Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-02-19
csc, and we like You very much.

stand that you will never leave each
other
"Then we can look upon it as arranged
if"
"If what?"
eff Cape Nation consents"
"Say yes, Point Pcscade." answered
Hercules. land you will have said yes
for both"
Good. said the Doctor, THAT is all
right, and you will never repent it'll
From this day forward you need do
nothing else. "
"Oh. Doctor Take carel" said Pes
cade You may be engaging more
than you think.
And why ?"
ave may cost You too much Partic-
ularly Nation He is tremendous
eater, and you wouldn't like him to lose
his strength IN your service.
II hope he will double 1t. :"
"Then he'll ruin you :"
He won't ruin me, Point Pescade."
but he'll want two meals - three
meals a day r.
Five, six, ten if he likes, said tho
Doctor. with smil& He'll find tho
table always laid for him"
En- Old Cape!" exclaimed Point
Pescade, quite delightedly. "You will
be able to grub away to your hearts
content"
And so will you, Point Pescade"
ooh l am q bird But may I
ask, sir, if we are going TO sea-"
Very frequently. l have now bust
ness i'll all quarters of the Mediterranean.
My patients are scattered all over tho
coast. L am going TO carry on sort of
international practice of medicine
When sick man wants me in Tangier
or in the Balearics, when l am at Suez,
am | not 10 go TO him? What a physi-
clan does in a large town from one quar-
ter TO another L do from the Straits Of
Gibraltar to the Archipelago, from tho
Adriatic to the Gulf of LYONS, from the
Ionian Sea to the Gulf of Cadiz ] have
other vessels ten times faster than this
schooner, and generally you will come
with me In my visits
That we will. Doctor, said Point
Pescade, rubbing his hands
Are you afraid of the sea ?" asked
the Doctor
Afraid Of the sea y exclaimed Point
Pescade. Children OF Provence
Ragamuffins rolling about in the coast
boats No! We are not afraid of the
sea, nor of the pretended sickness it
yields. We are used to walk about with
our heads down and our heels up. and if
the ladies and gentlemen who are
inclined TO be seasick only had couple
Of months of that exercise they would
never want 10 stick their noses in the
basins Walk up! walk up gentlemen
and ladies, and do as TIE others do :"
And Pescade came out with scrap Of
his patter as gayly as if he were on tho
stand in front of his arena
That's good, Point Pescade !" said
the Doctor I'VE will listen TO you as
long as You like, and l advise you never
to lose your cheerful humor. Laugh.
my boy, laugh and sing rs much rs you
like The future may have such sad
things in store for us that we cannot
afford to despise happiness rs we go"
As he spoke the Doctor became serious
again, and Pescadc, who was watching
him, came % the conclusion that in his
past life he had experienced a greater
share of grief than usual
"Sir" said he, after pause. from
to-day we belong 10 you body and souL
"And from to-day" answered the
Doctor, you can take possession Of
your cabin. Probably | shall remain
few days at Gravosa aud Ragusa, but it
is as well Won should get inc the way Of
living on board the Savarena.
Until You take us OFF to your country"
added Pcscade.
- have no country, said the Doctor.
"or rather have country, n country
OF my own, which can become yours IL
YOU like "
Come on, Matifou, then. Well go
and liquidate our house Of business
BE easy. We owe no one anything, and
We are not going to offer II composition"
And having taken leave of the Doctor
they embarked in the boat that was
waiting for them, and were rowed TO the
quay.
In q couple of hours they had made
out their inventory and transferred to
some brother Snowman the trcs,lcs.
painted canvas big drum and tambou-
rine, which formed the whole assets.
The transfer did not take long. and was
not very difficult and the weight of tho
money realized did not seriously incon-
venience them.
But Point Pescade kept back his aero
bats costume and his cornet, and Matt
fou kept his trombone and his wrestling
suit 1t would have been too much for
them to part with such old friends that
reminded them of so many triumphs
and successes and so they were packed
nt the bottom of tho small trunk which
contained their furniture, their ward
robe and all their belongings.
About 6ne o'clock In the afternoon
Point Pescade and Matifou returned to
the Savarena. A large cabin forward
had been assigned 10 them-a comfort
able cabin furnished with everything
you could desire as Pescade said.
The crew gave cordial greeting to
the newcomers who had saved them from
a terrible accident and Point Pescalo
and Matifou had no occasion to grieve
for the food they had left behind them.
You see, Cape Matifou, said Pes
cadc, "when you are led you will reach
everything But you must he led"
Cape Matifou only replied by nod,
his mouth was full of a huge piece Of
grilled ham, which, accompanied 10y ten