The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-07

tell hees business to me-" he said
smiling and bowling.
you go lowell, / guess not! See
here, you little monkey, is Jennings
in?"
The boy nodded, sLlenly. He knew
enough English to be insulted.
IT want to see hin-understand ?
You tell him I'm an American-just
off a steamer that sent me ashore.
I'VE come to Eusibe on business-pri-
vate business"
Il act for heem,' said the clerk
"Well, you'll not act in my affairs.
I'm going to see Jennings himself
and he'll hear from this through the
| State Department, too"
The yellow boy went calmly back to
his seat and addressed himself to his
writing.
Fiarrows marched to the door which
evidently led to the stairway.
The clerk did not move. But when
he flung open the door, Barrows found,
standing in the entry, a big, grinning,
barefooted negro, with a secondhand
Remington on his shoulder.
"Massa can't pass here" he said. in
! better English than the yellow boy
possessed. "GoY'ment set me here to
guard 'Merican consul"
Rarrows said things and flung HIM
| sell OUT OIL the pace. I1G dilcd ~
think the matter over and adjust him
self to these new discoveries. Eusibe
was evidently not New Orleans.
His porter who had gone to sleep
outside, was shaken into a more wake
full state, and showed him the way to
a tavern where he was given a room
and bed without question. These peo-
pie were too lazy to be inquisitive; or
else Laguerre felt his strength so
| great that he feared nobody.
Yet, the longer he stayed the more
cautious he grew. He posed as a trav-
cling agent before the day was over.
| And he never as much as glanced to-
ward the Lady Bird.
He knew Capt. Egbert. He had met
him and his two officers. He wander
ed about the town in the evening, hop
ing to find them in some one of the
cafes.
But there were few white men. Sc
few that his own presence attracted
attention and he finally went to the
| hotel and up to his room, to get away
from staring black eyes.
There he hauled out his big meer-
schaum and fired up. 1t reminded
him Of the college gang, who had Civ
EN- the pipe to him, and he wondered
what they'd say if they knew he was
so far away from Gods country
And as he knocked the ashes from
the pipe after his smoke by the win
dow. there came rap at the door,
which opened before he could speak
He sat up straight. the warm pipe
bowl gripped in his hand. What's the
trouble? What do you want?'
"By gosh, it isl" was the relieved re-
ply. Thought 1 couldn't have been
mistaken. Remember me, Mr.. Bar
rows?"
"Ah-the purser. So it is. Mr.
| err"
"Peckham."
Just so. Saw you before the Lady
Bird sailed. How's everybody aboard
herr"
"Evrybody aboard her is pretty
blanked we'll, I reckon" snarled Peck
ham. "Leastways they look so-the
dirty, yaller trash!"
What"
''Niggers. Laguerre's men. I'm the
only one outside o. Jail"
What" That startled exclamation
became tiresome before the purser's
story was finished.
There you have it, sir he said, al
last. Just sheer luck took me ashore
before the Lady Bird was gobbled up
And I've been keeping rather close
| to cover ever since. The consul il
sold out body and soul to Laguerre
You see, he represents a gun manufac.
tory up North. and he's sold the revo.
lutionists their weapons. Only hope
he doesn't know you are connected
with the company. I've seen ner
shot for less"
American citizens!" quoth Barrows
| in horror.
Eyes. That don't mean much, espe.
ciaIly when you've got such a little
| scoundrel as this Jennings to look to
If it amt impertinent I'd like to ash
what brought you down here at thi;
time. sir?"
why. our Mr.. Spero wrote us Of
the revolution, and that the Lady BIRD
would likely get into trouble. So
| came down to see about it,"
"You-came-down!" gasped the
| purser.
why. yes. The General was mad
because 1 had put the ship in jeopardy
and 1 told him I'd make good. Fact
| is, I'm here on my own hook.
You go home, Mr.. Barrows," said
the other, solemnly. You're no more
able to do anything here than l am. >
But both of us together?" suggest.
| ed Barrows.
to sneak away and get another job"
Barrows looked at him. He felt just
how little the tall man was.
''The boys will get out of Jail in time
Laguerre is no foll-neither is his man
in Eusibe, Callistro. He's devil they
say-a butcher. But he's no fool. .
As for the ship. she's dead loss La.
guerre is going to win here-sure. You
take my advice. You can't do any.
thing for Egbert, or for the ship"
Barrows again denied himself the
pleasure OF telling Peckham what h
was. i've come here to make good
he said having filled his pipe once
more. and now lighting II. Guess III
-puff-stay-puff-awhIle-puff- long
err
III.
The next day he absorbed GOSSIP
like a sponge. There were plenty Of
people 10 taik-all he had 70 do wa
TO listen 20 bad Spanish and w0rs,
| English. He learned that the captain
and crew Of the Lady Bird had beer
shut up as "nlibueters. II was claim,
"a arms were found ia the cargo 81
the Steamship, but the rest OF the car,
i 20 had n0f hamu foslohsa3