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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-17

Topeka Hide Market.
Quotations furnished by James c. Smith
a. Co.. los East Third Stl
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-05
WEEKS SOCIAL CALENDAR.
MoYdau

Mite Society Of Cairo Baptist
Ichurch meets with Mrs, VI A. Wilson,
of 221 Seventh street.
Mrs Walter krebs. Of 5000 Wash
Iington avenue to entertain Bridge
lClub
Mrs p II, scbuh. of 321 Seventh
Istreet will be the hostess to the Mon
day Club.
W. r. G. meeting al Saiford Han
for the election Of officers trs Alb
bic Dougherty being the f7stess.
Westminster Guild OF First Preaby-
lterian church meets with Miss Fran,
ces Bennett Of 2515 Sycamore street.
Tuesday.
The ladies' of the families Of the
l'nembers of the AIexande club are 70
give reception at the club house
Home Mission Society OF the South,
ern Methodist church meets with Mrs.
| Rymer. Of Thirty.seyenth street and
Highland avenue,
Annual turkey supper and bazaar
| ny the ladies' of the First Methodist
church at Armoy hall
Miss Sarah Jane Pink Of 919 Fourth
street viii entertain the Thurs lay
Card Club.
Miss Swob0da dancing Glass at
Swoboda's hall.
Wednesday
Mrs, Frank Fitzgerald. OF 5li TWEEN
| ty-fourth street, to entertain the
IThmble Club
Miss Edna Lind az ST Eleventh
lsUeet to entertain tine Wednesday
lBrldge club.
Thursday.
| W. c. T c. meets with Mrs Henry
Stout OF Thirty-sixth and Elm streets
| Annual bazaar ana supper given by
the ladies of the First presbyterian
church begins to last two days
| Schiller Club meeting at library
hall.
| Thursday Erchre Club entertained
by Mrs. NJ 5 Egan, OF 81 Fifteenth
street.
| The ladies of St. Patricks Catholic
Ichurch TO give coffee anil a bazaar
tat the residence Of Mrs. ?. G. Scullin
lof 5t5 Walnut street
/ Freidheim-Hanis uuptials at Cam
lien. Ark.
Friday.
| Aid societies OF the severa
churches hold their regular weekly
meetings.
| Miss Swoboda's Friday night dance
! d. d. Club entertained by Miss Mar
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-05
Entertained Yesterday Afternoon

Mrs. Henry Stout. Of Al Thirty
sixth street, entertained few friends
Yesterday afternoon in honor OF her
sister Mrs Julia Stout. The even
ing was most delightfully."- spent in
needle work. qoenyersation and music,
A symptoms FIVE o'clock luncheon
was served by the hostess. Those
Ienjoying Mrs Stout's hospitality
were Mesdames Julia Stort O. A.
Archibald. F L. Moore. r. \. Julian,
Fred Vert Charles Anderson Mary
Anderson and Henry Stout
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-05

p, contains a good likeness of Dick
land Buster Barr sons OF Mr.. AMI
Mrs. c. l.. Barr formerly of this city,
now of that city, The youngsters
created little sensation about a
pretty little white kitten with blue
ewes and the softest kind of fur
which was lost, and got into print.
Mr. Carr is secretary OF the Whiting
Lumber Co, of Philadelphia.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-05
James Snow.

Miss Pearl James and Frank Snow.
both of Cairo. were married yesterday
afternoon at Mound City. The bride
has, recently. been employed BY
the Central Union Telephone Co. and
lis a Young lady of a charming dispo-
sition. The groom Is young man OF
excellent character and is employed
by the Chicago Mill & Lumber Co.
They have taken rooms with Mrs.
Phelps Of G15 Thirtieth street.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-05
Building Coal Bins.

a new coal yard with bins Of large
Icapacity is being built by the Cairo
City Coal Co, on the site Of the
cooper shop that stood above the Hal
liday Milling Co.'S plant at Twentieth
land Ohio streets. 1t will be so ar
ranged that cars of acoai can he
dumped into the -hins and loaded in
wagons with sman expense and labor
THE company expects to build read
way from Commercial avenue to the
new Yards
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-05

The Board Of Local improvements
inspected the Sycamore street pave
ment yesterday morning, finding d
number of low places which they or
dered Contractor Williams to repair
With the rain in the morning it was
little trouble to find the spots that
were not up to grade.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-05

Marriage licenses were granted
yesterday to Grover II. hotter "a
Grinnell, H., and Hazel Anderson, IS,
Joppa, H.. and Pink w Ward, 40
and Alice Benton, 80. both of Cairo.
The former couple were married by
Judge Dewey in the county clerk S
office
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-05
Five Hundred PARTY,

Misses Mable and Beatrice Laneas-
ter of 215 Twenty eighth street enter
tanned a few friends yesterday after
noon with SOC party AT this Easel
mating game of cards Miss Maude
sutherland won the prize for the
highest score.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-05
CANDY FOR CHURCHES
BAzaARS, SOCIETIES

The North Pole Candy Kitchen.
Eighth street, solieits your orders for
Christmas candles. Pure Goods, Low.
est Prices. We can please you.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-05
chafino Dish Party,

Miss Alice Walker OF 3ll Seven
teenth street, entertained with a
chatting dish party last evening in
honor of Mr. John P, Sweeney Of St.
Louis, Mo-. who has been here in the
interest OF the Mississippi Valley
Transportation Co.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-05
Real Estate Transfers.

The following real esate transfer
was recorded yesterday: j. Ogden
Armour ct uX to Armour and Co, lots
g and Z, block 6, and lots and 7,
block T. in Railroad addition. city.
ldeed $t.O0
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-05

Word from Wicklitfe yesterday was
to- the effect that the two bleed
hounds owned by G. r. Riley. of that
city, and which did such excellent
work in tracking the murdercrs OF
Miss Anna Pelly in this city were
successful in tracking two hog thieves
near Wickhtle few days ago. Some
OF the meat was found in possession
OF one OF the men.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-05

LOST Small bull dog weight
about 20 pounds. female; MARKS,
brown face with white streak between
eyes body brown and white; ears cut
end tail full length; name is PEGGY"
Return to y Egan, Thirtyfourth ani
Commercial and receive reward.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-05
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Qualified as Treasurer.

James Galligan has filed his bond
and qualified az treasurer of the
Cairo Drainage District The amount
.of the bond fled by Mr. Galligan was
s2U,000
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-05

tuned" unless it is correctly done,
Phone now to Miss Collyer, No, 422
Home phone as Mr.. ID. h. Spencer
viii he in town next week.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-05

Saturday.
Rock Club entertained by Miss
Miriam Clendenen. of ~ Centre
street
PERSONAL MENTION
Airs. Louise Hill continues to i'm
prove.
George Wilbourn. who is i'll is much
improved
James G. Blaine continues to i'm
prove at the infirmary.
c NJ. Ellis left yesterday afternoon
for visit to Illinois points,
Mrs. Emma Comings. of Gale, Wis.
tied friends here yesterday.
George Barnes viii spend today
with his family at Wickliffe, KY
Miss Maude Utter back. of Bardwell,
KY was Cairo visitor yesterday
Mrs. Lucy B. Coffee. OF Wicklifle,
Ky shopped in the city yesterday
Mr. and Mrs, James Dunning, of
Tamms. were Cairo shoppers yester-
day.
Miss Grace Harrison. of Birds Point.
afternoon,
Charles Gunther left Yesterday al
Louis, Mo.
-
Miss Tile Zonne left Yesterday
Louis Mo.
Mrs. John Halliday, of the Halliday.
of Chicago
Miss nellie Hall has returned from
led her sister.
Mrs. Barnie Carey Of Birds Point.
Cairo friends.
Mrs. Anna Poekenkamp. of Mound
n of Z
Cairo friends.
Mrs. Fred Dauksch and son Carlton.
tiyes in Kentucky.
Harry Cushman was removed from
on Park Place West.
Miss Gertrude Eyens Of Clinton
og 4l2 Eighth street
Mrs ! & Adams of Grand Chain
l25 Twenty.eighth Street.
Mr.. AIev Weldon of no riobtl
st-aat ras ra+,,,.,ol s,ot,. ,.t-f+ y,
-
MI ana Mrs cuv Rallirgaa nj
.Cachr. were in fbe citv YESTERDAY a,
fho gt,eety of r,iro f.ion.l.
Miss Jessie Warrington of Wick
Ilu,c XIV was the ruast of Care
friends Yesterday afternoon
yguy Of Mound CIV enant yasterIa,
afternoon win Cairo rrienJs
etrnat VIM snffaraJ fon ~ tho in
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-05
Cinch Party.

Mrs. William Boyle Of S2l Twenty
fourth street. entertained few
friends Friday evening with a progress
sive cinch party, A two course lunch
con was served
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-05
Rock Club.

Miss Dorothy Wing, of 5lS Center
street entertained the Rock Cub yes
terday afternoon, Rook was played
after which refreshments were seryet
by the young hostess.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-05
BALL PLAYER SOLD.

Mobile, Dec 4.Outfelder Cy
Neighbors was sold today by the
Mobile association TO the Sioux City
Western League club. a,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-05

| is in the city.
Miss Ada Walker has recovered
from an illness.
! j. H. McFadden. of Fairbury. is
here on business.
Mrs. W. J. Whiteaker OF Pulaski.
visited the local Stores yesterday.
A. S. kenich, of Charleston, Mo,
will spend Sunday with friends here,
G, H. Adams. OF Belmont Mo-,
transacted business here yesterday
w W, Hampton. of Dexter, Mo,
called on the wholesalers here yester
day
Mr.. AMI Mrs. William b. Inhoff and
son, of Mound City, visited here yes
|terday.
Harry A. Mcintyre mas returned to
Harrisburg after a visit TO Cairo
L..
lfieh0S'
l. y Holland OF Paaueat, ny" y
spending a few days with Cairo
iflehus'
Gus. =: Mccoy, OF oaAton' NO, is
10 the Guy as the guest oi t"''o
friends.
l. } hayWood aHd son Oh HAYWOOD
ny, we're IN the c'ty yesterday on
business
~ d, Mcfadden' OF i uSGoia' ~ y
spending Jew daFs III the CITY Oh
OF siheSs'
GloDe'oeniocfat' IS III 'Ne cl'F On
business
w H. ingram OF Harrisburg, Is
spending few days IN the city on
Miss Birdie Davis, OF Mound City,
spent yesterday afternoon with
friends here.
- a
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-05
a a a PURELY
SbSoSo VEGETABLE

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THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.. ATLANTA, GA.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-05

They Lost Ttheir Kitten.
The Philadelphia Inquirer of Dec,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-05

II is useless to have your piano
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-05
= SOCIAL o4ND PERSONAL -

garet Blatteau. OF sos Walnut street
Saturday.
Rock Club entertained by Miss
Miriam Clendenen. Of ~ Centre
street.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-05

Mrs. Mary Walker and little son, Of
Tenn, who have been Wis
ting Mrs. Frank Lee, of 22S Eigh-
teenth street, returned home yester-
day,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-31
PANTAGES.

As the headline attraction and
one that will be novel in character
at the Pantages next week will be
the offering of George D. McQuar-
RE and Pauline Sain in Short
Pants" This will be the first ap-
pearance Of these two well known
leading people in vaudeville, and
the result of their first step in the
new field will be looked upon with
great interest by the many friends
of both. Short Pants" is comedy
playlet especially arranged for
them by Miss Jessie Shirley and Is
full of funny situations. The story
deals with woman's suffrage. The
heroine Miss Sain), late student
of school for new women" Is
married to the hero (Mr. McQuar-
rie), and to carry out some Of her
acquired ideas, the young wife
dons the male attire, much to the
chagrin of the husband. To make
matters appear ridiculous in her
eyes, the husband apears in the
garb of woman, which completely
reverses her ideas on the question
of woman's rights. Aside from the
local interest in the two popular
theatrical people, the playlet is apt
to be one of the most pleasing acts
that has appeared in local the
ater. Tegge and Daniels, German
comedians, have cross
fire talking act that is actually
funny the way they handle it. Mar
tinetti and CROSSE, who were billed
to appear last week but did not,
will be here in their European nov
city surprise act Shelvey Bros,
three in number, are flexible gym
nasts. Hassan and Jolyn are ex-
pert ball rollers. Jack Hamilton
and Dora Ronca will offer re-
fined singing and musical act, the
feature of the act being the violin
playing of Miss Ronca.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-31
WASHINGTON.

Next week at the Washington
the patrons will have an oppor-
tunity of witnessing Edmund Days
celebrated one act dramatic play
let, Pals" with Edwin Carew as
le4ding man. Mr.. Carew will be
supported by Miss Madge Towle,
Campbell Stratton, Byron Allen
and William Singer. Pals" is ia
ken from the play of the same
name made famous by James J.
Corbett. The little sketch is a we'll
written dramatic lesson which
reaches the memory. The cast is
an unusually capable one. Mort
Sharp and his six pretty dancing
girls comes next with their de-
lightful musical number, IAN Echo
Of the Plantation" This number
includes tuneful melodies and min
strel dances that are first class
There are seven in the troupe and
each has an excellent voice. "The
Millionaire and the Iceman," the
burlesque offered by Mcfarland
and Murray, will be one of the
best comedy numbers on the pro-
gram. The work of these two is
considered first class in the line of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-31
AUDITORIUM.

THE Isle of Spice" is the attrac.
ton set before the patrons of the
Auditorium for Sunday evening.
The Isle of Spice" is one of the
great American musical comedy
successes and is in the hands of a
talented company here. The score
is replete with dance numbers. The
company has Harry Watson, who
for six years played in the original
cast of '"The Isle of Spice" Wat
son plays his old part and Franker
Woods, who played his opposite
for three seasons, will also be
there to connive in the fun-making
department. Harry Burgess will
be the King of Nicobar.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-31
ADJUSTMENTS
| Spokane Auditorisms Orpheum Washington Pantage.

formation they revert to childhood,
without losing avoirdupois. I'm,
agine two hundred pound BUS
ter Brown" and some idea can be
gotten Of the rousing fun they
evoke. Geo. w. Cunningham and
Herman Marion present an offer
ing appropriately called "An Aero
batic Breakfast" 1t is all the
title implies. Another vaudeville
premier Is that of three beautiful
4xisco maidens, the Misses Free
man, Marshall and Rogers, In a
refined musical act. The Woods
and Woods trio are trick cyclists.
Miss Catherine Rowe Palmer, an
American coincidence, who was
with Raymond Hitchcock, has an
offering of new songs and stories.
Moving pictures and a new Or
chestra program Win round out the
bill.
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aspirations, and Mr.. Hymans mere
ly plays himself, in natural man.
ner, as the stage manager and
comedian in the playlet. The Of
fering is full of bright witicisms
and celver songs. Ranking next as
headliner and novelty, comes
Rose Royal with her famous pos
ing horse Chesterfield, an Arabian
steed of exceptional beauty. The
horse appears in series OF artis-
tic poses, splendid stage settings
making the act particularly attrac-
tive. Miss Catharine Hayes and
Miss Sable Johnson, heavyweight
condolences who have already
distinguished themselves In Amer
lean comic operas, come In novel
travesty called "A Dream or Baby
Days." in which by a novel trans
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-31
CHOIR SINGER DIES
AFTER ENDING HYMN

CLEVELAND, July 31.-Horace
G. Crafts, age so, choir leader of
the Durham Avenue Christian
church, was seized with heart
failure just as he completed a
hymn at the church. Friends rush
ed him in an auto to his home,
where he died.
The choir had sung Tennyson's
And May There Be No Moaning
of the Bar When | Put Out to Sea. "
A member, Abraham Teachout,
age 92, arose and remarked,
Death, my friends, is always with
u.s." Crafts suddenly left the loft.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-31
CHAPTER IX-Continued.

CHAPTER 1X-Continued.
Hazel kept silence for two days;
then, in spite of Wylie's threat, he
made one attempt to approach the
subject with WEIGH and Cooper, but
a sailor came up instantly, and
sent them forward to reef topsails.
And, whenever he tried to entes
into conversation with the pair,
some sailor or other was sure to
come up and listen.
Then he saw he was spotted or,
as we say nowadays, picketed.
He was at his wits end
He tried his last throw. He wrote
"a few lines to Miss Rolleston, re-
questing an interview.
II have made a terrible discov-
cry" he said. 1.-The mate and the
captain certainly intend to cast
away this ship"
To this came prompt and FEM
mime reply:
1.-THE ship is his. The captain
and the mate are able men, ap-
of these poor men are calumnies.
and of piece with your other
monstrous ISLANDERS.
Il really must insist on you hold
ing no further communications Of
any sort with one to whom your
character Is revealed and odious.
III. r."
This letter benumbed his heart
at first, A letter? 1t was a blow;
blow from her he loved, and she
hated him!
The ship now encountered an ad-
verse gale and for three whole days
was under close-reefed topsails;
she was always a wet ship under
stress of weather; and she took
In good deal of water on this
occasion. On the fourth day it fell
calm and Captain Hudson. having
examined the well and found three
feet of water, ordered the men to
the pumps.
Cooper, who had been sounding
the we'll ran forward all of sud
den and flung a thunderbolt in the
midst.
"A leak"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-31
~ c1APLES PE4DE ana DION BOUcIcAULT

Next day there were seven feet
of water in the hold and quantities
Of bread coming up through the
pumps. V
Wylie ordered the men from the
pumps to the boats. The jollyboat
was. provisioned and lowered.
While she was towing astern, the
u Ter was prepared and the ship
left to fill.
All this time Miss Rolleston had
been kept In the dark, not as to
the danger but as to its extent.
Great was her surprise when Mr..
Hazel entered her cabin and cast
an ineffable look of pity on her.
She looked up surprised and then
angry. How dare you!" she be.
gan.
He waved his hand in sorrow
full but commanding way. "Oh,
this is no time for prejudice or
temper. The ship is sinking; we
are going into the boats. Pray
make preparations. Here is a list
l have written of the things you
ought to take; we may be weeks
at sea In an open boat"
Then, seeing her dumbfounded.
he caught up her carpetbag and
threw her workbox into 1t for a be-
ginning. He then laid hands upon
some of her preserved meats and
marmalade and carried them off to
his own cabin.
There was little time to spare;
the ship was low In the water and
the men abandoning her. He flung
the things into his bag, fastened
and locked 1t, strapped up his blan-
kets for her use, flung on his pea
jacket and turned the handle of his
door to run out.
The door did not open!
He pushed it. 1t did not yield!
He rushed at 1t. 1t was fast!
He uttered a cry of rage and
flung himself at it.
Horror! 1t was immovable!
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talking and singing comdy. Will
liam Selbini and Jeanette Grovini
will present a novelty act, includ-
ing juggling, ground tumbling and
wonderful feats of bicycle riding.
The musical monologist; Will Nor
rissey, has talking and singing
act, called delightful change
from those generally heard in
vaudeville. His songs are new
and he has a good voice.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-31
oRPHEuM.

John Hymans and Leila McIn-
tyre, well known musical comedy
stars, will head the bill at the Or
pheum for the week beginning with
the matinee tomorrow afternoon.
They have q new one this season
called THE Quakeress," which Is
said to be the best vaudeville Of
fering the favorites have vet been
seen in. Miss Mcintyre has been
fitted to nicely In the role Of
"The Quakeress," who has stage
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-31
TOP PIcTuRE-DoGs AS DUTCH MEN AND WOMEN. MIDDLE
PICTURE-A DOG AS A COW BOTTOM PICTURE
DOGS DUTCH WOMEN

What do you think Of a five act
play where all the characters are
dogs? Where there is not a single
man or woman or child appearing
on the stage?
That's what they actually have at
the Palace theater In London.
There are 20 dogs in the cast, and
SO wonderfully trained that no one
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-31
DIVORCES INCREASE.

TOLEDO, Ohio, July 31.-Statis-
tical comparisons of Lucas county's
marriage and divorce records for
the years 1909 and 1908, show de-
cline in the number of marriages
performed, with percentage of
increases in divorces.
One divorce was granted for
every 60 marriages in 1908. The
ratio for 1909 is one divorce for
every 6S marriages.
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has to tell them what to do.
The play Is called "The Elope-
ment.' and the scene laid In Hol.
land. Most OF the dogs walk on
their hind legs and wear funny
Dutch costumes. Some of. them.
however. appear as animals. Their
acting is bringing great crowds to
the theater every day.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-31
CHAPTER XII

The fearful, the sickening truth
burst on him in all its awful sig.
nificance.
Some miscreant or mailman had
locked the door, and SO fastened
him to the sinking ship at a time
when in the hustle. the alarm, the
selfishness. all would be apt to for.
get him and leave him to his
death.
81 am shut up in this cabin. I
shall be drowned. Save mel" and
cold sweat of terror poured down
his whole body.
The soft rustic of silk
The soft rustic of a woman
dress.
/ 1t comes toward him, 1t stops,
the key is turned, the dress rustles
away, swift as winged bird, he
dashes at the door and 1t flies
open.
Nobody was near. He recovered
his courage In part, fetched out his
bag and his tools and ran across
to the starboard side. There he
found the captain lowering Miss
Rolleston, with due care, into the
cutter, and the young lady crying.
He handed down his own bag
and threw the blankets into the
stern sheets. Then went down him.
self and sat on the midship.
thwart.
"Shove off," said the captain, and
they fell astern.
But Cooper, with a boathook,
hooked onto the long boat and the
dying ship towed them both.
Five minutes more elapsed and
the captain did not come down, so
Wylie hailed him.
There was no answer. Hudson
had gone into the mates cabin
Wylie waited a minute, then hail.
ed again, "Hy! on deck there!"
"Hullo!" cried the captain, at
last.
why didn't you come in the cut
ter?"
The captain crossed his arms and
leaned over the stern.
Don't you know that Hiram
Hudson is always the last to leave
a sinking ship?'
Wylie ran forward and hailinp
Hudson implored him, In the most
friendly tones. to give himself a
chance. Then tried him by hfs
vanity. Come, and command the
boats. old fellow. How can VIC
navigate without you?"
Hudson was now leaning ovel
the taffrail utterly drunk. He made
no reply to the mate. but mercy
waved his cutlass In one hand and
his bottle in the other and CUR
gled out, DUTY to m employers.
The next moment her stern set
tied down, the sea yawned horri
bly,, the great waves of her owr
making rushed over her upper
deck and the lofty masts and sal
remaining erect went down with
sad majesty into the deep ant
nothing remained but the bubblint
and foaming of the voracious water
that had swallowed up the gooC
ship and her cargo and her drunk
en- master.
1t was beyond words. and none
were uttered except by Cooper
who spoke so solemn, yet now
three words of terrible import
burst from him and, uttered in his
loud, deep voice rang like the SUM
ships knell over the still bubblinl
water. "Scuttled-by God"