Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-01-04

il. Not for me, though! GIVE me ING
dry land and my quiet little keepers
cottage to live in. What do you sup
nose now. brings me down acre
amongst this shipping?
Going abroad, maybe!' hazardeu'
Bradshaw.
God forbid!" calculated the pseudo
keeper. fervently. No; am trying 10
get upon the track Of my young mas
fer who who left New Zealand loI
london more than two II Z anu
who hasn't turned up yet, thougn hls
ship reached port safe enough. ihey
tell me she's in II Of those big COCKS
here, but that I'm too late this evening
to go aboard of her"
whats her Manner asked brau-
shaw. with an assumed carelessness
which. Judging from their looks or Ell
ger interest. the other two were Tar
from sharing.
'srhe Wairoa," answered Iralll' aI'ei
consulting his pocketbOok.
well. I'll be hanged If you haven't
com across a rare bit OF luch: ca
claimed Bradshaw, affecting not 10 NO.
tice the warning glances n gestures
Of his companions. My two lrlenas
here belong to that very snip: Nj
Spratt. bath steward, MI
Blogz, fifth engineer. They ouSht 10
know the gentleman you're looking ior'
if he was on board"
Yes, if he travelled in the saloon,
assepted the pasty-faced steward, ulk
ily. 1--WE nothing to do with the Sec
ond-class or steerage."
AS for me-" added Mr.. Blogg, Il
have no truck with the passengers at
all"
"Well. being a gentleman Of means"
explained the inspector, TRANQUILITY, u
most probably Travelled trst-class. ana
his name would be Arnewood; thougn
I believe he sometimes called himself
ArnOtt. for some reason or other.
Know him.
"A Mr.. Arnewood came back with US
last trip, right enough" said spratt,
after taking thought. But he knocked
off having baths after we entered the
Channel. and l saw nothing"of him at
the end Of the voyage. He must nave
landed. though, either at Gravesend or
here. like the other passengers. The
chief steward would probably know"
'.Ouite So" asSented Trail. III IN
Qulre on DodTu. by thC "oS' NN -
(asA you were bathng-room steward)
ever notice any tattoo marks upon the
gentleman's arm or chestT -.
Yes: in blue and red ink. One or
the quartermasters pricked the ue-
signs in for him during the voyage. ana
told me he got two pounds for the 1oD.'
Just to settle the question OF identi-
ty." remarked Trail, apologetically, as
he produced the Cooktown photograph.
''Is this the Mr.. Arnewood you knew
ON boardF' ..
Eyes" was the prompt reply. That's
him, right enough. l daresay you've
seer the gent. too, joe" T..
"Why. yes, I seem to know the face
~assented Mr.. Blogg, doubtfully. But
I wouldn't swear.Ato 1t. | don't see
nowt to worry about, nohow. Gents
often goes off on a bit of a spree, after
a. long voyage. and then turns up all
right when they've had their fling"
az ppos they do said Inspector
| Trail, drily. But I've heard of tray
elers falling into bad hands and com
ing 20 grief. However, I'm real CRATE
full to o both for your information,
and I'm only sorry that / can't spend
the rest Of the evening in your pleasant
| company. Come, Ned, we must be OF
old chap.
I being the person addressed as Ned.
Bradshaw understood plainly enough
hat he was to remain. and keep the
| men under observation until further
| orders. We accordingly left the three
to finish the Hollands at their leisure.
I scarcely need be told that a visit to
IL r.s.~ ,xvc. IN, .nr.n two hafnrn XUD
could think Of turning our faces west
ward. A short drive brought us to the
dock gates, and even Inspector Trail
found it no easy matter to procure al
mission without an official pass. How
ever, we got through, and presently
found ourselves alongside the Wairoa,
More delay and explanations before we
were allowed on board; but, once there,
our efforts were rewarded, f~orasnuch
as the chief steward, a Mr.. Gray, was
luckily, in his cabin. Upon learning
the object Of our visit, he proved TO be
most courteous and obliging; and, from
him we ascertained the following
facts:
1. Mr.. Luke Arnewood (undoubted
" the original of the Cooktown por
trait had voyaged by the Wairoa, anC
had quilted the vessel in the dock, ear
ly upon the morning of Nov. 10th. Hi:
luggage had been sent ashore in the or
binary way. But what had become OF
him or his effects, after leaving tn,
ship, he Mr.. Cray could not say. /
should, however, be a matter Of NJ
great difficulty to find out, and he I'm
dertook to make every possible in
quiry on board. The police, he sug
gested, could similarly inquire anon:
the porters and cabInen ashore.
2. Mr.. ArnewoOd was a man Of tao
turn, almost suiky temperament, AM
Stunned all intercourse with his fel
low passengers. He was wont, a
times, to talk with members of tn,
crew, and was liberal with tips for an,
service rendered him.
3. 1t a a fact that he had bee
tattooed on board by a quartermaste
named Payne, then absent on leave.
These items practically exhausted al
that Mr.. Gray had to tell us; and
thanking him for his good offices. w
rejoired our hanson, feeling we
pleased with our evenings work. On
driver, too, was happy with an add
tional half-soyereign melted out to hir