Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-03-19
CHAPTER K.
PREPARATIONS AND cooIrAr1oNs.

PREPARATIONS AND COGiTATioNp'
~HE girl could bring together 20
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 It annoyed him. Still.
sometimes instinct guides more surely
than logic. After all, he and Brett
mann were only casual acquaintances
There had never been any real basis
for friendship. and the possibility OF
this bad been rendered nil by the tele
gram One cannot make friend OF a
man who has lied gratuitously.
Now, Mr. Breitmann." interposed
the admiral pacifically. for he was too
keen sailor not to have noted the
chill In the air. suppose we send on
those letters. Here; Ill write the
names and addresses and you can lin
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 ND the precious documents
and put them into his pocket come
along now, my children, we'll take the
air In the garden and picture the
Frenchman's brig rocking in the har'
bor."
ut is all very good OF you. said
Fitzgerald as the trio eyed the yachf
from the terrace.
LET me see." began the admiral:
there will be Mr. and Mrs. Coldfield.
first class suilors, both of them. What's
the name Of that singer who Is with
themr
"Hildegarde Won Mitter."
"Of the royal opera in MunichT
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 hne." Fitz-
gerald agreed aloud. But In his heart
he swore he would never forgive Ar
thur for this trick. And be knew all
the time. Hes the best friend have.
great hunter. with reputation
which reaches from the Carpathians to
the Himalayas. from Abyssinia to the
KongO."
"ue is charming and amusing. only
be IL very shy"
AT 4 that afternoon Captain Flana-
gan presented his respects. The ad'
miral was fond OF his yacht captain. a
friendship formed in the blur OF bat
tie smoke. He had often been criti'
cised for ofIicerlng his yacht with such
a gruf. rather i!literate man when
gentlemen were to be had for the ask
ing But Flanagan was splendid sea
man. and the admiral would not have
exchanged him for the smartest Eng
lish naval reserve afloat.
captain. how long will It take US to
reach Funchal In the MadeirasT
"Weli. commodore. give US decent
sea an we can make 'er In fourteen
DAYS. But thought we wus goin' Z
tn banks. sir?"
Changed my plans. Wen put out
In twelve days. Everything ship
shapeT'
up to the buntin'. sir. and down
to her keel. shd 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.
tic Flanagan would never have batted
an eye
"You have spoken the crew.
"Yessir; deep sea men, too. sir. Hal.
loran II have tn injins as us'l. sir
Shall ! run 'er up { N York fer pro-
visions? ! got your list"
'rriple the order. Ill take care OF
the wine aLd tobacco"
"AIl right. SIR
'rhat will be all. Have cigar"
'Tbank You. Sir. WHAT'S the trou'
oley extending a pudgy hand toward
the chimney.
"i'I tell you all about that later.
Send up that man Donovan again
1t occurred to the admiral that II
would not be bad plan 70 cover Mr..
Donovan's palm They had forgotten
all about him. He had overheard
This long time Breitmann had dis.
patched his letters ana gone to his
room, where be remained till dinner
He was u servant In the mouse. lie
must not forget that. de bad been
worse things than this. and sdll be
had NOT forgotten. he had felt the
blush of shame. set he had rsmem
hered and white anger had embossed