Evening star., 1921-10-23

Commune: he had known Garibaldi,
Gambetta. the younger Dumas, the
creator Of Pickwick.
DO you remember that time in
Tangier." the admiral urged. when
was midshipman and got into
the bashaw's harem?"
do you remember how I got you
out?" Marshall replied grimly:
And" demanded Hardy, do you
visit to the Kearsarge at Marseille
in '65-George Dewey was our sec
ond off1cer-and you were bowing and
backing away from her. and you
backed into an open hatch. and she
said-my French isn't up to it-what
, was it she said?"
IT was too far down the hatch" 49,
DO you mean the old kearsarge""
asked Mrs. Cairns Were you in the
With loyal pride in his friend. the
admiral answered for him:
He was our consul general at Mar
seille!"
There was an uncomfortable mo-
tion could not escape the contrast.
could see in their minds eye the
great harbor Of Marseille. crowded
with the shipping Of the world. sur
rounding it the beautiful city. the
rival Of Paris to the north. and on
eral making his bow to the young
empress Of song. And now. before
their actual eyes they saw the viii
1age of Porto Banos. a black streak
in the night. row Of mud shacks.
at the end Of the wharf a single lam
tern yellow in the clear moonlight.
Later in the evening Miss Cairns
led the admiral to one side.
Admiral" she began eagerly. tell
me about your friend. Why don't
I've seen many Of our representatives
abroad. and I know we cannot afford
to waste men like that"
'If Henry got his deserts" he ex-
claimed hotly. "he wouldn't be con-
sui on this coral reef: he'd be min
lister in Europe. Look at me! We're
the same age. We started together
When Lincoln sent him to Morocco as
consul he signed my commission as a
midshipman. Now I'm an admiral.
back at the foot Of the ladder"
'Why?" demanded the girl.
Because the navy is service and
Men like Senator Hanley use 1t to pay
their debts. While Henry's been serv-
ing his country abroad, he's lost his
friends. lost his pull Those politi-
clans up at Washington don't con-
oa, of soia1s sor HSny is
trymen. He can keep them from
shipping goods where there's no mar
ket. show them where there 10 q mar
ket." The admiral snorted contempt
the value Of a good consul. But those
politicians don't consider that. They
only see that he has a job worth a
few hundred dollars. and they want
1t, and II he hasn't other politicians
to protect him. they'll take It."
ators" M"y she ne" asked. c "Teii him you've
known him for years. that
"Glad to do IT," exclaimed the ad.
miral heartily. 1T won't be the fret
too confoundedly touchy. He hates
the idea Of influence. hates men like
For a moment the girl hssitated.
'Tf I spoke to MT Haniey. she
night Of Nj. Marshall. would it have
Don't know how It will affect
Hanley." said the sailor. but II you
asked me to make anbody consul
general. I'd make him an amoassa-
r ATER in the evening Hanley and
IL Livingstone were seated alone on
deck. The visit to Las Bocas had
not proved amusing, but. much to
Livingstone's relief. his honorsd guest
was now in good humor. He was in
a mood fattsringly confidential and
communicative.
"People have the strangest idea Of
what can do for thsm." he laughed.
It was his pose to pretend he was
without authority. ''They believe