The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-16

stranger.
"she's derelict thinking" mate.
had the conclusion for could sign OF
wavgs from our crew probably
under the impression that she was about to founder
"she may her tail minute
The waters Tipping up to the edge of her rail-
Pm trying make It's all twisted and tangled with
the haiyard Yes I've got now clear enoughts the Bra
lillian flag but it's wrong side up"
There may be living men aboard" said I.
"@There may be salvage" muttered the second mate.
"Then we will run down upon her lee side and lie to-"
our aback and there we the bark and the
brig dueking and bowling like two clowns in a dance
drop of the quarter boats said l. Take four
Mr. Alardyce. and see what you can learn of her"
But just at that officer Armstrong,
deck had struck
off his watch would interest to myself to this aban
with word to Armstrong swung myself the SIDE slipped
down the falls and place
It but little distance
heavy trough
he prg "nicn we were approaching the sinking sun did not
penetrate down there and it cold and dark in the hoows of
hung upon white capped ridge the two dark valleys
caught glimpse of the long pea line and the fore
mast Of the brig and steeed round by
The deck Uttered wreckage hencoops.
which the dead birds were washing about The boats gone
with the exception OF the bottom of which had been stove
and certain that the had
by heavy Auardyce cap
tans table be had left it. papes-a Spanish
where looked about for the log, but
As likely not he kept one said A1ardyce Things
pretty they
they help there one it must have been
away in the boat"
Il should like take all papers," said
"Ask the carpenter how much time
His reassurng. The water
of the buoyant and there 10
drift about as one Of those terrible reefs which have
sent so stout vessels to the bottom.
"In that there danger your going
Aardyce said "see what you find out
cargo saved I'll look through these
while gone"
The bill of ading lay upon
sehnora da Victoria had cleared from Bahia
of the captain Texeira
the number OF the crew She bound for London
glance at the bills of ading sufficient
area LOGS Of valuable tronics1 rob "a 4, aPe OF
but they of such size impossible
these there were few fancy goods such
number of birds millinery purposes and
cases of fruits and then
snon upon snort note IN English which arrested my
requested note that the various old Spanish
and Indian curiosies which
and which consigned Pronfoo street
danger of these valuable injured
or tempered with This applies most particularly to the
placed VIII any one can get at it."
The treasure chest of Don Ramirez! Unique
articles! Here chance salvage. risen to
feet with the my Scotch mate ap-
'rm thinking quite be aboard of this
see that he been
whats the
beaten out"
Maybe so sir But I'll be surprised you
have him."
"Where
This way. sir-here in the main deckhouse."
Ihere to
main hachway with the cooks galley
In tine orecase Tor the 1t this
mate led AS entered the galley
pots and dishes the right small
room with two hunks for the officers
place about twelve feet which
spare canvas All round the walls
done in cloth carefully the
At the other end box white though
The red faded and the white dirty was only
where the light fell directly it that
ing oox subsequent
inches in length three and three
larger than chest.
But 1t not to the
turned as entered the stoeroom On lying the
litter of bunting there
short curling beard possible from fbe
with bis feet toward round crimson
halo printed the white which his head was
resting and little red ribbons weathed round his
arthy neck and trailed
sign OF wound that could
hat sleeping child stopped that con1d