The Washington herald., 1919-09-29

Mr.. Easy was for natural equality
and the rights OF man. which Mrs.
Easy did not mind, she being al
lowed to have her game of patience.
Behold, then, eontented couple
to whom, after eleven years of
married life. was born our hero
Jack For nurse to the baby the
family doctor introduced q strong.
healthy young woman. Mrs. Easy,
catechising her, was horrified.
"What-not married! And you had u
child."
If you please. ma'am. It was
such a little one!"
The young woman Joined the
Easy household. where she aided
every other member there to spoil
young Jack. And SO we have at
5 years of age q complete speci-
men Of the headstrong young male.
To save him from utter ruin. the
family doctor urged that he be sent
to a school which he could highly
recommend. The parents agreed.
but with the proviso from Mr.. Easy
that he must not be flogged.
The benevolent-l looking master OF
this school was against hogginS
also. Gaming, in his judgment, was
more efacacious; so without trou-
bling to tell Mr.. Easy OF it he caned
our hero beautifully. Thus, when
at II Jack came home to live, all
the bully was gone from him. In
place thereof was a great DISPOSE
ton to argue things, with natural
equality and the rights of man as
his favorite themes
Two disputatious people under
one roof were too many. Jacks s
father packed him OF to sea in H.
NJ sloop Harpy. where he very soon
learned that the natural eQualities
were not in high favor. II he was
not towed ashore on a grating by 4
court martial order for some Of his
socially anarchistic opinions when
his ship arrived at Gibraltar, II was
probably because the captain OF II.
NJ s. Harpy was indebted to Jacks
father for the loan OF 1000 pounds.
Jacks radical opinions did not
lessen his naval zeal. As midship-
man in command of the ships sec
ond cutter in a certain expedition
he ignored the recall signal and so
lost sight OF his own ship: but los
ing sight Of her led to the capture
of a fine big enemy ship; and among
this ships passengers was a lovely
Italian girl. whom Jack treated with
great courtesy. even to seeing her
safely ashore in a nearby port
, Being the only oficer in his force.
It was Jacks duty to navigate the
prize back to Gibraltar. simple
enough" he said. Tho land was on
our left .land coming out, it should
be on our right hand going back"
and he was doing pretty well on that
theory when gale of wind came
along and blew him out Of siglt OF
land.
In the cargo of their prize the crew
had found some casks Of wine, TO
which they helped themselves, ard,
coming to a group Of islands where
Jack put in to reconsider his naviga-
ton. they went ashore and got glori-
ously drunk. Their wine gave out.
Tley hailed the ship for more. Jack
said no. They set out to swim to the
ship after 1t, but sharks caught three
Of them: the others returned aboard
on Jacks terms.
Jack sailed hfs prize over pretty
much the whole Mediterranean. be-
fore he found his own ship again
He had been gone two months. But
such q story as he had to tell! anc
$14.0 900 he found in the cabin of the
prize helped out the telling it Hi'
captain commended him. but alsc
advised him to give q little time tC
the study Of navigation.
As Jack grew older he began tc
have his doubts Of the natura
equalities. For one thing the ship;
49, tr In e
on his nerves, likewise Easthupp
ing that a gentleman should bt
treated as a gentleman. Having
been a London pickpocket before
entering His Majesty's service, he
was probably over-sensitive.
One day. after what Mr.. Easthupr
termed "hinvidious" remarks had
been passed all around, Jack chal.
lenged Easthupp and Biggs to q
duel. adding that he would fight
them both or none. and at the same
time. The arrangements were en-
trusted to Mr.. Taliboys the gunner
a man of most exact mind. Both
or none. and at the same time
what did that mean exactly?"
"Ah, Of coursei Three combatants
three positions" Mr.. Tallboys go,
out his art of Gunnery," and
drawing an equilateral triangle OF
twelve PAGES on a side, he said
Each principal will take a corner
BY this method each party will get
in his shot and be at the same time
shot at by another party. A fail
proceeding all around, you see."
The arrangement pleased Jack
nightly Mr.. Biggs, after a while.
also agreed. "Shot for shot, / dare
say it's all right" admitted Bizgs.
Nobody cared what Easthupp thought
he was stood on his corner. The
question came up as to who was to
fire at whom. 'As Sailors" explain
ed Mr.. Tallboys. you shou'd of
course fire with the sun. That Is,
Mr.. Easy will fire at Mr.. Biggs. who
will fire at Mr.. Easthupp. who will
fire at. Mr., Easy. And now. IL you
please. take stations. Cock your
locks! Take good aimi Fire! Stop
your vents! Very well done.
Where Basthupp's bullet went no.
body could say. probably into the
ground. Jacks parsed through both
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