New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15
THE MAN WHO WAS LOol
BY MAUDE RADFORD WARREN


we're laundering westward in private car, with Corr
oan rs general attendant DamonS pulses were racing
The last two or three DAYS had been crowded with as
much excitement as most receive IN whole life.
time And more excitement was promised. Since he
had 10 leave Angela Give, he was glad that his DAYS
were not going to be dull His mind was racing 50 fast
that after the first few hours he found the speed over
the continent too tame. There was some interest in
irving to discover if he had ever seen the country be.
fore Paris had come Lack 10 him after a pause and
New York had struck him at once as familiar; there.
fore he could not tell whether not the States through
which he was going would have been familiar, j he had
fingered with them tcrtainy all the West Colorado,
Utah. Nevada, California was like picture he was
Urndcrson knew San Francisco thoroughly, and 50
there was no time wasted in that great city seemed
to Damon like more careless and opulent Ne" York,
New York in a neggte shirt rather than dress coat;
but he felt no hint Of recognition as ne SPED across the
civ in q taxicab Henderson had decided that they
could not afford 10 travel a regular steamship to
Honolulu: there was telling precisely what line Of
action Wallace would take The WlseSt scheme, indeed
the only Dossblc scheme would be % charter private
Yacht Henderson knew Just where Such ana me own
crS Of such were 70 be found.
In tvo hours Damon was installed IN one ~ the two
hest statcrooms Of the smart yacht CIonn'a, whose
casygoing owner had left her in the care OF The captain
- ,,Iako what the latter could Of her during he
NOR Corrigan was about TO unpaCk, Henderson was in
his business office, hurryng through final orange
mcnts about funds, and the engineer was Getting up
steam.
AFTER the rushing days he had spent on land it
n was hard for Damon to accustom himself TO the
Glow sJutcring across the wilderness Of nc@ that lay
between them and the Hawaiian Islands. A. arst the
voyage seemed much like voyage across ne Auantc;
but later he was aware Of a difference. .e sailors
,ycr, under good discipline: but he telt relaxation Of
fiber not characteristic Of those who work on e Allan.
tic The tang Of the salt ar was Weakened ana the
very waves seemed 10 move with languor. Henderson
.-ffF.l CIfffs
compared with what they would feel when they were
Going south 70 Arap Island wherever that might prove
10 be- an.
Henderson had made their plans completely. I'VE
won't 60 10 Honolulu, he sad. ina'; .'Ifgtse, IS
where Wallace will expect us TO 60 Al l'a-'. should
think he would assume that We had taken The steamer
for there Wen 90 70 Maui Island, 70 the town Of
Naicna. | know a man there who Is under ouigauGnS
10 me and will be glad 70 discharge them. WEI dis
mis-, the Corinda there look up this man. and he'll pa,
rs on the track Of a good ship and clever Captain.
81 should think" said Damon, that this Captain
might consider our quest rather queer Sailing orders
10 90 somewhere or other the Pacihc ana ma ou'
what has become Of the ship Urania, Captain Bates
passengers and temporary owners, Larraoee Damon
and one other name unknown.
at won't seem queer. There isn't Captain IN the
whole South Seas who hasn't had queeror COMMISSION
than that at one time or another If We can pay tot
what we want well get it. Its much less queer Than
some kind Of trading that Is done.
81 suppOSc our honesty is all TO the good tor U.s. sac
Damon. 81 wish knew where Larrabee Damon haC
got his ship and his Captain Bates.
81 wish | did too; but we'll find out no aoubt
These ship people all know each other, or ha', hearl
Of each other. 81
Il only hope it wasn't at Makena, said Damon %
don't want DO any more play-actng tor a"AI.e. m
Not likely its Nlakena," replied Henderson " h
long arm Of coincidence is bound to desert us No." "h
again. r....:.
The Clorinda was a slower yacht than her Captain
had admitted. She scarcely ever dd better th"h u"
hundred and sixty knots in the twentytour hour an
Damon and Henderson both felt impatien'ly th.. tn
hours dragged. And for all they knew, they mig ID
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