The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-05

sponded the commander. Good cbau
that fellow led me. The instruction.
were positively Sandy Hook Why bs
should run SO far down the coast | can.
not say. Well, I suppose it will he ex.
planned to the department. My instruc.
tons were to find a dereict or to can.
ture filibuster. Brownson, I think tbs
derelict lies yonder. Take the launch
over and see. If there is any contraband
of war on board, we'll confiscate it IN
the name of the United States"
The launch, leading a flotilla Of boats
was gone long time and when the
lieutenant returned to the war vessel
he had with him a French boy very
much scared, who jabbered pteously in
his native tongue. The lieutenant spoks
French, so the boy chung to him as to
last friend. In the cabin of the gray
vessel he told tale that greatly amazed
his listeners, and it was put into official
writing while the two steamers ran
north Later that night it was discussed
in the wardroom by those who had
heard it.
ut seems" said the senior lieutenant
somewhat ruefully, that the crew Of
the Lotus must have left her off Sandy
Hook, but how we missed them is more
than l can tell. While we waited, those
tramps and soldiers got aboard. Then
they saw us and being afraid of govern
mental institutions, they ran away with
the boat"
But" exclaimed junior lieutenant
"iust think of four men and boy run.
| ming a two-thousand ton steams for 10
hours! Great Williams, how they must
have worked!'
1.-THE really heart-breaking part Of il
for the tramps, at least" put in line
officer, 'is that though they worked
themselves nearly to death yet it might
have brought them fortune had they the
sense to pick 1t up. They could have de.
manded salvage If they had merely stay
| ed on board-they were within the three
miles-of-shore limit when we caught
| them"
"How much would the salvage have
been worth to them?" asked the junior
20, roughly, 1 should say fifty thousand
dollars, yes, seventy-five," responded the
| other.
Heavens, fate can be ironical when she
| tries hard
May ask" inquired an ensign who
should have known betetr, "how it hap
pens that a well-found, well-laden steam
err should be left derelict on the high seas
where any one may happen along and
pick her up" In defense of his utter lack
of professional discretion it must be sald
| that there were others who were dying
to ask that very question.
'If ever you get into the diplomatic
service, young man, you may come 10
learn that for a neutral nation to sell
contraband goods to a nation at war
may cause grave international complca-
tions. But" he went on slowly and sug-
gestively, while the United States Is al
war with Spain do not see why she mas
not perfect right to find cargo OF war
material II some one. I'll not say WnN
is so careless as to leave 1t floating I'M
cared for on the high seas"
There was silence for a little time
broken only by the measured tread OF an
orderly outside the door, and then one
who had not yet spoken said: From all
/ hear that fellow the boy calls JoKay
must be something of man."
YES" responded the senior Lieutenant
ending tn conversation. Yes. Given an
incentive in life, that man might becom'
famous"
But at that moment Choky Reardon
was in a heaven of delight, merely because
the incentive to fame had been remover