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CHAPTER XX?Continued.
"I had no reason to doubt it," retorted
Bob, with a flash. "But I found
out afterward that it was all true. I
know a tobacco drummer from up that
way. He gets all ray trade in that line.
Me an' him are pretty friendly, an' I
confided in him. He told me he knew
all about the fumlly and substantiated
everything Dora May had said an'
added a lots more about Investments
of hers that she didn't even know
about."
"But why were you in such a hurry?"
asked Kenner, who seemed to be
the only one in the group capable of
ready expression.
"Well," Bob hesitated, and a frank
flush spread over his face, "there are
some boys in this town that would
run after a rich girl, and Dora May
wfinlri have been entirely too popular
to do her any good. Oh, you needn't I
worry about me an' her! I tell you we |
' know what we are doing. She's business
from head to foot an* knows I can
manage her affairs all right. There
ain't a bit of harm in a fellow marrying
money if he loves his wife and has
the ability to make some himself. I
believe I'm a born money maker. I
reckon I got it from father. I believe
If he'd 'a* had a fair chance and not
been afraid he'd 'a' been the richest
man in this state. He married a poor
woman and had no start, and yet he's
done well?that is, pretty well?for his
chances."
"Ef he ever is about to starve you
mought give 'im a job collectin' Dora
May's rent," said Kenner, who was
bubbling over with enjoyment.
Then silence fell. They were all
waiting for Hanks to speak, tut he
bad nothing to say. He rose and went
outdoors, his scrawny hands in the
pockets of his trousers.
"The Lord only knows what he'll
do," said Bob. "But the die is cast, an'
I feel sorter Independent of him. Look
here, Mr. Kenner," turning back from
the door, "you must get the idea out
of your head that I did this thing Just
because Dora May wus well Axed. I
tell you she's just what I was looking
for. She's pretty, not a bit lazy and
thinks that what I don't know ain't
wnrth learning. She's been so much
Interested lately In my business that
she wasn't studying good at school anyway.
She's give me a great many
pointers. I tell you. She helped me
write all them ads. that folks said was
so good, especially them with the poetry
In 'em. I'm a bad speller, and she corrected
all of 'em before they was printed."
"Did you ever?" Kenner said when
Bob had gone. "I'll swear I don't know
whether to-kick or congratulate 'im."
As George was going home to din:BC
he saw old Hanks leaning on the
-fence of a vacant lot waiting for hira.
George paused. "That ground ud make
:good turnips," said Hanks, spitting
over the fence. "I believe I'll make
'Trotter an offer for it. I could pasture
imy cow on it in the spring."
George said nothing. He knew the
Old man bad waited for him to speak
jot Bcto's marriage.
"Went up thar to see Mrs. Styles."
Hanks nodded in the direction of the
cchoolhouse.
"Oh, you did?"
"Yes. Found 'er with 'er head all
tied up in rags an' smellln' like a drug
store. At fust she kept up sech a
screechln' she wouldn't let me say a
' word, but she quieted down after
awhile, an* me 'n' her sorter come to
a understandin'."
"An understanding? That's good,"
aid Georee.
"Yes. We both sorter come to the
conclusion that if she'd write to that
guardeen that Bob was an only child
an' could naturally expect something
at my demise that, maybe, he would
not raise a row."
"Then the girl really Is rich," said
^George.
The old man spat over the fence
again. He avoided George's glance.
"Yes, she's pretty well heeled," he
said, "an' not a fool by a long shot.
She was up at Mrs. Styles' this mornln',
the old lady said, with a long dress
on. She talked pretty straight?didn't
intend to have nobody meddliu' with
her affairs?ef anybody had anything
to say agin Bob Hanks to send 'em to
her, an' so on. Blamed ef I hain't
Borter curls to see 'er. Somehow I always
wanted a gal in the family, an'
one with plenty o' scads is about as
acceptable as any other sort?safer in
the long run."
"When Mrs. Hillyer was told at the
dinner table that day of the outcome of
Bob's marriage, she said: "Well, I
J XT 11 tiL'a to oo/?h a
UUI1 I HUUH <19 UVU IXUUU^ owu M
hurd cuse after all. The highest in the
laud Is a-doln* Jest what he done?marryin'
with the'r eyes open. The only
difference is Boh don't make no bones
over it. He admits he's struck a good
thing an' has too much business pride
to underrate his investment."
"Nevertheless, Martha," said Hillyer
over his poised coffee cup, "I'd a little
rather see Bob make more over the
girl than he does."
"Oh, I don't know why the boy
should go about 'fore that gang down
thar with his feelin's on exhibition, an'
even ef it's jest a cut an' dried business
deal on his part it will end a sight
better, I bound you, than a lots o' slobberin*
love uffulrs that run dry a mouth
after the knot's tried. Bat I don't
somehow think Bob an' his gal will
r WILL N. HARBEN,
Author of
"Abner Daniel."
"The
tUnd of the
Changing
Sun." "The
North Walk |
Nyatery," Etc.
IARPER ? BROTHERS |
I ? T^ow'o a ounnv ohAPrfll
enu up uau. iua& o a
way o' lookin' out fer yourself, an
them two young una may Jest laugl
the'r way Into happiness an' tote li
with 'em through a long, successfu
life. I hope so. I don't begrudge 'en
anything they've got or may accumu
late. I met that gal once at the schoo
exhibition an' tuck a likln' to her. Sb<
looks like she's been well raised. ]
drapped my handkerchief, and sh<
scrambled to pick It up, an' when ]
said, 'Thank you,' she said, 'Yo're wel
come, ma'am,' an' didn't giggle llk<
some do when they say anything un
usual."
CHAPTER XXI.
0EORGE was now Hillyer's part
ner In business. The wlntei
passed, and a bright Bpring
dawned. The Cranstons hac
spent the Christmas holidays In Vir
glnia visiting relatives and were bach
again at Darley that the major might
superintend the planting on his farmc
In the vicinity and recuperate his fail
ing health.
It was the first Sunday morning after
their return. Hillyer was having a
confidential talk with his wife In the
sitting room; George was smoking on
the veranda.
"Yes, I seed he was bothered," the
old man was saying, "an' havin' heard
the governor was expected on the
o'clock train this evenin', an' knowln1
George had an engagement to call on
Miss I.ydia tonight, I put two an' twc
together an' got at what ailed 'im. Me
an' him talks pretty confidential sometimes,
an' I axed 'im ef that wasn't
what he was thinkin' about, an' he admitted
that It was an' openly axed my
advice as to what he ort to do undei
the circumstances. I told 'lm I'd study
over It an' let Mm know later."
"Why, tell the hoy to go on, governor
or no governor," said Mrs. Hillyer.
"He's got as much right to call tonlghl
as any night. Huh, I say!"
"That's about the way I put it up,"
said the merchant in a tone expressiv?
of considerable relief, and he went out
to George.
"I look at it this a-way. George," he
began, leaning on the banisters and
crossing his fat feet. "Thar railly
hain't but one way a gentleman could
net under them circumstances. You
see, she hain't never released you from
yore engagement, an' fer you to presume
that you was out of the game
Jest becu'se you'd beard from Mrs. Lmgan
an' her kind that another feller
was due would make you seem sorter
green. No; as long as Miss Lydia
hain't axed you to excuse 'er thar
hain't but one thing fer you to do, an'
that is to go. an' when you git thar
don't you let Telfare root you out, nother.
Ef he is the governor, I'd have my
rights."
"Oh, I had decided to go," George returned
quietly, "but I feel that It may
be unpleasant. I met him once since
I was introduced to him, and he looked
mad enough to bite my head off. I
happened to be leaving the major's just
as he was coming in, and we passed
on the walk. He scarcely nodded."
"Well, you bet I'd go," said Hillyer,
and ht went to his room to prepare for
church.
The following evening was a pleasant
one, and as George entered tne gate at
the Cranstons' and started up the walk
he saw Governor Telfare walking to
and fro on the grass near the house
smoking a cigar. Hearing the latch of
the gate click as George closed It, Telfare
paused, stared at George for an
instant and then came toward him,
meeting him when he was half way
between the gate and the steps of the
veranda.
"I want to speak to you, Buckley,"
he said coldly. "Let's walk over to
that summer house."
"Very well," and George and he
moved across the grass and entered the
nearest compartment of the vine grown
building. The governor seated himself
on one of the benches and nervously
puffed at his cigar, round flashes of red
light showing intermittent glimpses of
his dark, cruel face. George read it
intuitively and was prepared for what
was coming. His young blood was already
at a boiling point. Indeed, the
governor's insolent manner of addressing
him had been in Itself an insult.
"I simply want to say to you, Buckley,"
Telfare said, with a sneer, "that
you and I cannot visit under the same
roof."
"Ah. that's bad!" retorted the younger
man. his fierce stare bearing down
defiantly on his antagonist through the
half darkness. "I'm sure I shall miss
you. Going abroad?"
Telfare looked at him In astonishment.
It was as if he had not dreamed
that Buckley would dare to make anything
but the most civil, even a hum
ble, reply, considering bis power and
what lie intended to propose.
"You know what I mean," said the
governor, waxing more angry. "You
know well enough why I will not sit as
an equal in the same drawing room
with you. You know what you are."
"My knowledge also extends to some
most contemptible creatures, Governor
Telfare?to an occasional meeting.
at least, with one man, whom i
certainly would consider beneath notice
if I did not uieet him under the
roof of most respectable, if blind, people."
1 Telfare smothered an oath and stood
r up. Lis short figure appearing dwarfed ]
beside the athletic young giant. I
"You say this to me?" he gasped. "To <
me?" I
"Oh, no; I didn't Intend It for you," '
said George. "How could I say such a
thing to his excellency the governor of l
Georgia ?"
In the deep silence that followed 1
George could distinctly hear Telfare's 1
violent panting. i
"I've cot a DroDosItlon to make to 1
you," the governor gasped In a final
effort at calmness, as be sank to his
seat. "I'm In the position to do you
a favor?to grant something that any
I man, situated as you are, would be
I glad to accept. But we have begun
, wrong. Perhaps I ought not to have
been so outspoken, but seeing you here
. suddenly provoked me. Sit down a
. minute and let's plainly understand
each otner."
"I think, myself, that we have be
gun wrong." said Buckley, who remained
standing. He placed one of
. his feet on the bench beside the governor
and leaned over him. "At any rate,
. I am wrong now, for I ought to slap
your face. And I want to say to you
' I would do it but for the respect I have
for the people you are Yisiting; that's
all that saves you, sir. I've met contemptible,
cowardly curs before, but
you"?
"You can say what you wish to me,"
Telfare panted. "I shall not resent it.
Men of my class do not fight men of
I yours. You can't Insult me, Buckley. ]
I What you say does not affect me in the
slightest. Men of honor"?
: "You have 110 honor to lean on," burst ]
t from Buckley's lips. "No man has bon- ,
1 or who deliberately insults a man who ,
is us ueipiess iu restui u us i uiu iu
this case. You would strike a woman.
You are a cur. Telfare!"
i Telfare was panting again, but his
! eyes fell beneath George's fierce stare,
i It looked as If he were actually afraid
Buckley might suddenly strike him In
i the face.
1 "You have not heard what I intend
I to propose," he faltered. "I have It in
' my power to pardon your father, who
i is now at the coal mines. I can do this
t simply by signing my name to a pai
per. and If you"?
"That Is what you want to propose?"
; George shrank back In bewilderment
The awful significance of the proposal
' stunned him. drove his rage momenta ?
^^
,- . oN. ??. >. > S' ' i
l, -. . / ?.\ .? ; .< ; ...*'
" .1 - , -. -y v _' " ' ;
"Then yov shall wear this."
i ly from bis brain, set him quivering
Irom bead to foot. lie silt down on the j
bench opposite Tel fa re and lowered bis
face to bis bands. His father's liberty
was within bis reach. \
Telfare chuckled contemptuously, i
"Ah, I see I hit you between the eyes! j
I reckon you are sorry now imu you
didn't wait till I bad finished before
you dared to?but tbnt may pass. I
simply will not degrade myself, Buckley,
by visiting a lady who is receiving
a man of your standing?even if she is
led only by her sympathies, and If you
> will give up all claim to her and agree
never to approach her on an equal foot- 1
lng again, I will liberate your father,
i Of course, you understand, I'd want some
sort of petition to come to me?
i only a few names of his neighbors will i
i do?but"? 1
"And your object?" George asked.
' looking up. 1
"Well, that's a private matter," an- 1
Bwered Telfnre, "but I may as well ad- 1
1 mit that my object is to marry Miss <
Cranston, and. as she evidently is actu- (
ated by a sort of pity, admirable in a 1
woman, for you in your misfortune, I i
simply want to remove you from fur- i
tlier contact with her without having i
openly to request the step of her or her t
pareuts. God knows I'm not Jealous of c
you! It is not that. It is only the Idea 1
of our visiting here as social equals." t
George stood up. He had something ^
to say, and It rang in Tel fa re's ears e
long after the words were spoken. i
i "My father. Telfare," he began, "was 1
i convicted for stealing, and no doubt i
Justly, but he was an unlettered, igno- I
rant man. He was a thief, but you, Tel- f
fare, are lower than he, for, with your 1
opportunities for knowing right from
wrong, you degrade your office?the of
flee given In trust to you by the stateto
advance your own personal Inter- (
i ests. You are more unpardonable than )
i my father. As for my having any '
i 'claim' on the lady you mention, I have ^
none, and It would be dishonorable for (
me to trade In a commodity I don't .
possess. But hold on; I am not through.
I want to add that If my accepting (
your proposition meunt that I lent the
weight of a straw toward making Miss
Cranston your wife, I'd refuse with my f
dying breath. I cuuld not live knowlng
that the purest and noblest woman ^
God ever made was through an act of f,
1 mine living with a loathsome reptile v
like you. If my father stooa on
gallows condemned to death and
could save him by allowing you
touch Miss Cranston'* hand In law
wedlock I should let him die."
"You mean to refuse your fath<
freedom?" gasped Tel fare.
"Yes, I refuse. I am trying, Telfa
to show the world by my life tha
bave not Inherited ray parent's we
aess. I shall not depart from that r
by entering into a dishonorable cc
pact with a man as base as you a
egardless of what it means to me."
"You'd better think this over, Bu
ey," said the governor. "You are n
low."
"I have nothing else to say," repl
Buckley, "and, to show you how 111
egard I have for your wishes, I st
teep my engagement with Miss Cr
iton this evening." And, turning,
walked ahead of Telfare to the hoi
ind Into the Hghted parlor. A servi
took his hat and told him Miss Cr
iton had gone Into the garden, 1
would return In a moment. While
was waiting the governor entered
room and sat down. He was pi
lervous and had a desperate glare
Ills eyes. Then Lydia came In. i
was slightly hushed and had a tu
ose In her hand.
"I'm so glad you came," she said
George. Telfare had risen and st<
trying to appear at ease, but she i
aot notice him.
"Do you like tuberoses?" she as!
Buckley.
"Very much." he replied.
"Then you shall wear this," she se
tier voice quite unsteady. She giant
it Telfare and finished: "It's the o
ane I have. Governor Telfare, If yo
like one you may ring and the girl v
supply you." She leaned forward 8
with her white, deft fingers pinned
flower on the lapel of Buckley's coa'
"Mr.?er-ab?Buckley Is to be c
gratuluted on getting his tdberoe
the governor said, with a white sne
"He.seems to be something of a fav
Ite, Miss Lydla?at leaBt for the i
ment."
The girl laughed harshly. Geo:
had never seen her so excited. I
eyes* shone like diamonds In the llj
af the chandelier.
"Mr. Buckley and I are true friend
she so id. "I respect him more tt
any one olive, unless It Is my fath<
"Ah, you do!" Telfare bit at
short, black mustache which he tun
inward with his trembling fingers. ,U1
gentleman?I mean Mr. Buckleyquite
fortunate," he Bald. "I see yi
father Is smoking on the veran
With your permission I'll Join him."
"Yes, do, Governor Telfare," the i
said coldly. "I'm quite anxious
speak to Mr. Buckley alone for a f
moments."
The governor stood up, his dark fi
stamped with fury.
"Your manner has changed wit!
the last half hour," he said signifies
ly. "At the supper table you w
quite another little girl, but we st
talk that over later."
When the governor had left the nx
Seorge fancied Lydla's face tun
pvhlter. She clasped her hands tens
In her lap and remained silent,
evil thought took possession of h
Seorge Buckley was very human. Ik
fortune had Inclined his nature to a
plclon, and the governor's high ?
contrasted to his own bumble posit
made lilm blind to the possibility t
lie could be more favored on the pi
ent occasion. It seemed as clear
Jayllght to him that Lydla and 1
fare had quarreled and thut she \
simply using him as a tool tbroi
tvhlch to strike at his distinguished
ml. To her evident surprise, he a
fOt up.
"You are not going?" she said.
"Yes," he returned frigidly. "I dr
>ed in only for a moment."
"You are going beeuuse, because""Because,"
he said, drawing hims
lp to his full height, "much as I she
ike to accommodate you. I find it qu
mpossible to serve in the capac
rou evidently wish to assign to me
light." He took the flower from
:oat and with steady fingers placed
>n the piano. "I must decline too,
iccept your offering. When -.he i
nent comes for you and your honoi
juest to make up your difference, p
laps this little flag of truce may pr<
jseful."
"You say this to me," she exclain
-'to me?"
He bowed coldly. "God knows I <
lot want to!" suddenly burst from
lps. And he stalked from the room
For severul minutes she stood le
ng on the piano, and then she turi
from the room to the veranda. S
leard the click of the gute latch as
dosed afcer Buckley and the low vol
if the governor and her father throe
;he open wiudow of the sitting roc
She wns culm, but white to the 11
She began to look for her handkerchl
which she bad dropped. She returr
:o the drawing room, looking carefu
it the curpet near the spot where i
lad sat. It was not there. She
urned again to the veranda and tt
went down the graveled walk to 1
lummer house, entering the coinpa
nent adjoining the one in.which 1
!arc and Buckley had held their c<
rersation. There on the bench lay 1
landkerchief. Grasping It In her tei
lngers, she sat down and burled 1
'ace in her hands.
TO BE) CONTINUED.
? Anderson special of Thursday
he Columbia State: Lizzie Abercro
lie, the six-year-old daughter
.,e\vIs Abercronibie, a farmer w
ives near the city, met a horri
leath yesterday. Her father left ho
n the morning with a load of wat
nelons for the market here, and Ci
led several c hildren part of the w
o school. When tha children wi
lismounting at the school the Ah
romDle B>ri oy Hie suuueii aiai ting
he mules was caught under I
vheels. The wagon passed over 1
hest, Inflicting internal injuries fri
vhieh she died in a short while.
"i piscfUanrous Reading.
to "
ful BRAVEST FEAT IN THE WAR.
*r#8
Heroism of the Japanese Sailors At
. Port Arthur.
11V,
t I Tokio, July 26.?The most sensa- *
ajj. tlonal event of the war thus far was
uje the triple attempt to bottle up the
,m. Russian fleet In the harbor of Port Arire<
thur. The Japanese adopted what may
be termed the Hobson plan, and sunk
ck- no less than seventeen steamship
ia(j hulks loaded with stone, railroad Iron
and loose cement In and around the
narrow channel. They were more
^je successful than Hobson at Santiago
(an and the action of the water upon the
an. cement and other materials was to
1j0 make the vessels practically solid
use blocks ot concrete, which the Russlans
have been trying for months to
an_ clear away by the use of dynamite,
jut The skill, coolness, perseverance and
he daring displayed on the three dlfferthe
ent occasions Is unsurpassed In the
de, history of human warfare. The feat
lu of our own brave fellows on the Merjke
rimac was a trivial incident compared
5e. with theirs. The result of the first
attempt was a failure, and the fate of
to the men who participated in It made
)0d the heroism of the second party even
Hd more remarkable. And the fate of
the second party made the officers and
ted sailors who volunteered for the third
almost without hope. They went at
their task without the slightest hesdd
itation. however, although, they resided
Izec' iut u meant almost certain death
Qjy and, as the London Times has remarked
ed: "Their heroism was never sur
eljj passed and rarely equalled in the anin(j
nals of war. Out of the 158 officers
the and men who volunteered for the fort.
lorn hope only forty-one came back
on- alive. But the lives of their gallant
iei? comrades were not sacrlfied in vain.
.>er. Happy indeed is the country where
or- bravery and Intelligence are combined
HO- In so Just a measure. Japan has lost
sons whom any country in any age
rge might have mourned with pride, and
Jer It is their death which has enabled her
gbt to develop a fresh stage in what bids
to be the most momentous of modern
la," campaigns."
ian In the three attempts 179 lives were
:r." sacrificed, and as I have already said
his the men who volunteered knew that
ied they were going to almost certain
Che death, or at least that the chance was
?Is very small that they would return
aur alive. The following is the record of <?
da. attempts: s
1st 2nd 3rd total a
flrl Killed 5 15 22 42 f
to Died of wounds .. 3 3 6 12
Missing 12 24 89 125
ew Returned safely..11 17 41 fi9 *
ace Total 31 59 15$ 248 c
It is almost certain that most of j.
bin the missing men were killed, because
nt- reliable reports from Port Arthur give
ere the total number of naval prisoners in s
tall the hands of the Russians as only fif- v
teen, and two of them have committed r
>m. suicide since. Of the dead and miss- s
ied ing twenty-four were officers. ,
ely The cost in money was also large, al- r
An though insignificant compared with ^
lm. the loss of life. The following are the t
lis- official figures: ,
IU8- No. Value t
tnlj Vessels. In yen.
Ion F,rst attempt 5 623,800
. . Second attempt 4 618,000
nai Third attempt 8 1,800,000
ea- ?
aa Total 17 3,041,800
Tel- The vessels used were old mercanraa
tile steamers, most of them built in
lgh the 70's and 80's, and their tonnage
rl* ranged from 1,250 to 2,978. Twelve
lso belonged to the Nippon Yusen Kalsha
Company, three to the Osaka Shosen
Kalsha company, one to the governop
ment and one to Nisaburo Hironi.
The value of the cargoes of stone,
cement and iron is placed at 400,000
lelf yen.
aid There are two harbors at Port Arlite
thur, an inner and an outer harbor.
Ity The entrance to the outer harbor from
to- the open sea is about a mile and a half
bis wide, between two promontories known c
[ it as Golden Hill and Man-tou-shan, on
to both of which are formidable fortifino
cations. The actual channel used by
red vessels drawing twenty-two feet of
?er- water or more Is about 880 yards wide,
)ve and as a matter of pratection, the Russians
have anchored booms projecting
led from either shore, leaving a very narrow
passage. On both sides of the
did booms mines are anchored so as to a
iiiu nhotnif.1 tho onfmnee of an enemv I
from the outside. The first attempt,
an- as I have said, was a failure, and the
led five vessels were scuttled and sunk
>he outside of the passage. The second
} It attempt was more successful, but still
ces left a portion of the channel clear,
igh The third attempt was completely suc>in.
cessful. Three steamers, the Yedo
ps. (1.724 tons,) the Odaru (2,574 tons)
ief. and the Sagami (1,926 tons) were sunk
led in such a way as to close the entrance
illy entirely to vessels of heavy draft. Torihe
pedo boats and destroyers drawing not
re- more than twelve or fourteen feet have
leu been able to pass in and out, but it
the took three months of blasting to clear
rt- a way for cruisers and battleships. Ev'el
en then they had to be navigated with
an- the greatest care along a channel
ler marked with buoys, and could not pass c
ise in the night. e
ler The success of the third attempt was
the more remarkable because It was c
made in a gale of wind. The sea was v
so heavy that an open boat could *
scarcely survive, which Is doubtless g
|n one reason for the large mortality, and v
, the weather was so thick that the com- li
nf . t
" manders of the co-operating vessels
could not communicate or even see f
? each other. t
me
er_ The Yedo, Odaru and Sagami lie v
_ side by side, bows pointing in, at the ?
very center of the channel, at the ex- t
gre act place named In the instructions to t
their commanders, where they were f
sr~ t.
I coolly scuttled by their own crews. ^
The Totami, which was leading the o
squadron, passed in between the
ier 0
Dm booms, struck a contact mine and v
sunk broadside across the channel, just f
oeyond the narrowest part. The Mlkawa
went by her and was blown up
ay her own crew, most of whom es?aped.
She went down lengthwise almost
In the center of the channel. The
\sagao was disabled by the guns of
he Russian fortifications and drifted
lground before reaching the entrance,
rhe Sakura struck an electric submarne
mine before reaching the narrow
dace and every soul on board?Comnander
Shiralshl and nineteen men?
vas lost.
While the Yedo*was backing and fill
ng in order to find the exact position
vhere she was to be sunk, as indicated
>n the chart, she was hit by a shell
rom a fort on Golden Hill, which killid
her commander, Lieut. Takayagi.
3ub Lieut. Nogata, a boy of twenty
rears old, took command, and under a
orrent of shot and shell from fortiicatlons
on both sides of the channel
le proceeded to carry out his orders
is coolly as if he were manceuvering
n a peaceful harbor. He held in his
jand the chart which had fallen from
he grasp of his superior officer, whose
nangled body lay at his feet, and gave
>rders to the helmsman and the engineer.
When he had found his place
le ordered the anchor to be dropped,
icuttled his ship, took to his boats and
nanaged to reach a torpedo boat which
vas lying, for the purpose of rescue, in
he darkness outside. He brought
iway all of his men but two, one of
hem being his commander, and twelve
>f the eighteen were uninjured. It
vas a miraculous escape.
The Odaru and Sagami were sunk in
he same way at the same time alongilde
of the Yedo, but every man on
>oard both of them was lost. Some
>f them are supposed to have reached
he land, and from rumors brought
>ut by Chinese coolies from Port Arhur
it is believed that they fought
heir captors until they were themrelves
killed. There have been several
iccounts from Russian authorities and
rom refugees, but they differ in 1mjortant
particulars.
The Alkoku, like the Sakura, struck
i submarine mine before reaching the
ihannel and went down. Eight of her
nen were drowned, but her command>r,Lleut.
Inutsuka, and sixteen of the
wenty-four men in his crew were resued
by a torpedo boat.
In his official report, from which I
lave obtained the greater part of this
nformatlon, the commander of the floilla
says that a storm sprang upsudlenly
about the time the boats were
itartlng?a southeasterly squall with
ind rain and mist?and he signalled
ill of the vessels to withdraw and wait
or more favorable conditions; but the
veather was so thick that the signals
vere not seen, and, following their
irlginal Instructions, the commanders
if the eight hulks made a dash for the
larbor. The search lights usually oprated
from the fortifications soon
Usclosed their presence to the Rusilans,
and during the last thirty mlnites
of their voyage they were under a
aklng fire from the forts on both
ildes and were constantly colliding
vith mines In the water. It was a
niracle that any of them reached Its
lestlnatlon. But the Japanese on
toard went on about their business as
coolly as If they were at practice and
10 enemy were near. Even the stolid
ind unsympathetic Russians were
hrllled with admiration at their coolless
and daring.
The spirit which animated every
nan in the expedition was expressed
n a speech which Lieut.Yuasa of the
Sagaml made to his men before startng:
"Let every man set aside all thought
>f making a name for himself," he
laid, "and let us all work together for
he attainment of our object. It is a
nistaken idea of bravery to court
leath unnecessarily. Death and fame
ire not .our objects in this attempt.
}ur only object is success, and we die
n vain If we do not carry out our orlers.
You all know what those orders
ire and what is expected of us. If I
im killed Lieut. Yamamoto will take
lommand; if he is killed you will tuxe
rour orders from the chief wariant
ifflcer, and if he dies from the next in
ank, and so on until the last man.
Ceep cool. Do not be excited. Do
lot hurry. And remember that the
ast man may have to carry out our
irders alone."
No one knows what happened upon
he Sagaml, except that the instrucions
given to Lieut. Yuasa were carled
out literally to the last. His hulk
ies In the bottom of the channel, exictly
where he was Instructed to place
t, but every man on board was lost,
file report of his simple little speech
o his men was brought from the Salami
by an aide-de-camp of the comnander
of the flotilla, who was so
leeply impressed by it that he wrote
lown the words immediately after
learing them.
All of the men who participated in the
ovnorl IHnna tho ripnri ns well as
he living:, have been promoted and
lecorated by order of the Emperor. It
s an amiable custom of the Japanese
0 bestow decorations and other honors
upon the dead. The Government
tas also granted life pensions varying
rom 300 to 500 yen ($150 to $250) a
ear upon the wounded and the famlles
of the dead. The official report
if the admiral commanding was as
ollows:
"Of the eight blocking vessels, five
rere sunk on entering the channel of
he harbor, and from this I conclude
hat the entrance has been completey
blocked against the passage of
ruisers and battleships"?which provd
to be the case.
"The expedition was an event of
:reat tragedy and heroism, and the
asualtles compared with the two preious
occasions, were much heavier.
Especially is it a matter of the deepest
egret that we were unable to rescue
1 single man of the crews of four
essels, even their last deedS of hero3m
being unrecorded. But I believe
hat the conduct of those loyal and
rallant men will be speedily noted in
he history of the empire. Tne torpeao
oat flotillas and destroyer flotillas,
rhich were ordered to rescue the men
f the blocking expedition, carried out
heir duties efficiently, fighting against
he rough weather and the enemy unit
the following morning. Special
iraise is due to the torpedo boat flollla,
which closely approached the
arbor mouth and rescued the crews
f the blocking vessels."
This story ought to be known to ev- I
ry sailor and to every soldier In the
,'orld.?Wm. E. Curtis in the Chicago I
tecord-Herald.
TILLMAN ON BRICE BILL.
Makes Some Remarks While In 8par*
tanburg.
Senator B. R. Tillman, "the father
of the dispensary law," arrived In the
city this morning from Washington,
enroute to Clemson college, to attend
a meeting of the board of trustees,
says the Spartanburg Journal.
As soon as the train stopped the
senator alighted from the train, and,
seeking the shade of a box car, he
called for a paper, and newsboys were
soon crying New York and Atlanta
papers, but the senator wanted a Columbia
paper, and as these had not
arrived he began to talk with the re
porters who were at the depot.
The senator delivered some hot shot
into the movement now on foo^
throughout the state to have the Brice
bill amended and restored to its original
shape so that local option elections
can be held in counties desiring
them.
"What do I think of the movement?"
repeated the senator, as he was discussing
several topics at the same
time with the reporters. 'Til tell you
what I think about it," and the senator's
voice bespoke the hidden feeling
back of his statement. "I think it is
like an underhanded attempt at assassination?that's
what I think of it."
"Why, the. idea of making the dispensary
pay for running the thing and
keeping down blind tigers, when the
dispensary itself has been put out."
"I believe," said the senator, "no,
I will say it straight?no honest man
could support such a measure, as far
as I can figure it out."
i?T 1.MAn. T A
A IWIUW IIIUC A lUtXJT UC IIIIVIII5 tx
hundred fellows in the legislature, but
I can't help It. My opinion"?what
are you talking about? It's not a mere
opinion. I am the father of the dispensary
law, I believe, and have had
a little acquaintance with it and its
origin. They would have the dispensary
run out of a county and then
make the dispensary system pay for
keeping out their blind tigers and seeing
that the law Is upheld."
"No. sir; it Is not right" The senator
holds that if a county wants the
dispensary put out it should not look
to the dispensary system for protection
against the blind tigers, which
Senator Tillman says would spring up
and furthermore, he does not regard
it as an honest business proposition,
as he Intimates above, in saying that
no honest man would support such a
movement, as far as he can see it
The senator's train pulled out while he
was talking, and the reporter had no
time to ask the senator what he would
regard as a satisfactory arrangement
for counties which might vote down
the dispensary in order to have-.the
prohibition law upheld and violations
of it punished according to law.
JAPANE8E BULLETS.
Are Mild Missiles and Will Pierce the
Brain Without Killing.
An interesting account is given by
the St. Petersburg correspondent of
the Dally Telegraph of remarkable
recoveries of Russian soldiers from
wounds made by what they term Japanese
toy bullets.
These bullets, say Russian surgeons,
are If not perfectly harmless, at least
the next best thing to that, forming
the mildest kind of missile that has
ever yet been flred from a rifle.
? -a I. ikrtt ft
une 01 me cuiwei(ueiit-cg 10 uui >
number of wounds, which formerly
were mortal, are now healed and forgotten
In a few days.
"Up till now a bullet In the head,"
remarked a Russian physician who Is
collecting data on the surgical aspect
of the present war, "which pierced the
brain was certain to cause death. But
here we have a case In which a missile
actually went through the medulla oblongata.
yet the man who received the
wound and cracked skull was smiling
and complaining of a slight headache
only on wet days.
"All the men In the hospital have tiny
wounds, smaller than a threepenny
bit, a mere red stain, nothing more."
A medical Investigator, Inquiring
from Russian officers as to the character
of the Japanese bullet was told:
"Compared with ours the Japanese
bullet is tiny, but Its velocity is considerably
greater. Our magazine rifle
takes a bullet of three lines and imparts
to it an initial velocity of 620
meters, whereas the Japanese rifles
have a 2.5 line bullet, with an initial
velocity of 725 meters. The Japanese
bullet only penetrates the tissue, but
does not tear it.
"When passing: through the abdomen
it Inflicts the minimum of damage, Its
chief effect being to expand the muscles
of the peritoneum, which quickly
contract, closing the orifice, thus saving
the Injured man from peritonitis
and death.?London Cor. New York
Herald.
Japanese Losses In Two Years.?
According to the official figures given
out long after the close of the war between
Japan and China, the former
country lost, all told, 4,110 men by
death. Of these 3,148 died of disease
and 231 from wounds. The number
slain In battle was only 734. The Japanese
lost about that number killed on
the field, at Klnchou and Nanshan hill.
They have had at least 1,200 or 1,400
soldiers killed or drowned at sea, besides
as many seamen of their fighting
ships. At the Yalu river and at Vafangow
the Japanese casualties must
have Included at least 500 men killed
on the Held, and other engagements
may have cost them 200 more soldiers
slain. Altogether the losses by death
In the present war, without taking account
of disease, certainly equal the
whole mortality of the war with China,
Including the 3,148 deaths due to sickness.
There Is really no comparison
between the work the Japanese forces
have been called on to do on sea and
land in the present struggle and the
easy tasks set before them In the one
sided war with China.?New York
Globe.