Evening star., 1918-06-30

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mo. They say I've q wooden Leg.
:And that's not true" broke in Lady
Kettle. 'The captains Is high-class
American limb that cost f26 1Ss. even
Afth the discount"
"Td like to show you our roses,
sir," said Kettle, by way OF getting
ia Of a painful subject. I'VE had
thtldew on them. but I've singed them
NTH q patent mixture Of my own.
Md they're as clean now as . well
Erubbed deck 1 don't mind owning
that the mixture is founded on
Huals's sheep dip, but think shall
b able to get government protection
Tor my adaptation Of it."
! TIE big politician looked at the
tfttle sailor with thoughtful eye.
lad the unprejudiced observer might
have jumped to the conclusion that
canforth knew his Kettle from bit.
-2ar experience, and passed cigar
S{ae instead. and in his turn talked
Sosez, their diseases. their colors and
the1r culture, till even Capt Kettle
lad no further views to o6er on the
tDpfc And at the finish said he:
Nov, my man. II you're fed up on
Aummery wen get down to bedrock
business. Are you open to killing a
tew Germans?
ET haven't got game ticket, sir;
tut my ten-shilling license covers
tho killing of vermin-"
Martin CaTnforth, NJ. p. grinned.
you're your little old self. In this
ease it's the crew of a certain Ger
man submarine--nnmber Unknown.
This is a particular vessel which IS
to be OF Ireland-north or south I
s-y, 10 oArf
months time; and I'm not telling the
admiralty about her because they do
nothing. 1 told the admiralty before
Shout q German submarine which
Fould be at certain spot within q
certain limit Of time, and they said
my news was of interest, but policy
forbade them to act upon it That
submarine got busy. She sank seven
big steamers in a week, not to men
fion four traw1ers-"
Capt Kettle was openly shocked
and you a member OF parliament
"Fm sick and ashamed Of It Parlia-
rnent talks, and does nothing for fear
2 losing its votes and its salaries.
and I'm aching to do something. They
won't let me into either of the serv-
Ices because they say I'm too old, and
and am liable to have pains In the
Sarubretor. So I'm going on my own
hook I'm going to be a damn pirate,
Add II the Navy catches me trying to
heIp Great Britain, I suppose shall
bang. Question is. will you chip In
~Ticome like bird" said the little
tailor, his red torpedo beard sticking
cut aggressively. 'By James, Mr.. Carn-
forth. sir, I've been~aching to have a
bat at those Dutchmen ever since the
Har started! I've only to get my next
10 axso in chanel
ranged for
'sYou can leave me to attend to that.
captain" said Lady Kettle, and there
Was a distinct gleam Of triumph In
her eye. I've never been allowed in
the pulpit yet, Mr.. Carnforth. but
Wartime"
We may pass over. then. a voyage
across the Atlantic and train jour
hey through the United States, from
Jersey City to New Orleans. In that
See they put up at modest and IN
Conspicuous hotel. and. regret to say,
Under assumed names.
IF my name got out down here.
said Carnforth, 'I should find myself
IN the papers.
avkwardly, 'Tm afraid should find
myself in jail You see, sir, I've been
here before. He was only thief
81 a stevedore when we had the bit of
trouble, but he's a political boss now,
and Irish, and they say he's long
memory. But an archdeacon situated
Is 1 was then couldn't have resisted
giving that man one on the nose"
Every well. I'll be Mr.. Martin, and
fou-let me see-you had better be
Col owen. You don't look like a
plain mister. And how about this
steamer? My cable says she's the
Gruda, nominally Norwegian owned
and under charter to Chicago hrm
with a German name
shes a tanker. sir: about 1900
tons. twin-screw. loaded. and along
tide the levee this minute"
'~Then," said Carnforth, who was a
business man. tho next thing to do
Is to get passage on her through the
pretense that we've got to leave here
In a hurry. Afterward, when we
have found out her rendezvous with
1he German submarine Well take
charge" He produced from his pocket
an automatic pistol and glass tube
full of small tabloids. IF we can't
drug the crew with the chemicals
we'll have to use the cordite."
leaves an awful head afterward. as L
know; and doping is not quite a
white mans trick"
'My good captain, you mustn't be
too nice fingered. This war with
Germany is not run under Queens
bery rules-they've seen to that. We've
got to win. and you can take 1t from me
"Well, sir" said Kettle, with a sigh.
syou're a member of parliament and
ought to know You give the orders
and I'll see them through"