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THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, july II, 1897.

ather in the early gray of the morning
1t was just 4:30 by my chronometer
when something caused me to sit up in
~ berth wide awake, and with every
nerve tingling. 1t was a sound of some
sort, crash with a human cry at the
end of it, which still Jared upon my
ears. / sat listening but all was now
silent. And yet it could not have been
imagination, that hideous cry, for the
echo of it still rang in my head, and it
seemed to have come from some place
quite close to me. | sprang from my
bunk, and pulling on some clothes,
made my way into the cabin.
At first | saw nothing unusual there
In the cold gray light / made out the
red-clothed table, the six rotating chairs,
he walnut lockers, the swinging barome-
ter, and there at the end of the big
stripped chest. l was turning away with
the intention of going upon deck and ask
ing the second mate if he had heard any
thing when my eyes fell suddenly upon
something which projected from under
| the table. 1t was the leg of man, a
leg with a long sea boot upon it. | stoOp-
ed, and there was figure sprawling up
on his face, his arms thrown forward
| and his body twisted. One glance told
| me that it was Armstrong, the first Of
| ticer, and second that he was dead
man. For a few moments | stood gasp
ing. Then | rushed on to the deck, call
ed Allardyce to my assistance, and came
back with him into the cabin.
Together we pulled the unfortunate
fellow from under the table, and as we
ooked at his dripping head we exchanged
glances, and / do not know which was
| the paler of the two.
THE same as the Spanish sailor,
said l.
THE very same. God preserve us! It's
that Internal chest! Look at Armstrong
hand!'
He held up the mates right hand, and
there was the screwdriver which he had
wished to use the night before
| He's been at the chest, sir. He knew
that / was on deck and you asleep. He
knelt down in front of it and he pushed
he lock back with that tool. Then some
thing happened to him and he cried out
, so that you heard him."
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! "Allardyce," | whispered, what could
have happened to him."
The second mate put his hand upon
my sleeve and drew me into his cabin.
I'VE can talk here, sir, and we don't
know who may be listening to us in
there. What do you suppose is in that
box, Cat. Barclay"
Il give you my mord, Allardyce, that
/ have no idea
well, | can only find one theory
which will fit all the facts. Look at the
size of the box. Look at all the carving
and metal work which may conceal any
number of holes. Look at the weight
of it. 1t took four men to carry it. On
the top of that remember that two men
have tried to open it, and both have
come to their end through it. Now. sir,
what can it mean except one thingy'
| You mean that there is a man 1T %
"Of course there is a man in it. You
know how it is in these South Ameri-
can states, sir. A man maybe presi-
dent one week and hunted like "a dog the
next. They are forever flying for their
lives. My idea is that there is some fell
low in hiding there, who is alarmed and
desperate, and who will fight to the death
before he is taken"
! But his food and drink?'
Its roomy chest, sir, and he may
have some provisions slowed away. AS
to his drink he had a friend among the
crew upon the brig who saw that he had
what he needed
You think, then, that the label ask
ing people not to open the box was sim
ply written in his INTEREST,""
Yes, sir, that is my idea. Have you
any other way of explaining the facts? ~
| had to confess that l had not
The question is what are we to do?''
1 asked.
'"The mans a dangerous ruffian who
sticks at nothing. I'm thinking it
wouldn't be "a bad thing to put rope
around the chest and tow it alongside for
half an hour. Then We could open it
at our ease. Or if we just tied the box
up and kept him from getting any water
maybe that would do as well. Or the
carpenter could put coat of varnish
, over it and stop all the blow holes''
Come, Allardyce," said /, angrily
| "You don't seriously mean to say that
whole ships company are going to be
terrorized by single man in a box. If
he's there I'll engage to fetch him outv'
went to my room and came back with
my revolver in my hand. Now, Altar
| dyce," said l, do you open the lock
and I'll stand ON guard"
"For Gods sake think what you are
doing, sir" cried the mate. 1.-TWO men
have lost their lives over it, and the
blood of one not yet dry upon the car
pet"
1.-THE more reason why we should re-
venge him.
"Well, sir, at least let me call the car
penter Three are better than two, and
he is good stout man."
He went off in search of him, and
was left alone with the striped chest in
the cabin ! don't think that I'm nerv-
Gus man, but l kept the table between
me and this solid old relic of the Span
ish main In the growing light of morn
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nation of the peculiar box the other
Quarter boat with Mr.. Armstrong, the
first officer. had come alongside, and we
began to carry out and place in her the
various curiosities which appeared to be
the only objects worth moving from the
derelict ship. When she was full / sent
her back to the bark, and then Altar
dyce and l, with the carpenter and one
seaman, carried the striped box, which
was the only thing left, to our boat and
lowered it over, balancing it upon the
two middle thwarts, for it was so heavy
that it would have given the boat a
dangerous tilt had we placed it at either
end. AS to the dead man, we left him
where we had found him. The mate had
a theory that at the moment of the de-
sertion of the ship this fellow had start
ed plundering and that the captain in an
tempt to preserve discipline had struck
him down with a Ratchet or some other
heavy weapon. 1t seemed more probable
than any other explanation, and yet it
did not entirely satisfy me either. But
the ocean is full of mysteries and we
were content to leave the fate of the
dead seaman of the Brazilian brig to be
added to that long list which every sailor
can recall.
The heavy box was slung up by ropes
on to the deck of the Mary Sinclair, and
was carried by four seamen into the
CABIN. where between the table and the
after lockers there was just space for il
TO stand. There it remained during sup.
per. and after that meal the mates re-
NAMED with me and discussed over q
glass OF grog the event of the day. Mr..
Armstrong was long, thin, vulture-like
man, an excellent seaman, but lannon's
Tor his nearness and cupidity. Our treas
ure trove had excited him greatly. and
already he had begun, with glistenins
eyes to reckon up how much it might he
worth to each of us when the shares at
| 'he salvage came to be divided.
| II the paper said that they were nm; !.
que Capt Barclay, then they NAV he
worth anything that you NAV like to
name. You wouldn't believe the Sums
tnat the rich collectors give. A tbou.
SAND pounds is nothing to them. Wei
nave something to show for our VOYAGE
Tor | am mistaken"
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sd ally except Monday. tDaily except Sun
Train on she scouand Neck Brancn Roas
leaves Weldon 10 p m. Halifax Is m, RI.
rfyes Scotland Neck 8 20 p m, Greenvfllee S.
% m, Kinston IS p m. Returning leaves ks,
stor so m, Greenvflle 81 a m, arriving N
Halifax II Is m, Weldon II 50 q IA, daily ex,
0e TRrains on the Washington Branch leave
washington 20 m and 90 p m, arrives
Parmele 10 am and 24o P m. returnfng leave
ington II 90 a m and 72o p m, daily except
Train leaves Tarboro, @, daily. except
Sunday, 80 p m. Sunday 65 m. Al rfves
Plymouth daily except Sundby, 740 d m,
6 % m. Returntng leave Plymouth daily
except Sunday, 90 m, and Sunday 8 90 m ,
arrives TarbOro 10 O6 M IL 90 q M.
Train on Midland N. @. Branch leave
Go!dsboro daily. except Sunday7 10 m. az
irving Smthheld 8 80 m; Returning lecves
smithneld 500 q IN; arrives a. GoldSbors
Trains ON Nashville Branch leave RooH,
Mount 1t I so p m, arrives Nashvflles O6 m
Spring Hope B 10 m; returning leAveA
Spring Hope 90 m, Nashville IS q m, ar
r1ves at Rocky Mount 8 % O m. daily, except
Train on Clinton Branch leaves warsaw
m and4 10 p m; returning leaves Clinton as
Z 90 m and so m.
Train No. rs makes close connection 30
Weldon for all points North ally, all rets
via Richmond, alse at Rocky Mount wiz
Norfolk and Carolina II. r. for Norfolk AR6
Oldpoints North via Norfolk.
III. M. EMKRsoN, Genl Pass. Agent
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| Il don't think that" said l. GAS far
aus / can see they, are not very different
from any other South American curios.
| "WeU. sir, I've traded there lor ioul
aon voyages, and have never seen aug
| b;no like that chest before. mat worm
| a nile of money just as IL stahos' ''
| ;t,s so heavy that surely there mus "
aor,,atbino valuable inside 1t. Don YOU
think that we ought to open II anu SEE :.
"If Won break itopen you VIII spoh ~
a.. likely as not" said the second iiia'e.
rn,strong souatted down in front Oh
| = with his head on one side ana MS
lono Thin nose within few inches u
..rbe wood is oak said he, "and II
hos sbrunk a little with age. III haa
eh;sa, or a strong bladed knife L couio
forca the lock back without DONG any
damage at all. ,,a ,,n;fo
aao mo think of the dead seamen upon
the brig. on
the lob when some one came to interfere
with him." and l.
81 don't know about that, sir, but L
am perfectly certain that l could open
the box. There screw driven here III
tho locker. Just hold the lamp, Altar
ldvce. and I'll have it done in brace or
| shakes" "a,
..Wait a bit" said I, for already, with
ewes which cleaned with curiosity ana
with avarice, he was STOPPING over the
Hid Il don't see that there is any hurry
over this matter. You've read that card
which warns us not to open it. 1t may
mean anything or it may mean nothing,
but somehow l feel inclined to obey 1t.
After all, whatever is in it will keep,
and if it is valuable will be worth as
much if it lis opened in the owners Of
fee as in the cabin of the Mary Sin
clair"
The first officer seemed bitterly disap-
pointed at my decision.
Surely. sir, you are not superstitious
about it." said he, with slight sheer up.
on his thin lips. eff it gets out of our
,wn hands and we don't see for ourselves
what is inside it we may be done out of
ur rights, besides"
chats enough, Mr.. Armstrong" said
I, abruptly. "You may have every con-
fidence that you will get your rights, but
will not have that box opened tonight"
"Why the label itself shows that the
box has been examined by Europeans"
Allardyce added. Because box is a
reasure box no reason that it has treas
ures inside it now. A good many folk
have had peep into it since the days Of
the old Governor Of Terra Firma."
Armstrong threw the screwdriver down
upon the table and shrugged his Shout
ders.
Just as you like" said he, but for the
rest of the evening, although We spoke
upon many subjects, / noticed that his
eyes were continually coming round with
the same expression of curiosity and
greed to the old striped box.
And now I come to that portion of my
story which fills me even now with a
shuddering horror whep think of it. The
main cabin had the roYns Of the officers
round IL lint mine was the furthest~RMay
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VICTOR
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Why You Should Ride a Victor
1T is MADE ENTIRELY OF CRU.
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A ten thousand dollar guarantee goes
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II is THE EASIEST RUNNING AN D
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IT'S A JOB ALL THE SAME.
Hickory Mercury

1t turns out that the Caucasian gets
not part of the public printing as has
been charged by the News and Observer,
and, of course, other papers. 1t simply
gets rents for the use of its press and
engine, etc, and nothing more. So anoth-
other mares nest is broken up.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-05
First Duels In italy.

The first duels were fought in Italy,
according to Millingen, who speaks of a
manuscript discovered at Cassel aud de-
scribes duel between a father and a
son in the reign of the Emperor Theod-
ORIG. When Charlemagne forbade wager
of battle among the Lombards, he en-
countered the fiercest opposition from
the mobiles. Early in the ninth century
De Medicis, knight, defeated in single
combat the bandit MugeI, who devastat-
ed the Florentine district now called
after him, Mugello. Ohio II granted
the prayer of the nobility for the re-
establishment of wager of battle in 988.
Women and priests were not compelled
to accept it. The Normans showed less
gallantry. With them woman had to
accept, nor could she name a champion.
Her male opponent, however, was buried
to his waist in the EARTH Armed with q
club, he tried to strike her as she cir
cled around him, his weapon being a
ball of iron at the end of cord. If he
failed to touch her at the third attempt,
he was vanquished, which meant to
him death with dishonor.
Beccarin says that the reason so many
duels were fought in Italy in the early
days is that where the law does not af-
ford protection one must look to single
combat to retain the respect of ones
fellow men. In the middle ages the feroc-
ity of Italian duels passes belief. "Any
way of putting an enemy to death
(ogni modo') is good enough" says
one of their writers. "When an italian
spares his vanquished adversary, says
Brantome, she mains his arms and
legs and gives him as memento Of his
kindness and generosity hideous cash
across the face =" Lampagnano practiced
on painted model of Galeazzo Sforza
before he stabbed him. Dueling was
called "la schema cavalleresca. p
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PRINCESS VICTORIA.
The Simple Life of England's Queen In
Her Childhood Days.

The Simple Life of England's Queen In
Her Childhood Days.
James Cassidy has written. for st.
Nicholas an article on the "Girlhood
Days of England's Queen" in the
course of which he says:
There was an occupation in which
the wee woman of seven years. wearing
a simple white gown and large straw
hat, was frequently seen engaged. 1t
was watering the garden plants. One
of those who saw her said that as he
sometimes watched her intently at
work he wondered which would get the
most water, the plants or her own little
feet
The princess was an early riser, get
ting up at z, frequently earlier in the
summer, and breakfasting at s o'clock.
Her breakfast was just such as any
we'll cared for little girl who was not
a princess might be expected to enjoy,
bread and milk and fruit, placed on a
small table by her mothers side.
When breakfast was finished, the lit
tie princess went for a walk or drive,
while her half sister, Feodore. her al.
most constant companion, studied with
her governess. From 10 to ~ the ducb-
ess instructed 'Drina, after which she
was at liberty to wander at will through
the rooms, or to play with her many
costly toys.
Two o'clock was the dinner hour of
the princess, though the luncheon hour
of the duchess. Plain food, nicely
cooked, was placed before the little
girl, and she did it justice, for she was
healthy and strong and enjoyed her
meals After dinner she received assist
ance in her studies till O'Clock, when
she was taken by her mother to visit a
friend or perhaps to walk or drive, or
she was permitted to ride donkey in
the gardens.
At the dinner hour of the duchess
her little. girl supped, seated next to
her mother. Then came romp with
her nurse, Mrs. Brock By the time the
romp was finished the house party
would be at their dessert, and then the
princess would be called in to join
them.
Nine o'clock was bedtime, and she
never prolonged her day beyond that
hour No matter whether she was at
home or at the house of friend, "9
O'Clock bedtime was rigidly enforced. "
Her little bed was placed beside her
mothers larger bed, SO that by day and
night mother and daughter were never
far apart.
Regular study, regular exercise, sim
pie food and plenty of time out Of
doors, plenty of play and plenty of sleep
distinguished the upbringing of Eng
lands future queen.
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Putting a stamp Upside Down.

Folk in general are not nowadays so
careful as they were years ago in the
matter Of affixing postage stamps to
letters and receipt stamps upon bills,
and many never note whether the
stamps are the right way up or upside
down. 1t was very different, however,
before the rush and roar Of this half of
the century began, for it was next door
to a crime, in the eyes of many, to affix
stamp with the queens head the
wrong way up. Many were not only
under the impression that her majesty
would ''feel offended" but that if she
took the matter up personally or told
officials to act punishment could fol
low. There are still, however, many
people who look with horror upon q
postage stamp upsi1e wn.-Notes and
Queries.
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strange Mistake.

Old Mrs. Jones entered the drawing
room unexpectedly and spoiled very
pretty tableau.
81 was just whispering a secret in
Cousin Jennie's ear, " explained Charlie.
"Im sorry" said the old lady grave
ly, "that your eyesight has become SC
bad that you mistake Jennie's mouth
for her ear. London Tit-Bits.
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