The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-29
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 ~Among the passengers yesterday on board the incoming Ocean nic Stea mship company's Mariposa were Captain BFoughten and nine south sea island CTS. of the schooner North Star, cap sized in north latitude 34, west longi- tUde 132, during heavy squall. Cap tain Broughton was below at the time and hardly managed to scramble ont of his cabin before the ship went over The disaster is ascribed to the care lessness of the Kanaka crew, who were all asleep at the moment the squall struck the vessel, which was lying be calned with her sails up.
 1sEhe crew. none of whom drown ed. contrived to perch themselves on ] the ships bottom. and after four days 7 of intense suffering were picked up by the w Fl. Hall of this city, in lumber for Suva, Fiji. The Hall, in her turn, transferred them to the mail steamer which was fortunately intercepted a week later.
 ~Captaia Broughton cannot speak too highly of the extreme kindness of Cap tain Hayward, Purser Smith, and the officers and passengers of the Mari posa toward himself and his crew. A concert was given in aid of the ship wrecked mariners, and the sum of $318. T5 realized on their behalf.
 The North Star was of seventy four tons register, built at Bath, Me, in 1884, and carried no insurance. It was learned from Captain Broughton that she had been employed in the copra trade for many years, and was on her way to this port for drydocking and repairs Western bound ship masters are warned to look out for the derelict, which was still afloat when last sighted 's
 The loss Of the North Star, together with the coin in the ships safe. cost Matt betwe cen $1S,OO0 and $2O.OOO. The vessel had not been insured, owing to the troublesome and -prying questions that would have been asked, which, if truthfully answered, ~woald have in validated the policy. Had it not been for the ruby ring on his finger and his portion of the small sum raised by the passengers of the Nfariposa he would have landed in San Francisco utterly pennIIess- As it was his crew and he became dependent on a seamen's char itable institution While others had talked and telephoned and promised vague assistance, leaving the poor cast aways shiEering on the wharf in a cir ele of newspaper men and photogra- phers, it was the Rev. John Thompson, crisply English and bustling1y practI-. cal, who descended on them, checked off their names in a notebook and led them away like so many sheep.
 After night under this kindly but BomeSRhat austere roof Matt sneaked away in the morning to try to pawn kis ring. He hated to part with it, yet what else was he to do? He had not
 
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 Ills chief preoccupation, however. SEas more to avoid being cheated in the disposal of the ring, for, though he had little knowledge of jewels, the stone seemed to him of unusual fire and purity and evidently was very val uab1a
 Re detsrH1ined to pick out the big gest and most Fashionable jeWelry store and, explaining his position, ask the favor of their expert advice. They might be OAiiging enough to tell him what the gem was worth ands thus help him materially Matt knew San Francisco we'll and according ngly chose Snood & Hzrgreaves for his objective 5is entrance, which he attempted to
 
 EaESsd an undercurrent of cornmotion Hn tzsEs splendid establishment As he paused at a case of napkin rings, nerv- Ing himself for a further advance into Ghe gfittering stronghold, he was bumped into by a passing gentleman, and as he was receiving the apologies of the passing gentleman a hand from behind felt for 8 possible revolver or bomb in his rear pocket It was all so quickly and coofIy done that Matt had harA1y lime to realize he was under Euspicfon-
 A large, imposing mirror gave him the clew, for there, at full length, he saE what a deeply tanned, wild haired, ragged desperado he appeared and saw also with the tail of his eye a scurry { of pale employees to guard the exits and block his escape.
 Flushing to the eyes, more with shame than anger, and still closely fol lowed by the store detective, he made hSs way to the nearest clerk.
 CHAPTER II. =-
 The Ruby Ring.
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