Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-05-06
p l.
MR.. G~ILLETT's CHARGE.

H~Y all means. m'deah, let's go
down between decks and
have a look at them"
'Of course, If you wish.
Sir Charles, although Do you think
we shall be edited, Mr.. Gillett?"
"That depends. mlady'-and the
speaker, a mar with official n
and ferret-like eyes,. shifted from one
foot to another-"on what degree or
particular class of criminal your lady
ship would be interested in. If in the
ordinary category of skittle sharper or
thimblerigger." with a suspicion OF
your ladyship would find much attrac-
ton in the present cargo But. on the
other hand" in a livelier tone. If your
ladyship has any curiosity-or shall we
sgSn1Anaaa AikSl&&i&<Atg>rrarrs
the real out and outer the excursion
should be to your liking. for rubbing
his hands. IA properer lot of cut
threats and bad magsmen it has never
peer my privilege to escort across the
equator, and this is my sixth trip to
Australia"
.How interesting-how very inter
esting!' The lady's voice foated Ian
guidly. sir Charles is quite right.
We must really go down. At any rate,
1t will be a change after having been
shut up so long in that terrible state
room"
Zone moment, m1ady. There's a lit
tie formality that must be observed
first. No one allowed on the prison
ers' deck without the captains permits
sion. There he is now
.aThen be good enough to beckon to
him." said the lady.
But this Mr.. Gillett, agent of the po-
lice, discreetiy declined to do. Captain
Macpherson was a man not to be beck
oned to by any one, much less by him.
"Sir Charles and lady and Sir
Charles party have expressed. Cap
tain Macpherson. the desire to obtain
permission to visit the prisoners
deck" said Gillett.
Captain Macpherson looked toward
Sir Charles and his lady, the other
passengers lounging around them. "a
little girl at the rail. her hair blown
windward, a splash of gold against the
blue sky. what for?" said the skip
per brusquely.
''To have a look at the convicts. l
suppose"
what good'l that do them?' growl-
ed the commander. Idle curiosity
that's what | call it. Well. go along
and keep them away from the bars.
nhA urOofhar hos non fnnnrnUn6 fhn
tempers of a few of the rapscallions,
and they'd like naught better than a
chance for their claws"
THANKS for the permission, and"
a little stifly. 1.-The admonition. which
latter" turning away, "a man whose
lifelong profession has been dealing
with convicts is most likely to stand
il need Of and heed"
MAY | go too?"
The child with the golden hair de-
sisted In her occupation of watching
the flying fish and other real winged
creatures and. leaving the rail. walked
toward the group that was about to
follow Mr.. Gillett. She was a very
beautiful girl Of ten or eleven. slim,
delicately fashioned. of a definite proud
type.
"May l go. TOO. aunt" she repeated.
why. OF course" ~1nterposed a blase.
cynical appearing young man who had
just emerged from the cabin. Don't
know where she wants to go or what
she wants to do. but don't say she
can't; really you mustn't now"
well. since you insist on spelling
her, Lord R~onsdale"-
He twisted a blond mustache which
adorned a handsome face that bore
many marks of what is called expert
ence of the world Couldn't do thatl
Besides. Jocelyp and l are great