The Arvada enterprise., 1916-08-17
CHAPTER V-Continued.

After breakfast had another un
enViable experience. When had fin
lshed washing the dishes cleaned the
cabin stove and carried the ashes IN
on heck to empty them. Wolf Larsen
ana Henderson were standing near the
wheel. deep I'm conversation. passed
them ana hung the ashes over the side
10 windward. The wind drove them
back. and not only over me but over
henderson and Wolf Larsen The
next instant the latter kicked me vio
Iently. as cur Is kicked. reeled
away from him and leaned against the
cabin In half-fainting condition. But
Wolf Larsen did not follow me up
brushing the ashes from his clothes
ne had resumed his conversation with
henderson. Johanscn. who had seen
the anair from the break OF the poop
sent couple OF sailors aft to clean
up the mess.
Later IN the morning | received
surprise OF totally different sort
Following the cooks instructions, !
had gone into Wolf Larsen's state.
room to put II to rights and make the
ped. Against the wall. near tho head
or the bunk. was rack filed with
books ] glanced over them. noting
with astonishment such names as
Shakespeare. Tennyson. Poe and De
Quincy. There were scientific works
too. among which were represented
men such as Tyndall. Proctor and Dar.
win. Astronomy and physics were
represented, and | remarked Bultlnch's
Age OF Fable" Shaw's History OF
English and American Literature"
and Johnson's Natural History" in
two large volumes. Then there were
number OF grammars, such as Met
calfs and Reed and Kcllogg's. and
smiled as ! saw a copy OF "The Deans
English
! could not reconcile these books
with the man from what had seen
or MIN. ana ! wondered II he could
possibly read them. But when came
to mako the bed | found. between the
blankets. dropped apparently as II he
had sunk OF to sleep. complete
browning. the Cambridge edition. II
was open at in a Balcony" and
noticed. here and there. passages un-
dcrlined in pencil Further, letting
drop the volume during lurch OF the
ship. a sheet OF paper fell out. It was
Scrawlcd over with gcomctrical dla
grams and calculations OF some sort.
This glimpse had caught OF his
other side must have cmboldencd me
for resolved to speak to him abou,
the money | had lost.
Il have been robbed" said to him.
. little later. when found him pacing
up and down the poop alone.
Sir" he corrected. no, harshly. bu,
stcrnly.
Il have been robbed. sir" | amend
cd.
How did II hnppcn?" he asked
Then | told him the whole clrcum
stance. how my clothes had been lcf,
to dry in the galley. and how. later. I
was nearly beaten by the cook when
! mentioned the matter
lie smiled at my recital "PlckInrs,'
he concluded. "Cooky's pIckugs And
don't you think your miserable life
worth the price? Besides. consider It
n lesson. rou'll learn In time how TO
take care OF your money for Yourself
! suppose. up TO now, your lnwyc. has
done It for you. or your business
agent"
could feel the quiet snocr through
his words, but demanded How can
get IL back again."
That's your lookout You Invent
any lawyer or business agent now. 80
you1l have to depend on yourself
When you get dollar hang on to H.
A man who leaves his money lying
nround, the way YOU did, deserves to
lose Il Besides. you have slnucd Yuu
have no right to put temptations In
tho way OF your fellow creatures You
tempted Cooky. and he fell You have
placed his immortal soul IN jeopardy
By the way. do you believe IN the
immortal soul7"
His lids lifted lazIly as he asked the
question, and II seemed that the dccps
were opening to mo and that ! was
gazing into his soul. But Il Was an
Illusion. Far as It might have seemed
no man has ever seen very far into
Wolf l.arscns soul. or seen II at all
OF this am convinced 1t was a very
lonely soul was to learn, that never
unmaskcd though at rare moments /,
played a, doing so,
= read immortality In your eyes.
! answered dropping the "sir"-An cI'
pertinent. for thought the intimacy
Of tho conversation warranted II.
lie took NO notice.