The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-22

marched and Is tail swellin'. Hi was afraid ed go hin the room where the kid was and wake i'm so Hi catches i'm by the scruff of the neck and brings i'm back to the rug.
 "'Youre goin' to ave a fit,' says III, hand Hi watched i'm. Hi was q start in to bring i'm back again when @ comin' towards me a growlin' like has if e saw somethin a comin' hin the door.
 "'E backs until e reaches my cheer and then Hi looks haround the room to see hif there was anythin' to make the bloomin' cat act that haway and when Hi claps my heyes on i'm again e was a backin' haway from me. 'Is heyes was fixed on my cheer and they was glowin' like stars. Is back was marched and is tail was as big as my harm. Hi was gettin hup to heave i'm bout Q the window for HI was sure e was mad when Hi feels a tap hon my shoulder. Hi looks haround and there stood Jack Porter. That of hitself was strange henough for Jack Is some where's in the Hindian Hocean bound 'ome which e can't reach for two months yet, but the way e looked made my 'eart stop. Is face was dead white and is heyes 'ad that stare that drownded persons has. E was droppin' wet and is 'air was plastered on is fore'ead. The sight was such 'orror to me that Hi Id my face hin my 'ands like skeered kid. When Hi raised my cad the thing was gone hand the cat was sittin' hon the rug. Now, the drift of hit Is that FOOT Jack is drownded and e came to tell me-
 That's an easy course to lay" said I, "you fell asleep and dreamed It."
 "Hl tell you Hi was wide awake has HI ham now, and" with a disgustad Intonation. do you think Hid dream hof a cat?"
 Did you tell your sister," I asked.
 "Hl 'adn't the cart" he replied. gloomily. "TTIf Hi could Hid stayed 'ome with Ter, but Hid been advanced go. When HI thinks of poor Kate cryin' over 'er 'usband and that little kid Hi wishes H was drownded, too."
 "Svendscn's a wife hin Norway" he continued, after a pause, "and that's what brings hit so sharp to my mind. Whats that?"
 "Only the creaking of this brace, said, but had started as he did at the sound
 We bowled south at good rate, out Mir. Owens became gloomier 5ach day and I feared he would leap overheard. It was his settled conviction that his brother-ln- law was drowned
 One bright morning man aloft shouted sail ho!" and we began to rapidly raise a bark on our lee quar- ter. She came within hailing distance when Owens gave a cry.
 Hits the Skylark," he exclaimed.
 Hail her, MT. owens" said the mate. who was chipping tobacco.
 owens put the trumpet to his i'ps hut couldn't utter a sound. He hand ed to the mate. helplessly. and leaned against the rail.
 The mate sent his strident voice over the water.
 "Skylark. Rangoon for London" came back an answer to the hail
 flask i'm if Jack Porter's aboard" said Owens, huskily. then he snatched at the mates arm. No, don't ask Him afraid to ear" It was too late. the Interrogation had been thundered through the trumpet
 "Yes, hearty as roast beef, that's him on the fo'c1stle.' was tine reply. and the bark d away
 Two years later l was a guest at the christening of MT Jack Porter's second son. and owens whispered to me at the church door: Hid dir 'appy hif Hi knew what that there cat saw"