Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-09

f.y to such an extent that the OWE
ers of the gold were able to recover
the remaining idols at their leisure.
At Mr. Pence's request these images
were placed in his room, and he
watched them with a vigilance as
if this tropical wilderness were in
tested with professional burglars.
In accordance with Sidney Ham
mond's suggestion, watch was
maintained on top of the big rock
overlooking the ocean, where the
flagstaff had been erected. Mr.. Car
mody was assigned to this duty on
Saturday. He rowed across the lake
in the early morning. taking with
him a rife, book, and luncheon.
After about two hours had elapsed
sail showed on the southeastern
sea-rim! 1t was low down in the wa
tiers, but the. air was wonderfully
clear, and he could see that it was IL
large three-masted vessel. More than
that, it was coming in his direction.
Mr.. Carmody watched the craft in
tently and ate his luncheon. The
ship was now perceptibly nearer.
With the glass he saw that it was a
brIgantine; square rugged on the
fore mast and schooner rugged on
the main and miZzen masts. Then
the craft took a long tack out to
sea and nearly disappeared, but it
( turned again and rapidly headed in a
northwesterly direction. Mile by
mile it approached, until with the
glass he saw the sailors on her decks.
They must see the white flag on
this cliff" he said to himself. They
were not three miles away. Mr..
Carmody stood on the highest point
and waved his handkerchief Near
er and nearer came the ship. He fired
the rifle again and again. Could they
see him? Would they understand?
He plainly saw the lifeboats and the
chart house of the oncoming vessel.
Her masts- rocked gracefully in the
swell of the ocean. He saw the jibs
fiuttcr in the fresh breeze. The
bow swung to starboard; the long
hull of the ship stood for moment
broadside to the shore; the huge
sails Topped in the wind as. she
came about" they flattened as the
ship obeyed the rudder; the masts
careened and steadicd; the foam
showed white at her bows, and the
ship stood away to the northeast
on starboard tack. Mr.. Carmody
saw the wheelman without the aid
OF glass, and could see the faces
of the sailors as the ship stood
broadside the moment before she
again went out to sea.
"They are scoundrels to pay no
heed to flag of distress!" he said
aloud as the ship swiftly receded,
and at last became mere specl in
the northeastern horizon. 1t was Il
sad awakening from happy dream.
Alas! how often we sail proudly by
the finttering rags of Distress! Life's
marooned are on islands in every me-
tropolis. The battered hulks of hui
mainly go down in sight and hearing
of prosperous voyagers. Storm
tossed sailors, unable to breast life's
tempestuous seas, perish on society's
coasts, and no lifeboat puts out from
shore. The wreclser burns his false
lights along the rocks.
The Indignation of Mr.. .Carmody
was shared by his companions, but
they regarded it as a hopeful sign
that two ships already had been seen
from the rocks. This proved be-
| You'd doubt that these waters were
frequented by traffic, and there was
a chance that some generous skipper
might recognize their flag of dis
tress.
Sunday was observed as day Of
rest. No work, other than the rou-
tine of housekeeping was performed.
In the afternoon Sidney and Mr.. Kent
visited the park and brought back a
fresh stock of bananas. On the pre-
ceding day Mr.. Kent had shot a fine
deer, and the Sunday dinner was
excellent. Mr.. Rockwell read aloud
a chapter from the Bible, and made
a short address, in which he said
they had reason to thank Providence
for having protected them in many
perils on land and sea. He followed
with an earnest prayer, in which
he returned thanks to God for His
manifold blessings and invoked His
assistance in their future undertak
ings.
ITO he continued