The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-16

III they did ] would hold the British
Government responsible for the attack,
and it would have to make good the loss"
| assured him
well in order to prevent any such
catastrophe you must take il back to
Nassau at once, he commanded
''What's that" ] demanded "You
with il now am beyond the three mile
limit
''You are more than three miles from
Nassau. but His Excellency has Just made
a new proclamation which prevents any
craft OF any description. resembling a
submarine. or other implement Of war
fare. from travelling coastwise,' sand the
PomPous official You are at present
of the Island Of Abaco which Il an
English possession ] command YOU to
take this craft back to Nassau at once
In Other words. you mean that the
British are taking control Of the scow7''
Exactly Ii you don't we will take
Mister CommandanL began. ~ do
not profess to know great deal about the
law OF the sea: but do know that if YOU
as much as touch the tow-line of that
scow with your pilot boat you will find
His Excellency will be receiving diplo-
matte letters from 3 certain individual at
Washington. who Is more Familiarity known
as our Secretary Of State
We will discuss. that at Nassau saId
the august person
who is at the bottom Of this plot7"
inquired Of the white duck individual.
u am acting under instructions from
His Excellency. The Governor" he in
formed me
He must be very busy governor. to
get all heated up over couple Of pom.
toons," j suggested
You must remember, young man, you
are dealing with q nation now at war"
explained his nibs Conditions are alb
normal: Then. too, we do not know who
you are 1t is possible that you are not
what you profess to be
I'm an Amencan," protested
vi Ieutonlc extraction. " he interrupted.
You will recall you told me the day YOU
landed at Nassau you were Dutch "
I've got too much independence to be
anything else but American. but, if
never was Dutch before, most certainly
seem to be In Dutch night now, imormeo
him
He pretended not to hear this and b,,s,ed
himself by informing his men on the pilot
boat that he would return with me on the
craft along behind US
A little later that day our little feet
crossed the bar and we all found ourselves
at the very place we started from but a
lew hours previous MIS- Nautilus
was towed back to her old home and an
anchor placed at her stern. while her nose
was, tied to the pier Back to the boarding
house went Mister Me. back TO her moor
lngs went the Ranger" back to their
homes went the crew, back to his wife
went the skipper back 70 his office went
thei Commandanf and back went four
hundred gallons Of gasoline that was selling
retail at sixteen cents per
The next morning took bite OF grunt
hsb and then started for Government
House. which like the tenant. was higher
than anything else op the island A
sentry stopped me al the gate but l
pushed hiD into oblivion with the remark.
that HIS Excellency was at that very
moment waiting ON me
was ushered INTO q smaD room winch
was martlstlcally decorated by q long
lean and lanky individual
After handing this specimen tbt same
hook that had caught the sentry he guided
me to the Office Of the pnvate secretary
Presently buszer buszed 'amhiaousiy
night over my bean and our interesting
discussion was brought 70 an abrupt endj
Inc way that secretary travelled was
indeed amusing As soon as IT huzzed
ne became all excited. dropped hls clgi
arctic and trembled with nervousness
from the top Of his sparsely covered 'pinI
naclP 10 the bottom of hs .'dauncing'l
feet Ht acted like fellow who was
gong INT" the throne room to receive a
sentence TO the gallows In fact began
TO get the stuff myself, until suddenly
recalled that ] belonged to country
where every man was 'free and equal
and % independent rs the alr he breathed
An instant later my friend returned and
beckoned to me To follow did double
quick to the door, when he cautioned me
by raising his hand winch caused me 10
drop back INTO lov gear Just as reached
the threshold Then entered the room
slowly and he closed the door behind me
IT was big room. filed with q lot of old
furniture that looked as though 1t had