The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-01-01

| aye, aye, Si.
| A boat was lowered. The captain
took command of her himself and was
pulled to the derelict. Meanwhile she
had swung round so that as he ap-
preached he could see her name.
1.-THE Kangaroo he exclaimed, open
ing his eyes very wide. Give way
hearty, men," -.
In few minutes the boat was along
Ede the Kangaroo. rope was caught
on the gunwale, and Captain Penly
climbed aboard, followed by several of
his men. They searched the ship from
stem 10 stern, but found no living
thing She was loaded with lumber,
which kept her afloat. Her foremost
had fallen and had been cut away. 1t
was plain that she had been deserted in
or after storm.
There's prize money here, my lads"
said the captain, "a snug sum for every
one of YOU"
Leaving q few men, he returned to
| his ship, and in due time the Kangaroo
was taken in tow, the Esperance pro-
ceeding on her way TO Newport, not
| hundred miles distant.
The next morning at dawn the cap
| tain was called on deck. Land was in
| sight, and some miles ahead 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 Penly hailed
| them.
"Who are you?" he asked.
An oldish man stood up in the stern
and replied: 1.-THE crew of the Kanga-
roo We encountered foul weather the
day before yesterday, which increased
to q hurricane, leaving our ship in a
sinking condition"
While the man was speaking his eye
was ON the tow, and his words came
slow and reluctant.
"Good morning, Captain Lane" said
Penly.
"Who are you, sir?" said the other,
getting out q pair of glasses.
I'm Frank Penly, at your service"
There was chopfallen look about
Captain Lane that contrasted sharply
with the confident air of Penly. Penly
was one Of the youngest captains III
the merchant service, being but twenty
six the day he 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-
tinued 'Penly. 1--WE got your ship in
tow"
80 Sec" replied the other, endeav-
oring to look pleased, but it is very
hard for 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 well
take you aboard" said Penly.
AS soon as the wrecked mariners
were. aboard the Esperance, Captain
Pcnly took 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 tone and
with an air of one who remembered
nothing unpleasant.
Captain, we must hit upon some
plan," he said, "to enable you to sail
your ship into port without the knowl-
edge of your having left her coming to
the owners
~ don't see how it can be DONE" said
the other modify.
at can only be done by satisfying
our men as to prize money. Fortunate
ly | 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 hours 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
handsome present promised. Those on
the kangaroo had made. a like pledge
without compensation to the young
captain, whom they adored, though they
were TO get their prize money. The
Esperdnce entered -the harbor and re-
ported that she had spoken the Kanga-
roo within sight of land coming in dis
abled. The Esperance went on. to Prov
idence. The Kangaroo when she came
put ip at Fail River.
The night of their arrival Penly went
to Bristol to greet his mother, and Lane
went thereto see his family. In the
evening message came to Peniy invit
ing him to the Lane residence. Cap
tain Lane received him in room in
which no one else was present. He
gave his reasons for abandoning his
vessel, which. were not bad, but in view
of the vessel .having been found all
right they would not be acceptable
"And now" continued Lane, FL have
only. to thank you for your kindness in
helping me out Of an unpleasant posi-
ton and to tender you check for your
shGre Of the prize mopey."
mo prize money will be accepted,
captain" replied the young man. you
know very well what prize covet."
Meanwhile Captain Lane had taken
out his check book and drawn check.
"IIere." he said, sis lump sum Of