Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07

"Stemp''
Yes, sill"
Take that man somewhere and shave INN!
Leave his mustache on!'' Van Torp pointed
For once in his life Stemp gasped for breath:
Kralinsky turned greenish white, and seemed
paralyzed with rage. =,
YES Leave his mustache. Here, MEN,
added Van Torp, take that fellow outside and
hold him down in chair while Stemp shaves
him! Seer" The boatswain looked doubtful
Hes pretending to be somebody he's not,
said Van Torp, ION my ship, and want to see
his face. It's mutiny if you don't obey or
ders!"
AVE, aye, sir!" responded the boatswain
cheerfully; for he rather liked the job since
there good reason for 1t.
But instead of going about his business
gently, the Northumbrian giant suddenly
dashed past Van Torp in flash, and hurled
himself head foremost at Kralinskys legs ex-
act1y as if he diving. In the Counts v1o-
lent fall the revolver he had drawn was thrown
from his hand and went off in the air. The
boatswain had seen it in time. The big man
struggled little; but the five seamen held
him fast and carried him out kicking.
"Stemp.'
The valet was preparing to follow the pris-
oner, and was quite calm again. Yes, sir.
If he won't sit still to be shaved, cut his
head off,
Eyes, SIR
Van Torp's eyes were awful to see. He had
never been so angry in his life. He turned and
saw Lady Maud pressing her handkerchief to
her right temple The ball had grazed it,
though it certainly had not been meant for her.
"Rufus!' she cried in great distress, what
have you done!"
1.-The question is what he's done to you"
answered Van Iorp. "1believe the Backyard
Its nothing. Thank God it hit me! Itwas
meant for YOU.
Van Torpp's rage instantly turned into tender
care, and he insisted on examining the wound,
which was slight but would leave scar. BY
miracle the ball had grazed the angle OF the
temple without going near the temporal artery,
and scarcely smuggling the thick brown hair
Van Torp rang and sent for water and abb
sorbent cotton and made very neat dressing,
over which Lady Maud tied her big veil.
lust as this was done, Stemp appeared at
the door.
Its ready. sir, if you would like to come
and see I've not scratched him once, sir. :"
"A1l right" Van Torp turned to Lady
Maud. ''Do you feel fainte Lean on my
arm"
But she would not and walked bravely.
holding herself so straight that she looked
much taller than he. though she felt as if she
was going to execution.
A moment later she uttered loud cry, and
chung to Van Torp's shoulder with both hands.
But as for the American, he said only two
words You hellhound!'
The man was not Basil Leven. The eyes,
the upper part of the face, the hair, even the
flowing mustaches, were his; but not the small
Tetreating chin crossed by the sharp, thin scar
of sword cut long healed.
Il know who you are. said Van Iorp, sur
veying him gravely. you're Long Legged
Lewis brother. who disappeared before he did.
/ remember that scar
The sham Kralinsky was securely tied down
in a chair and the boatswain and five seamen
stood round him, an admiring public. Captain
Brown had been informed of what had hap
pened and was going on, and the discipline he
maintained on board was SO perfect that every
man on the watch was at his post, and the
steamer was already under way again. The
boatswain and his contingent belonged to the
watch below which had not been called.
Let me off easy!" said Long Legged Lewis
brother 1--WE not done you any harm"
Beyond wounding Lady Maud, after trying
to pass yourself off as her dead husband. No!
/ won't let you off! Boatswain, | want this
man arrested, and we'll take him and all his
belongings before the British Consul in Messina
in less than an hour. You just attend to that,
will you? Somebody go and tell the Captain.
Aye, aye, sir.
For the boatswain and the men had seen and
heard, and they knew that Van Torp was right,
and respected him-and the foreign lmpostor
had wounded Englishwoman! Having
given his orders the owner and Lady Maud
turned and left Long Legged Lewis brother
tied to the chair, in very detected state, and