Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-04-25

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cynical appearing young man who had
just emerged from the cabin. "Don,t
know where she wants to go OF what
she wants to do, but don't say she
can't; really you mustn't, nows"
"Well, since you insist on spelling
her, Lord RonsdaIe'--
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 that
Besides, Jocelyn and are great
chums, don't you know We're going
to be married some day when she
grows up"
Are we?" said the child "The man
/ marry must be very big and strong
and must not have light hair"
Lord Ronsdale laughed tolerantly.
"Plenty of time for you to change
your mind, don't you know. Mean
while I'll not despair. Faint heart,
and so on. But" turning to Sir
Charles, where is it she wants to
goT'
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"Convicts? Ahi' He spoke rather
more quickly than usual, with accent
sharper.
"You didn't know who your neigh
bors were going to be when you decid-
ed so suddenly to accompany usf"
mo" His voice had a metallic
sound
Sir Charles addressed Mr. Gillett.
'Tell us something Raore definite about
your charges whom we are going to
Inspect Meant to have found out ear
lier in the voyage, but been so jolly
seasick, what with one gale after an
other, for one until now haven't much
cared whether we had Claude Duval
and Dick Turpin themselves for neigh
Dors or whether we all went straight
o Davy Jones' locker together. A bad
ct, you have already informed us, but
low bad2"
"Well, we haven't exactly M. Duval
n Mr.. Turpin in the pen, but we've
me or two others almost as celebrat-
d in their way. There's Billy Burke,
IS desperate a craftsman as the coun-
ry can produce, with" complacently,
a record second to none in his class.
Iev- And Mr.. Gillett, with eonsid-
rable zest entered into the details of
Dr.. Burke's eventful and rapacious
areer. "Then there's the Frisco Pet,
r the Pride Of Golden Gate, as some
( the sporting papers call him."
"The Frisco Pet" Lord Ronsdale
tarted; his color slightly changed: his
ashes dropped over his cold eyes. HE
, on board this vessel?"
Eyes. You remember him, my lord,
dare say2"
'In common with many others"
hortly.
--.IN Why asked Jocelyn, did they call
i'm such a funny name-the Frisco
'et?'
because he's a Yankee bruiser,
or was before the drink
OF him. explained Mr.. Gfllett. Some
ne brought him to London, found out
bout his talents and put him in
raining. He was a low, ignorant
ailor-could scarcely write his own
lame-but he had biceps and thick
read. Didn't know when he was
l can see him yet as he
lsed to look, with his giant shoulders
md his swagger, as he stepped into
he ring. There was no nonsense
lbout him or his fist--could break a
board with that. And how the shouts
Used to go up! The petT-'a quid on
he petr-ten bob on the stars and
,trlpesp-meaning the costume he
wore. oh, he was favorite In Cam
len Town! But one night he failed
.hem-met some friends from the fore
castle of a Yankee trader that had
lropped down the Thames into
the ring with stagger added to the
swagger Well, they took him out un-
conscious. Never was man worse
punished. He never got back to the
sawdust, and the sporting gentlemen
lost bright and shining light"
Broke his heart, suppose" observ-
ed Sir Charles.
The police agent proceeded. AFTER
that 1t was case OF the rum and the
toss pots, and when he was three
sheets in the wind look out for squalls.
He got put in quad, broke out and
overpowered and nearly killed two
guards. Took to various means Of live
lihood until they got him again. Trou-
BILE in prison and transferred to the
solitary, with a little punishment
thrown In for a reminder. When he
got out Of limbo again be lived in bad
company In one OF the tunnels near
the Adelphi. Hard place for the po-
lice to rout cove from. He made II
quite interesting for the police quite
interesting. So much so he attracted
me, and l concluded to take hand.n
Mr.. Gillett paused Obviously in his
case egotism allied to enthusiasm
made his duties a pleasure. He seem
ed now briefly commencing himself
In his own mind. up to this time"
he resumed, 'our friend the ex-pugll-
Is. had never actually killed any one,
but soon after ] engaged myself to
look after him word was brought to
the department that poor woman
had been murdered, cheap music