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that would have pierced armor plate.
/ have never been accounted a timid
man, Andy. I've been through some
pretty narrow sQueaks in my time
suppose have faced as big odds on
ships decks-in the night. too. when
you couldn't see what was coming
as most any man in the business;
but | caved then-and / wasn't afraid
of him. either. | hung around the
open skylight after he went below.
but they had gone to their room and
shut the door; all | could hear was
the indistinct hum of their voices.
Next day at dinner l noticed a slight
reddish lump on her forehead.
ratified my knife and fork and glared
AT him. but he never looked up.
swear to you. Andy Thomas, if I'd
been sure he had hit her. I'd have
tkrottled him across the table and be
id TO discipline.
Neither Of US mentioned the sub
ject but, of course. il was knives out
between us after that He kept bear
ing on harder and harder He was
treacherous devil He would sneak
on deck in my watch at night to see
IL ne could catch me asleep. I guess
il he ever had I'd "a got a quiet pas
sage over the lee Quarter-but I was
too old a bird for him. He hadn't
sand enough to out with IL. man ia
shion, but worked of all sorts of
little, mean tricks. thar were Just
what you might expect of the likes OF
him. There were times-fots of EN-
when / had to think OF the unhappy
little woman down below. in order to
keep my hands OF him.
"She avoided me more carefully than
ever. though | tried to snow her that
wouldn't bother her again. Poor
little soul, She had trouble enough
without me bothering her. He was a
cowardly hound-his treatment Of his
wife showed that-and he was scared
TO death of the cargo. You know,
turp gives OF gas almost as infiam-
mable as gunpowder; the cabin was
full of it. He wouldn't allow any
lights below, so We had to turn in
like troopers horses. all standing.
for there would be no chance to dress
when called out in a hurry; and he
was forever poking his zose in the
galley and warning the cook about
the fire. The longer we were out the
more nervous and hdgetty he got We
kept the head pump rugged all the
time and the hose stretched along.
''She had two old boats on the da-
Wits. but they were warped with age
and neglect. so he bought a couple OF
condemned metallic hfeboats in
Charleston. that came out Of cap
tured blockade runner-ffme o. the
war-and hung EN- in davits on each
quarter They were kept stocked with
provisions and water. and the falls
faxed down clear for . hurry call
Once he came on deck IN the night.
yelling FIRE. and there Was the devil
an all TO paw before the Souwegian
wrynecks got the boats down We
nearly lost the baggest one before we
got II hoisted again. and then he
Swore he'd perfect them IN boat drill.
II he had to keep them on deck night
and day for the rest OF the passage
And he did. too. He got them so
YOU could hardly speak TO the man
al the wheel. even. without all hands
dropping everything and making =
break for them davit tackle-fa
Well sir. Andy. he worked on his
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BY HERBERT E. EiAMBLEN.

| went up | felt more like taking
him by the throat than giving him
q civil answer, but, or course, that
would have been subvers1ve of dis
eipline.
Mrs. Sturgls kept her room for
three days. and then | heard tie
oil man tell her TO come TO the table
and not act like TOOL He spoke
to her as you would to a foremost
hand. That was the first real cut /
got. but there was lots more coming.
She sat all through dinner with her
eyes fixed on her plate, and hardly
ate a thing. | wanted to tell her not
to mind me. but OF course. had no
chance. She would never come on
deck unless he was there; but one
evening he left her at the rail across
the break of the poop ana went below
without her noticing | hung in the
wind a spell and then made up
my mind to speak to her for fear I'd
never get another chance. I stepped
up. brisk, so the man at the wheel
wouldn't notice; but quiet, so she
wouldn't notice either. She heard me.
thought il was him, and, without turn
ing her head. says: We made a pref
u good run today. didn't we, Robert?'
1t was the first time | had heard
her say so much. and wouldn't have
recognized her voice: 1t was so meek
the meekness OF a we'll broken span
iel felt sure. before. that he bull
lied her: now | knew il. Why. Andy.
she'd sit at that sewing machine the
whole world has heard so much about
and make shirts and underelothes for
him by the hour-and then I've heard
him cuss and damn the ct OF EN-.
When he would be asleep IN the day
time | have watched her through the
skylight. keeping back so she couldn't
see me il she happened TO look up
but | was telling about how spoke
to her that night
4 stepped right up and touched her
gently on the shoulder and | says.
May.
she turned round quick and shot
q terrified glance at me that went
through me like q knife Ny little
May. that made mud pies with. went
TO school with and shaved three years
for-was afraid OF me, She seemed
about TO faint threw caution to the
dogs. stepped right up and put my
arm around her. She fought and
struggled with the senseless fear OF
: shared bird.
20. dont-please. don't. Mr.. Har-
greaves-plesse let me CO. she pant
ed.
4 took nv arm away. but held her
by the hand and spoke to her.
Nav said I. why didn't you wait
for me- Why did you marry this
mans know you are not happy With
him. he treats you Ike q dog
Mr.. Hargreaves. said the OF
mans voice right in nv ear. 7 think
the weather braces win stan = little
pull
he spoke IN q low. clear tone.
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progress toward the coast. which Is
quite bold thereabouts. when. with
out the slightest warning the boat
rode upon a hidden rock. turned tur-
tie and sunk like q stone
Il caught the little woman as she
was going down and struck out FOR
the shore. which I judged to be less
than quarter Of a mile away. There
were shTieks and oaths behind me.
where those poor devils were strang
/ ling each other IN their wild efforts
TO keep afioat. They all must have
drowned for none ever turned up %
throw any light on the mystery OF the
Kate Eastman.
The sea was heavy and / had ms
clothes and one boot on. Il took one
hand 10 hold May, but / vas a strong
swimmer aud a couple OF hundie Ell
fathoms more would do t. Then an.
other OF those cursed sunken rocks
interfered and the breath was nearly
driven out Of me as 7 grounded on
H. thought 20 rest there a bit. but
there was no rest for me. I could
get no hold on the slippery rock and
the sea beat me upon Il till I lost my
little remaining strength. Twice May
slipped from me. but I got her again.
There IS no doubt that she was dead
probably before the boat went down
Again ! struck out. teebly. for the
nearest point OF rock on the shore
/ reached It. but was too exhausted %
climb out. ! struggled desperately for
that last. foriorn chance. but fate vas
against me and bad % give up.
Il raised my sweetheaFts face 10
mine. and while the salt water drain
ed and gurgled from Il, kissed. for
he last time the lips I had always
loved. Once more I spoke her name.
but. as said. she was long since dead.
I held her close. pressed the dear
form TO my heart. took a farewell
glance at the pitiless scene and let
myself go down
The next day I came 20 my senses
In a Portuguese hsherman-s shanty
under the clin The aged couple did
what they could for me. caring for
me as I had been their own son. but
as we were unable 20 understand
each other never learned how
came TO be saved nor whether the
bodies Of May or any Of the crew
ever came ashore. When I got strong
enough I shipped In a plum. puddener.
as they call those Western ocean
Ehalers-under the name you know
me by"
He ceased speaking. and FOR
moment remained under the spell
OF this fearful narration. Then T
shook il OF and looked up.
Jack ] said the horror In my
own voice adding 70 ny agitation.
lis that true7-
As God Is my judge. Andy. Il Is
~ wish Il wasn't
| sprang 10 my feet and exclaimed.
You numbering old villain. you
ought 20 be hung
I know Il. he replied hopeless re-
morse in his every accent. and Ssh
20 God had been--years ago.
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ed the badly ratified Dutchmen round
and got mine down.
We had no sooner showed clear
than | heard cries OF distress from
the other side. We backed around
the stern, somehow. and there was
the oil mans boat stove and found
ering. They had got caught under
the counter when the BARK rolled. and
the old can OF a boat squashed liks
a rotten turnip Poor little May gave
up when she saw death reaching out
for her with a sure grip. She held
her arms out to me and cried:
20, Jack. save me, Save me- Dear.
dear Jack. please don't let me drown
don't let me drown"
Old Jack Hargreaves turned his
head away and took a big gHlp Of
whisky. When he looked my way
again there was an ugly Hight in ms
bleary eyes. such a light as I would
not care to see were be my mortal
enemy. He leaned over until his face
was within an inch OF mine. brought
his big brown fist down on the oaken
table with a resounding hump. and
said In a low savage tone:
The legions Of hell couldn't have
kept her from me after that, pulled
the boats sterns together. reached
over and pulled her into my boat
Her arms were round my neck. her
tears wet on my face. and. her poor
little bosom throbbing against my
breast. AS | laid her down in the
stern sheets | swore he should never
have her again.
The wretched boat sank and her
crew swan to US. The oil man got
hold OF the gunnel an he says
Give me hand. Mr.. Hargreaves.
Never mind. you hound. says /.
You can't come in here. She's mine.
now. an I'll keep her.
He read his death warrant in my
eye. But. coward as he was. he fought
like a eorneFed rat. Ny boat was
half full OF water and / saw he was
liable to upset US. even IL he failed to
get aboard May was screeching Ike
mad woman behind me. The thing
had to be settled. I grabbed him by
the throat and choked the life out
OF him. | held his head under till he
stopped struggling. then let go and
he sank. May gave one fearful shrek
and became quiet. When got a chance
to look at her she had tainted. Il
has been the comfort OF my life since
that she never regained her senses.
The bark had backed herself
round somehow, In 3 flaw. I suppose.
filed away and was rapidly disap-
pearing in a squall Il would be use
less TO chase her. so headed for the
land I set one Of the Dutchmen
tn bsling. while the second mate and
cook did most OF the pulling. I lift
ed the sailor with the toe OF my boot
occasionally. but he couldn't seem 10
gain on the water. Then the sec
ond mate discovered that there was
no plug in her. took OF one boot
and kept that foot over the plug hole.
and the man soon freed her.
The wind was a bit abaft the beam
and we did fairly well May lay Ia
the sfearnsheets unconscious. but
vas kept so busy steering that I
couldnt DO anything for her. | was
80. glad ia got her that never stop
ped 70 think what should DO with
her. nor how would GET out Of killing
the Oh man: for. OF course. the men
all saw ne We we're making good
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ried her books to school. She wouldn't
go to church nor singing school with
nobody but me And when | went
TO sea she promised 10 wait till
should get a ship of my own.
worked hard and saved my money
for three years. Then | got letter
from mother. telling me that May was
married-married to a captain-as
though she got tired OF waiting. |
went on a laundering big spree and
then | took to the western ocean
There were a few of the old packets
left and | fought my way up to mate
and there | stuck for Ave years.
Then came that passage TO the
westward in the Chandelier. when
that gang of Liverpool rats tried to
do me. They found they'd walked up
the wrong passenger. though. and
there was two OF 'em that never saw
the broadside of America. But
don't care nothing about that: lat
was justifiable maintenance OF dis
cipline-hey. waiter why don't you
fill 'em up when you're told? An
say. sir. or rll--what's the matter.
Andy. We amt drinkin'?"
Before | could frame an excuse. he
took his glass absent mindedly from
the waiter, sampled il generously. and
went on with his yarn.
The oil man give me what I had
'oming to me. an | left her at quar-
antine got the New York papers
in Philadelphia. and saw they were
caking up my record from way-back.
so ! shipped fore the mast in a
schooner an went TO Charleston. s. c.
From there | shipped as mate of the
baltimore bark Kate Eastman. Srur~
gis. master. She had cargo OF tur-
pentine on deck. and was bound for
Antwerp. had 70 make a pier-head
jump OF It. when I got down TO the
wharf cause the tug already had
hold Of her. Il was near the last OF
the spring tides. but we got over
the bar with only a light scrape and
when got the last OF the sail on
her. | went below TO see il that blast
ed hoard'n master had put any pipes
and tohacker ID, my bag. Just as I
reached the bottom step. the cabin
door opened and I looked right into
the eyes OF nv little Nav. In that one
glance | noticed how thin and poor
snd--ves. old. she had got The
rounded cheeks We're sunken. and the
merry snap was all gone cot OF the
sweet blue ewes. She looked forlorn.
poor little thing.
I'd been bAtt'n II pretty well in
Charleston for week. anu I suppos =
looked pretty tough: but she Knew
me. She went white for a minute n
sight q ne Then the way cheeks
nnshed. she stood staring ana waver-
Ing. and then she went hack in the
cabin. Me- Wen. inst staggered
into my room and hing over the
hunkooard as limp as II I'd been hit
With an iron pin. forgot Whist
came below for. and when / heard the
oil man askias where the mate Was.
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vsnts for surpIus Eneral
on the Washington star.

from the washington Star.
The discovery Of aaws in the Brook
lyn Bridge has given opportunity for
the experts" 70 declare their iudg.
ment. FOR the politicians 70 point NOR
ais and for the transportation the0r-
lists TO spread themselves.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-09

SPECIAL BARGAINS.

room house. ? lots. Lincoln st. near
room house. lots. on corner east
front. Buchanan st. very cheap, s. 100.
room house, lots, Jefferson st., east
front, 81 80: 500 cash and balance month
~ payments.
store building. upstairs fitted to I've IN
Lincoln St. good barn. $50; only 500
cash.
5 room house. lots. on west side near
9Th st., city water barn, good shade,
81 500
Good room house. Chestnut St, $500,
or payments.
room house, barn, etc, Auburndale,
$1,000, on payments.
Fine brick Eats, near avenue and State
/ house, cost $500; will sell for $500. An
excellent bargain
A 5000 property in Oakland will go for
81 800 this week.
A fine modern residence on Van Buren,
St, another on Topeka ave, another on
Jackson ST., all bargain
A fine modern home N Lawrence on
easy terms, $500.
10 acres Il mile from city, all new bot
tom land, only 5000, and VIII soon come on
the market.
nicely improved suburban tracts, 3
tracts without houses.
20 feet east front on Western ave, only
8 feet front by $50 deep. finely improved.
on East Sixth pavement, only $1,000 See
Finely improved dairy farm, near Meri-
den. so acres. S. 500.
Fine half section improved wheat farm
in north central Kansas, s., 800
Finely improvd stock ranch in Chase
county, $50 acres; will rent II taken with
J. A. DAVIS g. CO.
Entrance on 9Th ST. COL Kansas ave.
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S. NJ. WOOD & CO.,
REAL ESTATE AND LOANS,
ss4 KANSAS AVENUE. TOPEKA, K
TOPEKA, KAN.
5s4 KANSAS AVENUE.

nne lots west sh st.
business cheaD &
corner east front
art in work NJ WOOD 8 CO.
Have Lincoln
Mortgages andsI o.
Have good hin
Have 1000 in Elk county to sna
8 &
No $4,000 hardware stock doing soodbu
corner nth andP raustsen soon-
Have good Topeka property
property s Il WOOD CO
good grass Liant nearc
miles Of Topeka for sDo
s N
Finest and best gboardin ghouseb in
Taylor st.
aD acre
ande terms. s. n WOOD CO.
one of the finest
in part u WOOD Co
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w. NJ. FORBES.
SECURITY BUILDING. COR KANSAS
AVE AND 7TH ST: 7TH ST.
ENTRANCE.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
No. 121 AZ story room dwelling. hall.
closets, cemented cellar. large barn shade,
fruit on car line, near school. in first
class condition, in Potwin- Price $1,000
Improvements worth over $2-0o0- Terms
No. III Especial price .on a modern
home close to business center, an rooms,
large barn, large shade trees Place worth
No. 14s Can 8 room modern house.
near business center, on West 10th ST.
No. Izs B-S room dwelling with large
lawn and shade, on West 10th st. Price
No. Is CT room brick dwelling, modern
and in first class condition lots, with
large shade trees. on Clay St Price 5000
No. s. D-New room dwelling, large
barn, city water. cistern. 50 feet east front
on Western ave south OF Huntoon St.
No. % Cuisines house on Jackson st.
paying 125A per cent interest on an in
vestment of 81 200.
No. Y A-Business house on Kansas
ave paying per cent net on an invest
ment of $500: 1000 cash payment, bal
ance per cent.
A large list of property on easy terms.
on east side; also near city limits on west
side.
Money to loan at lowest rates and in
any amount at all times Fire Insurance
". NJ. FORBES.
Security Building.
FOR sALE-2 lots, Clay between 4th and
5th. Shillinglaw, 1861 w 9Th.
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zoe sALE-REAL RsrATE.

9Th, 1920.
Nice cottage on Dillon, $500
Good room house on Dillon. 81 200.
rooms. lots and barn, on Guthrie,
Several in Auburndale at one-half cost.
FARMS FOR SALE
T. 100 acres western Kansas. 81 30 per acre
900 acres, finney county, $3.50 per acre.
$40 acres, a square section. Well I'M
proved, IS miles from Topeka, SIS per acre.
$40 acres 20 miles from Topeka. 81. 600
$40 acres u miles from Topeka, mile
to good town. improvement are worth
5000, all good land, $50 per acre
$50 acres s miles from Topeka, 20 acres
of orchard. choice fruit, some rich bot
tom. good buildings. $500.
40 acres - miles from Topeka, good inn
provements. 81, 600
100 acres is miles from Topeka, well i'm
proved. so per acre.
A great many small tracts close to city.
so acres about miles north Of Topeka
for sale or trade
50 acres fine bottom land west OF To-
peka, $50 per acre.
100 acres, so acres in cultivation, balance
pasture and meadow, house of rooms,
barn and we'll $45 per acre.
200 acres, well improved south Of city,
creek bottom, $50 per acre.
100 acres, well improved, 16 miles west,
so per acre
1856 acres Kansas river bottom $500.
800 acres IS miles north, all grass. $3.50
per acre.
800 acres 10 miles northwest Of city. SIG
per acre.
100 acres miles north. well improved,
very cheap
IN, ST Kansas Avenue.
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FOR sALE-REAL ESTATE.
PAYNE & THOMPSON,
Real Estate. Loans, and Insurance
q Kansas Avenue.

FOR SALE-CITY PROPERTY
Modern house of to rooms on Van
Buren, between 10th and 18th SITS.
On Harrison 100 block.
On Topeka ave. in 100 and 1400 blocks,
and in PotWin.
Lincoln and Buchanan SITS
Several large modern houses in Potwin
at about u half what 1t would cost TO
NORTH TOPEKA.
in. at S1,100. Come quick.
$50. ''S''-e IN - Az y :
Another on Central ave, $3.50.
Another close to Union Pacific depot,
Vacant lots on paved street, paving paid
for $500 each.
Vacant lots on Topeka ave. ana Har-
risen SITS very cheap.
a Kansas ave property in very heart,
PARKDALE.
5 rooms I lot. East sth, se00.
rooms. I lot, Leland, 500
5 rooms, lots. Leland, $500.
VACANT LOTS
2 nice lots on West 9Th, close in, must
be sold at once.
8 lots, Lowman Hill, 800 for g.
lots, LOWman Hill. SIS is taken soon.
CHEAP PROPERTY, WEST SIDE
5 room cottage. 2 lots, barn. cistern and
well Buchanan between 9Th and 9Th, ST.
500 $500 cash, balance monthly.
Cottage of rooms, 10 lots, nicely fixed
up in LOWman Hill, $3.50.
room house, IL lots, on Lincoln near
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DETECTIVE AND wArCHmAN.

~ 1cs1-r,1, s.,- s,T--,, -. .T~r,~--rr-
Bureau-M. W. Gilmore. manager. R0v
D. Marsh, secretary. General Detective
and Waterman service. Private detectives
furnished day or night. All work en-
trusted to US promptly executed Tele-
phone 152-3 629 Kansas ave, Topeka. Kan.
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FOR SALE BY
IT. G. Stephenson 6 Co.,
500 KANSAS AVE.
Over Rigbys


6 room cottage. on Western ave-, 10 foot
ceilings, hard oil finish, good cellar, city
and c1Stern water, sewer connection, Stop
sink in yard; sl,5oe, part cash. balance
IL lots on Lane St near 7th and room
house. cellar, front hail and stair, hard
ton. $500, part cash, balance can be ar
room 2 story house, east front. on
Harrison st. near 18th St. 1880; $3.50 cash
5 acres of fine garden land east of Santa
Fe shops. Part cash. balance can be ar
IL lots on Fillmore St, near sth St, a
bargain. Price $500.
/ acre near Washburn college, nice To-
cation, for new home: $50.
so acre farm, az miles from Topeka,
tern, barn, to exchange for city property.
20 acre fruit farm 25z miles from Topeka,
stair ro0m cea house wen ir and ci na m
acres of bearing orchard, 2 fns
modern home and pay cash difference See
IL lots and story room house. front
hall and stairs, hard oil finish. sliding
doors, gas and bath. city and cistern
water, barn, fine elm shade, on Buchanan
st. near It'll. Price 81. $50. A bargain
IL lots on Tyler St. near. sth. ? story
room house cellar under all, eistern and and
city water, good neighborhood- Price 81, $50.
2 story room house on Taylor st, near
18th. east front. hard oil finish. mantel and
and shade trees Price 81. $50
lots and good story Z room house. s
front hall and STAIR hard. oil finish. just,
painted and papered. Special price. 81, 100.
To move on lots on Madison st near
9Th. room cottage with stone founda-
ton, all in good condition Price $500
lots, east front. on Monroe st. near
Sd, room cottage, cellar, well water,
coal shed and outbuildings, $1,l50; small
payment down, balance can be arranged
in payments.
IL lots, east front on Monroe St. clear
of incumbrance, which parties will deed
to proper party having money enough TO
build a home. 4 snap for someone
lots, room home. on Harrison near
18th. Price $500, $3.50 cash. balance
monthly payments.
2 lots, east front, on Harrison. excellent
location for a nice home. Price $780,
2 lots and story room house on West
street front hall and stair. hard oil fin
ish, cellar and coal shed and outbuildings-
Many. other bargains to offer not ad-
Money to loan on real estate mortgages
at low rates.
Houses to rent
Fire Insurance written at the lowest
rates.
". c. STEPHENSON & CO..
Coz Kansas Ave. (Over Rigby's.)
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HoRrroULrURrsT.

-~~~-~-~~-r-~---~~~-~-~s~
WANTED--To set your forest trees. prun-
ing in all of Its branches mechanically
done. grape culture a speciality. reference
given and an work warranted Call on or
ist ana landscape gardener. 1888 Buchun-
an st.
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10 WHOM m NAV coNcrRN

70 WHOM n sSz7 coScERScSfy s6-
ptcation for permit 10 sell intoxicat-
ing liquors, according to law, ut &6 Kan
sas ave. In the Second ward Of the city
Of Topeka, Is now on file in the office OF
the probate judge of Shawnee county.
Kansas. The hearing of the same IS set
for Monday. at O'Clock a. M. March IS.
1901 CHAS. W. KOHL
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN-ATy app
plicatiOn for a permit to sell Intoxicating
liquors. according to law, at Sl8 Kansas
avenue, IN the Third ward Of the city %
Topeka, s now on file in the office OF the
probate judge Of Shawnee county. Ken
sas- ine hearing of the same is set Tor
Monday, at 9 o'clock a. m, March u. 1901.
@. A. kEENE-