Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-19

way so thought 1t was that was wanted
for and took Julia along for little
change. Birdsfoot met me at the hotel and
said he'd be glad to take me around to the
White House and Introduce me to the Presi-
dent. So we went around together, and the
President was very nice, said that Mr.
Birdsfoot had spoken to him about me and
asked If / would consider an appointment as
minister to San Jose.
IF hadn't been through all I had !
would have said No. thank you,' then and
there, but instead thanked him and asked
for day to consider. Then / went back
and Joined Julia at the hotel
II rather think 1t won't take you long,
from what 1 have told you of Julias am
billions, to guess what she said. But the
outcome was that I managed to make a
compromise. l agreed with Julia that I'd
take the job and she agreed that she'd
let me resign in two months.
Mrs. Goodspeed is back in Bucksport
She's having dress made for fancy
ball she's going to give the week after l
get back; and with her dress, which VIII
lay over anything Bucksport ever saw, add
ed to the fact that she is the wife of a re-
tired diplomat, she calculates Mrs. Has
with's blowouts will look pretty small And
the best of all is that two months from to-
day / will be free man, for Julia has
solemnly promised that she'll let me on on
politics after this
The captain rose Mr.. Goodspeed
stopped speaking. The Burlington had
been making good Roadway and the white
washed houses of a little town could be
distinguished peering out from under some
palm trees. Overhanging the town great
mountain doomed up, covered from pase 10
summit with luXuriant green RANT IN
describable smell of tropical flowers blown
+, by the summer breeze, filed the AIR.
! Crowds of men. women and chlldren were
gathered on the white sand taxing anu an
gesticulating their voices lulled by the ols,
| lance reaching the Burlington in subdued
| murmur.
| But it was not of any of these Things
| O
| glasses leveled at little mud fort perched
| like a sandpiper on a hillock to one s,de;
| and adding, by its absurd appearance "
| weakness, the one touch needeo 10 n 1ai
| I'D an ideal scene for comic opera. ne
| captain studied the flag over the lott ior
| a while referred to large, nat booK lying
| before him. and then studied the nag again
| at isn't here" he finally said AFTER an
| it's only what one ought to expect IN tnls
God forsaken part of the world
A strange feeling of bewilderment came
over Mr.. Goodspeed. What isn't there!
he asked.
..The flag" the captain answered.
| There's been another revolution. l guess.
They have them about twice year down
here, and every time the new admlnlstra-
ton has it's peculiar idea of what ma
tional flag should look like.
Mr. Goodspeed thought moment. no"
will that affect me, captain" he asked;
well as you say you are accredlted 10
the government of President Miguel HereI,
and he is evidently not doing business, 1t
will affect you this way. The papers you
have from the State Department aren
worth the ink they're written WITH IN
sorry Mr. Goodspeed, sorry for your Wlfe
disappointment: but unless you want TO
land as a private citizen I'll have TO take
Won hack TO the states. There's no cable
communication here and as soon as land
to verify things the Burlington VIII start
back to report. Want 10 go ashore Win
me?'
mo, 1 thank you. I've played an honest
game with Julia, but if luck's playing my
way I rather think the Burlington is good
enough for me until l get back home
At dinner that evening the captain turn
ed to Goodspeed. well, it all turned out
as l thought he said "Herez is over in
Paris with all there was in the treasury,
and every turn of the screw is taking us
nearer Gods own country What Will you
say to your wife when you get back to
Bucksport?
"Say?" answered Mr. Goodspeed-Honor-
able Mr. Goodspeed no more. Il won't say
anything I'll buckle down to the coal
business and let Julia and Mrs. Haswith
fight it out as best they cam.