New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-16

of figures about me, ana ! WAS ON tne poihI o
fighting or running or making an attempt a
both. when by good luck the clnK oil s'eel nc
coutrements fell upon my ear.
BY good luck For they were police VINO nae
stopped me- and it is i'll work resisting me polSs
in Spain :" What do you require, gentlemen =
| asked in my best Spanish. " / am English
Perdone listed, senor,' replied the leader
he who held the light VIII you have The
goodness to show me your papers ,.u.,.., 4.
Z" Con mucho gustol' l answered, dehgh.eu te
find that things were no worse. / was going &c
produce my passport on the spot when the ser
gcant with q polite but imperative ms way
distance. n door was flung open, which guessed
WAS custom house post The ofhcer look ms
place behind a desk. and by a gesture OF MI
cooked hat signfed his readiness to proceed.
had had to do with the police before. and
should have smiled at the matter now but was
aware of suppressed excitement in the grouE
around me, of strange Chances when they casl
at me, Of a general drawing round thelr cmel
as he bent over my passpOrt-things which seemed
10 indicate that this was no ordinary case OF
passport examination. Singular, too, was the
disappointment they evinced when they found
that my passport bore. besides the ordinary, wise
the signatures of the Vce-Consul and Alcalde al
Valencia OF course, rs their faces fell my spirits
rose. deep conviction and deeper disappolnt-
mcnt took possession Of them. and, after L had
answered half dozen questions, the interview
ended with the same "Perdone listed, senor,"
with which il had begun was bowed out
two minutes more was climbing the ladder
which hung from the San MiguePs quarter
The first person whom l saw on board was
Mr. Sleigh lie was lolling on a bench in the
saloon-confound his mpudence !-drlnklng agar,
diente and staring modify Mt the table. urea
TO pass him by, and reach my cabin unnoffced, Dut
on the last step of the companion slipped. VIVID
n muttcred oath at the interruption he looked up.
and our eyes met
Never did see man more astoniShed He
razed ri me as if ne could not trust his sight
then started TO his feet and executed loud
whistle well. I never!" he cried, slapping
his nh Th aH% ona oath w sna fps a% Ss
governor 50 you did not go ashore after all
Here is a lark"
saw that he had been drinking ,, 81 have ave
been ashore" / answered coldly, my dislike for
him increased tcnfold by his condition.
Honor bright p he exclaimed
81 have told you that | have been ashore. y
| replied Indignantly
He whistled again. You are q cool hand"
he said, looking me over with his thumbs in his
rockets and q new expression in his face. |
might have known that though, precious mild
rs you seemed ,Dined at the Hotel Boss 81
I'll warrant you did, and took your walk IN the
Alameda like any other man p
." Yes, ] did"
so you did! o Lord o Lord So you
did," And again he contemplated me at arm
length | could cOnstrue his new expression now
it was one of admiration. So you did, gov
ernor! And came aboard in the dark, as bold
as brass
That thawed me a little. thought myself
that had done rather a plucky thing in coming
on board alone at that time of night But |
told BIN nothing. in his present state. OF the
affair with the police. | merely answered
Il DO not understand why I should not, Mr..
Sleigh. And rs | am rather tired, | will bid
you good night"
Wait bit, governor. Not so fast he said;
in lower tone, arrestng me by gesture as
was turning away Don't yon think you are
playing it bit too high? You are n rare
cool one, I swear. and Gy-there is nothing you
are not Gy TO, I'll be bound But two heads
are better than one. mate-you take me
letting alone that it is every one for himself in
this world; Do Won rise TO it ?'
No, I do not rise to it," | answered haughtily,
as ! drew back from his splrituous breath and
lecring eyes. lie was moce drunk than L had
Yon don't? Think again, mate" he said.
Amos IS il he were pleading with me. Don't
nor'i tax such confoundcd nonsense!' re-
tortod angrily.
He looked at me moment, a scowl dropping
gradually over his face and not improving j.;
Then he answered. " All right, governor! All
right Pleasant dreams! and pleasant waking
at Carthag'na!'
smartng under his hooking tone: and added rs
his words brought another matter TO my mind,
That u.s. if you will have the goodness not to dis
turb me as YOU did last night.' He should not
thinl, he had escaped detection.
it is your turn now he replied more soberly.
don't know what y9u are up to now did
not VlSIUfD YOU l8SI HlHnI.
Some one did! Some one uncommonly like
you. too
What did he do?" he asked, cycling me as
though he suspected trap were being laid for
him.
Il startled him. answered irritablv. 1or
do not know what he would not have done. As
il Wa he did not do much. He took some bis
cults
Took some biscuits" lie pretended that he
did not believe me. and he did it well that l
began to doubt his guilt "You must have been
81 could not dream the biscuits away I re-
torted
That stroke went home. He stood in silence
drawing patterns on the table with his finger and
did not seem ashamed Of himself. but rather puzzled
and pcrployed. Once or twice without ,spealling,
he glanced cunnngly NJ me- Rut whetNe- he
wished TO see how took il. really suspect d me
Of foolng him, could not tell
Good night | cried imnatiently: and 7 went
70 NY cabin. ! he'd tod him my mind and that
enough. The last | saw Of him, he still
standing at the table, drawing patterns on it with
his finger
turned in az once satisfied that after what he'd
passed between rs there would be no repetition Of
lest nights disturbance. In q pleasant state no.
tween waking and sleeping was aware of The
tramp OF feet overhead as the moorings were Jet
90. The first SLOW motion Of thc engines was fol-
lowed by the old familiar swish and wash Of The
water sliding Ivy. Then the ship began TO heel
over little We had reached the open sea. After
that slept.
j aWOk" suddenly hWOkc III N" luli pOSS 'SSIOn
Of my senses. The cabin was still iii only by the
lamp. | guessed that il was little after midnight !:
and Law while cXCcTaiing the disordcr"d health
which made such an awakening no new thing. %
utinam,7 ! sighed, that | had not taken that
cup Of coffee after Ginrcr'" My ro'tmanteau too
bad got loose J could hear il sliding about tho
noor. though as was living in the upper berth.
could not ser H. That ! would soon set to rights
Accocdu elT ] vauled ont after my usual fashion
But instead of alighting fairly and squarcly the
floor, ny bare feet struck AGAINST something-some-
thing sofia good distance short of il, and | came
down Smartly on my hands and knees. 10 form
part Of the queerest tableau upon which even
cabin lamp ever shOne. There was ], lightly
clothed in pyiamas giaring into the eyes OF n
dingv-f faced man, who was likewise down on his
hands and knees on the 0Oor-with more than
half the breath knocked out of his body by my de-
scent upon him. l do not know which was the
more astonishCd.
IIalol how do YOU come hcre?' / exclaimed
after we had stared at one another for some
seconds
He raised his hand iiercey. Hush.S he
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