The Cuero Daily Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 145, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 20, 1909 Page: 4 of 6
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Aaderson sleuchMffriSSj^irt
dropped heavily ©A a lj^yytpi'iearBO
bulldog feature* 4evadMiPji|exp*v*
■iea, his square Jaw* munching the
tobacco' in Ms cheek. 1 took fiettoe at
his eyes, staring straight dot ef^thb
window opposite, du&, dog-like, 'deeply.
like brown leather drawn tight, hi*
short red neck, and gBsrMHkadAL^ft;
together he appeared a tepfilSiVS
brute, no more easily •ebduetf’ than a
jangle tiger. Tuttle tidied along td
the opposite side of the tables upon
which he placed a tightly rolled, yel-
lowish-backed paper, evidently a navi-
gating chart. As I watched tin enth*
ously, he suddenly pressed the point
“There’s our first post, Mf!
ens,” he announced dogmatically.
I bent over, startled oat of fiHfit*
surned in difference as I studied the
position lndicatefil
tude 6€* IT' south!" I ^claimed,
scarcely crediting either ears or «y«k
“Why, good God. man, that js aim ait
upon the antarctic ctnd*fc|
season of the year."
“But there’s nothing there!" I cc£
tinned, staring Incredulously at the
map. "Nothing but fog aad floating
ice. There is no land marked within
“Just the same there’s land there,"
he retorted, positively, his thin Upd
pressed together. “Tv* seen ft; SWO;
Jai. Plgfftnol Olive Oil,
Long’s Pure Fruit Jelly,
Loogte Preserves,
Batavia Salad Dressing,
Batavia Grape Juice,
Potted If eat tor Saadvridhes,
Underwood Deviled Htim,
Chicken Liver,
Imported Sardines,
elttoa to measure up and take
order for the best and prettiest
ever seen. It is set in cement,
! best stegtiwire, with iron posts
^rou have gone
s do not require
i' /■' ■»
dreds of (pretty
yet the appear-
tem Is spoiled by
breakfasted yet Meanwhile I shorn*
prefeftito understand matters a little
more clearly. I’ve Just been through
the cabins. None of the yacht’s offi-
cers are on board."
I could see his thin lips drawn
back in a sinister grin, which re-
vealed his yellow teeth.
"The Lord helpeth those whs help
themselves," he returned, piously, up-
rolling his eyes. "The race is net al-
ways to the swift, nor the battle to
the strong."
"I also discovered," I went on, an-
gered by such abominable east, "that
this vessel we have captured is not
the Chilean Esmeralda at all, but the
yacht Sea Queen, owned by Lord Dar-
lington, and flying the English flag.”
"The hell you gay." ,
"Moreover, I have not the aUghtest
doubt that you knew it from the first.
Now I demand some explanation, Mr.
Tattle. What does this mean?"
He stood leaning back against the
rail facing me, the disagreeable grin
gone from his lips, his half-closed
eyes glinting uneasily.
“Well, what of it?"
“Only that we have committed an
act of piracy. Every naval vessel of
the civilized world will be used to hunt
us down. We shall not be safe on any
sea, nor able to land in any port of
the globe. If we resist we shall be
blown out of the water; If captured,
our crime means death. You have de-
liberately decoyed me Into this affair
for some secret purpose of your own;
you have involved me in your crime,
and now I insist upon some knowledge
of your plan, and an explanation re-
garding my future authority on board."
“Oh, you are the captain," sneering-
ly. "What more can you want?"
"Then, if I am, we will head direct
ly back to Valparaiso."
"Oh, I rather guess not;" and Tat-
tle’s eyes became instantly hard and
ugly. "Nevertheless you’re captain all
right, just so long as you keep the
nose of the old girl pointed the way
we want her to go."
"That is it. Is itr
"Yes, that’s dxgctly the ticket"
I turned partially aside, glancing te
ward the wheelman. The fellow was
leaning forward ever the spokes, evi-
dently deeply Interested in ear contro-
versy and endeavoring te bear all we
had to say. Tuttle fallowed the dlree-
tlon of my eyes, but with apparent in-
difference.
"Oh, they all understand abeut It,”
he remarked,’carelessly. "And now I
guess maybe it's about time we gave
you the.main points to ehew on. If you’ll
step down Into the obartbeuee, Hr.
Stephens; I’ll fetch some things 1
want ts show you, an* bo along myself
In a jiffy. Then HI spin a yarn that'll
cause you to cease with us willin'
enough, or else you’re e dam’ feel."
There was nothing elee te de. and I
followed him down the bridge slope
to the main deak. The ehartbeuoe
had tta single door opening aft, and
w«s a small, plainly hufft structure
painted a dingy gray, with two narrow
windows on either side, and just
Mongh space within te cctttate e
deal table, looker, end three rude
benches. I eat down apen one of
these, filled aad lighted my pipe and
waited la silence, gazing Idly at the
short pinned flat on the table. It was
a map of these waters lying off the
Chilean const, and a vessel’s course
bed been pricked upon it from Juan
Fernandez to Valparaiso. This did
ratbevtttes at Vaiparal*
interested in mfmnjr
rla, he wee denounced
nsurreotlomiat and as a
hiding. At hla hotel
attracted by an BagUi
peradepe in
by Chile m
consequejtoC
tie attends*
mean and a
z Will be
% Given
WMAPTXR XT.—Stephens net a aaotier
•seen to which ho was assigned. He
lave them final instructleas.
CHATTER V.—They successfully cap-
tured the vessel supposed to be the Ee»
meralda, through ttratesrr.
CHAPTER Vi.—Gift Stephens gave di-
rections for the departure of the craft.
CHAPTER VIL—Ha entered the cab-
in and discovered the English woman
aad her maid.
flKAPTER VilJ, — Stephens quickly
learned the wrong vessel had been cap-
tured. Lord Darlington’s private yacht,
the lord's wife ana maid being aboard.
He explained the situation to ner lady-
ship.
CHAPTER IX,
In Which I Learn Our Port. '
I sank down Into the depths an
upholstered divan without, rested my
head within my hands, and endeavored
earnestly to collect thought and nerve
for the coming struggle. The terrible-
ness of our situation only became
more apparent as I considered it in
the light of the discoveries already
made, and In my understanding of the
nature of those with whom I was now
^ ■■■dated. Neither Tuttle nor De
Nova had ever mistaken the Saa
Qnnan for the warship Esmeralda. It
was Impossible to conceive that these
two trained seamen could have made
such an error, or that the men under
them could have been so utterly de-
ceived. Tuttle’s beet same up dlreetly
beneath the bowi, with the riding
bnpi burning brightly and revealing
the name; every man aboard must
have seen it plainly. Yet what ob-
ject could have led te so desperate an
net of piracy? What part waa I dee
Uaed to play in the final working enl
of their lawless scheme?
The longer I atndted ever the prob-
lem the more thorough^ did I become
mystified aad contend. What ceuM
these men ever hope be accomplish in
tide lawless fashion? They must be
tenia or madmen This waa not the
age of pimey; every tongas of sea was
patrolled; every port Untested by
telegraphic cemmunleadem. Where
mid they sail? Where could they ex-
peet to lead? Where on all the round
*®he could they hope to go to escape
the vengeance of British power on the
high seas? What object coaid pos-
•ffrty inspire them to so reckless an
act?
Difficult as my own situation un-
doubtedly was, apparently helpless
smong this crew ef sea devils, witte
*at a man so board in whom I ooffid
pat trust, It was rendered ‘a thousand
ten harder by the presence of them
two women. In what way could I pgs»
test aad serve them? I wondered ffi
«* the crew forward were in the gist
te wsrs the leaders alone Involvad?
Could I count on finding n single hon-
est sallov in all that riffraff who would
stand by me in revolt? There were
others on hoard the « three seamen
and the engineer of the yacht’s crew,
the Chilean officer captured on shore
—but they were prisoners, far mora
helpless even than myself. The longer
1 thought the darker grew the pros-
Ptet IbO closer the cords of Fate
pressed about me. There waa noth-
ing to do except to face the conspira-
tors boldly, and thus ascertain the
whole truth. I glanced upward at the
When we eey “Beech-Nut Brand”
Sliced Beef is bettak than the old-
fashioned “dried” beef, we. mean it;
jnicy and tender, delicious in flavor,
ready to use; packed in vacuum glass,
farm, without anv preservative whatever
We knew yon will like the * Beech-Na
Brand” Beef. Better order a Sample jar
ftian Vh fit! A 'Ah- - /
To the person hav-
ing deposited to his
or her credit in our
Ballot Box the lar-
gest value of cer-
tificates before that
date. These cer-
tificates can be
deposited to the
credit of any per-
se®, school, benev-
olte.nt or society
organisation.
mmm
"The Nell Yen Say
islands, an’ that’s where
Queen pokes bar nose.’
I could merely sit back,
tbs follow, who remained le*
hands on the table, hie gift
on ray face.
It s a run, yarn. Mr. Ste
ndmfi." ho said, slterty. Ms 1
much tn evidence, "but it’i
sir. ao help me, God! ft
straight of it. an’ you liates
I get done Then YB am
questions as long as you've ;
The furniture house of the G. A.
Stcwers Co. U full of bergnififi,
especially in summer goods.aoeh as
hammocks, mattings, Linoleums,]
In Axmiuster rugs tad art Hjaareaj
they are overstocked aod will sra
oat remarkably cheap to reduce dim
stock Anyone going to thern fori
any of these goods wiij get bargains
greater than they have evdr hoped
If you buy anything iff the way
of mattings,1 carpets, window
shades, etc., from tbe G. A.Stowers
Co. they will be pa’ up or pat
down for you without extra cost,
and in addition now you C&s *bny
them at very low price*. Be sotti
to see them before you pu-ebaar
any of these goods. ■'
Now is the Ume* to enjoy ham-
mocks aod rhN house has some Of
the prettiest tr.d most comfortable
everbron^u J at ^.prices
that will persuade von 4|n iuy If
you >ee them
% MRS. B. S. WRIGHT
(Pnpll of BmU Ltebling, Chicag
:ked by chain of 30 College!,
r success, to secure positions,
***** *■*»*•••
o’*a competitors; by not ncT
that he tenches more book-
i they do hi SL&. ,
BOOK CUB?;
cepting hi* prop
keeping in THH
otof the United States Conn
ltd Dranghon teaches
booklet “Why Lehr*,
on or write Jno. P.
Ulev know it is THE BI
FfeEfc CATALOGUE
>t(>r which exoUlus *1
:ok, President
I will be absent trom the city
several days Any one wishing my,
services will please leave word with
the J. R. Nagel Hardware Co. and
it will have attention as soon as I
return. Respectfully,
Gus Wassbrman Jr.,
Painter and Paper hangar.
unwilling passengers aboard” Whit
vii my duty iu all th* circumstances?
It was si! a unsellable mystery,
y&t out of its mist constantly floated
tbf appealing face of that w^man
awuitlng me holow. I couM not d<i3ort
her. I could not consider anything
except how I might best serve her ja-
best protect her frem the xvn-
i D t 11 as, Ett^aso, FtJR|lH|
WubJdtton !
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The Cuero Daily Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 145, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 20, 1909, newspaper, June 20, 1909; Cuero, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth846057/m1/4/?q=%22~1~1%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Cuero Public Library.