Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-09

UPON Wv MANY bOOu vi HIS
client, referred to his previous good
character and ability as sailor and
asked for no severer penalty than a
reprimand But the court ignored all
this and pronounced the following sen.
tence: That Mr.. Williams be logged
which is sea language for the enter.
Ing of fine in the ships book-to the
extent of forty American dollars. and
that he be denied all shore leave un.
til the Amanda b. Chappell reached
San Francisco homeward bound.
II was stunning verdict. Mr.. vii.
lisms retired to his bunk when the
court adjourned, and to all and suudry
who came within hearing he address.
ed himself profanely. He reported for
duty when his watch was called. how.
ever. but stood at the wheel only to
continue the publication of his feel.
ings. Late at night, when he went to
bed, he left the lucid impression In
all minds that his low opinion of so.
ciety was permanently fixed. His last
words, spoken in response to a flying
shoe from neighboring berth, formed
a mumbled determination to meet
EN- all ashore some day" and later
he snored aggressively.
The purposes of our story-which
concerns only Mr.. Williams in his dip.
lomatic relations-permit the passing
over OF long stretch of the Amanda
b. Chappell's voyage. With pleasant
weather throughout she touched at
Melbourne and at Singapore, sailing
thence to Hongkong, which was to be
her last port before reaching out to.
ward American waters. In the harbor
at Hongkong she was delayed for some
time. exchanging cables with her own.
ers, and Mr.. Williams. who had not
left her once since his trial. became
tolerably familiar with the Kowloon
waterfront and the striking topogra.
ply of Victoria Peak and Magazine
Gap, through long inspection of them
from the forward deck.
Here, on a pleasant afternoon. he
was seated. smoking his pipe and eye.
ing the many busy little sampans
which dotted the water AZ about him.
He was in supreme command OF the
vessel, for everyone was on shore
save 9Th Portygee," who was sleeping
of his own land experiences below.
But his authority brought no satisfac.
ton to the mind of Mr.. Williams
mind all warped and dented by wrest
lings with harsh and unjust fate.
What satisfaction he did feel was horn
OF the yellow sunshine which engulfed
him. OF the fragrance OF his tobacco,
and of thoughts of better days.
Aroused by scrapIng sound against
the ships side, he peered over the
rail and discovered a sampan making
fast to the bottom OF Jacobs ladder
which hung there. In the stern OF
the miniature craft sat a gorgeously
clothed Chinaman, whom he had no
difficulty in recognizing as a Hong
kong policeman.
What dye want here?" ne called
down gruffy.
"Wantee one piece sailor man" re.
piled the policeman, looking up. Him
name D. WILLOWS"
II was then that diplomacy was born
In the fertile soul of the aged seaman
"Wot f'r?" he demanded.
Il gottee chit TO him-from claptin.
You belong Willoms?"
Wherever English is spoken IN the
Far East letters and written commu.
nications of all sorts are "chits."
Yes. belong him." came the reply.
Pass 'er up tn ladder"
The sampan coolie climbed up hand
over hand. and gave a folded piece Of
paper to Mr.. Williams. The latter
opened 1t, leaned easily against the
rail, and read the following:
Police Headquarters.
Victoria, Hongkong, October /.
Dere Drippy: Please unlock my cub.
bord with this key you will find a
Pocket Book on the shelf an bring il
to me am arrested the charge is kick.
Ing coolie. He charged me too much
bring the Pocket Book an all in II the
Judge fined me Is dollars. You must
hurry up | want to go back to the
ship. /. PUTNAM
All save the heading was in the ia.
miliar handwriting of the captain,
and the key spoken OF was inclos.
ed. Mr.. Williams read II over four
times and then took look at the wait.
ing sampan.
I'll have an answer ready f'r you"
he called down, sons | KIN write IT.
You stand by"
He walked across the deck and into
the captains cabin. Pen, ink and pa.
per were at hand, but when he compos.
ed himself to write, he felt the sudden