Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-05-25
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,,oring won't do any good; you
., "B1 nattsr report the matter to Cap
BAD wilson W at once" said the navigat-
tln n ""s of her majesty's ship
Ing nsu os he gazed quizzingly down
Irl .nD pcbubby-faced midshipman who
at Tue IN snch comical dismay before
sto0u ,n no officer. Come with me;
DIS sum sainc TO his stateroom now," the
Ill ,s sO added, not unkindly, as he
sptsd the lads evident distress.
'" ssr, not numbering, and l don't care
.so - does stop my leave" Indignantly
:. .oonded the youngster, drawing him.
s If. to his full height
.vnot is it, Stuart?'' inquired the
.4on Is the twain entered his cabin.
~ merely wish to say that we are
adv TO Get under way whenever you
.',sp sir: but Robson has a report to
r,go said the lieutenant.
xa spasick yet, l hope?" calculated
r.,p wilson. ironically. "Well, I'm
r5ls.
.gaq sir, it's the First Lord; he's
hsE He ran off while we were ship
rrrp soft tack-I mean the bread!
hrqpntly stammered Robson.
Ge First Lord bolted with the
stack exclaimed Wilson in aston
sknent. What does he mean, Stuart?
TsGs the First Lord? Is the boy a
aging maniac"
Lieut. Stuart had perforce to explain
that the cadet, being in charge Of a
beat sent ashore to ship provisions, had
lat one of his men-an able-bodied sea-
man answering to the name of West,
but who was, by reason of his superior
bearing, nicEnamed by his companions
The First Lord of the Admiralty"
Charley Robson meekly endured the
repoaches of his commander, who
was stern martinez, and made no al
bWance for youthful ineXperience.
But at any rate" unused the young
fellow when he was at length dismiss
ID, 'he said nothing about stopping
ny Through" And then his volatile
pirits threw off the recent discomfit-
ire as only youth knows how to, while
is thoughts wandered far away
0 that pleasant country home in Sur
ey, with all it's attendant attractions,
rom which he had been separated for
ne long year. And if among the
ream faces conjured up there was one
'hich eclipsed all others, the fact
lould not cause undue surprise.
The usual steps taken to secure the
rrest of the deserter were of no avail.
lis description was circulated by the
Dlice throughout the country, and
i the majesty of the law invoked to
lpture the runaway, but the man
sappeared as completely as if the
nth had opened and swallowed him
P. He was of a strangely reserved
allure, mixed but little with his COM
lnionS, and had evidently once occu-
led far superior situation in life.
There was one person, however, who
ID not forget the runaway. Robson
ten in Imagination ran the scoundrel
earth.
Little did Charley Robson imagine
at the commencement of his long
eferred leave he lounged in first
lass smoker on his way to Guilford
oW soon, or under what strange cir
INSTANCES he would meet the villain
his melodrama.
And You have come home, Alice
Ill be able to resume her interrupted
ounuy walks" said the mother of the
ou'hful sailor next morning. But
l course, added she, addressing the
ILL., Charlie has not heard of your
''est admirer. l don't know whether
IL girls nerves are out of ORDER" con-
uued Mrs. Robson, but she declares
la' a strange man has been following
7f about during the last few weeks,
though no one else has caught a
lmpse of him."
1 shant be afraid of any loafers
lille Charlie is with me-" responded
It maiden. In proof of which, he
Iall convoy me for a walk now"
~ Alice Westerne buoyantly danced
10 array herself for the proposed
unit.
he eyes of the mother and son fol-
wed the girl with a wistful look as
'e quilted the room.
l suppose nothing has been heard of
III queried the latter.
NO. Your father thinks there never
III De. Doubtless Sir Richard died
road, believing to the end that he
rs murderer
And Allie is still ignorant of her
Iler'S sad history?' queried the lad.
les. We have decided not to say
iS'hlng to her until she is of age, I'M
> some contingency should arise,
lch as Your obtaining a sublieuten-
ICY, and being of the same mind as
u are now"
'ooson colored at the hint delicately
uVeyed by his mother, and so well
luefstood by himself. To see their