Telegram-herald., 1889-05-28

JAKE Pushed HIS BROTHER ovERBoARD.
They've never been able 20 catch y-ru
-. anyway" | replied Iokingly. giving a
wink 20 theeiasr broth sr, who was rcputed
90 be a. popular y ladies' pian as Ben was
q bear. They were bachelors both.
fsts had not struck the right synote,
go / vcuru-ed a c1ngratulation on the good
luck they had now--as | s1rralsei-en ter
81 a pom The enjoyment Of At this Jake
gave a qs--r JERK OF his heal, "'Tain's all
gold a. gutsers, sir, IL itS But Ben nnd
have had sInosth enough sailing SO far,
haven's We. Ben, and 1 don't know az
either OF US really needs another dollar"
Not for oar own selves. why. certainly
not, said Ben, but / we got that schemeo'
uains everlasti1 y I'm my head, night and
day, nci when yOa'rs kinder comin' in
sigAs o lsna. a. you may say, you know
how you1 feel IL some iceberg was 70
come along and Just bid fair TO smash you
al up to"
Before bad tine - wonder why Jake
ehould flatly interrupt his brother with a
kighly ridiculous remark about feeling
rather seasick. We had arrived at the
steaUasx aud were ell engaged In a mad
scramble 90 gather our wraps and struggle
OF sts rocking xangway 90 the deck OF the
lRer - is lowered m.jestically overhead.
icould not steep that q ut nj ght, though
the sen WAS not az AL rough. At last
wrapped up and srrolled on deck. It was
1nst "a tue dawn was breaking, and
iesned over ths raH. fascinated by the
play % the rotsam and jctsam rubbish
that was being tossed iaso the light by the
wnves. Ons particular splinter OF wood.
peculiarly shaped. kept bobDing up and
down with \ regularity that started me
on a queer train Of thought
AZ lsss grew chilly. which aroused me
saf'icisntly TO deci 3e upon going below fos
. eup of hoe bosilion. I started 70 20
when. who sboulA come pacing along like
. Arac--waLksx, but Jake Murtenthorpe
Hello thsrcI What's kicked VoL out OF
asnag berth this raw morning."
%. I've hsd n deviiish bal nj nightmare
always do aboard ship. specially after bot
ssed beer aud a pipe"
Well, l guess should sleep soundly
through stempess il were going home
with = fortune in my pocket"
"OsGra the forrunel It's thGt that
hokhers ms-but what's the use Of talking
about tits Just what want 70 forget. ("
snd We SEE OF On smart tramp from end
~ end OF the deck Il was Just what /
needed.
I'll be bound your brother takes good
fortunes easier than you seem to-
gathered from what 20 was saying when
We met on the teRa-r tsst he has some
bsnevolenE -~hsHls on hand. or in mind
He always wss BIT q a crsnk-whst
10 you shiukf The fool refused 10 come
on the boat at aTl--shs minute the plank
w-s gotsg 20 - taken ia I'm hanged IL be
di6n't rssh rigas back and jumped inse
tAs tender
What aussr srick. 20 Be sur- Well
: guess be taou<hs th-r- was sOmethins
fsfs ~
Not a bft % a-h- never would arrse &c
fair ard square, sss-ings-nsv-r-I wise to
Cod I'd
Lssk az that thing down there"
ssid. "a va came roaad 20 where bad
bsso standing I cssxhs sight Of the bit
OF wood uaeVpecaedlY. and fsls glad 20
ehNnzr tho earrsns Of a rsthsr unpleasant
conversation.
4 dsn's see aaTtbirE--
There. taer~. don's ven sss tsst white
fhiaz-fhsre-look st it n0v-its behi nd
that wave no--it1l come up in second
nov then--csn't you see it right fhrrcr'
Why-whF-it looks some skiaS Ike
49,
"Yss. shst's it-Iiks q hGnd-whst'
coed GSp-i--is = hand
JAKE rad tursed hvli. hs looked D..
fsctlY awful in that morning IighA Tas
shcc< n-rveG me- up. I ho, llsea out--I know
ret whas-hat hair a dcr-n of tha officers
sra m-n ~eVs -ith - in a Tfsy. / could
snlv poins svrrboars. speeches. Thers
nov 49, an arr stiff "a a mast with thst
e~il ErCar whfsh I , ~ mistaken for =
rpiister- uoin,ing. row here. row there.
brs ~ sach stin Hcneat is poiatsa dead
a. our gr0uN.
A b,sss ~sz over in a .v~iRklinx Jake
sooe c.c1e reuns. hut more fssrf1 e y scared
thza before = i9fned "a - serriaz over
tae rnil. ti1e deems co~rzs az "a rhs boat
fuss henenth. - arm and fnzer poI-tirs
'riEht no - was-e we strc3. tarnec
away IA ,osehluz ant hor-1r 7 notics6
.Jaks stoea sransd xsd. his eyes Z ared IN
.nisraais urcn ths ShsstlT treasure trovs
cf tie sepulcaral SEA
TIE body vas laid on ths 5eck W.
gathered srouad. I took Tsks's arm iu
nrise ard half Ragged aim 20 ths spot
When thev moved f1r ~ - view ths botlv
I felk = ssu.atlsr rua riEhe through M
frsHe. a. Jsks uttered a shrill.ng cTT sad
Eel prone u7os the deck.
Z vss ran's 6ea1 ho3r A. the srisi
s.,r sAs ship puc lzta Qaeenstows. ~sen
.IAkes 6e11gs0as tax lest 10 doaps tAst q