The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-05

his savage little face close down to the
black mans. Now" he said, where's
Rad? Tell me truly, or I'll make you into,
dogs meat And speak quietly. II YOU
make row. IN spongeJyouf eyes out"
Rad he in divan,' The fellow suffered
in a scared whisper. Sort o front shop,
you savy, sir? Don kin me-"
Il can recommend my late stateroom,"
said Murray. ff
Just the ticket" said Kettle So into
the obliette they topped him, clapping
down the door in it's place above. There
YOU may stay, you black beast" said
the judge, ito stew in the smoke you
raised yourself. If any of four nuuaerous
wives are sufficiently Interested 10 set You
| out they may do so. ffnot, you pig. you
may stay and cure into bacon. I'm sure L
shan't miss you. Come along Mr.. Mate"
They fell upon Red ell Moussh placidly
resting among the cushions of the divan.
with the stem of the water pipe between
his teeth, and his mind (probably) figuring
out plans of campaign in which the cap
tEred rifles would do astonishing work,
Kettle had no revolver in open view, but
Rad had already learned how readily that
instrument could be produced on occasion,
and had the wit to make no show of re-
sistance. The sailor went up to him. deli
cately extracted the poignard fremshis sash
and broke the blade beneath hts f6ft Then
he said to him, stand there" pointing to
the middle of the floor and seated himself
on the divan, in an attitude of a Judge
Now" Mr.. Rad Ell Monssa j advise YOU
to understand what's going to be said to
| you now, so that it'll be a lesson to you
in the future.
Il came to you not very long ago. ask
| ing for your card TO the kady Irto4d YOU
my business was about the mate here and
you said you were kady yourself. Wheth-
! err you are or. not, don't know and
/ don't vastly care, but anyway, Maid for
justice in hard money, ana you said you'd
| give up the mate. You didn't do That's you
played trick on me, which III own up
| was fool to get caught by, and I make
| no doubt that you've been laughing al me
behind my back with that nasty niger
| partner of yours. Well, prisoner at the bar,
| let alone I'm blooming Englishman. and
! EnShshmen aren't sent into this world 10
be laughed az by any foreigners, I'm myself
| as well, and let me tell you l don't stand
either being swindled out of justice when
We paid for it, or being played tricks on
! atterward, So you are hereby seAtenced to
| the fine of one bag ofSpearls to be paid
on the spot, and, Furthermore, to be incar-
| cerated in one of those smoke boxes down
the aileyway yonder till you can find your
| own way out. Now, prisoner don't move
during the next operation, or III shoot
-. nav SOuLf lAfiAl 4 small nag III
slde the top part of bis nightgown, on the
| left hand side Got sefng'
Here they are sir" said Murray
Ihanks," said Kettle, and putsthe bag
IN his pocket And now If you please Mr.
Mate, Wen just put his whiskers into
mat cellar with the niger, and leave him
mere TO get smoked fihtesa better ana wen
nope a more penitent frame of mind
| They completed this pious act to their
| entire Satisfaction q f.i
without further interruption The towns
people were just beginning to move about
| again after the violence of the midday
| heat, but except for curious stares. thew
passed through the narrow streets between
the whitewashed houses quite without in
terruption. And in due time they came 10
the beach and hired shore boat, which
| took them off to the steamer
But here Kettle was not inclined to lin
| ger unnecessarily. He saw Grain, the
| second mate, and asked tsim how much
| more cargo there was to come off
'"The last lighter load is alongside this
minute, SIR
Then hustle ii on deck as quick as YOU
| can, and then call the carpenter and go
| forward and heave .up.'
Grain looked meaningly at Murray "Am
TO take the foredeck, STRIP
| yes; I appoint you acting mate for
/ three days, and Mr.. Murray goes to his
| room for that time for getting into trou-
| bic ashore. Now, put some hurry into
things, Mr.. Grain. / don't want 90 stay
here longer thans needfulP' 1921
Grain went forward about his business,
but Murray who looked somewhat dis
consulate, Kettle beckoned into the chart
| house. He pulled out the pearl bag and
emptied Its contents on to the chart table
Now. look here, my lad" said he, II
| have TO send you to your room, because
| ] said I would, and because that's discip-
line But you can pocket thimbleful Of
| these seed pearls just to patch up your
wounded feelings as your sare of old
| Rad ell Moussa's fine. They are only seed
| pearls, as / say, and aren't worth much
| We were due TO have more as q Sheer mat
| ter of justice, but it wasn't to be got. So
| we must make the best of what there S.
| You'll bag f20 out OF your lot, IL you sell
| them In the right place ashore. l reckoned
my damages at 1900. 1 guess I've got here
900.
',Thank you, sir" said Murray. But
| it's rather hard being sent to my room
for thing could no more help than you
| could"
discipline, my lad This will probably
teach you to leave photographs TO your in
/ feriors In the future There's no persuad-
| ing me that it isn't that Photograph box
| that's not at the bottom of the whole mis-
| chief. Hullo! there's the windlass going
| already! I'll just lock up these pears in
| the drawer, and then I must go on the
| bridge. Err, and about going to your room,
my lad; as long as don't see you for three
| days you can do much as you like don't
want to be too hard. But as I said to old
Rad-el Moussa, justice is Justice, and dis
| cipline's got to be kept"
| "And what about the rifles, sir?"
| Capt Kettle winked pleasantly. Il don't
| know that they are rifles. You see the
| cases are down on the manifest as machin-
| cry, and I'm going to put them ashore as
| such; but don't mind owning to you. Mr.
| Mate, that / hope old Rad finds out he
| was right about his information. / sup
| pose the neighbors Will let him know with
in the next week OF so whether they are
| rifles really, or whether they are not"
WHY BACHELORS DIE YOUNG.
1