Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-04-18

the stranger having pulled of. were
weighing The anchor. When he grew
calm he set himself to plan a way to
Illustrate the rascally scheme, hut al
though he spent many al hour in
thinking V the situation, the only
determination he arrived at MAS tina,
when the "Salmouth Sire" reached
Blimley Cove ne would stick to Sam
like a leech.
The boat was within a days sail OF
Blimley Cove when a severe storm
arose. In the evening, as great wind.
driven sheets Of rain beat the deck
and vivid flashes OF lightning lit up
the plunglhg bark weirdly, the captain
sought his mates company for the fist
time during the trip. Silas, occupied
by his troubles, seeing that the cap
tain had been drinking, paid little heed
TO his maudlln talk, But as the cap
tain, growing superstitious under the
combined influences Of the liluor and
the storm, unfolded his pet belief that
the destinies of ships were controlled
by strange sea folk, Silas grew in,
terested and then agreed heartily with
the captain. When they separated ST.
las was deep in thought.
About midnight, sobered by the
storm, the captain had taken the
wheel, Suddenly, above the noise of
the pste, he heard a strange voice call.
lag MIN. BY the faint light from the
cabin air-ports he made out, forward
Of the wheel, a PROSTATE figure. AS
he peered a continued flash of light
nirg disclosed a mermaid. A mass OF
long yellow hair half yelled her face
and streamed over her shoulders and
from her neck to the end of her long
tish-like tail, PHOSPHORUS radiated.
The captain shivered. "Who air
you?' he gasped.
The mermaid what looks after this
here crafts fortune" the creature
hoarsely answered. II hev come t
warn ye, Peter Blowsy, that destruo
ion waits the siren at Blimle,
Cove! 1t air a punishment fer yore
evil d%oings,"
Il jest meant to hey n leetlc Joke,
good mermaid" Gawled the captain,
in his cx sitement, letting the mer.
maids pc ,uliar pronunciation escape
him. No answer came. The mermaid
was vanishing. The skipper remained
with terror until the CLEANS
Of PHOSPHORUS shonc no longer. Then
he staggered to the cOmpanionway and
jawlcd for the mate. When. after IN
'xasperating delay Silas appeared the
with an oath instructed him
O set a straight course for Salmouth
and went below.
Two evenings later. shortly after his
had gone ashore, Captain Blowsy
his cabin, intending To don
MS shore clothes. lie found upon the
table a huge bundle. Opening
{ %curiously. he discovered a mass oi
lnraveled hemp. fashioned into The
OF a woman's wig, a huge fish.
all. made from two pieces OF old can.
'as cut to the required shape and
together. with an opening at
is largest end large enough to admit |
mans body. and q box of wet sui. !
thur matrnes. labeled The fosforous d.
.ou seed with these articles was
.nclosed a note stating that The re-
nalnder Of the mermaid what looked
the Sirens fortunes could be
Quad that evening at the Mariners
Rest where a full account NJ why
nd how she appeared could he heard :
Silas had conquered; his discomft /.
d rival sought liquid solace mat even
* In a strange tavern.
Silas. when Sam had been sent 10
ed. seeing that HIS highly colored
tory of his rivals dastardly plot and
g Illustration had caused favorius
finds. set sail fo~ and reached tho
or. % Love.