The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-10-31

- <y,.iI. ;me saiiUr Iogg2G:y, Du5 T7T1l
I'M eye to Bunt's twitching left. Il was
tellin' some mates about u crazy man
what flew aboard the Giovanna"-
wait a moment" interrupted the
judge. LET us get this straight. What
did you say he did,"
HE said he flew aboard" said the
sailor. 81 donno II he spoke true. l
never seen him fly, but / donno no
other way he could have got aboard"
Tell the rest of it-tell the rest of 1t,
or I'll tear yer ear off" vociferated the
| ferocious Blunt.
"Hahno," said his honor quietly, cor
der a drink for our Seafaring friend,
please, and let him spin his yarn unin-
terruptedly."
Being refreshed, the sailor proceeded
with better grace: Wed passed un-
der the bridge about midnight, on our
way out, last April fools day. Twas
high tide, for we just scraped under
with our maintop gallant mast down.
1t was my watch on deck. We was
just gettin' into the bay when l see a
man comm down the mainmast rat
lines. He wasn't no man we'd shipped
an he didn't have no clothes, only shirt
an drawers an shoes. | was mighty
surprised, an so was the mate. He up
to hit the man, but the other Teller let
him have II, an the mate didn't wake
up FOR near an hour. He hit q queer
blow-kinder like this" And the sailor
gave very fair imitation of the driv-
fnpy I,lnHt. e.,
and thing to keep out the way Of
Then he done queer thing. Our tug
was just putin back. He walked to
the rail an threw over a little white
package to the tug. Mail that where
it belongs, will ye" he calls, an goes
down after the crew"
THAT was the badge" l exclaimed.
But there is very slim proof that
this was No. 1914" objected his honor.
Tell him about the scrap; tell it just
like you told it before" cried Blunt
WALT till you hear that, judge"
"Oh, the fight" said the sailor. "IIe
done his best. 1t took near the hull
crew to get him in irons l got a
cracked rib from it." And he rubbed
his side.
"a short left jolt, wasn't it?' cried
Blunt.
Il guess it was. Anyhow. it was
when | was up close an it finished me.
He hit awful quick an awful hard an
every time lie landed he Missed be-
tween his teeth like a snake"
John Hannerty, by heavensw chO-
rused the three of us Except that |
Blunt put it a little stronger. for there
was no installing that kissing eXpul- |
sion OF the breath which followed |
every one OF No. 1214's most effective |
drives.
But how on earth could he have |
got aboard when he was OH the bridge |
five minutes before midnight" de- |
manded the judge.
Said he flew aboard like bird" re- |
asserted the sailor positively. Never |
seen him fly, but he must ha' got there
somehow"
MAY it please the court" said, 81 |
can clear this mystery. Here was the |
Giovanni going out into the world and |
there on the bridge was No. 1914 with |
n soul full of yearning. 1t was only |
step from the bridge roadway 10 |
the ships maintop masthead The soul |
full Of yearning gets the best of 1914 |
and he makes the step, casts away his |
uniform and becomes mysterious dis |
appearance"
But what has become of him."
asked the Judge.
"Quit us at Bonos Airs" said the |
sailor. Pound a lot of dagoes there |
battin' a little baseball round q room |
with their hands. Went in an played |
one of 'em. then two of 'em, then three
Of 'em, an got all their money. When
we sailed, he was tixin' up a place of |
his own, an said he'd be an alderman
in six months il they had 'em there"
THAT is No. 1214 beyond reasonable
doubt" said the judge. ''Shall we re-
port the matter"
Nit said Blunt. He might wan!
to git back his job on the police som"
day"
So we held our peace, and on the Pc
lice records No. 12l4 is still down a.
missing.