The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-08
Continued from Last Saastf1;.
CHAPTER VIII.

Copyrl0ht, 1914, BY the star Company.
All Foreign Rights Reserved.
~~-HE trouble is you have no re-
- spect for q potato. Filipo. You
= pay no attention to the little
things that count SO much in cooking
Just as they do in life. You slash the poor
thing to pieces, very wastefully. and then
you boil it only long enough to hurt its
feelings. It isn't any good to anyone
after that"
Tudiments Of the culinary art to the cook.
who listened with q manner Of selfabase-
ment.
"Peel potato nice, good" he apologized.
"Then peel UNI pirate Filipo want to peel
pirate; boil him Just half-hurt him feel
ings. That's how"
"Oh, 4 see. But think you do Mr.. Boyd
. great injustice. Filipo. He has consent
cd to come all the way from New York
with US and take command Of our boat
and find the buried treasure. and
Buried potatoes" snapped Filipo with
q sudden reversion to his unimpaired Eng
1ish.
well, at least you understand shout to-
morrow's breakfast now. don't your
Eyes, mem. Boil UNI eggs to death: nc
peel 'um.'
'No. no. no. Filipo-boil them two
ninutes and half. Here. take my watch
and 60 by that"
As Filipo took the tiny diamond-scarred
.timepiece from Pauline's hand there was
h sound as Of some one choking ct the
top Of the steps.
The cook sprang to the deck. hut there
was no one in sight. He returned to
Pauline. while Blinky Boyd. gasping more
from establishment than fear, reeled up to
Owen and Hicks on the forward deck.
'She's gone clean crazy" he painted.
sShe treats that there cook as II he was
. natral human man instid Of a sea-rovin'
Igorilla, worse'n the one beat In Afriky."
mo more gorillas for q while," Blinky,"
commanded Hicks. "Whats happened
1owr'
''Shes gone an guy him her jooled
watch to boil eggs BY" said the pirate.
by George, We WILL have to do some
Shing with that fellow" muttered Hicks
20 Owen - they walked away. did you
eco what he dropped at dinner-and grab
bed up again?"
eyes," said Owen.
You must be very careful OF II, Filipo."
Eyes. mem; boil 'um long time: stick
1ork In. see when soft"
mol"
Pauline caught the watch from him
you DON'T boil the watch at ALL, Fiji
20. You boil .he eggs and look at the
watch. Can you tell time. Filipo?"
Eyes, men,"
''How long is an hour?'
"Peel 2otatoes-hour is YER YER long.
Talk tn ships lady-whist!-hou Is NO
time" answered Filipo with upcast hands.
Again she eyed him through her long
lashes a little askance. He was rather
subtle, this half-breed cook, for one who
could not even boil an egg.
81 win let you have the watch, Filipo,"
she said gravely. but you must give it
back to me. Il is one Of the most precious
things I have. It was given to me by
Filipo. were you ever in love with girla"
'su-u-ure. MEM!" replied The cook with
sudden enthusiasm. Love daughter big
American-nc love me. Big American
daughter start from Nassau-get buried
treasuye-not!"
"Filipo. where do you get all your New
York slang?"
"Big American daughter. she sling
slang-good." said Filipo.
why did you fall in love with herr
Mice girl-no eat much, no scold cook.
no talk about potatoes-just big fool bout
buried treasure"