New-York tribune., 1911-04-30

had seen him pick up the knife, jump
to the alley and after the mate had screamed spring
back TO the house and disappear behind the Gro JACK a.
he climbed the buntlne. He had watched him farther
aoft as he appeared the Gro Jack yard ana h'u
seen him go up the lee topmaSt rigging to Ihe upper
yard from which when he had struck tour belS he hu
answered,
"You inhuman pair of scoundrelsi Spluttcred Cap
tain Nerwin Indignantly. "No matter which Is guilty
for twin brother to swear away the life OF the other
It is incredible, unheard Of! Why ddn you peak at
once-either of you-both OF yOu!
To this they each cooly announced satisfaction with
the death Of the and disinteresednes IN the iate
of the other as to minimize their responsibility
NOW further clouded the case by my own specula-
1 tions: that Tom could not have left the wheel with
out the ships broachng to, and that Bill hai not ue
time in which 10 descend and return even nad ne Decn
able 10 choose the moment But 70 TINS ON gave
@Can YOU remember the time it took SIR, he asked
me- "from your ookin at him aloft to your hearn MN
sing out at four bells
@Zow. III prove it. sir that it was plenty Of time
,pose the lee buntnes haven been touched since the
have they,"
rcouested that his irons be removed for his demonsa
tion He was freed and stepped toward the weather
alley ~Now III 60 aoft Mr. Rogers ne said' 10 w ILc
same place on the yard he was. ana you take INC am
rlacc on the quarter where YOU was when you seeu NM
III DO lust what he dii. ,t. -.
The Captain nodded assent 20 this, and went All 10
the log while Tom danced alo to the lee l"l1"H E'''
All ready sir ne called. start now.
faithfully reproduced my steps along the alley Gown
m the main deck and into the passage. where kllle'i
ti,,a AZ the log desk As turned TO leave II | hear.l
Tom call "\ow it is sir. from the mate WINDOW" ah'
stcnping out on deck went through the panloinme ol
leaning over Mabel talking with the Capt am ana goii
- thg mate, room to call him Before had reached
tbc door however Tom voice came from 'Iol' run
harsr~ he shouted "Al's wcll.'
.a1,c ont The Captain was holding his Wdtch diId
Tom was lcisurcly descending.
~You wcr. slightly mistaken. Nh Rogers Siiu IL,'
CaDtain. ~Hc lid II in less than three MINUTES ne
sii down hc middle buntlnes Of the trcesailS; lo"'
nm. c,orgh an the window, and went up hand oVG
t,l for,rl of the GRO lack. then up the topnast rig
,;ng He has proved his innocence by proving M
H491bcr g,,ltv But God help such brothers.
And Cawd help YOU YOU old fool, yelled biIl' as '
waved I'M, manaclcd hands al the skipper II se' o ~
this fix | didn't kill him, though l. meant meant TO- anu
iii ,ou vet as sure as | meant to Kill hlm. -
Down below with him, Mr. Rogers sald 'he S"P
tain and took the renzcd Bill to the tween @ u'.N
where | ashcd him 10 a stanchon sun IaNlns ,'i
threatening not only the Captain, but MS Oro'Ho io'
aFor II :. YOU he ravcd. "that give him clanGe @
-bov, off his cimbin What # there was tIihe y
think III ha been fool enough, up aott "Aere CI''.
see 10 come down on that job with the gI pu,uh '1I
self in the way H. on the poop ana eodld" 80
. where She was. 49,. Is;
Though | made Him no 10 wer, confess '"+' -'
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