The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-06-23

ing apparatus which would enable him
to make careful and protracted ex-
animation of the ledge under water,
also pick and cartridges to work with.
and if it were possible to preserve alb
sclute secrecy as to his operations, or
to transport the stuff without exciting
there's just about one chance
in a thousand that he might get as far
as a civilized country with it. As for
taking any of the natives into his con-
fidence-well, the old navigators
named them Ladrones' when the
islands were discovered. That means
thieves in English, and from my ex-
perience there last voyage I should say
the hereditary faint is not yet extinct.
They're a peaceable lot generally, but
you can't depend upon them. In 1888
and 1890 the Kanakas at zap murdered
every Spaniard in the place, just after
that affair in which the German war
ship ntis tried to grab the Carolines
for the kaiser"
That's a pretty formidable let of
IFS I should say. How many people
do you suppose know anything about
this particular wreck"
THAT depends how often Padre
Julian has talked of it in his cups.
When he found that he must have said
something to me about the affair dur
ing one of his irresponsible periods, he
attempted to pass it off as yarn; then
he shut up on the subject like clam.
I doubt his having an'idea that it would
be possible to recover anything from
A. ho{ I'LL ~ =
ter anything more than a church Sc
cret which his regulations would for
bid him to reveal. In that case, posi-
bly, two other priests besides himself
may know of the facts; but it isn't
likely that they have disturbed the old
trays coffin to verify them. On the
other hand, there is a chance that his
reason for leaving the island where he
has remained so long may be deter
mination to consult nautical authori-
ties in Manila and figure out the prac-
ticability of locating the wreck"
Then, even if we. should consider
the matter seriously, there would be
no time to procure diving -apparatus
from Yokohama or elsewhere? If the
padre really has anything of the kind
in view he might complete his prepare
tions and return by the next steamer
at the latest, mightn't hep"
Easily. That would give him six
months away-time enough to get al
most anything he wanted. But, old
chap-it is the strangest coincidence 1
ever .knew-there are a complete div
ing-suit and equipments on this very
steamer, now, in the after hold"
What! You don't mean it.! Why,
how the dew" We were glaring at
each other excitedly and with an al
most superstitious feeling. From
mere speculation, the subject was as
Stunning a tangible reality that was
fairly startling. =;
Eyes, I do mean it. 1t seems as IL
the fairy godmother had determined
to shake our skepticism just when we
were denying her existence. Old APP
pleby, in Singapore, had an idea a
year ago that he wanted one of the
best and latest improved diving-suits
that money could buy. Whether he in
tended to go hunting for treasure him,
self or not, don't know-the Malay
pirates lost hundreds of their luggers
In the strait-but when we were load
ing for London he handed me so SOW
ereigns to buy one for him, and on
reaching port 1 got the finest thing of
the kind to be had. 1t can be used
either with or without an air-pump.
There is knapsack chamber which is
provided with chemical arrangements
for renewing the oxygen and can be
charged with compressed air by means
of geared pump so that the wearer
may stay Under water for three hours;
1 believe it's an improvement on the
Rouquayrol idea. Well, L was quite
pleased with the thing, and knew Ap-
pleby would like it; but when 1 made
Singapore again they told me the
cholera had been too much for the
poor fellow, and his executors refused
to accept the package. There was no
mention of it in his accounts, and no
one wanted to buy the suit; SO, as 1
seemed to have fallen heir to it,
slowed the thing away in the lazareet,
and have lugged it around ever since"
We'll, I'll be-! Say, Dick, this
seems to pretty effectually dispose of
your biggest If how about the
others? See here, old fellow; you and
1 may go to our graves without ever
seeing million of money, or the
hundredth part of it; yet don't be-
ieve there are two men on earth who
could enjoy life more if they had such