Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-07-29

Idi PiOSlOSlS OF CaDtal
4 Stryker. his unaccredited pas
senger was not better when
after period Of oblivious rest indeH
Mite In duration, he awoke. His s,.b
sequent assumption of listless resigaa
ton, OF pacific acquiescence in the dc
tates of his destiny, was purely de
ceptive-thin ice Of despair over pro
round depths Of exasperated rebel ion
overhead on the deck heav,
humping Of hurrying feet awoke hin
to keener perceptiveness.
Judging from the incessant rolling
and pitching Of the brigantine. the
crashing thunder of seas upon he,
sides, ne eldritch shrieking of the gale
as well as from the chorused yroans
and plants Of each individual bot and
timber In the frail fabric that housed
Ills fortunes. the wind had strength.
ened materially during his hours of
rorgetfulness. however many the lat.
ter might have been.
A wild night, certainly. Probably by
that time the little vessel was in the
middle Of the North sea. bound for
Antwerp.
The first color Of resentment ebbing
from his thoughts left him rather in.
terested than excited by the prospect.
He found that he was neither pleased
nor displeased. He presumed that II
would be no more difficult to raise
money on personal belongings in Ant
werp than anywhere else 1t has been
observed that the first flower of civ.
ilization Is the rum blossom. the next
the conventionaliZed fleur-de-lis Of the
money lender. There would be pawn
shops. then. in Antwerp. and Kirk
wood was confident that the sale or
pledge of his signet ring, scarfpin,
matchbox and cigar case would provide
him with money enough for a return
to London by third class. at the worst
There-well. all events were on the
knees OF the gods. He'd squirm out of
his troubles somehow. AS for the
other matter. the Calendar affair. he
presumed he was well rid Of it-with
a sigh Of regret. 1t had been a most
erticing mystery, you know. and the
woman In the case was extraordinary.
t. say the least
The memory OF Dorothy Calendar
made him sigh again. And he sat up,
bumped his head, CROPPED round until
his hand fell upon doorknob, opened
the door and looked out into the
blowzy emptiness of the ships cabin
proper. whose gloomy confines were
made visible only by the rays Of
dingy and smoky lamp swinging yio-
lently In gimbals from deck beam.
kirkwood's clothing. now rough |
dried and warped wretchedly out Of
shape. had been thrown carelessly on
transom near the door. He got up. |
them and returning to his |
berth. dressed at leisure, thinking
heavily. disgruntled-in humor as
evil as the after taste Of bad brandy
In his mouth. He had slept away
some eighteen or twenty hours. He
lelt stronger now and bright enough
and enormously hungry into the bar
gain.
Abstractedly. needless Of the fact
hat his tobacco would be water
soaked and ruined. he fumbled in his
pockets for pipe and pouch. thinking
% soothe the pangs of hunger against
breakfast time. His pockets were
one Of them. He as
simulated this discovery in patience
md cast an eye about the room. to
ocate, If possible. the missing prop-
,rty But naught of his was visible,
50 he rose and began a more pains
aking search
The cabin was at once tiny. low
eiled and depressingly gloomy. Its
urniture consisted entirely in a chair
r two. supplementing the transoms
mo lockers as resting places, and
enter table covered with a cloth of
turkey red, whose original aggressive
less had been darkly moderated by
lbations Of liquids. principally black
once and burnt offerings of grease
nd tobacco ash. Eight bells sounded
nd. from the commotion overhead, the
watch changed. A little later the COM
anlonway door slammed open and
hut. and Captain Stryker fell down.
$500 SA uSS>SuuCu, Tue steps.
without attention to the American
e rolled into the mates room and
FUSED that parsonage. Kirkwood heard
nat the name Of the second in COM
rand was 'Obbs, as well as that he
coupled the starboard stateroom an.
,fter brief exchange of comment ,
nd instruction Mr.. 'Obbs appeared in !,
le shape Of walking pillar of OIL >
Ains, capped by sou'wester, and
'ent on deck. Stryker. following him i,
ut OF the stateroom, shed his own OIL
= In clammy heap upon the floor.
pened locker from which he brought
nth bottle and dirty glass, and,
lrning toward the table, for the first
me became sensible Of Kirkwood's
'esence.
"Ow, there you are, eigh, little bright
esq he exclaimed. with surprised an.
nation.
Good morning. Captain Stryker," ;,
Id kirkwood. rising. II want to tell
,u"-
BUT Stryker waved one great red
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