Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01

her ashore" He paused refectively for
moment.
"You know" he went on, Il never saw
boat do just that trick before, and l never
hope to again. She was loaded pretty low as
| it was, and when she took that little wave
aboard she simply sat down,-sat down in
four feet of water as easy as sit in this chair.
1t was all quiet and natural that nobody
moved. There they all sat, with just their
| heads sticking out OF the water, hfteen or
eighteen heads, and that was all including
old Sir Malcolms with his white whlskers.
Well, of course that lasted only about an eighth
of second and then they all scrambled out
and made for dry land But when they got
| ashore and turned and looked back, there
Sir Malcolm still sitting there like Horatius at
| the bridge,-a little hke,-with another small
wave just breaking over him. 1t seems his
| coattai had got damned in the thwart SO that
he couldn't stand up. 1t didn't occur to him
| to take off his coat, and there were three waves
altogether that went over him before we could
get him loose
| Smith hadn't meant to laugh: but he knew
the pompous old Chief Justice very well, and
the thought of what his attempts at dignity
must have been, with his red face emerging
| from one wave after another like jack IN a
box overcame for the moment the serious as
poets of the case, and he joined in with Clifford
| and Flowers, and laughed until he was tired.
At last, feebly, he asked for the rest of the
story.
Il u
| Chief Justice wouldn't stop for anything then,
not even to be welcomed by Allen He
hot with rage he fairly steamed. He told us
what he thought of us while were trying
to work him loose. There is no doubt he held
US responsible for the accident, particularly
O'Brien. He said his being at that particular
spot on the beach msled the coxswain. He
wouldn't have anything to do with any of us;
i SO Mr.. Beaumont took him up to Fort House
to dry out When he gets into his right mind
/ ar,I fnIf 9TH | he IN
differently But shouldn't care to have him sit
in judgment on me, feeling as he does just now
FLOWERS heard knock just then at the
back door, and, retiring brought back
presently a note which he handed to Smith
The manager about to tear it open, when
he noticed that it was addressed to Clifford;
SO he handed it to him.
Clifford took it over to the window to read
it; for the sky was heavily overcast and there
wasn't much light He had queer, embar-
raised look in his face when he turned back
to Smith Il don't know what to do about
this" he said I'm leave it to you: 1t shall
be just as you say whether | obey it or not
It's note from Sir Malcolm McDougal order
ing me to put you and O'Brien under arrest
and bring you up to Fort House"
IAN right" said Smith. We'll go and get
o. Brien and then go up"
AZ doubt if we can find him." said Clifford
He disappeared when getting Sir
Malcolm out of the water, and the Lord knows
where his drunken legs have taken him in the
meantime !"
Smith took down his telephone, with the
idea of inquiring concerning his Grant engineer
| from other members of the staff: but the wires
were evidently down already, for he could get
no answer of any sort.
Then he and Clifford started to make per-
sonal search; but the storm had already
grown into veritable tempest which rendered
the streets impossible well dangerous
So, reluctantly choosing the more sheltered
lanes and fighting their way inch by inch
across the open spaces they set out for Fort
House.