Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-10-13

AZ Jack grew older be began to have
his doubts Of the natural equalitIes,
For one thing the ships bOatswain.
Mr.. Blggs. was getting on his nerves;
likewise Hasthupp. the pursers stew
ard. forever insisting that . gentle
man should be treated as . gentle
man. Having been q London pick
pocket before entering his majesty's
service. he was probably over-sensi-
tive.
One day. after what Mr.. Easthupp
termed ''hlnvidIops" remarks had been
passed ell around, Jack challenged
Easthupp and Biggs to q duel, adding
that he would fight them both or none.
and at the same time. The arrange
mentR were intrusted 70 Mr.. TalIbcya
the gunner, man Of most exact mind.
Both or none, and at the same time
what did that mean exactlyT
@Ah, Of ccursel Three combatanta.
three pOsltions.s Mr.. Tallb0ys got
out his HArt of 0unneEy." and draw.
Ing an eQuilateral triangle Of twelve
PAGES on 4 side. he said: Each prin-
cfpai WIN take i corner. BY tIilg meth
"a each party WIN get ID his shot and
b at the same time shot at By an
other party. A fair proceeding al
around, yOu See
The arrangement pleased Jack
nightly. Mr.. Biggs, after awhile.
also agreed. sShOt for shot, dare
say It's all right" admitted Bigga
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" explained
Mr.. Tallboys, 'yOu should Of course
fire with the sun. That is, Mr.. Easy
will fire at Mr.. Biggs, who will fire at
Mr.. Easthupp, who win fire at Mr..
Easy. And now. IL you please. take
stations Cock your IocksI Take
good aimi Flrei Stop your vents l
Very well done.' ,
Where Easthupp's bullet went mo-
body could say, probably into the
ground. Jacks passed through both
OF Mr.. Biggs' cheeks. "A pretty bust
ness |" sputtered Mr.. Biggs. .How am
to pipe to dinner with my wind es-
Gaping through these holes In my
cheeks I"
The boatswain's bullet had caught
Mr.. Easthupp In a tender rear spot.
which caused that gentleman to roar
so loudly that every one said he must
be dead, or dying at least. lack was
scared, or pretended to be. He wrote
note to Captain Wilson, saying he
feared he had killed Mr.. Easthupp,
ana so he would stay ashore for a
time to see what came Of 1t.
This happened in Malta. With Mid
shipman Gascoigne, his second. carry
ling pair OF dueling pistols. Jack
sailed on speronare with crew Of
four men and q boy to Italy. During
the night the crew, having seen too
many Of Jacks doubloons, tried to kill
the lads but the lads killed them In
stead-all but the boy, who providen-
TALLY fell overheard and was drowned.
"A storm overlook their little craft
and threw her high up on the shore
Of Sicily. While looking about them
they saw an elderly and a young lady
beset by two robbers with long swords.
An old gentleman was lying uncon-
scious on the ground. Jack and Gas
cOigne drove on the villains. The old
gentleman turned out to be q DON
Riblera de Silva. the lady to be Donna
Clara his wife. and the brunette young
beauty. Donna Agnes. their daughter.
On q second look at Donna Agnes.
Jack knew her for the young lady pas
senger Of his prize ship. Al the home
Of Don Riblera, where the lads were
later made welcome. he fell deeply In
love with her.
Easthupp did not die: and the boys
returned to their ship. where their
captain read them q line lecture On
discipline and conduct and the value
Of d regular study 70 develop their
minds. Jack az once began the study
Of italian.
His general conduct Ii the merit Two
years was such as III promise an early
promotion; but one day there came 3
letter from home Informing him that
his mother had died and also that II
his father was not mad ne soon would
be. Jack went home on leave. and
there found his father working on q
mechanical invention which was %
rectify the mistakes Or nature TO
preserve To the human species the,
finer organs and destroy the baser.
While demonstrating this Invention
the poor man had his neck broken.
"A midshipman with 5000 pounds 4
wear. was an anomaly Id the service.
Jack secured Lite discharge. the better
10 look after his estates. But Bis time
went On he found himself thinking d
Donna Agnes: 20 much 30 that one
day Ne purchased 4 fast little armed
brig. named her TIE Ribiera, procured
letters 81 marque md sailed for italy. |
Here Agnes became lis excellent and
affectl0nate wife eventually, III Eng.
land, she became TIE mother Of four
children.
Having given up The sea and his
early theories about the capabilities,
Jack stood fOr parliament % the con-
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