The herald., 1915-07-22
S Game
By NJ QUAD
Copyright. 1915, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
By NJ QUAD

blehead launched his new Orig De
named her the Jane Bebee after IA,
wife, who had sailed with him fOl
many a voyage and was almost as good
a sailor as he was. The first voyage
of the new brig was to certain South
American country, ruled by dictator
who carried things with high hand
for FIVE or six years and got away with
q lump Of money just In time TO avoid
the revolution that his corrupt prac,
tees had evoked. The craft arrived
after fine run and was waiting 10
haul into the wharf when an OtiiciI.
came aboard and demanded bonus OF
$1,000 for permission to land the cargo.
This was in addition TO customs dues
and port charges and was directly from
! Don Castro. 1t was blackmail pure
and simple, and Aunt Jane. a. the cap
tain's wife was generally called, said
/ to her husband:
"Jabez Bebee, we won't pay It, and
you tell him SO straight from the
shoulder. No. not blessed penny"
/ The captain braced up and became
( defiant, and Don Castro's messenger
was sent away with flea in his ear
| 1t was the general opinion that the die
tator would wilt. But the brig was
held in the harbor for forty eight
hours on one pretense or another and
was forbidden to haul into the wharf
or set sail for another port Then
Jabez Bebee went ashore prepared 10
assert and maintain that the govern
ment represented by the eagle would
stand no trifing with one of its rep
resentatives from Marblehead and in
command of a new brig which had
logged of seven knots an hour with
her yards checked in. He had his
thunder duly prepared and his light
ming handy by, but he struck a snag
almost at once. Don Castro was a man
who would not stop TO bluff the COM
bined powers Of the world II there had
been $500 In sight for him. The willy
old rascal also thoroughly understood
statecraft and the number Of years
that would slip by while the offended
government was making an official in
vestigatiOn into one OF his acts. official
or private.
PAY me a thousand dollars and you
can land your cargo" was his answer
to Captain Bebee.
Captain Bebee came aboard with a
long face, and in reply to his wife's
query he explained what had taken
place ashore. The matter was talked
over for an hour, and it was finally
decided that the captain should go
ashore again and try to buy Don Cas-
tro off for a smaller sum. II he plead
ed poverty and INDUCED in no further
bluffs it was hoped that the dictator's
heart might be softeDed into accepting
about 5000. 1t was about 4 o'clock
when he was pulled ashore again, and
two hours later word was sent US by
Don Castro that Captain Bebee was In
Jail on the very serious charge Of try
Ing TO bride the very highest officials I.
OF the country. When Aunt Jane had |
got the situation straight in her mind 1
she promenaded up and down with her |
lips puckered up. At the end of about ,
ten minutes she walked up to the mate /
with her face as hard as stone and |
said:
Look here, Samuel Davis SmIthers.
are you man or a scarecrow?"
I'll stand by you in any plan you've
got" replied the mate.
And how about the rest Of emp
They'll follow me to a man."
The crew was called aft, and Aunt
Jane detailed her plan. AS a result
they lifted anchor and sailed out OF
the harbor about an hour before sun.
down. The brig ran down the coast
fourteen miles and came to anchor in
bay rescrted to by the dye craft. and
all that night every man of the crew
was kept hard at work. While the
cut gun ports in the bull
warks for four guns on a side men
went ashore and brought off eight logs
% represent cannons. These were
stripped of their bark, painted black
Ind rudely mounted, and, though the
sailors were bunglers at the business.
hey gave the Jane Bebee a man-of-
var look to make you thrill. Viewed l
rom a distance of half a mile the /
quaker guns looked ready to spout |
lame and smoke and round shot as '
Zig as beer kegs. and Aunt Jane rub
'ed her hands and smiled and said,
Now for the rest of it."
one or the crew had a drum and an ,
ther a fife and a third a concertina.
nd they were tolled of as the band.
rom the slop chest and fo'castIe they
ot enough garments to rig up dozen
ummies and make them fast TO the I
ulwarks here and there, and they set !
all on their return to the port. e
traight up the harbor sailed the Jane a
'ebee an hour after sunrise. but she i,
7as barely broadside to the town and B.,
er anchor down before a boat pulled
q from the mob with a flag OF truce 4
ying. In that boat sat Captain Bebee,
mo had been set at liberty with many Il
pologies. S
Jane" said Captain Bebee as the "
rS cleared the harbor and the wood a
o guns were tumbled overheard, You
re a mighty smart woman, but can't -
ist understand It How In the name :;
Goshen did you get the idea I talked =
nd threatened and clustered and blum. G