Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-01
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gs.ssW captain of the tramp steamer
Newcastle Maid, was his brother.
More than that, they were twins. as
like as two drops OF water. 1t was
kismet that Sir Lemuel should rise to
be chief commissioner while 1T was
Larrys own fault that he was only
captain of freighter, but they both
enjoyed themselves. each after his
kind.
One morning in November the New
castle Maid glided up the Irnwadi and
swung to mornings just Off the man
wharf at Rangun. Larry had not seen
his brother for years, and, for the mat
ter of that. did not care If many more
wears passed before he saw him. Their
paths ran at right angles. lie was
there for a cargo Of rice, not to renew
family ties.
1t was because the chief engineer Of
the Newcastle Maid was man after
his own heart that he said before go
ing ashore. II don't want to get INTO
q gale here. for I've had letter from
the owners over that last break made
in Calcutta. II l come off seas over
lust lock me in the cabin and don't let
me out. No matter what say, keep
me there until I'm braced up"
Then the captain went ashore.
He took n drive out through the can
tonments. AS he bowled along in the
old gharry new experience came TO
him. Gentlemen lifted their hats and
ladies driving in their carriages smiled
and bowed in the most gracious man
ner.
81 wonder if there's anything stick
ing to my face" thought Larry. and he
passed his hand carefully over its
rounded surface. 1t seemed all right.
But still they kept it up-everybody
he met, and one officer, galloping by OH
his pony, took a pull at the animals
head and shouted, Are you coming to
the club tonight, sir?'
Nor roared the captain, for he
hadn't the faintest idea of going to a
club without all invitation.
They'll be awfully disappointed"
came the echo Of the officers voice as
the gharry opened up gap between
them
"Very kind" muttered Larry, "but
fancy they'll get over it. Must have
taken me for somebody else"
The next minute Larry was busy
staring open rnouthed at the image OF
himself sitting in carriage just III
front The carriage was turning out OF
a compound and blocked the road SO
that his own driver was forced to stop.
He recognized the other man. 1t was
Sir Lemuel, his twin brother.
The recognition was mutual. The
commissioner bowed quite coldly as
the captain called out, Glow are you,
Lemuel?"
Then the big Waller horses whipped
the carriage down the road at slash
ing gait, and Larry was left alone:
$50 that's why they've been taking
of their hats to me-" he unused. ''They
take me for Sir Lemuel Great time
he must have ruling these yellow mig
gers out here. I'd like to be in bis
shoes just for day to see how it feels
to be king Of Burma"
All the way back to the hotel he was
thinking about It, Arrived there, he
wrote note addressed to the chief
commissioner and sent it off by a ma
tive. "That will bring him." he NUT
tered. "He always was bit afraid of
me-"
It was 6 o'clock when Sir Lemuel ar
rived in his carriage. There was
great scurrying about of servants and
no end Of salaaming the "Lat Sahib,"
for it was not often the chief commits
sioner honored the hotel with his pres
ence. He was shown to Captain Jones'
room.
Take seat, Lem" said Captain
Larry cheelfully. II wanted to see you
and thought you'd rather come here
than receive me at Government house"
please be brief then" said Sir Lem.
uel in his most dignitied manner. Il
have to attend dinner at the club to-
night in honor of the return of our jul
dicial commissioner"
ooh. Sir Lemuel will be there in time
for that" chuckled the captain. but
first, Lem, for the sake of old times,
want you TO drink a glass of wine with
me. You know, we took a drink togeth-
er pretty often the first year of our e1-
istence'' Then he broke into loud
sailor laugh that irritated the commits
sioner.
"While don't approve of drinking to
the extent you have carried it," said
Sir Lemuel, with judicial severity, "still
I can't refuse glass proffered by my
brother"
"Your twin brother" bresA in Larry,
"of whom you've always been SO fond.
you know"
II really must be going, so please tell
me why you've sent for me-" But when
he had drunk the glass Of wine he gave
up all idea Of going anywhere but to
sleep, for it was drugged.
Then Captain Larry stripped his
brother, peeled the august body of the
commissioner as one would strip will
low, and draped him in his own sailor
outfit. You're a groggy looking cap
TAIN" he said as he tried to brace the
figure up in big chair. you're a dis
grace to the service. You'll have your
papers taken away first thing you
know"
Wnen he had arrayed himself in the
purple and fine linen Of the commits
sioner he emptied the contents of the
bottle Of wine through the window.
Then he went below and spoke to the
proprietor. The captain upstairs, who