Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-01-11

kssz.2J me ut the foot of West Tenth
street. where the red and black steam.
ers of the Quebec line load and I'M
load their West Indian cargoeS. | had
found by reference To file of the Mar
itime Gazette that the Parma had ar
rived on Feb. % and had sailed again
on the 9th of March, and the paper of
the day before showed me that she
had just arrived in port again.
/ hunted up the purscr without de-
lay.
May | see your passenger list for
your last trip north" asked 1.-The
"trip before this oneE'
certainly" he responded. and pro
duced ii.
1t was not long one, and in mo-
mcnt l had found what I was looking
for. Victor Tremainc and wife were
fifth on the list But no II. Thomp-
son" appeared there. However. had
last resource. | had scarcely expect
ed to find him entered among the pas
sengers.
rs the captain abOard?' | inquired
captain Hake has gone over 10 his
home on Long Island for day or
two" answered the purser. The first
officer, Mr.. Grice, is forward, supcrin-
tending the unloading"
Thank you,' | said. and hurried up
to the deck. | found Mr.. Gricc with
out difficulty, tall, blond young man,
with eyes Of cerulean blue. Can
you spare me moment:" l asked,
after had introduced myself
why, l guess so. What is it,"
Did you ever see this man beforc?"
and l produced the photograph Godfrey
had given me.
We'll, | should say so,' he cried at
the first glance. and | hope I'll never
see him ag'in. Thompson his name is,
and we shipped him Mt Barbados. in
place Of one of our men who deserted
there. He didn't have decent rag to
his back, so we fitted him up with some
old things out of the slop chest"
/ nodded
He only shipped as far as st.
Pierre" continued the mate, but after
We'd got there lie changed his mind and
come on to New York. What's he been
dom? Gcttin' into more trouble? He's
not been out of Jail more'n three or
four weeks"
"Out of iail:"
Yes. lie was regular ficnd for
I,1ya that,nb I,,' ,,,I
after we left st. Pierre Where he got
it | don't know lie didn't have any
money t buy it, that's sure. I've kind
o. thought one Of the passengers must
"a give it to him, though l can't i'm
agine why. But, anyway. he was half
drunk three-fourths Of the time and
dead drunk the other fourth. We'd find
him layin' in his berth and we'd yank
him out and drop him into Il tub Of
water. He'd sober up quicker n any
man l ever see but he was never salts
fed unless lie had pint or two inside
him. When we tied up at the wharf
here he got awful bad. Wanted t go
ashore right away Fought the captain
when be wouldn't let him. The cap
tain handed him over to Il policeman,
and he got twenty days on the island"
nodded again SO that was why he
was 50 long after Trcmainc in putting
IN an appearance ut the Marathon
whats the matter with him mowt"
le added.
Hes been murdered, and we've been
iying to find ont something about
lin. DO you think the captain would
Know anything morcE'
NO, / don't. Plant him in potter's
ield and good riddance. I'll bet he
lidn't get any morc'n was comm to
Iim." !
With which sage reflection he turned |
pack to his work, while | sought the |
shore.
Godfrey came into the office that |
'vening just as / was closing my desk.
Il want you to go to dinner with |
ne" he said. II have TO run down to
tonight, and it may be .
hree or four days before / get back. |
want to talk things over"
We took n cab uptown and stopped
t Iiley's. and were presently en-
conced in snug corner where we
ould talk without danger of being
vcrheard.
(To he Continued. }