West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-02-28

his pocket the written speech, which
the captain had allowed to slip to the
floor. eth 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 hit OF the even
ing.
Its great. this" he said bucollcally
to the secretary as they drove home.
what, slrr'
why, making speeches and driving
home In your own carriage. l hate go
Ing aboard ship In n jlggledy sampan
Mt night. I'll have Il string of wharfs
put all along the front there so that
ships won't have to load at their moor
lngs. Just put me In mind of that to-
morrow"
: Next day there was considerable d.
version on the Newcastle Maid. 1.-THE
old mans got the d. It's" the chief en-
gineer. told the first officer. 81 locked
him In his cabin last night when they
brought him Off. IL he's banging
things around there In great shape;
swears he's the ruler OF Burma and
} Sir Glmmel Somebody. / won't let him
out till he gets all right again, for he'd
20 up TO the agents with his 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 tarrled for n
day on the Newcastle Maid. Nobody
would so near him but the chief engi-
neer, who handed him meat and drink
through II portfolio and laughed sooth-
iugly at his fancy tales.
After chOta hazrl next morning the
secretary brought to Captain Larry a
J large basket of official papers for his
perusnl and signature. That was Sir
( LcmueIs time for work. His motto
J was business first md afterward more
business. Each paper was carefully
contained In a cardboard holder secured
by red tape.
THE log, eh, mater said Larry when
the secretary brought them into his
room. 1T looks shlpshape too"
This file, sir. is the ease of Deputy
Commissioner Grant, first grade, of
|a~NAEFH a. ~ lntllNDII hllLNNl NIG
government that Coatsworth. second
grade. has been appointed over his head
to the commissionershlp OF Bhang.
He's senior to Coatsworth. you know,
sir, I'm the service"
well. why has Coatsworth been
made first mate, Them
Grants afraid It's because lie Offend
ed you. sir, when you went TO Bunga-
loo. lie received you in n jahran coat,
you remember. and you were awfully
angry about st."
'Oh. was. WIS II Just shows what
an Ass Sir Icmuel can be sometimes.
Make Grant q commissioner Mt once
AMI I'll sign the papers"
"But there's no commissionershlD
open, sir, unless you set back Coats
WORTH
"jNoll. I'll set him back. III dis
charge him from the service. What
else have you got thcref What's that
bundle on the deck?'
They're native petitions. sir"
Larry took up one. II began with an
oriental pr0fuslon Of gracious titles be-
slowed upon the commissioner and
went into business by stating that tho
writer. Baboo SENS wife. had got two
children Ly "thc grace Of God and the
kind favor OF Sir Lcmucl. the Father Of
all humans and the long petition
waa an To- the end thnt Baboo Sen
might have q months leave Of absence.
Larry chucklcd. for hc did not under
stand the complex nature Of a Baboo's
English The next petition gave him
much food for thought. 70 made his
head ache. The English was ike
logarithms. Here" be said TO the
secretary. "you nx these petitions up
later. I'm not used to them"
lie straigltcncd ont the rest OF the
official business in short order. Judg
mcnts that would have taken the wind
out ~ SoiomOn's sails he delivered with
o. rapidity that made the secretary's
head swim. They were not all accord
Ing 90 the code and would probably
not stand if sent mp 90 the prlvy coun-
cil st any rate. they would give Sir
Lcmucl much patient uudOlng when he
came into IBIS own again. The secre.
tary unlocked the Official seal and
worked %. while the captain limited
his signature 90 u. Jones"
That's not forgery" he unused: "Tt
means larry Jones'"
The chiefs hand ls pretty shaky
this morning" thought the secretary.
for The signature was not much Ike
the careful. clerkly hand that he was
accustomed 10 see.
Sir Lemucl's wine had been a stand
Ing reproach 70 Government House. 4
dinner there either turned a man into