The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-10

more relieved than dismayed at the
captains resolution n stay aboard.
His drinking habit was growing on
him, and afloat or ashore he was now
little more than a figurehead, so that
my chief asset as far as he was CON
cerned was rather his reputation than
his direct influence In contact with
the men l dreaded lest sooner or later
he do something TO lessen or destroy
the awe In which they held him.
OF course DIR. Schermerhorn had
been mistaken In his man. A real
captain of men would have risen to
circumstances wherever he found
them. But who could have foretold?
Captain Selover had been rascal al
ways, but successful and courageous
rascal. lie had run desperate chances,
dominated desperate crews. Who
could know that crumble of island
beach and six months ashore would
turn him into what he had become?
Yet | believe such cases are not un-
common I'm other walks OF life. 4
man and his work combine to mean
something, yet 10th may he absolute
y useless when separated. II was
the weak iihG.
put in some time praying earnestly
that the eyes of the crew might he
blinded and that the doctor would
nhish MS experiments oeiore tue cat
dron could Don UP again
My first act as real commander was
10 announce holiday. MY ldea was
mat the 'Si"Iiu "ouIu Keep 'he '''en
busy Tor aWhlie. linen would as
sign 'nem more work 10 40 lney
proposed NJ once tour INTO tue III
terror
or three or fonr miles along n mesa
formation whore often we had 10 cir.
ole lonc dc.9,rs 70 avoid .hc ..,,,l.cs
we came ,oon another short beach
and bevond II n series of lodges ON
which bosl,ad severol hundrad seols
They dId NOT soon alarmed In fact
ono old hull Scared NV many bottlesl
made toward ms
we loft him scaled the cliff and
turned m n broad. pleasant valley TO.
uord the interior
There the later lava flow had been
fenected All ,that showed of the
trlpInaI ERUPTION were occasional red
tutcronnlnp rocks Soil and grass had
,yerlaId the mineral Scattered trees
t-ere planted throughout the fiat
-acti and semitropical bushes mingled
NTH brush on the rounded side hills.
. a
,ur approach
Suddenly Handy Solomon. who was
IN advance. stopped and pointed to the
crest of the hill. A file Of animals
moved along the sky line.
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ing down on the Valley ana III Scner-
merhorhs camp. Inc s'ehhi rom 'ne
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sleeves roiied back ana carrying re-
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