Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-20
/ we are" responded the lao,

'@rhnt we are" responded the lao,
with fine glow.
mustn't be too hard on Char
lie, for Charlie had another object In
his trip besides duck. As certain
poet brutally puts II, he had anticipat-
cd also "the hunting Of man." In ad-
dition, though II is against the law Of
those Britannia islands. he had prom
Used me flamingo or two for decora-
tive purposes. However, flamingoes
and Tobias alike kept out Of gunshot
and, rs the week grew toward It's end.
Charlie began to grow little FESTIVE.
ut looks he murmured one eve
ming, as we had completed our four
tecnth meal of roast duck, and were
musing over our after-duck cigars, ut
looks ms IL I am not going to have any
use for this"
He had taken a paper from his peck
ct. 1t was q warrant with which he
had provided himself, empowering
him to arrest the said Henry p. To-
bias, or the person passing under that
name, on two counts First. that of Sc
ditious practices, with intent to spread
treason among his maiesty's subjects,
and, second that of willful murder on
the high seas.
Charlie put the warrant back into
his pocket and gazed disgustedly
across the creek, where the loveliest Of
young moons was rising behind a
frieze Of the homeless, barbaric brush.
There was never such place In
the world he asserted, ito hide in
or get lost in--or to starve in. have
often thought that II would make the
most effective prison In the world"
The young moon rose and rose,
while Charlie sat in the dusk Of our
shanty, like meditative mountain,
saying nothing, the glowing end of his
cigar occasionally limiting, at the cir
conference of his face.
"1'll get him, all the same" he said
presently, coming out of sort of
trance, in which, as understood Ia
ter, his mind had been making a geo.
graphical survey Of our neighborhood,
going up and down every creek and
corner on n radius Of fifty miles.
So we sought our respective cots
but l had scarcely begun to undress
when foolish accident for which ]
was responsible happened, an acct
dent that might have had serious con-
sequences, and which, as a matter Of
fact did have--though not at the mo-
ment.
Neglecting everything man should
do to his gun when he is finished with
ii for the day, had left two cartridges
In il. left the trigger on the hair-brink
Of eternity, and other enormities for
which Charlie presently, and quite
rightly, abashcd me with profanity T;
in short. my big toe tripped over the
beast as ii stood tarelessly against the
wall of my cabin, and, as II fell, re-
ceived the contents in the fleshy part
of my shoulder.
The explosion brought the whole
crew out of their shanty, In state OF
gesticulating nature and, as Charlie.
growing like q bear, was helping to
bring first aid, suddenly our young
friend Jack-whose romantic youth
preferred sleeping outside In a ham
mock slung between two palm trees
put him aside.
~ know better how to do this than
you, Sir Francis he said, laughing
Lets have a look at your medicine
chest, and give me the lint quick"
So Jack took charge and acted with
such confidence and skill-dnally
binding up my wound which was but
Il slight one-that Charlie stood by
dumhfounded and with curious soft
look in his face which I>ddn't under
stand till later.
Then Jack looked up for moment
and caught Charles wondering look:
and II seemed to me that he changed
color and looked frightened.
"Sir Francis is Jealous" he said;
but I've finished now. / guess you'll
sleep all right after that dose I gave
you. Good night, :. - And he slip
ped away.
Jack had proved himself practlced
surgeon and as he predicted. slept