Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-01

II repeat, we are glad to have him
me that there's not a single dacoit left
alive in the province. There's nothing
like putting these rebellious chaps
down. l had a mutiny myself once on
board the kangaroo. I shot the ring
leaders and made every mothers son
of the rest Of them walk the plank.
So I'm proud CT the good work the jul
dicial has done in this respect"
Now, it had been a source of frritat-
ing regret to every deputy commissions
er in the service that when he had
caught a dacoit red handed, convicted
and sentenced him to be hanged and
sent the ruling up to the judicial for
confirmation he had been promptly sat
on officially ami the prisoner either par
doned or let off with light sentence;
consequently these little pleasantries OF
the captain were looked upon as satire.
The secretary sighed as he showed in
his pocket the written speech, which
floor It'll do for another time, sup
pose" he said YEARLY, "when he gets
over this Internal touch of sun or Bur
ma head"
The other speeches did not appeal to
Captain Larry much nor, for the mat
ter Of that. to the others either. He
had certainly made the bit Of Tue even
ing.
Its great, this" he said bucolically
to the secretary as they drove home.
what, sirY'
''Why, making speeches and driving
home i'll your own carriage. hate go
ing aboard ship in jiggledy sampan
at night I'll have u string of wharfs
put all along the front there so that
ships won't have to load at their moor
ings. Just put me in mind of that to-
morrow"
Next day there was considerable di-
version on the Newcastle Maid. 1.-The
old mans got the d. is" the chief en-
gineer told the first officer. II 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 Burma and
Sir Gimmel Somebody. / won't let him
out till he gets all right again, for he'd
60 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 Lemuel tarried for a
day on the Newcastle Maid Nobody
would go near him but the chief engi1
neer, who handed him meat and drink
through portfolio and laughed sooth-
ingly at hi, fancy tales. ~
After chota hazri next morning the
secretary brought to Captain Larry
large basket of official papers for his
perusal and signature. That was Sir
Lelnuel's time for work. His motto
was business first and afterward more
business. Each paper was carefully
contained in cardboard holder secured
by red tape.
'The log, eh, mater said Larry when
the secretary brought them into his
room. "It looks shipshape too"
"This file, sir, is the case of Deputy
Commissioners Grant, first grade, Of
Bungaloo. He has memorialized the
government that Coatsworth, second
grade, has been appointed over his head
to the commissionership Of Bhang.
He's senior to Coatsworth, you know,
sir, in the service"
"Well, why has Coatsworth been
made first mate, thenW
"Grant'ss afraid It's because he offend
ed you, sir, when you went to Bunga-
loo. He received you in jahran coat,
you remember, and you were awfully
angry about it"
"Oh, / was, was I? Just shows what
an ass Sir Lemuel can be sometimes.
Make Grant a commissioner at once
and I'll sign the papers"
"But there's no commissionership
open, sir, unless you set back Coats
worth"
"Well, I'll set him back. I'll dis
charge him from the service. What
else have you got there? What's that
bundle ON the deck?"
They're native petitions. sir"
Larry took up one. 1t began with-an
oriental profusion Of gracious titles be-
slowed upon the commissioner and
went into business by stating that the
writer Baheo So; wife. had got two
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