The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-21

/ ana tnell-a FOOLISH proceeding, WHicu
only bachelors are guilty of-he held
her above the rail in jc>tillS menace
"Shall drop you over to the fishes.
baby:" he asked, while his features
sOftened to an unwonted smile. The
child gave a little scream OF fright,
and at that instant young woman ap
peared around the corner She sprang
toward Rowland like tgress. snatch
ed the child. stared mt him for a mo.
ment with dilated eyes and then dis.
appeared. leaving him limp and nerve
less, breathing hard.
ut is her child" he groaned. "That
was the mother look. She is married.
married" lie resumed his work with
face as near the color of the paint
he was scrubbing as the tanned skin
Of a sailor may become.
Ten minutes later the captain In his
office was listening to Il complaint
from very excited man and woman.
"And you say. colonel" said the cap.
tain, that this man Rowland is an old
enemy"
"lIe is-Or was once-a rejected ad-
mirer of Mrs Sclfri,lge That Is all
know Of him. except that he has hint
ed at revenge. My wife Is certain Of
what she saw. and I think the man
should be confined"
"Why, captain" said the woman We
hemcntly as she Rugged her child. "yOu
should have seen him. lie was just
about to drop Myra over as seized
her, and he had such a frightful leer
on his face too. Oh. it was hideOuS!
l shall not sleep another wink In this
ship. know"
II beg you will give yourself no un.
easinesS. madam" said the captain
gravcly. Il have already learned
something of his antccctcnts-that he
] Is a disgraccd and broken down naval
officer. But as he has sailed three
voyages with us | had credited his
willingness to work before the mast
to his craving for liquor. which he
could not satisfy without money How.
ever. as you think. he may he follow
Ing you. Was he able to learn OF vOur
movements-that you were to take
passage In this ship"
"Why not:' exclaimed the husband
"I1e must know some of Mrs. Self
ridges friends"
"ics, yes" she said eagerly. II have
heard him spoken of several times"
"Thcn 1t is clear" said the captain
III you will agree. madam. to testify
against him in the English courts
will Immediately put him in irons fol
: attempted MURDER
''Oh. do. captain" she exclaimed
81 cannot feel safe while he is at lib
erty. OF course will testify"
= whatever you do. captain" SAID
the husband savagely. rest assured
hat shall put a bullet through hi.
head II he NEEDLES with me or min,
y again. Then you can put me in irons.
Il will See that he is attended TO
= colonel" replied the captain as h,
:, bowed them out of his office.
~ But rs murder charge is not al
. ways the best way to discredit mar
- and as the captain did not believe thai
the man who had deticd him woult
murder child and as the charg,
would be difficult to prove In any cas-.
, and would cause him much troubl,
and annoyance. he did not order tn,
arrest Of John Rowland. but merely
4 directed that for the time he SHOULD
be kept at work by day In the 'tweel
deck out Of sight Of the passengers.
Rowland. surprised at his sudde,
transfer from the disagreeable scrub
biag to a soldiers job" Of paintin,
life buoys in the warm tween deck
was shrewd enough to know that h,
was being closely watched by tn,
boatswain that morning, but no
shrewd enough to affect any symp
toms Of intoxication or druscins
which might have satisfied his anYiou
superiors and brought him more whis
ny. rs a IcSull VI HIS UIlSlltT eve
and steadier voice-due to the CURATIVE
sea air-when he turned out for III
first dog watch on deck at 4 o'clocl
the captain and boatswain held an in
terview In the chart room. in whicI
the former said: DO not be alarmed
1t Is not poison. lie is halfway int
the horrors now. and this will merel
bring them on. He will see snakes
ghosts. COLLINS. shirwrecks. Ere an,
all sorts Of things. 1t works in two O
three hours Just drop it into hi
drinking pot while the port forecastl
is empty"
There was fight in the port fore
castle-to which Rowland hr,onrea-
at supper time, which need not DO A
scribed beyond mention of the fac
that Rowland. who was not \ rartici
pant. had his pot of tea dashed from
his hand before he had taken ,hre
swallows: He procured a. fresh sun