The sun., 1894-01-28
YOUNG ROBIN GREY.
nv BRET HARTE.
IN TWO PLRTs-PARr l.

Bannock, ready for sea But that good Ameri-
can bark-althoueh owned In Baltimore had
not . plank Of American timber in her hulk.
nor native American in her crew. and even
her nautical goodness" had been called into
serious question by divers OF that crew during
ssr voyage. and answered m ore or less lncon-
-iusively with Delaying pins. marlinsplkes
Nnd ropes ends at the hands Of an Irish
american Captain and n Dutch and Danish
cate. SO much 80. that tho mysterious
powers OF the American Consul Mt 81.
KentiGern had been evoked to punish
mutiny on the one hand. and battery and
starvation on the other: both equally at
tested by manlfestly false witness and subor-
nation on each side. In the exercise Of his
functions the Consul had opened and shut
some jail doors. and otherwise effected the
usual sullen and decettul compromise. and
his DAG was now flying. on a final visit. from
the stern sheets OF g smart boat alongside IL
was with feeling OF relief at the end OF the
interview that he at last lifted his head above
an atmosphere OF perjury and bilge water and
came oil deck The sun AMI wind were
ruiIing and Rlintlng the broadening river
beyond tho measured mile" lew guils
were wavering and dipping near tho lee
scuppets and the sound OF Sabbath Gells.
mellowed by a distance that secured immu-
nifty Of conscience. came peacefully to his ear.
Now that Jobs over. ye'll be takin' partin'
dhrink." suggested the CaTtalu.
The Consal thought not! Certain incidents
OF the Job" were fresh In his memory. and he
proposed to limit himself to his strict duty
You havc some passengers. l see" he said.
pointing to n group VI two men and young
girl. who had apparently Just come aboard.
Only wan. an engineer going out to lilo.
Them's jus. his friends seein' him of. I'm
thinkin." returned tho Captain. surveying
thom somewhat contemp.uously.
Tho Consul was n little disturbed. He won
dorei IL the passenger kncw anything Of the
quality and reputation OF the ship to which he
was intrusting his fortunes. But he wns only
. passenger. and the Consul's functions like
those OF the aloft. sitting cherub of nautical
song were restricted exclusively to looking
after Poor Jack" However. he asked few
further questions. eliciting the fact that the
stranger had already visited the ship with let
ters from the eminently respectable con signoes
At ST Kentgern. and contentcd himself with
lingering near them. The young girl was ac-
eompanied by her father. q respectfully rigid
looking middle class tradcsman. who however.
seemed to be more interested in the novelty OF
his surroundings than In the movements OF his
daughter and their departing friend. SO IL
chanced that the Consul redntered the cabin
ostsnslbly in search OF a missing glove. but
really with the intention OF seeing how the
passenger was bestowsd-just behind them.
But to his great embarrassment he at once
perceived that, owing to the obscurity OF tho
apartment. thoy had not noticed him. and he
fore he could withdraw the man had passed
his arm around the young girls half stif!ened
yet halt yielding figure.
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But ho was recalled to himself by a slight
on deck. The young girl and the |
passenger had Just returned from the cabin.
ihe 'onsul a"er discreetly careless Iause,
had lifted his syss to tho young girls face and |
snv .b.t In Was .insul.r,y nrs,,v in color and |
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outiiho' put perfectly seh-composeu ana Sc |
-snely unconscious And he was u little |
troubled TO obserys that tho pnssengar v.s , |
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worn with trial and experience.
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pmTathZlnE tut cautious interest 10 her |
fathers contention with tho boatman who had |
brougbt than, from, sbora Who va. ,n,x In,
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ehhed 'o demand an extra Zee Tor returning
with them. The boatIaan alleged that he had |
been detained beyond "kirk time" and that
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'hh imperlilng OF ms saiNatlon coulu only Do
By another shilling. To the Con-
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ponten nted him sslf by simply cOntsndIug that
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cussIon progressed slowly and deliberately,
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i've Satisfaction on Doth sides that ennoblei
The suh;ec thoug II irritated the Captain.