The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-19

secretary whispered In his ear. For
heavens sake don't say anything about
the judiciaPs wife. Talk about dacoits -
but the speech, so beautifully written, so
lucid in its meaning and so complicated
/ in its detail, became a waving sea of
foam. From out the biilowy waste of this
indefinite mass there loomed the tall fig
ure Of the cadaverous j. c., and attached
to 1t, as tangible something, the fact
that he had lost his wife and settled the
dacoits.
1t was glorious, this getting UP before
TWO strings Of more or less bald-headed
ofhc1als to tell them how the state ought
to be run-the ship steered, as it were.
Gentlemen he began, starting off
oraVely enough, "we are pleased to have
among US once more our fellow skipper,
the judicial commissioner
The old bucks got rare streak of
numor on tonight" whispered Lushton.
Ills Joy1a! face adds to the harmony
OF the occasion. will not alIude to his
late loss. as we all know how deeply he
feels it, ep-'
"Gad but he's rubbing it in," said
Lushton.
I repeat, we are glad to have him
among us once again. My secretary as
Sures me that there is not a single da-
coit lett alive in the province. There's
nothlng like putting these rebeIlious chaps
down had a mutiny myself once. on
ooaro the kangaroo. l shot the ring
leaders, and made every mothers son
OF the rest Of them walk the plank. So
I'm proud Of the good work the judicial
has done in this respect
NOW, 1t has been a source Of irritating
regret to every deputy commissioner in
the service that when he has caught a
dacoit red-handed, convicted and SEN
fenced him to be hanged, and sent the
ruling up to the judicial for confirma-
ton, he has been promptly sat on off,
clally, and the prisoner either pardoned
or let Off with light sentence. Conse-
Quently these little pleaSantries of the
captain were looked upon as satire.
The secretary sighed as he showed In
his pocket the written speech, which the
captain had allowed to slip to the floor
It'll do for another time, I suppose" he
said wearily; when he gets over this
internal touch Of sun or Burmah head. I"
The other speeches did not appeal to
Captain Larry much, nor, for the matter
of that, to the others either. He had
certainly made the hit of the evening.
It's great, this he said -bucolicaIly to
the secretary. as they drove home.
What, sir?"
why, making speeches and driving
home in your own carriage. hate going
aboard ship in Jiggledy sampan at night
I'll have string of wharves put up all
elong the front there, so that ships won't
have to load at their moorings. Just put
me in mind of that tomorrow
Next day there was considerable diver
sion on the Newcastle Maid. 1.-The old
mans got the D. T.s, the chief engineer
told the first officer. 81 locked him in his
cabin last night when they brought him
off, and he's banging things around there
in great shape. Swears he's the ruler
of Burmah and Sir Gimmel Somebody I
won't let him out till he gets all right
again, for he'd go up to the agents with
this cock -and-bull story. They'd cable
home to the owners, and he'd be taken out
of the ship, sure
That's why Sir Lemuei tarried for a
day on the Newcastle Maid Nobody would
go near him but the chief engineer, who
handed him meat and drink through o
portfolio, and laughed soothingly at his
fancy tales.
After chota haZri next morning, the
secretary brought to Capt. Larry a large
basket of official papers for his perusaI
and signature. That was Sir Lemuers
time for work. His motto was business
first, and afterward more business Each
paper was carefully contained In a card
board holder secured by red tape.
THE log, eh, mater" said Larry when
the secretary brought them into his room.
ut looks ship-shape too.''
This file. sir, is the case of Deputy
Commissioner Grant, first grade, of Bum
galoo. He has memoralized the govern
ment that Coatsworth,. second grade, has
been appointed over his head to the COM
sionership of Bhang. He's senior to
CoatsWorth, you know, sir. in the service