Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-05
The Sailors Return f:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

are all tie ilction there Is in It.
One morning II young ,nnn appear.
ei al the Brooklyn navy yard and ship
ped rs Il nuchinist. The cruiser he
WAS assigned TO steamed ncross tie
Atlantic, through the Mediterranean
AID the Sucz canal for the China sta
ton.
Young Wheclock. rs we shall call
him. was a skilled mechanic. Though
he had been I'll over tile world. lie said
very little about his wandcrlrgs or
himself. He haG left girl at home.
AMI possibly this Is Why lie was so
quiet. Men "a love either like 70 talk
all The while about their swenihcarts
or do n lot OF thinking about them.
Wlecloel wns of til - linking kind
For three years ,nc cruiser was
stcnming about In Chinese aud Japa.
ncse waters. ihcn w.,.I ordered home
The term OF Whceloci;'s enlistment was
nearly expired Indeed. when the chip
LEFT Japan jwgt three weeks OF 1t were
nncSplred. He WAS privileged 10 stop
OF NJ any port the vessel stopped ut
utter the expiration of his term or 10
nv ph WIN VIZ tillI W VIC pilCC III HIN
enlistment When lie reached Homo
lulu Wheclock had just i've days 10
serve. No one supposed lie would
wish to leave the ship in those far
away Islands, but If he did he couldn't
unless It remained among them for the
remainder OF his term. lie showed no
anxiety to do so. and rs Mt his enlist
incnt he had given san Francisco ns
his birthplace his shipmatcs supposed
lie would remain aboard until that city
was reached
-Four days were consumed In coulIng
nj Honolulu. and The cruiser was ready
TO continue her voyage across the Pa
ciilc on the very day Tint Wheelock
WAS free TO leave the navy. Still, lie
said nothing about remaining in the
Sandwich Islands and outwarily at
least showed no concern whether the
vessel feft two hours after or before
tue expiration OF his term. Before re-
turning to America. however. tho
commander decided TO make II short
cruise among the Islands recently ac-
Qulred by the United States. on the
morning the vessel weighed anchor for
this cruise Whcelock's term in the
navy expired. He remained on board.
however. ana That afternoon when they
reached the port Of Labncna, on the
island of Maui he went on deck. Aft
or looking awhile MT the oniet little
port sci In worry bcautiru co,,ntrv
with n pair of eyes liz with Measure
ho went TO tho officer Of Tho accl, nm,
nsl,ed 10 SIP Tho cnntoin rho com.
mnndcr came ont OF Ills chin on1 ,si..
cd the man what he could do for him.
"AIy enlistment ia expired Ia like
my discharge replied Whcclocl,
what, hcrcf Don't YOU wish 10 70
TO BROOKLYN. where YOU enllstcdf"
.Nn sir
"But surely YOU don't want IN nct
Oft at this out of the way place. uaip.t
YOU better rn back viii, us "a 0nno.
iuiu;' =, q f
NO. sir; I'd rather 20 ashore hers.
The cap,nin looked nnzzlcd prss
cutiy lie asked "Would Won mini iclI.
ink me whyY
..Ccrtatnly not There" no,n,,ny 10
tho islahl. Els nv homo Nv ifntber
and mother. my brothers and sisters
are; there. They live at Snrecl;clsvi,lr
not far from that mort. There foo Ia
ny Sweetheart. .tt
',Rht." said tho captain "were Won
not horn in San Franclsco3"
al was, hat when I wa. n little chilli
My father cainr here. with his family
10 take the position OF engineer OF n
sugar plan,utioil." y,
The captain was too, astonlshcA 10
reply atoncc. When he did he said;
DO you mcau tc toll mel know IT.
yop don't need to tell me-that after -
three years ccl,.se from Now York
ytni' bring up here Mt your home OH the