The San Francisco call., 1905-02-03
WHIPS BRITISH
CLOBE-TROTTER
Paymaster Gudger of Ameri-
can Navy Thrashes Fellow
Passenger OH Liner Korea
PAYS FOR INTERFERING
Arthur Boyce of England Re-
ceiyes Effective Lesson in
Manners OH the High Seas

The calm of the Korea's otherwise
uneventful voyage from the Far East
was broken two nights before the voy-
age ended by a midnight battle be-
tween an American navy officer and a
British globe-trotter The Stars and
Stripes triumphed. and yesterday, when
the liner was tied up alongside the
Pacific Mail wharf and the man from
England walked down the gang plank,
his lower lip still wore the bruises
made by the knuckles Of the southern
gentleman of whom he had run afoul.
Tuesday night was warm, calm and
fair at sea- The long voyage was
nearly ended and Paymaster Emmet G..
Gudger of the United States navy, on
his way home from duty with the
Asiatic squadron, paced the deck until
late hour walking and talking as only
a navy officer can with one of his fair
fellow passengers. From end to end of
the broad boat-deck they tramped. The
topics they discussed concern none but
themselves. That they were Of absorb
ing interest is best evidenced by the
fact that midnight found them still
walking, still engaged in conversation.
AS the liners gongs sounded eight
bells, Arthur Boyce, a Briton, who has
been wandering over the earth after
the manner of his kind, stepped out of
the smoking room, filled his lungs with
the refreshing ozone, and decided to
take a turn or two on the boat-deck
before turning in. He met the pay
master and the lady and insisted upon
"butting in" Hints fell unheeded on
his ears. Gudger spoke plainly and the
man from England passed an uncom-
plimentary remark about the lady Now
Gudger is from North Carolina.
Il cannot reply to you in the presence
of this lady, sir; but If you will wait
here for moment, l will return, and
will settle this matter without delay
sir.''
So saying, Gudger gave the lady his
arm. escorted her to the music room
and returned to the bridge deck. Boyce
had vanished. Gudger proceeded to
Boyce's stateroom and invited Boyce
outside. Boyce accepted the invitation
and on the bridge deck they had 1t out
Gudger is small but willing. AS his
Southern blood boiled he drove his fists
into the Briton's face, marking there his
disapproval of buffers in" and of un-
gallantry of speech in the presence of
the fair sex.
Il say, you blawsted little Yankee
fire-eater, I'll apologize, you know
blurted Boyce during a breathing spell.
With a punch in the jaw for calling
Englishman's surrender and helped the
defeated enemy to his room, where he
left him.
With Gudger's disappearance Boyce's
courage returned. He went on deck
aroused Chief Officer Lewis and insist
ed on seeing Captain Seabury. Captain
Seabury was asleep, but so insistent
were Boyce's demands that Lewis
awakened the commander, who made
an investigation of the affair.
GO to bed. the pair of you" said
Captain Seabury. IF there is any
more of this I'll take a hand in it my
self. Go to bed
He insulted lady and l had to
thrash him." said Paymaster Gudger
yesterday.
This is purely personal matter and
must decline to discuss it, said Ar
thur Boyce, gently jabbing his bruised
lip with cambria handkerchief.