The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-25
BY Mor6an Robertson

Rowland.
You will not testify: What you
mean:'
What l said. aud do not feel
called upon to give you my reasons.
Mr.. Meyer
MY good friend said the under
writer, advancing with ontstretched
hands to Rowland. who backed away
and. taking Myra by the hand, moved
toward the door. Mr.. Meyer sprang
ahead, locked it and removed the key
and faced them.
"Oh. mine goot Colt" he shouted. re-
lapsing in his excitement into more
pronounced dialect. what l do t.
you, hey? Why you 20 pack on me.
hey? HAT not bay der doctors bill:
Hat not bay for der carriage? llaf
not treat you like one shentlcman:
Hat not. hey? sit you down in
mine Office and call you Mr.. Rowland
HAT not been one shentlcman:"
"Open that door," said Rowland
quietly.
"Yes, open IT," repeated Captain Bar
~. his puzzled face clearing ut the
prospect Of action on his part. Open
It or Ill kick it down"
"But you. mine friend heard dor al
mission Of der captain Of der dragging.
One goot witness will do. Two is pet
ter. But you will swear. mine friend
You VIII not ruin me-"
Il stand by Rowland" said the cap
tain grimly Il don't remember what
was said anyhow. Got Il blamed had
memory. Get away from that door
! GrievOns lamenlation, wecpings and
wailings and the most genuine gnash
ing of teeth. intcrsperSed with the fee
bier cries Of the frightened Myra and
IMnc:,rtcd 10y terse commands In re-
gard to the door. filled that private of
fee to the wonder OF the clerks with
out and ended at last with the crash
ing of the door from its hinges.
Captain Barry. Rowland and Myra,
followed by n parting, heart borne NAL
ediction from the agitatcd underwater,
left the office and reached the street.
The carriage that had brought them
was still waiting.
"Settle inside" called the captain 10
the driver. Wen take another. Row
land"
Around the first corner they found
cab. which they entered, Captain
Barry giving the driver the direction :
Bark Peerless. East India dock"
~ think l understand the game, Row
land" he said as they started. "ion
don't want to break this child"
THAT'S it," answered Rowland
weakly as he leaned back on the cush-
ion, faint from the excitement OF the
last few moments. and as for the
right or wrong of the position I am in
why, we must go farther back for IT
than the question Of lookOuts. The
cause Of the wreck was full speed In n
fog. All hands on lookout could not
have seen that berg. The underwrlt-
ers knew the speed and took the risk.
Let them pay"
Fright, and I'm with YOU on 1t. But
YOU must get out Of the country.
don't know the law on the matter, hut
they may compel you to testify. l"n
can't ship fore the mast again, that
settled. But you can have a berth
mate, with me as long as ! sail snip
il you'll take 1t. And you're to make
my cabin your home as long as YOU
ike, remember that. Still, know you
want to get across with the kid. aud
il you stay around until l sail il may
be months before you get to New York
with the chance Of losing her 10y get
, ting foul Of English law. But just
leave it to me. There are powerful IN
terests at stake in regard to this mat
ter"
What Captain Barry had in mind
Rowland was too weak to inquire. on
their arrival ut the bark he was ~
sisted by his friend to couch in Tie
cabin, where he spent the rest of the
day, unable to leave It. Meanwhie
Captain Barry had gone ashore again
Returning toward evening he said %
the man ON the couch: I've got YOU
pay, Rowland, and signed receipt 7"
it to that attorney. He paid 1t out 81
his own pocket. You could have worA-
ed that company for fifty thousand q
more, but knew you wouldn't touch
their money, and so, only struck BIN
for your wages. You're entitled to
months pay. Here it is-Amerlc"h
money-about ST." He gave Row lai'!
q roll Of bills.
snow, here's something else, Row
land" he continued, producing an en-
velope. "In consideration Of the fact
that you lost all your clothes and later
your arm through the carelessness OF
the company's officers, Mr.. Thompson
offers you this" Rowland opened the
envelope. In Il were two first cablh
tickets from Liverpool to New fork'
Flushing hotly, he said bitterly
1T seems that I'm not TO escape IL
after all"
take 'em. old man, take EN-. ~
fact, I took 'em for you, and you anu
the Kid are booked And | made
D Thompson agree to settle your doctor
h,u ana .vo.neoe With MAYER 'Tisn {