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Hr. Neil Angus McTodd always ad- vertised his calling in the attire or the outward man. and the eye of an expert amid tell with sureness at any given moment whether Mr. McTodd was in employment or not, and, if so, what type of steamboat he was on, what was -N.s official position, what was his pay, and what was the last bit of work on nick he had been employed. The present was the fourth occasion on which the Saigon‘s machinery had chosen to break down during Capt. Ket- Ge's two months of command. and after Ii: herculean efforts in making repairs with insufficient staff and materials, Hr. Mc'l‘odd was unpleasant both to look upon and associate with. He lavas "vâ€" amred in moist black boots, gray flan- .el pyjama trousers stufled into his cocks. a. weird garment of flannel upon his upper man. a clout round his neck, -1! a peaked cap upon his grizzled red »1r‘ anointed with years of spraying ‘3. His eihows and his forehead shone m duii mirrors of sieei, and he car- ded one of his thumbs wrapped up in a grimy. vrimson rag. His conversation m (nil oi‘ unnmmssary adjpctives, and he was inclined to take a cantankerous WV of His universe. ‘Thnr‘d disgrm‘n Hi9 sr‘ran hear 0! it? do": mi, yard, mmhi the things tho? Catnww main-sq on Wis Mien MEI," ‘M, “a 1'? “of; M gsrv‘itir‘m. ' mar «wowir anginus and mm a “8*.“ MM Miiu “mm WM 643% 3'8“ “um. mm M um mini?“ t w wsuuw Miami his new-is with a In: at mm mam “Wu rawimmm a ma. min mu ta ha mum. Wa‘ can my Ship, this.“ sari how awn more? We shaii can. mum. Them} '4 Lumada comma Ox’nlvin came out under the bridgfi he; ‘mning up through the bakmg M: of the conmamonwaa and amp- ”*3 Vi’EGSMF mm a deck (mafia He its 4393“»! lb slogmhest zaagamaé 9? a thin! ”mm mm had a flawlmhawa an»; «mm pews mat héfwahifigw was gamma Hm fest at his: amt-dam- " Vahe an v-Iut with that, and this heat, flexes small doubt but what we’ll have ; tornado clattering about our ears di- mlly. There's the shore close aboard. a you can see for yourself, and if the wind comes away anywhere from the custard, it'll blow this old steamboat half way into the middle of Africa. be. the we can look around us. It’s a. bad mason just now for tornadoes." The clattering of iron bootplates node itself heard on the brass-bound fleas of the companionway. “That’ll be fie chief coming to answer for him- all’." said CortoIvin. ”Gay-mamauaiwoz , 'WJIL' 94M t'apt kéfHB‘ £3 39 91am; At‘iM-ia' ma, hung at mummy“ “are: no aiu‘ war-us puma mun? my?“ “'1 Mazda m in am will» mm“ 6% I “a vast.“ said the tall mm with a ban. "and the who? had a. good 633%“ a w l galhuwd 'u was his flea that. on mnuw who but had charge at those “was ought to die a cruel and 113‘- .armg deaih." “it's a sore point with Mc'l‘odd when she breaks down. But did he say how has u would be before he could give her team again? I'm a bit anxious. m .guss IS tumbling, hand over fist; wes. All the aqueous vapor leaves the system, and I'm verra badly in need of a. tonic, 13 you whusky in the black some, captain?” “Take a. peg, Mac." “ '11 just have a sma’ three fingers, now ye mention it." He laid the thick- ut part of his knotty knuckles against the side of the tumbler, and poured out some half a. gill of spirit. “Weel,” 311d he. “may we get as good whusky where we are going to." and enveloped the dose with a dextrous turn of the midst. After which ambiguous toast he wiped his lips with the cotton waste took himself off again to the bak- he. ['{n hi (éar a! my life every mxnute i stand on the templates." _ “I'd not have taken you tor t fright- med nun." The little steamer had coaled at Per. in Island. in the southern mouth of the Red sea, had come out into the In- dian ocean through the straits of Bah- dmndeb. had rounded Cape Guarda- fill. and was on her way down to Zan- zibar in response to the cabled orders at her Parsee owner in Bombay. Cor- tolvin was still on board as passenger. Eggsusq yas that he muted to in- ‘â€" ‘ i'm 30' anxious ta nerjure mysel“ again. but they mxghr, run on for a. mi mmute. or they might run on for a 0? There's a camccmusness about we rattle traps that might amuse some people, but it does not appeal to "1'31 nn' that as a usual thlng, but the temperature of you engine room varies between a hundred and twenty and Immdred and thirty of the Fahrenheit scale. and it’s destroying to the ner- in: regions below: and presently a. in“ rumbling, and a tremor of her fight-1c announced that the-Saigon was was more under way. Continued from Page 1 tailing a reprint of the Act, with general explanations and instruCo Circular on seed testing, giving an outline of the objects of twting seeds :Sor purity ’vitality, and 'some general not _ fplicable to the con- :(fition’ng ”wag it 33:35th Valuable Report to Farmers “or: BY CUTCLIFFE HYNE m n anus- am) FORTL'NES ADRIFT. 7:1. 0mm Sammissione: E sheet the island and the c1176? Z'aniT-i = bar before returning to England and grespectability; his real reason was? 5 that he had taken a fancy to the litâ€"l ; tie whim of a skipper, and wished to : see more of him. ‘ "Cheerful toast, that of McTodd’a,” said Cortolvin. ‘ , "These engines are enough to «113-; courage any man.” said Kettle. I’emdl the heat down there maid sea? the temper‘ot an “changer.” l ninuuia mam A mist of heat shut the sea. in a narrow ring. Overhead was a heavy, purply darkness, impenetrable as a ceiling of 'brick. The only light that crept in came from the mysterious un- seen plain of the horizon. From every point of the compass uneasy thunder gave forth now and then a stifled bel- low, and, though the lightning splashes never showed, sudden thimings of the gloom would hint at their nearness. The air shimmered and danced with the baking heat, and though lurid greys and pink predominated, the glow which filled it was constantly changing in hue. "There's not a steamboat officer on all the seas that doesn't. When things are down with us. we take out the sig- nal hook, and hunt up H. B. among the urgent signals, and tell ourselves that some day we may come across a Cunarder with a broken tallshaft, and be able to give up the sea and be liv- ing politely on £200 a year well in- vested, within the fortnight. It's the steamboat officer's dream, sir. but there's few of us it ever comes true for." “Fwaht mama! Iri- R-P“ he 6mm ahd 6133mm the hthucum hash ih ma ha! ah Shannen dnwh the M “H: Bu Mr: Our-WWW. and 6.9971 mu forget: having seen it. ‘Wan; immeqwe fifikfithhca‘ that means." “Skipper,” said Cortolvin, “I needn’t tell you how pleased I'll be it you come into a competency over his busi- ness. In the meanwhile, if there's any- thing I can do, from coal trimming up- ward, I'm your most obedient servant." The scene was terrifying, but Kettle regarded it with a satisfied smile. The one commercial prayer of the shipmas~ ter is to meet with a passenger steam- er at sea, broken down, and requiring a tow; and here was one of the plums of the ocean ready to his hand and anxious to be plucked. The worse the weather. the greater wou’ld be the sal- vage, and Capt. Kettle could have hue:- ged himself with joy when he thought of their-typical hurripanejs heartless. He had changed the Saigon”; woman the instant 9 came on the MM 9., am i m Butler! he sfiefl stth we noted ; eheemny hate the thmbbmg air to an; : muting his (imam Th5 mam 5 s‘kéamr‘ ihd‘ti' sax-Mag- mmmm mm 1 emu; m “mam;- a :3 mm»? haw. ham 6mm met ms (3) k @ WW9 wan = Ramada A lM mam ham was 1m 3 13'." “Ave. aye," rumbled the mate. and clapped a leaden whistle to his mouth. and blew it shrilly. A minute later he reported: “A big steamer lying to just a point or two off the starboard bow. captain. I have'nt seen her before because of the haze.“ He examined her carefully through the bridge binocul- ars, and gave his observations with heavy deliberation. “She‘s square‘rig- ged torrard. and has a black funnel with a red bandâ€"no. two red bands. Seems to me like one of the German mall boats, and I should say she was broke down.” “I thank you. sir.” said Kettle. “And if you’d go and carry the news to the chief I’ll be obliged. I know he'll say his engines can’t hold out. Tell him they must~ Tell him to use up anything he has sooner than get another break- down. Tell him to rip up his soul for struts and backstays it he thinks it'll keep them running. It’s the one chance of my life. Mr. Cortolvin, and the one chance 0: his, and he’s got to know it and see we aren't robbed of what is put before us. Show him where the siller comes in, sir, and then stand by and you’ll see Mr. McTodd work miracles." '"Cfibt. Kettle rose springily from his deck chair, and swung himself onto the upper deck bridge. Cortolyin follqwed. “it will deer the air.” gem Kettle. “Em. 1% Wm be. a gamer whee we get it. Me. Mufeeyreye!“ he genes): The 91»! finale-heeded mete unmet down a game nee hem the head e: the “was Midge leader-gut; aye?“ “Get an the “mega e8 her.“ the filmmaker ”denied: “Put. exam am an the beats. am! {see everything his: as! test that a steam, crane could move We‘re in for a bad breeze direota temycn v1.5 u.- “Ava-quVV. Comma loosened a eeublé more button; at his mum aha barge! his west; "in ha we breathe even mm and I thought: N lama! what heat wag eat {a they; Arabian dam; “was Wanda 99mm; 6%. that‘s wgataz‘f .. . , , ALA -x_n -AL: “nit‘n Cortolvin went below, and Kettle turned to the old mate. “Mr. Murgat- royd.” said he, “get a. dozen hands to rouse up that new manilla out of the store. I take you from the foredeck, and give you the afterdeck to yourself. I'll have to bargain with that fellow over there before we do anything, and there’ll be little enough time left after we've fixed upon prices. 80 have every- thing ready to begin to tow. We’ll use their wire." “Aye, aye," said the mate. “But it won’t do to tow with wire. captain, through what's coming. There's no give in wire. A wire hawser would jerk the guts out at her in 15 minntea Kettle tightened his lips. “Mr. Mur- gatroyd,” said he. “I am not a. blame fool. Neither do I want dictation from my omcers. I told you to rouse up the manilla. You will back the tire with 3 double bridle of that.” “Aye, aye,” granted the mate; “but whet an I Make fast to? Them bol- 1m. "it “may mm mm W193 %m were air.“ 3am Kettle. ms when we 39‘ ‘ hé 9am Med mm thrusts ‘ mm the Mad at mar-=“A3‘g we?“ uga 08 her.“ m, “PM man mm a ever-Xmas lash: my crane could IV) A knanzn flit-ant. menu; “9‘ that‘s a“ fight; “(mint [gaunt be Wéé. W IL I man you in ‘ ew- mm flat m hurry and 89% steam on he? again. it i were 30“.. ‘th Neale may we away my Mum new. amt you‘ve the slum. ems, amm. and yawn be 9% 1%, it mu 69“ get. yam stemlmat made? amulet“ Main by then. cad have a bit 19%; film It you get an the hawk it‘ll swarm m 11 3mg dqn‘}. quwu gm handaa“ A L___l -_ AL- ‘A‘A [Tutti The little Saigon curved up from nd and ‘ astern, stopped her engines. and then. n was 1 with reversed propeller, brought up the my! dead, so that the bridges of the two shed to steamers were level and not more than :20 yards apart. It was smartly done, 70mm," and (as Kettle had intended) the Get- mans noticed it and commented». Then in fltg. ' Began the bartehotuwnrglp. .. ... i ”$33;"EQBBIEWJJJ' Kettié. "I hope it’s not a hmerat you‘w: brought I, up In??? This” heat‘s 139%}qu man u... “fill The air thickened and grew for the? moment if anything more hot. and the tornado raced down upon them a: :' black wall stretching far acme:. the sea; with white water gleamlng and churning at it: toot. It hit the steam- ers like a solid avalanche. and the :pindthrittin itcnt thetacuotthe men who tried to withstmd. It. ’1: fluid. In... rd“! “I have been ruined myself." eaid' Kettle, “heaps of times. and my turn for the other thing seems to be come; now, I'll run down closer to .you. cap-a tain. or do you bid your heads heave me a line from the to'o'e'le head as I‘ come past. You've cut it pretty tine! You've no time left to get a boat in the { water. The wind may come away any t moment now. } “My gompany shall pay you hoadrod tousand pound. captain. andâ€"you der satisfaction dot you nuke me ruin- edr goon." 7- -____|-n --l.l Capt. Kettle was changing into on- other man. All the insoucience had gone from him. He gnve his order: with crispness and decision, and the mates and the Lancers Jumped to obey them. The horrible danger thnt was to come lay as an open advertise ent. and they knew that their only y to pass safely through itâ€"nnd even then the chances were slimâ€"was to obey the man who commanded them to the uttermost tittle. The connection between the steam- ers had been made, the snaky steel wire hawser had been hauled in through a. stern fair-lend by the Sn!- gon's winch, and the old mate stood ready with the shackle which would link it on the manilla. The heavens yielded up an overture like the echo of a Titian'e groan. “Hur- ry there, you slow-footed dogs!” cam. Kettle’s voice from the bridge. me" waiting here five minutes longer it 11 cost you £120, 000 to be plucked in anywhere. ” .5 hi, ,r L.DJ‘_ The Lascars brought up the eye of the hawser, and Margetroyd threaded it on the pin 0! the shackle. Then he cried, “All fast,” and picked up a spike and screwed home the pin in its eo‘cket. Already the engines were on the move again, and the Saigon was steaming ahead on thetownneltmztime for hurry. I IUX '. .l Ills! vuv u wvvâ€" gas It kammuwer one of 36m? m Béhgéfi?” } A largezbéafilea man 513% team “Wé but was a slight mifihab rm! Ger maemnéw, e'wptalm My 1939599“ Wm mead-.2 _ __ _ .. m,.__u.. ___h Capt. Kettle put a hand on the tele‘ graph. as though to ring on his en-r gines again. hut the bearded German. after a preliminary stamp of passion. held up his hand for further parley. But for the moment the opportunity of speech was taken from him. The pas- sengers were either English, or for the most part understood that tongue when spoken; and they had drunk in every word that was said. as Kettle had in‘ tended; and now they surged in p writhing, yelling mob at the foot of the two bridge ladders, and demanded that assistance should be hired, let that cost what it might. 7 _ -vrv -â€".__ “Phew!” said Kettle. “Aden! That's wrong way for me. captain. Red sea’s where I' ve come from. and my\ owner gamed me to hurry and get to Zam- ar n “Ven. how mooch?" ‘ “We‘ 11 say £100. 000, as your passenâ€" gers seem so anxious.” o'* â€"~*777â€" “Hondred tousand teufels! Herr Gott I haf not Rhodes o_n_ der gheep?’ “Well, captain, take the offer or leave it. I‘m not a towboat and I’m in a hurry to make my passage. _If yoga keep There was no making a hall carry above that frightened uproar, and the German slipmaster raved, and ex- plained. and reasoned for full 3. dozen moments before he quelled it. Then. panting, he came once more to the end of his bridge, and addressed the other steamer. “Dose passengers vas nervous,” said he. “because dey thought dere§m1ght come some leetle rain squall; sc I ask you how mooch vould you take my rope and tow me to Aden or Penm? Ln; Ahead of him the great slate-colored liner lay motionless on the oily sea. Her rail was peopled with the anxious faces of passengers. Busy deckhands were stripping away the awnings. 0n the high upper bridge were three om- cers in peaked caps and trim uniforms of white drill, talking together an- xiously: ‘ ‘ , I ___ L4... www-vvâ€"â€" â€"-.â€"_ _ “Aye, aye,” said the mate, and step- ped into his slippers and shuflied away. Capt. Kettle walked briskly to the cen- tre of the upper bridge and laid a hand on the telegraph. He gave crisp orders to the Lascar at the wheel and the Saigon moved in perfect obedience to his will. _ _ . 7‘” luv I‘ll-“v -â€"â€"- " vâ€". ‘71“ should have thought you'd been long enough at sea to have known your business by this time," said Kettle un- pleasantly. “D'ye think that every steamboat that trades is a bran-new ‘Hartland and W013?" “Well," said the mate sullenly, “I’m waiting to be taught" “Pass the manilla round the conning of the after hatch, and you won't come and tell me that's drawn while this steamboat stays othhe wuter top.” :-ro:bo:t' tidy-ugh what's coming. I believe they'd draw if they'd I. fishing line made fast to thgm.”_ . . , flux 1.-.... w l l i ' It was possible to see dimly down the wind, and when Cortolvln turned " his race away from the stinging blast of the tornado. he could understand with clearness their exact position. ‘Close astern was the plunging Ger~ ' man liner, with her decks stripped and ; deserted and only the bridge omcers _ exposed. Beyond was cotton-white sea. ‘ and beyond again were great leaping fountains of whiteness where the tor- tured ocean roared agaist the yellow beach. md part of what did ranch his eon was beyond hiscomprehension. Beside, his mind was, not unnuturaily. occuo pied with more selfish considerations. Astern of him. In the German liner. were some th d passengers, who were all assets r salvage. The de» tail of human 11! did not enter much into his colon! us. He had been brought up in a hool where life in cheap, and not pleasant “(bum uthing that it set muchutoreou. The passengers part of the ship, just as much u re her engines. and the bullion whi he hoped the eu- “It seems I promteed. You know I've to been long enough with Mnhometnnl. ‘tn skipper, to be somewhat n-fatnult. 80 an I my, ‘God ll grant! and our Intel on on: written on our foreman, nod no men ( can chin e um. inch math which me is tore ained he should trend: But . km they ate queer totes. some of ~ . I'm. went awny from England my wife; I step out of the mid Arabia and stumble scrape 109. written on our foreheads. and no man can chan ehx an inch the.“ th which is fore ained he should “gull But "wt- _ “On the forecastle head four lookout men peered solemnly into the to: and knew” that for all the practical good they are queer fit“. We 01 ~ I they were doing they might Just as well went away from England Sin their bunks. my wife; I step out or the mid On the bridge. in glistening olletlne. Arabia and stumble across you. lttle and two mates stared before hear that she 18 dead; I m” {them into the thickness, but could not to 801118 home and “'13! em see as far he the toremast. And the country 1118: and now 1t ”)0"! I'll Armenia surged along at her comfort- to he drowned obecurely. mt of the' able fourteen knots. with 500 people touch of newspapers. Hovever. I'll be' asleep beneath her deck. The lende- consistent. I won't stumble. and you [man fancies that on these occasions may hear me 88! it fluid: 'Le mastemhipe slow down or stop; the illah Allah!” i liner captain knows that if he once did Capt. Kettle made us reply. Through i he would have little chance or tab the internal uproar o’ the tornado he his ship across the Atlantic spin. did not hear muchfjg whet; W “it“ lost to use at these oeeen 1* >5; “I knew it. sit. as well u you an i know it as well as you da But I‘ve got a fortune in tow yonder. and I‘d rather» die than lot It mm It in" one tux-tune, either; it's n dong ton tuna. nnd I have in» not ta m on. or them. I'm a married mm. air. vith a family. and I've known what It was to wash and see '61:: hungry. You'll stand by me. Cortolvlnt'fl "VW'JESn‘E H616 fiber.” he roared. "She's taking us ashore. We shall be there in a dozen mlnutes, and then it will be ‘Jones’ for the lot of ue.” The company ch owned her responsible for their credit 2: be damaged it or a part of her was lost; and he. Kettle, would my a. proportionate ward it he could 77 â€"-vâ€" v.â€".â€" _- Then the old mate heaved himself up the bridge ladder by laborious in- ches. His clothes were whipping from him in tattered ribbons, his hat was gone, and the grizzled hair stood out from the back of his head like the bristles of a broom. He clawed his way along the rail and put his great red face close to Kettle's ear. _ . i. ham}! him} the wheelspokes. it is probable that a Mr. Murgatmyd would have feltAtbgwelght pf‘ltx _ _ v...- v E"i‘hls‘ time Capt. kettle yéned back a ably. "You thing!“ he wed. “ min an ty man When cram host! “u want hi?“ “w “an t 059 Mastery [-13 9!! m a sham ht. By Jews in that tax» ls east an. PM tum tins mm M the mm. and 8mm; me whale New 9! 3m mule tum mm- um. 23; James. area m mu Maw am an un knew M as; it; “9%. Yea Hum 9% Markham? am with W! gave you Mlmma We!“ m mm W need new we mm aw- Ma‘s ten u mt mm wax. and Km a naked names the: use! a“ asatmm “09mm surmised Ma gunmen n «Mead backward ; the beach am godded Kettle mm am; and showed: _‘ A __ _ - Capt. Kettle glared. but made no ar- ticulate reply. If he could hgve sparqd The old fellow bawled at him again. "The hands knew it as well as me. and they say they‘re not going to be (if-owned for anybody. They say they‘re soggy; {9; may“! Hie ‘iggwgerfl .Jl . fi ‘.“Ak u Thirty minutes passed. each second of them brimmed with frenzied strug- gle for both man and machinery. The tornado raged and boomed and roared. and the backward drift was a thing which could be measured with the eye; human eye coma leek inte the mew and men to let it Mike the tube was a termite. The see his! not get up. The‘ event 9! any wave whieh tried te risot we eat elf rememeieneit- hit the knives 9 e! the huntieen anti a seem) an e utilit- | ihg mint then eat t e wihtit it who- herdt indeed te tell where eeeen f ceased and hii‘ beam. The when heat was agreed iii a hint» et white and 1 greent , The big heigienn iinen “tern pineheii savagely at t e Shiaon‘a tnii‘ and the, hair oi them were moving eenntwnt‘i. with afieedt he“ to herself and steam = in Ni npeed into the unie. theiittio; in son would have been able to main-Vt thin her position. neither losing mound , nor gaining any. With the heavy tow in ; ohnrae. she was heinz driven toward the roaring surf oi the African bench: with perilous tipped. l 1-;, I__ J-__ lee spokes of the wheel. Capt. Kettle nodded his thanks. The Saigon had no steam steering near. and in some of the heavier squall: the wheel threaten- ed to take charge and pitch the little shipmester (leap (We? the spokes. -5 nl“ m "Xn‘i'lT‘t‘tie‘ééfiBvME Rim 6! the tar- nado. speech of «same. was Impos- Ilbls. and Halon. too. was llmlte‘k No G'r Em'infihln'g‘éfii‘fiif W a modicum of rational thought. The little steamer tell away before the blast like a shaving in a dry street; the tonnage of the tornado heeled her tlll her lee scuppers spouted green wa- ter ln-board: and she might well have been overturned at the very outset. But Kettle beat the helpless Lascar - _._I_-_‘ nvuuv uvâ€"v â€". 33:11 his hold and spoke}! the wheel hard down; and the engines, working strongly, brought her round again in a wallowing circle to face the torrent of hurricane. -L- AL_; But I Ayah-Iv. She took five minutes to make that recovery, and when she was steaming on again, heag to the thunderous gusts, 7 ‘ -AJ__.A ma V“ “on! uvâ€"-- â€"- ~v- the tale of what she had endured was written in easy lettering. On both fore and main decks the bulwark: were gone level ylth the covering boards; ‘â€"-â€"â€"--- Anab- 5qu AOVU- vv--â€" __- v, _ the nine of crates, harness casks. gangplanks, and so on, that a small trader carries In View to the sky. had departed beyond the ken or man: and, indeed. those lower decks were scour- ed clean to thensked rusted Iron. The L__A port lifeboat hung stove from bent davits. and three of the cooiie crew had been swept from life into the grip of the eternal sea. Cortoivin fought his way up on to the upper bridge step by step against the frantic beating of the wind. and. without being hidden. relieved at the A“; "-nnl- wegee. end no on. e matter oi £1,000 or so out at the pockets at her owners. andthisieelittieenm iheydonot care to forfeit without mung reason. They expect their captain to drive the boeteelonguneunl endmekeuptor the added risk by increased wetchtnl- neu end preceution. and a. keen noting of the thermometer for any sudden an which should foretell the neighbor- hood oi ice. edgedthebunontherecoxnized eieem inne to the outward. which at ierefmmthatleedingweet; udhyell mum‘s-“.1". “mum to in way. they in. except aching schooner-I. - Kettle nodded curtly and went on to his out The meal began and went 3" Mr. Grtmshaw made no allusion to a ; revtmm encounter; He has made up ' 1m mum m exact Mahatma In M. - and mm at once t0 prowl-fa tt. no me the reputation in menu or being l it “must “berm? am.” use he nor- \ sensed la a m h «we the an at be: ( tug crewman assume. m was a I may man with Ms gum. and new ewmaed the bps! :1 saweW-M. of a bl; has In the Government at home; been over In New York In nlr» Ing Into the organnntlon of those - lander rebels.” ‘ 7 Capt. Kettle worked the Armenia outside the bar and came down to din- ner. Horrocks whispered in his ear as he came down the companion. “Mr. Grimshew’a the men on your right, air. Had to give him t9 you. He's some sort was pl'unging in the whitened water. thirsted for revenge. He had taken Mr. Grimshaw's measure pretty accur- ately at first sight, and was tolerably sure that eight days of his conversa- tion would irritate his skipper into a state approaching frenzy. So he por- tloned on the commissioner to the end right-hand chair at the captain's table. and promised himself pleasant revenge in overlooking the result. _ All hand: on the Saigon‘a deck had many minutes before given themaelvea up for as [cod as dead. Their only chance of ualvation lay in castinx on the tow-rope. and no one dared touch the linking shackle. They quite knew that their savage little skipper would fulfill his threat it they diaoheyed his orders. Indeed. old purple-faced Mur- gatroyd himself at on the hatch- coaming with an opened clasp knife. and vowed death on any one who tam. pered with either shackle or manlin. The clumsy mate had swallowed rough words once; but he preferred drowning to living on and hearing Capt. Kettle address him as coward. The shore lay steep-to. but the back- wash creamed!y far out into the sea. Already the stern 9f the; 9erm_an Hher when fir a moment (to, town“ or white water subsided when the wen-l m and um the Mob. \th gout 090 mm; hams! wreath tho on make: film «can. and mum «a; great at“: cotton-woods. vhtpptaa’nd ‘ emu“ before the Insane mm at an tornado; 7 | _. - -,_Lt_;l often has its disadvantages. insect Bites, Brakes, Wéeâ€"ichés. Nem’algla. Pneu- monia. Rhcnmaflsm. Sciatica. All thac yield instantly to A family remedy that has held its place for over thirty years. 25c. at all dealers. Try mm mm llver th m all forms of humor. quptlmi of the skin. 1‘ 3k your dealer (‘1’ send M 3:15 «Meet. A handsome wuwulr can! from W! R K MLEEY em Hume mum OM m Hirst’s Pain Exterminator Ma mama“? We MWflam HOLIDAY GIF mun“. au|hnidA1| uhan Ohm hmh Though“ stopped and the awful tearing noises ceased save for a tink- llu nttle n of a cascade of glass. Ind. “The" :00! my blooming ticket." we Kettle bitterly. “Who'd have M at In iceberg as far south as In» this an. of year." But he was my: t9 eat on the emergency. *_ - __ _ â€" “MEI. Ilr. m. shy tarwa'rd with you. and get the carpenter. and go Mn and find out how big the dam- mind 5 solid elm. ”WWWtfiWM A X \. :Josnkmosg? ? .‘ "'"""*':’l':,"":"':""'."§ . . V4223 23.3.8- : .8.» b Mounted in connection with the fashionable colored stone, such as Amethynts, Agnama- tines, Mopcm, etc. BRITTON I 'E WATCHJIANvWARDER, THURSDAY, J ANUAT Diamond Rings Fancy Stone Rings Kent-It“ Lindsay Pearl Brooches of all varieties. Amethysts, Agnuma- Fancy tone and nes, Mupaz, etc. Pearl arf Pin 3 VISITORS “WAYS WE OMB fun Inc Popular Jewellery Store W.F.McCa.1¢y - Lindsay Wedding R131. and Marriage Licenses at had slipped back tron: time and lay still. with the fox den all around her. "Now the old Atrocity. pur- ehe'e by the head al- crew of stewards to gether Ind v! ml the boats. Keep 'em «maven. elsewemllhu'en 8.54. for» um‘pem “Ah, Mr. Hon- VWsss“‘ nnmd “humans For the unty of Yictoris. Auction S 0! all kinds prompt- ly “@qu A o. Sqfldgctmn aw WW fi’Wfifi” § Pianos and Organs Jim. is but scum huVr- hid in a ' vud the holiday U pay 3'qu w exa magnificent m the latest sot Rings gt '1. can make yum-palm: \\'\‘ JOSEPH MEEHAN Comer of Su’ux and Peel-Stu. 3 Box 4-1 Also a few svcund-hand instru- numb and machines at about, your own we. I also have a few Coal ‘ Sifters {or sale. \ere 840. minced to ............ ”2 \‘Vere 3.5. minced to ............ 2" “'0”! 30, Educed to ............ 25 Were 813), ' Minced to “'vre 100, .ducod to Were 85. educed to “'ex-e 75, iuced to “Raw 8300, wduvod tn Mclennan (0. Hardwan. Goal. Iron Stone Fetoon Ne ck- ts McLennan ' Co. GUNS :3. H. .555.“ 55.520 5...“..sz Enoch J. J. WETHERUP SEWIM MACHINES I am wuuu Fianna and ur- gaun‘duwm huliday mum-u Mr A?» UN“ 1 wguleu' prim. bur Illaléulw make yourbelecz'mu n-m' :ux will huld ttam tur dolin-z') :\n elem Men‘s aid Ladies" 375. @«luuud [u 35“, @duved to 325. wduued [u 300, fiduued Lu Gold Dhains (15!:sz Swm Bum 12mm Sum”: Bram: LEATHER M11 MEAT ( ‘1' run ORGANB PIANO! {H’Ll on Page 3.) ul ahwul \" mud xtm h I“! “hiv h it “i' , :u. \\ 911%“ u .. ut‘ Rings. in al.‘ _-,, LINDSAY 3rd, 1907. nautiiul 3100. \m «PM? ‘0 $210 ATES 175 150 125 75 68 ea TI 9N buui‘h‘. u: («m-«MN .ltuiflluh [A fiuwttrd V, .TEWART . U ’ CON IOORE a JACKS etc. solicitors for DR. ther sales PFOHIP' Charge! moderate. â€"_â€"-â€"â€"-â€"â€"_ ITEPhEN OLIVEF n«omel- tor the cm Qua promptly M .31! m9 TO flan guaranteed P.o.. Ont.â€"37â€"-4 my: t-\m:t:.~ J. MCCULLOC or graduate u! Inn .110 Hug a! Cullu‘e 1 “eons. All We 1 methodl aduptuu .n‘ tte. (Mice «nu-r Al pro-«ed branches of ceeafully performed. crate. Office over‘ Store. corner K. RS. SEELANDS tins, members of 1 leg e of Dental Sun :11 the latest metho Special attention 17 Onhodonia. Crow work. The succmti teeth under gas (Vu the insertion of thin dentures continual t of thin office I)!!! cite the Simpson HA OLIVE M. RE B 3'. A. WALTERS “y. Honor gradul UnLVerlily 8M1 Roy DentuLI'y. All tho ‘ 'ictoria and. the Ba Honey to loan on the luvcest cur-rem William-m... LTHdBny F. D, Moore. “wt'l. Notaries. etc. no: way lowest current. terms. Oilice cor York-:1... Lindsay. '1'. Stewart, L. V. flagshmnfi mi “g“finfif \J N Our-finch "0.. 0? ”3 Accidnnt and Jim-Mr don, "M ““""’-"i In. William-M . h O'L‘Qrf'. "MPO .u., THE WATCHMAN' Barristers . H. HOPKISS, Ba or for the Ontario 1 man at lowest rate W;L1iam-It., south. E1611 R. KNNBHTâ€" Mcitor. Notary Pub In: Waterloo Mums} mot‘tcag‘c-h, alsu upq Dentures, ‘mvmtmot bonds. MCLA l'GH Barrisurs, out, Lin ‘. R. JAMES. CAI ceased Auctioneer, at Victoria. Farq r.‘ I k. 0 BORRUWHPSâ€"fi maney on real eslal the lawns! current 1 mass 1.1 dune m our‘ the principal and in‘ us without any e\'] ting. We. all.) pure and debentures T4 â€"â€"We invest money mortcagvs, alsu upu bentures. investmou wan wulwfi“ B. J. McALPINE.- cad Colborneâ€"su.. 13.1 attention paid vnooe, throat an! hours: 10 mm. to )e UCTIOXEER H DURHAM AND R. R. MIL 2! “H DR. F. BLL 120 Kant, Saree Owr Mama-u I nf “‘mm H) l‘TUN nun“ Eyesight S: . 1“.) Kl-‘VTJ \Tl uppolll ca VOW Noun to l Ill! tuna. 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