The daily Alaskan., 1904-03-09
HIS SHARE OF
 PRIZE MONEY
lOrigInaLl
l4lAhlilaItl ptain Penly lowered his glass.

"Shes a derelict" be said. "Get out Q boat, Mir. Applegate.'
 Aye. aye. sir.'
 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 be could see her name.
 "Thc Kaugaroow he exclaimed open ing his eyes very wide. "Give way hearty. men,
 Ina few minutes the boat was along side the Kangaroo, a rope was caught on the eunwale. and Captain peniy climbed aboard. followed by several of hls men. They searched the ship from stem to stern. but found mo living thing. She was loaded with lumber which kept her adoat Her foremast had fallen and had been cut away. lt was plain that she had been deserted m or after a storm
 "Tueres prize money here my ods' said the captain. ca snug sum for every one of you
 Leaving a few men, be returned to his ship. and u due time the Kangaroo was taken in tow, the Esperuuce pro ceedng on her way to Newport not % hundred miles distant
 The next morning at dawn lhe cap- tain was called on decG. Land was in sight and some miles ahead boat load of meu were pulling slowly toward it As soon as they discovered the Espe- rance they stopped rowing, and within half an hour Captain Peuly hailed thcm
 "Who are yout he asked.
 An oldish man stood mp in the stern and replied. "The crew of the kanga- roo We encountered foul weather the day before yesterday, which increased to hurricane. leaving our ship in 90 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 Pcu'y
 "Who are you. sirT' said the other. getting out a pair of glasses.
 .Im Frank Penly. at your service
 There was chopfanen look about Captain Lane that entrusted sharply with the confident air of Penly. Penly was one Of the youngest captains in Che merchant service. being but twenty six the day hc took command ol the Esperauce. He had lived in his moth CTS cottage ou Narauusett bay near Che town oi Bristol. within a stones throw oC the home ol Captain Iane's family. and had grown up w.tA Lanes children
 "You are la good luck, captain 70 cop tinucd Penly. "Tve got your ship in tow"
 "So see" replied the other. eudeov- bring Co look pleased but it is very hard for man Co look pleased who has deserted his ship and found that ship following him Into port ItUuts him iu an unpleasant position.
 Well. you'd better pull in, and we'll take you aboard" said pcnly
 As soon as the wrecked mariners were aboard the Esperance Captain pwly took Captain Lane to his c1bin When they were last together Lane had ordered the man who had picked mp his ship and himself to leave his house. Now Lane waited for the younger man to speak. Pcuiy began in a tone and with an air of one who remembered nothing unpleasant
 -Cauum we must b.t upon some plan." he said. "to enable you to sail your ship into port without the luowr edge of your having left her coming Co the owners
 "I don't sae how it can be done, said tle other mood'y.
 "It can only be done by satisfying our men as t1 prize money. Fortunate ly l haye something to my credit in bank"
 "I have enough toattend to that
 "Tu f-ure uU what my men would be entitled to-"
 "But your own slareF
 "Nevar mind tuot"
 Within two hours Captain Lane and bis crew were aboard Che Kangaroo. moving under what saIIs were left on her into Newport haruor. Every man on hcr was pledged to secrecy and a handsome prau, promised Those on the Eau4r0. had made I.',c pledge without compensation Co the young captain. whom hey aGarrl though they were To get .le'r prize money. The Espcrance entered the harhor and re- ported tlat she had spoken che Eanga- roo within sigh, of land coming in dis ab..d The E-perance went on to Prov i1aucr Tht Kangaroo when she came put iu at TaI River
 The night of their arrival peuly went to Bristol to greet his mother and Lane went there to sop his family. In the evening a message came Co Penly invit- iug bim Co the Lane residence. Cap tain Lane received him in a room in which no one else was present He gave his reasons for abandoning his vessel which were not bad hU- iu view of the vessel having been found an right thcy would not he acceptable And now" continued Lane "I have only to thank you for your Kindness in u .g