The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-15

''ui nv thIhB n another, Hill re
NAMED In Jersey until night fell, at,
nIs supper from u crowded lunch
wagon near the docks, and afterwart
gave the wagon Itself a minute anC
CRITICAL examination. The result o
tnlS last was, that as soon as he haC
3 done, he went to the nearest new,
stand. Here he bought a post care
upon which was depicted a pea-greer
likeness of the local soldiers monu
meht' n wrote in the space for cor
respondence-"I had supper tonight
with Mr.. Lovejoy. His wagon is
superb, and at the present rate Of the
business he has, | shall expect a wed.
ding invitation inside a month" Then
ne signed his own name, appended the
Jones street address, and posted IL,
Ihen. much exhilarated by his long
thought" OF Iris, and the piquant coin.
cldence that had befallen him, he de-
termined to turn the night to profit,
ana set to work among the river-front
resorts.
Al midnight the Jersey shlpyards
are very still, and down toward where
the docks are fewer, and farther apart,
II Is quiet indeed, once darkness has
fallen. Here and there one hears the
paying OF humanity $50 called belch-
Ing out from the swinging doorway OF
some low-ceilinged, evil-lighted den,
the resort of poverty and brute
strength, where the enormous energies
engendered by outdoor work find rent
under the name of recreation. Against
the outer darkness loom masses yet
more dark. and sometimes a crimson
light. like a dull jewel, smokes at the
crest of these, when the i~ndeinable
bulk is a ship.
AZ wide intervals, a flaring light H.
lumines a throng OF %tollers, who, like
the distorted creatures OF q dream,
rush about In methodlcal disorder, &C.
complishlng the loading OF some vessel
that must sail at dawn. Whichever
lies before one, the darkness or the in
ferno OF light and noise, II is a Won.
derful picture; one to arrest the OBJ
server with its vast suggestive quality
and arouse the desire to linger and
watch.
Hill thought Of this when he came
out from one OF the low saloons into
the tingllng cold OF night, and saw the !
strange panorama that melted away |
on either hand.
Presently they reached a small COW
cred dock where n greenish light was
burning, in the glow OF which some
score of men were at work, loading
great cases into the hold OF a small
third or fourth rate steamer.
There seemed to be curiously little
disorder or excitement in connection
with this embarkment, a fact which
soon impressed itself upon Hills mind.
Nor did the men appear to be in any
particular hurry. Then a question OBJ
truded itself. If they were not rushed.
why did they work so late at night? II
was rather odd. The cargo was odd,
too. From the size. shape and weight
OF the wooden cases of which it prin.
consisted. the shipment was
evidently composed of pianos. Where
on earth could so many pianos be 20.
ing to? With a little effort he remem
bered the sign at the entrance to the
dock-"The Venezuela Fruit Steam
company" All, that accounted
for It! or course. 1t was only reason.
able to suppose that Venezuela turned
out very few pianos, II any. How
though! He began to muse
upon the melodious consignment, and.
therefore, to observe the cases more
How odd that they should be
aboard at night!
A man who had been directing the
work, his back toward Hill, now turned
about so that the light shone full upon {
his face, aud at the sight of It Sam
gave an involuntary cry Of recognition,
which, however, was lost in the gen |
,ral noise. II vas Rowe! The mem
Try OF their last meeting. and Of Old {
Vita, came to him in a fash, and his
lands clenched ominously. Here, per. S
laps, was a chance for retaliation! s
}ut before he could act on the i'm
,ulse, several things happened all at /
nee. II
A piano case, which wac being low.
red from a truck, was allowed to drop fl
n such a way that 1t split open. From o
he aperture several objects fell out
pom the pier. They were rifles! Field II
laes, new and shining! {,
With a snort OF amazement Sam |,
prang forward. and at that same in. r
Lant he felt himself seized upon either h
boulder. Looking around, he saw that N
e was captive between two huge long. d
horemen, who proceeded to propel d
i'm toward the ship. As they came cl
D with Rowe, who was c~ursing N
but had already managed to
the rifles out of sight, one OF the ST
ltians called out: Here's a detect. d,
e, mister, disguised as a dago. We @,
aught him spying just before the case W
h,
with an oath, Rowe whipped around,
I'd for u moment the two men stood h,
airing at each other. h,
TAKE him aboard" said Rowe, So
hard. Captains room. I'll al
there directly" W
What the devil :" began Hill d,
But he was cut short by
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