The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07

fortunately plain visiting card. lie could
| thank his luck afterward that one OF tle
company's pasteboards had not come to
esMeester Balows-ye-re rec vel, said the
yellow kid proud 10 haunt his knowledge
He trottel upstairs He trotted down
again An .,u ,a.s hr.;,.ss
to me. he said, smiling, and bowling
here YOU little monkey, il Jennings in?"
The boy nodded suenly; He knew
enough English 10 be insulted. Wa,
Il want to zee him-understahd! You
tell him I'm an American-jus' on a steamer
that sent ms ashore. I've come to Enslnc
Oh business private business,
Il ac for heem." said the clerk: -.
| Well you'll not act in my a'aifS n
going TO see Jennings himself-and he II
hear from this through the state Depart
The yellow boy went calmly back 10 his
seat and addressed himself to his wiring
Barrows marched 10 the door winch
evidently led to the stairway.
The clerk did not move. But when he
flung open the door, Barrows found. stand.
ing In the entry, big, grinning. barefooted
negro, With secondhand Remington
on his shoulder.
-Massa can, pass here he said in better
English than the yellow boy possessed.
-Gov'ment set me here TO guard Mencan
| Consul. :.
Barrows said things and flung himself
out of the place. He wanted TO think the
matter over and adjust himself to these
new discoveries. Eusibe was evidently
not New Orleans.
His porter, who had gone asleep outside
| was shaken into a more wakeiul sta'e,
and showed him the way to a tavern where
he obtained room and bed without ques-
ton. These people were too lazy 10 ne
inquisitive; or else Laguerre felt his strength
SO great that he feared nobody
Yet. the longer he stayed the more eau
tious he grew He posed as travelling agent
as much as glanced toward the Lady Bird
| He knew Capt Egbert. He had met him
and his two officers. He wandered about
| the town in the evening, hoping 10 ma
them in some one Of the cafes.
| But there were few white men. SO lew
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 col
lege gang. " no had given the pipe to him.
and ne wondered what they'd say they
knew he was so far away from Gods coun-
try.
And as he knocked the ashes from the
pipe after his smoke by the window. there
came rap at the door, which opened before
he could SPEAK He sat up straight the
| WATIn pipe pWl " ipIei ~
What's the trouble? What do you
want?"
by gosh. it is was the relieved reply
Thought couldn't have been mistaken
Remember me. Mr.. Barrows?
'Ah-the purser, SO 1t is Mr'-er--
Just so Saw YOU before the Lady
Bird sailed. How's everybody aboard
herr"
| nan 7 racLop spar1od paCkham. east
-What?'
-Niegers: Iagpe.re's men, I'm the only
came tiresome before the purser's story
was finished.
There YOU have It, sir he eaid, 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.
-'fhe Consul is sold out body and soul
| to Laguerre. You see, he represents a
gun mandatory up North, and he's sold
the revolutionists their weapons.
-Only hope he doesn't know you are con-
shot for less
american citisens!' quoth Barrows, in
Yes. That don't mean much, espec--
tally when you've got such little scoundrei
impairment I'd like to ask what brought
YOU down here at this time. sir?'
why, our Mr.. Spero wrote us OF the
revolution, and that the Lady Bird would
likely get into trouble, So 1 came down
.You-came-d down. gasped the purser,
.Whv, yes The General was mad be
cause had put the ship in jeopardy, and l
told him I'd make. good. Fact is, I'm here
You 60 home. Mr.. Barrow said the
W But both Of us together" suggested
Barrows.
sneak away and get mother Job.
Barrows looked at him. He felt just
how little the tall man was.
Laeuerre is no fool-neither is his man in
a butcher. But he's no fool. As for the
ship, she's a dead loss. Laguerre is going
to win-sure. You take my advice. You
can't do anything for Egbert or for the
ship
ure Of telling Peckham what he was.
.I've come here to make good he said
having filed his pipe once more. and nov
lighting it. Guess Ill-puf- puff
awhile puff-longer!'
The next day he absorbed gossip like 4
sponge. There were plenty Of people t.
he had to Do wSs to listen to BAG
He learned that the captain and crew o.
the Lady Bird had been shut up a. fllibusters
1t was asserted arms were found in the
cargo Of the steamship; bu, the rest OF the
cargo had not been touched.
, He was told by one party that Laguerre
! tho as