The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-05-02

Rockwell.
Six men roared aye"
Those opposed say no."
"No! MOI" shouted Simon Pence.
Vincent did not vote. Mr.. Kent had
nudged him to keep quiet.
sit is an outrageous rate. and 1
will never pay it," said MIR Pence.
"Why do you fix such an nnheard-
of rate?"
"'rhe Jumping Jupiter is trust,
! and we need the money" said Mr..
Kent. 81 am afraid those grinning
idols will hoodoo us as it is. | move
| that we leave them behind, Mr.. Presi-
dent The best we can get is law
suit"
81 will pay the rate! l will pay
it," exclaimed Mr.. Pence. II was
only joking"
'Draw up an agreement, Ham,
mond. and have it properly signed
and Witnessed" said Mr. Rockwell
Sidney did so, and Mr.. Pence and
Vincent signed it. Early the follow
ing morning the idols went on board
'"The Jumping Jupiter"
Tuesday morning broke fair and
clear, with n steady but frcshcning
southwest breeze Never had the is
land looked lovlier than on the day
set for the departure of the cast
Always. 1t seemed as if the fcathered
dcnizens of the tropical forests had
surmised their plans, and had gath
cred to bid them Godspesd with a
| al,
age glistcned in iridesccnt hues
through the foliage around tho
bungalow. The chattering bander-
logs watched the preparations with
curious interest. One very bold
monkey vcntured so near that Vim
cent, by sudden rush. covered him
with large wicker basket. After
much mane,lycring he succeeded in
clamping chain over his neck and
triumphantly led him captive to the
deck of "Fhe Jumping JUPITER
''Hcre is our mascot" he ex-
claimed, as he fastened the chain to
the windlass. "He is ugly enough
to stand off all the idols"
The monkey made dash for Vim
cents leg, but missed it by an inch.
Vincent named him Socks" on ac-
count of his white feet, and Socks"
was duly accepted as mascot and q
passenger.
There was final survey of tho
bungalow to see if any necessary ar
ticle had been overlooked. The Win
dows were closed and barred and the
keys deposited in the box under the
tree where Ilestor had found them.
The big triangular sails were raised,
the ropes cast Off and '"The Jumping
Jupiter" slowly crawled away from
the stone pier.
"Were Off" said Mr.. Kent. Good
by, Social Island! 1 have had q
mighty good time, even if we were
kidnapped"
$50 have L." said Mr.. Morton. ut
has been pleasant vacation, but an
expensive one for me-"
The monkey made frantic tugs at
his chain, and set up yell, which
was responded to by hundreds of his
brethren on shore.
keep quiet, you fool!" said Mr..
Kent. "You will not be lonesome or
homesick. You are going to New
York"
BY unanimous consent Sidney Ham
mond was made captain of ''The
Jumping Jupiter" He accepted the
position and promised to discharge
the duties to the best of his ability.
He admitted an unfamiliarity with
craft of ''The Jumping Jupiter" class,
but was confident that che" would
prove seaworthy. Once away from
shore, they caught the benefit of
tide and breeze, and swept out to-
wards the gateway MIR. Pence took
one long look towards the rock
where he had spent three awful
hours. AS they approached the out
let of "Morton's Bay" Sidney gave
his first order. He glanced at the
white breakers and shouted:
"Man the oars!"
Six of the men stood at the long
sweeps. A critical moment was ap-
proaching. They were headed
straight for the surf. Sidney saw
that there was a heavy swell rolling
in. He stood by the tiller and issued
his instructions in a calm voice.
"When I give the word bend to
your oars and row as hard as you
cam" he said. "There is not any
danger, but we must help counteract
the force of the surf. We shall make
it readily enough. All ready? Row."
The bow of "The Jumping Jupiter
rose slightly as the first incoming
roller struck the raft. Mr.. Pence
was the only one not at work, and
he looked at the foaming combers
ahead with eyes lifted in terror.
There was strong breeze between
the cliffs, and to Sidncy's delight the
boat was under good Roadway. The
men pulled vigorously at the sweeps.
The bow of '"rhe Jumping Jupiter"
sank in way that was siclxcning to
Simon Pence. The next moment a
green wall of water fell with crash.
Socks" gave shrek which was
smothered as the water rolled over
him. The raft groaned from end to
end There was n sound of breaking
glass.
Grow! Row hard!" shouted Sid
ncy. For an instant the boat wal
lowed backwards. Then n strong
gust of wind filled the sails and
everyone bent to the oars. The next
wave did not break.
"Once again!" shouted Sidney.
There was big wave coming. 1t
lowered overhead. but broke before