The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-07-04

waiting for h::n. and he Vent up to
him at once. II tho men In the boat,
acting on orders, cut his air tube. ne
wanted to Gr In position to cut
Captain TnZZuchlS also with promnt-
ness.
However. everything went peacefully
just then. The Italian set Off down a
track In the slime and Kettle wa,icd
HooNpuSly after him. 1t was terrible
work making passage through that
white. glutnouS ooZc. but they camo to
the wreck directly and working ru,,nd
her rusted flank. stood beside u great
swallow pit, where two weird looking,
gray sea monsters showed In dim out
Hnc through the dense foH Of the wa
ter.
The Two newcomers stood for long
enough before the two workers OBJ
served them. But ono chanccd SO hook
I'D nnd 500 them watchkg ana logged
the other with his spade, and then both
frnntically beckoned the visitors to
come down Into the pit Tazzuchi led,
and Kettle followed, wallowiny down
the slopes Of slime, and there at the
potto1n. IN the dim. milky light. one
OF the professional divers slipped n
shovel into his hand and thrust 1t
down till It Jared against something
solid underf0ot.
1t was clear they had come upon the
gold boxes, and they wished to impress
upon the visitors, In underwater dumb
show Of triumph, that the find had only
oeen made that very minute. Ponder.
ously booted feet did dance OF ccstnSy
IN three feet Of gluey mud. and mean
while Kettle, with hand on the haft
OF his knife, edged away from this I'M
canny demonstration lest some one
should slit his air tube before he could
prevent 1t.
He had seen what he wanted; he had
no reason to walt longer. The gold
boxes were there, and If they were not
brought to the surface and carried hon.
estly to Sucz the matter would have to
be fought out above In Gods open air
and not in that horrible, choking uuag-
mre OF slime and water. And so, still
guarding himself cannily, he got back
again to the boat and almost had it In
him to shake hands with the men who
caScd him OF that intolcrablc helmet.
Now, far be II from me to raise even
a suspicion that Captain Owen Kcttlo
resented tho fact that he had been rob-
bod Of scnfie when the little salvage
steamer actually did bring up in Suea
harbOr with the specie honestly locked
IN one OF her statcrooms. But that he
was violently angry he admits himself
without qualification. 1Io says he kick.
ed himself for being such bad judge
Of men.
The Parakcct was In there when they
arrived, rcbunkcring for the run home,
and Murray came off as fast as n crew
couhl drive his boats to inquire tho
news,
He nccostcd Tazzuchi with vigorous
hnndshako and n "IIello, Flzz- hockey,
old man! How goes itf Who'd have
thought OF seeing you hercY IIowdy,
Captain Kettlcf Had good nshingW
"Do you know Captain TazzuchiY"
"Somewhnt. Why, we wcro both
boys on the Conway together"
You're making some mistake. Cap
tain TnHzuchi is an Italian"
"Oh, am I2' snid Tnzzuchk "Not
much Of the dngo about me except tho
name"
'Well, you never told me that be,
fore"
"Yon never asked mo that know Of.
l speak about enough of tho lingo to
carry on duty with. md I servo on an
Italian Bhlp because I couldn't get n |
skpper's billet on anything els& But |
I'm as English as either Of you. Grqat |
Scott Captain Kettle, can't you tell
dngo yet for suroY'
Murray laughed. "Wcll, como across
md discuss 1t In the PnrnKGct. PVe got !
n case Of champagne on bonrd to wet
my new ticket"
"Stay half Il minute" said Tazzuchl;
wo'li just get those boxes Of gold down
into your bont, Murray, and ferry them
across They're too big n temptation to