The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-06

he should hail the wreck in nauticat
fashion. This maritime etiquette alb.
solutely demanded, or he had read his
sea stories TO little purpose. So he es-
saved TO shout: 'Wreck ahoy," putting
his hands 10 his mouth as a trumpet
but the wind flung his voice back In his
teeth. No one appeared on the vessel;
no n answered him. This undertake
ing was one that required expert aid.
He must get help in the village and res
cue the people, who, he did not dontt,
were hidden away in the interior OF
the hull. Animated by his humane pur-
pose, he started, scudding before the
gale, toward the village, but soon a tall,
hulking figure doomed up out of the
twilight, and a big voice roared:
$50 long, cap'n. / see you're out
bright an early. 1ha's good, tha's
good. See anything?"
"Why, yes" shouted Nathaniel, re-
lieved at meeting some n with whom
he could share his responsibility. "Why
YES. There's a wreck down yonder on
the beach"
The news reused Moses to animation.
Wreck. Gee Whitaker. You don't
tell me so. Anybody on here"
II couldn't see anybody" bawled
Quiinby, as they struggled down to the
konll together. Moses tool a long sur
yey of the wreck and then whistled.
He bent his head so that Quimby
could hear his voice above the wind and
beloved:
1.-THE sea has SEN you luck, cap'n.
They amt no folks onto her; she's been
wrecked this some time, / sh'd judge.
She's IA lumber derelick."
"a what?" screamed Quimby.
"Les get down here in the lee o this
knoll, so'st we en- talk" howled Moses.
Lumber schooner, 'bandoned at sea:
stress o. weather or some sich. Grew
taken TO boats an probably gone TO
Dayy Jones. Bein' lumber, she won't
sink, so bein' tired o. driftin' she's jest
drove ashore. What we sailors call a
~derelick."
"Well, isn't there anything we can
do for her?"
"Do? yessiree, they's plenty. Looks
like you better gimme that job l was
down lookin' for yestiddy. Let mo
loose onto that there derelick with
what help l need, gimme my head and
don't say nothin', an my name amt
Mosey if you don't make 500 or 81 1000
salvage outer that lumber an hull to-
gether. If they's insurance paid onto
her, tn underwriters ii be glad to get
suthin' back, an eff Their amt the own
ers IL come down fer a lump. There's
laws q governin' all these things, an
you trust me, 1 know the ropes"
Business is business" said Quimby,
when the matter had been made clear
20 him, and the possibilities that it
opened up began to make an impress
sion on his imagination. "WhatIl you
do it for? Take charge and every
thing, l mean"
"What1l you give?"
mo, that isn't fair, you know better
what it's worth; whatH you ask z"
30, l don't mind, so'st it's fair; either
cash or a sheer"
"Well," ruminated Quimby, II don't
mind a half share, if you find your own
helpers and bear the expense" /;
lHut , llDeTdi, cup IL, eI 4 Hau airy
cent of money, but | amt; I'm cleaned
out. IF l could borrow fifty dollars
for a start, l could do it,"
Quimby unpinned the pocket where
he kept his diminishing roll and
counted out fifty dollars; turning his
back to the wind and to Moses as he did
so.
There" he said: There's fifty, I'll
advance that much. Now go ahead
and get to work just as quick as ever
you can. You say you think we can
make a thousand out of herr"
Sure" said Moses, pocketing the
money. "Sure. II least that. Come
to take a good look at her now the light
is better, l guess she's a heap bigger
than l calc'lated. tn be nearer fifteen
hundred"
But a few hours later, when the
storm had abated so that Moses man.
aged at the ebb tide to get aboard, he
presently came back with his big frame
fairly shaking with excitement.
Great Gewillakins, cap'nl" he
yelled. This here is a bonanzer
She's loaded with mahogany"
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