The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-01

some blood relations of yours, ii would
( appear"
Mr.. Tibbius sarcastically inspected
the new arrivals. Americans, eh?"
be grOwled.
Holmes nodded briefly. Just so" he
said, and spat upon the sand.
Long way from home, amt YEP" in
quired the BIitOn. "HoWsoeyer, l amt
your guardian"
Too bad about that" responded
Holmes. so hard to do without you.
But Wen try to worry along"
Which, l think, perhaps We will have
To-, came back the ancient mariner,
and knocked the ashes from his pipe.
Good, Bravo" cried Yon Rosens
with roar of laughter, and he winked
at his companion. Then. with effusive
politeness: You must pardon our
/ friends, Mr.. Tibbitts, their very proper
pride in recent requirements. For have
I they not a brand new navy?'
And an army" said Eckhardt, "an
in nice new uniforms
Allison began to speak: %That navy
of OuTn." said he. is, by last accounts.
! still aflOating. You have heard. meb-
I be about little happening out in the
Philippines"
No, said Won ROsen. Did the
most highly renowned Dewey really ar
rive, then? Did he seek for worlds TO
conquer? For you must know that we
were set down here some three weeks
past and receive not TIE newspapers"
You listen Allison replied; and
squatting down in the shade he supplied
| them with some information. They had
/ heard nothing of it; news travels but
slowly in these side places of the Pa
citic. With halting eloquence he told
of the sea fight Of Manila and the
death of the ships.
Won ROsen at the end sat and eyed
! the other with an eye which calculated
chances. Very fine" said he Eek
eeedingly fine. And now. my good
friend, for you have not yet explained
/ il TO rs, what brings you to this little
known land?"
The American flushed under his tan.
'Mebbe It's because / have been here
before said he.
Exactly. But also-we are here now
You perceive that fact in all its force
and Clearness." He took an inventory
with his eyes of all the other men.
Put em all under did he?" srumbled
old Tibbitts past his pipe That's not
so bad now. | mean" he hastily cor
Tected himself FOR Americans
"Oh, I suppose Englishmen would
have done better" said Holmes. "as
YOU did I'm the war of 1872? Or the revo-
luton? oh. yes.
side wars' remarked the venerable
Tibbitts; little twO-penny side wars.
He blooming infants was never yet in a
real foreign conflict"
Real pity you fellows can't come
over and learn us said Holmes.
Some day, little man, some day.
when you have a few more ships was
Tibbitts repartee.
"Ha. ha. most excellent" exclaimed
"a,
probation and much joy. With a rare
diplomacy he urged them on To new
passages OF sarcasm. making fierce en-
emies of them and this was the fine
cOmplaCency of one who can hOOdwink
men. Remarkable Won Rosen-but if
only he had cOmDTehended the tue in
wsrdpess OF Anglo-S Saxon chaff.
Toward evening ne seemed To think
that the time was ripe for a decisive
word.
Being now here In possession. he +
said. standing uD e~ec' and tWirlinG
those fierce mustaches of his and the
natural representatives of His Sacred
Majesty We cannot. as YOU wiz under
stand, consent to Ielirquisb any of our
rights Here as in China We stand by
the doctrine of the mailed fist. And as
formality thereto. that trerS MAY be
no unfortunate misunderS. findings. ]
propose at sunset to hoist on this spot
the German flag"
"Humph!" said Holmes md Allison
together. and thev went ofC by them
selves 20 a point of rock 20 discuss the
matter; for being both of New England
stock. the townmeeting instinct was
sin strong in them.
"Wahl?" said Holmes, and looked at
Allison
Well Allison replied, ''whatll we
do now?''
Just so soon" said Holmes "as
get matters straight in my own mind.
I'm going right ahead. | want to do the
fair thing he added (the Puritan COM
ing uppernosD, and I've sometimes
thought il amt quite right TO mon "
any land without a word TO the inhabi-
tants. abn't forgot nav United States
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