South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-09

AAFs Easy was Tor natural equality
and the rights OF man. which Mrs
Easy did not mind. she being al
lowed 70 have her game Of patience.
Behold then a contented couple %
whom. after IL years OF married
life was born our hero Jack. For
nurse 20 the baby the family doc
tor introduced a strong. healthy
young woman Mrs. Easy. catechis-
ing her, was Mortified. 'What--not
married. And you had a childi"
II you please, ma'arn, II was such
a little one!"
The young woman Joined the Easy
household, where she aided every
other member there 20 spoil young
Jack: and so we have at I'VE years
OF age a complete specimen OF the
headstrong young male. To save
him from utter ruin. the family doc
tor urged that he be sent 20 a school
which he could highly recommend.
The parents agreed. but with the
proviso from Mr.. Easy that ne must
not be logged.
The Notwithstanding master OF
this school was against Jogging also.
Gaming, In his Judgment, was more
efflcacious: 30 without troubling TO
tell Mr.. Easy OF II. he oaned our
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Jack came home 70 live. all the
bully was gone from him. In place
thereof was a great disposition 20
argue things. with natural equality
and the rights OF man as his favor
tie themes.
Two disputatious people under
one roof were too many. Jacks
father packed him of 20 sea In II.
". slOop Harry, where he very soon
learned that the natural equalities
were not IN high favor. II ne was
not towed ashore on a grating by a
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. Harry was indebted 70 Jacks
father for the loan OF 900 pounds.
Jacks radical opinions did not
lessen his naval zeal. AS midship-
man I'm command of the ships sec
Ond cutter I'm a certain expedition
ne ignored the recall signal and so
lost sight OF his own ship; but los
ing sight OF her led 10 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 20 seeing her
l.
Being the only officer in his force,
IL was Jacks duty 20 navigate the
prize back 10 Gibraltar. Simple
enough" he said. The land was or
our left hand coming out, IL should
= be on our right hand going back +"
and he was doing pretty well on that
theory when a gale OF wind came
along and blew him out OF sight oil
land.
In the cargo OF their prize the
crew had found some casks OF wine
10 which they helped themselves
and, coming 10 a group OF islands
where Jack put IN TO reconsider his
navigation. they went ashore and
Sot gloriously drunk. Their wine
gave out They hailed the ship for
more. Jack said no. They set out
20 swim TO the ship after II. but
sharks caught three of them the
others returned aboard on Jack S
terms.
lack sailed his prize over pretty
much the whole Mediterranean be-
fore he found his own snip again.
lie lad been gone two months. But
such story as he had 10 tell, and
$4,000 he found in the cabin OF
the prize helped out the telling IT,
also advised him TO give a little time
TO the study OF navigation.
AZ Jack grew older he began &c
have his doubts OF the natural equal
tiles. For one thing the ships boat
swain, Mr.. Biggs, was getting on hi.
nerves; likewise Easthupp. the
purser's steward. forever insistin.
that a gentleman should be treated
as a gentleman. Having been q
London pickpocket before entering
his majesty's service. he probably
was over-sensittye.
one day. after what Mr. EasthuDI
termed "hlnvidi US remarks haC
been passed all Ground. Jack chal
ienSed Easthupp and Biggs 20
duel adding that he would tlgh
them both or none, and az the sam,
time. The arrangements We're en-
trusted 10 Mr. Tallboys the gunner
q man OF most exact mind. Bot
or none and the same time-wha
cid that mean exactly
All. of course, Three combatauts
three positions" Mr. TallboyS go
cut his Art OF Gunnery. and draw
ing an equilateraI triangle OF 1.
PAGES on a side, he said: Each Drin
Cipal viii take a corner BY chL
method each party will get I'm hi
shot and be at the same time sho
ot by another party A fair pro
Ceeding all around. you see"
Tie arrangement pleased Jacl
nightly. Mr.. Biggs. after awhile
also agreed. Shot for shot, I dar,
say is all right" admitted Biggs
Nobody cared what EasthupJ
thought-he was stood on his cor
ner The question "arne up as {,
who was a fire at whom. LAS sail
ors," explained Mr.. Tallboys "yol
should. OF course. fire with the sun
That is. Mr.. Easy Will fire at Mr.
BiCgs who will fire at Mr.. East
hupp. who Will fire at Mr.. Easy An,
now. II YOU please. take stations
Cock your locks! Take good aim
Firel Stop your vents Very wei