The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-25
On procuring d licenso to Kill OF cure,
utilized my profession Aa q 1nears to

| q very ill-furnlshed purse. Thus 1t was
| that I foulid myself stranded III Sar
| Francisco towards the end OF tho cen.
tury. Two years knocking about had
accustomed mo to adventure so, whei
the tramp fruit schooner, whose crew
| doctored, smashed on a South Sea reef,
waited philosophcally In the Golden CitJ
for the next turn Of Fortunes Wheel. a
trlfe OF money kept my head above
water, and haunted the Front assidu.
ously on the lookout for another billet
But luck didn't come my way FOR ovel
n month, and l began to think Of hump.
ing grain OH the wharves for bread
when the ace turned up And It was an
ace l won wife, home, position and for.
turo by that ace.
It began with my. learning the name
OF 1nez Pancheo mentioned In Crazy
Jimmy's Dive-a disreputnble drinking
shanty, which visited frequently on the
chance of finding some captain In search
Of a medical man. was sitting rather
dismally over n GIN sling, when I heard
the name. And dear name 1t was to
me. A year previous. when sufficiently
flush to stay at OH expensive hotel with.
out disputing the bill, met tho most
charming girl In the world. She and he1
brother Manuel were in Frisco on law
business, connected with tho sele OF theit
San Benito property. Hiram K. Dodge,
millionaire OF shady untecedetlts, was
In treaty for the land AS Don Manuel
was poor and Inexperienced and the soul
OF honor, the sharp-witted American Sc
cured his prize for next to nothing, But
when no added insult to injury by maxi
ing love TO Donna 1nez, she resented his
impertnence. So did Pancheo, and the
millionaire returned to his palace by Lake
Michigan In tho worst OF tempcrs
n Being young and inflammable, ] loved
Irez straight off, and rather think she
returned the compliment. took her and
Don Manuel under my wing. and for. over
a month we were daily in one another's
company But poverty prevented my
wooing, as there was little chance that
she would marry a, pauper doctor We
met and smiled and flirted and parted.
Z never expected to SEQ her again.
Whether Pancheo guessed my infntuation
I can't say y
I was thinking moro OF my doubtful
fortunes than Of Inez. as I sat over the
Ein-sling, and the mention Of her name
in that bar startled mo not a little The
man who spoke was one Of three, q
hairy rumnn, roughly dressed and wear,
ing blue spectnces. One Of his com
pnnions was undeniably a sailor, red
faced. and a. 4! Judged good-natured in
the main But the third mans looks
s,'.s-rsed me Tail slim. carefully.
4. >-d. Will. closely clipped fair hair.
4. .n,i. mouth che and E.v..n,Hs.. she struck
III. saa an nristocrnt!c Englshmnn.
wondered whntt.hia Bean Rr,immell was
doing In Ss,trhF- neat. and cot myself to,
listen Seeming danst. - The ~omn
I loved. " I, Ind no computation in
enverdroppns. Tho trtumvirate OF ra.-
Gals conversed In low voices, but my
ears wero quite sharp enough to over
hear.
"1nez Pancheo," repeated tho black
bearded man with the spectacles. that's
her name gents. and want her. She
camps out with a brother OF sorts at a
ranch thirty miles up coast"
IS. .'San Benito Bay browled tho skipper
thoughtfully. "a darned risky job t git
tn boat along them narrers.''.
"oh, I guess that yacht OF the
5colonel's 'ul swim through. cap'n. An
It's twenty thousand dollars
The dandy they called colonel reckoned
this into English money. -Four thous-5
such dirty work.
"I'll pay when tn gals aboard" cried
the man whom I had recognized as
Dodge. IFS It a deal?"
IDEAL 1t Is" assented the others, and
the three ilounged out.
Here. indeed. was danger to 1nez. I I
had no money to strike out for San
Benito. II I warned Manuel by letter
he might act rashly. I left the dive with
my head buzzing like saw.mill. All
that night wrestled with the probleIn.,
Why not affiliate myself to the gang and
take hand in the kidnapping? closed
with the idea. s65 is. q
Remembering the name OF the boat.
sauntered down to the front shortly
after dawn. AS the French say, I went.
out to meet Monsieur Chance. and meet
him I did, A few minutes conversation
with an old salt introduced me Ito the
vessel was In search Of Sho was about
two hundred tons, acknowledged fore
and aft. Her funnel-she was screw
steam-was painted white with a scarlet
top, and lean ribbon OF the Same hue.
ran round her black hull. She Haunted
red pennnnt with st. Andrews CROSS
and was rs neat a specimen Of a gentle
mans toy as ever set eyes on. She
had arrived only on the previous day.
and her antecedents were unknown.
Shortly, Colonel Sax. spotlessly dress
ed. came ashore In a smart gig. I,delib,:
erately threw myself In his way, rlsktnS
all on one chance. He looked rather su-l
8percillously at my seedy kit, but 3pricked
up his ears when spoke.
Pueblo SCHOOL," asked Sax with In.
terest. $i 555
Rugby" said I, seeing that he re-
cognized the shlbboleth.
I'm Elton. myself" he answered. you
seem down on your luck"
I nodded ION the bedrock you might
say. But II you want doctor on board
that boat OF yours 3s
II don't know that ! do" he inter-
rupted crisply. H'm!"
We chatted for a time and by. to make
a long story short, that same evening !
found myself on hoard THE Stormy Pet
rel" MS she steamed north on her nefari-
Gus errand. Dodge was passenger also.
BY this time his back wig and beard
and his spectacles were cast aside In the
saloon ana he appeared a light complex
Toned. clean-shayen, bald-headed Yank.
with keen blue eyes and sharp way OF
If we look at the list Of casualties OF
the regiments engaged on the Henry.
House plateau. the flgures show that the
Thirty-th!rd Virginia made by far the
Ia rpest contribution to the heavy price