New-York tribune., 1907-12-15

statement, IN anY form whatsoever dS 70 Jlt Il
success or otherwise of the voyage at its CON
cIusion unless at the request of the said Baron |
Franz Won kerber. The penalty tor any m |
fringement of this clause. OF which Baron |
Franz Won kerber shall be the Judge. shall be |
dismissal without any indemnity or payment
of the special bonus hereinafter recIted
Then followed the salary clause. and 4 stIpu- |
1ation as to the ten per cent share OF the gross
profits The Baron'S promises could not nave
been phraSed in more straightforward style
Give me pen. SAID RoySon. placing the |
paper on a blotting pad
There was an unconscious nlaSteTfuineSS IN
his voice and manner that seemed 70 Startle |
Won kerber In very truth. the younger man
was overloved at the astounding turn taken
nv his fortunes The restraint he had imposed |
on himself earlier was gone. lie wanted % |
wiring the Baron's hand and hall him as MS
best friend Perhaps the other deened TINS
attitude a trifle too free and easy to view III
the relations that would exist between them
in the near future -
You will find a pen on the instant. instant
he said quietly, stopping over some papers on
a corner of the table. Then he added ip-
narentIv as an afterthOught. Don't forget |
YOUR name Mr. King
The hint brought Royson back O. earth. lie
signed Richard King" dried the ink care
fully. and marveed little AT his reIhIiNteIliiiS
and its sequel ..,t
When and where Sha!l report III '1-' i''
duty. SIR" he asked.
Won Kerber looked up Ills tone gre"
affabIe again. and Dick had learned 1iready
that it IS a token of weakness when = man IN
siSts on his own performance
First let me fill in date and tiie amount
~ ,-o,,r salary The Baron completed and
c;c5ed =. duplicate Get that stamped at
Somerset House. IN case OF dccIdet''-
might have been killed this very day YOU
In@v One of nv servants VIII witness both
documents Before he comes IN put THIS en-
velop in your pocket. 1t contains haf of
your first months salary in advance. and You
will find IN card with the address Oh a ili'ii
M cIothiers who Will supply your outnt free
~ cbaroe Call on them early tomorrow. dS
the time Is short. and you are pretty long EtP
Report yourself to the same people at i'uT
O'Clock on Wednesday afternoon lhey WI! |
hav. yOur baggage ready, and give YOU luiI
directions From that moment YOU are IN my |
service And now the order - silence. YES,
While the Baron was SpeaE,InS ne tpuchei an |
electric bell The waxen faced man servant |
anDeared IaboriOuSlv wrote William jenkins
JThere he was biddcn and escorted Royson |
10 the door The Baron merely nodded when |
Dick said Good night sir. He had picked |
up an opera hat and overcoat from a CHAIR |
but was bestowing hasty farewell glance on
the Persi-Arabic letter.
\ closed carriage and PAIR Of horses were
standing in front Of the house. and Royson
recognized the coachman: II was that same
SDong who had groveled in the mud ot Buck
,nqha1n Palace Road nine hours ago And the
man knew him again, for he raised ms whip IN
a deferential salute go
Not much damage done this morning.
cried Dick
No. sir I drove EN- home afterwards.
broken pole an all. said Spong
That's not the same pair. IS It
No. sir This lot IS theayter. the bays
is park "
So Hiram Fenshawe. whoever ne was.
owned the Yacht. and ran At least two hne
equipages from his town house He must be
a wealthy man. Was he the father OF that
patrician maid whose gratitude had not stood
the strain OF Royson's gruffneSs or, 1t might
be. her brother seeing that he was associated
with Won kerber IN some unusual enterprise,
What was it he wondered There may be
fighting" said Won kerber. Dick was glad oi
that He had taken a solemn vow % his
diving mother that he would not become a
soldier and the dear woman died happy IN the
belief that she had snatChed her son from the
war dragon which had bereft her OF a hus-
band The Vow lay heavy on the boy heart
during many a wear. for he was a born man at
arms but he had kept It, and meant . keep
IT, though not exactly according 20 the tenetS
OF William Penn He had dreamed Of dong
some work for the press and was a reader and
writer IN his spare time. while ne kept MS
muscles 1T by gymnastics But those past
warnings were merged IN his new calling Hr
was "A sailor now. a hIbuSter ~ sorts. Ihe