Walkerton Independent, Volume 34, Number 29, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 1 January 1909 — Page 7

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SYNOPSIS. The Escapade opens, not in the romance preceding the marriage of Ellen Slocum, a Puritan miss, and Lord Carrington of England, but in their life after settling in England. The scene is placed, just following the revolution, in Carrington castle in England. The Carringtons, after a house party, engaged in a family tilt, caused by jealousy. The attentions of Lord Carrington to Lady Cecily and Lord Strathgate to Lady Carrington compelled the latter to vow that she would leave the castle. Preparing to flee, Lady Carrington and her chum Deborah, an American girl, met Lord Strathgate at two a. m., he agreeing to see them safely away. He attempted to take her to his castle, but she left him stunned in the road when the carriage met with an accident. She and Debbie then struck out for Portsmouth, where she intended to sail for America. Hearing news of Ellen’s flight, Lords Carrington and Seton Bet out in pursuit. Seton rented a fast vessel and started in pursuit. Strathgate, bleeding from fall, dashed on to Portsmouth, for which Carrington, Ellen and Seton were also headed by different routes. Strathgate arrived in Portsmouth in advance of the others, finding that Ellen’s ship had sailed before her. Strathgate and Carrington each hired a small yacht to pursue the wrong vessel, upon which each supposed Ellen had sailed. Seton overtook the fugitives near Portsmouth, but his craft ran aground, just as capture was imminent. Ellen won the chase by boarding American vessel and foiling her pursuers. Carrington and Strat gate, thrown together by former’s wrec ng of latter’s vessel, engaged in an imp» iptu duel, neither being hurt. A war ’ssel. commanded by an admiral frie if Seton, then started out in pursui ; the women fugitives, Seton confes: y love for Debbie. Flagship Britannia overtook the fugitives during the ni? The two women escaped by again ta l gto the sea in a small boat. CHAPTER XVl.—Continued. 'Captain,” began the lieutenant, “all the cabins but two are unlocked. We want the keys for those two.” “I haven't got no keys,” answered the captain, curtly. “If they’re locked —which two be they?” “One is the after cabin on the port side; the other is, I take it, your own.” “My own ain’t locked.” “I beg your pardon, I’ve just tried the door. You can go below and see for yourself. Perhaps you’d better bring us a light.” Captain Tuggles would have let them grope in the darkness forever had it not been for the complication of his own locked door. A light was brought from the galley by the cabin bey and the three went below again. Captain Tuggles plunged to the door of his own cabin, turned the handle confidently. Sure enough it was locked. “You see?” said Mr. Collier. “I see, but I don’t understand,” said the captain. “Those two females went into this cabin. I showed them in there myself.” He pointed to the locked door. “And that’s locked, too. Now, captain, we are determined to get in - thn^e-two cabins and we don’t want to do any unnecessary damage to your ship. Have you a carpenter on board?” “Yes,” growled the captain. “Then you’d better send for him, for if you don’t, I shall be under the painful necessity of blowing open the locks.” The captain ran up the ladder and bade the second mate —both mates had been on deck during the episode—send the carpenter aft with some tools for forcing locks. Presently a grizzled old veteran presented himself In the cabin and by Captain Tuggles’ direction soon forced the lock of the stateroom. Taking a lantern Seton went into the room which had been occupied by the young women. It was empty. Both bunks had been slept in, however, and on the floor lay Ellen’s sword, belt and pistols where she had left them. “They were here, that’s certain,” he said, turning to Mr. Collier. “They've probably gone into the captain’s cabin.” “What for, I wonder,” growled the American. “We’ll soon see,” returned Collier. “Have the carpenter open that door also.” After fumbling a few moments the ' carpenter forced open the last door. Again Seton entered, followed by the other two. There was no one there. The captain’s eye was attracted by the open stern window. He started, opened his mouth to say something, thought better upon it and stopped. But there were two pairs of eyes in the cabin just as sharp as those of worthy Master Tuggles. One pair belonged to the sailor. Collier, too, noticed the open stern window and he at once pointed it out to Seton. “I see it all now,” he said. “Something must have alarmed them. They left their own cabin, locked it to keep us busy and give themselves time, came in here and went overboard through the stern window.” “Overboard into what?” cried Sir Charles in dismay. “You don't think they’ve committed suicide?” Collier laughed. “Certainly not. Didn’t you notice just before dark when we were overhauling the ship that she had a small boat trailing astern. It’s pounds to pennies that they’ve gone in that. Here, wait; I’ll find out.” He wriggled out of the window n himself, dropped down the Jacob's ^Jadder and peered anxiously aft. There ^6 no sign of a boat. It was dark am^ecouldn’t see very well, but he could s^enough to know’ that from whatever^N^use, the boat that had been draggim^gtern w r as gone. “You've lost^^em again, Sir Charles." he said Sunnily, as he climbed into the cabins^ain. "I’ll not believe it,”*'^^ied Sir Charles bitterly disappointed^^ this unfortunate ending of so proim^cg a venture. Captain Tuggles laughed. It must be confessed that he hugely enjoyed the discomfiture of his unwelcome visitors. “What’s to be done now?” cried Sir Charles. “Nothing but go back to the Brltan--91*.”

“What! without searching the ship?” “Well, we can do that,” returned Collier, “but I’m morally certain that it’ll be of little use.” “Nevertheless,” answered Sir Charles, “I should like it, for they may have been concealed elsewhere and this all may be a trick to throw us off the scent.” “All right,” returned the naval officer, “I’ll have a dozen of the Britannias out of the boat and we’ll overhaul the Flying Star from stem to stern and from truck to keelson.” “Gentlemen,” said the captain, “I’m terrible anxious to get ahead. I’ll be honest with you this time. I did take in them two parties about noon to-day. I knowed that the one in men’s clothes was a woman soon as I laid eyes on her, but she said she was the daughter of Captain William Penn Slocum of Philadelphia, a man I’d knowed for many years, an’ I agreed to take her to Bordeaux whither I’m bound. She said she was runnin’ away from her husband. And the other girl was runnin’ away from a lover. No, not exac’ly,” continued the captain, cor-

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recting himself, “the other girl was runnin’ away ’cause she had to. I took it that she was no wise willin’ to come with us but she couldn’t help it.” Sir Charles’ heart leaped at this confirmation of his hopes and dreams. “An’ I give you my word,” continued the captain, “that they ain’t nowhere else in the ship. I was dow r n here just before dark, thought I’d fetch them some supper, and they was both asleep, an’ I didn’t have the heart to wake ’em up. I think it’s just as this gentleman says, somethin’ must have alarmed them, maybe they heard your hail; their boat was draggin’ astern, and they made off in her.” “I have no doubt that you are speaking the truth,” answered Seton. Captain Tuggles startled violently. “Nay,” said the soldier, “I mean no offense at all, but you don’t know Lady Ellen Carrington, and it’s quite possible that without your knowledge she’s concealed herself in some other part of the ship.” “If I produce her will you take off your men and your ship and lemme go on?” “Instantly,” returned Seton. It did not take the sailors long to search the ship. They found no trace of Ellen and Deborah whatsoever and so reported to Collier. “I am sorry for you, Sir Charles,” said Collier, “but they have evidently i escaped you. They’re cruising around [ somewhere in these waters in that boat. Perhaps we can overhaul them at daybreak if we have good luck,” he said. “At any rate, they are not here, and we'll have to return to the Britannia.” “My friend,” said Sir Charles, gloomily, “we owe you some reparation for stopping you in this way. If this will compensate, I shall be glad.” He extended his hand with a rouleau of gold pieces in it. Captain Tuggles took the money, examined it critically, walked to the side of the and dropped it overboard. “What do you mean by that?” cried Sir Charles, angrily. “It’s right that you should pay me ^or the trouble you’ve caused and the o^ylt you’ve put upon me, but that doewt make it necessary for me to take yoS^money.” “Why di®>4 you give it back, then?” asked Collier, ’^o was as much astonished as Seton, “There wouldn't been any pay it I’d give it back It «S GS i n t o the

ocean, that’ll clean It off. Now, If you’re through with me, although I’ve enjoyed immensely this evenin's conversation, p’raps you’ll be kind enough to call off your men, take your ship out of my Vay and lemme go on.” Collier laughed. “It was that sort of spirit,” he said to Seton, “that prevented us from conquering them in the last seven years. Come on, we have naught to gain here. We’ll let the American eagle scream undisturbed.” “Yes,” said Captain Tuggles, “and it’s this sort of spirit that's goln’ to make it hot for you if you ever try to fight with us again. The American eagle’s never goin’ to be any younger and

weaker than it is now, and look out ’ next time.” Seton laughed at the captain’s gas- ■ conading in which there was more - truth than either of them dreamed, turned on his heel, follor/ed Collier to the gangway, descended to the boat, which was shoved off and rowed to 1 the Britannia. ’ A few moments later there was a shrilling of pipes, a hoarse growling, a • hurrying of feet along the decks of ■ the liner. Her helm was shifted, her j • sails filled, her main yard swung, and • she went swashing away into the night, I an example that Captain Tuggles i was quick to follow. ! “Captain,” said the second mate, 1 whose watch it was, “I suppose them females is lying off here in the dark . somewhere, p’raps if we stand on easy we can pick ’em up again.” “I wouldn’t have ’em in my ship again,” said Tuggles, viciously, “for a thousand pounds. Women are all right ashore, especially when men are at sea, but w’hen the two gits together on a ship, God help us. An’ so I says to Mrs. Tuggles, she can keep house in Boston, and I’ll keep house on my ' quarter-deck. I ain’t there, and 1

i don’t feel that way when I’m in her [ presence.” > With which bit of sea philosophy ' the worthy captain fades into the dark- ■ ness and out of the pages of this his- . tory. [ > CHAPTER XVIL । The Preliminaries to Danger. 1 Admiral Kephard was waiting the 1 return of the boat at the gangway of • the Britannia. Great w r as his disap--1 pointment when he discovered that ’ Seton and Collier were alone. “Hey! What?” he exclaimed. “Where ■ are the—?” “I’ll explain it in your cabin, if you’ll permit, sir,” answered Sir Charles, gravely, unable to hide his disappointment. ' “Come aft, then,” returned the admiral. “Collier, you, too. Gentlemen,” he continued as he waved them ' to seats in his spacious cabin, “what’s the story? Did not the ladies board that ship?” “They did, sir,” answered Sir Charles. “Well, why didn’t you bring them off? Wouldn’t they come with you? Couldn’t you persuade them?” "We couldn’t persuade them because we didn’t have a chance, sir,” answered Collier. “What do you mean?” exclaimed the admiral in bewilderment. “They had gone!” “Gone? Where?” “I wish we knew,” answered Sir Charles with a very melancholy air. “But my dear Sir Charles, where ! could they have gone? Did you search the ship?" “Every nook and corner in her, sir," ’ answered Collier. “But I don’t understand,” began the admiral. “They must have seen us ranging alongside, sir,” returned the lieutenant, “for when we broke into the cabin which they had occupied we found the berths had been used, but the ladies had fled.” “Fled where?” “Into the captain’s cabin.” “Did you not enter that?” "We did, sir. They had left that.” ' “Left it for what?” “For the small boat in which they had boarded the Flying Star, which, you remember, we noticed dragging astern of the merchantman while sm chased her this afternoon.” (TO BK CONTLNUHJXJ

AWFUL QUAKE IN ITALY; THOUSANDS ARE KILLED Three Southern Provinces Laid in Ruins—Tidal Wave Inundates Catania Sinking Hundreds of Boats—Fatalities May Reach 20,000.

Rome.—Twenty thousand persons were killed, according to one estimate, by an earthquake which Monday destroyed most of the human habitations on the eastern half of the island of Sicily and in the department of Calabria, Italy. It is believed to be the greatest disaster of modern times. Reports arriving late Monday all tended to confirm the statement that the catastrophe possibly will equal i that which occurred in 1783, when 40,- ! 000 persons perished at Messina. Messina in Utter Ruin. I According to late advices last night the city of Messina, in Sicily, was ter- | ribly damaged by the first shock at five o’clock, and later three-fourths of the town practically was swept from the earth by a vast wave fr.om the sea. Hundreds met death in this inundation. Among those lost was Commander Passino of the Italian navy, and a body of men whom he had led ashore as a rescue party from his ship, the Barbor, after the first shock. Roll of Wrecked Towns. The damage reported so far is as follows: MESSINA, Sicily—Population, 150,000; wrecked by earthquake and swept by tidal wave; loss of life enormous. CATANIA—Third largest town in Sicily, in ruins. PATERNO, Sicily—Ten miles northwest of Catania, at foot of Mount Etna; population, 15,000; a heap of smoldering ruins. VITTORIA, Sicily—Town of 17,000, on the Camarino river; wrecked. NARO, Sicily—Population, 11,000; half destroyed. ALl—Fifteen miles southwest of Messina, one of the most ancient towns in island; population, 2,600; badly damaged. MINEO, Sicily—Ninety-six miles northwest of Catania; badly damaged. PATTI—On the north coast of Sicily; wrecked. CASTROREAL—PopuIation, 7,600; 12 miles southwest of Milazzo; badly wrecked. PALMI, Calabria—On the southwest coast; population, 14,000; in ruins. REGGIO, Calabria—Population, 4,500; across the Strait of Messina from the city of Medina; reported completely destroyed. SCILLA, Calabria — Reported destroyed. BAGNARA—Sixteen miles northeast of Reggio; population, 7,000; reported wiped out. Reports Indicate Great Havoc. The fate of entire regions within the zone of . the earthquake is unknown, bul reports received here indicajx* that the havoc has been greai^uTf*i«tii6'destructlon to life and property more terrible than Italy has experienced*in many years. The uncertainty of the situation for many thousands has filled all Italians with the deepest distress, for they still have fear that the day may come when that part of the country which seems to have been most blessed by nature will be destroyed by the blind forces of that same nature which nearly nineteen centuries ago overwhelmed Pompeii and Herculaneum. Tidal Wave Sweeps Catania. All reports snow that the present catastrophe embraces a larger area than the earthquake in 1905. The tidal wave which followed the earth shocks on the eastern coast of Sicily sunk vessels and inundated the lower part of Catania. It is known that a number of people were killed at that place, but the rushing waters carried everything before them and caused such an indescribable confusion that it will be impossible for some time to estimate the damage and the lives lost. Relief Quickly Sent. The Italian government proceeded energetically to relieve the widespread distress, concentrating at the points of greatest need troops and engineers. Members of the Red Cross were dispatched to various places and camps with provisions were immediately prepared, all available railway lines and warships being used for their transport. Thousands Dead at Messina. The city of Messina has suffered probably more than any other place, the latest information coming indirectly from that quarter stating that twothirds of the town was destroyed and several thousand persons killed. The steamers Washington and Montebello, which were in that harbor, later proceeded to Catania,^ loader with injured, who were so stupefied by terror that they seemed unable to realize what had happened, simply saying that Girl’s Body Found in Lake. Chicago. — Fourteen hours after she had re rned from a visit with relatives at Fond du Lac and Milwaukee, Wis., the body of Miss Mamie R. Dunn, a telephone operator, was found in Lake Michigan, near the foot of Diversey’ boulevard. It was found by two boys at noon yesterday. Although it is believed that death resulted primarily from drowning, there are evidences that the young woman took poison, and the police are working on the murder theory. Preserving City Records. There is a' city history club in New York that is doing good work, the object being to gather all the data possible in regard to historical, facts in the life of the city. Some of the late collections include real Elizabethan chains, ashes of Columbus in a gold cross and historical portraits of early Dutch in New Yorii. Mak,-- * '"•'ances. Helvetius: <o !' r to love mankind we must®b »ct too much of them.

NOTABLE EARTHQUAKES TAKE A MILLION LIVES. Place. Year. Lives Lost. Catania, Sicily ...1137 15.000 Syria 1158 20,000 Cilicia 1268 60,000 Naples 1456 40,000 Lisbon 1531 30,000 Naples 1626 70,000 Ragusa 1667 5,000 Schamaki 1672 80,000 Port Royal, Jamaica.. .1692 3,000 Sicily 1693 100,000 Aquila, Italy 1703 5,000 Jeddo (Tokyo) 1703 200,000 Abruzzi, Italy 1706 15,000 Algiers 1716 20,000 | Palermo 1726 6,000 China 1731 100,000 Naples 1732 1,900 Lima and Callao 1746 18,000 Grand Cairo 1754 40,000 Kaschan, Persia 1755 40,000 Lisbon 1755 50,000 Fez. Morocco 1755 12,000 Syria 1759 20,000 Martintco 1767 1,600 Tauris 1780 45,000 Calabria 1783 30,000 Bolivia 1797 40,000 Naples 1805 6,000 Kutch, India 1819 2,000 Aleppo ....1822 20.000 Murcia, Spain 1828 6.000 Canton, China 1830 6,000 Calabria 1835 1,000 Martinique 1839 700 Cape Haytien, San D.. 1842 5,000 Point-a-Pitre, Guadel’p.lß43 5,000 Nielfi, Italy 1851 14.000 Great Sanger 1856 3,000 Calabria, Italy 1857 10.000 Quito 1859 5.000 Erzeroum, Asia Minor. 1859 6,000 I Mendoza. S. A 1861 7,000 Manila 1863 1,000 Mitylene 1867 1,000 Peru and Ecuador 1867 25,000 Santander, Colombia .1875 14,000 Java 1881 40,000 Scio 1882 4,000 Asia Minor 1875 14,000 Cashmere 1885 3,000 The Riviera 1887 2.300 Yunnan, China 1888 4,000 Japan 1891 5,000 Mont Pelee eruption. . 1902 30,000 Valparaiso, Chile 1906 1,500 San Francisco 1906 452 Kingston, Jamaica ....1907 1,100 — Total 1,300,552 it looked as though the end of the j world had come. Five steamers left . Catania for Messina to assist in re- j moving the injured from that place, who are reported to number thou- ! sands. Five Hundred Boats Sunk. At Catania the panic-stricken people, fearing new shocks, absolutely i refused to re-enter their houses and are camping on the squares which are free from water, and the surrounding country. The tidal wave sunk 500 I boats there and did great damage to several large vessels and steamers, including the Austrian steamer Buda. Not only did Catania suffer from the ( effects of a tidal wave, but a similar body of water inundated the handsome streets of Messina which flank the harbor, covering them with a thick layer of mud which rendered more difficult the succoring of the wounded, many of whom could be seen lying under the wreckage. It is reported that the villages of Faro and Ganzirri, adjoining Messina, have disappeared. The effects of the earthquake were aggravated by fire through an explosion of gas, the flames which swept along several of the streets adding terror upon terror. Torpedo Boat Carries News. For a period the town of Messina and the whole province of Reggio were completely isolated through interruptions to the telegraph and telephone and land slides that obstructed the railways. Absolutely nothing was j heard from Reggio throughout the day, while the first news from Messina came in the form of a dispatch which a torpedo boat, flying at full speed along the coast of the peninsula, carried from point to point, always finding the wires down until it reached Nicotera, where the telegraph lines were found to be intact. From this point, the dispatch was sent'. It briefly stated that the situation was desperate and after summarizing the immensity of the catastrophe, ended J with the announcement that Capt. Passino, commander of the local station for torpedo boats, was buried under the debris after having, with other officials, performed heroic work in trying to save others. Deserted Husband Kills Actor. Denver, Col. —C. Burdette Bell, a laundry worker, yesterday fired five shots at C. Cavier Dury, known to the stage as J. Byron Allenton. All shots took effect, killing Dury instantly. The shooting took place in the ; hallway of a rooming house where both Dury and Bell's wife lived and ' was the outcome, according to Bell’s statement to the police, of an effort on his part to induce his wife to return to him. Bell surrendered to the police. Mrs. Bell is also in custody. Where Fortunes Topple. The demand for employment by educated women is greater proportionately in England than in any other ! country. Nowhere in the world is the dilemma of a woman accustomed to luxury and suddenly thrown on her own resources so distressing as in England. Money in Growing Bananas. First-class bananas bring the growers in Costa Rica 31 cents a bunch. The inferior qualities sell at halt that price.

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