The San Francisco call., 1903-09-20

~ ~~.I1z Enar nad yesterday. Wap -,
second till I remember Il" ~
Inc heavy, regular breathing eontf,,,.,
20 come out from under the hay VIA.
lay the marryred pirate.
Inc lieutenant cleared his throat .h,.
MS eyes tight to assist his memory anS
began his burial service:
Almighty m everlastin' God who.
given unto US. thy servants. grace by ths
c'nfessiOn OF a true faith 4 acInowl.S1s
and"
And In the power OF the Dfvin.
AsAJesty- prompted the vicar ostsnta-
WIN you keep stiIl. Missf Majesty 70
Worship the Unity. we beseech thee that
thOu wouldst keep 's-keep 3 steadfast
er wouldst keep 8 steadfast-''
Inc lieutenant paused helplessIy.
IN TINS ra1th. added the vicar Nth
nIIunpn, dashinE on with almost unintsl-
ng1ole rapidity, "and evermors defend M
from all dversities, who IIvest n dei4n-
est one God. world 'thout end. AmenP'
She took necessary breath. ana
pushed back her mask still further from
her tumbled bang.
The head captain was visfbIy impressed.
1t had never occurred to him to saw a
collect The lieutenant was not such a
poor stick after all
Gravely he led tho way Downstairs ,,d
climbed abstractedly through the little
window. Something was evidently on bis
mind
''The last time saw tnat pirate" he
began.
The lieutenant tripped. and sat down
abruptly.
''Tls-the last time you saw himr' he
stammered.
That's what said" responded ths
head captain shortly. ''Tne last time
saw him I didn't s'pose Ia have to bury
him He'd just got a lot or treasure and
stun and-Sstl Sst! For your livesP'
They scuttled OF desperately. Tho
ground was new to them. and had II not
been for providential garbage barrels and
outhouses they could hardly have hoped
to conceal themselves from the man who
was raking up the yard. To avoid him
they dashed straight through his barn
and rounded a summer house without
perceiving a small tea party going on there
till they ran through IT. to their own
sick terror and the ab1ect amazement OF
the tea party. They tore through a
hedge, painted a doubtful moment IN a
woodhOuse. then took up their headlOnR
flight with the vague. straining pace OF
crowded dreams. On. on. on. Slip behind
that lilac clump-waitI Ssri Sstl Then
get alongl Oh. hurry, hurry Pick up
your SASH Whose is this yard7 Never
They dropped exhausted under their
own pear tree.
MY. but that was a close shaveI I
thought they'd got US surer' breathed the
head captain.
''wh-who were theyT' asked the leu
tenant. round-eyed-
who were they7 Who were theyf''
the head captain repeated. scornfully
THE idea! I guess you'd find out who
they were II they caught yLu oncer'
The lieutenant shot a sly glance at the
vicar. Did she know7 You never could
tell She pretended 50. She shivered at
the head captains implication.
'Yes, srree, 1 guess you'd ind out
then" she assured him
Suddenly the head captains face fell.
''The treasureP' he gasped- It's goner'
In dismay they turned out their pock-
cts. All those vessels OF gold and silver
were lost-lost In that last mad rush. All
but the shallow. Eold-colored saucer IN
the Wears hand They looked at Il en-
viously. but honor kept them silent To
the vicar belonged the spoils.
II don't see what good they wera. any
how" began the lieutenant, morossly
-" Goodr" mimicksd the head captain
enraged " 'Goodr" Why, didn't we
steal 'emr'
Slowly they took OF their uniforms ana
hid them under the back piazza SLOWLY
tno occasion 1aoed into the light OF COM
mon day; objects lost their mystery. the
barn and tool house imperceptibly divest-
ed themselves OF all glamour It waa
only the back yard
Tho head captain and the ueutenane
threw themselves down under the pear
tree and fell into a doze. The vicar.
grasping her treasure. stumbled uD the
back stairs and took an informal nap ON
the landing 1t must have been At this
time that the gold colored saucer slipped
from her hand, for when she woke on the
sofa In the upper hall It was nowhere
about
Some time during the hours OF the next
morning. as she played quietly on the
long piazza she caught her mothers
voice. slightly raised to reach the cooks
ear:
Why. suppose II Il. shouldn't won
der, Maggie I suppose the child picked
II up somewhere Did you hear that
Fred, about Mr.. Van Tuyrs best harnessP
All scattered through half the back yards
on Winter street All those brass orna-
ments and parts OF the very side lamps,
too. Fortunately they found II all Take
that piece. Maggie, and give It to the man
when you see him.
The vicar sighed Just then she felt.
with the poet. that Housekeeping hearts
are happiest