Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-06
MIR BARRows AND HAVE SOME BUSINESS TO DISCUSS"

business to me-" he said smiling and bow
ing.
You go lowell. l guess not! See here,
you little monkey, is Jennings in?"
The boy nodded sullenly. He knew
enough English to be insulted.
Il want to see him-understand? You tell
him I'm an American-just off steamer
that sent me ashore. I've come tor Eusibe
On business-private business
Il act for heem" said the clerk
We'll. you'll not act in my affairs. I'm
| going to see Jennings himself-and he'll
hear from this through the State Depart
ment, too.
The yellow boy went calmly back to his
seat and addressed himself to his writing
Barrows marched to the door which evil
| IDENTIFY led to the stairway.
The clerk did not move. But when he
| flung open the door Barrows found stand
| ing in the entry. a big. grinning, barefooted
negro, with secondhand Remington on
| his shoulder
''Massa can't pass here" he said in bet
| ter English than the. yellow boy possessed.
Gov ment set me here to guard Merican
consul
| Barrows said things and flung himself out
| of the place. He wanted to think the mat
| ter over and adjust himself to these new
discoveries EuSibe was evidently not New
Orleans.
His porter. who had gone to sleep outside,
was shaken into more wakeful state and
showed him the way to tavern. where he
was given a room and bed without Dues
ton. These people were too lazy to be in
quisitive; or else Laguerre felt his strength
so great that he feared nobody.
Yet. the longer he stayed the more eau
tlous he grew. He posed a travelling
agent before the day was over. And he
never as much as glanced toward the Lady
Bird.
He knew Captain Egbert He had met him
and his two officers. He wandered about
the town in the evening" hoping to find
them in some one of the cafes
But there were few white men, So 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 meerschaum
and fired up. 1t reminded him of the college
gang. who had given 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 window there
game a rap at the door. which opened be-
fore 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 reply
Thought 1 couldn't have been mistaken.
Remember me, Mr. Barrows?'
'Ah-the purser. So it is. Mr.-er-"
| "Peckham."
Just So Saw you before the Lady Bird
| sailed. How's everybody aboard her?"
| Everybody aboard her is pretty BANKED
| well, reckon snarled Peckham. Least
ways. they look so-the dirty, yaller trash!'
What"
'Niggers- Laguerres men, I'm the only
| one outside O. Jail"
What" That startled exclamation be-
came uresome before the purser's story was
finished.
There you have it, SIR" he said. at 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 Is sold out body and soul to
l4aguerre You see, he represents a gun
manufactury up north. and he's sold the
reVolutionists their weapons. Only hope he
doesn't know you are connected with the
company. I've seen men shot for less"
American citizens" quoth -Barrows in
horror
Yes That don't mean much especially
when you've got such little scoundrel as
this Jennings to look to. If it amt imper-
tinent I'd like to ask what brought you
down here at this time STRIP
Why. our Mr.. Spero wrote us of the
revolution. and that the Lady Bird would
likely get into trouble. So I came down to
see about it"
'You-came-downi" gasped the purser.
why. yes. The general was mad be-
cause 1 had put the ship in jeopardy. and
told him I'd make good. Faa is. I'm here
on my own hook
You go home. Mr.. Barrows." said the
do anything here than 1 am''
But both of us together" suggested
Barrows.
Don't you count on me. I'm going 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.