Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-08-25
For the Children.
THE ST0WAwAYs REVENGE,

go. "'"t' ot the Morning Star SCOWled
Hereby. Six eight yea. "a dozen times
mat day he had gone down into the hold
on dlSagrecablc duty. Each time he
Went down, Stowaway soon came ND
10 he iluuS over the side. to light where
lie might be it in the waters of the
sound or GA the deck OF the lighter along
SIDE, And now Luke Peters time had
come. Not until the Morning Star had
'oi!ed iar out into the Pacific was he
discovered. FclloNcd by four or nv
stokerS, the mate let himself down into
the furnace room and ranged up before
the coal tinker.
Come out Of that" he yelled. Come
oo@9L | say. and pay yer way Ioikc
Far back in the coalbin a grimy figure
rose TO his feet, with Sowing face ami
garlng eyes, as the opening Of Il furnace
Ioor east Its glow upon him. This was
Followed by the sweep of a vigorous arm.
and moment later Il heavy chunk of
coal crashed into the boiler face over
inc mates head. But after short hat
ue Peters, battered and bruised, was
also flung upon the deck.
turSe He.' said the mate. crushing
the heel of heavy boot in the mans
FACE. Curse ye' If there was an is.
land handy Id maroon We! As il is. me
hearty. I've a nate little hirdcagc up
front for the loikes of We, and in We ~.
and there yen stay till I'm ready TO
pluck YOU
And into the cage Peters went. II
proved to be an immense hogShead, faS-
tened we'll up ON the forecastlc deck
Wlth removable cap. Into this the
now insensible Stowaway was flung
lighting with crash on pile of lam
terms in the bottom After securing and
loShlng down the cap, the mate went
ant to Join his wife and little daughter
casting an uneasy glance into the west
rs he went Wei might he feel uneasy.
This condemned. worthless old hulk had
steamed out Of Seattle under the very
noses Of the authorities. crowded to Suf-
location with man and beast contrary
10 all the laws of navigation. and was
no" bound for the gold fields at the far
north. And fast settling over the far
distant rim of the blood-retl sea hung
dense. black cloud bank pmctmed cv-
cry now and then by bars of lightning,
which were followed ever and anon by
The artillery roll of distant thunder and
the omnibus wall of coming storm
The captain. knowing the true state
OF affairs, wished To turn back. but the
agent, backed up by the unsuspccting
passengers commanded him to 20
ahead. And so. against the indications
OF rapidly falling barometer aud the
counsel of an experienced navigator the
Morning Star continued con- its way.
Little 10y little the putting. Wheeling
steamer forged aheud; little 10y little the
shutdown breeze freshened into a gale of
churning. binding whitccups Painting
reeHHg. throbhiug. with wind moaning
and shreking through her rigging vum-
itinG CurkScreW trail of smoke far
astcru. The ship climbed the mountain
Gus steep. Gradually the distant light
oh the lonely head of Cape Flattvry
faded into ohscurity, and night, black ats
ink. fell over the tumhled, frothy waste
Of sea-.
"DWil "a bit do loillc II" thought the
mate. as hc rcelcd aft along Tie deck of
the creaking, wailowing steamer Some
how. I've got il in NE head She nin't
safe. - While lac walked along thinking
of his wife and child. the first engineer
came out Of the hold and shouted: '"rhe
waters a foot deep in The well, and rising
every minute An hour from now, mate,
she'll 90 70 pieces!'
When this bit of news had Travelled
throughout the ship. gang of deter
mined men lined up before the agents
harriCadcd door. Come out of that"
they yelled: come ont. you snrakiug
lying whelp. and turn This boat around
After trying in vain to throw all the
blame on the shoulders Of the captain
the agent had the steamer turned about.
But things were growing from bad to
worse, and soon the Morning Star Heated
a wreck ON the face of the deep
Paudcmonium followed Heavy draft
horses pcnnCd on the upper deel,
Whiunied and stamped in terror Sleek.
we'll fed cattle pushed and eorcd one an
other. But what of the passengers?
Led by a gigantic foreigner. they kicked
IN the agents door, picked him MP AMI
pitched him into the sea. This done.
they crowded into small boats, hut Il
huge wave dashed them to pieces against
the steamers side. leaving women and
children 10 their fate. As the clock in
the yet standing wheel-housc pcaled out
two bells in the morning. the boilers eX-
ploded, Showering the blackened heavens
with million fiery sparks. and before
FIVE minutes had passed. the Morning
Star was blottcd out forever
But what Of the man in the birdcarcf
Ohlivious Of his wounds. he had passed
through it all, lost in blessed sleep Now
rising, now falling, ever dcluged by
waves, the piece of decking to which the
brdcage was fastened was swept on and
on the PROSTATE figure huddled un in
the bottom of the cask. Day came: the
sun arose; the sea Gained But Peters
still slept on. At o'clock the cap was
lifted. the overhead lashiug having
slipped. and eters swollen, disigured
face and bloodShot eyes looked out
The sight that met his gaze filled him
with amazement. He still believed him
self on the steamer Face downward
holding ON for life 10 the caSk with one
hand, the other across the face of
little child, was the body Of d man. ton
weak and water llcd to speak Peters
examined the lashing carefully, only one