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his head into the admiral's cabin.
Gould I speak to you q moment
Sir Richard?"
And Dicky Dunn went outside.
II thought as you had this Cart.
wright with you. sir" said seiwyn'
that ought to tell you a queer yarn
that has just been brought me by one
Of the puartermasters. It seems that
one OF the men has story that you
once had fight with Shanghai Smith
and hurt him badly. 1t was In Aus
tralia believe--in Melbourne"
stay minute" said the admiral;
'let me think. Yes, by Jove, l did
have a row on Sandridge Pier years
ago, andeI broke the man up so that
he had to go to q hospital. And his
name-yes, it was Smith. Thanks.
Selwyn. I'll see If this man ever was
In Australia"
He went back to- Cartwright.
"Now as to the Sheeny, admiral"
said Cartwright. who was beginning
tn feel comfortable.
Never mind the Sheeny, Mr.. Cart.
wright" said his host; do you know
Smiths record? Where did he come
FROM"
"He came from Melbourne" replied
the chief.
And the admiral slapped his leg.
That's the man, believe"
why"
Never mind why" said Dunn. But
supposing 1t was, could We prove 1t
against him?"
81 doubt It," said Cartwright cheer
fully. Probably NO one would know
it but his runner. And Bill Haines
would perjure himself as easy as drink
lager
"But II we did prove it,"
"There'd be an appeal. and SO on
said the chief.
He indicated large and generous de-
lay on the part of the merciful Amer
lean law by wave of his hand.
"You see we couldn't prove. any
how, that he knew you was you" said
Cartwright, "and If I know my own
business; 1t would come down to a
matter of assault and so many dol
lars"
That's what imagined" said the
admiral. $50 proposed to take the
matter in hand myself and relieve
you of It, For though Smith, or the
real man, might come on easily, II
choose to have 1t made an information
al business some one will have to
pay who is not guilty"
That's likely enough" said Cart
wright uneasily. ION the whole. ad-
miral, I'd rather you took the Job on
yourself, provided 1t was put through
quietly. What do you proposes"
Dunn put his hands in his pockets.
and "quarter-decked" his cabin.
Il want to be sure it's Smith
morally sure. How can l be made
sure7 III tell you now what | know
about him.
He repeated what Selwyn had said,
and told him the story of his having
fought q man on cambridge Pier at
Melbourne fifteen years before.
Ellis name was Smith"
at dts as neat as a pair Of hand.
cuffs" said the chief ofapolice. "I1l
think it over and let you know. Stay,
Stree, I've got it now. Look here.
admiral. now you mark me. This is q
scheme. It'll work, or my names
Dennis. I'll have 1t put about in the
right quarter that though there aint
evidence to touch the real man who
worked the racket on you, it Is known
who actually corralled you and showed
you on the California. I'll get the
proper man to give 1t away that .
warrant is being made out And next
day ri have all the runners Of all the
chief boarding houses arrested. Do
you sect"
mo, DON'T" said the admiral
"Oh, come" cried Cartwright. the
man we don't arrest will be the man
who done it"
Eyes, but"
"Well," said Cartwright, 81 under
stood you didn't particularly banker
to catch the under-strapper."
"Ah," said the admiral, "of course
see. You mean-
II mean the boarding house boss
will shove the runner that did 1t out