New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-20

every ana any other man on earth who
well, who wears waistcoats with
pink stripes"
We'll have long ride then" said
she calmly and rose.
i rose also and bowed.
We ran BY the river front Of Baton
Rouge and hay to on the opposite side
while our dinghy ran In with mai. I
sent Peterson and LATTE ashore for
the purpose and meantime paced the
deck in several frames Of mind.
was arrested In this at length by
L'Olonnois, who was standing for
ward, glasses in hand
Here they come." said he, "and
a-humping It up too. Look. Jean La
fitte is standing up, waving at us.
Something's up, sure. Mayhap we are
pursued by the enemy. Methinks tits
hue and cry, good SIR"
whats wrong, Peterson?" shouted
as he came in range at last.
"Hurry up" It was LATTE who an
swered. "Clear the decks for action.
Yon varlet has wired on ahead to have
US stopped. They're after u.s." So
came his call through cupped hands
We hardly were under way before
small power boat, bearing blue coat
ed man, pulled alongside.
what boat is this 2" he called. Belle
Helene Of Mackinaw?'
In answer-without order from me-
my bloodthirsty mate, LOlonnois.
brought out the black burgee of the
jolly Rover, bearing skull and cross
bones. "Have look at thaty' he pip
ed. "Shall we clear the stern chaser,
Black Bart?"
Hold on there, wait! I've got pa
pers for you," called the officer, sill
hanging at our rail, for had not yet
ordered full speed.
"He hollered to me he was going to
arrest us, Mr.. Harry" explained Peter
son, much out of breath. whats 1t
all about? What papers does he
mean?'
'The morning papers very likely,
Peterson" said I, with the baseball
scores"
"Will you halt now?' called the Of
| fcer.
NO." answered through the mega
phone. "You have no authority to halt
US. What's your paper, and who is It
forY
"Wire from Calvin Davidson, Match
ez, charging John Doe with running
of with his boat"
This is not his boat" I answered,
but my own. and am not John Doe
We are on our way to the coast and
not under any Jurisdiction of yours
He stood up and drew paper from
his pocket and began to read In reply
pulled the whistle cord and drowned
his voice, while at the same time
gave the engineer orders for full speed.
Shaking his fist, he fell astern.
As I turned to pick up the course
for had myself taken the WHEEL
saw the figure of Aunt Lucinda on the
after deck. She was on the point Of
heaving overheard bottle heard it
splash, saw it bob astern. "Now the
devil will be to pay" thought I. But
on second thought slowed down, SO
that distinctly saw the officer, also
slowing down, stoop over and take the
bottle aboard his launch.
"Ahoy, the launch!' I hailed He
put hand at his ear as megaphoned
him. "Take this message for Mr.. Cal
vim Davidson" hailed (he nodded
that he hearde "that tonight John Doe
will wear his waistcoat, the one with
the pink stripes Do you get me?''
Apparently he did not get me, for he
sat down suddenly and mopped his
face. We left him so. And for aught
could know he took back ashore ma
terial for newspaper story, which
babe fair to be better for the newspa-
pers than for US on board the Belle
Helene, for, up and down the river,
the wires might carry the news that
a crazy man had been guilty Of piracy,
highway robbery, abduction, know
not how many other crimes. and to
arrest him on his mad career they
might enlist all the authorities, munich
pal. county, state and even national
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