The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-12-07
Tho Nfng amd
GapGa8m O'Ghga

""''Hu'u from rage Four
I} right bower Of royalty, johnny /
took a violent dislike TO the Rarop
Frederick Martin Strothers at first
sight And my lunches about people
or" worth needing when they mkr hold
ot me as strong as this one did"
From their strategic place Of OBJ.
arr'nilon, they waited while O'Shra
came to the conclusion that the brisk
Young man would bear deal Of
watching Thanking them. and across
the narrow street, were the offices
OF steamship lines sailing to every
mrt of the wntery globe. the windows
cmhlaluned with the house flags nnd
lnmrs Of companies fnmliur 10 the
ports Of the Orient, Australia. and
South Amrrica, This stretch Of old
L"adrnhall street down IN the malpt
lnhyrlnthlnn city, was one of the cos.
mopolitHn four corners of civilization
Surely with all these fleets " steam.
crs whose business was dispatched In
the low gray buildings there was one
that needed us skilled and .esourreful
men rs Captain OShea and Johnny
Kent These gentlemen " fortune
thought otherwise, however. and took
little interest In the companies whose
ships voyuged over the regular. order
ly routes Of traffic.
They surmised that the brisk young
man with the red waistcunt must hnyr
business 10 transact with TNYistuck A
liuhtry, for he remained inside for
II good half hour Then the watchers
caught no more than farewell
glimpse ~ him AZ he hastily rmcrl<d
ana popped into passing hnnsom.
Ihcrcupon they saunterrd into the
ship brokers office, and were cordial.
ly greeted by George IIuullcy. man
rglng partner, II stocky, bald headed
person with mutton.chop whlskers
who looked as substantial as It brick
house The spirit Of romance was In
him, however, and he secretly cuvied
ONhca his Illogical pursuit Of haz
ards for sheer love ~ them
Steering them into small priynte
room, he pumped himself into the
chnir at the desk, waved them 10 a
lcalher.coyered lounge, ana injured
with much gusto:
And how ARE my dI-rcpntnbl,
friends this morning Anything In h,
WlndY
'Iis still blowing dead calm fol
us, but the weather /, suspicious II
one quarter Of the compass. answered
! O'Shra who was never one 10 hra
bout the bush, Tell me Grurpr. WIN
do you know about the Young mnl
that just now whisked ont uf here
the fancy lad with the loud vest nn,
the high -steppln manner n II is no
mrddling with your private affairs,
should like TO get a line on him"
lluntley tilted his chair clnspr,
his hands across IL rumfnrtnhl
vnisthund aud replied lu his delhi
crate way;
/ have laid eyes on him only twice
Ills name ls Suothcrs, believe mn,
hc calls himself burun One %
those Continental titles, / fancy. Thl
day Of last week he came into on
place with Captain Handy who use,
10 sail In the Blue Anchor service
Got In trouble with hin owners
didn't hep interrupted UShrn M
guess
Yes, He lost steamer m the I'm,
~ Blscay, and the evidence went I,
show that he was drunk nj the time
His certificate WIS taken away ar All,
pended | forget the details lie I'M,
had no ship since then A rnthe
shabby lot Is Handy A. / wns nbou
to tell you, O'Shea the pair or then
Captain Handy aud this spruc,
young man, Strothcs came I'm I,
ask our cash selling price for m,
! Tyneshlre Glen, which Is laid mn II
the East India docks We hoye n,
interest In the vessel beyond reprp
Scntmg the owners, who want 10 pe
/ rid of her
And did you give the prcciou
pair twospots II price ON her. bland
/ ly inquired O'Shea. as pleased AN
kitten witlfd saucer N cream Tlc ven
fitting together few ppcn, NJ IA,
/ puzzle, aud felt confident that tnr
were about to doyelai yer, pcptly
II offered them the Tyucshlrc Gle,
for 2l,OO pounds ns she stands" re-
piled Huntley ITS all shes wort,,
She is a big steamer almost $3.50 tom.
hut she win need lot NJ rcpoir,
Captain Handy claimed that hr Ina,
found possible buyer n whose In
tercsts young Strother, wns nctlpp
/ ~ course, We were willing to pn.
. NJ.