Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-05-04
$rIRsT LoRDor THE ADMIRALTY
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S"N's '''ooh az UNIV, HdIi wv udNl
eating lieutenant of Her Majesty
ship Triumph, as he gazed quilzingly
down at the chubby faced midship
man who stood in such comcal dis
may before his superior officer
Come with me; I'm going to his
stateroom now" the speaker added
not unkindly, as he noted the lads
evident distress.
I'm not blubbering, and dom
care If he does stop my lea,cl" indig
nantly responded tln youngslrr
drawing himself up to his fail height
"What is it, STUART inquired the
captain, as the twain entered his
cabin.
u merely wish to say that we are
ready to go under way whenever yo1
please, sir; but Robson has u report
to make" said the lieutenant
"Not scasick yet, | hopc?" ejacu.
lated Capt Wilson, ironically. well,
I'm listening
"Please, sir. it's the First Lord =
he's boltcd! He ran off while we were
shipping the soft tack mean the
bread.' incoherenily stammered Rob
son.
"The First Lord bolted with the
soft tockl- exclaimed W;lso, in acton.
isbment "Wbat does he mean
stuart? Who's tbe .Fire, Iord'o Is
tbe how n rovinc maniaco"
Lieit Stunrt had nerforce IN ~
Main that the cadet hoino in cborrs
of a boat sent ashore IN Chin nrovi,.
ions. had lost onc If bis ma, m AHA
bodied seaman an.ye,;nn ~ ,ha ,.,,,,a
of West, but who was nv reason of
his sunerior beorino ninL,omod NO.
his comnonions "tbe rirgt IorJ ~ H.,
Admiralty
Charles Robson mcplJy endured tbe
reproacbes Of his commnndor wbo
was a stern martinez and mode M
allowance for vouthfu inexnnrie,c,.
"But at any RATE mused the vomn,,
fellow, when he was nj Ieuoth dis'
missed, "he said nothing ohont ston.
ping my furlougl." And then his
Volatile snirits 1hrov aw ,ho , , "is
discontinue AS only yo,uh lnows hoo
to, while his tbouphts wandered far
away to that pleasant countrv bome
in surrey with .ll Il. nttaajan ' "'
fractions. from which he had hoon
separated for one Iony vear And /,
among the dream faces coni,rsd m
there was one which eclinseJ nll oth.
ers. the fact sho,,ld mi rnu.e INDIA
surprise.
The usual stens t,lten IN soo,ro a.,
arrest of the deserter vera of mn
avail. His descrintion w.u circ'Jotad
by the notice tbrouphout tbe country
and ali the mniestv or the law ;n
yoked TO capture tbe runaway INF m.
man disappeared nv comnIeielv as Il
the earth had onened md .wal,o,vad
him IN. He was of n strangelv NO.
served natnre mixed I'M, l;,n,, ,,;u,
his companions and had svidontI"
once occupied far sunerior station
In life.
There was one n,rson bow.ver ul,
did MT forget the run,unv poLa",,
often in Imagination ran tbe sconn
drel 10 earth
Little did Charlie Robson im,uino
as at the commencement NJ his lnnm
deferred leave he lounged in a Gr.t.
class smoLor 90 H. Y' LEV =" m'S',
how soon or undrr what stronmo ' oir
cumstances he wooId meot ,he ,i,l.i,
Of his melodrama '' ''' ''"''
sand YOU have come bome Alioo
will be able to resume bor irtorr,n,od
country walks" said the mo,her =,
the youthful sailor nav, no,n,i
'But of course" addcd She address.
inp tbe pirl "Cbarle, hn" 49,, Lao 'n
of your Attest ndmircr ! don', h hna,'
whether tbe girI,g neryes arn o "'V
order" continued Mr.. pohson w" son., "
she declares that a strnnpe mnn I'm,
been following her abon, duning ,ho
last few weeks altboncb ~, onr oIso
has ever caught n olimnso or HIM " '''
81 sbonl he afrgiJ "r n W. "'"'
while Charley is with ma r,,n ,o",l' !,
the maiden sin nroof If u,hi"h ~"
shall convoy me for n nolL '"' a." ~
And Alice Wcsteren h,n,o ""H , """,
off to array herself for thc nrnnoYoS
jaunt, Wv ''''''''"
The eyes Of notlor and Gan so,,
ed the GIRL with n wistrnI loni, ' w. Wv
quilted the room WV" 10 '"'