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THE GREAT PEGRAM MYSTERY.
The Story of u Detectire's Theory ana
It's Singular FWlfInent.

ing, my invitation TO enter was q trifle
premature was really so much inter
ested in your recital that spoke before l
thought, which detective should never
do. The fact is, a man will be here in q
moment who will tell mo all about th!o
crime, and so you will he spared further
effort III that line"
"Ah, you havo an appointment. Iu
that case will no; lutrude," ] said. rising.
SIT down. Lave no appointment.
| dii not know until spoke that he was
coming"
goZed at HIM i'll ama2ement. Accus-
toned as ! was TO his extraordinary tai
euts, the man was perpetual surprise to
me. He continued to smoke quietly, but
evidently enjoyed my CONSERVATION.
- see you are surprised. 1t is really
too simple TO talk about. but from my
position opposite the mirror can rec the
reflection OF objects i'll the street. A man
stopped, looked at one of my cards and
then glanced across tie street. ! recog.
nizcd my card because, As you know they
are all in scarlet, If, ms you soy, London
is talking of this mystery, it naturally
follows that he will talk of it. and the
char ces are lie wishes to consult me upon
/ il. Any one cam see that, besides there
| is always--Come in"
| There WAS rap at the door this time.
| A stranger entered. Sherlaw Komb bs
did not change his lounging u tltude.
! " wish to see Sherlaw Kombs, The de-
tectlve." said the stranger, coming
/ within the range OF the smokers vision.
- This is Mr.. Kombs," remarked at
last, rs nv friend quietly smoked ana
( seemed half asleep.
ALLOW me to introduce myself" con-
tinued the stranger, tumblng for card.
" There Is no need. You are jour
nalist.
" An" said the stranger, somewhat
taken aback, "vou know me, then.
Never saw or heard OF you in my life
before
- Then how in the world -
Nothing SIMPLER. You write for an
ovenin. paper. You have written an
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increasing speed the detective counted
the carriages and noted down the num-
her. 1t was now dark, with the thin
crescent of the moon hanging in the
western sky. throwing weird nalt light
on the shining metals. The rear
lamps Of the train disappeared around
curve and the signal stood at bale
ful red again. The black magic of
the lonesome night i'll that strange
place impressed me. but the detective was
most practical man. He placed his
back ngainS, the signal post and paced up
the line with even strides, counting his
steps. | walked along the track beside
him, silently. At last he stopped and took
n tape line from his pocket. He ran 1t
out until ten feet six inches were unrolled.
scanning the figures Ill the wan light OF
the Iew moon. Giving me the end. he
placed his knuckles N the rail, mot!oning
me to proceed down the emuaukment. 1
stretched out my line and then sank my
hand IN tAc damp grasses TO mark the
" Good Cod" I cried oghast &" What
is this
= it is the pistol, " said Kombs, quietly.
1t was.
journalistic London will not soon for :
get the sensation ;hat was caused by the
record OF the invest cations of SherlaW
Kombs, as printed Il, length i'll the next
days INFUg bIDr,. Would that my
story ended here. Ala, komhs con-
tvmptUously turned over the pistol to
Scotland Y ard.
Tie meddlesome officials. actua:ed. as
| always hold, by jealousy, found the
name Of the seller upon it. They investi-
Gated. Tie seller testified that ii had
never been III the possession of Mr.. Kip
son rs far US be knew, 1t was sold TO
man whOss description tailed with that
of criminal long watched by the
police. He was arrested and turned
queens evidence in the hope OF hanging
was gloomy. taCiturn man and always
came home in compartment by himself
and thus escaped observation. had boen
murdered IN the lane leading To his house.
After robbing him the miscreants turned
their thoughts towards the disposal of the
hody-a subject that usually occupies
first. class criminal mind before the deed
is done. Ihev agreed TO place the body
on the line and have II mlngled by the
/ scotch express, then nearly due. Before
/ they got the body half way up the eni-
/ bankmeut the express came along
and stopped. The Eu4rd got ont and
the engineer, The thought OF putting
the body 10 an empty frst-claSs carriage
instantly occurred to the murdsrers
They opened the door with the deceAsed's
KEY, Itis supposed that the pistol dropped
when they were hosting the body into
the carriage.
Tie Queens evidence dodge didnt
work. and Scotland Yard Ignobly insulted
my friend Sherlock Kombs by sending
him pass to SEQ the villains hanged. =
! DeHoH Free Press.
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Coming Everss.

The Sparkling Cotcr" will have stag entertain
mcut tonight ut 1884 broadway.
nThe New York Banks Gee Cub will appear to.
night IN a concert in Music liza !.
The Spring festival OF the Me rose Turn Nereins
will occur tomorrow night Ia Urbach's Hall, One
hundred aud Seventeen street anu Ihird avenue.
New York Lodge No. II. 10. :. B. , AMI the Now
YOrk tmD Will hayo "a JOINT SummerntEht IestivAi
tho Empire tlty GuIOssoum on lnursiAy even n-
Lodge
Next Thursday evening tho Clothing Clerks A
suciatiun will hold festival i'll Suffers Harlem
Casino, One Hundred And Iwenty-sevcnth stroet
and SosOnI ayenue.
l.. SchOlem's Employed, will have thor Summer.
night festival at Sulzer's Harlem CASINO ncIt
Wednesday night.
CAppa's Seventh Regiment Band will give a con-
cert IN Central Park tomorrow afternoon, com.
mrLCIng at 4 o clock.
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I dropped in on my friend Sherlaw
the Pegram mystery, as it had come 10 be
called in the newspapers. found him
playing the violin with look of sweet
peace and serenity on his face which
never noticed on tho Countenances of
those within hearing distance. ! knew
that tins expression of seraphic calm in
dicated that Kombs had been deeply M
noyed about something. Such indeed
proved to be the case, for one OF the
morning papers contained an article eulo-
gizlns the nlertness and general compe-
tence of Scotland Yard. So great was
Sherlaw Kombss contempt for Scotland
Yard that he would never visit Scotland
during his vacations, nor would he ever
admit that Scotchman was good for any
thing but export.
II have come" began, "plunging at
once into the matter on my md, ITO
hear what you think of the Great PeEram
mystery"
II haven't heard of it, lie said quietly.
Just as if all London were not ia king OF
that very thing. Kombs was curlousiy
ignorant of some things and ahnormally
learned on others found, for instance
that political discussion with him was I'M
possible because lie did not know who
Salisbury or Gladstone were. This made
his friendship a great boon.
lie fllel his pipe, threw himself ih'o
his deep.s, ated arm char. placed his iee'
on the mautel and clasped his hands be-
hind his head.
Tel me about it, " he said SIMPLY
"Old Barrie Kipson, " began was
stock broker in the city. He lived II
Pegram aud il WIS his custom to-
Come in" shouted Kombs withou
changing his position, but with a sudden
ness that startled me. had heard h'
knock.
Excuse me-" said my friend laugh
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DIED LIKE A HERO.
Ho Gavr tis Comrades Warming
Whlo Cong to uia Death.

Ho Gave ria Comrades Warning
Whno Co,ny TO uis Dca,h.
M INGln.l cINll cnHinocr, Mr.. ! fnnciT
II. Gruniy ir,atcs what hc calls " The
sI,nrt story -. NJ, rrlrov,r lcr, q" ..I;;ii
-,,,,
'h' "'''"''' "o was 'HI'e"' huu even ~
the inquest over his body no uthor name
was forthcoming.
H.. ,,.....,.i.. ...... ,........... ,..., .....,
WIS ''''! ''"' i'N'H Nus "H""'
place was at the top "t atorminE embnnh-
mont. among the "tip wagons During
tho bnijd,u, nf ,hc Manchester and Gods
49,,
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AMONG THE WHEELM-N.

The wherlnicn in the liz relay race viii doUhtess
place Gen. Mile-'B morsar"cist of Buffalo today .
The Centaur WI. onen nave been adding several
new names ~ their roll.
The tuxedo wheelincn claim to be enjoying a
boom Just now
nThe South Brooklyn Whce'meu will Issue sched-
ule OF road runs for June very shortly.
Tho Milburn-Irving road rae" is the AttTAc-
tion among iOnE distance men JIbt at 7 sent.
The Rvprsides viii celebrate their nth ami
versary Tonight.
The Gotham Wh,elmen will hold regular runs
next month,
The staten Island Athletic Club Whee.meu hre
booming things IN Richmond County.
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to bosses whose employees arc striking. The
g brown aru renting places where the
strikers stored their benches In order to put
mem into tho street again. At Nnf,tardl crS
shop seventeen uph, l~tCrCrS Juinrd the
rihe's YESTERDAY. From ilarts snnp two
nuh-unlon mt n also cam" over to III" union.
A. Ross Srhacturs shop the varui,ncr
stopped WORK TO assist the strikers. Tho
Eolrd NJ Walking nerg0teS has boon re-
Vu"-t'd to proceed against the carpenters
no r"tus" o. -lri,r HE Euu,t lI"Itcr.a "sylD Of
material ON the Hotel savoy.
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" Plevna Will Fall Again Tonight.
The FIRST performance OF tn" spectacular
reproduction OF the " Fall Of Ilevna viii be
given at South Beach, $. l., tonight. A dress
rehearsal Of the spectacle last night IS said
to have satisfied those who saw Il that the
piece Will make hit win the puulic.
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Different Opinions. 8.

lFTDH Trnh.I
81 don't think Mr.. Bunker Is much OF q
COnvcrSatipnaliSt, observed Miss Elder.
We'll. he called on me last night" replied
Mis-, Young. AS she CareIesoly twrled n new
ring "n the third finger OF h"r left hand. and
! found his conversation quite engaging
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Go EXtrn Charpe.

from f'Hrs.l
Mr.. Wlredge In oldcn times BARRIERS used
to pun teeth, and they preserve some OF the
methods yet.
Herr Kutt--Na' Ect'odS do tcy preserve?
Mr.. Wlrcdge-Ihry give gas
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a Grip on II.

ChcAgoan pOmpously) DO you know why
they re going to hold the Worlds Fair In
Chicago:
New Yorker q rcasticallyl-It wouldn't
STAY there long Il they didn't!
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from VwcF.I
Ruwnc de Bout--Miss Bondc didn't bow to
you. pcrhap, she didn't recognize YOU.
Tom Nindcra,tOr-Oh, yes; she did. She
recognized both o, US. that's the reason.
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Tho spring Games Ot the Manhattan \. {.
At the MaAhi,tHn ric,d, the rr-attn ut the
nurltm - OcihtiOn On the harlem River an i
a lacrosse match between rrincclOn ana me
NrN luI> %. {. at the Polo rounds are the
principal events Ot al athletic character
schelu.el IOr tnls ncighbUrnOUd Tor tO-uny,
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An Intell.cant Order.

ttror, Harper. Br-r-.l
Mrs. Nowman-And you may send up
roast OF beet, and rem lnbnr, butcher, have 1t
rare That's the only way my husband can
ca IT,.
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Mrs. shoppel tafter the entire contents OF
the store have been shown her)-Well, you
don't appear to have exactly what want !;
but as you have gone to 50 much trouble
Iecl that | should buy something Inc
three one-Ccnt stamps.
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SPECIAL BARGAINS.
$50 SafetieS for $50
sac Safeties for S29.

We have lust purchased 200 2s-in. Full Ball
Bearing Snfeti-s, II in. cushion tire, convertible
Tor ladies or gentlemen. These wheels have ior-
mery bcrn sold at $50 and are offered ior
week only at 500. We nave purchased the entire
stock OF boys so id-tre Nonparsl safeties 2G inch
wheels. Call quick, as the stock is limited, and
they VIII sell quick at the above price. Easy
terms of payment il desired.
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A Fatal Malady.

fFrom Puck
DAILY Ryder ito fellow passengerl-We nave
n new conduc tor. What's gone wrong with
the other?
Morrison Essex-Carricd on by spotted 4"
fever.
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No Wonder,

llTOH HIrpsTs DIFdr.
I'VE went bang into the iceberg and Sid
on to one side. The ship fairly shiyered.'
rhat was natural. | thiuk I'd shlver, SO
close t. an iceberg.
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capt. George sodcr, OF the National Athlete
CluU, IS gCtlIug the LtlCllC talent Ot 'hil
ur. .uniAaliJn In lorn lUr the IluUs games, I.
be hrid ON july ..
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Nick COX has not accepted Leonards chaI-
lrugc tulun nIty miles IOr 800.
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Paddy Gurman. the wcll-Enown pugilsL
was III his element last night. lie was sui-
rounded UN Il crowd ~ followers ut lhc ilhg,
anu he rvUlcd OH story after story au ut
nights ANA lighters, AL Ot which were hluNe-
ing ana Interesting. Nurman Is luuhlhs
around for another match.
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SPECiAL NOTICES. dc.

Bnrry's Tr, r,copherous remove, impurities from
thrsvap prevents badness, canses hAIr to grow.
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when Baby was sick, we gave her CAstoria-
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria-
When she became Miss, she clune to CastoriA
When she had Children, she gave them CastortA
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TO twenty strikc-outs in every game he
pitches, and who struck out sixteen Of the
strong professional bridgeport team last sat
urday, VIII pitch against his old tricrd,, tho
.nahcth Athletic club, In their game lgainst
me CHERRY Diamond boys to-day, and with
tschcvcrra against them, tho Manhat ans will
ma II lively pitchers contest
Tom O'ROurke, tde trainer OF George UiIrN
saiu yesterday d, the time when thn Dixon.
Junustun mu,Cn MAS made e Will have my
hands Iull with Dixon now. As soon rs he
knows TINS match mas been made hc viii
want tu get lIsnJ " work, and Will WORK ~
haru II uon'J hv.p AN ego IN him that hr
wa uNcrdu thC matter aud get played out.
Dixon MIl be ready wncn Time Is called
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Wilson, the crack pitcher OF the Manhattan
Athletic CIub, who Is credited WIN from ten
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breaking tmbers were forced against the
safety valve. damaging it so that it leaked
and enyeloped the boat in steam making it
look as if Ii was on fire.
The tug Tiger was struck BY the steamer
Caotaln Weber at Clay-street wharf and
one OF her paddie-boxes knocked off. Just
bow this accident happened is not known,
but the captain OF the Tiger has predicted
II Tor some time, and lays it to the narrow
ness Of the channel. This would have been
strong argument Tor the removal Of the
new liue Of Stockton boats.
A cablegram TO the Merchants Exchange
from Yokohama states that the steamer
Zlmbesi has nine feet of water in her main
hold. The after hold and the engine-room
were n OF damaged, but she was beached 10
prevent sinking. One fireman was dro wned,
but the passengers and mails were saved.
The cargo will be forwarded by the Flint
shire. The eolliding vessel was the Hoku-
now Manu-.
James Black and Officer Ferguson found
the ocdy OF man under the wharf at Meggs
wharf yesterday afternoon. 1t had evidently
been in tbs water a long time, and there
was nothing by viii h 1t could be identified.
The United States ship Thetis. Captain
Keiter, started for the north yesterday after
noon. 1t was not known where she was
going, and she left on very short orders.
The steamer Mcdowell brought from
AieatraZ yesterday prisoner named Ar
mold, who Is on his way TO Fort Leaven-
Woi III, WutIe ue Will Ue. placeQ 10 SOLITARY
confinement. as he Is so troublesome he
cannot be kept on the island. He has tried
to escape from his prison here several times
and has nearly accomplished his purpose on
each occasion. His departure for Fort
Leavenworth was hailed with relief by
the officers at Alcatraz.
formal visit was paid by General Ruger
and staH TO the Japsnese man-of-war yes
terday morning. The visit lasted several
hours, during which the American flag
foated from the masthead. When the gem
eral left gadier-generaPs salute was
fred.
The steamer Belgic. which sails for China
the 18Th inst. has not received enough carso
to steady the ship and is filling up with mud
ballast This is the first time this has ever
occurred in the history of the company aud
is caused by the competition Of the Victoria
steamers.
The revenue tug Hartley stopped the
Costa Riea yesterday afternoon as it was
supposed she had contraoand opium aboard,
Nothing was found, however.
Captain katsura Of the Kong-Go was en-
terrain ed on board the Rush Yesterday after
noon by Lieutenant Newcomb
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cal work. It's born in man. i think; at
least. / couldn't tell you how to do It,"
Don't prominent men object 10 be car
featured sometimes?"
mot as a rule. But that reminds me Of
Congressman Joe Cannon. He's quite q
noted character in Washington. i was the
first one to caricature him from life. The
result was far different from those taken
from his pictures. You can make a carica-
ture more deadly. you know. il you do it
from life.
well. went all the way to Peoria to get
a chance at Cannon from life. When i GO.
to the hall where he was 10 speak found
the local reporters were to be seated at
table back of the speaker. That wouldn't
do me much good, for / didn't care to car
feature Cannon's back. So i bribed the
janitor to fix me a little table in front Of the
speakers stand, so that 1 could look right
at him.
Somehow or other the impression got
abroad that | was the Tribune reporter,
that being Republican organ and this a
Republican meeting.
NOW I'm willing to swear that / did
nothing to originate that rumor. but must
confess, too. that when ] heard IL / did
nothing TO dispel it.
'0f course Cannon would rather have a
column in the Chicago Tribune than q
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pen and the editor of tho New York Tribune

pen and the editor of tho New York Tribune
was produced.
when one makes a face q good many
times IL can be done from memory, you
know. as well as from the original or a
photograph. Once. on a bet. / drew ex-
Mayor Roche Of Chicago with my eyes
shut.
"It's so long ago don't know whether 1
can do 1t or not" he said in reply to The
CALL mans request for blindfold sketch.
But he tried. and you can see by comparing
The two caricatures that there is a striking
resemblance.
''Yes; i think newspaper Illustrations
have come to stay. When you see such
papers as the New York Sun and Herald
being compelled to 20 back to them after
giving them up you can depend upon 1t the
public demands them.
They're q great expense and annoyance
to the management. but an attractive paper
can't be run without them. True. q few big
papers like the New York Times and Phila-
delphia Ledger get along without iilustra-
tons. but they have rather exclusive cir
culations and are not so popular as the
others.
The pictures appeal strongly to the
masses and no paper that caters to the peo-
pie can get along without them.
Yes; look for impr ovement in news
paper Illustration, but the improvement will
Dc not so much In the artists work "a In
the better methods Of reproducing their
sketches and in the better ink and paper
used.
by and by they will be able to make a
cheap paper with smooth surface. That
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well, that depends. IL mans picture
is familiar to the public 1t Is better to stick
TO 1t, for the caricature made from the origi-
nal would probably lot be recognized.
"But If his picture has not been printed
often enough for him to be known by Ii
then the best work can always be done
from nature. had an instance of this in
Matt Quay. His photographs are always
taken in profile. for very good reasons, too,
for bis face is positively ugly, though q
strong one.
well, l made caricature OF him at the
convention. using a fullface view. but
never used it for fear ii would not be recog-
nized. 1t didn't look bit like his pictures
though it was far more natural. /.
Men like Joe Keppler of Puck are often
misled by the photographs they work FROM
Keppler came out to Chicago during the
convention and was my guest at the Fell
lowshlp Club dinner, just to see whether
Wanamaker compared well with his pic
ture. Some one had told him that the Post
msster-GeneraPs photographs were not nat
ural. And Keppler found big difference
between them and the original.
Why said he, I've been giving Wana-
maker small, PIGGY nose, and find II
ought to be large and bulbous.'
"But most Of the weekly paper caricatur-
lists work altogether from photographs.
Take Tom Mast for instance. Do you
know he never attended national conven-
ton till be went to Minneapolis last sum-
mer? And when he got there he couldn't
stay. The excitement made him too nerv-
Gus. he said, and he went right back home"
Are there any rules by which the young
artist can learn TO be a caricaturist?"
Hardly. It's largely matter of Intui-
ton, think. It's separate branch of the
art Of drawing. and / don't believe IL can
be taught In the art school A great deal
has been written about caricature, but /
never found much Of it applicable in practi-
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all America better qualified to speak on the
subject.
II is safe to put 1t even stronger-there is
no man so we'll qualified, for Lederer is adj
uittedly the best newspaper caricaturi.t in
the country and the highest paid newspaper
artist.
The Chicago. Herald pays him double the
salary Of any other irst-class artist Other
pspers have offered him more, but he pre-
fers Chicago.
he was talking to a CALL reporter yes
terday afternoon in his rooms at the Palace
Hotel and all the while assisting TALL
stately looking. gray-haired lady-whom he
introduced as Mrs. LedereT, my mother
10 pack two stout-looking trunks tina. were
already labeled Monterey. Cal"
'You know you can't ask Governor So
snd-so to sit down and let you make a
caricature of him. You've got to engage
him In conversation under the pretense Of
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10 him TIL after his election. Here, I'll show
you" and taking up hotel pen Mr..
Lederer made some hurried sketches on
THE CALL mans note paper.
In about the time il takes to tell il he had
sketched portrait of the Mayor of Chicago
as he is and as ne looks with the cigarette
and monoele.
81 found out afterward," continued Mr..
Lederer. that Hempsted Washburne never
wore q mOnocle and was not. as a rule, ad-
dieted to cigarettes.
THE New York papers afterward said
that Chicago had elected Mayor who wore
monoels and smoked cigarettes.
"But even that didn't make~him mad.
He's pretty good sort of fellow. Isaw
him after the election, when he told ME he
didn't mind my caricaturing hint didn't
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TWO COLLISIONS,
The AnaSha and the Tiger
Badly Damaged.
One Runs Into Barkentine and the
Other Is Struck by the Captain
Weber.

There were two smash.ups on the bay
yesterday afternoon.
The tug Anasha. in command of Captain
Peterson, was trying to make a landing at
FolsOm-street wharf and a small boat was
In the way, the occupant OF which did not
know how to handle the boat.
The captain thought the man could get
out of the way as there was plenty of time
and kept on until within short distance.
BY this time 1t was too late and it seemed
as IL the small boat must be run down.
But the captain was equal to the occasion
and to save the life of the man put his helm
down and stopped the engine. allowing his
boat TO drift against the stern OF the bark
entine j. ID. Peters.
1t made total wreck of the pilot-house
of the tug, but the barkentine only lost one
sheet of copper. The pilot-wheel was
Knocked out Of its fasteuings and the
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whole page in the little country papers. So
when lie began his speech he fixed his eyes
on my table and talked right at me all the
time.
''He thought 1 was taking notes Of his
speech, and sometimes during his eloquent
periods he would stride right over TO my
table. On such occasions l would cover
my drawings with piece of note-paper
and make desperate bluff at writing hen
tracks, which 1 fondly hoped he would
think were shorthand notes.
"My caricstures of him must have been
strong, for / heard afterward that he was
greatly ineeused at them. I'll show you
what they we're like"
Again the rapid pen few over the re-
porters' rough paper, and presently-in less
than ten minutes at most-"CaunOn in re :