The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-17
The CAPTAINS typewriter,

to the harbor OF Honolulu two years ago
last January, on her way from the Cniiis
station 10 San Francisco. she was pref
ty tough-looking man-o-Wai, as she Mt
a license to be. for she had Oeeh o"d'
Is days out of Yokohama. and had been
hove TO. in one of the worst :yphoons ever
known on the China seas, for IL solld
days, right in the trough Of il, and OFTEN
enough in danger of completely turning
turtle. She had lost couple OF seanleh
who were swept overheard by the green
seas that washed the to'g gallant 10 c sic
and her ships carpenter had oeeh hlicd
by being damned about while making
some repairs The Baltimore WASH
structuraily damaged. but she was paoy
bunged up, and everything washaoIe on
all decks had been carried aorIl oy the
terrific seas Her fighting tops rested on
her spar deck-they had 10 be lowered
to give the ship better righting quality in
the blow-and, in general. when she crawl
ed into Honolulu harbor al the rate OF
about two kots an hour, the Baltimore
beautiful cruiser, when right-Was seedy
enough looking fighting packet.
She anchored alongside the yacht-hKe
Remington. Anchored about a hundred
wards to the starboard side OF the Ben
nington was one OF the most oeau'lIu u
steam pleasure yachts in the woriu--tle
Eleanor OF Providence, r. L. Inc naIne
of her multi-millionaire owne--the son
of a famous philanthropist-ae@o not oe
given here, for ne figures largely in the
story; but people who know about Won
derfully beautiful yachts know about the
Eleanor. She had been in hoIo'u!i mar
bor about a week and she was proceed
ing leisurely to San Francisco. Her own
er the multi-millionaire, man or ABOUT
40 was aboard, of her. with his oeautltul
young wife and their two-year-old oaoy.
The multi-millionaire's wife was a tall,
slender woman of about q. They nad
been making tour of the world on the
Eleanor and had been away from the
| United States for more than year Ihe
officers of the Bennington had been charm
ingly entertained aboard the yacht, and
the nuIti-millionaire often went off from
his watch in his steam-cutter to the
Bennington. The social relations between
the gunboat and the yacht were very
| pleasant.
When the Baltimore dropped her mud
! hook alongside the Bennington NUM-
Der of the officers of the latter ship went
| aboard of her. They were accompanied
! nv the multi-millionaire owner OF the
| Eleanor, who had been dining in the ward
room with the Benning tons Officers. l ne
| Bennington party went aft aboard the
! Baltimore to see the commanding OIL
| GER who was, and is, one OF the genuineIy
genial officers of the American navy. The
! captain told the Bennington's officers OF
| the severe time he had of it with his
ship.
I'm rather worried about getting IN
nv report of the blow" SAID the cap
tain. 1.-THE Australia is going up from
| here tomorrow morning to San Francisco
! with the mails, and I'd like to send my
! report to the Navy Department up In
| her. But I haven't even begun TO write
! it vet, and the yeoman VINO has been
doing all my typewriting on the Asietc
| station was hurled out of mis- hammock
during the blow and badly bruised. He's
! now on the sick pay. Hes the only man
aboard who knows how TO manipulate
typewriter and 1 want to send type
written report. I fear I'll nave to defer
making the report until the next steamer
| goes up
perhaps not, captain" said the multi
millionaire, stepping forward. Il fancy
1 can undertake to get you a typewriter.
| She's on board my craft and acts as my
| secretary, and I think 1 can guarantee
that she'll take your report on the type
| writer if you care to dictate it to her
The captain of the Baltimore was de-
lighted, and he thanked the mu'ti-lnill-
ionaire cordially. The latter stepped IN
! to a steam-cutter, went over 10 bis
Yacht, and in ten minutes returned with
| his charming wife. The Bennington
officers understood, and smiled. The cap
tain of the Baltimore did not understand
but he was pleased nevertheless.
"Captain, permit me to present you to
| nv secretary said the multi-mnonaire
| stepping aft on the quarterback of the
! NIT
services are yours until you have finished
debating your report of the typhoon.'
The captain escorted the young woman
aft to his cabin and Immediately plunged
| into the dictation OF the report. The
young woman's fingers few over the keys
She more than kept pace with the dictat'
ing commanding officer, and wne1 ~
came to a pause she was always lookinf
up from the machine, waiting for more
words to get down.
surely, you handle that machine witt
marvellous rapidly" said the commend
ing officer, smilngly, to his typewriter
pro TEN.
He dictated for some hours and the re-
port was finished. Then the yacht wa:
signalled to, and the yachts steam cut
ter, carrying the multi-mIllonaire, wen
alongside the Baltimore to take aboard
the young woman secretary"
II very heartily appreciate this kind
ness" said the commanding offt:erts t
the multi-mllionaire. You have an ex
traordinary skillful secretly"
And quite as amiaole wife" siit
the multi millionaire. smiling. Then IN
presented his wife as such TO the Some
what confused commanding officer Of tn
Baltimore.
81 had the honor to become acquainted
with my wife, you know" said the multi
millionaire to the captain, when she wa
employed in nv office In the States a.
a typewriter. Star.