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cry one on board and made all other
interests sink into insignifcance Ivy
comparison with its weird solemnity.
Though he had Of course known it to be
the only object of their voyaging,
Guthrie had hitherto hardly been able
to think of this adventure as of a real,
solemn danger, which the eight souls on
board the Eureka had come ont to dare,
But such undoubtedly it was and now
had come the time for doing it and for
proving the truth or falsehood of the
hopes with which they had started.
Wealth for all of them, if DR.. Tring
was right, and if he was wrong-death
Such was the issue which they were
now about to put to the proof. No won
der that, beside such question, other
Interests faded away to nothing.
During the previous day and all that
morning Captain Colepepper had been
unwOntedly careful and anxious over
his observations and over the calcula-
tions which he made from them a lit
tie after midday the ketch was put
about and worked with the towing log
np TO certain spot on the boundless
plain of ocean. Then, at five and TWEEN
ty minutes after noon, the captain ran
TO the side, and, with his red face show
ing redder than ever in his excitement
pointed to the waves beneath and cried 4:
"IIere she founGered :"
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of it already, you'll have to do double
duty, my lad so mind you set to work
and learn how il $ to be DONE May as
well begin now. Go aft and take trick
at the helm. Henrietta II teach you in
half an hour how to steer course, if
you keep your wits about you"
With brisk AYE, aye, sirl'' the
young man went aft, and the captain
called out to Tom Jelly to reeve an ear
ring through the third cringle on the
mainsail and then to unstop the reef
tackle and overhaul it,
Its going to be dirty, doctor" he
said, $50 We'll just get her snugged
down at once, to be ready for it. Dolly
my lass, your place will be below for
the next as hours or So I'm thinking
so you d best be seeing about getting
out Your needlework and novels in
preparation. 3"
"Mayn't stay on deck, them" asked
Miss Colepepper in tone of disappoint-
ment.
No, Dolly. We shall have the seas
breaking over her tonight, maybe, and |
don want you to get an arm broken
or anything of that sort Besides, if you
were washed overheard. You would never
have the spending of those Spanish dol
lars, would you, now2"
Dolly laughed. Counting your
chickens, dad, said she. "Well, sup
pose | must go, but it's a shame, if
there's going to be fun"
"Pluckyl" muttered DR.. Tring be-
meath his breath But Colepepper' s
right.
Throughout the day the glass had
been falling steadily, and that a heavy
gale was approaching there could be no
doubt But the wind rose gradually,
and there was plenty of time to put the
kotch into dirty weather trim before she
was pressed. About two hours after
shutdown the first black squall from the
northeast struck her, but by Captain
Colepepper's foresight she had already
been eased of her top hamper, and I'M
der main trysail and small iib only
she was ready for it. This first squall
soon exhausted itself, and there was a
momentary lull, and then it came on to
blow in real earnest. The sea rose fast,
and the bluff bowed ketch was perpetual.
ly drenched with spindrift. She coursed
over the watery ridge and furrow slant.
wise, with fringe of yeasty surge bub-
bling and boiling round her forefoot,
now creaming far away below the bob
stay now churning right over the stem
head
Guthrie, who had been sent forward
as lookout. at first took his station
alongside the bowsprit bits, but as
again and again sheets of solid green
sprang over the weather bulwark,
squirting down the collar of his oilskins
and cutting his face and eyes like a
sleet storm, he was driven to execute a
short retreat. Floundering across the
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CHAPTER V.
"HrRE SHE FOCNDFRFD ~


The tall, straight stem of the advanc-
ing steam was less than dozen yards
off now, coming grimly and steadily
on over patch of smooth water, and
all hope of life fled from the heart Of
each watcher on board the Eureka, A
few seconds more, and the waters of the
Atlantic would have closed over the lit
tie boat and her daring crew forever
But at the very moment when the
gates Of the grave seemed to be. stand
ing widely ajar the god Of the sea in
tervened to save. A wave, greater and
more cratic than its fellows, struck
the liner on her quarter. She turned a
little on her midships, and her bow fell
off to the starbUard, and at that mo-
ment the ketch was sighted by the 9TH
er's lockout, for instead Of coming on
again, the steamer waved still farther
away, apparently in response to sud
den application of her powerful steam
steering gear
Those on board the Eureka saw that
she was great, white painted 2. and O.
liner, with her square ports all tightly
closed, her boats inboard and everything
snug as could be--a triumph of the ship
builders art, but very Juxgernaut Of
the ocean to the little vessel I'm her path.
Under the influence first of the wave
and then of her helm her stern swung
steadily round to port and actually
scraped the ketch's quarter as it shot
past; so fearfully narrow had been the
margin Of safety. But the pressure was
mercifully light, and the Eureka had
not so much as a stanchion carried
away. A couple of officers who were on
the bridge shouted down to her when
rhe drew abcam, but the furious storm
carried away their words, and as the
Eureka had scraped off scot free none
Of her crew seemed particularly anxious
to make out what the others said. They
watched the big liner disappear into
the tempest ahead with devout wish
not to clap eyes on her like again for
the rest of their cruise
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CHAPTER VI.

THE EUREKA TAKES HER FIRST DIVE.
The ealleon Santa Catarina, with her
rich store of gold and silver and jewels
and the armor of her defenders and
Perhaps their bones, too, if the sea had
not dissolved them. lay under the Eu-
reka : keel, and there she had rested,
in undisturbed peace, since that long
distant day when the Spaniard had fired
his magazine sooner than trust to the
tender mercies Of Nicholas I.
The company of Adventures on hoard
the Eureka leaned over the bulwarks
and gazed down into the green depths
of the Atlantic beneath them. a hush
of awe fell upon them and kept them
speeches.. With one accord they peered
into the waves as though ny the exer
else of their will power alone they could
pierce those silent depths and compel
the sea to disclose its secret to their Gu
rious eyes, Ii was an eerie thought
that down there in the ooze, 200 faith
oms beneath them, lay the harvest Of
gold which they had come to reap. But
it would be perilous cleaning, and
maybe that other reaper, death,
would have his innings first and the
bones Of these eight brave men and wo-
men would go to swell the number of
those who lie Mt rest in the wide grave
yards of the ocean. 1t was surely 4
thought to freeze the speech and make
| the heart beat fast with fear.
At length Cain Laversha broke the ST.
lence.
It'll be powerful dark down there.
EUR, won it, said he.
"Aye, answered Captain Colepepper
shortly, clark as the grave itself. -
"And how far down did zee gay we
be going, zur?"
1.-TWO hundred fathoms, more or
less"
1.-TWO hundred fathoms, repeated
the farmer slowly. Quarter of mile
that be, very near" And then he shook
his head heavily and relapsed into ST.
| lence.
doctor" said the captain presently
| in low, anxious tones, ARE You quite
sure we can stand the pressure2 1t will
! be awful
"Of course we cam" returned DR..
| Irlng, with an amount or lmpatlence
which as it was quite unusual in him,
showed more plainly than anything els,
could have done that even his nerve.
were in "A state of tension. He had not
/ fiinched when the great liner was upon
them in the bay of Biscay and death
missed them only by inches, but this
was different, and for once DIR, Tring
showed that he could be moved as other
men.
Look here Colepepper," he said ir-
ritably, 1--WE We figured all this ont al.
ready at 1913 ShIftoe street, Bristol,
haven't WEI So there's no need to 3e-
gin to have doubts now We know ex-
actly what pressure the Eureka Can
stand, and, according to our calcula'
tons there will be considerable mar.
gin left over for safety even at zoe
fathoms | see no reason to doubt those
calculations now. Do youg'
ono, doctor, said the captain, 81
| don't. but,
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"This is IA curious custom you Amert-
cans have of referring 10 your wives by
their husbands Names observed CLAN
week kaplon, an intelligent Russian trav-
elcr. II suppose the American holds his
wife In as high esteem as the Russian
holds his, hut If at home | should speak Of
my better half as Mrs. Kaplon my friends
would M onco conclude that my domestic
relations were not as pleasant rs they
should he, and that | was thinking of a
legal separation. When i first heard an
American speak of his wife as Mrs Jones,
for example l felt almost like presuming
on my acquaintance by intruding into his
private affairs and asking him what the
trouble was al home. Yet | soon learned
that the custom was universal over here,
but still | cannot get used To it, My
wife is the plain blunt way ! speak in
Russia of the lady who, suppose, l would
have TO call Mrs. Kaplon in polite society
in America. In some of the more fashion.
able circles of -. Petersburg this Ameri-
can social custom has been adopted, though
l was tod by "A prominent goVor"meNt
official not long ago that the ear disap'
proved of 1t st. Louis Republic.
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Having braced himself but moment
before for the struggle with King Death
tho revulsion of feeling which the
knowledge of safety brought with il
was almost too much for Guthrie. He
hung on to the port mizzen shrouds and,
for space, fairly shivered. Captain
Colepepper, Jelly and Henrietta, sailor
like. returned to their work at once. A
danger over was, to them, a danger
promptly forgotten There is no time
for sentimental sea. The chances and
haps Of the life are so many that once
past, they are little thought of more by
seafaring folk. The doctor had dropped
the glass which he was holding to his
eye when the steamer was near, and was
coolly lingering the hard, wet canvas,
Hans Spiedernichel, unscared by dan
ger which he had not fully understood,
was helping him. For very shame the
undergraduate had to pull himself to-
gether and bear hand also.
When at last they succeeded in get
ting her comfortably hove to under
storm mizzen and jib, there was little
else to be done. Utterly worn out,
therefore, by the toll of the last few
hours-as much, probably, through the
heavy pounding of the wind as through
the actual exertion-Guthrie sat down
on the scuttle butt, and holding on by a
blight of rope, began to nod sleepily, In
deed he must have dropped off, for al
most it seemed to him, before ten sec
onds had passed he felt the captain $
large hand shaking him by the shoulder.
"Here, my lad, shouted the skipper,
"wake upl Dye hear? l don't want
You falling overheard, Now, just GO
below and turn in. IT. too risky for a
green hand like you to take calk
here on deck, Make the most of the
minutes now. may want you up again
before long,
The young man needed n1second bid
ding, Pushing back the lid|of the COM
panion, he stepped over the doors, closed
the slide over his head and scramble !
down th9 steep little ladder, Dolly Wa
in tha L.ibn, reading by the light of the
madly swinging lamp and of course
quite unconscious of the fearful danger
through which she and her friends had
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Beyond the dim outline Of the E,Ureku's
hul there 1cds little to be seen.
slippery deck he fetched up against the
life rail of the mainmast, and, Jam
ming his shoulders in between a couple
OF halyards, recommended his scrutiny.
Beyond the dim outline of the Eure-
ka 5 hull and rigging there was little
to be seen. There was faint suggestion
OF hoary wave crests with deep valleys
OF ink between them All else was blot
ted out by the rain, which was not
falling perpendicularly, but driving
straight along in thin sheets, like SO
much solid plate glass. Looking to lee.
ward he found was comparatively easy.
He did not see much, it is true, but the
process of trying TO see did not hurt.
A glance over the weather bow was
different matter; for there he met the
full force of the storm, and the driving
rain and drifting scud stung him like
nettles. An older hand would not have
minded it, perhaps, but Guthrie's skin
was still tender and smarted painfully
under the unaccustomed assaults of the
ocean. DIR. Tring was certainly quite
right when he declared that sailor s
life was not all pleasure.
However, despite the discomfort, the
young man tried to do his duty to the
best of his power; swinging his glance
round from the sickly glare of green
which streamed from the lantern in the
starboard shrouds to the warm red
which traced its course through the
spray mists on the weather bow, and so
ON, pendulumlike, backward and for.
ward 1t was painful experience and
from the point Of view of the ships
safety not, he thought, particularly
useful for, in such weather, so raw a
sailor as he could not be expected to see
the danger even though it were but a
dozen fathoms ahead, But he did not
complain, even TO himself; for he recog-
nized that he must take the rough with
/ the smooth, and it also occurred to him
THAT perhaps Captain Colepepper had,
in appointing him to this duty meant
it to be rough sort of breaking in to
the realities Of the sea.
The captain himself was at the helm,
for steering was,a matter of some nice
ness, when a wrong movement of the till
er might very well mean death to all on
/ board The Eureka was running with
a heavy sea on her quarter, which
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1t Wds time of bredthless excitement.
ing said yes, but there might be 4 fault
somewhere; for theory and practice are
notorious for disagreeing in matters Of
naval construction.
More and more sluggish grew her
movements over the swell as the weight
Of water ballast increased, and nearer
and nearer did the crests Of the sulen,
oily swells creep to the level of the
deck planks.
Then the limit was passed, and the
first gulp Of green water shot over the
bow and trickled lazily down aft Rap
idly after that the decks We're covered,
and the Eureka began 10 settle down
quickly on an even keel Soon there
was nothing to be seen but the main
mast, with its shrouds and gear, and
the green gloom splashed over the win
dows Of the coming tower itself and
began to deepen in intensity every mo-
mPnt
The Eureka had commenced her dive
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doom of the gold seekers appeared GER
tain.
The straight sharp cutwater was
wedging its way through the seas but
wave length away and heading di-
rectly for the ketch g counter She must,
in a matter of seconds, crash into the
little vessel and send her to the bottom.
AT that instant n yarn of Captain
Colepepper' flashed across the under
graduates brain, tale of awful dan
GER told in the little sea parlor at 1903
Shaftoe street The captain had been
run down at sea once before and had
himself been the only one saved out Of
a ships company of 23. He had been on
deck when the other vessel, large, old
fashioned, bark rugged steamer, ran
them aboard. and he had leaped mp on
to her bowsprit shrouds and so scram-
bled into safety. This tale it was which
came back to the young man at that
terrible moment, and he scanned the
oncomer with half formed thought
that perhaps it might be his lot to re-
peat the captains adventure now. But
( there was no place for foot or hand hold
on those tall, sea swept sides. A couple
of stays from her stem head made up all
the rigging forward. Even her snugly
housed cables would be far out Of reach.
No, in her giant strength she would
ride remorselessly over the smaller boat
She would not even feel the shock, and
her people would never know the doom
of death which they had given, while
of the Eureka $ crew not one would be
alive to tell the tale.
Still on she camel 1t would be but
another of the long list of the unrocord-
ed tragedies of the sea.
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A DEMAND FOR MUSCLE.

mamma, what would YOU do if that h'g
vase in the par,or should get broken
said Tommy
~ should spank whoever did it," said
Mrs. Banks. gazing severely at her little
son.
We'll, Thea. you'd better begin to get up
your muscle" said Tommy, gleetully
"'col para's broken it"-Harpor's Raznr.
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The Wife In Russia.

TO BE CONTINUED,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-14

apparently Of ever obtaining order, he at length
began his address. but the noise that pre-
vailed was such that only those in his i'm
mediate vicinity had the least knowledge
OF the thoughts he had prepared for the edfca-
ton Of the Tammany adherents. Mr.. Bel
fnont's experience was that OF the following
speakers the last OF whom, rapidly did the
house empty when there was nothing more left
60 eat or drink had very few listeners. AS
matter Of fact there was little in the speeches
TO attract much attention.
For the most part. they were made up of dull
and stereotyped platitudes. and some were full
OF nauseating laudations Of Richard Croker In
the course Of his opening address Perry belmont
said
ines OF Jefferson and traditions Of his party would
to-day have definite policy. perfectly understood
r. opportunism~no one knows whittier II is going.
The opportunist often does what Is mos n0ppoI-
Repubiican policy is that OF tbrif, and drift.
den, of "e ebe Tyed sstes frSm"the credit or dis
credit OF the chief acts OF ansdfiinstratiSn 80 It
Viii il be with Mckinley and the war VIII Spain.
Praise or blame iSr What was mo- ,s an o
success. ne should bear the burden OF failure
The recent treaty with Spain has been ratified.
po,,tics II declares that THE civil rights and
political status Of the native Inhabitants therein
coded 20 the United States shall be determined bY
the Congress" The discretion and decision are
Legislative. al not executive The Presidents war
end III he does assemble Congress TO do what
the treaty ordained. and the public welfare shan
thereby suffer the responsibility VIII De ms.
SOLUTION FOR TRUST PROBLEM
Equality of rights and burdens and duties was
ever Jererson's theme. TIE Democratic party has
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SOME OF THE OTHER GUESTS.

SOME OF THE UTHEK GUESTS.
The following names have been selected from
the official list issued by the club OF those to
whom tickets sold and for whom seats
we're reserved at the tables. The entire list
contained more than one thousand names:
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TWO LIVELY INCIDENTS.
NOLAN SPEAKS OUT N
MEETIN'" AND ANOTHER MAN
WANTS TO FIGHT

During most Of the speeches "Counsellor" Thomas
Nolan slept soundly. He seemed to be enjoying
himself Immensely. His pacidty was disturbed.
however when Amos J. Cummings arose to speak
At that juncture Nolan put his feet upon a chair
in front OF him and made many grin.aces. He then
remarked in audible tones: Say. that Fellow
making too much noise" He continued talking.
and after he exclaimed. referring TO the speaker:
He has lost three back teeth now-no. fourr'
Nolan's remark could be heard all over the house.
and Mr. Croker. who smoking his big. black
cigar with his back TO the speaker most Of the
time, turned around and looked amused
little later Nolan became wide awake. and Mr..
Cummings speech evidently began to please him.
He then jumped up and said: You're right!
You're right" He frequently punctuated Cum
mlngss remarks with the word Good" About
the middle OF his speech Cummings said something
that Nolan did not like. and the latter jumped up
and shouted: Don't say anything That's not
sou He emphasized his remarks by shaking his
fist. Several members of the club rushed toward
him and tried to make him keep quiet. He became
angry, and yelled Get away. Get away. I'm
responsible. ! know what am saying"
All eyes We're on him at that time He sa that
the diners were looking at him. and yelled, Take
your eyes off OF mel'
After that he remained comparatively quiet
until Commissioner Keller was near the end OF
his speech Then Mr. Keller made remark
pressing the hope that people who had no dinner
would have dinner Nolan rushed toward the
Commissioner with his hand outstretched. as
He sxcaed Mr. Ke
at Nolan. and In sharp voice said. sit down..
II WON'T replied Nolan, and he remained stand
ing 49,. .4.
What came being near rumpus was broush,
about by illusion In Mr.. Cummings speech 10
the incident at Samoa.
Cummings said that the English had taken the
lam Horndg or the %xd Assembly District got
up and shouted, exctedly: You're monkey.
You're monkey A man who said his name was
Paul Dresser to where Hornidge sitting
and wanted to hit him. II took half a dozen mem.
bers to separate them.
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JUSTICE GAYNOR DECLINES IT.
HIS ANSWER TO Mr.. BREwsTERs INVITATION 10
ATTEND THE BRYAN DINNER.

Al iSND lftf BRIAN DlNNrh
Justice William J. Gaynor has written letter "a
Eugene V. Brewster. chairman OF the dollar dinner
of the Chicago Platform Democrats. he given
on Saturday. In which he says that he cannot &C
cept the cordial invitation to be present. Il am
the more gratifed by your invitation" he adds.
for the that you all know that II at
tended your dinner could not agree TO all II stands
for. AS you know. was not able In 1895 10 accept
the proposition that this Government should Al
once 20 back the joint gold and silver standard
Of money without regard to the action OF other
governments. nor 7 able 10 accept II now.
Twenty and six years have now been gradually
passing from the basis OF the joint gold and silver
standard to that OF the single gold standard. and
adjusting ourselves to the change.
IF 1t were wise for go back to where Wa
were up to 1874 (Which is a subject for calm and
exact debated would Il not have to be by gradual
process during the next generation? tethered
animal which finally brings Its nose 10 the stake
by winding around It has no alternative TO gradu-
ally unwinding again"
Among other things he says THE people OF the
country know what the supreme issue was in 1895
and they know what It Is now. Conditions exist
and are being sided with and aided by so-called
leaders in both Of the great political parties which
are destroying individual business and EFFORT
throughout the country. and especially here IN the
East and reducing intelligent and scf-reliant man
hood 10 the position OF servants and defendants. .
II do not wish 10 be understood as INDUCING VI
any unconsidered or idle cry against combinations
OF capital I'm Industrial enterprises ,,.,... .,
He adds that the cruel effect or coming, "a
capital in Industrial enterprises Is farreachng ana
visible everywhere. III. to cite one example 10.
ali the Standard oil concern has been able ne
continues. TO destroy all Of their compeltet'
leaving not even competitor In this great o.
ZION Of seyenty-nye millions of enterprsing edu-
Gated and intelligent people. II was not because
others could compete successfully on s sNn
terms in the production OF oil. but because neg
could not DO so when they had TO pay, say. %
freight for a barrel OF oil. against only ~ cents
a barrel paid by their favored rival for the same
distance" -. -,
The Justice adds that the hour Is already sounn
ing when the political leaders with object IN
view except 1.-THE low vulgar and corrupt one OF
making spoil os our substance for the enrichment