New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-30
wTHE MORNING STAR"

TT IL the Morning Star, replied DG Mark Ruin
Inc to the captain OF the Mahanaddy.
And below them the Hon. Arthur Montague
starr-otherwise known as A. NJ. Starr. or the
Morning Star-waved his hand with grave salu-
tation.
He was walking up the gangway steps, sereney
unconscious OF the suppliant Bombay boatman at
his heels He was carrying his dispatch case.
The Morning Star" always carried his own dis
match case He was tall man with an exag-
rerated neck. which inclined slightly forward
az II impelled thereto by the weight OF long,
determined nose. His hair was Of a sandy fair
ness: his mustache was golden and very large
II completely hid the mouth Of the Hon. Arthur
Montague Starr.
No one ever knew whether he was smiling or
not .
He has not been out here two months, SAID
The canta,n to his companion. the ships doctor
.There must be something IN the wind
The doctor was sitting on the corner OF the up
,.r hrdee-rail near the engine room telegraph.
He was a grave man with a clean-shaven face
and thoughtful eyes. He nodded darkly
Usually. something in the wind" he said, when
the Morning Star is about
The Mahanaddy was taking her passengers on
board in Bombay harbor. She was lying at 'ne
outer buoys. hove up short-whch. being trans
straight line from the hawse-pipe to the anchor,
which lay Immediately beneath her bows Two
turns OF the steam winch would lift the anchor.
There were the usual boats hanging on the
van1wav stems while their occupants abused
each other fell over each other and generally en-
u,ened the scene for the benefit of the idle pas
sengers deck
The ouartermaster in charge OF the ganSway
was bundlins natives off as fast as he could. Inc
last bell had rung. The stand by" gong IN the
eneine-room had relieved the tense feeing III
more than one heart. There were no European
visitors TO go ashore We do not nina gong
down TO meet our friends when they arrive ou'
who wants TO see man of when ne Is soihs
home?
The captain looked at his watch. for the Ma
hanaddy sailed and arrived according 70 'ifhe-
fable. Then he raised his right hand for 'he pen
EFT of a little, dark-eyed man Oh NE lorecas'ie
who was watching him like cat. Ihere ioi-
lowed a jerky throb somewhere fcrward '"' De-
low The captain nodded his head sideways for
the special edification of daar'ermas'er VINO vas
standing nv the engineered. telegraph. This
mans arms moved round the dial in 'front.' OF h''''
and IA below In the heart Of the great ship there
was the clang OF gong wh'ch was iin'iie'"''''
echoed inside the dial.
-,,h a slow upheaval. and beho.a she was on
mar homeward voyage Irnn%d!a ely the captain
he~an 10 walk backward and :arward. as II ne
too u,orked bv machinery He had not yet spoK'
On a word The doctor had quietly iert the or'use
He never entered INTO conversation with the cap
tain while the Mahanaddy was approaching OF
leaving harbor. At all other times they were d.
brothers, only more so.
In the mean time the Hon. Arthur nao
found his cabin. II was a single cabin H'ua'eo
Immediately beneath the captains stateroom OF
the main deck and underneath the saloon stairs
which were Of perforated iron. There are TWO
cabins there-both single-berth cabins-aho soi''t
think them the best on board the Mahanauuy
The Hon. Arthur seemed 10 Know MS way
about the ship He went straight 10 MS capi'
and after glancing at the number on the oras'
mate over the doorway he went In and shut the
door behind him. His luggage had preceded MIN
II law on the bed-a weather-beaten pormanteal
and fiat tin box.
The Morning Star" proceeded 10 open the Ma
Tin box with cunning-lookng. short-shaite'
key The box was full of papers and books an'
a. one corner a brown paper parcel. He un
folded the parcel and disclosed small stee
chain with paddock at each end
Tho Hon Arthur then proceeded to lie OF
~. floor In an unbecoming attitude. and n
rh,,ned the tin box to the stanchions Of his bed
.+ead The dispatch he placed inside IN
hoy and thereafter made use Of the small Key
The Hon. Arthur was a member OF Una
vague corps" the Indian Intelligence Depart
ment He was. moreover recognized as a brsh
and shining light thereof. The fiat tin box wa
known 10 his colleagues 1t was part OF nj
method.
Cant keep everything in your head. don't yo
arnowr' he was In the habit OF saying whehe'e
NE contents Of the box were referred TO-
Having completed his arrangements under IN
berth, he sat down on the pillow and passed NJ
hand over his high. narrow forehead
"5adv' he calculated and his English-plue eye
kw,nkled beneath their sandy lashes
He was not very intelligent-looking man, 81
.horor~h,v Anelo-Saxop with a narrow. drool
ing nose over which the skin seemed 100 'lsh'
dr.vn He was the sort Of man who could, an
generally did look quite at home In the larges
nattern tweed suit. 1t needs certain amour
~ blood to do this. and a few ancestors.
Presently he went on deck. He walked with
sort of shamble which Was not unsracerui. III
general impression conveyed by him when IN m
ton was that his legs were too long Tor u
breadth of his shoulders.
Dr Mark Ruthine had gone to the after-de'
when he left the bridge. The after-deck was
most when leaving port. His position on boa
the Mahanaddy was more or less that OF the Ma
Ter of Ceremonies. People-especially ladies-a
pealed to him without any sort OF introducto
"a nrofrered their complaints. or mention'
their tdiosyncracies respecting milk oetwe
meals a seat near a portfolio. or a lower Der
instead OF an upper. Ruthine was In the hal
Of listening gravely to such matters. and even
the plaintiffs did not get what they wanted tn
often did not know 1t themselves. so sravely sy'
pathetic was this doctor
Before he had been many minutes beneath
awning he was accosted. A young lady with
remarkably vivacious pair Of dark eyes had not
his arrival Immediately. She was alone. and
-.rt nearer to him without appearing to
.vare Of his presence. While taking her last 10
.t Bombay she encroached so much that he "