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EDITORIAL
1HE BOSS OF THE HOME
From Judge Kunkel, of the
county court of Dauphin county.
Peon., comes a decision so luminous
Bagttdous and' final htat it tran
scends county and state lines at^
recommend^ itself, by its own mer
its to the laws, tji© code? and the
hearts of all American states and
all the American people. A tyrant
mafl complained of "cruel and bar
barous treatment" to h'm given by
the wife of hla bosom. According
*0 hla uuvertfied and possibly ro
®dly for cause and his owu moral
improvement, had kioked bim sound
It In the shins, to the inearnadln-j
Jng of the tibiae aforesaid. The ol
defense and description of a. jus
tified or necessary gently battery
was "molliter manus imposuit."
laid hands on him gently, Doubt
less the Pennsylvania tyrant's wife
molliter pedes imposuit, kicked1 the
brute In the tuogt deli<s»te and for
bearing manner possible. What
ever the manner of the operation,
the Judge's opinion looms tip as a
world beacon on the downward path]
of man:
"A man has full rights in his own
hoire against everybody but his
wife. But when she starts some
thin* It is the husband's business
to be"u a retreat. When a man
jiuts a wife into his house he can
uot complain about her treatment
He had' a large field to draw from."
Thus the whole duty of man
is laid dowu by authority. When
his wife "starts something" the
sometime lord of creation must
»ak« leg bail at the top of
his speed. When Dido has quit
cutting up her didos, pious Aeneas j
can sneak back home..—Xew York
Times.
VOICE OF THE ALASKA PRESS
Xews from Juneau told us that
in a special message to the legisla
ture, Governor Riggg had suggest
ed that the territory go into
the transportation business.
Thu suggestion mar serve a good
purpose. It may sea^e the trans
portation companies into giving us
a better service in Order to silence
th» suggestion, and surely that
would help some. However, it can
not do any harm to look Into the
matter; lor if th© present service
is maintained much longer, some
such a course will have to be taken.
But wouldn't it be advisable to look
Into the oDndit:on of an air mail
service first? With a good mail
service, Alaskans can put up with
a great deal of inconveniences with
out grumbling much, for they are
CHAPTER IV.
Black Sanchez, Pirate.
I rested In my berth for a long time,
staring blankly up at the dark deck
above, unable to sleep, and endeavor
ing to figure out the true meaning of
all these occurrences. I felt that 1
•'I Had Eight Months of It, Mate."
could understand the Interest exhib
ited by Dorothy Fairfax, and, greatly
as I already admired her, 1 was not
egotist enough to even Imagine ihnt
her effort to serve me had basis In any
personal attraction. But what about
Lieutenant Sanchez? Why was this
unknown Spaniard already so openly
my enemy? Could It be because of
Dorothy Fairfax? 1 felt finally that I
nad tne clue—Jealousy, the mad. un
reasoning jealousy of his race.
1 had no false conception as to this;
no vagrant thought that her Interest
In we was any more than a passing
fancy, born of sympathy and a de
sire to aid. Nevertheless, is she had
thus already served me. I now owed
her service in return, and here was the
first call. If conditions made It pos
sible It was my plain duty to place
myself between these two.
In the intensity of my feelings I
must have unconsciously spoken
aloud, for a shajby head suddenly
popped out from the berth beneath
where I lay, and Haley's interested
voice asked solicitously:
"Hy. thnr: whut's up. mate? Ye
>vas mutterln' 'way thar an' not dis
turbs' me none, till yp pot ter talkln'
bout sum feller called Sanchez. Then
I sorter got a bit Interested. I know'd
thet cuss onct.' atid he spat, as
though to thus better express his
feelings. "The d a ornary pirate."
I laugheu, my whole mental mood
changed by this remark.
"Do you refer to 'Black Sanchez?'
Tve heard of tilm: were vou ever In
tis6*^ to n gleet. iu spots, especial
ly at the hand of our generous gov
ernment. For instance if a few
of the millions that have been
wasted in the construction of the
railroad to the westward' had been
saved for a mail service, everybody
would liave been benefitted. Any
how, the governor's suggestion may
be worth some attention on the part
or Hie solons.—Ketchikan Miner
The Disipa'ch wonders is Senator
Price really takej; his shipping bill
seriously. The majeure is really
laughable if the subject matter were
not serious. Although there is
hardly a chance for the bill to get
bv the senate committee on finance,
the legislature should study the
transposition matter seriously with
a viaw of outlining some plan for
cheaper transporation in Alaska.
However, a ten thousand dollar
shipping commission is unthinkable.
—Juneau Dls^yatch.
REGISTRATION NOTICE.
In accordance with Ordinance No.
112, notice is hereby given that the
Registration Books will be open
at the office of the City Clerk in
the City Hall, every evening from
7:30 to 9:00 p. m. for two weaks
commencing April 21st 1919, and
op Saturday afternoon, April 26th,
from 1:30 to 6:00 p. m. for the
registration of voters at the muni
cipal election to be. held May 6th,
1919.
C. H. SOGERS,
4 IT to 5 3 . " City Clerk
I ms uuuupi
"Wus I!" he laughed grimly. "1
hed eight months' of It, mate, and a
I greater demon never sailed The
' things 1 saw done ye'd never believe
no human oeln could do. If ever thar
wus two people In one skin, sir. It's
thet Black Sanchez. When fte's playin'
off fer good he's as soft an' sweet
as a dandy lu Piccadilly, an' wnen
he's real he's like a devil In nell."
"Were you a prisoner—or did you
i sail under him?"
j "Both, fer the matter o' thet. He
; give me the choice ter (serve er walk
\ the plank. X wus eighteen, an' hed
; an o* mother at Deal."
I "I see; but later got away?"
"ay, 1 did thet," chuckling over the
recollection. "But I hed ter wait
eight months fer the luck." My nelgh
i bor went on to tell at great length
the story of his escape.
"I had a shipmate once," 1 observed.
Interested in his story, "who claimed
to have seen the fellow; lie described
him as being a very large man, with
j Intensely black, hawklike eyes and a
| heavy black beard almost hiding his
j face."
"Maybe he looked like that when he
saw him. but he ain't no bigger man
than I am; he won't weigh as much
by fifteen pound. Fact Is he mighty
seldom looks the same, fer tliet's part
o* his game. I've seen him in all sorts
o' disguises. It's only his eyes he
can't hide, an* thar's been times when
I thought they wus the ugliest eyes
ever I saw. He's sure an ornary devil,
an' when he gits mad, I'd rather be
afront of a tiger. Besides flghflu's his
trade, an' no weaklin' ain't goiii' ter
control the sort o' chaps he's got fer
handle. Most ot 'em would murder
him In a minute if they dared. Oh.
he's bad all right, but yer wouldn't
exactly think so, Just ter look at him."
"What, then, does he really look
like?"
"Oh, a sorter swashbucklln' Spanish
don—the kind whut likes ter dress up
an' play the dandy. He's got a piuk
an' white complexion, the Castillan
kind, yer know, an' wears a little mus
tache, waxed up at the ends. 1 heard
he wus about forty-five; I reckon he
must be thet, but he didn't look older
than thirty."
Haley dropped off to sleep, but my
ruitid continued to wander until It con
jured up once again this West Indian
pirate. His name and the story of
his exploits had been familiar to me
ever since I first went to sea. While
only one among many operating in
those haunted waters his resourceful
ness, daring and cruelty had won him
an infamous reputation, a name of
horror. In those days, when the curse
of piracy made the sea a terror, no
ordinary man could ever have suc
ceeded In attaining such supremacy
in crime.
Black Sanchez—and Haley pictured
him as a dandified, ordinary appear
ing individual, with white and red
complexion, a small mustache and
flashing dark eyes—a mere Spanish
gallant, without special distinction.
Why, that description, strangely
enough, fitted almost exactly this fel
low on board, this other Sanchez.
. The suspicion which had crept Into
] my mind was so absurd, so unspeak
ably si!ly and impossible that I
laughed at myself and dismissed the
I crazy thought. Chuckling over It I
j finally fell asleep.
CHAPTER. V.
The Namur of Rotterdam.
The brig. with nil sails set and fa
vored by a strong wind, drew rapidly
in toward the point of landing. The
great majority of the prisoners re
mained on deck, chained together and
helpless, yet surrounded by armed
gnards, while the few who had already
been purchased by passengers hum
bly followed their new masters ashore
the moment th«» gangplank touched
the soil of Virginia. There were Ave
of us altogether thus favored, but I
was the only one owing allegiance to
Roger Fairfax. The rude landing
wharf along which we lay was already
densely crowded. Altogether it was
a bustling scene, full of change and
color, the a!r noisy with shouting
voices, the line of wharves tilled with
a number of vessels, either newly ar
rived or preparing to depart. It was
with no small difficulty we succeeded
lu forcing our way through this jos
tling throng until we attained to an
open space ashore. I followed closely
behind the three composing our party
Koger Fairfax and Sanchez, with the
laughing girt between them for pro
tection. Fairfax was evidently well
Known to a number present, for ne
was being greeted on all sides with
hearty handshakes and words of wel
come.
We boarded the Fairfax sloop. The
baggage was transferred. 1 worked
with the Fairfax servants and It cut
my pride to the quick. Out in the bay
I was sent to the wheel
| Not nnotlicr sail appeared across
that surface of waters, not even a fish
erman's boat, the only other vessel
visible along our course being a dim
outline close In against that far-away
headland towaru which I had been In
structed to steer. 1 stared at this ob
ject, at first believing it a wreck, but
j finally distinguishing the bare uiasts
of a medium-sized bark, evidently rifl
ing at anchor only a few hundred
yards off shore.
The Spaniard presently pointed out
to Fairfax the position of the bark.
"Surely a strange place lu which to
anchor, Lieutenant," said Fairfax.
"Bark rigged and very heavily sparred.
Seems to be all right. What do you
make of the vessel?"
The Spaniard twisted his mustache
; but exhibited little interest, although
I his gaze was upon the craft.
"Decidedly Dutch. I should say," he
answered slowly. "The beggars seem
quite at home there, with all their
washing out. Not a usual anchorage?'
"No. -uor a particularly safe one.
Travers' place Is beyond the bend.
We'll put up with him tonight. D n
me. Sanchez, I believe I'll hall ttie
fellow and find out what he Is doing
In there."
Sanchez nodded, carelessly striking
flint and steel in an effort to relight a
cheroot.
We came about slowly. The dis
tance to be covered was not great, and
in less than ten minutes we were
drawing In toward the high etern of
the anchored vessel.
No evidence of life appeared on
board, although everything looked
shipshape alow and aloft, and a rather
extensive wash flapped in the wind
forward, bespeaking a generous crew.
A moment later my eyes made out the
name painted across the stern—Na
mur of Rotterdam.
Fairfax leaned far out across the
rail as we swept In closer, but the
Spaniard exhibited no particular In
terest In the proceedings. A hundred
feet distant I held the dancing sloop
to mere steerage-way, while Fairfax
hailed.
A red-faced man with a black beard
thrust his head up above the after
rail and answered, using English, yet
with a faint accent which was not
Dutch.
"We ran down to see If you were
In any trouble. This Is a strange
place to anchor. What are you—
Dutch?"
j The fellow waved ills nanus ia a
I gesture indicating disgust.
| "Dat's eet. Ve're ov .Rotterdam—
I you see ze name ov ze sheep. But
ve not siiil frum tlrnr tils time—no.
Ve cum here from ze Bnrbadoes," he
explained- brokenly, "wiz cane sugar
un' hides. Ve vail here for our agent."
"But why anchor in a place like
this? Why not go on up to the
wharves?"
"Vye not? for zlz—I no trust my
[ crew ashore. Zay Vest Iudy nlgger3,
an' vud run avay ven ze chance*cuiu.
I know vat zay do."
In spite of my efforts the two ves
sels were drifting rapidly apart. Dor
othy appeared at the door of the
cabin and stood there gazing in sur
prise at the bark, while the moment
j he caught sight of her Sanchez went
hastily forward, removing his hat with
so peculiar a flourish as he approached
as to cause me to notice the gesture.
Fairfax waved his hand to me to
resume our course. Shortly after he
crossed the deck to the wheel. There
he stood watching the bark for some'
time.
"What do you make .ot her, Car
lyle?" he asked finally. "I believe that
fellow lied."
"So do I, sir," 1 answered promptly.
"Whatever else he may be, he's no
peaceful Dutch trader. That fellow
got his accent fro in south Europe. If
he was loaded with cane sugar and
hides for market he wouldn't be near
ly so high out -of water. Thai bark
was in ballast or I miss my guess. Be
sides if he was a trader where was
his crew? I tell you the men on board
that hooker had orders to keep down."
"I believe you are right," he admit
ted frankly. "There is something
wrong there. I'll, tell Travers and
have him send a runner overland to
give warning below."
CHAPTER VI.
The Mysterious Sail.
Where I leaned alone against the
rail ray eyes followed the Spaniard In
I doubt and questioning nor could I
entirely banish from mind Haley's de
[ scrlption of that buccaneer bearing a
similar name. Yet, in spite of my un
conscious desire to connect these two
together, I found It simply impossible
to associate this rather soft-spoken, ef
feminate dandy with that bloody vil
lain.
j It was already quite dusk when we
I finally drew in beside Trnvers' wharf
and made fast. Our approach had
been noted and Trovers himself—a
white-haired, white-bearded man, yet
still hearty and vigorous, attired in
white duck—was on the end of the
dock to greet us, together with nu
merous servants ot every shade ot
color, who immediately busied them
selves toting Luggage up the steep
path leading toward the house, stand
ing conspicuous amid a grove of trees
on the summit of the bank. The oth
ers followed, four fellows lugging with
difficulty an iron-bound chest, the two
older men engaged in earnest conver
sation, thus leaving Sanchez apparent
ly well satisfied with the opportunity
alone to assist the girl.
Except to render the sloop com
pletely secure for thg night, there re
mained little work for us to perform
on board. The four of us passed the
early evening undisturbed smoking and
talking together. So the time passed
quickly, and it must have been nearly
midnight before we brought out blan
i kets from the forecastle end lay ..down
in any spot we chose on deck.
It was a fair, calm night, but moon
j less, with but little wind stirring, and
I a slight haze In the air, obscuring the
Eyes Followed the Spaniard.
vision. The others must have fallen
asleep Immediately. At last, despair
ing of slumber, and perchance urged
by some premonition of danger, I
arose to my feet and moved silently
aft. ».
My startled eyes caught a glimpse
of a speck of white emerging from the
black shadows—the spectral glimmer
of a small sail. The strange craft
swept past, so far out that those on
board no doubt believed themselves
beyond sight from the shore, heading
apparently for a point of land, which
I vaguely remembered as jutting out
to the northward.
(Continued on Thursday)
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