The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-27

DO nuuo ldbt 10 my Tongue. n most
excellent gentleman. Don Jose contin-
ued the cOmmandante, smoothly. But
perhaps little, mind you, senior captain.
only a little, what YOU call indiscretion
maybe He raised his brows inquiringly.
DO you want him?' 1 asked. bluntly.
No, senor captain he replied. re-
gretfully. we do mot. Rather it Is that
we may not. and congratulate seuor
captain that he will have Don Jose's ex.
cellent company TO the next port
WASN'T WANTED IN HONDURAS.
I'm plain sailor talk that meant that
Don Jose wasn't wanted in Honduras.
After another bottle the commandaute
and his gold lace and long sword went
over the side and he waved me an airy
adieu. 'AdOis, senor,' he added mockingly.
20 poor Don Jose, who leaned over the
forward rail looking wlstfully at the
green shore line.
Don Jose bowed profoundly and re-
moved his hat as he replied 'Adols. cN-
cellency' Those South American gentle
men do have good manners" mused the
chief, as he lit fresh Manila.
We'll. Don Jose, you're in for a longer
ride than you thought 1 said, 60 cheer
him up bit. You can settle with the
purser for the additional fare 'Senor
captain. / should esteem the favor OF n
confidential conversation. he repliel, and
when ! got him In my cabin the fellow
confessed that he did not have even a
Mexican dollar TO his name.
- All i had was the fare he added.
and now ] am at your mercy When
questioned him he could make no prom
ises OF pay even Et the next port Il
have no friends there he said
Now, while I felt sorry for him, busl-
ness is business az sea as well MS
ashore, and then, too, owners are own
ers, and could not see my way clear
To letting even grandee dine at the cab
in table and eat two or three American
dollars worth OF grub day.
THE upshot Of IL was that I explained
as well ar copld he would have 10 work
his way. lie took 1t well enough and went
forward where the mate put him at
lubbers tasks.
'ln due time we reached Panama. A
second edition OF the port officer at La
Libertad came aboard, though / reckon
he had the best Of IL In gold lace. Maybe
his sword was an inch or so longer also.
soon "a he clapped his eye on the
passenger list he spled Don Josc's name,
which we had forgotten 10 erase Don
Jose de Silveras, he read, though, OF
course, that isn't his real handle. This
Don Jose, he continued he IL OF the tall
and dark complexion, is he not. senior
captain, with the scar in red on the left
faceY
THAT fitted the man. and | assented.
My government. replied the comman-
dante, rising and bowing; my govern
ment with great emphasis on the word
that stood for his little two by six coun-
try, cannot permit Don Jose TO be har-
bored. lie may not go ashore. IL is his
eXcelency's order.
with that he finished the bottle ! had
opened and bowed himself out, and 1
went forward 10 find Don Jose patriot,
exile, and deckhsnd ] was getting a bit
worried.
DON JOSE LOOKS BLUE
Look here, said. I'm sorry for you
but ] can't carry you around as long as
this ship floats. When We get 10 port
you've got to get hHstle-ea- aHa-ge
ashore II you have To swim for IT. lie
looked rather blue al the prospect. but
only bowed and apologized for causing
me Inconvenience.
II don't want this yarn TO last clear
Iii haul in M bit. We % toted spt that s'T patriot
on down 10 a little port I'm Papagayo bay,
and he got blackisted again. ] began TO
think had gotten hold of an old man Of
Come of. chaffed Mac. "Marryat be
blowed. that's I'm Aesop's fables. Amt
IT, Doc The doctor grinned and
kid" he said.
We'll II don't matter ropes end who
wrote IL, but ] was getting worried about
my superfuous deckhand He had al
ready gotten about $500 worth OF travel
and mighty little work for IT, and besides
] was nervous about getting into trouble
with some of these touchy little govern
ments.
II told him plainly he would have TO get
Oft the ship, and he replied il was little
moist just then, which was true enough
as we were about 20 miles off shore.
However. he did not get ashore.
AT every port the officials were sharp
after him ana when we got back 10 San
alongside with a werrant for Don Jose,
and catching the tip / gave him I'm a
wink, the purscr slid out of the cabin
and tipped Don Jose
II gave him time enough TO hide and
then gravely assured the commandante
that Don Jose had gone ashore surrep-
ttiously at Libertad. ! added a few re-
grets; that ! was sorry | had not known
he was wanted, or | would have ironed
him. and few more pleasantries which
satisfied the commentaries
''When we got the ship out into clear
water | sent forward and had Don Jose
brought into the cabin and laid down the
law OF that ship In pretty plain language
lie had 20 get ashore somehow.
THE thing was getting serious and |
preferred Don Jose would languish I'm
Central American caboose rather than
myself. Besides, he was now on his sec
ond round trip at the company's expense,
and he had an able seaman's appetite,
too Don Jose took II with Spanish cool
ness.
HE shrugged his shoulders and re-
marked: IT Is for nv country that
suffer Some day ] shall the reparadon
good enough In it's way. but my owners
wanted cash that summer.
DISAPPEARANCE OF THE DON.