Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-03-15
CHAPTER x.
PREPARATIONS AND ooGIrArIoN

PREPARATIONS AND QUOTATIONS.
~HE girl could bring together 90
reasons for the thought that
between the two young men
there had risen an antagOnism
OF some sort. nothing serious, but still
armed with spikes Of light in the eyes
and a semitruculent angle TO the chin.
Fitzgerald was also aware Of this ap-
parency. and II annoyed him. Still
sometimes instinct guides more surely
than logic. After all. he and Brett.
mann were only casual acquaintance.
There had never been any real basis.
for friendship, and the possibility Of
this had been rendered nil by the tele-
gram. One cannot make q friend Of q
man who has lied gratutously.
"Now. Mr.. Breitmann," interposed
the admiral Practically, for he was too
keen sailor not to have noted the
chill in the air, suppose we send Of
those letters. Here; III write the
names and addresses and you can I'm.
ish them up by yourself. Please call
up my yacht master. Captain Flana.
gan. at Swans hotel and tell him to-
report this afternoon" The admiral
scrubbed out the names of his guests,
gathered up the precious documents
and put them into his pocket. Come
along now, my children, wen take the
air in the garden and picture the
Frenchman's brig rocking in the har.
Dor"
1T is all very good of you." said
Fitzgerald rs the trio eyed the yacht
from the terrace.
let me see" began the admiral;
there will be Mr.. and Mrs. COldfed,
first class sailors, both of them. What's
the name of that singer who is with
them?
"IIildegarde Won Mitter."
"Of the royal opera in Munich~
asked Fitzgerald.
"YeS. Have you met her? Isn't she
lovely?"
81 have only heard of her"
And Arthur Cathewe," concluded
the admiral.
"Cathewe? That will be fine" Fitz.
gerald agreed aloud. But in his heart
he swOre he would never forgive Ar.
thur for this trick. And he knew all
the time. Hes the best friend have,
great hunter, with a reputation
which reaches from the Carpathians to
the Himalayas. from Abyssinia to the
KOngO."
HE is charming and amusing, only
he is very shy"
At that afternoon Captain Flana,
gan presented his respects. The ad.
miral WIS fond Of his yacht captain. a
Friendship formed in the blur of bat.
tie smoke. He had often been crit.
cised for off ering his yacht with such
a gruf1. rather illiterate man when
gentlemen were to be had for the ask.
ing But Flanagan was a splendid sea.
man. and the admiral would not have
exchanged him for the smartest Eng
fish naval reserve afOat.
Captain. how long will II take US to
reach Funchal in the Madeiras?"
well. commodore. give US q decent
sea an we can make 'er In fourteen
days. But | thought we wus goin' tt
tn banks. slr?"
Changed my plans. Well put out
in twelve days. Everything ship,
shapey
Up to the buntin'. sir. and down
to her keel. sh'd say about 600 tons,
an. mebbe twelve days instead of four
teen. An what'll be our course after
Madeery. sir?'
"Ajaccio. Corsica"
"YeSsir."
II the admiral had said the antarc.
dc Flanagan would never have batted
IN eye.
"YOu have spoken the crewT
"Yessir; deep sea men. too. SIR. Hal
loran II have tn injlns as usi, sir.
Shall run 'er Up { N YORK fer pro-
visions? ] gut your list"
Triple the order. IN take care Of
the VINE ana tobacco"
AN ngnt. sir"
''rhat Will be all. have q cigar"
THANK you. SIR WHAT'S the iron.
bier extending a pudgy hand toward
the chimney.
"l'll tell you all about that later.
Bend up that man Donovan again"
II occurred 10 the admiral thai IL
womb not be n bad pan 10 cover SIR.
DODOvan1s palm. They mad forgotten
Oh about him. He nud overheard.
FMS long tlmr BrpIinIann md dis.
3arrbed ms IeIrerS ANA goup Ia MS
rOOm. where NJ remained tlI dinner.
De was servant IN Inp house. lie
mus Not forget that. DE- nnd BEEN
worse things tnaD this. ana SIN no
bad nW forgu'fpu. He ha1 fpr INA