Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-12-11

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gust. There amt any trustin' 70 ap'
pearances, nor to reputation neither.
But how could the swine have done
it,"
An early evening paper had the
whole story, and as Shanghai was
still up town, all his crowd OF crimps
| and slaves roared over the yarn.
"He fo'te the mate and was give
is billet" said one. Il say, but OLD
Baker was a sport. That's real old
Western Ocean packet law. And then
| Blaker went luny with psalm singing
and the hadmiral locked i'm up
'Strewth, but 1t must ave bin q PIC
mic! I'd ave give a months wages
to see the show. But 90 was IL
shang'aied a hadmiral?"
He spoke with bated breath.
who'd it be but Smith," asked the
speakers mate sulki,y. Hes devil,
a notorious devil, as we knew. Hed
shanghai his father for quarter, II
he was dry. And month back my
own brother that shipped in the
Cyrus F. Brown told me as Shanghai
had down on this very man"
"Then wouldn't be Smith for all
is money. This'll be government
business"
It would have been II the admiral
had been any other kind OF man. But
Admiral Sir Richard Dunn was one OF
| those, and they get rarer every day,
who prefer handling their own affairs.
He had a gift Of humor, too, and was
nightly pleased with himself.
whoever It was that laid for me,
he never meant to make me master OF
the California" he said. as he came
west on the cars. "And whoever he
was, will fix him. The mate was
pretty certain it was this Shanghai
Smith. If it was"
II 1t was, 1t seemed healthy thing
for Mr.. Smith to leave San Francisco
and hide somewhere in tie islands.
But all his interests kept him where
he was, even when H. NJ. 8. Trium-
plant came down again from Esqui-
mault and lay waiting for the admiral
of Goat Island. ...- "
The crew of the Triumphant, being
very proud of their own special ad-
miral, were in SO furious a rage
against any one connected with crimp-
ing in the city, that no liberty" was
granted to any one of them.
"It's hall very fine" said the Tri-
umphants, unanimously, "but these
ere Americans are too smart by 'alf.
Them and hus'll part brass-rags one
of these fine days. But amt it fine
to think that Dicky went to sea as a
man before the stick, and come out
right on top?"
They chortled with exceeding pleas
ure-with pleasure founded on his
achievements and on the unexpected
experiences he had had of sea life
"To think of Dicky bunking it
among a crowd of merchant Jacks"
said the crew. "We'd give lot to
ave seen him shining up aloft for
dear life"
But all the same, they loved him
dearly, and when he came alongside
five days later, not all their sense OF
discipline prevented their breaking
into storm Of cheers that rang out
across the bay and was almost heard
at Oakland. Hard as Dicky Dunn
was, he went to his cabin rather in a
hurry. For once in his life he could
hardly trust himself to speak. But he
received the congratulations Of the
captain and officers, including young
Selwyn, who had been with him when
he had been kidnapped, with the great.
est calm. aEz} 2
Eyes, I've had some experience" he
said, "and don't know that it has
done me any harm. l know more Of
the conditions on board merchant YES
sells than did BEFORE"
"And what do you propose to DO,
Sir Richard?" asked Selwyn an hour
later. "The authorities and the police
seemed very anxious to do what they
could"
The admiral lighted one of his own
cigars, and found it more to his taste
than the ships tobacco of the Cali
fornia.
Il don't propose to trouble the DO.
lice" he said, NOR need there be any
international correspondence SO far as
I'm concerned. I'll play my own
game. l think, Selwyn, that know
who laid for us that night. And from
what learnt in the California {.
learnt a lot, by the wav), I've q no
ton that ordinary justice would never
get held Of the man, at least not in
San Francisco, not even If I paid for
It," 35
"Then what"
But Dicky Eunn interrupted him,
I've notion" he said significantly.
And that afternoon he sent Selwyn
ashore with a very polite note to the
chief of the San Francisco police, say.
Ing that Rear Admiral Sir Richard
Dunn would be very glad to see that
gentleman on board the Triumphant
late that evening, If he could make It
convenient to come. 4 .t.
Let the band begin to play!" said
Mr.. Peter Cartwright; ''it looks as If
I'd better face the music. wonder
II he has any kinkle as to the man
who did IT, N,s mare than / have,
unless it was Smith, or Sullivan"
He looked with groan at the pile
OF correspondence which had accum.
ulated since the admiraPs disappear.