Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-04-06
r,pTER V.-(Continued.)

TD'I Iylk
Cn L,iars in the shipping Office at
I19 III, I%II' we're treated on the following
nf'r Li ~ strange sight. According to
so'os tbo brokers of the Martial had
qua. ..3 10 the shipping authorities their
t2,'u :, nav off the crew of the vessel.
bic u Zorro t the hour named a number
$2,4 hogan to assemble. Some We're
S'I'~ n,snpctably, others were of the
%ssu lass that London produces; but
'''' ,,,somp attempt at mourning. One
o'1. --ora their Grape weeds with that
y" u,gbansibIa feminine pride in such
,EIs- which shows itself in all
5-1, ~ societv. while others were clad
caS' -rnsry. ill-ftting, evidently bar
y'' common sorrow. a mutual in
1''' -,.rad As Introduction among these
l'| y, .a1 they talked eagerly together.
.ss' a., # conversation floated over the
s&.ESs .vna-s One had lost her husband,
@,A -. ,.l bcr son, a third only her brother.
c ,,.... h. come yet?' they asked one
~, .o+ intervals. ''Th- surviyor-'im
gum ,.,nobr or ONE with his own hands.
...or azI, him about my man-about
4 r,s- hanson cab turned the cor
.. y. The Ninories and pulled up noisily
a' ". u, noisy stones. CIaud Tyars threw
no doors and stepped out. He had
10 bo Daid of he was the crew of
), Martial.
+. moment he was surrounded by the
-,o every one cIam0ring for news Of
s,al sqi,0r. The brokers' clerk, an
....ranr youth. noticed that during the
". sonr that followed Tyars never re-
s...1 10 his log-book. but answered each
.,..fon urerringIy from memory. He
~, details, dates and particulars with
-. s.sf-9r:ou OF doubt. 1t was perhaps
.-.,, 70 knowledge of the commercial
n,o Of A good memory that the young
~, made note Of these details. He
-, nor observant enough to take account
.lo finer shades of manner, of the in
a,r, r9cr with which the survivor of the
,,,, -ra3tpd the women folk of his late
arradas. He did not detect the subtle
q, br which some We're sent away re-
,ia7a over the logged, dauntless coura Sc
4 ,nair husbands; he was only conscious
*o fcpIing Of admiration for this man
go hitherto, had hardly noticed him.
2r, he failed to discern that the difficult
NIX was accomplished unconsciously. He
IA not realize that Claud Tyars possess
d gft which is only second to genius
IN worldly yalue-the gift of unobtrusivc-
r. ruling his fellow men.
As Tyars drove away from the ship
r2s Office he saw the street news vend-
Els displaying their posters with the
words, A Wonderful Story of the Sea-
printed in sensational type.
Hang it :" he muttered, with 4 veXed
hugh. a never counted on notoriety OF
bis sort.
Presently he bought an evening paper
NIL read Of the exploits of Captain
Inrs with a singular lack of pride.
When Mr.. Lowell, the owner of the
Martial, offered him the command of the
hip the same afternoon he gravely and
oitely declined it. With the ship-owner,
IS with Lieut.. Grace, Tyars appeared
G,e blind to the necessity of an expla-
2-0D and none was asked.
So ended the incident of the Martial.
Is direct bearing upon the life of Claud
.yors would seem to terminate at the
1@e moment; but Indirectly the expert
nee thus acquired Influenced his career,
@2d to some extent his character, and
a-aS all things great and small lead
SO the end.