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If WILLARD BLAKEMAN
4 I i m !■ 1 H -l H H +-H 1 11I I I
la.tbe autumn of 1014 when the Ger
man cralaer* were deetroflng British
commerce on the hifh seas Jack Mars-
ton, an American boy, was an or-
dlnary seaman aboard the English ship
Sea Gall. That wasn’t the real name
of the reesel, but there are reasons
why it should be fictitious. Jack had
been brought op on the Maine coast
and was as much at home in the water
aa on shore and nearly as much at
home in it as out of it At any rate,
be preferred to be in It
Just why he shipped altoard a Brit
ish Tesael instead of an American does
not appear, though American ships be
ing few and far between it is prob
able that he would have been obliged
to look for some time in order to get
a berth on one. He was in Portland
one day and, finding the Sea Gull there
and about to make a trip to Valparaiso
and return, concluded to sign for the
voyage.
One morning when the Sea Gull was
not a hundred miles from the port of
her destination her captain espied on 1
her post quarter a war vessel too far ;
distant to make out to what nation ;
she belonged. He was not long in ,
doubt, for the ship headed for the Sea
Gull, and when she came near enough
the German flag was seen flying from
her stern. She proved to be the Em-
den, ode of the most remarkable of
the commerce destroying cruisers of j
that period. •
The Sea Gull being defenseless, her 1
captain and crew realised that her
sailing days were ended. They were
taken aboard the Emden. and their
ship was scuttled and sunk. That
Jack Marat on was a United States
rltlsen was no especial advantage to
, him, for. being a member of the crew
of a British ship, be was subject to the
same terms as the others. However,
there was nothing to be done with the
captives until the Emden's commander
could find some way of getting rid of
and they were all kept absurd
They were coosldered
i of war, but not placed in con- j
Indeed, there were crews
mt two other captured shlpe aboard, '
Jack had not shipped to be kept
aboard a Gorman cruiser, darting hlth- |
er sad thither bunting for the mer- 1
chant marine of Gormany'a enemies, |
end woe much disgruntled. He told
the captain of the Emden that he was
an Aamrlcen dtlaen and asked to be (
furnished the means of getting a a bora. >
Bat he bed no proof* of his dttsenshlp
and even If he bad would probably not
have been entitled to different treat
ment from tbs other captives.
Jack having nothing to do, bla mind
turned on the problem of regaining bla
liberty. He did a great deal of think
ing, with no practical result There
may be regularly planned escapee, but
JotA. being out on the ocean, usually
hand reds of miles from abore. might
plan till the crack of doom without
bitting upon any way of getting ashore
even If he could elude the officer* and
crew of the Emden. If the cruiser bad
put into port the matter might have
been feasible. But this sbe dared not
do, for Brittab warships were watch
ing the harbora. Indeed, the safest
place for the Emden waa far out at
ace. where the area was so large that
abe waa not likely to be found, and if
sighted by an enemy too strong for
her she would have plenty of room for
flight.
Snch being the case, Jack soon made
apjiis mind that he must wait for an
opportunity, and an opportunity would*
not likely arise unless the Emden
found It essential to approach the
coast, either for supplies or to get rid
of her prisoners, who were making
great Inroads Into her stock of provi-
aions. -—
Jack one morning on awakening was
surprised to see land not two miles
from the ship. 1 The Emden was steam
ing northward, skirting the shore. The
reason for this was soon apparent
Jock saw seaward a British man-of-
war, cruising along in the same direc
tion as the Emden. It was evident
that the latter was keeping within the
limit of three miles from shore, which
Ay international law is neutral waters.
Jack looked at the shore longingly. He
would have undertaken to swim to it,
but in broad daylight it would be im
possible for him to leave the ship with
out being seen. He resolved to wait
'tUl night But when night came the
Idea of committing himself to the
Mack, inhospitable waters to swim be
tween two or three miles to a shore he
could not see was too much for even
bis water pluck, and he dared not try
It Hi hoped for an opportunity just
before dawn. _ i
Sot during the midwatch a fog roll
ed in, and the captain of the Emden,
taking, advantage of It ran out to sea
and •Den the next day the fog llfied
Mis Wgs oat of sight of land. Jack
fadi teeth, for he feared that h«
again get eonaaf the ahore. j
da/ one of the Sea Gan’s crew
; etf the Emdca was
a beg !■ which is
Emden
her
the
self in the bag in place of the corpse te
be thrown overboard and thus escape.
Escape whereT Swimming on the
bosom of on ocean unless there la a
vessel near or land within reach la an
undesirable change even from captiv
ity. No; there was nothing lu that
idea and it was. banished.
That afternoon a cloud of amok#
appeared on the bortson, and toon the
black hull of « war vessel loomed up.
There waa a commottou on board the
Emden, for the vessel might be a Brit
ish warship The captain permitted
her to come close enough to see that
sbe flew the union jack of Great Brit
ain and that she was a. milch larger
craft than the Emden. Then be be
gan to show his heels.
That night the lights on
were darkened, and she cl
course several times. Quite
British ship also covered her light
any rate, she was not to be seen. Xhe
Emden's captain hoped that when da;
light came ageln be would be rid
her. Unfortunately for the Emden the
night was bright by the light of a full
moon, so that she could be seen by her
pursuers.
The next morning at dawn Jack
Marston went on deck and at the first
break of day descried the British ship
somewhat nearer than the night before.
Tbe Britisher must have discovered
the Emden at the same time, for a
dense cloud of smoke issuing from her
stacks indicated that she was patting
fuel ou her fires. The Emden followed
suit and made every effort to escape.
For a time it seemed that the English
man was gaining; then for an hour
sbe neither lost nor gained. Jack, who
was watching her closely, made up hia
mind that sbe was slowly losing.
Now, the crew of the 8ea Gull were
hoping that they would be rescued,
and wheu Jack told them that tbe
Britisher waa slowly losing ground
they were much disappointed. Jack
determined to take au awful risk.
That was to get himself sewed up in
the burial bag and thrown overboard,
with tbe hope of being picked up by
the pursuing ship. He told bis mates
of his plan and asked them to
help him. They looked upon his
scheme as foolhardy and tried to dia
suade him from it Bnt when they
found that this was Impossible they
offered to do anything be suggested lu
their power.
Jsck's plan was this: Tbe attention
of tbe officer* and crew of tbe Emden
was confined to getting away from the
pursuing ship. Tbe Sea Gall's men
might steal tbe body of their deed
comrade and bide it They might then
sew Jack up in tbe burial beg and
heave him overboard without permis
sion. They might omit the shot usual
ly tlMf to the ankles for sinking par-
poses, and Jack would not remain long
under water. On rising be would en
deavor to attract th^-attention of the
Britts her. *
Tbe crow of the Sea'Gull agreed to
do their psrt ln the matter. If Jack
wished te commit suicide he might do
so. That was his lookout, uot theirs.
So when every one of tbe Emden's
crew was Intent an Mm pursuer they
took tbe body out of the burial beg.
and Jack got Infcy It with pieces of
cork tied under his shoulders, some
provisions In a rubber bag, e bottle
of water, a knife and a piece of white
cotton doth attached to a stick for
signal purposes.
It was decided to ask tbe captain of
the Emden for permission to bury
their dead companion, ifb was too
busy at the time tv give any thought
to their request and granted it with a
nod of tbe bead. Then the sailors car
ried Jack to tbe side of tbe ship and,
staudlnl about him uncovered, slid him
overboard.
Jack did not mind being discovered
In the water by the Germans, for be
knew they would not think of stopping
to pick him up. He wa* not below the
surface more than twenty seconds, but
when be reappeared tbe cruiser was
going so fast that sbe was already
quite a distance from him. Tbe gaze
of most of them was in his direction,
but was fixed on tbe pursuing ship
One man caught sight of him, but
Jack simply flouted ou tbe surface and
was probably supposed to be tbe corpse
that had beeu given burin). At any rate,
no especial attention was paid to him.
uud he was being rapidly left astern.
Jack's main fear was that the Brit
isher, being In a hurry, would fall to
pick him up even If he succeeded in
attracting her attention. He was di
rectly In her Hue and with his white
flag would likely succeed In making
himself seen. She was nearly half an
hour behind the Emden and losing.
Wheu a few hundred yards from him
he waved his flag. He knew that he
was seen, for he saw several persons
pointing at him and evidently discuss
ing him.
But Jgck was horrified to see the
ship proceed ou her way without stop
ping for him. She had gone nearly a
mile beyond him when a gladdening
sight met his view. There was l beot
being lowered. There were men fn It
and when In the water and loosened
from the ship they pulled toward him.
Jack was picked up, uud tbe ship
waited for the return of her boat Her
commander was conscious of losing ou
the Emden aud had decided to save the
man in the water. When Jack was
taken aboard be was plied with ques
tions as to the German cruiser, but
coujd only say that'she waa the Em
den and had aboard tbe crews of sev
eral vessels she had sunk.
Jack was put aabore -at a Booth
American port and determined that
when be Committed himself again to
tbe deep be would go .under the Amer
ican flog. After watting some time he
found ■ berth on a United
eel and In doe time turned np on his
native shore. He says he la quits
tent with hia srpsrlenee as a
the ocean In wartime end hg
sore of R.
A Mistaken
Identity
' By DWIGHT NORWOOD
Friends were arriving for tbe funeral
and on entering the house tuned into
the room where the coffin rafted on
supports. It bed been left open, and
any one who wished to have a look at
tbe deceased woo permitted to do so.
Mrs. Msc Elroy looked down upon the
corpse with melancholy visage, then
went to her seat and whispered to
Mrs. Martin beside her: ,
“He looks very natural.”
“Do you think ao? I wouldn't know
him.”
Mrs. Goulgle leaned ^forward and
remarked in a Subdued voice that she
had been asked to go to the hospital
where be had died and identify him.
She wne in doubt at first, but ns she
looked the features seemed to throw off
the death look and take on a lifelike
appearance. She would stake her life
on Uis being Parker.
Nathan Parker had left home sev
eral days before to go to work at his
trade—he was a plasterer—and had not
returned. He bad complained of diz
xlucss and was seen to stagger as he
walked down the street Night came
and he did not return. His wife was
worried nboat him and fearful that he
had collapsed. She would have gone
to Inquire of his employer, but her
husimud had told her that be was go
ing to do a Job on hid” own account
that day nud unfortunately did not In
form her where It was.
That night was one of great anxiety
to Mrs. Parker. She went to the
gnx-ery and called up every hospital in
town, asking if a man of the name of
Parker was there. They all replied
that they had no snch person among
their patients. Tbe next day passed
without bringing tbe missing man's
return. Mrs. Parker sent out a police
alarm, but nothing came of it
Then one day the missing man's son
concluded to go the rounds of the hos
pitals In search of his father. At one
of them be found that a man had died
who had been taken in unconscious
sod no name obtained, ffig had fallen
on a sidewalk, been picked up by a po
llceman and brought to tbe hospital In
an ambulance. He bad died tbe day
before.
John Parker went in to see tbe
corpee, drending to And his father. He
no sooner looked upon It than be cor
ered his eyee with bis hands. There
lay tbe man be hod feared to see. Then
be went home and Informed bis moth
er of what be bad found. After she
had given way to tbe first outburst*
of grief sbe asked John If be wee sure
that tbe body he bad seen waa that
of bte father. John said be was. but
there would be—uo harm In aeodlug
some one etae to Identify It Stephen
Parker, the deceased's brother, went
to tbe hospital and expressed a doubt
that the corpse was that of Nathan.
Then Mrs. Goulgle. an Intimate friend
of the family, went to tbe hospital
aud confirmed John's report
At the hour apiwlnted for the fu
neral tbe family and relatives came
Into the room where tbe burial rites
were to tike place and took .seats be
side the coffin. A minister appeared
who conducted the services and dwelt
at length on the virtues of tbe de
ceased. When all waa over the under
taker put tbe lid on tbe coffin and
screwed it down. While he waa do
ing so a man, very [Mile, staggered In
nt the door.
“What's all thter he exclaimed.
"Good gracious!” cried Mrs. Parker.
“Who are you?” asked the minister,
starting forward to head off the Inter
loper.
"Who am 1? I'm Nathan Parker.
Who’s that In the coffin?"
"Oh. Nathan." cried the wife, "is it
really you?"
“Ueally me? Who else should I be?"
“Have you come back from tbe
dead ?"
“I haven't lieen with the dead.”
"It looks like you. but I can’t be
sure."
Johnny went up to the Intruder, look-
ed him close in the face, then threw
his arms around him. crying: “I made
a mistake! Tniade u mistake!*' Then
Mrs. Parker took her husband away
from Johnny and hugged him.
Meanwhile Parker, who had Just got
out of bed after several -days, being
either unconscious or delirious, suc
cumbed to the shock of arriving Just
in time for his own funeral and wonld
have fallen to the floor had bis wife
mndf son not supported him to a sofa.
Johnny ran for a stimulant, and Mrs.
Parker chafed his bands.
‘Take that thing awpy!" he cried
faintly.
Parlmr 'was put to bed^ and the
corpse removed. As soon as he be
came sufficiently composed to give'an
account of bis absence he sold that
while going to work the sidewalk and
bis bead seemed to come together—be
knew not bow—and be was uncon
scious till be found himself In bed In
s strange bouse. He called: a woman
come into the room and told blin that
she bad seen him fsll. had gone out
and bad Instructed several persona who
gathered about him to carry him Into
her house. She bod not tbe heart to
send him to a hospital, but bad sent
for a doctor to attend him.
Parker asked bow long be bad been
there, and when she told him It waa a
week be Jumped out of bed, declaring
that be most go te bis family, who
would be worried about bios. Ou ap-
YNotic*.
Tbe truuaufsr's offles will be opsu far the
oUeethm of State, Countr School and Com
mautlou Read tans levied for tbs Serai year
commendn# Jansen hR. IW15 from tbe
15tb day of October, 101&, to tbe 15th day of
March, Mil* iDcuulvr. A penalty of ene mr
cent, will be added from Jannarr 1st, ISlfl tu
January Slst. Inclnslve. From February let
to February Wth, Inclusive a penalty of oi>e
per vent, wilt be added m .king a total of two
per cent on all taxes paid In February.
From March 10»h to March 15'h a penalty ot
five per cent, win be added maklnit a penalty
of seven per cent, ou all taxes paid In March.
Book* dose March !&, me.
LEVY.
For State purpnee* J Mills
For Ordinary County purposes> 5% Mill*
For constitutional dchuof 8 MUle
Total...'. 1*^ Mill*
SPECIAL SCHOOL LEVY.
Ashlelgh, Baldoc, Barbary Branch, Cedar
Grove, Columbia, Edisto, Ellenton, friend
ship, Green*. Kline, Meyer* Mill, Morris, Mt.
calvaiy. New Forest; Oak Grove, Riverside,
Sand-Hill, BetgHngVIllc. t'even Pine*, tsyca
more No. 8 and TUikcr’s cieek, 2 mill*.
Barton, Bloom!ngdale, cave. Hickory Hill,
Owen* oross Koads, Reedy Branch. Shady
Grov..- and Upper Rich Land, 8 mill*.
Appleton. BU Fork. Double Pond, Healing
Springs, Hercules, Hilda, L«e*, R<ternary,
Sycamore, No. 51 and Ulmer*, 4 mill*.
Dunbarton and Elko 5 Mill*
Blaclmlle ..6 Mill*
Fairfax 8 Mill*
Allendale and Barnwell Mill*
Willlston .Mill*
J. B. ARMSTRONG,
i Trea*. B. c.
Barnwell, 8. C., Sept. 20th.
I NOTICE.
Write me and I will explain
how I was curdd in 4 days of a
severe case of Piles of 40
Years’ standing without pain,
knife or detention from busi
ness. No one need suffer
from this disease when this
humane cure can be had right
here in South Carolin.
R. M. JOSEY
Lamar, S. C., R. F. D. 4
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♦
M. B. CALHOUN
Funeral Director
Allendale,
Barnwell,
Blaclrrille.
First-class Undertaking.
Hearse for both White
and Black.
Offices:
Allendale: Horae Furni
ture Co., Barnwell and
Blackville.
All calls given prompt
attention.
9-2-15
I (profcBfiionaf Carba. X
llam#——eeeeewe«nieSl
H. R. ERWIN
Civil Engineer and
Surveyor
ALLENDALE, S. C.
march 1916
John J. Jones
Attflrcey and Coilnulor at Law
Practice in all the State and Feders
Courts of South Carolina and Georgia
Prompt attention given to Collections
Office 413 Dyer Bldg.
AUGUSTA, - - GEORGIA.
Bell 'Phone 3237.
DR. W. C. MILHOUS,
©enttwf.
Office hours: 8:30 a. m. to 6 p. m.
Persons living away from Barnwell
will please make appoinimenta before
coming. By so doing they will be sure
of immediate service and
Dr. J. Wi Reeves
Dentist
In office last week of each month.
Barnwell, South Carolina
> Office in Harrisop Building,
oc t31-12-l vr
EDGAR A. BROWN
JAS. JULIAN BUSH
Attomeya-*t-Law.
Money to Loan in anv Amount for any
Length of Time.
Walker Building, • Barnwell, S. C.
Money in Bank:
Check Book in Pocket.
r:
It is dangerous to carry money in your pocket
any time; especially so juat now when cotton is
moving freely. The highway robber, the fire
bug, and the fakir avoid people known to bank
their money. Because you may not have auffere
losses at the hands of any of these three is no
reason why your time may not come next., If
in town come and see ua and we will start you
right with a checking account. If more conven
ient mail Ua all checks yougetand wewill collect
them without coat to you. j.
4 per cent. Paid in Savings Department.
Bank of Western Carolina
Hesd 0<Bc«
Aiken, 8. 0.
Barnwell, S. C.
LET US DO YOUR
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We take pleasure in announcing to they]
automobile owners that we have been ex
tremely fortunate in securing the services
of Mr. W. C. Gunn, of Augusta, who is an
expert mechanic and one who has made a
specialty of repairing electric starters, etc.
We also have* the agency for the "DIA
MOND’* and “KELLEY-SPR1NGF1ELD”
automobile tires, than which there are no
better on the market.
No matter what the trouble may be with
your car, we can fix it.
THE BARNWELL GARAGE,
W. D. HARLEY, Maa^r.
' Bvnw«ll, S. C.
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1 wish every suffering woman would give
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women for more than fifty years.
Get a Bottle Today!
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HERBERT E. GYLES
Attorneys-at-Law
BLACKVILLE, - - S. C.
Will practice in all Courts.
Money to loan on Farming Lands.
Thos. M. Boulware,'
ATTORNEY AT LAW '*
N^votiate loan* on reil e«t*t«». f’an
g«t 7% mon*j In ruiii* not le** than
$6,000.00.
Barnwell and Williston
Williston office open Wednesday’s
and Fridays.
.Wm. MoNAB.
Renresenting
Tbe Equitable Life Ins. Co.
also the Strongest
Fire. Health and Accident
* Insurance Companies.
BARNWELL AUTO REPAIR CO.
AUTOMOBILE OWNERS:
__ Have your work done at the New Shop, in the
TftTctiadson Building, opposite The Barnwell People
Office.
Try me and you will become my customer.
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