Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-17

life for him tonight seems hardly
worth the living.
Howard was married five years
ago" vert on Marks. HE married
the girl Of his boyhood dreams.
Their married life has been ideal.
A few months ago he bought a
splendid power yacht. Gave two
hundred thousand dollars for II.
The craft IS two hundred feet from
stem to gudgeon. It has fourteen
private staterooms IN addition TO
the crews quarters. II carries a
crew OF twenty. comprising the
captain, two mates, wireless oper-
ators, steward. chef and second
cook; two waters, two cabin boys.
two engineers. two oilers-she burns
oil-and five deck hands. The cap
tain's and first mates cabins are
on the top deck and adjoining the
pilot house.
INV client and his wife with a
party OF six friends. had planned
10 leave New York this week for
a trip around the world. Last Sat
urdav she and he were out riding
in his car. He was driving. They
we're speeding along Madison ave-
me whsa he lost control for an
instant and smashed into a big
truck. His wife was hurled through
the Windshield. She died in five
minutes. He vas unhurt-phvsical-
lv. Mentally Howard Wickly Is
close to being a mailman just to
mention the yacht in his heading
almost drives him wild. One could
buy the craft mighty cheap. /
reckoni"
AS the statement dropped from his
Inns Pat straightened up In her
chair. her eyes suddenly agloW as
the new idea struck her.
'Why wouldn't that be just the
thing for Jimmy?' she queried as
II she were considering the purchase
Of a new toy for him to play with.
She glanced around the little group
inuuiringly. "A cruise of five or six
months through tropical waters
that's what the doctors sa4d!' She
turned 10 the lawyer. do you sup
pose, Mr.. Marks?" she asked, that
I could buy the yacht for what he
paid for it?'
I'm sure you could" replied the
lawyer. who knew she could buy II
for much less. And 1t would. as you
say, be just the thing for JIMMY
II you want me to I'll call him up
in the morning and get a price on
it,
The idea met with the instant APP
prevail of not only Rex, Frank and
Margery, but of Aunt Lcttie as we'll
She always had been crazy to 60
away or a long yachting trip, she
declared.
Marks te,ephoncd Pat shortly afte.
noon the following day, informing
her that WIckly's yacht, the Blue
bird. could be purchased for $780,
0o0 cash. Ii was insured. he had
learned, for that amount with the
premiums paid up for six months
Pat gave the lawyer instructions to
negotiate the purchase a. cnca with
the provision that She and her
friends should first inspect Il. lie
had already arranged for that. he
tod her. Pat immediately call
cd ballard and the doctor
and acquainted them With the law
yers report. AS a result MarEery
and she. with Aunt Lotsie and jim
my met the men at their pltcc
near Gramercy Park where Marks
joined them. and the party was
driven 10 a dock near the foot OF
Fifty-first street and the Hudson
where the Bluebird was mOored.
Captain Seth Lee and the first
mate, Carl Johnson. the first engi-
neer. John Lake, the steward. Peter
Bronson and the chef. Antoine We
lasse. were aboard at the time o.
the visit. They all expressed them
selves as pleased at the prospect OF
an early cruise. The yachts regular
crew, the captain said. was still
with them with the exception of
three dec, hands who would have 10
be engaged.
The new owncr-to-be and her
friends were escorted over and
through the craft BY Captain Lee
and Mr.. Johnson. first officer. The
Bluebird was found 70 be a splend-
idly built and equipped yacht. Slune
from davits on the Starhca-d SIDE