Telegram-herald., 1889-12-22

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dos Ard A-ire - Llos aud
tie resr. vers lre4th wasted AT
slgn fron Els nss gTlD boxing o1--esF
rao II tzs p.-l-ellel aettlF selLa1 niza,
a11 iu s E..L-s--lg. l9Ea lIas--.l1lLls Lls
resistance. Lad tie ghlek caag II hlD
zad were probing lls recasses- II "--s
tie r-ra II lle ly=l2u1srs go cry. " Aia4rs
g. Lsaz - trlm pocket upan pocAet
came watch ..f-er s.arch. LaI- i've dozen
tss Il sf1rk .lls Rows upcn tie oocA
cUl go tl4I tlere were those among
tae sflns couullY besides tie c4lprII
who x4zsd aE ale wiki h.tle favor. bar
the eyes ~ tls police officer t"msle4
gltA Eraui1.cl.lol as each second added
t9 the rlch nIl1e. And Ihat VAS enough
tar l-e
san / knew taat IA was not done YET.
ana watched keealy what was passing.
sleigh. taken in-o custody, lad desisted
from lbs dis loLntad prayers and o4ths. !
perceived. however thar he was telling
loug story. u which 1 could make
out httls more than the word In
zlese" repeated more than once. IL
was his turn now II be had not un-
derstood my French, neither could
/ understand his Spanish And l no
ticel that the officer, as the story rolled
on. looked az me d0ubtiully. l Judged
that the crisis had come and interfered.
MAY beg - know, sir, what he says"
asked courteously.
"He tells me q strange story, Mr.. Eng
iishman." was the answer. and the
speaker eyed me with curiosity bat not
unfay0rably. "Hc says that Morrissey,
the yillainous Englishman-your pardon
who was az the bottom Of the affair Of
last Sunday. has had the temerity 10 re-
turn 70 the scene Of hi5 crime, and IS on
this vessel
shrugged my shoulders. "A strange
story. indeed.' / answered. But il is
for monsieur 70 90 his duty. | am the
only Englishman on board as the stew
ard viii inform you; and for me, permit
me 70 hand you my papers. Your pris-
oner wishes, 40 doubt, 10 be even with
me-
lie nodded brusquely as he took the
papers. That upon which had counted
happened The engineer in his rage and
excitement had not made his story plain
No one dreamt OF his charge being aimed
against another knglishman. No one
knew of another Englishrnan. The
steward sUllenly corrOborated me when
| said was the only one on board, and
50 all who heard Slcigh-slightly be
logged, perhaps, by his Spanish. which,
good enough for ordinary occasions, may
have failed him here-did not doubt that
his was pure counter accusation pre-
feTred en- TeyaDche.
No doubt the improbability Of Morris
sey's return had some weight with them.
Then my credentials were ample and IN
order Among them, too, note for $50
pesetas had somehow slipped, which had
disappeared when they were handed
back to me- Need ! say after this how
it ended? Or that while the police officer
bowed his courteous "Adios" to me, and
his men gathered up the watches, and
the crew scowled, the prisoner was re
moved by force to the boat fairly foam
ing at the mouth, and screaming out TO
the last horrible threats which my ears
were long in forgetting l walked up
and down the deck, brazening it out, but
very sick at heart.
However, the San Miguel, despite her
engineer 8 mishap. duly left in half an
hour-a nervous half hour TO me. With
a thankful heart | watched the fort
crowned hills about Carthagena change
from brown 70 blue, and blue TO purple,
behind US. until at length they sank
down in the distance.
But officers and men looked coldly on
me; and that evening, at Almcria, | took
up bag and baggage and left the San
Miguel. l had had enough Of the thanks.
and more than enough of the company,
of my cabin fellow, whom left where |
had found him-Or nearly so-behind the
sailcloth. | believe that he succeeded in
making his escape: not that / have since
seen him or heard from him. But fully
month later friend Of mine staying at
the Hotel de Ia Paz. at Madrid, was
/ placed under arrest for some hours on
suspicion of being Morrissey; so that the
latter must at that time have been at
/ liberty.
TIE END.