Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-02

Larry chuckled, for he did not under
stand the complex nature Of a Baboo's
English. The next petition gave him
much food for thought. 1t made his
head ache. The English was like
logarithms. Here" he said to the
secretary, you fix these petitions up
later. I'm not used to them"
He Strengthened out the rest Of the
official business in short order. Judg-
ments that would have taken the wind
out of Solomon's sails he delivered with
rapidity that made the secretary's
head swim. They were not all accord
ing to the code and would probably
not stand If sent up to the privy coun-
ell. At any rate, they would give Sir
Lemuel much patient undoing when he
came into his own again. The secre-
tary unlocked the official seal and
worked 1t. while the captain limited
his signature to 81. Jones'"
That's not forgery" he unused; 1T
means Larry Jones'.
"The .chief's hand Is pretty shaky
this morning" thought the secretary,
for the signature was not much Ike
the careful, clerkly hand that he was
accustomed to see.
Sir LemueHs wine had been stand
Ing reproach to Government House. A
dinner there either turned man into
a teetotaier or dyspeptic. and at tiftin
when the captain preached bottle OF
1t he set his glass down with roar
Hes brought me the vinegar" he ex-
claimed, "or the coal oil. Is there no
ueIIer vine ia the mouse than thisI-
he asked the butler, and when told
there wasn't he Insisted upon the sec
rotary writing out an order at once
for fifty dozen Pommery. "Have it
back in time for dinner, sure! Ill
leave some for Lem too. This stuff
isn't good for his blood" he said to
himself grimly.
I'm glad this race meet is on while
I'm king" he thought as he drove
down after tiffin, taking his secretary
with him. They say the Prince OF
Wales always gets the straight tip,
and III be sure to be put on to some
thing good"
And he was. Captain Lushton told
him. that bis mare Nettie was sure to
win the Rangun Plate, forgetting to
mention that he himself had backed
Tolnboy for the same race.
..Must have wrenched a leg" Lush
ton assured Larry when Nettie came IN
absolutely last, but as the secretary
wrote Il O Us" for all the bets he
made and as Sir Lemuel would be into
his own again before settling day and
would have to pay. up it did not really
matter to the captain.
The regiment was SO pleased with
Sir Lenucl's contributions that the
best they had in their marquee was
none too good for him. The ladies
found him an equally ready mark
Mrs. Leyburn was pretty and had fish
to fry. Il must do little missionary
work while the Ironclad's away" she
thought. Her mission was to install
her husband in the position of port Of
ficer. That came out later-came out
at the ball that night. The captain as
SltESSl AGI tull lG WOOAA oSSStASAs
There is always sort of Denny
brook Derby at the end Of race day
In Rangun. Ponies are gently seques
tered from their more or less willing
owners and handed over, minus theil
saddles, to sailors, who pilot them err
radically around the course for con
tributed prize. When the captain saw
the hat going around for the prize mon
ey he ordered the secretary to write
out a ..chit" for 200 rupees. "Give
them something worth while, pool
chaps!" he said.
"And to think that the Ironclad has
kept this bottled up SO long!' muttered
Lushton.
81 always said you had good heart,
Mrs. Leyburn whispered to the captain
IF people would only let you show 1T,
she added maliciously, meaning, Of
course, Lady Jones.
The chief commissioner was easily
the most popular man in Burma thai
night. 1t was with difficulty the blue
Jackets could be kept from carrying
him home on their shoulders. Il hope
Lem is looking after the cargo all
right" murmured the captain as he
drove home to dinner. II seem to be
getting along nicely. Lucky the old
cats away"
The captain danced the opening qua
drille at the ball with the wife Of the
financial commissioner, and, bar lit
tie enthusiastic rolling, engendered OF
his sea life, and couple of torn trains
as they swept little too close, he man