Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-27

The other shook his head.
 Place is all trampled up with foot prints," said Trendon. Hes plodded back and forth like a prisoner in q cell" -.--
 "The ledger" said the captain. "I'd forgotten it. That grave drove every thing else out of my mind"
 Bring the book here," called Tren- don. l Congdon unwrapped it from his jack ct and handed it to him. The sailors cast curious glances at the two head | stones
 Mount guard over Mir. Edwards grave" commanded the captain. The cockswain saluted and gave an order One of the sailors stepped for ward to the first mound
 Not that one,' rasped the officer, ''the other.''
 The man saluted and moved on.
 With your permission, sir" said Trendon.
 On a nod from his superior officer he opened the ledger and took up Dar- rows record.
 Here it is. Entry of June g." .. Everything lovely Schooner lost to sight. Query-to memory dear? Not ex- ] actly. Though I shouldn't mind having 1 her under orders for a few days. Queer | glow in thN sky last night: If they've been l Investigating, they may have got whats 8 l coming to them. Volcano exhibiting fits of temper. Spouted out considerable fire | about o'clock. Quite spectacular, but no | harm done. Can foresee short rations of tobacco. Lava in valley still too hot for comfort. No sign of Dr. Scherme-horn. i Still sleep on beach. h.'-
 Not much there,' sniffed Trendon.
 GO on," said the captain.
 June 8, Evening.-Thick and squaly weather again. Local atmospheric con l ditions seem upset. Volcano still leading strenuous life. Climbed the headland this ] afternoon. Wind very shifty. Got an | occasional whif of volcanic output. One 1 in particular would have sent a skunk to 1 the cam2hor. bottle. No living on the headland. Will explore cave tomorrow with view to domicile. Have come down to an allowance of seven cigarettes per l diem.
 | June 4.-Explored cave today. Full of | dead seals. Not only dead. but all bitten and cut to pieces. Must have been lively l doings in Seal Town. Not much choice between air in the cave and vapors from the volcano. Barring seals everything suitable for light housekeeping. such as mine. Undertook to clean house. Drag ged late lamented out into the water l Some sank and were swept away by the sea puss. Others, regret to say, fioated. Found trickle of fresh water in depth of cave and little sand ledge to sleep on. | So far so good; we may be 'appy yet. If | only I had my cigarette supply. Once | heard a botanist say that leaves of the white shore willow made fair substitute for tobacco. Fair substitute for nux vomica! Would like to interview said | botanist
 "The fellow is tobacco maniac" growled Trendon, feeling in his breast pocket. "The devil" he cried. bringing forth an empty hand
 Silently the captain handed him a cigar. Thank you, sir" he said, light ed it and continued reading:
 June k-Had a caller today. Climbed the headland this morning. Found vol- cano taking a day off. Looking for sign of Laughing Lass. noticed something | heliogrer' Ing to me from the waves be- ! yond the reef. Seemed to be metal. guessed a tin can. Caught in the swirl. 1t rounded the cape. and I came down 10 l the shore to meet it. Halfway down the ] cliff l had a better view. I saw 1t was not a tin can. There was dark body 1 under it. which the waves were tossing 1 about. and as the metal moved with the body 1t glinted fin the sun. Suddenly it rr-a- fr, tYNa hof M aa doing the signaling. waving to me with a sprightly. even a jocular. friendllness. | Then I saw what it really was It was Handy Solomon and his steel hook. He was riding quite high. Every now and again he would bow and wave. He grounded gently on the sand beach. l planted him promptly. First, however, I removed a bag Of tobacco from his pocket Poor stuff and water soaked, but still tobacco Spent a quiet afternoon carving a headstone for the dear departed. Pity 1t were that virtues so shining should be uncommemorsted. Idle as the speculation is 1 wonder .ho my next visitor will be. | Thrackles, hope Evidently some of them have been playing the part of Pan- dora. Spent last night in the cave. Air quite fresh.
 June G-Saw the glow again last night %
 The surgeon paused in his reading. That would be the night of the 9th. the night before we picked her up empty"
 Yes agreed Captain Parkinson. That was the night Billy Edwards Go on"
 Saw the gio7 again last night. Don't understand it. Once should have been Fa- ~g-Ea vF -H. ing tobacco may he 9 sad error. If old Spitfre keeps on the way she has today. ] shan't need much more. It would be a raw jest to le burned or swallowed up with a months supply of unsruoked cisl- rettes on one. Cave getting shsky. stilL I think TT stick there Az Ds7-een being burned alive and buried alive. I'm for the respectable and time honored fashion of interment- Bgmharimcnt was mostly to the east today. but no telling when Y may shift.
 June This morning found a body rolling in the surf II was tine body of young man large and strongly built. iresscd in the uniform os an ensign 0t yrsr navy. Surely a strange visitor to these shores. There was no mark of Identification upon him except a cigarette case Eraven with an unde-iphsrsbis mono gram in TiHauy-s most iiisVfb.e style of arr1wheaded inscription This buried with him and sfaksd the grave with headbn1rd. An cfiseer and a gentleman youth of friendly ways and kindly living. r one may 5adge by the face If the dead and he comes bv the same end 70 the sa-ne goal az Handy Solomon Why not' And why should one phil0sop1izs ia book that vii never be readZ Hold --' Pe-haps-t1st psTnars-it may he rad The Cfscer vas not long dad Ensigus 6f the United States navy do not Esntsr z5a1t E-fraverssI waters alone Thsrs r--7s- rse xz-Esvfu snrrsEh-ra in EE-e wE-