The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-20

fact that important things were being
done while the commander and mis- execu-
tive officer were enjoying a ten-course
dinner was explained by the fact that
there were plenty OF competent men at
work reoairing the slight damage which
the false nose OF the Seahorse had SUI
house.
AS matter of fact. her only injury
was the breaking OF her nose, which was
.T wonder" said Won stiendhal.
thoughtfuly, when the second bottle OF
champagne was opened. why you could
visible at least half g mile away and was
In The innermost curve Of the bay"
I'VE die our best" replied Hyde earn
estly, and tried to keep out OF the bay.
but this ship has never answered her
helm very we'll and her steering gear
got completely out OF order just two
lighthouse, We meant 60 give II wide
berth, but there Is a kind OF depravity. In
lnanimate things sometimes. and a ship
win make fool OF herself when you least
| expect II. Don't you know it?"
Il cannot say that I have ever seen
a vessel OF the imperial German navy
seahorse." replied Won Stlendhal, looking
| Hyde steadily in the eye.
But He Didn't.
| OF champagne fun in Won Stiendhnrs face,
but he restrained himself. He saw pro-
| motion and a Dig command ahead Of him.
| and these two things are mighty factors
| in self-control.
| Toward 10 o'clock that night the Sea-
| horse began her return journey down the
river. towing the lighthouse after her;
The tide was running out IN fury and
was whipped by rattling breeze, and
the Seahorse scarcely felt the wooden
BOX toy towing Ing, "a astern; She ,I might have
stead she Stacked up when nearing the
hareor and finally came 10 a dead stop.
II was Sunday morning, and at O'Clock
the Sunday morning inspection was held
on all the British ships and also on a
very smart little American cruiser. the
Alletta, which had come up to Wei-ha!-
| vel TO make O friendly call
II was then that Hyde elected TO steam
up 10 the anchorage. taking berth as
close as he was permitted TO the Melam-
pas. he responded promptly to signal
| ordering him TO come aboard. Every eye
on every ship in the herbor was fixed on
the Seahorse with her odd-looking tow;
In the cabin OF the Melampas Hyde told
his story TO the admiral.
I'VE rammed the lighthouse. sir. amid
ships, and pulled off without so much as
dented plate. We had got false bow
Then he described in technical Ian
guage what had been done at the factory
pier at the little town on the river.
''Of course we knew that an accident
might happen TO the men in the light
house, so we had the launch out with a
hose and the life savers ready. We
| nduleu TWO men out OF tHe USulnOuSe
and have them still. One of them, Lieu
tenant Count Won Stiendhal. didn't ask
to be set ashore. but semed moro than
is this moment smoking on the poop Of
the Seahorse."
quite naturally" said Admiral Har
| bord, ''the fellow wanted TO see what we
were going 10 do about 1t. Well, / had
rather he wouldn't. Nevertheless, you
rammed the lighthouse and towed II
down here and captured the officer and
man In charge. or course, IT was an ac-
cldent an awful accident. you know,
"Oh. yes answered Hyde, beamipg,
we were damaged, you know. SIR 1t
took us three hours TO get that false
nose off the ship and make her look like
she hadn't been In a prize-fight and 10
| dump the scrap iron overheard and get
| the tow all right II was an accident:
| the kind of an accident that Is likely to
happen when a lighthouse is put Inside
the blight OF bay"
To this the Admiral sternly replied:
1.-The whole thing Will be investigated.
| 7 shall appoint court OF inquiry today
and you shall have the best command
available as soon as possible"
That night there was rejoicing in many
wardrooms and cabins at Wei-hai-wei,
which Is British naval station.
| Lieutenant Count Won Stendhal, at
| Chao- chau, was justifyinT himself to his
commander for returning to Wel-hai wei
| In the Seahorse.
| "I did It," he said my suspicious be-
| Ing aroused as 10 tho way this alleged
accident happened. but | found out only
| one thing which | knew before. Ach,
| C,ott' What liars these English areH'