New-York tribune., 1908-08-30
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR AUGUST SO. 1908

The >ar was shinirs.-the early morning Na-h
rted with che waves and sent them int Sra>rn> Oh:
I,apirg exuItatiCn- II intensified The blue ~ ne
Uniforms the landing The Commandan- Was
here IT IersoIl receive the Rear Admire and az
feared anxious when he studied his old friend
face hey walked away arm II arm. 7hle The
Junior Lieute a1t looked haughtIly the cadets Of
whom ne had 81 recently been a member They
cha-fed HIM. lu- h preserved = stony and austere
silence
The Cor.1rlardl-., rcfrained from comment. bur
with his hand gave the Rear Admiral an orrc1aI
cI.velop. II contained Ierenptory ORDER O. report
forthwith % The office of the Secretary of the Navyn
Washington. The Rear Admiral read II ami orllShed
MS hand across his forehead His fingers -rembled
little Such a summons was oTlInous- but duty was
duty and all his life he had bravey opeye- Wlihou-
hesitation
He lost No. time IL issuing orders 70 cEe Logger
head and hastened 70 comply. On The snort our
.tv he reviewed his cruise and had sense o- aoasr-
-len- ~ his past te1ner1tv. but dog&e,lE -et MS
teeth. resolved 70 answer any pertlnerr if9'loI
that might be asked Was he not a kear -iifllH~4
and within his rights and entitled TO some -ee"E'
LIE ,r,1dged steadily into The huge building where
IL The men holding high administrative ".eS ne
various minor bureaus. and their army "- e-S -el
vyorkin. abode. and announced hlnl>e u .tf -Le
tr>t time IL MANY wears he compelled 2" "ai'
for a few minutes outside The forbridlns doors
Behind them the Secretary ot the Navy -,-H ,Ae
mrs assistant and The second assistant Jr- the nrSt
assistant clerk and the tirSc assistant ~--a'2I@-
pher were assisting each other IN a c"rtere-, De
fore Them fle OF newspapers ''-.-'. -.7
good story The copmost carried q >.tei'.. "9u'
heading which read. Rear Admiral Stone $ rulSe-
Mighty Flagship Loggerhead Last Heard III ' n .he
Bay Has Safely ESCAPED h t-44eT7 .IJ
D y W Canal Doughty prlcer r lag H-''u
Passing Marktor Light
The chiefs had many Theories. some ~ VINCE 0-
bodied insanity They cr1rged beneath --!S ~-'-, -
-ldcule that had burst over then. 'ut t.~ ,--.-
was TOO much beloved by his vruatrEriei- ~ -e
dealt with like q mischIeVouS no-9Hii .,t', INC
must 90 slowly hear his eNplan,t-9 y, ,.- -'.
nit him u retire Immediately att or, p ia
sight and memory. The cruise az gre = ~-0t-I'-
must be expunged The Secretary ."L~net-- I,1'e "
ttI and we'll groomed. who had rcten'N oIS-.
called from MS law practice II of -ne great Si'1
20 direct the naval affairs Of the r,, was '-l. |
OF this point All Withdrew save Aii' an
h, who greeted The Rear Adrn;r-- '-i --'
opened the door.
THE Sccretarv's frigidiJy of ar -aaI eH Ht nHtS-
L ceptIf,lv when he looked N the STURDY o'- : ~
and met the perturbed gray eyes Here "'-7 -
after al bur nc had done something tI''' l -:
r,rd ex1,llIr Perhaps there was some eNI E't-loH
He horeti 81. but doubted II. lie Wishtu Io -
lL,r~! lives and sailors motives more ntn't,eI5
III ,vrr of a different world than he mad Slie-'
In this episode WAS the ridiculous out none L i -
-,cbrd 70 rht man before HIM. lie was ltrp1NeD-
1Ir,ir1I he said after the customary SIee'Is.,
,,ar. ,xrbanqed what about this cruise OF yours
We'll. sr We came through the canals III . -
Ter
And flew your flag
That was all The officer had -e excuse .. QHel'
'r,rtTy- He al quietly before the secretary,
, aPt'ietI'iy ~ yr,1,,, If sn6lderng defiance IN ms
ewes The Secretary mistook his attl'uue II, - h..
- famed again WHEN Le