, 1912-03-14
ONE HUNDnEDp oAprN. I'M A.

into IA trousers pocket. He looked
cautiously about. The two of then
were without witnesses. The land
lord was always willing to serve beer
to those in quest of 1t; but immediate
ly on providing it he resumed his in
terrupted perusal of the sporting col
umn At this moment his sou was
flying around the track mt Bennington
When the captain pulled OUT his banG
1t seemed full of bright autumn leaves
punovan's glass was suspended mid
way between the table and his lips
Slowly the glass retraced the hall
circle and resumed its perpendicular
position upon the oak
Beauties; huh?" said the captain.
"Twenty-dollar billsi"
"Yessir; every one of 'eIn as good
as gold; payable to bearer IN demand.
says your Uncle Sam"
An why are you maxim me en-
yiOus this way|" said Donovan GROSSLY
Donovan. you and mes been friends
of an on these ten years. ever since
tn commodore bought TIL Laura. Well.
says be t me 'Capt'n. we forgot that
Mr.. Donovan was In TIL room at III
time o TIL discovery. Will you be so
kind as TO impress him with the fact
that this expedition is on the Q. T!
Not thar | think he will say anythin
but you might add these few bits o
paper to his promise not t speak Says
/, I'll trust Mr.. Donovan An | do.
You never broke no promise yet"
1T pays in the long run replied
Mr.. Donovan. vainly endeavoring TO
count the bills.
We'll. this ere little fortune is yours
II you promise to abide by tn condi
tons"
That | keeps my mouth shut"
Then | give yon these FIVE nice ones
with tn regards o. tn commodore
The captain stripped each bill and
slowly laid 1t down on the table for the
lear that by some curious circumstance
there might be six.
One hundred? Capt'n. I'm a Mr..
Donovan emp'ied his glass with a few
swirl gulps aud banged the table. Two
more
The landlord lowered his paper
YEARLY would they never let him
aloneD and stepped behind the bar.
At the anne time Mr.. Donovan folded
'Ae bills and slowed them away.
Not yer t tn Mrs." he swore.
Here's luck, capt'n."
Same t you; an don't get drunk
This side O. Jersey City"
And with this admonition the captain
afank his beer and thumped off for the
waller front, satisfied that the village
would hear nothing from Mr.. Dono-
van. Nevertheless. II was shameful to
Nt a hundred go that easy; twenty
would have served. He was about to
uall the skin when he was accosted
y the quiet little man he had recently
observed sitting alone in the corner OF
swans office.
Pardon. but you are Captain Flana-
sah OF the yacht Laura?"
hessir," patiently. But the owner
never lets anybody aboard he don't
know, sir
~ - utslIt " COIut uDohius ny
captain. What | wish to know is If
us eNcellency the admiral Is at home"
MS excellency'' rather COMPOUNDED
'ue captain for a moment; but he came
sOout without 'takin' more'n a bucket
II' as he afterward expressed 1t to
n"Iloran. the engineer. 81 knew right
anen he wus "A f%urriner: ! know 'em.
lucy amt no excellencies in tn navy.
l tells him thar the commodore
maS snug in his berth up yonder, and
"',n That he looks to me like | wus a
@uy I've seen him In Swans at night
s'u'n; ailus chasin' butterflies when
. sees EN- in the street" And the
pain rounded u this period by
|,.nlhg his forehead as a subtle hint
n' IN his opinion the foreigner car
ssa no ballast.
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