The Washington times., 1910-07-09
The Burning Image

I do not doubt that he expected to find a
! subservient passenger. Ny assumption
/ Of authority amazed him Clearly he
| concluded that # dared 10 give orders
| 90 him in such a manner 7 must be
/ somebody Slowly he took of his hat
/ ! IOiioWed up my advantage
NOW, 90 outside that doo- and close
! IL Then knock. and don't come in IN
/ I'll I give you permission
! The veins in the captains temples
J swelled red, and for a moment L ex-
I pected an explosion, but 10 did not
( come MeekIy he turned and walked
! out Of the door and closed it. and quiet
I ~ he raped
/ 7 drew a breath Of relief Come in, -
I I called.
/ a very subdued man entered. can in
/ hand and humbly took the chair in
/ dlcated, and answered my questions
| very civiliy, though somewhat shortly.
[ This. however, / soon learned was a
habit with him. arising from a certain
SiuEgishness of intellect His mind
moved slowly
As may be supposed. 7 had to frame
nay questions with extreme care to
avoid arousInE suspicion by ignorance.
] learned. however that the SUm1iOwer
/ mad been built just as the Spanish
American war broke out. and that she
had been promptly bought by the United
states Government. fitted with a hasty
armament Of rapid-fre guns and tor
I
After the war she was sold. passed
through the hands Of several successive
owners. until said the captain, your
honor bought her only a few months
AGO
The words sounded 80 much like
sarcasm that 7 started and looked
keenly at the man Not the flicker OF
an eyeiash- however, showed that he
INTENDED 20 mock me. and concluded
THAT he was really IN earnest
The yachts gun and torpedo fittings
-it seemed had never been removed.
lana ~ had sent orders 10 see that
tine crew vas drilled In their rnanaaye-
ment All this and more the captain
tod me Soleuulv and smoothly, and
accepted 10 with equal uouchalaucn
FINALLY [. dismissed him as HauEhtily
las / knew how
Inform ne when the boat comes
or rom the shore. captain 7 order
ed Until then I shah not need YOU
LeGt atone [ rang for the steward.
ana ordered him TO prepare state
rooms for tie Bishop and Curly Then.
warned ty a messenger from the cap
tam, i hurried on deck 10 receive the
Bishop.
The old gentleman climbed on board
Win an ease scarcely to be expected
ln one OF his years AT the Eanuwa-
Re paused and cast his ewes APPROX
ia Ely about the snowy decks.
very slipsEaUe. he remarked. ..
very Shipshape, EndeedE T love "a trim
sssel- Mr. scott 7 don't know whefh-
e- ever told Eou- but T was a mid
slipmau at the Naval Academy AT
Annapolis when 7 was a lad. and prob
2hiy would have been in the navy TO-
daE I had not had the misfortune 20
be 'hiiEed. on mathematics az the end
OF my third year
The Bishop quickly noticed the Guns
ana crossed over 90 one OF them.
Dear me- he exclaimed Il had no
-cea you were armed. Mr.. Scott And
see ne glanced UD ar the mast
Hfaq-l see you have the wireless
on board
Why. yes" T stamuered- so We
~ r. SON are Sf-rriTals Of The SuzU-
5bogt them tonight. But Miss Mar
oh. Of course Pardon me. Naty-sr-v-
YOU are anEiorss- Everything IS going
very vel Shall we 90 below or srzr7
You are ready 10 put to sea-
At a moments notice"
Coed Then. with your permission
We VIII iedVe a. soon as get a message
an expecting No tr isn't worth while
l'1 loT you 70 send ashore Tor t. II VII
Giving orders 20 send down anv letter
ttlat might arrive. / led the vav 10
the cabin On the way we passed C,r7-ly-
" 70 STOOD ~ and saluted the Bishop.
SHIli0EIy the latter returned the Tes-
tuTe, but once IN the spacious cabin ne
turned 20 me with n troubled Took-
W no is this man Curiy7-' he asked
a0Niolsly- What is he Tof-~ -,
board2 are you sure or him --'''-'- Oh
IN spite OF my anxiety 7 laughed
a-pHn beg your PARDON. EfSHon.-
exclaimed, but you don-- Errv. -
INnnT the idea Of Curly as a Suv seems
10 me I've known him oof and on fo-
several years He is what IS C1rTnF .
bad man ont West That meme 49, a
he is GErck on the trigger. ana r7s
Killed several other bad men
But what IS he doing hereT--
~ .p L-..tl ! don know exactly. Ea
mas cur on the CurTs which v-a-s ~.
pride or his life and which gave E---
ms name and he tells me he is fr ri5
lIE ana curly doesn't hide from arv-
thlnS trivial 7 brought him win re
neCa use be wanted TO zet avav. and
nesi1eS. II j. comes 70 a fight 6srrf -
equal 90 half a dozen men 30 0o
Bishop LatOur did not -r,7l- r-+f,--r,-