Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-05-06


cut down his cigars, sofa his ridinR
horse and generally economized. A
regret stole over him thar he hadn't
sentenced Satterlee to a shorter tarm
and he looked up the consular fnstruc.
tons TO see what pardoning powers he
possessed. On this point the littls
DOCK was dumb. Not SO the depart.
ment, however. to whom a hint on the
subject provoked the reply. that BY
so doing you would stultify your pre-
vious action and impugn the findina
OF the consular court The depart.
ment would view with grave cispIeas
ure, etc"
Satterlee soon made himself verv
much at home in the Scanlon prison.
HIS winning personality never showed
to better advantage than in those DAYS
or his eclipse. He handled the Scan.
Ion offspring on ais knee; helped the
women WITH their household tasks:
played checkers with the burly broth.
ers. He was prodigiously respected.
He gathered in the Scanlon hearts.
even to uncles and second cousins.
You would have taken him for a
patriarch in the bosom of a family OF
which he was the joy and pride. He
received the best half-caste society on
his front porch and dispensed Scanlon
hospitality with lavish hand. Thesa
untutored souls had no proper con-
ception OF barratry They couldn't
see any crime in running away with
a schooner. They pitied the captain
as bold spirit who had met with un-
deserved misfortunes The Samoan
has ever sympathetic hand for the
fallen mighty and the hand is never
empty of a gift
On Sundays Skiddy PAID the cap
tain periodical visit. He would
bring the latest papers, If there were
any, or novel or two from his scanty
stock Their original friendship hal
died violent death, but new one
had gradually risen on the ashes of
the old
Satterlee and he took long walks
into the mountains invariably accom-
panied by a Scanlon brother to give
an official aspect to the excursion. II
maintain"f the fast-disappearing prin-
clple thai Satterlee was a convict and
under vigilant guard. 1t served to
take away the appearance, besides
(which they might otherwise have
presented), Of two friends spending q
happy day together in the country. A
Scanlon brother stood for the United
States government and the majesty Of
the law, and propriety demanded his
presence as peremptorily as
chaperon for young lady. A Scan
lon brother could be useful, too. in
cnmoing cocoanut trees. rubbing
sticks together when the matches
were lost, and in guiding them to mo-
Bile waterfalls far hidden in the for.
est
In this manner nearly a whole year
passed, which, for the little consul
represented an unavoidable monthly
outlay of $50. He got somewhat used
to 1t. as everybody gets somewhat
used to everything; but he could not
resist certain recurring intervals OF
depression when he contrasted his
present circumstances with his by.
gone glory. Fifty-five dollars a month
made big hole in a consular income
and he would gaze down that ten-year
vista with sinking heart But relief
was closer at hand than he had ever
dared to hope. From the Department.
No. but from Satterlee himself.
The news was brought to little
Sklddy early one morning Alfred
Scanlon, with an air of gloom depre-
catingly coughed his way into the
bedroom and handed the consul a let.
ter. 1t was written on pale pink note.
paper, of the kind Samoans like best.
with two lavender birds embossed in
g
The letter ran thus:
Dear Friend: When this reache,
you 1 shall be far to sea. My excuse
for SO long subsisting on your bounty
must be laid to my ignorance. which
was only illuminated two days ago by
accident. / had no idea that you
were paying for me out OF your own
private purse, or that my ease and
comfort were obtained at so heavy q
cost to yourself Regretfully I brins
our pleasant relations to an end. i'm
PEELED. l assure you, by the prompt.
ings Of heartfelt friendship. / loved
the simple people among whom my LOT
was cast and looked forward, at the
termination of my sentence. to end
the balance of my days peacefully
among them. The world, seen from
SO great distance. and from within
so sweet nest, frightened me. olo
stager that ] am. God knows I have
never seen but it's ugliest side and
return to it with profound depression.
Kindly explain my abrupt departure
to the Scanlons, and If you would do
me last favor buy a little rocking.
horse that there is at Edwards store
price three dollars. and present II in
my name to my infant goddaughter.
Apeli Scanlon. To them all kindly on.
press my warmest and sinceres,
gratitude; and for yourself. dea,
friend, the best, the truest. the kind.
est of men, accept the warm CRASH q,
m hand M