The weekly true Democrat., 1909-09-17

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VIM 3 sign - tuueneered fo lha
aesha fnll1 Aa early eahby. rru
ins up from Cannes lltel STATION e.
the or chance % Gndlng enr on
astig no the city as'e fro
ana sparrows. su11 io "a
hia iife when Kila taIled hinL
Jump l1. slr.r lold Eirsuos
cheerfuily az soon ~ te had assimilat-
"a the latter's demanda II knows
precisely Woteher wants Leave Il al
70 me-"
The admonltlon was all but super.
du0us. KirkwoOd vas unable FOR the
time being 10 do aught else than Re.
sign his fate into an0ther's guidance.
Once 10 the cab be slipped inseusibly
Into a nap and slept sOundly on. as
reckless OF the cabs swift pace aud
continuous bouncing as OF the sunlight
glaring full IN his tired young face.
He may have slept twenty minutes.
He awOkc faint with drowslness, tin.
Cling from head 20 toe from fatigue
and 10 distress OF a queer qualm IN
the pll OF bis stomach. 70 find the han.
som at rest and the driver on the step,
shaking bis fare With kindly determi-
nation. "Oh, a. right" be assented
surlily and by sheer force OF win
made himself climb out 10 the side
walk. where, having rubbed his eyes.
stretched enormously aud yawned dis
courteOusly IN the face Of the east end,
be was once more himself and a hum
dFcd times refreshed into the bargain.
COntentedly be counted 3 shllllngs into
the cabby's palm. the fare named be-
Ing one and six.
''The shilling over and above the
tip Is for dnding me the waterman
and boat" be stipulated.
"RIght-oI You'll mind the 'Orse a
minute. sirT'
KlrkwoOd nodded. The man touched
his bat and disappeared lnexpllcably.
KirkwOOd. needlessly attaching him
self TO the relns near the animals
head. prled hls sense Of observation
open and became alive 20 the fact that
be stood IN a quarter OF London rs
strange to him Rs had been Bermoud.
sey wall.
To this day be cannot put a name
20 II lie surmises that II was Wap
ping. His cabby popped hurrledly
out Of the entrance to tenement.
dull vlsaged, broad shOuidered water.
man amblInR more slowly after
"Nevvy ~ mine. sir" announced the
eahby. "prd fust ryie Waterman
Knows the river Use q book. ne do"
The nephew touched bis forelocb
shreplshly.-
''Thank you" said Klrkwood, and
turning 10 the man. "Your bOatT' hl
asked. with the brevlty of wearlness
'Thls wye SIR
At his guides heels llirs wood threa
ed the crowl ard chen descend,
g. noatlng STAGE 10 which hra,
rovhuat hy mwud. In ihe latter
EerHd Waterman WIS yplird. baili
uut Ilv Will II rusty ctu
r'l.rr vr rrrc. ST." eid lte cabma
nplrlpw. Yausing ~ t.e hatd uf G
steps ~NnW. whcgr's {; 10 beg
The 'r'rrl.rn c-rlTi"rd 'erseiy ~
he hrd u meyyare 20 deliver 70
friend who hrd shipped aboard vesr
known as the Alethea. scheduled
sail nc food tide. further than Will,
deponent averred naught
The Waterman scratched hla hea(
"a ard Job. SIR. Not KNOWN wot klr
Of a boat she are mykes II 'arder." II
waited hopefully.
Ten shlIllngs," volunteered KiFk
wood promptly-"iO shllllngs II yOu
get me aboard her before she weighs
anchor. rs n keep you out more
than an hour and stlll you put me
aboard. After that wen make other
terms"
The man promptly turned hls back
% bail bis mate. "'Arf a quid. Bob. n
we puts this gent aboard q vessel
name o. Allytheer afore she styles at
turn o tide"
In the bost the man with the baillng
can turned up an impasslve counte-
nance. Coon down" He cllncbed the
bargain and set about shipping the
gweepa
Bows swinging downstream. the
boat shot out from the shore.
"How's the tider' demanded Kirk.
wood. bis impatlence growing.
"On a. turn. sir" be was told.
For a long moment brOndside 70 the /