The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-07
CHAPTER XXv.-CoNTISuED.

'iIshh
Mr.. Sutherland was right, Sweetwater die
M, return with the pilot. According to tn,
latter there was no Sweetwater on board tn,
,hip TO return. At all events the minutes
,earch had not succeeded In finding him IL
the cabins. though no one had seen him leave
tbe vessel. or. indeed. seen him at all after hi,
b,sty dash below decks. 1t was thought or
hoard that he had succeeded in reaching shore
before the ship set sail. and the pilot was suit.
ABLY surprised at learning this was not so. SC
ware Syeetwater's friends and associates with
the exception OF a certain old gentleman liv.
ipg on the.hill and Knapp the detective. He
that Is, the latter-had his explanation at his
tongues end.
'S~weetwater is a fakir. He thought he could
AIRY of the honors from the regular force
and when he found he couldn't he quietly dis
appeared. We shall hear OF him again in the
Brizils."
An opinion that speedily gained ground. SO
That ina few hours Sweetwater was all butsfor-
gotten. save by his mother. whose heart was
oiled with susnense. and by Mr.. Sutherland.
whose breast was burdened by gratitude. The
amazing fact that Frederick. the village scape-
grace and Amabel's reckless. IL aristocratic.
byer. had been made the ~.leRatee OF the up
ight Mrs. Webb's secret savings. had some
thing to do with this. With such a topic at
hand. not only the gossips. but those who had
the matter Of Agatha's murder in hand, found
ample material to occupy their thoughts and
tongues. without wasting time over a pre-
glmptuous busybody. Who had not wits enough
10 know that five minutes before sailing time
b an unfortunate moment in which to enter a
ship.
And where was Sweetwater tina. he could
rot be found on the shore or on the ship? We
will follow him and see. Accustomed from
bis youth to ramble over the vessels while in
port. he knew this one as we'll as he did his
mothers house. 1t was. therefore. a surprise
othe sailors when. shortly after the departure
Of the pilot. they came upon him lying In the
hold. half buried under q box which had par
tally fallen upon him. He was unconscious.
or appeared to be SO. and when brought into
open light showed marks OF physical distress
end injury: but his eye was clear and his ex-
preston hardly as rueful as one would expect
o. a man who finds himself On route for the
Brazlls with barely a couple OF dollars in his
pocket and every prospect Of being obliged to
work before the mast to earn his passage.
Lyen the Captain noticed this and eyed him
With some suspicion. But Sweetwater. rous-
ING to the necessities OF the occasion. forthwith
showed such a mixture OF discouragement and
p%erple1ity that the honest sailor was decaived
and abated half at least OF his oaths. He gave
sveetwater a hammock and admitted him m
the mess. but told him that as soon as his
bruises allowed hin, "a vorL h. sbo,Id ebow
himself on deck or expect the rough treatment
commonly bestovsd IN s,ovaw.vs
II was a nrosn.ct "a d.,,nt oo~. n,.
not Sweerwater Indeed q waa M mora tban
he had calculated unon wb.n h.. Iot, h;s ,i,,,.
savings behind with bia oId n,oth.r ,nd a.
tered unon this .ntornri.a ,v,,h on,u = i,,.Io
change in his noclat No b,d und.rtaL.n Az,
o, love and vratitud. N Mr. sutborIsnd 70 rId
Frederick of a dane.-oms witn.ss 80 =.
felt able Ia com nlate The soor;eo. No ,han
that, he was even etr,no.I, h.nnr Co.. .in..
The citation ~ tbo .r;Iiina r;,.in, 100 III. -.
h. for a few shor, bours than ha h.n,n ~
think Of his no,b.r H. Ma sh. 800 ~,
sudden denar,uro2 VII, '-o,Id ~ .hi.r.
had befallen him and bow Lnna vo,,d ha haro
10 wait before ha could .ona ~ 80 o,h,o
safety. II ha woe to ha =, go, .o.u,.. -
the man he vonorot.d h. -. ~ -. -.
enough for the cubic % ho,a h.oon,. ..ttI.d
In regard 10 ,be nr..oriooo -, 49, W. nH..
and for his own ho,s,t,I a..oa.s ~ a. -
be forgotten The Mich, 80 ro...I.w I'll
Be rather ,hought - aia To.n"Sus ~"
OF him. sI, he ,houoh. ii,.ia
By shutdown no fe,t hinssIt smmoi.,,v
covered from his hrrises 10 20 mnn ~ daot u
vas a mild nipht and ,ho go n,an..t ~
Emoothly. lone = 49,. ~ vs., ~, ,"isnn
,resaged the s,orm hsomiaa'T. 49, SIaa.L
lion. As ha inbaIod Nv 80 ~. .ho ~
enewed health heoan 70 49," 49, No.
lis veins. and M tho onn.oason 80 Lta
leart. and. glad for tsw 10 -
oyment he nnri.es
he deck and amnw"s II.""m 800
roubles in co,tano " LHrEe, n'
ming skv and homnaiono pIu e''
But such er,ot" nn o.Ie.G" "oveie
nor this mon,a u "nN'e.'os ns ~elEneu
D Of. Befor. no ea.Iians u a'n
erurrod D. nc ~ t"ouk"'e "a'