Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-07
A DUEL UNDER WATER.

.You didn't iorgct the widow. dld you.
Tom. when you paid the lad on We've
becn on n pretty long cruise this time, and
IKE enough she'll 10 IN need Of many
more things than tho boys wages will buy
Tor her"
"oh, no, nil. dldn't forget Nancy. |
put two ten dollar bills In an envelope,
one from you. and ono from me- aud qave
them 10 the young chap for his mother
hut say, Bul, think that on the next
lob we'd better dress the boy. aud let
him make q dip alongside o. either one
OF ~, while tho other tends him. Ny
wori for n, he vii make a good diver
after n little pmclicc. with such meu a.
YOU aud "a trach him the business
II guess you're right, mate" answered
Bill. ~ Noldy has liking for the work,
aud the widow don't object ths lad might
A. we'll commence now ~ any time. III
take whlk NJ 10 tho cottage tonight and
go what Nancy has Ia say hlout H. she
may think H. most too dangerous busl'
ness Tor her only boy, but f.or'. Tom, aint
you aud ep,.nt half our live. under water
and arr none the worre for Il noww
"That's 80, nlil Why. diver 10 his
srnor, with = guud 'tendcr' nj the suriace,
4 iust NJ safe A. parson IN bis pulpit
Yes, you'd better 20 aud so Nancy" con-
tlnusd Tom Relatively. "and have talk
with her. Aud say. mate, acc u she wants
anything. sothni We can got Il Tor her aforo
We go away again"
AN right, Old man. 60 longr' and with
that the one who hal becn addressed ~
Dill turned and walked away, while HE
companion. Tom, seated himself upon a
divers pumpbox aud watched his friend
out u sight.
The fOncgoing conversation took place
on the deck OF ANAL wrcoking schooner
which WIS lying alongside " one OF tho
whar,rs In San Francisco. having Just ar
Rived NJ that port from n trip down the
coast, where her crtw had succeedei IN sc-
curing all the valuable materials Of
sunken vcssri that bad bcen lost some
hundred and flfty miles to the northward
Of Cape s. i.ucaa
The two characters introduced wure the
divers, aud firm friends they were. having
worked together continuously for years
In fact, nrither ono would accept a ''con.
tract" unless tho other was Included
within IT, terms
Bill had Just disappeared. when the cap.
tain Of the schooner emerged from the
cabin aud approached tho solitary figure
GU deck.
= "Ah. Tom," h. began. jooosely; count
Ing the stars, or thinking over your past
sinsw
NO, cap, you're wrong about tho stars,
for haven't east an eye sioit for the last
bali hour; but as for the past-ycs, was
bginnlng 10 think OVER that little
often hlnk over H. Sometime. I'm pleased
With the recollection. and then again
wish u hal bccn somebody else that had
gone through what nill and have, aud
not us"
"why. man, what Is II that you and
your mate have done that you dislike To
recall 10 mind. I've known you both for
nearly twenty Year., and, though | say II
10 your face, | never saw two squhfur men
on ALT water Ia my whole llfe.H
We'll, cap'n, think We have done pretty
near what j. right since you sailed In our
company; but shortly hiore you fen Ia
with ~ there was something that happened .
which both Bill aud would give all We arc
worth II u hadn't Although I'm begin. I
Mug to feel that II might have lscn for tho .
is-lt, ~ Il brought forth what little there
was Of good In the chnracicrruf two men,"
II have always believed that there was a
page In your histories which would prove
Of deep interest, but one which yon have .
hitherto carefully gnhrdcl Now, n Il IL |
not asking too much. | beg that yon VIII .
make conldant oi me- and accent tho
rurl Of sailor that 1 will never reveal
the ecretn
AZ this Tom hesltated ere he began.
esp, although Bill aud never snid I
that what happened that day VIZ wouldn't I
nlk about, yet We have mutually kent /
silent on tho subject, more bcchuye 10 .
wasn't real pleasant Tor either u us TO .
TANK Mthan because We were ashamed 70
let the world know what onnloundrd fools .
w made OF ourselves. Yes, cap'n, IN tell I
you. 1t was way bick In 20, when 1911 ]
and ] were working togcther on wtccl, |
Just inside Of chcsapcake by, hctwe,n |
Cape Henry Hight aud Hampton roads.
we had come down from New York. |
aud wcfe pretty ,prucoy0ungohap in those /
days. Now, u seemfd. although neither |
ON Of Ne knew Il, that We were both think. /
lag considerable Of the same girl We Ina |
been ainafd Ola wrcklnr schooner, about |
The sizc Of this one for noarly two weeks, |
when one sunday was oyethmling nay |
thing In the foNcas'lc, aud was Just TAX. |
ingout a picture Of the little one that IA /
len up home Bill came along. aud, look. |
Ing over my shoulder, says, "Hullo, chun. |
Who have you got there"
says I, an honest as could be. handing
him the picture, That's the oman hope /
to b. my wife some day
"Aour wiiuF kays he, " he took the |
photograph. My Godl That's Nancy |
Stewart and glanene up, Isaw Blll staf. /
Ing At the picture with his ficp a. white a, |
a new gailtob1 Then thruSting Inc /
likeness into his pocket, he h,s,ed through |
his clencliod teeth No, Tom BaNterl She .
will never b. your wifcF and, turning. he /
tprang mp the stcls out Of the lorrcas'Ie 1
before could ,toh him.
As You may imagine, WIS boiling mad.
and surprised NJ we'll. | followed Blll ON
deck and saw him sitting on a water cask
with both hnnds M 20 his fn.. 40 .
preached him, and touchina aim nm Az.
.louluef asked ~ geutly as could for
The return Of the Picture N'''N '''
~ ne looked up 10 me the erhres ,lon M
nN oouhtcnhnco was TINT oil A uia,l,s' IN,
i.''uI,a We're distorted with either aiigsr
u anguish, know not which
A., Nvnei come, ] said after a pause. dpr.
VIZ winch my chum Rlarci y..,ntlv a,
W.. nlfe me back the photol,1,,h
ns shHWeF received was a blow ANIL
uoNn went as though shot. Will nm aa
nl. twas considerably stronger tb"a
~ .eo's DAYS, aud soon got mo i.,.t ~, ~
Analf' iheld Bill down on deck Win o ,ns !