The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-19
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WV " WHAT do you make Of her, AlardyceT asked
Il vA/ Alardyce,Nmy second mate who slow
3 ~ and methodical Scochman, stared long and hard
at tho acraf vyhie eame lined rho bul-

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i VA/ AlardyceNm my second mate who slow
" ~ and mehodcal Scotchman, stared long and hard
at the little craft while our seamen lined the bu
ar clustered the fore srouds to have view Of the
"she's derec I'm thinking said the second mate
had come to the conclusion for could sign Of
life her deck and there the friendly
wavngs from Her had probably deserted her
nnder the impression that she was about to founder.
she can't last long, continued Alardyce in his measured
way "she put her down and her tail up minute
The waters Tipping up to the edge Of her rail'
Whats her 6agT' / asked.
the hayards Yes I've got clear enoughts the Bra
Eiian flag, but It's wrong side upv
There may be living men aboard said l.
= There may be salvage" muttered the second mate
"Then we win run down her lee side and lie to-"
We not than hundred yards from when
foeyad aback and there the bark and the
brig duckng and bowing like two clowns in dance
Drop Of the boats said L. "Take four
Mr. Alardyce and see what you can learn of her.
But just at that first officer Mr. Armstrong
Deck bells had struck and but minutes
or his watch 1t would interest myself to this aban
ando what there might aboard of So
with word to Armstrong myself the side slipped
down the falls and took place in the sheets Of the boat
was but little distance but 1t took some time to traverse
and heavy the roll often when
of the could either the bark which had left
the brig which approaching The sinking did not
down there and the hoows of
the waves but each passing bow heaved mp Into the warmth
and the sunshine At each Of these
white capped ridge between the dark valleys
caught glimpse of the long line and the noddng fore
of the brig round by her
so'that we might board her.
Uttered wreckage with hencoops
which the dead birds were washing about The boats gone
with the exception Of which
and certain that the had abandoned the vessel The
cabin was in deckhouse one side of which had been in
by heavy Aardyce and and found the
tans table he had left It, his books and Spanish
or over with piles OF cigarette
where i looked about the but could find it.
likely not he kept one said Aardyce rhngs
pretty aboard South American and they don't
do than they If there been
taken away with him In the boat"
II should like to take all these books and papers, said
"Ask the carpenter how much time have"
His The full of but
some the cargo buoyant immediate
danger sinking Probably
drift about Of those terrible unmarked reefs which have
sent many stout vessels to the bottom.
aIn that there danger In your going below. Mr.
Aardyce said l. "see what make of her and find
much Of her be saved I'll look through these
papers while you gone'
bill of ading lay upon
the desk sued to inform that the Brazilian brig Nossa
sehnora Victoria had cleared from Bahia before The
Of the captain Texea but there record to
the number of the She bound for London and
glance the bills OF adng sufficient that
likely profit much in the Her
consisted Of nuts ginger and wood the latter in the shape OF
great Of valuable tropical gowt 1t
prevented Ill going bottom
but they Of such size to make 1t impossible for
them Besides these there few such
number Of ornamental birds for millinery and
fruits
papers came upon short note In English which arrested my
attention.
~" requested said note that the various Spanish
Indian curoses which the collection
which consigned Prontfoo Neuman of Oxford street.
london should be put In place where there may be
danger Of these and unique articles being Injured
This applies particularly
chest Of Don Ramirez dl ea which must account be
placed where any get ut It,"
~ The Ranrezl Unique valuable
arces Here chance of salvage after ALI had risen to
my feet with the In hand when Scotch mate
peared In the doorway.
"rm thinking all isn't quite should be aboard of this
ship sir" said he. He hard faced and yet could
that he had been startled.
u whats the matterY
~Murders the matter sir There's man here with his brains
beaten out
"Filled IN the Storm said l. Net
"Maybe SIR But III be surprised you think you
have him"
where is hes then?"
~, 'Ths way, sr-here In the main deckhouse"
There to
there the after the captain
IN forecaste the 1t
led As entered the galley with
and dishes the right the left
two hunks for the officers Thensbeyond
twelve feet which Uttered with
All round the walls number of packets
cloth and carefully ashed to
other end great box striped red and white though
faded and the white dirty only
the light fell directly 1t that could the cor
length three feet inches height three
considerably larger than seamans chest
But to the box that thoughts
entered the On the floor lying the
of bunting. there stretched small with
short curling beard He far possible
his
halo printed the white which his
resting ribbons
swahy tailed the floor there
nat OF sleeping child ouy when stopped
then turned with exclamation
He had been poeaxed apparently by
standinQ behind frghtfu