New-York tribune., 1907-12-15


diagnosis He was sure that this well edu-
Gated gentlemanly, yet moroSe 1hdiiiie GU
Young Engishman was under a Ciouu' -
he had broken his countrys laws ana I pGell
broken himself in the process ana Won NTto~ IT,,
was searching for men of that stamp lhey
would do things that others, who pinned tnell
faitb to testimonials certificates. and similar
vouchers of repute, might shy at ~ -
Il think YOU are one to be trusted iie
went on.
II am glad YOU think that.
..Ves 7 soon make up my mind And TO-
da,- vou acted as one man among tlouSSiilu
Miss Fenshawe, the lady in the carriage. en- f
lightened me afterward saw oliiE pa -. -
v0ur fine behavior. You were quick anu iI"' W 7
fesS Those are the qualities l seek Dut
demand obedience too anu q sim
Il would not betray a man who trusted
me said Dick IF | disagreed with YOU
should leave YOU | fell out with the son vi
AGO Yet | have kept my reasons TO IlySen
~oTba memory of that falling out was YET
vivid He had filled the position OF forelgn
correspondence clerk to an export lii'" III .,iO
CITY One evening. returning late 10 tIie
offic4 he surprised the typist rather pretty
g;rI IN tears She blurted out some broken
Zyorjs which led him to interview the young
nan Who represented the budding talent OF
the house and the result was lamentaDie nc
senior PARTNER dismissed hIm next day ttHIliS
him he lucky ne nd1 tSCdpCu "ii
a rrlurderouS assault, and. as tor the Sirl, Sne
was like the rest IF her class. ANXIOUS only 10
inveiqle a rich young fool INTO marriage Inc
point of view of both father and son was mover
TO ROvson and their ethics were Vlle' Dut
he oave the girl who was sent away at the
same time half of the SIX pounds he had IN
his pocket and wished he had used MS hst
instead of his open hand on the junior part
ner'S face 49,,
This of course had singularly little bearing
on his declaration to Won kerber. VINO lne,a7
phoricallv stuck his talons into that portion
of Rovson's utterance which interested MN
He bent across the table. leaning on his curved
f lgers. spread apart. like claws
3Aht" he SAID slowly a." That IS good You
would not betrav a man who trusted YOU
You mean that
Very we'll then | offer YOU the position
of second mate on my yacht the Aphrodte
She is a sailing vessel. with auxiliary steam Il
seaworthv craft of two hundred and elghty
tons | paw well but | ask good service lhe
salary is twenty pounds a month, all found
The CAPTAIN two officers, and fourteen men
receive ten per cent of the gross prottS oil d
certain undertaking. gross prohtS, re-
member-divided IN proportion to their
WAGES If successful Your share. small
though it sounds will be large enough TO make
you a comparatively rich man 10 you ac-
Dick Roveon felt his heart humping against
his ribs why. of course accept he cred
d" But your terms are so generous. to a man
without a profession. that must ask you one
thinq2 Is the affair such as an honest man
can take part in
1t IS No one can CavIl at ITS honesty
Yet we may encounter difficulties There may
be fighting. not against a Government but
to defend our-our gains from those who
would rob us
I'm with YOU. heart and soul cred Kgy-
son. stirred out of his enforced calmneSS. In
deed. | am exceedingly obliged to YOU | am
at a loss 10 account for my amazing good luck
The Baron snapped his fingers with tl1, hne
air Good Iuck'' he exclaimed There Is
no such thing y man with intelligence and
nerve grasps the opportunity when 1t pre-
sents itself You took 1t this morning ou
NAV say that YOU might not have been gwen
the chance Nonsense, my dear Mr. klng
Missing that you would have found another
Let me tell YOU that have created q place
Tor YOU on the ships roll. You took my fancy
had already secured my crew They are all
Fngl!shncn- stupid fellows some OF them.
but trustworthy VOW are a trustworthy
race YES
That IS our repute l have met eNcep-
tions
"Oh. as for that every man has his price
That j. why pay we'll Now. am going OUT
to dine The Aphrodltc sails TINS wceA You
will sign an agreement YES,
't tD.ltpntrIl" SAID Dick though bitter eX-