The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-20

furnishings that rendered to the ships roll the
drum OF the seas on her plates and the swish OF
loose water across the deck.
He was reused by his steward. That mental laid
hand on his shoulder and he was forthwith
awake and competent.
"A ship to windward. sir, shown flags" said
the steward. The mate ud be glad if you'd 60 to
the bridge"
Alright, said the Captain and stood up. I'm
by the looks OF her. SIR" admitted the stew.
ard who had been a waiter ashore. She seems
to be mast two short, sir so far as | can
tell. But ! couldn't be sure
He helped the Captain into his oilskns def,v
pulling his jacket down under the long coat and
held the door open for him.
Some three miles to windward the stranger Law
an appealing vagabond The Captain found his
son standing the fagchest braced against a
stanch1on, watching her through pair of glasses,
when she peeped up. momentary silhouette, over
the tall seas He turned the Captain ap-
preached. ~'
Cant make out her flags, SIR" he said .Too
mucn wind Looks like barque with only her
mizzen standing
Gimme the glass" said the Captain. climbing
up beside him. He braced himself against the
irons and took look at her, swinging accurately
to the roll of the ship. Beneath him the wind
whipped water tumbed in gray leagues; the
stranger seemed poised the rim of it, From
her gan, dot Of flag showed a blur against
one SKY and string from her mast head was
"rhat'n be her ensign upside down at the san,
ne said Port your helm there; Wen go down and
look at her.
The Captain took his ship round to windward Of
the distressed vessel, running astern of her with
In a quarter of mile. She proved to be the
remains or barque. as the mate had guessed, a
deepladen wooden ship badly swept BY the sea
From the wing of the bridge the CAPTAINS glasses
showed him the length Of her deck ch,ttered with
une wreck OF houses torn up by the roots while
.ne ran OF the Spars had taken her starboard bull
warks with It, Her boats were gone; davt stuck
UP at the end of the poop crumpled like rams
horn horn; and by the taffrail her worn and sodden
crew clustered and cheered the Burdock.
The Captain Off his engines and ranp asain
to stand by in the engine room. The mate came
up the ladder to him while his hand was yet at
the telegraph
"Lifeboat's all clear for lowering, sir" he said.
her" He waited.
The old Captain stood looking at the wreck,
trough
who goes in charger" he asked after a min
"rll go. father" said the mate eagerly. He
paused, but the Captain said nothing.
And IN just see to the hosting out of that
boat" said the Captain Good thing had you put
in the new pins
The third mate the bridge rang for steam
and made lee for the lowering OF the lfeboat
Up with herr" shouted the Captain and she
tore loose from her bed "vast hauling! Belay!
Now out with the davit, men"
He stepped pace forward they passed out
30 sun shouted hoarsely and tried reach him
with dash across the slippery deck panks. The
mate screamed, the Captain bumped his shoulders
aster; the boats weight pulled the pin from the
checks OF the block and down she came. her stern
thrdding thckly into the deck, while the Captain
limp and senseless rolled inertly to the scuppers
When he came to he was in his bunk He open
ed his eyes with a shiver upon the familiar cabin
with ITS atmosphere OF compact neatness. its CLEAN
ing paint and bright work A throb of brutal pair
in his head wrung a srunt from him. and Their
ne realized that something wrong with his
the bedcothes to look at it. and the effort sur
prised an oath from him and left him dizzy anc
shaking. The white jacket CT the steward came
through mist that about him.
Better. hope sir" the steward was saving
Beggin' your pardon but you'd better lie still
sir Is there anything could bring you, sir?"
Did the boat fall on me?" asked the Captain
carefully. His voice seemed thin to himself
Not on you. SIR replied the steward. Not $,
to speak on top Of you. The keel it you tn.
cad" va ~
And the wreck" asked the Captain
THE wrecks is aboard, sir bark vavasour
of London, sir. The mate brought EN- OF mos
gallantly. sir. I was to tell i'm when you com,
to, sir"
Tell him then" said the Captain. and CLOSED
his eyes YEARLY.
well Arthur" he said.
The tall young mate beside him.
.Ah. father" he said cheerfully Picking u,
bit Ell? That's good Ugly accident, that"
YES. ., replied the CAPTAIN. looking up into hi
face. Block split. suppose?"
Yes, said the mate. That's it. How do vo,
feel?"
You didn't notice the block suppose whe,
You put the new pins in - asked the Cantain
Cant say / did" answered the mate "or T.,
have changed it. You're not going to blame me
surely, father"
The Captain smiled. NO Arthur, I'm not xon,
70 blame you he said 81 want to hear how 70,
brought OF that ba-k's crew. Is it a good var,
for Minnie?"
AT Barcelona the Captain went 20 hospital an,
oney TOOK on his right arm a. the shoulder. TIL
Burdock went back without him. and he lay il
MS oed wondering how it was that the loss Of al
arm should make feel lonely.
wa n,sa1-
enat he discovered strange thing: it hi
right arm. the arm that was gone that hindere.
him. The scars Of the amputation had healed bu
unless he bore the fact deliberately in mind. h
felt the arm to be there. He tried to button hi
braces with It. to knot his tie. to lace his boot
and had to overtake the impulse and
with an effort When his clothes on. he pu
MS right hand in his trousers pocket. then re
nen1oered that It was not there. and Withdrew
hastily the hand he had not got During the wall
the same trouble remained with him; muddle<
him when he bought tobacco and tried to pick NJ