The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-04-13
By ALLAN STEPHENS
COPYRIGHT 1911

I TO sunrise, and had been exceeding
iy lucky at his favorite game. IL was
now several hours after sunset, and
yet he was unhappy. 1t was a warm
evening in August, and. Billy sat with
frown on his face, mentally review
ing the stirring events OF the previous
five months.
The big job had been completed
without hitch. and the last few
trips had been positively monotonous
on one or two occasions. foul
weather or adverse winds had ham
pered Captain Pete, and at these
crises the strain of waiting for the
wireless signal threatened to wear
out the loyal Aces. Captain Pete
| brought a sailing master with him on
the last trip OF the Five Brothers. aud
sending the larger schooner to sea
under her new master. he came to
the city with the last load aboard OF
the Sally Quirk.
Quickly concluding the deal with
the representatives of the Six Com
panies. he had handed Billy gold GER
tlncates amounting to twenty-five
thousand dollars. and had secured
| Billy's solemn promise Immediately to
place the money in safe deposit
vault, and then TO register at the
knickerbocker.
I'm going back to st. John tor a
few days" said Captain Pete at part
ing, handing Billy a card. Here IS
name and a telegraphic address
which Will catch me in st. John in
case OF emergency, but don't wire me
unless It's a case of life and death.
There are two new sleuths at ST. John.
and they're very clever. 1 don't want
them to trace anything back 20 Sou.
lhose wireless calls to a. 9. A. at
tracted attention from the very first
and L understand that Wiley spends
most of his time on board the reve-
nue. cutter Wasp, which covers
the Sound from the Breakwater
at New Haven TO Point Judith.
near that Doherty has studied wire
less telegraphy and has been keeping
tabs on the operators at the Atlantic
City station, and they say that every
time he heard my call he would
phone TO Philadelphia for a side
partner. and then the two of them
would trail the poor operator day and
night for weeks"
Captain Jeremiah had returned to
New London with his pockets well
lined, Aces was at a boys camp in
the Adirondacks. three weeks had
slipped by and Billy had not heard a
word from the captain. He was on
the point Of going to telegraph Of
flee several times, but as he conclud-
ed that no news was good news, he
refrained from wiring.
lie kept a close watch on the news
papers for possible news. but saw
editorials here and there condemning
the Government for its idiotic policy
i'm passing an act excluding the Chi
nese coolie, and then passively re-
framing from interfering with them
once they had been struggled we'll
over the borders, and had reached
the Chinese colonies in the larger
cities.
Billy sat in dignified silence, dis
pleased with himself and the world
at large, consuming rickey after
rickey, and hoping for a fire to break
out or a riot to start in Times Square
when his composure was disturbed
by the voice of diminutive news
boy who had timidiy stolen into the
cafe. and with n wary eye on the
walters was selling his papers.
Want an oNtree. Mister2 All about
the Chinks arrested"
Tossing the boy a coin, and quick
ly scanning the headlines Of the pa
per, Billy's eyes devOured the follow
ing:
IMPORTANT CHINESE CAPTURE.
Forty Struggled Coolies Seized in
Cape Cod.
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