Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-06-05

little one. you must run back
to mamma. You're in bad company"
The innocent eyes smiled into his own.
and then-a foolish proceeding, which
only bachelors are guilty of-he held
her above the rail in TESTING menace
"Shall l drop you over to the fishes.
baby?' he asked. while his features
softened to an unwonted smile. The
child gave little scream of fright
and at that instant young woman ap
peared around the corner. She sprane
toward Rowland like tigress. snatch.
ed the child, stared at him for a mo.
ment with dilated eyes and then dis
appeared. leaving him limp and nerve
less, breathing hard.
1T is her child" he groaned. THAT
was the mother look. She is married
married." He resumed his work with
face as near the color of the paint
he was scrubbing as the tanned skin
of sailor may become.
Ten minutes later the captain in his
Office was listening to a complaint
from very excited man and woman.
And you say. colonel" said the cap
tain, that this man Rowland is an old
enemy?"
HE is-or was once-a rejected ad-
mirer of Mrs. Selfridge. That is all
know of him. except that he has hint
ed at revenge My wife is certain Of
what she saw, and l think the man
should be confined"
why. captain said the woman We.
hemently as she Rugged her child. you
should have seen him! He was just
about to drop Myra over as seized
her. and he had such frightful leer
on his face too. Oh. it was hideous!
shall not sleep another wink in this
ship. l know
easiness. madam" said the captain
kravely. Il have already learned
something of his antecedents-that he
IL a disgraced and broken down naval
officer. But as be has sailed three
voyages with us ! had credited his
willingness to work before the mast
to bis craving for liquor. which he
could not satisfy without money. How.
ever. az you think. he may he follow.
ing you. Was he able to learn of your
movements-that you were to take
passage in this ship?"
why not?" exclaimed the husband
HE must know some of Mrs Self
ridges friends"
'Yes. yes" she said ea4 rly. II have
heard him spoken of several times"
Then it is clear" said the captain.
IF you will agree. madam. to testify
against him in the English courts
will Immediately put him in irons for
attempted murder"
"Oh. do. captain!" she exclaimed
II cannot feel safe while he is at lib
erty. OF course will testify"
'Whatever you do. captain" said
the husband savagely, rest assured
that l shall put bullet through his
head If he NEEDLES with me or mine
again. Then you can put me in irons"
II will see that be Is attended to.
colonel" replied the captain as he
bowed them out of bis office.
But us murder charge is not al.
ways the lxst way to discredit man
and as the captain did not believe that
the man who had detied him would
murder child and as the charge
would be difficult to prove in any case
and would cause him much trouble
and annoyance. he did not order the
arrest Of John Rowland. but merely
directed that for the time he should
be kept at work by day in the tween
deck out of sight of the passengers.
Rowland. surprised at his sudden
transfer from the disagreeable scrub
bing to soldiers job" of painting
life buoys In the warm tween deck,