The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-09
(Continued from Yesterday)


 his home by revolutions. works his way to America as waiter on a British ship. Before he lands he seeks an interview with the captain, tells his story and sells him a valu- able ruby ring for a good sum.
 AND HERE TT CONTINUES
 CHAPTER Il
 New York
 The Duke-errant had prepared himself for the first glimpse of the batt1ements of lower New York, but as the Bermudian came up the bay that rosy spring afternoon, the west ern sun gliding the upper half of the castellated towers which rose from a sea of moving shadows it seemed a dream city, the fortress or a fairy tale. His liners tingIed to ex- press this frozen music, to relieve it from it's spell of enchantment, and phrases of Debussy's Cath edral Eng 1outie" came yelling up within him from almost forgotten depths.
 'Parbleu! She's grown some, Pete. since I saw her 1ast!'
 "Gorgeous!" muttered Peter.
 Hell of a thing to tackle single handed. though, eh. boh?"
 Something of the same thought was passing through Peters mind, but he only smiled
 "In find a job," he said slowly.
 ''Waitin'i' sneered Coast. "Fine Job that for a man with your learn in. Hey, waiter! Some butter if you plea e." he satirized fin mincing tones, this soup is cold-this beef is underd one. Oh, cawn't you give me some service herei I say, don't you hear 'em-people that never saw a servant in their own home town. Pretty occupation for an old war horse like me or a globe-trotter like f1-- fish in a bigger pan. A1lons! Pete. I like you. I'll like you more when you grow some older, but you've got a head above your ears that ain't all bone. I can use you What dye say? We'll get ashore, some way, and then we'll show the United States Army a thing or two not written m the books"
 wen go ashore together, Jim Then we'll see"
 ''Righto! But I'll eat my hat If I can see you balancing dishes in a Broadway chop house."
 Peter couldn't see that either, but he didn't tell Jim Coast so. Their hour on deck had struck, for a final meal was to be served and they went below to finish their duties. That night they were paid off and dis charged,
 The difficulties in the way of in- spection and interrogation of Peter NicholA the alien, were obviated by the simple expedient of his going ashore under cover of the darkness and not coming back to the ship this at a hint from the sympathetic Armitage, who gave the eN-waiter a handclasp and his money and wish ed him success.
 In the morning Peter Nichols cam to a decision. And so over the coffee and eggs when Coast asked him what his plans were he told him he was going to look for a job.
 Coast looked at him through the smoke of his cigar and spoke at last "I didn't think you'd be a quitter Pete. The world owes us a Twin you and me. Baht It's easy ii you'll use your headpiece. If the world won't give, I mean to take The jobs are meant for little men,"
 What are you going to do?"
 An enterprisin' man wouldn't ask Such a question. Half the people II the world takes what the other hall gives. You ought to know wha1 half belong to-
 'Tm afraid I belong to the othe1 haIf Jim Coast" said Peter quietly "Sacre-!" sneered the other, ris ing suddenly. .~where you goin' tt wait, Pete? At the Ritz or the Com modore? In a month you'n be wait in on me. Ifn be Mister Coast fol you then, mon garcon, but you'll stil be Pete" He shrugged and offered his hand 'rweIl we won't quarre but our ways split here"
 'Tm sorry. Jim Good-by
 
 New York assfmilates its imnni grants with surprising rapidity. Il was all very wonderful, pulsing witf life, eloquent of achievement
 He was in no haste By lvin' with some care. he found that thu money from his ruby would last fo several months. Meanwhile he wa studying his situation and its possi bilities Summing U, his own at tainments, he felt that he was quail fled as a teacher of the piano or O the voice, as an instructor Tn ian guages. or if the worst came, as waiter in a fashionable restaurant perhaps even a head-we1ter-whlci from the authority he observed In thu demeanor of the lord of the hote dining room, seemed almost all tn honor that a person in Americ' might hope to gain. But, in orde that no proper opportunity shoule slip by he scanned the newspapers il the hope of finding something that n could do.
 As the weeks passed he made tn discovery that he was being i'm rnenseIy entertained. He was al English now. It was not in the leas difficult to make acquaintances
 But he still surprised inquirini gIauces male and female cast Tn m direction. There was something abou his personality which, disguise 1t a he might under American-made gar rnents and American-made manners refused to be hidden. It was hi charm added to his general good ma ture and adaptabilty which quicki made Peter Nichols some friends O tbe better sort If he had been will ing to drift downward, he would hav cast in hss lot with Jim Coast. In stead, Ire followed decent inclina tions and found himself at the en of six weeks a part of a group o young business men, who took hin home to dine with their wives an