The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-03-20

to meet, and here she was getting winter
and thinner every day. You could almost
see the flesh slip away from her bones; and
she d an appearance of scare and worry
about her face that made one sick to look
at All hands saw it; there was no avoid
ing such thing; but they put it down to
anxiety about Cameron.
The pair of them we're openly engaged
to marry by this time, and I must say the
way that he and the other diver worked
was caution. OF course the water was
warm, but it was fairish deep, and meyer
saw men stay down longer They never
seemed to give in while they had strength
to lift hand, and when they came to the
surface and had their gear taken off they d
be almost fainting with WEAKNESS from
what they gone through. And it WASH t
one-day occurrence either. They were
always the same, and the weeks slipped
away till they had run into month, and
still none of the gold had been brought to
the Cleaner
The silt was the trouble, it seemed As
fast as they dug it out, just so fast did it
slide down again into the steamer bow
els, and the strong room, which lay right
down against her keel, could not be come
at Of course one understood that Cam
eron' reputation depended upon his bring
ing off this salvage job successfully, but l
don't see the force of man killing him
self, and [ told him SO more than once.
I fancied at the time that Miss Bradbury
was telling him the same every day; but
he didn' take any notice of either Of us,
nor did Storey, the other diver; and the
pair worked themselves to rags.
A stopper was put on their game, how
ever, in a way they did not expect. The
steward brought word one morning that
the Captain wanted to see me, ard | turned
out of my bunk and went on deck. He
seemed in a bit of worry.
"Mr Storey's had stroke, says he.
''T We told that man dozen times to
take drugs, sir, " said I, Sand be never
would
Drugs are all very well for US, Mac, =
says he, ''that have ordinary stomachs,
but drugs wouldn't have saved Storey
what he's got, and that s paralysis.
My certie p said |.
s'It's true" said the old man. ''It
took him whilst he was in the boat Cam
eron had just gone down, and Storey was
going to follow when he was seized. They
took off his helmet and brought him back.
and he's down in his room now with half
of him dead and no speech left. =
''It's a complaint, I've heard, that
often does seize divers. .
1t does if they stick to the trade too
long Well Mac, [ IN wanting some one
to take his place. and | give you first offer.
1t Il mean 95 week above and beyond
your present pay, and there's nothing to
hinder your earning it. .
Nothing that l see, sir; Storey and
are Just in a build, and | can wear his
suit
every well, then just give me your
hand for half minute and look me in the
eye
I did that.
CHOW said he, you re servant of
the Corinth Salvage Association, and IN
another. Your father was gentleman,
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He was that, sir, and one of the most
honored Free Kirk ministers in Scotland "
Then you must be gentleman, too,
though / dare say you are not always
treated as such Now swear to me, Mac,
on your honor as a gentleman, that you Il
be true to those that are employing you. -
l looked him in the face and did it
cheerfully. When a man treats me prop
erly (and God knows few enough of them
have tried it, he's got fellow to work
for him he ought to value highly.