The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-03

preesoned at once until the proper authori-
ties may deal vi him. =
secured the irons and my pistol, though
knew would not need it, Then called
man TO relieve Finnegan
+" Nv man, said the captain, as Finnegan,
releasing The wheel to this man, stepped over
the body and extended his hands for the irons.
:" I'm sorry for this. for ye acted the man in
defense Of 4 woman But We went TOO far,
and must conine We till the consul frees We,
which nadoot he II do when state the sarcum-
stances. Ven be led wei--the usual allow
,nee. and exercised every day on deck
Which is tie law, believe, captain, an
;wered Finnegan with smile
Il see ye no realize the enormity o your
offence" said the captain It's woeful
thing to kil fellow creature ! should ma
have il on my conscience
Mine is lear, captain said Finnegan.
He wasr iii 10 live and besideshe y as
scotch
The captain saw no significance in this
speech, which was glad Of; Tor he could rem
der Finnegans life burden TO him. even
under the law, should he 20 choose, We Shut
Finnegan up in the lazsreiIe, sewed the body
in i sack and next morning buried il with the
usual ceremonies ] hen the captain got
drunk again, and ior { while it was with great
difficulty that rouscd him at midday TO take
lie sun and kept him sober after breakfast
long enough TO take clrouometer sights. As
| was not navigator ! needed him Tor this.
but nothing else could handle the Slip
and the men, and the bosun stood his
watch.
saw l'inncgan often, and he invariably
asked about The girl
rs common enough. sir, he explained
in apology, Tor fellow io. get fond OF some
helpes, thing be has protected Small boys
do that, even when they'll kill and main other
helpless creatures"
is. Finnegan," said But can YOU
explain other contradictions in yourself
This girl Is Scotch, and you seem 10 hate the
Scotch And while YOU admit Yourself Il
woman chaser, YOU protect 4 woman from
another And your name is not Finnegap,
either. Why il may inquire =
= sign different name in each ship sir, y
he answered. just because | don I care what
I'm called and am willing 70 forget my own
Aud drink FOR the same reason; but out
lrrc At sea there's nothing 10 drink, and 50,
what's the use He paused. raised his
mana,lcd wrists and looked at them.
Go on. = enjoined. Tel me what YOU
care 10 about yourself You're no ordinary
man. and YOU know I'm your friend"
lic waited moment then went on, his fair,
rugged face gloomy with memories OF the past
thai was drawing from him.
lis the old story he said. 81 never
drank a first, bui | always admired women
II vas botn il me and could not help it. /
had my ship al twenty-five bark out Of
Dundee, and my wife and child, And fool
ishy lefl them where the Dutchman left his
aushor, At home. among the Scotch NV
wife was more 10 me- than any woman on
Earth, but She could not understand and one
lne when the little girl was four wears I'D +.
the most oyable aye YOU know, She ran away
with some fellow, aud took the child nv
little IIedwig
The tears we're in his eyes now, and could
say nothing.
Little Hcdwig.n he continued ehr
thought more oi me than She did q
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