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J. a lATTBHHON, -,'t-1,1908. i i :h ., u..uoaasiaaioaM. hmzit:tl:zitzzHlr ?Fr:3 af-C:!3t'i. Remember the name 'tiij't 1st: j t ;J Ttr. Insist poa havir. : tie ; gemiiae. ThsiM ana tae. OOi -lrwpard only by " A Company. Chtoe.reV;- ' eai, , osi T . y. rr. book, - MirVf? writ 'Uf 111 : Safsaparilla . 5 t p 4 H 1 Hi 4 nnisoning High Seas 4 4 4 4 4 ' HE resmlar pacing of the sen try from side to side upon tlie ja-s level deck showed more than MMW - . ' O k.uw V. . . k IUV UUjV lloatlucr masa of mnpliinrrv nml cninn was lying at anchor in a sheltered ha ven. With one eye and one ear alert for possible disturbance of his present quiet, the marine utilized his other eye uuu car lor matters or a personal ana private nature, lip forward a .crowd of Jackles were disporting themselves iu accustomed fashion. One couple had on boxing gloves, and their own agility, combined with the criticisms of surrounding mates, promised skill of no mean order in this form of manly ex ercise. A little apart from the rest and slightly screened from the full ef fect of the sun by an Iron ventilating shaft two strangely diverse types of humanity lay 'stretched out upon the deck side by side. One was a big, dark complexioned Irishman, with the grime of coal dust worn into the very fiber of his skiu; the other, an under sized, ruddy cheeked youth, showed Indications of gentle upbringing in ev ery move that he made. To the unin itiated their uniforms appeared to be identical, but there were certain ear marks and signs which showed their ratings to the nautical mind the for mer as a coal passer, the latter as a member of the gun's crew. The Irish man was at the moment merely sleep ingpassing away an UUe hour after the fashion of all animals and many men. His companion was reading, ap parently with deep interest, from a copy of the "Iliad" in the original, for among the very lowest ranks In our navy, and unlike that of any other na tion, you may find what you least ex pect. An individual rather short and stout In figure came putting up the steep lad der leading from the berth deck. With out pausing to watch the glove contest, now in Its final and most exciting round, he slowly made hia way aft. Haiti" This abrupt command came from the lips of the sentry, whose single watch ful eye and ear had sufficed. - "Hello, Billy," commented the in truder genially, completely unabashed by the other's show of dignity. "I want- to speak with the captain for a minute or so. I've got a little scheme that"- J At this juncture it chanced that a tall and rather elderly looking officer came out from an adjacent cabin. "Master Tailor Todds, sir," spoke out the sentry, bringing his piece to the salute. "Something he wants to show "Eh, Todds! To show me' re marked the captain somewhat wearily. Then motioning with his right hand he bade the other follow, him. ; Carefully holding what appeared to be some sort of an article of wearing apparel between his two pudgy hands, and poising it la midair as if he feared that even the soft contact of his own person might result In mutual injury, the visitor obeyed his commanding of ficer's gesture and trotted along be hind. . . A big-man-of-war vessel oi iue uu a veritable village afloat, but a modern specimen Of tne same class is a city, ua u and open deck of the old time frigate, where cattle roamed the spar deck and motherly bens raised their families In the longboats, was felt the freedom of village life, but not so on the mon ster modern ironclad. Here Is well nfi tha mmnact and busy city. lejiicKi"" - Does not the ever present trolley bring the coal from bunker to ruroa uu carry ammunition'' to the. guns? The machine shops are well equipped fac tories in every sense of the word. Electric light wires and water mains run in all directions, and cement pav ed decks are laid wherever they may seem to be necessary. Both villages and cities, moreover, possess craftsmen of various kinds, and uch useful individuals are never lack ing from a warship's complement In the bygone days sailmakers, riggers, carpenters and spun yarn weavers were absolutely essential. These have been ucceeded m our present generation Dy .k. imora hoiiennakers and electric linemen, but many of the other old callings continue to gpite of the evolution from wooden hulls to steel ones and fro shaking orf the reefs in sail, to piling m " .. imMK those snip in me iumai-TT.. " -craftsmen who have thus rviTedthe era of change, and almost as Import" STttesV day. of well fitting tboegb .imple uniform, a. of mKler shape and lavish adornment. the master tailor. It may ta .nine .bore tailors to make a Jtf Clipboard often torn, out very credita ble specimens. - . Obadlah Todds (so was be entered V on the books of the Cnited State, bat- tleshlp Ehode Inland) bad " " .. i.u'a MHin two minutes i Ins ae aie cmvw - - ' before be emerged tbfromburrley and rerr red in me im. nndclrcly. but Todd, -ever "rollao ana . -.f ft fM, and then, f .... v.j .a Hat there was BO inoment Td f eel JTZ' eTlrnay get . "T hofore long, and the we II see. Je of doth oat of barn., way bis blood. Obadiab " torentor. His very latest scheme naa 4 4 4 4 ww 4 4 By PERCIX W. HART 4 4 4 4 of the Copyright, 1903, by American Pre-s Anociation 4 ' 4 4 - 4 4 4 just been most emphatically denounced I by his captain. But still following the blood strain which has given us sewing mnphhipfi. tvnpwrltora find thousands of other similarly useful articles in spite of much more serious obstacles than their b Imple denouncement by an official Obadlah cherished bis project as tenderly as ever. "I really believe that our whole com pany has gone crazy upon the subject of improvement in the latest improved modern methods of naval warfare," re marked Captain Beresford somewhat Irritably to his aid. who bad Just en tered the cabin. "The ship's tailor Is the latest enthusiast. He has just been to see me about having the men sup plied with a crazy kind of bullet proof coat that be has had patented. Had a model of the thing with him too. Lot of big steel spangles like, sewed on thick felt. Something on the Idea of old chain ormor, only Todds' variety of it looked more like fish scales than any thing else. It's true enough, as be says, that the meu about the superstructure are well nigh unprotected, but how on earth can you ask the enemy to fire only small arms at that particular spot? And Todds is Just about the fif teenth today so far! One of the gun ner's mates proposed a kind of an auger arrangement that was to.be fit ted upon the head of the shell, so that it would drill clean and clear right through one side ot a snip ana out me other. And then there has been Brown- son with a wild and weird species of vernier for the range tmuers, ana liO-' plncourt with something else. Any biMlv would think that I was the assist ant secretary of the navy by the way they coma after me." And Lieutenant Mortimer discreetly kept in Ills pocket the diagram of a new and marvelous fleet evolution which ha had srent the night hours of many weeks In formulating and con versed upon strictly nonprofessional topics with his chief. Now, the specific order of the navy department bad so decreed that the gallant United States battleship Rhode Island should, be one of a fleet dis patched to contest the enemy's pas sage. After many weary days of wntrhfnl prnlahicr one of the fast little dispatch boats came scurrying back to the main body with the news mat tnere was a big bauk of smoke to windward. Almost immediately strings of colored flags began going up and down upon the signal halyards of the American vessels, tall black arms wigwagged from the bridges like Inspired scare crows and little steam launches darted hither and thither through the fleet The rather straggling procession of warships lined up with much greater accuracy of. Interval and Its course changed so as to head directly toward the suspicious bank of smoke. Some little while after another small craft, an unprotected cruiser this time, came back to report the enemy as actually close at hand. The dimin utive warship's flag signals were scarcely necessary to establish this last fact, however, for one of ber two stubby masts was among the missing, and a portion of ber superstructure bad been cleared away with all the nicety of which a chance shot at long range is capable. "The percentage of shattering as against Incised wounds wiU be very large," argued Hughes In a gleeful tone of voice. "With one or two good cases involving the complete severance of the carotid artery. I" To Judge from their conversation at the mess table one might almost imagine that the chief surgeon and bis assistant re garded the coming action as one espe cially designed to Increase tbehr store of professional knowledge. "Did yon see Hutton when you were aboard the Midget this mornlngr queried Mortimer of Lopincourt a. be passed the latter a desired sauce cruet "Yes," replied the one addressed. "Poor chap looked awfully white around the gills, and so were all of bis people, in fact" "Seasick, I suppose?" interrogateii the otner. . yes," answered Lopincourt. "Tbose beastly little torpedo craft Just throw themselves about like snappers upon the tall of a kite. It was all I could do to bold on, calm as it is today. Hut ton has lost one of bis men already. Thrown against the edge of the gun shield. - Horrible! Another poor fel low was so battered up that I took him with me to the flagship for treatment Whatever possessed Hutton to grva np bis comfortable berth with us and i- tm that Mmmand?" v' ' "He always was a torpedo enthusi ast, even when we were at annapom IK a -r,llyf Mnrrlmer. "By the bye. somebody told me that bo was married on the very day we sailed r queried Lopincourt curiously. - "Tea," replied the other, somewhat stiffly. "The date had been fixed be fore hostilities were reckoned opoo. and It was carried out accordingly. ; I his best man. He-married my i w n nArimaa." - 1 QUUaUBaia Irr J "Ton don't say so!" ejaculated Lopuv joort. "Gad! How romantic! I noienv bet baring see Mass Hoamaat ish " Ther must make a nne looking eouple, (or she certainly is a devHlsh hand tome girt"," s " The wefl trained . stewards flitted Itttselessty about supplying the want. tt their uniformed smwriors, for It wee now twlllgbt and no battle could well be fought until the morrow. - - a Is good to see men eat heartily st any time. It la especially good to eee leader, of other men eat heartily Juet before coming dangers. The account of u, paased along from the steward of Cbe officers' mess to the marine corpo ral, and so from boatswsln'. mate to Me seaman and loblolly boy, will have almost as much-effect upoa the eom ttoa enemy aa the great armor plere tnf proJectUea now repoalnf so peace fully In their casings far down below the water line. "I heard an awfully good story when I was west last summer," began Smith era In bis usual Inane fashion. "It seems er that there bad been a cy clone quite recently. Most astounding things, those cyclones. Er I was as sured by any number of reputable citi zens er But I'll tell you the story er and you can Judge for yourselves. You see" ( "What weight of broadside per min ute do you figure that the enemy can actually throw, sir?" queried Brown son In a portentous tone of voice. Brownson, it may be remembered, was the same Individual who believed that be could' give lessous regarding the proper verniers for range finders to the whole ordnance bureau. "I'm sure I don't know," replied Lieu tenant Beresford, "but I'd very much like to hear the rest of Smlthers cy clone story." "Signal from flagship calling cap tains' conference at once, sir," an nounced an orderly, entering the mess room hurriedly and saluting as be spoke. - .... i .. The lieutenant rose from the table, with a sigh. "Save some of that roast duck for me," were bis parting words to the bead steward. , The night set in dark and overcast. The air was heavy with the feel of an approaching storm center. While in no sense of the word quiet and sub dued, the watch below were not near ly so boisterous as usual. There was considerable letter writing and some reverential Bible handling, but for most part the men utilized their ham mocks as soon as they could be swung. The searchlights of the two : hostile fleets kept flashing here, there atfd everywhere as they watched with Jeal ous vigilance for signs of any unto ward movement on the part of one an. other. Iu the early portion of the first morning watch the officer of the deck on board the Ithode Island was hang ing over the taffrall, gating somewhat mechanically at the gorgeous phosphor escent swirl of the wave crests, when a sea ball from close at band .aroused blm. "Ahoy there! Is Lieutenant Morti mer on, deck?" was the-cry. Instantly the quartermaster swung bis great reflector around so that its light bore upon the point from which the voice proceeded. . There, within biscuit throw, framed In the circle 'Of the searchlight's brilliancy and stand ing out In startling contrast against the surrounding blackness, was a small, half submerged craft a floating infer nal machine a devourer of whole ships i torpedo boat. Puny and despica ble enough she looked as,' tossed like a wooden chip upon the waste or wa- Beretford flammed down hard en a lever and shouted a dozen mien. ten, she danced about In never ceasing movement ' upon ner tiny Dnuge a tall figure wrapped in a dripping tea eape stood erect v ' ' ,;'-;': '. "i. that tail KtAf. ranlled Morti mer, for the watch officer wa. none other, in astonished tones. , , ; "Yes, if. Ned-Xed Hutton; again spoke the other. .1 . "What are you beading that way for?" began Mortimer. "You're sure ly not going back to" "Yes, we are to try to surprise them in Mi mr before dnvlleht." answered Button. "Now look out ' I'm going to throw you something. If. a letter. You need not deliver It unless-onlesa something happens." Scarcely walling to finish bis sen tence, Mutton's arm awung back, and . ,nv Mt Uxd with a abeet of note paper wrapped 4lgbtly about It land- td upon-tie dec at uomuw , eooodby, old fellow " cried the tall nun th snrtmlf) boat's bridge. ' mi w v r ; 'Coodby, Ned, old chap!" answered Mortimer, gulping something hard aim hia throat at the. same tune. "Good luck to your be added as an nftertbougbt But even Derore no apoa. .n in ni th iittla vessel bad ttarted onward,: nod the - search light swinging forward- once again left her ln impenetrable obscurity. gome hours later there was a qnlcfc glow In the distant sky, followed by the 4 oil roar of an explosion that promised morn. . It certainly came from the dl ira, in whir lha encmr. fleet lay. goon after the sound of brisk canooo iln araa AlaMurt 1 aiidlbte. In a abort time this also ceased, and save r ava aanv KnatLuC flashes from the huge reflectors nothing again disturbed the sullen quiet of tne nigui. "Th avmlnt aim rame Sr behind a bank of cluuds.. caatlntt Its glinting beam from one foam topped wae te ntiu, T1u mat aoaaue masses. tossing and wallowing about upon the surface, ence again became rwioie 10 tt mrm in all tbrfr oncanny detail of ran and turctt. Far down on the hodsoa the bulls of the enemy's fleet nw dlatlnrtlT risible. - But of the little torpedo boat Midget there was not the subtest sign. -ifm horriblT like c&ess." remarked the executive officer to Captain Berea - ford as they stood upon the flying I bridge together. "Of course any player would tacrine a pawn In order to take S'li" ' i one of his opponent's castles. I pre sume we may be considered as having won In this first move!" n "How so?" Interrogated tho com mander eagerly. - "The Midget has certainly blown up one of their very biggest battleships," replied the other, taking the glass down from bis eyes as he spoke. "But, upon the other band, their destroyers have undoubtedly made short work of her before she could get away. Both men were silent for a time. "Good!" ejaculated the captain at last in -a particularly mild mannered and satisfied tone. "Unless I am great ly mistaken the 'make ready' signal la going up on the flagship!" "Aye, aye, sir," reported the grlssled old quartermasterv."There it tor : "Clear ship for action!" bellowed the captain. ;" . 'At these few words, passed on by the boatswain and bis mates from deck to deck and from division to division to the preliminary overture of their shrill whistles, the men swarmed like working bees all over the huge fighting machine. Tho Ithode Island, in com mon with the rest of the fleet, was stripped down to ber metal skin, ready to grupplo with the foe. Down in ber bowels the whole force of engineer. and firemen were hard at It the" smoke belched from out the towering stacks In mighty volume, and the roar of steam escaping from the safety valves showed that even the boilers were a sharer In the general excitement of the situation. ' "Sound general quarters!" To the call of bugle and rattle of drum every single soul on board, even Including Obadlah Todds, the worker on cloth and buttons, went to the par ticular station assigned them, Officers and men entered the big turrets, man ned guns of the secondary battery, clambered up into the fighting top. or joined the powder division below decks. The engineers and firemen bad their own special lines of effort to fol low out Not a single Idler could be found among the hundreds who com posed the crew of the big fighting ship. Of what purely commercial or munic ipal Institution could such a thing be said?'- ' "Cast loose and provide!" exultantly cried tho commander, for even such things as micrometer Scales and cube, of smokeless powder have not been sufficient to destroy the ancient lust of battle when the breath of the enemy to in the air. With this third and final order, before commencing action the crew stripped to the waist and went seriously to work. The huge shackles and clamps which hold the big . masse, of metal rigid in a seaway were thrown off and each gun duly loaded with the particu lar variety of ammunition for which It bad an appetite. This latter fodder was alroadx being delivered from the mag azines below by the perspiring and blasphemous powder division. ti lu tho armor inclosed conning tower of the Rhode Island sat Lien tenant Beresford, surrounded : with speaking tubes, push button, and vari ous other more or less Intricate signal ing apparatus. ' With him was Lieuten ant Mortimer. Both men had nnllghted cigars tightly clinched between their teeth, and the captain bad removed lin en collar and necktie, at the same time carefully buttoning up bis uniform coat .-',-.!.v A' "We ought to fetch In between those two biggest fellows," remarked tne younger officer In a peculiarly sweet tone of- voice. "The one on the .tar- board I. just about our site, but the other ship looks rather larger." So she Is," assented the skipper grimly. "According to reports, she must be a first class battleship, although they hare nominally rated her as a second. She Is one-third again our tonnage and throws very nearly twice the weight of broadside metal. - "Did ron notice that Todds, the mas ter tailor, bad put on hia bullet proof coat?" observed Mortimer, with a broad grin. . "No," laughed Beresford. "Where u hi. station?" ; "At one of the secondary gun tabs, replied Mtrtlmcr. He must be loony on the subject," Mid the skipper. "It's the safest place on the whole ship." 1 While this little conversation was nroceedlng the commander never ed watching his own deck, the ether v ease la and the enemy's fleet from the various slits and eyeholes of the eon ping tower. At frequent Intervals be also bad occasion to manipulate some one or other of bis various Instruments. Ah. bat They're opening up la reg alar order he muttered as a poll of smoke followed by a very fair report came from the headmost of the my", ships." "'-'; . '"- '. . ' 4 small black object bortled across the water, cutting the top of the waves In Its progress and sinking la a whit smother of foam near at nana. Try ins: distance with their six Inch rifles," laconically observed the youth ful officer.- "I should call It not taocB over two miles." Both fleets were now rushing toward one another as fast as their mighty en gine, could tsk them, and the flghtlng soon became general. Th main flght lng line of each, composed of th bat- tlesulij and heavier srmored cruisers, moved forward la regular eoroma of attack. Vpoo meeting they would pass between one another's Intervale and exchange volleys from their huge broad-1 aide and turret rifles at murderously short rsnge. Th lighter craft f ei ther side, such ss unprotected cruisers and commerce destroyers, hersred op oa the flanks, ready to participate la. the easy victories of a root or te en gage in a duel with sue or tneir wa ciaas as might offer. "Th big fellow is swinging his for turret around to train oa as," rmark ed Mortimer quietly. 1 With a roar like that of a Hoa when about to jump at hi. prey, Usatenaat Bereaford nslammed dowa bard n a Icrer and shouted a dosea order. throe ah at many speaking tubes.! Al most Instantaneoosly the whole fabric aulrered as the ship increased her al ready high rate of speed and fafartri leaned ahead of her comrade. "Are yo ready there, Brownson T called the captain through th tab that led to the forward mala battery. - -Yes, !r." cam back th reply. fBat the vernier- "D n the 'vernier!" was shouted thrcreg'j the tube- You doa't say Coder a this range. Let them" But the rest of his speech was lost la a roar as If a whole magazine had ex ploded; the ship reeled and staggered like a sore stricken msn, and two ci gars with their end bitten off lay roll ing from side to side, unnoticed, upon the floor of the conning tower. "A lucky shot indeed! They've spoil ed the working of our main battery in great shape!" howled Beresford, with bloodshot eyes and lips foaming In rage. "Let her go, Brownson!" he yelled again. Scarcely war th word well out of his mouth before the ship again reeled, only this time It waa In recoil from her own discharge. . "Turn about la fair play, my bullies!" laughed Beresford discordantly. "That ahot must have found Its way somehow to her very vitals. Looks as if her ma chinery had suffered, the way ber ateam la blowing off." In half a minute the action had be come general. The report from the mighty ten and twelve Inch rifles, the concussion of which often bursts blood vessels In strong men's heads, were roaring and resounding upon every band. The by no means insignificant secondary batteries served to All In the gaps, and th crackle and rattle from th small arms were completely indis tinguishable. Now wer to bo seen th fell results of sclenuflo warfare. X bug battleship of the. enemy blew up, scattering death and destruction among friend and fee alike within ber compass, and on of th American ar mored cruiser, went down beneath the concentrated Are of two black mon sters, with ber guns still being served and Old Glory floating defiantly at th masthead. Th air was poisoned with the dust find fumes from th various chemical explosives, and the soot and smoke from th overtaxed boiler lay like a pall over the scene of carnage. Ther was slight lull a ner tn fleets bad so passed through on an other and wer rounding up, prepara tory to repeating th maneuver. Not a single one of th surviving ships bad com out of th first attack unscathed. Their superstructures were practically demolished, and great rents and gap ing holes war vlslbl Trywb.re, la unprotected surface and armor plating alike. Moreover, several of them were floating bulks with both engines and guns smashed out ot all usefulness, piled knee deep with scarlet horror, and th few left alive upon them on- able to do mor than hop for th chance ot rescu before they wen a wallowed up by th remorseless sea. But ther wer still left a number or ebip upon either aid with th mor important engine, intact ana many or their great gun. capable even yet of surpassing their previous performance, The ships, reckless and ugiy, wnn human blood pouring from their scup pers and madmen at their helms, wer now bearing down upon on anouer. Among those of them flying American colors waa th Rhode island. "Great Caesar, ghost!" howled Lieu tenant Beresford In wild desperation. "What's th us of flghtlng expensive battle with cheep stuff? Her wear just at th sacood wslts and not a de cent nil on Doara. mose enrseo can. lags In th csrrlsgss mint have been full of air bubbles. Contract work I TJgh! What do wo bar dockyards and government machine shops for any wsy? -They'll save a few dollar, and los all before they finish! Morty, my boy," and his vole softened no ticeably, 'Tm going to ram that big fallow who knocked our rifle to pieces. He seems to b nnmsnageabl and can hardly get away from us, but bis guns ar a. Hitter aa ever, it s a cat oi must. On of us will sorely nav ta go to th bottom Insld of three min utes. Th speaking tuns ar inoccea silly wis. - Stsm 1 mast have, and I want yon to see that I get itr Below deck th young neutenani found a startling contrast to th seen of riot and confusion sbov. Tb vari ous mechanician wer stoicslly per forming thlr prosaic duties just aa If they wer oa voyag, several oilers wer dodging hither ana tnitner witn their long necked cans among the pon derously moving piece of mactiinery, and the chief himself, with his gold braided coat thrown to on aid, was carefully wiping off a bra, mounted reversing lever with a bunch of fresb waste. ."W.'r all right ber so far, Morti mer." n chock lea in repiy to in young nicer' harrietT explanation of th coming move, "but tb boiler don't tm to b making steam as tney oaabt" Without waiting far more tn neu- tenant darted toward tne mannoM from which aa Iron ladder deacended ta th rnrnac room still farther dowa. He reached tt Juet ss blsoblp received another dlseharg from Th enemy' bis can, and th shock threw una tn whole wsr to tn floor beneath. Half inaed. be lay In a dam corner, ut terly aaabl to mev or apeak for av aral minute. Vocm either band wr row of ruddy fnrnac doors. AN about lay coal, cin ders, grate bars, rakes, buckets, shot Th JUwrntm, rwW Jr th rudder. els tod even asaa If aay reliance could be placed .apoo, th JigU tarnished: by th few electric bulbs which still re mained Intact : ' : - ' "Ain't ye ashamed of yersllves, ye lazy scuts!" a tall Irishman was shout ing. This forceful speaker was naked to the waist with whatever was the natural tint of hi skin completely dis guised in a mixture of coal, ashes and perspiration,9 but nevertheless iu strange Incongruity he had tho remains of a red flannel shirt wrapped tlgbt- around bis nock. Without pause be continued:. Thryln' to stale up on deck It is you're a f ther, win ye ought to know that It's naylher the captain In bis cudgy bole, nor the gunners in their chaase boxes, nor y It the lngi neers wld their gould luce caps,, that be the rale Inside of a figbtln' sblp-o'-war In these dsys. Come out o' that Dutcby Brown, and throw the stbuff into num ber nolne. Begarry, she nades It bad enough. Fur the. love of hlvlu', byes, kape out ot rue way and moind your Area like) decent mm." , , All tho wbllo bo was thus addressing them be kept whirling a huge' rake around his bead, and several quiet bod ies lying near seemed to show tbst he was as fluent with actions as with words. "Git Out d' way, Patseyr "To wld de foiresr ' ' , "The ship's a-eiuklnT, ,, . , "We're not going to stay her and be drowned like' rata In a holer These and many another like com ment the mutinous firemen were shout ing. But tbey could not seem to out- argue the swinging bar of steel which defended the only available means of xlt - . n :.-.! t.,.;t ', "Stoke up!" continued the red neck . clothed giant, whom one of the other, bad addressed as Patsey. "If s athame and not cowards this ship nades. - Stoke up," he repeated in furious tones, "or I'll brain ye on by one." Falx. ye'll drown anyway, above or below, if the ship goes down, so ye molgbt as well run your cbanc here and tare ma Us ui' up my strength In puffin' the bit of stale on ye. Stoke up, byesl It's be ther to die workln' than Whist! Who's callln' mer Patsey!" one again" feebly ejacu lated th sadly battered Mortimer. "Howly mlther! Tie one of tb offl- chers makln' a social call on th lolkes of us!" cried the big stoker. "Hould yer hush, byes, while I con- vars wld him." , So saying and still keeping a watch ful eye upon the little knot of badly stampeded coal beavers, Patsey came and stooped down alongside of the prostrate lieutenant Rolght ye are, sir, he replied to the hurried whispering of Mortimer, "If. yersllf thst"- The rest of his sentence was lost in another lurch of th badly mauled ship, accompanied by th reverber tlons of, the heavy cannonading. In creased a thousandfold by the conduc tivity of the steel decks overhead. "Nivcr mind the coal, byes!" shouted the giant exuberantly, yet making no move toward rellnqiilsblnir bla forml dabl weapon, "In wld the margency thuffl And may the saints In hlvtn help the man that gets to worruk lasht of slir b added piously. Partly from habit a little by reason of sbsme, but mostly through the da- sir of evading tb certainty of Pat sey'. terrible blows, the stokers now Muffed their furnace with that mys terious compound of cotton waste, olL resin, and what not, known aa "emer gency fuel." Its effect' was at once apparent Tb stesm gauge fairly leaped, while the intensely hot flames belched outward In spits of latched doors and licked lbs metal ceiling for half their breadth. . .' , v- Onc again th ship staggered be neath the shock of the enemy' can nonade. - . "What's tb matter wkt our gun- oor?" suddenly demanded on of tn most unruly workers. 'They've (scarce ly Ared at alt and we've been uun' round by th bundredr . ;, "It'a dlsbabled 'all our popper d. darllnt" cried Patsey Joyously, "so w ar coin' to ram the bloodny ouia With a bowl like a pack ot nungry wolves, tb 11 rem en rushed In a body for tb tedder of exit -" "Shun fur all yer worth, bye," com mented Patsey, half tinder hit breath. a be leaned upon bis weapon and mad no further effort toward restrain ing them. . "If little I car now that tb etnam be op, fur If she don't sink os-bsd cess to ber! -we'll do the thrtck for ber, and It'll bejnore by the same token If we don't both of us go to th botnsm anyhow. Howly manner mat Iver I should" With th sound of rending plates and crashing superstructures, tb ship heel ed far over te port, then rigntea ana eetnmesced to roll regularly from W ta skis. Stokers. Pslsey, tb Injured lieutenant and all the debris of the rar- i room wer thrown la a singi beap with tmsll regard for their per sonal eanvenlene. tin in his conning tower Lieu tenant BerMford looked mournfully oat thronah th y sllta. "It seems cold blooded work, out then they weald play dock and drake with my rifles." be marmurea ss ne aoted tb bag rent In the opposing bat tleship' aid, with tb -water pouring Into it Ilk mill time, stood ne dashed hastily back through the over topping paassgeway that led out or his aafa nook and cav tb order, "All hands to savs Hfer But without boats, Ufa buoys or rn rope tbi matter wss not capable of being rood acted very satisfactorily, "Enemy's ta cabin baa aauied dowa astga. and the ether ar following ber load, lr," reported on of tn petty Not till that instant did Beresford notice the complete eeasatioa of th cannonading. Th battle was aver, and the American fleet bad won th day! Far different from the trimly painted and polished, spick and spaa craft which had sailed away from port so proudly snd defiantly some few short week ago wer tb cluster of battered and shattered start balk tossing and wallowing about la 'the. heavy But the saddest scene of all with hi their ruined eaeemates and bad best not be described. 1 ' "Hellor remarked .nugbea -aa he picked hi way among the deed and wonnded. "What on earth bas this asaa got around him?' - ' "Ife Obadlah Todds, air," replied tb orderly, bringing bis hand to the aa bate. "It was his own Invention, bullet proof cost sir." "Eh?" sniffed tho surgeon grimly. "And a spent piece of shot hs rico cbetted from th deck and driven some of the body armor into bis vitals. If be had only "been stripped like the rest It would have been a simple contusion. As It is, the man Is practically as dead as a doornail." ' Upon the return to port of the vic torious American fleet a number of the seamen and marbles were mad blind drunk' by well meaning but rather too : enthusiastic civilians. Incidentally this resulted in the dishonorable discharge from the L'ulted States service of red neckercblefed stoker named Pat-sey.rr,:iiif-,.;M't.:),i?i;rV:i, v Graham; Underwriters Agency ; 8COTT A ALBRIGHT. Graham,' N. C. and Life Insurance Prompt Personal Attention To All Order?. . Correspondence Solicited. -if 'orrcrc at . . THE1 IBANK OF ALAMANCE . Land Sale ! By virtue of an order of th. Superior Cour of Alamance Connty, I will sell to tae be -bidder st UM oourt Bona, door la Qrahaas oa MONDAY; OCT. 2, 1905, s tract of land In Pleasant Grove towaahlp. Alamance county, adjoining the lands of w. 8. Tate. Jackson llaitn and other and eoa- 73 J ACRES more or lees and I the plantation apoa whir th lat J. O. Tat UvaOOar many yean en up to his death. 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The Alamance Gleaner (Graham, N.C.)
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Sept. 28, 1905, edition 1
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