The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-20

/ ihoL Wvnterman told hlm he was d rca

|, tho waterman told him he was d real
gent. II
f,iby sang ana worked. and MS per-
| formed wonders. Goniuses are never
tidy and the little cabin needed attcn-
ton sadly.
The negro cleaned II thoroughly. built
Are, cooked bacon and eggs and made
toast. It was the best meal Give had
eaten for months. 4::ss I
''We'ro d bit short Oh crockery M Esaidi
tho negro land we want nnoder chair
and a 1nuttress To- dis chile Den dere's
a piece Of glass to mend de window.
some GOALS and some parnffin ile An.
oder blanket or two not do no harm
70 shoppit1' once mo- presently
II can't have you spending your money
on me, old chap said Give.
How 70 stop me, Massa q asReo
Ruby. with grin. ~, .,,
Give couldn't say. After all he would
hc able to repay Ruby tcnfold. Ruby
had lust plunged the greasy plates INTO
a bucket when n bont rusped against the
side OF the barge.
"Wonder II the cubs ut homo. dear
boys" drawlcd voice that made GIVE
spring UP.
| "1'll see, my darling, u see' SiooS
another voice.
"Window. Honournble, window"
| Crash. crash, crash. crash! glass new
| In all directions as the oar beat IN iie
! pancs and hammered away the frame.
l Ruby gazed open mouthed and asto M
4 cd. Tho next moment distorted !lSuie
was snuattng on the narrow sill ana tEa
ugly face Of Monkey Swayne the dwarf.
| leercd and grinned at than.
- to~ ~
a collier Good-day to you, my bonnie
nets. Two Of ON. Honourable.'
"Bal Jove, are there really. Monkey
Two's too many strangle the nggah'
dear boy"
"say, nIg," he croaked, Say, you
black trash. you amt wanted here.
Clear out or III tickle your ribs with a
/ nlnc-inch piece OF knife. lie. he. he!
Give was wild with rage He made
rush at the dwarf Before he could
4 reach the leering imp ham shot from,
i Rubys black 1st. 1t struck the dwarf
between the eyes and flung him back-
wards. There was a howl. followed BY
I a splash and q volcy Of cursas.
i Give and tho negro bounded on deck.
The tide was running fast and black
head was dancing down the stream. a
/. boat with four men in 1t was in pursuit.
4 In the bow, bont-hook in hand. stood a
tall frock COATED top-hatted man with
+ an eye-glass screwed into mis- eye. He
4 thrust the boat-hook forward AMI the
a bony fingers OF Monkey Swayne clutched
It. The dwarf was dragged on board,
limp and dripping. Then the boat was
i pulled round
"N1,nt do 1t mean, Massa Z" painted
the astonished negro.
The boat came nearer and Give snach-
ed up mop. The dwarf, blood rushing
from his nostrils, was dancing, cursing
and raving for revenge. Give set his
teeth grimly
"Ahoy you Drayton." shouted the
( 1Ionourable, fixing his cye-glass in his
eye
BOARD him, board him." screamed tho
dwarf. Burn you, III have your ltfa
for this. :"
He hurled the spiked boat-hook with
all his strength. 1t buzzed over Clivee
head The boat shot nearer.
XIII EN- BOTH" yelled the dwarf
"there's nobody about"
| AS the oars ceased to thrash the
water, Ruby's right arm was levellcd
and revolver cleaned in his big black
police. lads, bal Jove." cried the
Honorable.
4 launch manned by crew Of Thames
police came putting swiftly down the
stream. The boat pulled away Give
waved MS Cap A1O o4'ouSoo' wv e''S
launch kept on
"Burn you both, I'll knife you yet
roared Monkey swayne.
The boat pulled across the black wide
river, and the wild chorus came family
over the water:
Yo-heave-ho there's lots OF gold at sea
merry life short life, moose for
you and me;
And Davy Jones must have our bones
If they call 1t piracy
Ruby's white eyeballs rolled wildly.
WHO dey, massa? What do It mean?
"Heaven knows. Ruby" said Give
, bitterly. II don't"
The negro put the revolver back r
his pocket and silence fell again on the
bosom Of the great river.
. Fuller Lanwith, the millionaire, rubbed
his long nose and slipped glass OF port
He was q great man In the eyes OF the
world, but how long would that great.
! ness last? The shares OF the rottenes'
i companies were fought for by the pub
! lie, II only his magic name was asso
. ciated with those companies. He hae
blazed up In the financial circle like gun
powder touched with a lighted match
But how long would It last? Nineteenth
OF his companies were worthless. HI
was a scroundrel and he knew It. ON
4 great success might save him. F1e coult
:, return the money for the shares In full