Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-31

ward OF Theodore Shelf, hypocrite,
is engaged 20 Hamilton Fairfax.
Ii-Shelf proposes pirstical scheme
to Patrick Cambel. Shelf being under
the malign Influence of Mrs. Shelf.
III, Nv, v and vI-The scheme is to
ship gold to New Orleans. overinsur-
ing it and wrecking it. Shelf and
Cambcl employ Captain Owen Kettle
to command tie steamer, the Port
Edes. and to carry out the plan.
Cambel sails in the steamer. VII
As to the Port Edes, laden with the
boxes, leaves the dock . man on
shore declares that she IL doomed.
vIf-The crew attempt to seize the
vessel in order to secure the gold.
IX-But Capt. Kettle subdues the
mutiny.
CHAPTER x.
TONIGHT.
Another day and another sky. Now The
blue gulf water was as leaden and dense
rs that one looks upon In q hard North sea
gale, and the heavens overhead We're as
full Of lurii grays which raced one another
In sliding chase till they were lost in the
northern mist drifts. The steamer rolled
heavily to n steep beam sea. and wheI.
they could DO seen tho iron Of her lower
decks forward and oft CLEANED rs though
% had been new coated with ocher yarnish.
hut this was not often, for four minutes
out of every five they were filled with u
churnins. Kissing pond Of green and cot.
TON white which rho scnnncrs could cnIv
empty picccmeal.
Tho time was evening % hours os,e,
tho ou,lliny If tho mntinv ana tho ,hro.
tenants of Tho MINOR hr,doe ,rcr, ,h, orI,
human beings on nnv Of fbc outcr fIoct:
On tho midsbip Grating stood n hiobe,
bccIcd auart.rmastcr. holding ON IN fbs
spokcs of tho steam wheel brows,ny ON
plug tobacco and kccpinp h il eyes ,nccbnn.
icaiiy fixed In the jumping commas card
Alternately climbing ana descendinu
nthwart sbips n, tho bridge SWING ,,n,,cs
him, tho third mnto took Lis sea constitu.
tionnl in rubber thigh boots. with hand.
thrust into the waist belt Of His breecbc.
As officer of the watch evcrv timc be
pnsscd tho binnacle bo faced font and
tool n rcruI,,ion pccr round ON. go,
snurer lin of hori,op with an r,,.. tJsni,
lack Of interest, and a faco wooden and
snarlcd as n walnut she'll II, was an cid.
crly man. tn, third mate. and m, scr hel,
no moro surprises for him. and no more
interest. and no more pleasures. II ever
no had ambition. no had lost IL wear,
since. His aim in life was To hold n nosi.
ton Of small responsibility nnd earn n
monthly wnro with the smallest nossjb,q
outlay Of excrtion either mental or nbys,
icnI
Tho -rm,ir,r, ,cc,,,r, =, ,ho ,,,,,,
snt on n cnmnstool under tho leo M Az
weather lod,cr With h,s rcS ,,o,s,,, r.. ~
IN his cbos. HE .Iinnc,,.,, for s,,,,i, .,,,
IN front his eIbowa c-rohcd on. b.,,;, "a
him np,I hands dccn In hIs ,oct ~ ,,,o,'',,s
Every Tins tho ,hi,d ,n,,.,. $1,000
penrcd bip, nj. ovos o,,,.,, 81 o.. ~,
instant flashed ronnd ~ thc r,,h, h,nd
anil, 81 ,hc,- orh,,. p..-.o,, ..n,,n ~
sIcnt. 4, xv,s orv,ng 20 mi. s,c,,,. =, n.
crniIv sn,,ch,n, ,n,,nsn,. -, -. e.
Cnnt,in E.,,I, n, ,Lo c,,i =, ~. on -.
smell nm tho ,,n,rr h,,asc ,r,s - e., ..
though h, bai ip,t 90, nm ,,c,n -,
ni,b.,. sIc,, Tb,. ,chsn,,.., 60. -.
cssnry for. ~. tho rxncric,,ccJ ,i;,rcr ~.
quite nwarc. fully half the hands yvouId
have gladly tossed him overheard ~ tbc,
could have grapplcd him witbou. DANG,
10 Themselves pr.s,n,iv bo,vsvc. J.,
droppcd his dozc with n sn,n and si,yc,,
round 10 face the bc,d Of tho br,d,,, ,,J
der. ,ntir,Iv ynkcfuI A bcad shn,ro,, .,
s,lf. black haired. with a olc,n .havcr
bright. determined face. The cnr,csncnd'
Ing body followed, lean, tall. ,nu,cuiar
"Ah. Mr.. Cambcl. you've brought r,s
some provendcr9 Thanks, indeed. What
sandwich and teal Couldn't he better. y
II have whisky In my pocket.''
"Not for me now. Wait tili ~e M,