Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-06-14

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about the quay.
It was written in German, addressed
to q Hamburg shipping firm and ran
as follows: Have sold Unser Fritz to
Senior Pondillo Of this port as from
Sept. l for 175,0OO marks. II approved
cable confirmation and draw on Paris
branch Deutsche bank at sight. Fran
| Schmidt, care German consul, Maceio.
This harmless commercial item wa
read by many officials hostile to d.
/ sylvia, yet 1t evoked no comment. II
| first real effect was observable In thc
counting house Of the Hamburg OWL
ers. There 1t was believed that Cap
tain Schmidt had either become a IT.
! natic himself or was In touch with :;
rich one. Schmidt was SO well know
to them that they acted on the latte!
hypothesis. They cabled him the!i
hearty commendation, drew" on th
Paris bank by the next post and await
ed developments. To their profoun'
amazement the money was paid. A
they had obtained fS,750 for vesse
worth about one-quarter Of the sun
they had good reason to be satisfied
It mattered not jot to them that the
sale was made 'as from Sept. l" OF
any other date. They signed the dc
sired quittance. cabled Schmidt again
to ask If Senior Pondillo was in need
of other ships Of the Unser Fritz class
and the members Of the firm INDUCED
chat evening in the best dinner that
the tiptop restaurant of HAMBURG
could supply.
They were puzzled next day by Ger.
tain statements in the newspapers and
were called on to explain to mum
Der Of journalists that the ship had
left their ownership.
Hozier, Of course, had forgiven lrl'
for her aloofness, and Iris, with thu
delightful Inconsistency which rank
high among the many charms Of hei
sex, found that "Phillp, DEAR" though
she might not marry him, was her on!.
possible companion. He, having az
quIred an experience previously lack
ing, took care to fall in with her mood
She, weary of painful self repression
cheated the frowning gods Of jus
this one night" So they looked 1T tn
twinkling lights, spoke IN whisper
lest they should miss any tokens G.
disturbance on shore, elbowed each
other comfortably on the rails Of the
bridge and uttered no word Of love or
future purpose.
Suddenly lightning blaze leaped
from the somber shadows Of some
buildings on the quay lower down the
river. Again. and many times again
the sudden Jets Of fame started OH,
across the black water. Iris, or Ho-
zier, for that matter. had never seen !;
fleldpiece fired by night, but before
the girl could do other than gril'
Philips arm in a spasm Of fear the
thunder of the artillery rolled across
the harbor, and the worn plates of the
Unser Fritz quivered under the mere
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"By Jove, they're at It'll" cried Philip
"Ohw she gasped and clung to him
more tightly.
Under such circumstances 1t wa
only to be expected that his arm would
clasp her round the waist.
Hozier strained his eyes through tn
gloom to try to discover the effect Of
the cannonade on the gunboat. He
was quickly alive to the significance
Of the answering broadside. Then the
black hull grew dim and vanished. His
sailors sympathies went with the es-
Gaping ship.
"She has got away! I am jolly glad
Of It," he cried. "It was dirty trick
to open fire on her in that fashion
Just how they served the Andromeda
the hounds. only we had never gun
to tickle them up In return"
About 6 o'clock a grand review was
held In the plaza. or chief square. Dom
Corria, a resplendent parsonage on
horseback, made a fine speech. BE
was vociferously applauded by both
troops and populace. General Russo
also mounted, assured him that Brazi
was pining for him. In effect when ht
was firmly established In the presi
dency the people would be allowed t.
vote for him.
"We have borne two years OF mis-
rule" vociferated the commander IL
chief, "but 1t has vanished before thu
fiery breath Of our guns. We hall you
excellency as our liberator. Long iv'
Dom Corria! Down with
The fierce "Vivas! Of the mob. com
bined with the generals weight, prov
ed too much for his charger, which
plunged violently. Russo was held OF
accidentally by his spurs. There wa:
q lively interlude until an orderly seiz
ed the bride, and the general was abl'
to disengage the rowels from the AMI
mails ribs. When tranquility was re
stored the soldiers marched or to theil
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