Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-07

small detail One of these two was Atkin-
son. The other was the woman.
-Four men on the dock moved Ior"aau
They were heavily built fellows, whose Only
business, apparently, was to lounge aDou.
the pier. They would glance casually IN
turn at the passengers above.
But their interest seemed casual a ~,
nothing else. Once they glanced at the
captain, and some movement on ms par
attracted their attention. Lazily their eyes
turned toward the figure OF woman vi
the deck. The woman was Saran Sanuei
son of 100. Not once, however, did tney
look at Atkinson, though he kept MS eye
constantly upon them and upon the Wo-
man.
Here and there a seaman worked his way
through the crowd and stood half way pc
tween Atkinson and the woman. AS ne
saw this Atkinson breathed sigh or re-
lief. ..,,
work out slick as greaser. The captain
men will turn the trick for me- AND IN 'he
meantime"
Five minutes later stentorian voice was
crying out: "All ashore-ashore! aahu,
kerchiefs waved; people pulled and hauieo
this way and that; everybody rushed To-
ward the narrow gang plank. -
One of the pushers was woman WIN !,
reticule; woman who wor.aed heIseal
with unfeminne agility through sne croWo.
AS she did this she saw everything.
captain aloft the seamen who mingieo VIII
the crowd, Atkinson with his peaked nat'
and the four heavy fellows on the pier us s.
low And all the time she kept IaPluAy
making her way toward that gang plank;
Finally she reached the top; and II Is que
to her to say that she was no sooner =. ~
top than she was at the bottom. II .ns ne
captain or the seamen, or Mr.. Atkinson, OF
the heavy four, were there to catch her, II
were well for them to be about II.
Suddenly there was a hoarse shout. feo-
pie turned their heads to look.
The shout was from the woman. EoI a.
instant her head was visible among the sea
of heads, the next instant sne hau ulsop
peared. but the shouts still continued
And then for brief instant pandemonlu u
reigned. The captain was leaning forward
hrea thless: the seamen had suddenly be-
come endowed with marvellous activity the
heavy four on the pier became all arms
and legs-and pistols. Women screamed
men shouted. Those behind pushed ior
ward; those in front pushed back. But al
things must come to an end.
Out of the chaos rose order. Out OF the
center of this melee rose bedraggieo
woman-a woman who had lost her bonnet !,
whose dress was all awry; whose snort ana
grizzled hair shone red against her race.
She rose, but not alone For with a mighty
effort she dragged up with her 5lnS
whom she neid as in wise; being VINO
still struggled, but struggled in vain against
the iron muscles of the woman.
by GEORGE" exclaimed this woman with
an oath, II got you! I've got you-and at
last
This being whom she held nodded In ac-
quiescence. You've got me- he returned.
Il can feel it in my bones"
Gentlemen said the woman. turning to
the heavy-weights, Scotland Yarders, every
one, this gentleman is Mr.. Solomon Shan
dy of the borough of Manhattan. I'm glad
to have you meet him."
And l. added the woman, with a touch
of pride in ner voice, II am only Bonese:
Smith of the city of New York.
Later, on the voyage back, they talked 1t
over-Smith and Shandy and the captain.
"Cap!' exclaimed Shandy, raising a man
acled hand to light a cigar, Il thought l
had 1t all fixed with you to do this-this
lady up"
The captain smiled. You might have
fooled me-" answered he, but for one pc
culiar fact"
And that" asked Solomon Shandy.
The captain nodded. Il guess, he an
swered, that I've known old Boneset
Smith for a quarter of century at least"