St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-10-03

Monte Carlo, didn't he? e told us you
wora a bit mad-like, and now it's quite
#n,ain From the time you woke up
ps4ar that bust o. champagne, you've
aora about like Chinaman wot's 'ad
bis pigtail cut OF"
- don't understand you," / said.
.yo,, are captain of this vessel, and
oueht to know who your owner is.''
@Why. you are, Of course. You gave
50 600 ouid for the boat-the receipts
T., no cabin. The old 'un told me to
give Il to you when you woke up
Tn obedience to my demand ne
hro,,obt it and handed it to me. It
was written on sheet Of note paper
head IS. Y. Garbino,' and stated that
I had bought the vessel for 100000,
and was signed Archibald Grant"
eWbo is this man Grant?" I de-
msnded amazed at finding myself
owner of this piratical craft.
sc was our boss; and a darned
good boss, too" the captain replied.
We've ad a lot of fun around Cape
Judy, but the game amt quite safe
just at present, because of the Italian
gunboats. The old boy must ave
made over million out of the stuff
we took, for my share alone in a
couple of years was 10000 golden
quids and all the men 'ad thousand
year EACH"
But haven't given your owner six
pence for the boat" declared. There
must be some extraordinary mistake"
No mistake on his part, you bet"
the skipper replied. "'E showed us
the Newspaper in which it was said
that the Macclesfeld was carrying bull
lion consigned to the Turkish govern
ment and explained that although you
We're bit touched you had conceived
an idea of getting hold OF 1t by flying
the French flag. giving 'em a bit Of
bounce, and stating that war had been
d. and"
Bin 1 was ignorant Of the whole
Il mgr
Well, we've got the money, any
how" the man said, placing his cap
at the approved nautical angle. What
shall re do with it?"
1T ont Gre" I answered. "Sink
the Il if you like. TIL land at the
1e@' al port. and wash my hands of
the while thing. It's very ugly mat
ter, this"
Very well, make us a New Years
present Of it," he laughed. "We'll know
what To do with the brass, you bet,
mister, and he winked knowingly. ut
amt the first bit o. bullion that's
been abhrd this ere craft You've
card in the papers of the Cape Judy
pirates, md now you can congratulate
yourself that you've made their ac-
They're supposed to be
Moors; Int you'll be able to relate
some ADVENTURES when you get back
to Monte Tell the folks that Sam
SWale, the skipper, drinks their 'ealth
in droppf rum 'ot. And you might
add, too, that he looks a regular knock.
'em-down in the French naval uni
form"
LAUGHED at the mans imperturba-
bic good mmor as he struck an atti-
tude to show of his new suit. He was
a merry-gdng rover of the sea, and I
could not complain of the treatment
had receHed on board.
Then yah put me ashore?' in.
CURED.
Yes, If pu wish-at Marseilles at
hmorrow," he answered
THAT is if yDu don't care for our COM
pany any lager"
WELL" I said with a smile, truth
to tell, I dat"
The remaihder of the day was spent
in slowing agay the guns and warlike
appliances ome of which I dis
covered wers merely of painted wood
and that Hening Swale and myself
dined togethsr in the saloon, when he
admitted to me that the mysterious
Grant, who always had marvellous luck
at Monte CARD, had sailed in that boat
for several years, committing all sorts
of acts of piracy, disposing of the cap
tured merchandise in the smaller
towns along the west African coast,
and gaining enormous sums yearly.
He was known as The Demon Yachts
man, because, although others had
been detected and punished, he had
always managed to escape and keep
IN the background. His luck, Swale
said, was the DEVILS own, and in that
agreed whenI recollected how per-
sistently he had won at Monte Carlo.
Next night, having babe farewell to
swale and his rufHanly gang, was
rowed ashore close to Marseilles, and
On landing stood watching the green
light presently move away, and stand
far out to sea.
The attack on the Furness liner by a
French gunboat was made
the subject of v@y serious representa-
tons ON the part Of the British am
bassador in Paris and the French gov
eminent, unableato prove that their
gunboat Gauges vas not in those wat
ers on the day p question, were &C.
tuaHy compelledto pay a very sub
stantial indemnity
Having no desiR to be mixed up in
the affair, retuned to Monte Carlo, |
and kept my owncounsel. / made in.