The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-23

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Government responsible for the attack.
and it would have to make good the loss,
| assured him
We'll IN order to prevent any such
catastrophe you must take it back to
Nassau at once" he commanded
What's that" ] demanded You
haven't the powe. TO make me turn back
with il now am beyond the three mile
limit
"You are more than three miles from
Nassau but His Excellency has just made
new proclamation which prevents any
craft. Of any description resembling .
submarine OF other implements Of war
fare from travelling coastwise, sand the
pompous official You are at presen>
of the Island Of Abaco WHICH /. an
English possession ] command you to
take this craft back to Nassau at once
IN other words. you meap that the
British are taking control Of the scowa"
Exactly II you don't we viii take
Mister Commandment ] began II 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
scou with your pilot boat you will find
His ExcelleDcv wiD be receiving dIplo-
Washington. who Is more famibarly known
rs our Secretary Of State
We viii discuss tina, a, Nassau sand
the august person
Who Is. at the bottom 81 this plot7"
inquired OF the white duck individual
Il am actlng under instructions from
His Excellency. The Governor" he IN
formed me
He mus, be very busy governor to
get all heated up over couple OF pom
toons," ] suggested
''You must rererohe, ,,o,,no ,,an VA,
are dealing with nation now at war,
explained his nibs Conditions are al
normal Then. too, we do not know who
you are II Is possible that you are not
what YOU profess to be
I'm an American" protested
Of Teutonlc extraction. he interrupted.
You viii recall YOU told me the day YOU
landed at Nassau you were Dutch
We got too much independence to be
anything else but American but II ]
never was Dutch before, ] most certainly
seem TO be In Dutch right now. ] informed
hum
He pretended not TO hear this and busied
himself by informing bus men Oh the pilot
boat that he would return with me Oh the
Ranger and that they could bring their
craft along behind US
A little later that day our little feet
crossed the bar and we al found ourselves
at the very place We started from but q
few hours previous Mus 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 hack To her moor
ings went the Ranger" back to their
homes wen, the crew, back to HI. wife
went the skipper back 10 hfs Office went
the, CommandanI and back went four
hundred gallons OF gasoline that was selling
retail at srSteep cents per
The next morning took 8 bite Of erunf
hsb AND then started for Government
House. which, like the tenant. was higher
than ANYTHING else I'D the island A
sentry stopped me al the gate but /
pushed hum into oblivion With the remark.
that HIS Excellency was 8, that very
moment waiting ON me
was ushered unto q small room winch
Was nartisucallv decorated by 9 long.
lean and fanky individual
After handing thus specimep The same
nook thst had caught the sentry he guided
me 70 the ofhce OF the private secretary
Presently huzzeT huzzed amhitsousiy
night over my bean and our interesting
discussion was brought TO ap abrupt end
ne wsv that secretary travelled was
inoreo amusing As stpp Ms n huzzrd
ne became all eScited. dropped hIs cisi
arctic and trembled with nervousness
from The top OF his spsrsely covered pm
ns'F 70 toe hoitoyp OF his da,InCiug
ieet He scted like fellow who WAS
gohg INTO the throne room 10 receive a
sentence 10 the ga1oW> In fact began
to ct the stuff myself, until ] suddenly
recalled that belonged TO . country
~nere every man was 'fret and equal
and as independent the AIR ne hrpaths,d
An instant lister my friend returned and
h~ekoned Ia NE In follow did n double
a'lck ." the dour. when he cautioned me
Nv RAISING hts hand winch caused me 10
droI' h4rk INTO loa g-ar just IS reached
the threshold Then ! entered the r,s,n
slssHiN snd he cloS,-d fhr door behind me
IL ~<s hsg rt-om, BLEED with 8 lot Of old
furniture that looked ss though n had