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cy siruv.::r -CHAPTER -IV. The S.ecl Claw. During the next few days .the crew discussed our destination. Discipline, while maintained. strictly, -was not con ventional. During the dog watches, often, every man aboard would b be low, for at that period Captain Selover loved to take the wheel in person, a thick cigar between hU lips, the dingy checked shirt wide open to expose his hairy cheat to the breeze. In the twi light of the f oreoastle we had some great sea lawyer's talks I say We," though I took little part in them. Gen erally I lay across my bunk smoking my pipe while Handy Solomon. held forth, his speech punctuated by surly - speculations from the Nigger, A with hesitating deep-sea wisdom from it he hairy! Thrackles, or with voluminous , watched from his pale green eye, The light shifted and wavered from one to . the other as the ship swayed: gar- - Truants swung-; the empty berths yawn- ed cavernous, I could Imagine the fore , castle, filled with the desperate men who had beaten off the Oyaima. The story is told that they had swept the gunboat's decks with her own rapid fires, turned la i No one knew where we were going, ' nor why. The doctor puzzled them, and the quantity of his belongings. ."It ain't pearls." said Handy Solo , mon. "Tou can kiss the Book on that, , for -we ain't a diver among us. It ain'it Chinks, for we are cruising sou' -son'- - west Likely it's trade trade down In ; the Islands." , . - ; , , . We were all below. The captain himself had the " Wheel Discipline, f while strict ws not conventional. . "Contrabandists," . muttered the Mexican, "for dat he gee v us double . jy.w . ...': "We don't get her for ' nothing," v agreed Thackles. "Double yay and duff on Wednesday generally means get ' your head broke." "No trade," Insisted the Nigger, lly. . They turned lo him with one'ac , cord. ' '" "Why not?" demanded Pula, break .:T tog his silence, "No trace' reseated the Nigger. The Spirit of the Wild. Beast, VAln't you got a reason. Doctor?" asked Handy Solomon. "No trade." Insisted the Nigger." An uneasy silence fell. I could not . but observe that the others held the Nigger's statements In a respect not due them as mere opinions. Subse quently I understood a little more of the reputation he possessed. He was i believed to see things hidden, as their , phrase went. " 't Nobody said anything for some time; ibody stirred, except that Handy Solomon, his steel claw remov ed from Its socket, whittled and test-, , ed, screwed and turned, trying to fix ' ' the tioofc so that, In accordance with " the advice of Percy Darrow, it would turn either way. - . fWhat Is It then.. Doctor?" he ask : , ed softly at last. . ''"Gold," said the Nigger shortly. "Gold treasure." "That's what I said at first!" cried Handy Solomon triumphantly. It was ;; extraordinary, the unquestioning, and . entire faith with whica wey accepted " as gospel fact the negro's dictum - 1 There .followed much talk of the nature of this treasure, whether it was . to be sought or , conveyed,1 , bought ' 1 stolen, or ravished In fair flghj. No , further-soothsaying could they elicit . from the Nigger. They followed their fi own Ideas, which led them nowhere. - ' .'Someone lit the forecastle lamp.: They f 4itaMHAUiaa 1iiT VAtlil aisii4 , .VifcTlt,,a-Ue programme every day cfejffng the dog watch, Sometimes the watch on deck was abtent, leaving only Handv Solomon, the 'Nigger and r : 3?ul, but the order of the day wa not on that account varied. They talked, they lit the lamp, they read. Always the talk was of the treasure. As to the reading, It. was of the sort. usual to seamen, cowboys,' lum bermen and miners. Thackles had a " number of volumes of very chean love stories. Puis had bought some extra .. ordinary- garish detectlvestorles. The others contributed sensatlon-at; litera ture with paper covers adorned llth - ographlcally. By the usual Incongruity a fragment of The Marble Faun was Included In the collection. The Nigger 'hag his copy of Duvall on Alchemy. I " Saven't the slightest idea where hi ,.v could have got It ;. , ' , . While Puis read, . Handy -Solomon worked on the alteration of his claw. iis coma never get it to-hofdr-and I remember as tn undertone to Pulz'i I "4 , ... i uv.::: v;::ie end siltl iiopklns earnis - Illustrations by VIU Crawford. reading, ' the- rumble of strange, exas- i perated oaths. Whatever the evening's lecture, it always ended wKh the book on alchemy. These men had no per- ! spectlve by which to Judge such thing They accepted its speculations and theories at their race value. Ex tremely laughable were "the discus sions that followed. I often wished tihe shade of old DuvaM could be permitted to see these his last disciples, spelling out dlmy his teachings, mispronounc ing his grave utterances, but believing utterly. ;-Y;-- ' .-.. . Dr. Schermerhorn appeared on deck seldom. When tie did, often his fingers held a pea which he had forgotten to lay aside. I imagined him preoccupied by some calculation of his own. Out the forecastle, more picturesquely, saw him as guarding constantly the heavy casket he nad himself carried aboard. He breathed the air, walked briskly, turned with the German (military pre cision at the end ' of - his score of strides,1 S: rand re-lnforced tils cabin at the lapse of the Chalf Jtour. After he had gone, remained Percy Darrow leaning Indolently against the taffrall, his graceful figure -swaying with the ship's motion, smoking al waysythe corn husk Mexican cigarettes which he rolled with one hand. He seemed from that farthest point aft to hold in Tevlew the appliance the fabric, the actions, yes, even the very thoughts, of the entire snip. , From them he selected that on which he should comment or with which 4ie should play, always with a sardonic," half-serious, quite1 wearied and Indlf ferent manner. His Inner knowledge, viewed by the light of this manner or mannerism, was sometimes uncanny, though perhaps the sources of his In formation were commonplace enough, after' all. Certainly ha always viewed with amusement hls vlctlm's wonder. That's what t said at first!" cried Handy Solomon triumphantly. It was extraordinary, the unquestioning and entire fattfi with wiiich they accept ed as gospel fact the negro's 1 dictum. Thus one evening -at the close of our day-watch on Heck, ho approached Handy Solomon, It was at the end of 10 days, oh no one of which had the seamen failed to tinker away ait his steel claw. Darrow 'balanced in front Cowed but Snarling Still." of him with a thin smile. "Too bad It doesn't work, my am iable pirate," said he. "It; would be so handy for fighting. See here," he suddenly continued, pulling some ob ject from his pocket, "here's a pipe; present to 'me; I don't ,, smoke 'em. Twist her " halfway, like that, she comes out. Twist her : halfway, like this, she goes In. That's your principle. Give her back to me when you get through." ' - - . He thrust the briar pipe Into the man's hand, and turned away wkhout waiting for a reply. The seaman look ed after him In open amazement, That evening ho worked on the socket of the steel hook, and in two days he had the Job finished. Then he returned the pipe, to Darrow with some growling or thanks. , "That's all right." said the young man, smiling full at him. "Now what are you going to fight?" .'-..V ....., . CHAPTER ,V. The Philosopher's Stone. ' ' Captain Selover received as his due the most absolute and Implicit obedi ence Imaginable. " When he ' conde scended to give an order In his own person, the men fairly jumped to ex ecute It. The mauer had evidently been threshed out long ago. They did not love him; not they; but they fear ed him with a mighty fear, and did not hesitate to say so, vividly, and often, when in the privacy of the fore castle. The prevailing spirit was that of the wild beast, cowed but snarling still, Pulz and Thackles In especial had a great deal to say of what they were or were not going to do, but I noticed that : their resolution always began to run out of them when first foot was set to tho companion ladder. Ons day we were loafing along, ev erythlng drawing welV and everybody but, the doctor on deck to enjoy the sun. I was In the' crow's nest for my pleasure. Below me on the deck Cap. lain Selover roamed here and there. as was his custpm, his eye cocked out like a housewife's for disorder He found it, again In the evidence of expectoration, ' and as Perdosa hap pened to be handiest, fell on the un fortunate Mexican. a . " - . . ' Perdo"iretesd (hat' -ii ha had nothing to do with it, but Captain Se lover, enraged as always when his pre cious deck was soiled, would not lis ten. Finally the Mexican grew sulky and turned away as though refusing to hear more. The captain thereupon felled him to the deck, and begun brutally to kick him in the face and head. ' ' ' ' , , Perdosa wrlther and begged, . but without avail. The other members of the-crew gathered near. After a. mo ment, they, began to murmur. Finally Thrackles ventured, most respectfully, to Intervene. , - , ; , "You'll kill him, sir," he Interpos ed. "He's 'had enough.". "Had enough, has he?" Bcreeched the captain. "Well, you take what's left." . - - - j ' ' : He marked Thrackles heavily over the eye. There was a breathless pause; and ithen Thracklee, Puis, .the Nigger, and Perdosa attacked at once. They caught the master unawares, and bore him to the deck. I dropped at once to the ratlines, and commenced my descent Before I had reached the deck, however, Selover was afoot again, the four 'hanging io hint like dogs. In a moment .more he had shak en them off; and pefore I could inter vene, he had1 seized a belaying pin In either hand, and was hazing them up and down the deck, v ' "Mutiny, would you?" he shrilled, "Tou poor awabs! Forgot who was your captain, did ye? Well, ICs Captain Ezra Selover, and you can lay to that! It would fteed about eight fathom of stuft like you to tie me down." . i He chased them forward, and he chased them aft, and every time the pins fell, blood followed., Finally they dived like rabbits Into the forecastle hatch. Captain Selover leaned, down after them. ' ' " . "Now tie yourseves up." he advised, "and then come on dock and cean up after yourselves!" He turned to me. "Mr. Eagen, turn out the crew to clean decks." .. ' I descended to the forecastle, fol lowed immediately by Handy Solomon. The latter had taken no pant in the affair. We found the men in horrible shape, what with the bruises and Outs, and bleeding freely. "Now you're a nice-looking Sunday school!" observed Handy Solomon, 3 7 eyeing them sardonically. 'Tackle Old Scrubs, will ye? Well, some needs a bale of cotton to fall on 'em afore they learns anything. Enjoyed youn little diversions, mates? And w'at do you expect to gain? I asks you that, now, You poor little infants! Ain't you never tackled him afore? Don't re member a little -brigattne, name of the Petrel! My eye, but you are a pack of damn fools!" To this he received no reply. The men sullenly assisted eaoh other. Then ' they went Immediately on deCK an work. , After this taste of his quality. Cap tain Selover enjoyed a quiet ship. We made good time, but for a long while nothing happened. Finally the mono ony was broken by an incident ! One evening before the night winds I sat in the shadow, of the extra dory on top of the deck house. The moon was but just beyond the full, so I sup pose I must have been practically In visible. Certainly the Nigger did not know of my presence, for he came and stood within three feet of c me without giving any sign. The compan ion was open. In a moment some door below was opened also, and a scrap of conversation came up to us very clear ly. ' "You haf dem flnlahed ?" the doc tor s voice Inquired. "So, that lss weir-papers rustled tor ,..'' few mo menta. rAnd the r-result--fth exact ly it iss that exactly. Percy, meln son, that malgs the experiment exact we haf the process "I dont see, sir, quite, replied the Voice of Percy Darrow, with a tinge of excitement- "I can follow the logio of the experiment of ourse o can I follow the logic of a trip to the moon But when you come to apply It nhow do you get your re-AgentTThere's no known method - Dr. Schermerhorn broke In: "Ach. it lss that I haf perfected. Pardon me, my boy, It lss the first haf worked from' you apart It lss, for surprise. I haf made In small qua ntl tips the miss ing ingredient It will form a perfect lnterruntion to the current. Np"W we "Do you mean to say," almost shout ed Darrow, ."that you have succeeded in freeing it in toe metal?" "Yes,'! replied the doctor slmplyl ' I could hear a chair overturned., "Why, with that you can ". . f"I can do efferythtng," broke In tho doctor; "The possibilities are . enor mous." . "And you can really produce It, In quantity f" , . "I- think so; It lss for us to dlscov er." : - , A paue ensued. - vwhyf came the voice of Percy Darrow, awe-siricken. "with 60 cent! grams onlyj you could -you could transmute any substancewhy "you could make anything you pleased al mOstl You could make enough dla monds to fill that chest! It la the phi wsopner g, stone;"; " "Diamondsyes it Is possible," 'In terrupted the doctor Impatiently, "If k was worth while. But you should see tnrreai imponaftcefc----"- ,The tblp ;, careened to , m chance t re vut oX. I lvuKctl up. The ..,'- r's 1h J us ti.ru.-rt forward f.nny iiti) the glow from the companion- way, ir.e masK of his sullenne.s had , fallen. Ilia eyes fairly rolled in excite ment, hid thick ,li;is were drawn fcack to expose his .teeth, his powerful fig ure was gathered with the tensity of a ! bow. When the door slammed, he turned silently to glide away. At that instant the watch was changed, and in a moment I found myself In my ibunk. Ten seconds later the Nigger, de tained by Captain Selover for eome trifling duty, burst Into the forecastle. He was possessed by the wildest ex citement This in Itself was enough to gam the attention of the men. but his first words were startling. "I found de treasure!" he almost shouted. "I know where he kept!" They leaped at him Handy Solo mon and Pulz and fairly shook out or him what he thought he knew. He babbled In the forgotten terms of al chemy, dressing modern facts In the garments of mediaeval thought until they were scarcely to be recognized. And so he say dat he nne him, de Philosopher Stone, and he keep him in dat heavy box we see him carry aboard, and he don have io make gol' with it he can make diamon s dia mond he say It too easy to fill dat box plum full of dlamon's." -: . They gesticulated J. and exclaimed and breathed hard, full of the marvel of Such a thought Then abruptly the clamor died to northing. I felt six eyes bent-on me, six -unwinking eyes mov ing In motionless figures, suspicious, aeaaiy as cobra a Up to now my, standing with, the men had been well enough. Now they drew frankly apart. One of the most significant indications of this was the increased respect they paid my office. It was. as though by prompt obedi ence, Instant deference, and the em phasizing of ship's etiquette they in tended to draw sharply the line be tween themselves and me. There was much whispering apart, many private talks and consultations In which I had no part. Ordinarily they talked freely enough before one. Even the reading during the dog watch was Intermitted at least It was en such days as I happened to be In the watch below. But twice I caught the nigger and Handy Solomon consulting together over the volume on alchemy. I was in two minds whether to re port the whole matter to Captain Se lover. .The only thing that restrained me was the vagueness of the intention, and the fact that the afterguard was armed, and was four to the crew's live. An incident however, decided me. One evening I was awakened by a sound of violent .voices. Captain Se lover occasionally-juggled the watches for variety's sake, and I now had Handy Solomon and Perdosa, The nig ger, being cook, stood no watch. You drunken greaser swab!" snarled Handy Solomon. "You misbe gotten eon a Yaqul! I'll learn you to etep on a seaman s foot, and you can kiss the Book on thart! I'll cut your heart out and feed It to the sharks! "Potha! ' sneered Perdosa. "You cut heem you finger wld your knife." They wrangled. At first I thought the quarrel genuine, but after a mo ment or so I could not avoid a sort of reminiscent Impression of the cheap meioarama. it seemed incredible, but soon I could not dodee the conclusion that it was a made-up quarrel designed to impress me. Why should thev desire to do so? I had to give it up, but the fact Itself was obvious enough. I laughed to see tnem. The affair did not come to blows, but It did come to black looks on meeting, muttered oaths, growls of emnity every itlme they happened to pass each other on the deck. Perdosa was not so bad; his Mexican blood In clined him to the histrionic, and his Mexican cast lent Itself well to evil looks. But Handy Solomon, for the first time in my acquaintance wkh him, was ridiculous. About this time we crossed Into fre quent thunders. One evening just at dark we made out a heavy black squall. Not knowing exactly what weight lay behind It I called up all hands. We ducked the staysail and foresail, lowered the peaic of the main sail, and waited to feel of It a roujrh and ready seamanship often used In these little California wind-jammers. I was pretty busy, but I heard dis tinctly Handy Solomon's voice behind me. "I'M kill you sure, you greaser, as soon as my hands are free!" And some muttered reDlv from the Mexican. The wind hit us hard, held "on a few moments, and moderated to a stiff puff. There followed the rain, so of course I knew (t would amount to g. I was Just stooping to throw the stops off the staysail when I felt myself seized from behind, and forced rapidly toward the side of the ship. or course I struggled. The JaDanese have a little trick to fool a man who catches you around the waist from be hind. It Is a part of the Jiu-jitsu taught the Samurai quite a different proposition from the ordinary "police man Jiu-jitsu." I picked It up from a friend In the nobility. 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The class of young men which the United States Government calls to Us naval service are the strong, healthy young men from tho farms, the schools, offices, factories, machine shops, railroads, etc. tho men and boys who are rcqurled to earn their own livelihood and who are not afraid of hard work. If you are one of these, you are wanted. If you have no trade, your pay will dat Solomon! Pardon me, senor! Par don! Have I , hurt you?" He approached me almost wheed ling. I could have laughed at the vil lain. It was all so transparent. He no more mistook me for Handy Solomon than he felt any real enmity for that person. But being angry, and perhaps a little scared, I beat him to his quar ters with a belaying pin. On thinking the matter over, how ever, I failed to see all the Ins and outs of It. I could understand a desire to get rid of me; there would be one less of the afterguard, and then, too, I knew too much of the men's senti ments. If not of their plans. But why all this elaborate farce of the mock quarrel and the alleged mistake? Could It be to guard against possible failure? I could hardly think It worth while. My only theory was that they had wished to test my strength and de termination. The whole affair, even on that supposition, was childish enough, but I referred the exaggerated cun ning to Handy 8olomon, and consider ed it quite adequately explained. It is a minor point, but subsequently 1 learned that this surmise was correct. I was to be saved because none of the conspirators understood navigation. The next morning I approached Captain Selover. "Captain." said I, "I think It my duty to report that there Is trouble brewing among the crew." "There always Is," he replied, un moved. '.'But this Is serious. Dr, Bcherme horn came aboard with a chert which the men think holds treasure. The oth er evening Robinson overheard him tell hie asHiwant that he could easily fill the box with diamonds. Of course, he was merely Illustrating the value of sortie scientific experiment but Robinson thinks, and has made the others think, that the cheat contains something to make diamonds with. I am sure they Intend" to get hold of it The affair is coming to a head." Captain Selover listened almost In differently. "I came back from the Islands last year," he piped, "with three hundred thousand dollars' worth of pearls. There was It in the crewmnd every man of them was blood hungry for them pearls. 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Here your work Sa in line with what you have been -taught at the training station, and -you have opportunity f o? recreation and spoils of various kinds. The . food U wholesome and sufficient in H'ian'lty, the quarters are com foi '.iVi. and if taken slcit you re clve expert medical attention and nuislng. Free libraries of technical works and fiction, both at the Training Sta- -tl ii end aboard ship, afford yen op portunity for improving your mind, and any aptitude which vou show in the performance of your duties Is rewarded by advancement ' . As nearly everything you require is 1 urntshed you free, . or at rest -trices, your wages, while seemingly v mall, are equivalent to much more than a shore job; and you can, If sou wish, save up a very comfortable sum, by tn0 tlm6 y0ur flr8t period of en- Hutment has expired. , T t . . - , l , ... il jvii i m, yciguiiii interest 1.1 this malter and desire to Vnow more about It, call at the Navy Recruiting Oflice, where you can secure any further information you desire, and you can apply for enlistment In the Navy. The Recruiting Officer will be at third floor, Poetoflk-e Building,' Charlotte, N. C, from July 15 to July 20 Office open from 9 a. m. to S p. ni. lost and hopeless! Here, take this, It'll make a man of you." He gave me a Colt's .45, the barrel of which had been filed down .o about two Inches of length. It was a most extraordinary weapon, but effective at short range. "Here's a few loose cartridges," said he. "Now go easy. This is no warship, and we ain't got men to experiment on. Lick 'em with your fists or a pin, If you can; and If you do shoot; for Ood's sake just wing 'em a little. They're awrul good lads, but a little festless." 1 took the gun and felt better. With It I could easily handle the members of my own watch, and I did not doubt that with the assistance of Percy Dar., row even a surprise would hardly overwhelm us, I did not count on Dr, Schermerhorn. He was quite capable of losing himself In a problem of tra jectory after the first shot, (TO BE CONTINUED). A POOR ORGAN. Dam(i) the bll. That's what your liver does If It's torpid. Then the bile overflows Into the blood poisons your system, causing slck-headach. bilious ness, sallow skin, coated tongue, sick stomach, dissineii, fainting spells. , ste, ; Ramon's treatment of Liver Pills and, Toulc Pellets strengthens the liver and -mokes It do Its own work. Prevents and Jure these troubles. It aids doesn't ores. Entire treatment 25e. W. U' CURES th Nstftrtist Va. Stamp ...... ..... l-mr aid Kontork Kra .S-rrar aid M. C. Car rar aid Atnla Brand - rar aid l-aaoa Braady ..Motlaad Ula M:S. o7Rae liters . lUeantoad, Va. t ! m ! . Ots. tSQtavi Si S IS M A HI ,t(t V t tot 1 M 1KB IU 1IH SS It as ! AII Charvaa $2.50
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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July 14, 1907, edition 1
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