
Indian bullion embroideries, and in
sures them against all risks at $780,
600! Hespotted the Paragon because
there was young fool OF fifth officer
on board, named Mudford, or Ret
ford, or something like that, who was
just the kind of soft he wanted, and he
had him sounded, to make sure, one
day at Delmonico's, by q friend, who
went and sat with him, and entered
into copversation-just as you and
have done; and then the colonel
got a girl, lovely and without rela-
tlons, with the cheek and the pluck
and the beauty OF the devil, but down
on herluck and hard up for cash and ex-
citement, and sent her on board as
his niece, making the voyage to
seringapatam under the care Of
the captainn She made ire
mendous love to the young spark,
playing the pompous old ass OF a cap
tain off against him, and got him to
herself on deck one dark night, when
there was no else on deck but two
men sent on as part OF the extra crew
| hI, ha co1N~n1 h;,,,colS -l
by him. While she tlirted with him
well out OF sight under the bridge,
these two men let down over the side
a Remington dynamite machine, and
blew the blessed old boat to blazes,
and then cockered up yarn about
a mysterious vessel that had come
upon them suddenly, run them down
and got clear away Lord.
knew you'd laugh. This young
fool is no end of funk about
| his certificate, supports their yarns
and, OF course, never says q word
about the GIRL. They come over; the
loss is proved bona fde accidental3
and Col. Jedadiah Il. Spinks nets
100000 sterling clear profit bang
out OF the insurance Offices! But waili
minute. The ends the tragic part
OF it. That beautiful girl, with her
marvellous talents, that would make
her an empress if she wanted to bd
one, goes and falls in love-the real
thing.-with the man, and won touch
a penny OF her share of the plunder..
Waste OF genius, ] call it. But all
women are alike. And egad slr, she S
married him! What dye think OF that
for a yarn?"
"Most startling and amusing. But
here in Paris. Thank you so much
for your delightful company. Your
story has indeed interested me great
ly."-London Truth.