Arizona republican., 1899-03-10
The ReScue of Jock
TT THAT he szould meet with an adven-
By John T. Whitson

the result of the recent gale; but Sic was used to the ocean and it's ways Born in his present home, on one of the small islands of the upper New England coast, the wash" of the waves had been in his ears since his earliest recollec- tion.
 Must have been a fire in the woods al Cataract Point was his thought, as he took the tiIler and drew in the sheet ot the sail for the long tack that was tc take him beyond the headland. Prob ably tree burning"
 There had been a red light in the southern sky at daybreak, and now he could dimIy discern filmy trace of smoke. There were nc houses on Cata- ract Point, or in that direction. It was a lonely spot, visited only in summer by camping and fishing parties.
 Sid Holly did not think of a burning 2 ship; but when he had beat well out through the choppy waves that were running off the headland, he saw big, square-rigged vessel, rolling heavily, with smoke rising in thin cloud from a point forward.
 Sid immediately altered his course and stood away for the unfortunate ship. As he passed under her stern, he read the name Java, Boston, Mass She was down almost to the main chains, and threatened to go to the bot tom at any moment. Sid kept well off, not caring to be near the whirlpool that would be produced if she should go down with a sudden lurch.
 While studying the smoke, a queer chattering noise caused him to glance aloft. and he saw a small hairy body crouched on the mizzen cross-trees. It was a monkey, looking down at him with what seemed to be an appealing expression.
 The monkeys pitiful condition touched Sid's heart.
 Poor little fellow!" he muttered. ''They forgot you, did they, when they abandoned the ship?"
 Then he called to it:
 Come, Jock! Come, Jock! Come down, JOckI'
 The monkey moved uneasily, glanced toward the forward deck as if it saw or heard something there of whichit was afraid, and refused to descend.
 Sid shifted the tiIler, to pass back under the stern, and threw over the boom as the boat came around.
 Come, Jock!" he urged, as he again drew near.
 The moneky uttered nervous chatters and moved restlessly on it's perch, but would not come down.
 Sid sent the beat on round the Java, at a respectful distance. The fire was evidently in the forecastle, but it seemed to be making nc progress. The worst thing was the vessels sinking condition. Sid studied her closely.
 ''She may stay afoat a half hour, or even a half day" was his conclusion.
 Again he looked at the monkey. Pity for it. combined with a thought that there might be something on the vessel which he could take in his boat to rec him for the risk, finally over came his fears. He put the boat along side the ships starboard, where he fastened it by a line; then climbed to he deserted deck. As the monkey ap- peared to be on the point of descending the sbrouds, Sid, feeling that what he did he must do quickly, climbed up to meet it.
 l was in no wise afrtid of him, but pleased, rather, and grateful. It had been the pet Of some sailor, he was sure, perhaps of the captain. Sid took it nto his arms and looked into it's grave brown eyes.
 Suddenly it gave a chatter of fear, capped from his arms to his shoulder, md seemed on the point of springin9>to he shrnuds and racing back to its form r position.
 Wondering what had frightened it, Sid turned to the deck. What he saw gave him such q start that he almost ct go lis hold. A big tiger had emerged rom the forward companionway and tcod looking up at him, its eyes blazing md it's tail waving q snaky threat. An XclamatiCn of surprise and alarm came rom Sid Holly's lips, and the monkey gain chatter5d in fear. This was an wered by ceep growl from the tigers avernous throat, and by an advance to tarboard which brought it between i'd and his beat. The appearance of the tiger on the l ecl; was so strange and apparently so neNplicable that Sid Holly might readi- i
  he improbable experience of q dream. later, he knew that the Java had | rought the tiger and several other wild | ,easts in cages from an Indian port, unsigned to a circus firm in Bridge | 'ort. The storm had blown the Java ut of her course and to the northward. [ He learned. too, that when the boats were ready 10 pull away from the oomed ship some tender-hearted mem CT of the crew had slipped the oars of he cages. with the resuI that most of he released animals. frightened by the ire. had immeGiately leaped into the ea and had been drowned. As for the monkey. it had been abandoned simply ecause it obstinately remained in the igg;ng. perhaps through fright, and cfused 10 be caught.
 Sid Holly's hands shook on the rat Hes and his heart chilled as he saw the iger cross the deck in tha: threatening