The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-05-05
HIS. OF,
PRIZE MONEY
(OriginaI.l


Aye, aye, Sir"
A boat was lowered. The captain
tOok command of her himself and was
pulled 10 the derelict. Meanwhile she
bad swung round SO that as he sp-
prOaclled lac could see her name.
The Kangaroo" he exclaimed, open
ing his eyes very wide. Give way
hearty. men,"
In u few minutes the boat was along
side the Kangaroo, II rope WIS caught
on the gunwale, and Captain Penly
climbed aboard, followed by several Of
stem 10 stern, vi found no living
thing. She WAS loaded with lumber,
which kept her ahoat Her foremost
had fallen Inc had been cut away. 1t
was plain hat she had been deserted in
OIL after u storm.
There's prize money here, my lads"
said the captain, n mug sun for every
One Of you"
Leaving a few men, he returned to
his ship. and in due time the Kangaroo
was taken in tow, the Esperance pro
ceeding on her way 10 Newport. not Il
hundred miles distant.
The next morning AT dawn the cap
tain was called on deck. Land was in
sight, and some miles ahead ii boat load
Of men were pulling slowly toward it.
As sOon as they discovered the Espe-
rance they stopped rowing, and within
half an hour Captain I'cnIy hailed
them.
"Who are your" he asked.
An oldish man stood mp in the stern
and replied: ."rhe crew of the kanga
roo. We encountered foul weather the
day before yesterday, which Increased
to u hurricane. leaving III ship in u
sinking condition"
While the man was speaking his eye
SLOW and reluctant.
Good morning, Captain Lane" said
PeIily.
who are you. sir?" said the other,
getting out a pair Of glasses.
TIN Frank Penly. AT your service"
There was a clioI,fallrn loo about
Captain Lane that contrasted sharply
II III az W. -
was one of the youngest captains in
the merchant service. being but twenty
six the day lie took command of the
Esperance. He had lived in his moth
er's cottage on Narragansett bay, near
the town Of Bristol. within a stones
throw of the home Of Captain Lanes
family. and had grown up with Lanes
children.
You are in good luck. captain" con-
tow"
so | see." replied the other, endeav-
oring to look pleased, but it is very
hard for a man to look pleased who has
deserted his ship and found that ship
following him into port. 1t puts him in
an unpleasant position.
"Well. you'd better pull in, and Wen
take you aboard" said Penly.
AS soon as the wrecked mariners
were aboard the E~sperance. Captain
Penly tool Captain Lane to his cabin.
When they were last together Lane had
ordered the man who had picked up his
ship and himself to leave his house.
Now Lane waited for the younger man
to speak. Penly began in a O and
with an air of one who remembered
nothing unpleasant.
Captain. we must hit upon some
plan" ne said. ito enable you to sail
your ship into port without the knOwI-
edge of your having left her coming to
the owners
II don't see how it can be done.'' said
the other moodily.
ut can only be done by satisfying
our men as to prize money. Fortunate
iy | have something to my credit in
bank"
Il have enough to attend to that"
I'll figure up what my men would
be entitled to-"
But your own share?"
Never mind that"
Within two our Captain Lane and
his crew were aboard the Kangaroo,
moving under what sails were left on
her into Newport harbor. Every man
on her was pledged to secrecy and a
ha ndsome present promi ed. Those on
the kangaroo had made a like pledge
without compensation to the young
captaln. whom they adOred. though they
were TO get their. prize money. The
Esperance entered the harbor and re-
ported that she had spoken the Eanga-
roo within sight of land coming in dis
abled. The Esperance went on to Prov
idence. The Kangaroo when she came
put in at Fall River
The night of their arrival Penly went
to Bristol to greet his mother, and Lane
went there to see bis family. In the
evening a message came to Penly invit-
ing him to the Lane residence. Cap
tain Lane received him In i room in
which no one else was present. He
gave his reasons for abandoning his
vessel, which We're not bad. but in view
of the vessel having been found all
right they would not be acceptable.
And now" continued Lane, II have
only to thank you for your kindness In
helping me out Of an unpleasant posi-
ton and to tender you a check for your
share Of the prize money"
mo prize money will be accepted,
captain" replied the young man. '.You