The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-19

said about coming back?" he asked of the
wondering secretary.
mo, Sir Lemuel; but she'll probably re-
main till her sister is out of danger-a
couple Of weeks perhaps
OF course, of course said the captain.
THANK the Lord!-I mean I'm so glad
that she's had a safe voyage" he cor
| rected himself, heaving great sigh OF
relief. That's one rock out of the chan
nel," he muttered.
A bearer was waiting patiently for him
to go and change his dress. The captain
whistled softly to himself when he saw
the dress suit all laid out and every
thing in perfect order for a quick
change" as he called 1t. AS he finished
dressing, the "bos'n,t he of the gorgeous
livery, appeared. announcing johnson
Sahib, sir.'
"Who?" queried Capt. Larry.
"Sec'tary Sahib SIR
thought.
i've brought the speech, Sir Lemuel, .
said the young man as he entered. You'll
hardly have time to go through it before
we start
.'Look here, Johnson" he said. AZ
think fever or something's working on
me. don't remember mems faces, and
get their names all mixed up. 1 wouldn't
go to this dinner tonight If I hadn't
promised to. / ought to stay aboard the
ship-I mean l ought to stay at home
No want you to help me through, and
If it goes off all right I'll double your
salary next month. Safe to promise that"
he muttered to himself. "Let Lem at
tend to it,
At the club, as the captain entered, the
band struck up "God Save the Queen"
by lingo, we're late!" he said, 1.-The
show IS over"
"He has got fever or sun sure" thought
his companion. "Oh no. Sir Lemuel;
they're waiting for you to sit down to
dinner. There's Mr.. Barnes. the judicial
commissioner, talking to Col. Short, sir, {"
added the secretary, pointing to a tall,
clerical looking gentleman. Hes look
ing very much cut up over the loss Of his
wife,"
wife dead; must remember that"
thought Larry.
Just then the judicial commissioner
caught sight Of the captain and hastened
forward to greet him. How do you
do, dear SIR Lemuel? I called this aft
efnoon. So sorry to find that Lady Jones
was away. You must find it very lonely,
Sir Lemuel 1 understand this is the first
time YOU have been separated during the
many years of your married life."
Yes, shall miss the little woman.
That great barracks is not the same with
out her sweet little face about"
That's pretty tall order" calculated
a young officer to a friend And it was,
considering that Lady Jones was an Anna
zonfan type Of woman, five feet ten,
much given to running the whole state,
and known as the "Ironrfad." But Larry
didn't know that, and had to say some
thing.
Dear Lady Jones'" sighed the Judi
cial Commissioner, pathetically 'T sup
pose she returns almost immediately
THE Lord forbid-at least not for few
days. / want her to enjoy herself while
she's away. You will feel the loss of your
wife, Mr.. Barnes, even more than 1; for
OF course, she will never come back to
YOU"
To say that general CONSERVATION fol-
lowed this venture of the captains is
drawing it very mild indeed, for the j.
C.'s wife was not dead at all, but had
wandered far away with a lieutenant in a
Madras regiment.
It's the Ironclad put him up to that.
She was always down on the j. C. for
marrying girl half his age," said an as
sistant Deputy Commissioner to a man
standing beside him.
The secretary was tugging energeticaliy
at the captains coat-tails What Is 1t.
Johnson7" he asked suddenly realizing
the tug.
Dinner is on. sir.''
Owing to the indisposition of the Chief
Commissioner, by special arrangement the
secretary sat at his left, which was
rather fortunate; for. By the time dinner
was over. the captain had looked upon
the wine and seen that it was good-had
looked several times.