The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-25

az some sort, nothing serious but still
armed with spikes OF light in the eyes
and . semi-truculent angie 10 the chin.
Fitzgerald was also aware Of this Ap-
parently. and II annoyed him. Still.
sometimes instinct guidss more sure
iy than logic. After all. he and Rreit-
mann were only casual acquaintAnces.
There had never been any real basis
for friendship: and the possibility of
this had been rendered NIL by the
telegram. One cannot make = friend
Of . man who has lied gratuitousiy.
| Nov. Mr.. Breitmann." interposed
the admiral pacifcally, for he was
too kean a sailor not to have noted
the chill In tina air. suppose We send
names and addresses and you can nm
| ish than up by yourself. Please call
up Captain Flanagan at Swans Ho-
| tel and tell him to report this after
noon" The admiral scrubbed out the
names on his guests, sathsred up the
precious documents, and put them into
| his pocket. Come along now. ms
children; ws'li take the air In the
garden and picture thu FrenchmAn's
brig rocking In the harhor.
IT il al very coed OF you. said
4 EtEW82T2kus - AAS ttA1 SSSA $500 $500
from the terrace.
| Nonsense. The thing remains that
all these years you ignored US.
~ have been, and still am, con-
foundedly poor. There 10 . little; ]
suppose could get along in hut in
some country Village; but the wan
dering life has spoiled me for that
Fake pr!ds." rebuked the girl.
\ suppose It TO-"
Your father had none. Long AZ
ter the smash he'd hunt me up for
| weeks fishing. Isn't she q beautyI"
pointing to the yacht.
''She is." the young man agreed,
with his admiration feveled At the
lovely profile Of the GIRL
| LET ma see," began the admiral;
athere viii, be Mr.. and Mrs Cold
field. first-class sailors both OF them.
WHAT'S the name Of that singer VINO
10 with them?"
"HildeEarde Won Mitter."
''of the Royai Opera In Munich r
Yes. Have you met herr Isn't She
| iovely7"
And Arthur cathewe." concluded
.Catnewe, That viii be fne," Fits
gerald agreed aloud. But In hts heart
he swore he would never forgive Ar.
thur for this trick. And he knew all
| the time. He's the best friend have.
a great hunter. with reputation
to the Himalayas, from Abyssinia 70
the Congo"
HE 10 charming and amusing. Only
he Is very shy"
| Al four that afternoon Captain
| Flanagan presented his respects. the
admiral was fond Of the old fellow.
q friendship formed In the blur OF
! battle smoke. He had often been
| criticised for differing his yacht with
such a EruH. rather ifltterats man.
when gentlemen were TO be had for
the asking. But Flanagan was a
splendid seaman. and the admiral
would not have exchanged him for
the smarsest English naval reserve
afoaI There was never 4 bend In
| Flanagau's backs royalty and COM
| monalty were MI tbs same TO him.
And those who came 10 criticize gen
orally remained to admire: for FlAn-
agan was the kind Of sailor fast dir
appeAring from the watsrs. . man
/! fore the mast.
Captain, how long viii II take W
| to reach runchal in the Madierns!"
well, commodore, give US decent
sea an we can make Ter In fourteen
days. But thought We vus goin'
Z tn Banks. sir9"
..Changsd my plans Wen put out
in twelve days. Everything ship
shapef' :.
TO her kAei. sh'd say about stx
| instead of fourteen. An whatW %
our course after Msdeery. sir.
''Ataoeio. Corsica."
'4Yessir."
II the admiral had said the Ant
arctic. Flanagan would never have
| batted m eye.
| aYou have spoken the crews"
"Yessar: deep so mea. too. cir.
fHallorln y have n. milne e usl. Sir.
shali ] run 'er up Z ~ York Ter pro-
Visions. rot your list"
Triple the order. III take care OF
the wine and tobacco"
"Aii right. MIR"
Thank you, cir. Whats tho trou-
bles'' extending = pudgy hand toward
the chimney.
aI'n tn you an about that later.
Send up that man Doncven again" -
occurred 10 the admiral that II would
not Do : bad plan To cover NJ. Done.
WIN R0l&us 4uSS 000 Ao10VSSNeY ~
about him. He had overheard.
Very carefully the captain put away
the cigar and 3ourneyed back to the
village. He regretted Corsica. He
hated Dagos. and C0rsica was Dago;
thieves and cut-throats. Ill OF them.
This long time DreitmAnn had DIS
patched hls letters and gone % his
room, where he remained tall dinner.
He was = servant In the houee. He
must not forget that. He had been
worse things than this, And still No
| had not forgotten. He had felt the
blush Of shame yet he had seMeua,,
heFed. and w1Hlte anger haA embeeeed
the dun scars; Il was impoasi6le tha&
Ne should forgUt ~
He had grown accustomed. even ~
this short dme, 70 the window ovoE~
Hooking the -. and hA leA1a6 thai
ITO Afternoon With hia ayne rest-
Iine on tho part whore the two xrasase
| joined ana locked. The - VS. blue
| ana gsntis hrsested Yyocks o. esilla
c1rclsd the eiittle Aerpor and ha6-
birds yentured dAS4hkty forth.
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