Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-08-03

after the other, and they gave like sailors and
bluejackets: chief petty officers five dollars, first
class men four dollars secondc class three, and on
down to the young apprentice boys, who give dollar
each; and many would have given NOR a months
pay some of them, IL they'd been allowed. Every
body gave but fellow-we, I won't disgrace
any branch of the service by saying what division he
was in; but this fellow-Bowles, as you can guess
instead of money gives me lecture Said Tailor
shouldn't get anything from anybody. Deserved no
pity-ought to have saved for rainy day "rhe
don't shine every day" | remember him saying
well, after Tailor was put ashore three or four
of us, friends Of Taors made up our minds that
the first chance Bowes would give we'd throw
him. We'd already to believe that twas him
looted the Japs cash box, and not in drink when he
did it either SO rugged up a game day to
make the Maser-at-Arms open mp his diddvbox and
sure enough, there was more gold tnan he drew
from the paymaser. Well, that proof,
gold piece being pretty much Ike another; but only
one thing did all OF us here believe And think
OF him putting the jap merchant and the policeman
up to saying twas Tailor did that job. There was
to watching him night and day-and at last he was
put on the beach
We all thought we'd seen the last Of him then
But one day on way home, in Callao year or so
later, we had a BIZ; international race-EnGish.
French, German Italian, dozen crews stroke
of our ships crew. A good hard race and forty
thousand dollars comm to when crossed the
line. And all could raise bet that race. and
when went ashore 1t with twelve hundred dol
lars in my clothes. OF it wouldn't do to take
that bundle of money back to the States. so I was
setting out to burn it. with couple of good lads in
my own division to help hold match to it and
then.
And walking up from the lefty, that stone jetty
with the big clock the sort Of a lighthouse who
should we meet but Bowles There was every mark
that he had gone to pieces. him. but didn't
let on to know him. But he sGnaed and stopped
Maybe he thought I'd speak first. but l didn't
only looked him Did You do that to a man
down ana out: He must be bad one to do that TO-
limited at the half about him And his eyes
hunted dogs eyes, his lips like childs that expects
to be struck down "Glavin'--he starts.
You mean Mr. Glavin, don't you:' | says
1T was plain Glavin once he says, 'or maybe
you've got your warrant by this?"
On my word. didn't think he had much spunk
in him NO" says, II haven't got my warrant
and it's still plain Glavn-to shipmates and friends"
lie eyed me cornerwisc Mr. Gayin you haven't
the price of meal, have you:'
Il have says, of a meal a drink. and good
many of them -
first but didn't and the shame of it never stopped
HIM nw,I %Wel WET let =. me have it. Will yonI"
you'll starve today if it lays with me- for what you
did to Tailor Haley"
lie backs away from me- thought I was goins to
hit him, maybe: but I'd no more strike him than I
would leper with broken back Put I'll tell YOU
what cH do goes on. "I'll go back aboard the
thar, I'll pass around paper for YOU"
And did. after Id told the story the men
who didn't know il.
Heres what seven hundred men Of your old shin
nave Observation-Disclosures cents. It'd been thousand
dollars If you'd done right. And that's for Tailor
than yourself before you strike cantina wherever
IT is you're going, know you'll divide with him You
b'lng That charitable kind He'd turned away by
then and was all but crying-in pity for himself,
sposc.
Well was home from the East my furlough
when | got word from Mr. Wilson saying that he
be executive ON one of the fast scout ships and
she was started for the West Coast. and would go
with Linn. a fine officer, Mr.. Wilson-one of the
best After mans been in big cruiser and battle
SNIP scout ship don't look great but because Of
Mr. Wilson shipped in her. Good officers mean
more, after all, than big tonnage.
80 we ran over, putting into little place, |
knew the native name for it, but little place a
point making out from black river And there
was little lighthouse on black and white painted
stills and lot Of black sludge around It. Before we
went ashore, Mr., Wilson called to his room
Glavn,' he says Il may need you on this thing
we got to look into There was an American ship
captain Hers' and his daughter. He was droWned--
or murneTHd-herr, nearly two years now. The
daughter was SUPPOSED 10 be drowned 100, but the
relatives nave heard and they think she may
societies mayye got her Now when 90 ashore
return to the ship can get all the official intotma-
ton want but the natiyesll never talk 10 Officer
you know OF By yourself you may be able to learn
Mr. Wilson took the steam launch and half dozen
OF US OF the crew ssn:re with him But the man he
tWcnty miles-so we steamed up this black river
From the river steamed into lagoon and
there Mr. Wilson met his Nh Thompson, who Was
as black as one of tae black bags aboard shin
though dressed like white English swell
while Mr. Wilson was gone off with Thomson, l
ticularly, thought till drft-d up narrow
path that soon led into the dark forest After time
saw flying from pole alongside the path a white
cloth with queer black design on it, Then Niger
came running after me and made sign that |
must that way
Leopard -lion-hippo-me no 'fraid," I said, but
he moved his hands faster than ever.
NO, no on-grls-womans-tiree Gree Bush :"
he said. And I said, "Hoho,' and waved him away
again. "A fine time Of day" | thought when I've
got to run away from lot Of women. Some chiefs
harem," thought, little pleased at the notion Of
gio I nd Sha,I
sorrowful cry and back.
| followed the path till l came 70 a stockade
maybe ten feet high, made of thick trunks of what
nustve been palm trees The spaces in between were
pastered with mud or clay. and the sides being
smooth | had some trouble IN climbing up
There were three buildings, long and low-bunga-
lows they would call them in the East-and so much
better built and different from any of the other
buildings Ia seen since landed most others being
only one story things Of mud lea YES that knew
right away that they must be for some unusual pur-
pose And while was puzzng Just what they