Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-09

and large nose, that threw a vast shad-
9ow on to his forehead in the upward light:
his high collar was open, and mass of
white appeared under his chin; his head
was uncovered third male face, very
white, bobbed up and down beside his shin
ing left shoulder. He kept on saying:
What? what? what? Hey what? =
That MANI" He appeared to be halfway
between supreme content and violent an
ger. AT last he delivered himself Lets
duck him hey? - Let's duck
him.
suddenly saw. halfway up, laboriously
ascehding the steps, a black figure. indis
tI gulshable at first on account of deformi-
ues. 1t was David Macdonald. Since his
last really terrible comments on the fail
ure or the boat attack, he had been lying
hioden somewhere. 1t came upon me in a
Hash that he was making his way from one
hio1ng place to another. In making his es-
cape from Spanish Town. either to King
SION or the vale, he had run against the
ADMIRAL and his party returning from the
TOpnambos ball.
Sir Charles turned on the man at his
side, and said, IF ere. Oldham, you lend a
hand to duck the little toad 1t was the
sort of thing that the thirsty climate of
Jamaica rendered frequent enough. Old
ham dropped his glass and protested. Mac
donald continued silently and enigmatically
to climb the steps; now he was in for 1t he
showed plenty of pluck. No doubt he rec
ognized that. II the admiral made fool of
himself, he would be afraid to issue war
rants In soberness. l could not stand by
and see them bully the wretched little
creature. At the same time l didn't. most
decidedly, want to identify myself with
him.
! called out impulsively, "Sir Charles,
surely you would not use violence to a Grip
pie"
Then. very suddenly, they all got to ac-
ton. l saw three men were falling upon
little thing like a damaged cat. I couldn't
stand that. come what might of It,
1 hastily up the steps. hoping to be
able to make them recover their senses.
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and in the end l found myself standing
above a CHASTITY white gentleman who,
from sitting posture, was gasping out:
''I'lI commit you! i swear I'll commit
" helped him to his feet rather
apologetically while the admiral behind me
was asking insistently who the deuce was
The man had picked up retreated little,
and then turned back to look at me. The
light was shining on my face, and be be-
gan to call out, 81 know him. l know him
perfectly we'll He's John Kemp. I'll COM
nit him at once The papers are in the ba-
rouche" After that he seemed to take 1t
into his head that I going to assault
him again. He bolted out of sight, and
was left facing the admiral He stared at
me contemptuously. i was streaming with
perspiration and upbraiding him for as
saulting cripple . .
think? ! will settle with you presently.
This is rank mutiny."
/ looked at Oldham who was the admir-
ais secretary. He was extremely dishevel-
had been clawing him thereabouts. Half
of his roll collar tapped on his heaving
chest: his stock hung down behind like a
cue I had seen him kneeling on the ground
with his head pinned down by the hunch-
back. l said loftily:
What did you set him on little beggar
like that for? You were three to one
What did you eXpect?
The admiral swore. Oldham began 10
mop with lace handkerchief at a dam
aged upper lip from which a stream of
blood was running; he even seemed to be
weakening a little. Finally, he vanished
In at the door, very much bent together
The undaunted David hoped in after him
coolly.
The admiral said, II know your kind.
You're a treasonous dog, sir. This is NUT
my. You shall be made an example Of.
All the same he must have been ashamed
OF himself. for presently ne and the two
others went down the steps without even
looking at me. and their carriage rolled
away.
Inside the inn I found a couple of mer-
chant captains, one asleep with his head on
the table and little rings shining In his
great red ears; the other very spick and
then. His name was Williams-Captain
Williams of the Lion, which he part owned
man OF some note for the dinners he
gave on board the ship. His eyes sparkled
blue and very round In round rosy face,
and he clawed effusively at my arm.
well done!' he dubbed over. You gave
II them; strike me, you did, 1t did me good
to see and hear. l wasn't going to poke
my nose in, not 1. But / admire you. my
boy"
He was a quite guileless man with n