The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-05-08


her above the rail in jesting 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 sprang
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.
ut is her child" he groaned. THAT
was the mother look. She is married
married" He resumed his work with
a 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 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
ed at revenge My wife is certain OF
what she saw, and think the man
should be confined"
why, captain" said the woman We
hemently as she Rugged her child. "yor
should have seen him! He was just
about to drop Myra over as seized
her, and he had such a frightful leel
IT. e. Is
shall not sleep another wink in this
ship. | know"
Il beg you will give yourself no IN
easiness. madam" said the captain
gravely 81 have already learned
something of his antecedents-that be
officer But as he has sailed three
voyages with us l had credited bis
! willingness to work before the mast
to his craving for liquor. which be
could not satisfy without money. How
ever. as you think. he may be follow
ing you. Was he able to learn of you,
| movenents-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 eagerly. Il hay,
heard him spoken of several times"
Then it is clear said the captain
IF you will agree. madam, to testif,
against him in the English courts I
| will Immediately put him in irons fo
attempted murder"
''Oh, do. captain!' she exclaimed
Il cannot feel safe while he is at lib
| erty. Of course | will testify"
whatever you do. captain" sale
the husband savagely. rest assured
| that | shall put bullet through hi!
head if he NEEDLES with me or mine
again. Then you Gao put me in irons.
Il will see that he is attended to
| colonel replied the captain as hs
! bowed them out of his office.
But as murder charge is not al
ways the best way to discredit mar
and as the captain did not believe tina
| the man who had defed him would
murder a child and as the charge
would be difficult to prove in any case
and would cause him much treubl.
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 'tweer
! deck out of sight Of the passengers.
Rowland. surprised at his suddeI
| transfer from the disagreeable scrub
| bling to soldiers job" of painting
IN
was shrewd enough to know that ht
was being closely watched by The
| boatswain that morning. but mo-
| shrewd enough to affect any symp
| toms of intoxication or drugging
| which might have satisfied his anxiou:
/ superiors and brought him more whis
| ky As result of his brighter eye:
and steadier voice-due to the curative
sea air-when he turned out for tn,
| first dog watch on deck at 4 o'clocl
| the captain and boatswain held an in
/ terview in the chart room. in which
! the former said: DO not he alarmed
! 1t is not poison. He is halfway int
] the horrors now. and this will merei.
| bring them on He will see snakes
/ ghosts COLLINS. Shipwrecks. fire ant
/ all sorts Of things 1t works in two %
! three hours. Just drop it into hi:
/ drinking pot while the port forecastl'
| is empty"
! There was a fight in the port fore
| castle-to which Rowland belonged
| at supper time. which need not be de
| scribed beyond mention of the fac
| that Rowland. who was not a partici
| pant. had his pot of tea dashed from
| his hand before he had taken three
| swallows He procured a fresh sup
| ply and finished his supper. then. tax
| ing no part in his watch mates opel
| discussion of the fight and guarded
| discussion of collisions rolled into hi
| bunk and smoked until eight bells
! when be turned out with the rest
/ Rowland" said the big boatswail
| as the watch mustered on deck. TAX
/ the stariSoard bridge lookout"
| 1T is not my trick. boats'n." sail
Rowland in surprise
Orders from the bridge. Get vi
| there"
Rowland gTumbled- as sailors ma
/ when aggriaved. and otIeyed The ua
| lie relieved reported his name and dis
/ appeared The first officer sauntere
| down the bridge. uttered the otiicia
/ Keen good lookout" and returned {
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