Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-03-24
CHAPTER NXI.
WHAT KEENE FOUND IN THE CABIN
or THE GALLEY

somewhat accustomed To the dimness.
aud he had then readily made out that
the place was that chiefly occupied 10y
the rvwers This the tiers of benches
and the peculiar Stair-like standins->paces
along he sides showed. Besides there
Were still several fragments of the oars
themselves. Just aft of where he stood
was "a partition or hulkhead, ana this
seemed 10 separate the small berth that
lay I've ond f~om the present large genef-
nj cabin. lh"Ie was a doorway leading
in. and he had noticed il on his previous
entrance. hut had nor then stopped to-
cNtcp' his ,Nplrla tons 80 far.
Immediately N front of him was 4 high
platform. divided into two levels aud
reached by steps. and on each of these
levels were the ruins of Il rather eiah-
cTately carvtNs chair Something chung
10 both that suggested leather, only dried
add rotted till il seemed more Ike
cbarred paper. and the higher-placed
chair had something traced in the wood
work. al though it had once been gilded.
That sense of mystery and n longfor
gotten past chung 10 these old relies rs
it had to the secrets of the quarry cham
her. and KeCne was quite willing 10 leave
them and go ON To other explorations. II
occurred to him. however, as he went,
that the throuc-like affair was probably
for the commander of the ship and for
his director Of the TowcrS, the latter hc-
my provided with a gnNc ana a sountlinc-
hoard. ~ lac had heard, 10 time the
strokes
He Hi not 90 very far forward, partly
hpcali>r il WAS too dark to see much.
and partly because there seemed little
to see. Gravel and sand had sifted
through the broken sides. and in one er
two places lay in little riffs among the
benches and in general everything had 4.
bare and sCa-waShed look. The bow ap-
pared to have suffered more than the
,iher end of the ship, and however she
had come into her present position. il
seemed Gear that She had first stood a
hard beating and hammering. On turns
| ing TO come back kecnc noticed some
rIsty SCRAPS Of iron mt the end Of one
| rowcr's bench. and this reminded him of
/ the Roman custom of sometimes chain.
/ iug the wTetchcd creatures in their places.
I They did this he believed he had read. in
/ such emergencies as storms and battles.
/ lie passed along to other benches them
/ pushing away the sand with his foot,
| and it, every case found the scraps of the
/ letters But whether. in this particular
! instance, the Rom9n maStcrS-if such
! they were had found no cause to put on
/ their chains. or whether the bones of the
victims had utterly dpcaycd and disap
| pCarpd- whatever the fact-kccne saw
| l,othiug resembling human remains
among the sand and debris.
Eui il was dispiriting and dreary
| enough in the place, even without such 8
| discovery. aud he soon turned his back or
! the lonesome benches and walked to the
| lighter after doorway. Passing II
he found himself at the foot of two low
STEPS. the ueadS nearly rotted away, AMI
took Il long stride to the cabin above
| This was lighted from one after window
the other being blocked by the dirt out
side, and also received the light thu
came through the cracks and III ut tn,
door. Il was n single apartment ans
/ did not take long to examine. All
glance il could be seen that it had beer
y oechplea hy the chief person on board.
On alt four walls were. ftlp fffg.4 In
OF what had been hangings Of rich taper
Try. and scattered ahont were the ttlnt
bled-ln remains Of handsome tables and
dlvhns. or cushions and drapcries therl
remained bits Of faded cloth and masses
OF mldew. with few decaying scraps Ul
leather that almost rcscmbled witheret
| autumn leaves. and on the floor WAS 4
rottlng patch of what must once have
9eeh large and uniquely beautiful rug
| Parts Of this Still retained It's 0rgina
color and texture and but for the futa
| dampneSs ii would clearly have suffered
| but comparatively small injury from the
| lapse OF the hundreds Of years. On twe
/ walls were suspended parts of armnr-a
shield. hreastplatp and hackpiece alf 4
! mass Of rust--and on the floor lay a
/ heavy. ruSted mace. This might have
/ fallen from the wall or il might have
| been cast there by its owner: there was
| nothing to show In the middle Of the
| place. close by u broken-down table. was
a large copper lamp. This must have
| fallen with its chains from overhead. II
! was the one thing little affected hy its
| long exposure and the enormous lapss. Of
| time.
The only other object which attracted
! heeho'S particular attention mt this time
| was certain rather pccuiar-iookiuc
/ chair which stood against one Of the
/ walls. As little as he knew of the man
/ ntrs and customs of those remote times
/ he was aware that most ancient pconleS
| certainly the Greeks and Romans IN
/ N'red diyanS and touches rather than
! chairs. and that an affair like this indi-
/ Gated more the demands of state or pcctf.
lar occasions than mere every day use.
| IhiS fact gave il more Importance in his
| eyes. and its own peculiar shap" sttggcst
/ ing III fact. kind OF little throne, add
| ed 20 the interest
1t appeared to have bpcn made from
| some foreign wood. the color very dark
| either naturally or from it's great age
and the back was very high. while the
arms We're made to continue down Ia
straight pieces and formed the legs Ii
! rad once been fitted with Il cushion the
/ front having an apron or curtain: but
this, like other articles Of the kind here
/ was now mere mass Of rags and mil
dew. In looking at this rather singular
piece Of furniture kccne was actuated
by nothing more than ordinary curiosity
aud after studying II few moments he
turned away and began 10 reflect v hat
n" had best do next. Presently IL oc-
CURED to him that Arya would be in
tcrested in the picres Of armor-they
might he useful as kitchen utensils. also
he thOught--aud he took them down 10
carry them out. Al once the thick spikes
which they hung upon. already all bnt
rusted through. broke short Off. and he
was forced 10 catch the things in his
arms or run the risk Of hard thump on
the mead. He laid them down. and then.
seeing how terribly rusty they were he
took out his knife and gave one Of them
brief Scrapng. Bur II would not ia to
keep -Arya IN such suspense. and h. soon
stopped and prepared 10 carry the pieces
out. He had taken them in hi, arms
and was already a step toward the door
when his eye happened to rest again on
the odd chair 4 gleam Of light had
penetrated and was shining across IT,
and he thought he caught q glimpse of