The Holly chieftain., 1902-03-07

he was the topside fighter In the hun
British Navy, and I'm here to say he
was"
"And you never got even?" asked
the bartender. seeing that no one took
shp the challenge.
Never set eyes on him from that
day to this" said his boss. regretfully.
And II you did?" AZ I.
Z Smith paused-took q drink.
= : 80 help me I'd Shanghai him II he
was King of England"
And one of the crowd who had put
down the San Francisco Chronicle in
order to hear this yarn picked 1t up
again. ,.
eHelp me,'' he said, in breathless ex-
cite4&ent, ''ere's q funny cohincidence.;
'EreI telegram from 'SQuimault,
sayin' ~ how the flagship Triumphant,
Hadmiral Sir Richard Dunn, X. c. B..
is comm down to San Francisco"
BY Jove, let's look.p said Shanghai
Smith,. He read, and . heavenly smile
overspread his hard countenance. He
almost looked good, such joy was his.
Tom" he said to the bartender,
"set up drinks for the crowd. This
is my man. for sure. And him an
admiral. tool Holy sailor. amt this
luck!"
I He went out into the street and
walked to and fro, rubbing his hands,
while tho men inside took their drink.
Was there ever such luck? Was
Shanghai Smith. ITO think Of him
Fturnin' up all OF his own accord on
my partic'lar stampin' ground. Holy
sailor! was there ever such luck?"
The morning Of the following day
Her Majesty's ship Triumphant lay at
her anchors OF Saucelito, in San Fran
cisco Bay.
Though the admiral did not know
it, one of the very first to greet him
when he get his foot on dry land at
the bottom of Market street was the
man he had licked SO thoroughly If
teen ysars before in Melbourne.
"Oh. it's the same" said Smith to
his chief runner, who was about the
hardest case" in California. "He
amt changed none. Just 80 old he
was when he set about me. I'm goin'
to have thishyer admiral shipped be-
fore the stick on the toughest ship
THAT'S about ready to go to sea. Now
what's In the harbor with officers that
can lick 4me?"
We'll, i always allowed las you
kun- lrN That Gtporo1r NJ tho rolt
fornia was your match. And the Cali
fornia will sail in three days"
"Righto." said Smith: Simpson is
a good. tough man. Bill, the Califor-
mia will do"
But how'll you corral the admiral.
sir?" asked Bill.
you leave that to me-" replied his
boss. I've got q very fruitful notion
as will fetch him, II he's half the man
he was."
Mr.. "Say-it-and-mean-it" Smith laid
for Admiral Sir Richard Dunn, X. C.:
B., ETC.. etc., from ten o'clock till half
past eleven, and he was the only man
In the crowd that did not hope the VIC
tim would come down with too many
friends to be tackled.
Tho admiral came at last; it was
about quarter to twelve. and the
whole waterfront was remarkably
quiet. And the admiral was only ac-
-companied by his dag-lieutenant
The two were promptly sandbagged,
the lieutenant left on the street and
the admiral carried to the house in
the Barbary Coast. When he showed
signs Of coming to he was promptly
doseds and his clothes were taken OF
him. AS he slept the sleep OF the
drugged they put on a complete suit
Of rough serge toggery and he be-
came Tom, Deane. able-bodied seaman.
BY four o'clock In the morning Tom,
Deane lay fast asleep in forward
bunk of the Califosnia's fo'c's'le as
she was being towed through the
Golden, Gate. And his fag-lieutenant
was inQuiring In hospital what had
become Of the admiral. And nobody
could tell him more than he him
self knew. Flaring headlines an
nounced the disappearance of a Br1x-
ish admiral, and the wires and cables
fairly hummed to England and the
world generally.
Ito be continued.)
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