Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-09

Oord1d. CONTRACTING seemed q
promise larsely-aud discovered ftssli
the most ill.pa1d calling In the world
DiplonAtio intrigue unmasked proved
70 b merely . popular fallacy shin.
ing n tho reflected luster o. 10 six
Best Sellers. 49,. But I refrain
from wearing you With . catalogue
OF the exploded mines q ROMANCE;
. list fnordinately lengthy. believe
me. High finance, admft, escaped
my probe: but to recent plague Of
Wall Street plays discouraged me.
demonstrating there could b no Ro.
nance there. I. So at length
you ind me turning IN despair to the
Seven Seas: adoat, at ell events. ono
must Of necessity pursue the Slanaor'
Gus promise Of tho Unknown that
turks tust down the horizon"
Appleyard paused, his n1ien sub
dued, his gesture bespesking resignar
ton.
IAN Of which msans-r' Cost IN.
sisted.
II hardly know. Frsnkly,l thought
that speech rather stupid myself.
That's why I chopped It or. .
One talks. y. You may have no.
ticed?"
II have" said Coast drily.
"You would, naturally" returned
Appleyard without resentment. But
would 1t amuse you to learn how I
came to be on board that fisherman?''
you mean how you came to b
overheard. Perhaps 1t would.
You're the best Judge of that"
True" Appleyard accepted and
lighted q cigarette. frownins soberiy.
1T was" he began, due principally
to my fatal passion for this Romance
thing, sir. have already acquainted
you with my determination to pursue
my quest Of that shy spirit upon the
trackless ocean. Conceive, now. the
bitterness OF the disappointment
which 0erwhelmed my ardent soul
when I applied for berth 40 fore
mast hand, only to be informed was
physically UNFIT, that. as one brutal
mate phrased 1t. I'd blow away In the
first half-a-gale. give you
my word, Mr.. Coast, I've been stick
ing round this waterfront whole
fortnight, vainly seeking nautical em-
ployment. Last night, for the flrst
time. for few brief hours, was per-
mitted to fiatter myself that fortune
was on the point OF favoring me. For
a fugitive moment slipped the chalice
of Romance and rolled It's flavor be-
meath my tongue"
Appleyard half closed his eyes and
smacked his lips, his expression one
Of beatif1c bliss.
you've a pretty taste IN pleas
ures," Coast commented
Appleyard waved the interruption
aside. ut came about largely through
a whim Of Chance" he resumed. "as
all true adventure must. Quite by &C
cident I fell in with one Of the crew
of that fishing smack, he being we'll
under the influence Of liquor: in a
way Of speaking, he'd looked too long
upon the wine when 1t was red-eye
and half wood-alcohol. Crafty sim
ulating a like condition. piled him fur.
Their and succeeded in learning tho
name Of his vessel and the fact that
she was expected to sail with the
morning tide-together with other de-
tails that intrigued me. Then, leav-
ing the sodden wretch to sleep OF his
disgusting debauch. caused myself
TO be conveyed aboard the lugger-l
mean schooner-and slowed away In
h,s bunk, trusting to luck to avert
discovery until the morning. Unhap-
PLY I, with the rest Of the crew. was
routed out incontinently by An IN
mannerly brute with Delaying pin lat
all events it felt like belaying-pin-
an instrument with which l am unao.
quainted save through the literature
Of the sea) and forced to go on decs
to help heave anchor OF
should say. weigh anchor?'"
I'm not quarrelling with your
style" chuckled Coast "Why not put
OF polishing your periods until an
other timer
Thank you," said Appleyard CRATE
fully. TO resume: My detection
promptly ensued and my presence was
dispensed with. q trace unceremoni.
ously. perhaps, but no doubt very
properly from the slippers point OF
view. With the subsequent phases OF
this most delectable adventure you
are familiar: therefore, l confidently
assume your concurrence with my con.
clusion; which is-here am l. {.
Now" he wound up, incnning his
head ct an angle, and favoring Coast
with q frankly speculative stare,
what are you going to do with met"
Coast opened his eyes wide. with .
lift OF his brows Il don't know that
contemplate doing anything With
you. Mr.. Apologize"
ITS not yet too late for the amendo
courteous" suggested bis guest.
"1'll gladly set you ashore"
Pardon, but that's precisely what
I don't want you to do"
But"
"A moments patience. sir. The
Echo lacks . crew: OFFER my services
unanimously In that capacity"
"But don't want . crew."
"Oh, don't say that"
"/nd I have no need Of one" :.
CTo be Continued)