The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-03


ta.SNy Liberty's chain had been
laid on Orham wharf. There. that
child's born, and his names Adoniram!
Now, then. Brad. what next-more
anchor draggin'T
Getting up that chain with a hand
MINDLESS was a tough proposition but
they had done it finally The calm
weather helped them here. for. though
the heavy links had sanded somewhat.
they managed to work the last one
loose after a struggle. Again the part
ners had Ionged for the much talked of
schooner with an engine. but this time
It was Bradley who did most of the
complaining The captain merely look
ed wise and winked knowingly. Keep
your head to wind'ard, son." he re-
marked. MAY be Ill have s'prise
party for you some of these days"
Bradley didn't know what he meant,
and the captain wouldn't explain.
In reply to the question concerning
what was to be done next the junior
partner, who was sitting on an over
turned salt mackerel tub aboard the
Lizzie, asked question in his turn.
"Cap'n Ez" he said, "do you remem-
Der that schooner loaded with tar that
foundered on the fats off Caleb's point
last March? The one we located when
we were dragging for Anderson's an
Choir that time?'
Captain Titcomb nodded. "Yup," he
said ''She b'longed to a Boston firm.
seems to me. Let's see-what was
their names?''
"Colton, Lee & Co. They are on Com
merciaI street Well. 1 went in to see
'em when I was up to Boston,
you did?'
Eyes. That tar has stuck in my
mind ever since you told me about it.
1t was in barrels, you see, and it's
harder than PharaOh's heart natural
". so the salt water hasn't had time
to hurt it any to speak of. Obed told
me that the schooner was insured and
the cargo wasn't So thought I'd go
In and see the owners. Well, they'd
pretty nearly forgotten about the tar.
1 suppose it had been charged to profit
and loss long ago. We talked, and I
told 'em that might perhaps be able
to save a few barrels-only n few. OF
course. The upshot of it all was that
/ bought the whole cargo. $40 barrels.
Just as 1t lies on the bottom, for $50
cash"
"You didn't?'
at did. 1t was $25 more than they
ever expected to get at that. Now.
cap'n. our agreement was that no new
move should be entered into without
the consent Of both partners. This
deal was so all in the air. rs you
might say. that I didn't say anything
about IL until I'd seen the owners.
Now. il you feel that we can't raise
enough of the stun to pay for the trou-
BILE I'll let the twenty five come out Of
my pocket and call it fine for being
too smart"
You shan't do no such thing. We
can git out enough OF that tar to make
that up twice over. even with the back
number rig we've got. But if we had
n divin' kit and a diver I'd be willin'
to bet we could save two or three hun
bred barrels. maybe more"
That's what thought. So 1 spent
nearly three hours cruising up and
down Atlantic avenue and rummaging
In ship stores and such places. Ana,
Cap'n Ezra. I know where we can buy
a complete At out second hand-pumps.
pipes. divers s1it and the whole busi-
ness. in Al Shape. so far as l can see
for $3.50. Just for fiier I paid SO
and got an option on it for a week"
.No? You didn't? Brad NickerSon,
here's where the old man takes his hat
off, You've got me beat. hull down.
I'll be askin' you for mates job yit
Three hundred and fifty. Dirt, dog
cheap
IN, t,I fool fhat ~,
OF course a diver II be expensive. The
salvage company will charge us any
where from SIS to $40 u day for a
good one. And there's where I'm
afraid the whole speculation falls
down. We don't know how that tar
lies, whether the hulls broken up,
whether the barrels are sanded over or
not. 1t might take so long to get it
out that we'd lose money"
The captain, with both hands jam
med into his pockets-his beckets, he
called them-was pacing up and down.
"rve got your diver. boy" he cried.
"That is, I've got him if you say the
word. Five dollais a day, too, in
stead of ffteen.'
Where in the world
Right here in Orham. And he's had
plenty of experience. What's the mat
ter with Sam Hanmond?"
Sam Hammond. Sam-why, Cap'n
Ez, what are you talking about? Sam
told me himself that he'd come home
TO rest. He's going back to New York
IN a little while. He wouldn't work
for u.s.
Wouldn't. hey? Brad. twas the fell
Ter with one leg that was foo religious
TO dance. Sans out Of job. Maybe
be fired the boss: maybe the boss fred
him. All l know is that he told me
last night he'd dive for us at So per-
Course he'd only do 1t to help us out.
but that's all right. 1 don't care If
there's a hole in the bag so longs the
cookies are inside
And so that is how Samuel Ham
nond. late Of the Metropolitan Wreck
ng company of New York. came to en-