The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-14
|ERS OF FOR TUNE. by RICHARD HARDING DAVIS :


I:'~ha from the Island Of teylon. You may
EnEngmhe:. bo:s. that when Dufferin saved
Aiabi rom hanging. the british shipped hin!
! 10 Cey'"n as q political prisoner. Well. the
oapialh was sent by Arabs followers in
Egypt 10 bring him hack 10 lead a second
f-br.i'H- burke mad everybody hr!Ded at
'"yiot. and a fine c -E". fitted out and :
l't NJ FuifianS I" 10 IN lighting. ana then
~" good. KIND British Government r,rd"n"'i
49,. the day befar- Burke arrived in port
NJ: you never @ot a cent for il. Gid YOU.
hIrE."
i':rHe shook his head and frownei.
SIX Thousand pounds sterling ! was to
have got for that" Il" said. with a touch of
I I@:,onatle pride in his voice. and they set
him free the day before 1 got there. just
IS Ar Clay tells you."
And then You headed Granville Prio-'s
expedition for buried treasure off the is
land = Cocos, didn't you?" said Clay. Go
on. toll them auou, II. BE soriabla. You
ought 10 write a book about your different
business ventures. Burke. indeed yal ought:
hut ahsn." Ciay added. smiling. nobody
: would believe you" Rurke rubbed his chin
thCuEhtfuliy. with his fingers. and looked
rnodeSaIy n the cailirg. and the TWO
younger boys glzo,I at him viii, omen
!. mou:hed interest.
There amt anything in buried treasure"
he said. after a pause. "excert the morsv
that's sunk in tho fitting out. Il sounds
good. but its all lo1,ishness."
III f~oaIishness. shs" said CAY. en-
courlcirgiy. And what did you % after
~Ealmacela was heaten"-after last saw
YOU"
'CrespO." Burke replied. after 4 ua1;ua
during which T.a pulled gently on his n.r,a
West for Curacao. with cargo OF sewing
machines and p~laughs-beached below Mar
acaito-thirty-five thousand rounds and two
thouSan! rffe-at twenty boiivars apiece"
course" said Clay. in d tone OF GENT
in" appreciation. Il might have known
you'd be in that. He says" he EXPLAINED.
that he assisted General Crespo in Vene-
Zucla during his revolution against Guzrnar
E.auCu's party. and loaded a tramp steam
~ called the Caroline Brewer at Key
West with arms. which h= landed safely
at 4 place for which he had no clearance
papers. ard he received SO. Coz in our money
for the job-aud very good pay. too. I
should think" commented Clay.
Well. / dent know" Burke demurref.
You take in IN" cost nf leasing the boat
and provisioning h.T. and the crews wages.
and the cost of the cargo: that cuts into
profits Then | had to stand OF shore be
tween Trinidad and Curacao for OYER three
H'"hs before / cot III" signal to run in.
and after that I VAS chased by 4 Sunboat
IT,: rhTor DAY. ami thu crazy fool rut a
shot clean through MY cnGine-room. Cost
20" ah@u: Si-'-' in repairs"
Tier. WIS q raus.. ard Clay turned his
~ =" tho street. and th"n asked. ABRUPT |
y What aye v"u fot;g now:
Trying t" get orders for sm"helesS pow
der. Burke answered. promptly. He met !
'tty's i"'k with eyes IS UnIiStIrhed as his
own. "bIt they won touch il down here
b" went on. 1t doesn't appeal I" en-. rs !
loo expensive. ard they'd rather see the
smoke. It makes them think |
How long did yr1 expect TO stay mere" !
C'aE Interrupted !
flow long repeated Burke. like A man |
III 4 w!tn's$-t"N who is trying to gain |
tim". We'll. ] WAS thinking Of leaving nv |
Friday, and taking Il mule train over TO
i;l-ota instead OF waiting for the steamer
L. Colon" He blew q mauthful of smoke
into the air a;a watched it drifting toward
the door viii apparent interest.
TIL 'Sautiaso' leaves here Saturday for
Nv York. / guess Won hal better wait over
lrr her" cay SAID. "IH engage your pas
--@a. and. in the meantime. Captain Stuart
here VIII Sc that they treat you We'll In
the Quartet"