Evening journal., 1904-05-06

only and beloved daughter, Moran"
"Well" said Wilbur.
The captain sucked his mustache fu-
riously. striking the desk with his fst:
"The bark's oursw There was a GER
tain ring of defiance in his voice,
Hang the Will I amt so cocksure
about the law, but III make sure"
"As how?' said Wilbur.
Kitchell slung the viii out OF the
open port into the sea.
That's how" he remarked. I'm the
heir. / found the bark. Mine she is. an
mine she stays-y0urs an mine, that
H."
But Wilbur had not even the time to
thoroughly enjoy the satisfaction that
the captains words conveyed before
an idea suddenly presented itself to
him. The girl he had found on board
Of the bark. the ruddy, fair haired girl
or the fine and hardy Morse type-that
was the daughter. Of course: that was
"Moran." Instantly the situation ad-
justed itself in his imaginatlon-the
two inseparables. father and daughter,
sailors both. II ir lives passed together
on shipboard nd the Lady Lefty their
dream, their ambition, a vessel that at
last they could call their own.
Then this disastrous voyage, perhaps
the FIRST in their new craft; the COM
bustion in the coal, the panic terror OF
the crew and their desertion of the
bark, and the sturdy resolution of the
father and daughter to bring the Lefty
into work her into port alone. They
had failed The father had died from
gas. The girl. at least for the mo
ment, was crazed from its effects. But
the bark had not been abandoned. The
owner was on board. Kitchell was
wrong. She was no dereiict. Not one
penny could they gain by her salvage.
For an instant a wave Of bitterest
disappointment passed over Wilbur as
he saw his $4,000 dwindllng to moth
ing. Then the instincts Of habit reas-
serted themselves The taxpayer in
him was stronger than the freebooter
after all he felt that it was his duty
to see to it that the girl had her rights
ISitchell must be made aware OF the
situation-must be told that Moran. the
daughter. the captains heir, was on
board the schooner; that the kid
found in the wheel box was a girl. But
on second thoughts that would never
do. Above all things. the brute Kitchel
must not be shown that a girl was
aboard the schooner on which he had
absolute command, nor. setting the
question OF Moran's sex aside. mus
Kitchell know her even as the dead
captains heir. There was a difference
in the men here, and Wilbur appreci
ated it. Wilbur. the law abiding tax
payer, was n weakling in comparison
with Kitchell. the freebooter and beach
comber, in sight Of his prize.
son." said the captain, making {
bundle Of all the papers, take thes'
over TO my bunk and hide 'em undel
the donkey's breakfast. Stop a bit,
he added as Wilbur started away. "I'l
so with you. We'll have to bury tn
old man"
Throughout all the afternoon the cap
tain had been drinking the whisk.
from the decanter found in the cabin
Now he stood up unsteadily, and. rails
| ing his glass, exclaimed:
Sonny, here's to Kitchell, Wilbur
Co., beachcombers, unlimited. Wha
do you say, hey?"
Il only want to be sure that we've
right to the bark" answered Wilbur.
1 f~kN - -f Id fo1ea
coughed the captain Strike me blind
I'd like to see any one try an take he
away from Alvinza Kitchell nowT
And he thrust out his chin at Wilbur.
We'll, so much the better, then.
said Wilbur, pocketing the papers
The pair ascended TO the deck.
The burial of Captain Sternersei
was a dreadful business. Kitchell. IA
gone in whisky. stood on the house is
suing his orders. drinking from one o
the decanters he had brought up wit
him. He had already rihed the dea
mans pockets and had even take
away the boots and fur lined car
Cloths were cut from the spanker an
rolled around the body. Then Kitchel
ordered the peak halyards unrove an
used as lashings TO tie the canva
around the corpse. The red and whit
flags, the distress signals, were sti
bound on the halyards.
Leave 'em on! Leave 'em onl
commanded Kitchell. use 'em as
shrou'; All ready now; stan by to le
her gor'
Wilbur looked over at the schoone
and noted. with immense relief. tina
Moran was not in sight. Suddenly a
abrupt reaction took place in the car
tain's added brain.
Cant bury 'um 'ithout is teeth,
he gabbled solemnly He laid bac
the canvas and replaced the set. "Ol
man d ha'nt me T l KEEP s teeth
Strike, look a that. / put 'em in NJ
side down. New min, upsr dowr
downsf up. whaz odds, all same wit
ole Bill Hey, ole Bill. all same wit
you, heyf" Suddenly he began {
howl with laughter IT think O. beir
buried with your teeth upsr down
oh, me, but that's good grind
STAN by to heave ole Uncle Bill over
Ready. heave. an away she goes" II
ran to the side, waving his hat an
looking over. "Goo'by, ole Bill, by by
There you go, an the signal O. distres
roun' you--H B. I'm in need Of as
sistance.' Lord, here comes th
sharks. Look. look! Look at 'uT
fghti Look at 'um takin' ole Bill
I'm in need Of assistance sh'd sa
you we e. ole Billr
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