New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-08

the village Of FaNsaukae Il Judged they
could have come no greater distance.
some twelve or fifteen miles), but they
do not serve for so long journey as
lies between Pausaukee and the Span
ish main.
They rose rs did, and we passed
beyond the clump Of tall birches. Thus
presently we saw the blue smoke ris-
ing above my lodge, betokening to me
that my japanese factotum, Hiroshimi,
now had my dinner under way. Hiro-
! shimi opened the screen door before US,
showing no surprise or interest In my
strange companions. Thus we made
easy conquest Of our castle.
My pirate companions, suddenly
grown shy, stood silent for moment,
for the time rather at loss to carry
on the play which had been easier IN
the open. ! heard Jimmy draw long
breath. He was FIRST to remove his
hat. But his companion was quicker
to regain his poise. although for mo-
ment he forgot his pirate speech.
"Geey said he. "Ain't this greatr
doubt II any praise ever heard In
! my life pleased me more than this
frank comment, for this that lay about
me was what had chosen for my life
today. l had preferred this to the
career into which my fathers restless
ambition had plunged me almost as
soon as had emerged from my college
and my law schoOl-a career which my
! own restless ambition had found suffl
cient until that final break with Helena
! Emory, which occurred soon after the
time when my father died. when the
news Went out that l. his heir. was
left With but shrunken fortune and
with many debts to pay. news which
myself had promulgated for reasons OF
my own After that had retired to
this lodge In the wilderness. Here,
grown suddenly resentful OF life
hitherto wasted In money getting alone,
had resolved to spend the remainder
i q my days as beseemed student and
a philosophers. Having read Weininges
and other philosophers. was convinc.
; ed that woman was the lowest and
most unworthy thing in the scale Of
created things. a thing quite beneath
+; the attention Of thinking man.
have said that was scarce beyond
thirty years Of age Even 60 l found
myself already old, and, like any true
philosophers. resolved to make myself
young. Az hitherto had had no bog
hood. determined 10 achieve bog
hood for myself Studying myself,
! discovered that I bad rarely smiled. 20
+! resolved 20 dnd somewhat to maize
me smile.
A boy had never been-nay, nor
even youth had always been old
True, like others Of my station. I had
owned my auto cars. my matched
teams owned them now, tndeed-but I
had never owned dog So when
came hfther with ample leisure per-
baps my chief ambition was desibep.
ate purpose to encompass my deferred
boyhood. Thus had built this house
At logs which now-w1th a surprised
and gratifying thsob of my heart I
learned it-appealed to the souls Of
zeal boys It was the castle where I
dreamed. and now Il was the palace OF
their dreams Also l felt at least that
+ bad succeeded. My heart thobbed
in new way. very foolish. yet for
some reason suddenly enjoyable.
Many men had caiied my father.
, stern and nlaSterfui man that be was,
! robber. thief. pirate. IN great
: part. suspect. in envy that they
! themselves had not attained like
stature in similar achievements. But
no one had ever called his son pirate
until now! It made me oddly happy.
It Is difficult 10 be a boy when one
starts at thirty. especially difficult If
one has always been rather old and
staid
tell all these things to explain that
keen pleasure. that swift exultatfon,
that rush Of the blood 30 my cheeks.
!; which felt when I saw that my house
and my way 0 life met the approval
/, of real boys-pfrates too!
Swift, therefore, fell once more the
magic curtain OF romance I heard a
strange voice, my own voice, saying
ENTER then. my bold mates. and let %
explore this castle which we have con-
| Quered."
"Prisoner.'' began L'Olonnois sternly
-he was usually spokesman. IL not al
ways leader" prisoner. pour rife b
spared for the time Lend on A.
tempt to play US false and your blood
shall be spilled upon the deck
1T shall be So" answered, ''and II
do not give you the best meal you
have had today then indeed let my
nfe's blood stain the deck"
So saying nodded to Hiroshimi to
serve the dinner.
CHAPTER u.
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