The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-25

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upon them and the deadly cold
gripped them in its tolls. Still
they went on, and at last they
won to the coastal plains.
Their ammunition almost ex-
hausted, they were harried by
hostile tribesmen. They turned
south and finally struck inland
till they were driven from their
course by the Great Salt Lake.
Next they came to the canyon
Of the Colorado river, and so
into the lands of the ferocious
Apache. Day after day the saw.
ages hung on their trail, wait
ing an opportune moment for
the final rush of overpowering
numbers. They were saved by
friendly Hopis, and abode for
time in the cliff dwellings OF
the snake dancers.
Here romance came to Towan-
nears, and here, too, began the
last lap of the journey home.
The story is one of absorbing
adventure and intense excite
ment, yet it is all built on
sound basis of historical fact.
We gladly recommend it to
those who crave action.
"GENTLEMEN ALL AND
MERRY COMPANIONS =
by Ralph Bergengren Rrimmer),
is worthy to stand in pleasant
companionship with the above.
These stories are concerned with
a worshipful company of pi-
rates, as gallant a band as ever
assembled under the Jolly Roger
to harry the shipping of the
Seven Seas. Their rendezvous
is Nonesuch Island, fitting
abode for such valiants; their
long, low, rakish vessel rejoices
in the name of Tender Polly.
We become acquainted with
the band while they are relaxing
after a season of arduous toll.
Seated in their rocking chairs,
comfortable carpet slippers on
feet accustomed to jack boots,
they loaf and take their ease,
and the chief lifts a song, and
this is what he sings:
The good old man he walks the plank
His step Is firm but slow.
He hits the water with spank.
His wife and little daughter,
They walk above the water.
And in, kerplunk! they CO."
So you can see by this they
were pirates of the true breed,
who conformed to all the rules
laid down for gentleman bucca-
neers. And there was never a
rift In the Lutte until there one
day came to the pirate chief
realization Of need for the high
err education. Nothing would do
but he must steal a New Eng.
land school teacher and bring
her to Nonesuch Island. And
now occurred the apostasy of
the youngest pirate of them all,
a mere novice at the trade, a
sort of apprentice pirate He
fell in love with Mehitabel. the
school marin, and basely betray-
ed his noble calling to the ends
of love. The story's close finds
the youngest pirate engaged in
the mental task of wedding his
garden, while the buxom Mehita-
bel sings her newest baby to
sleep. And this is what she
sings:
1.-The good !. old i'm man he walk: the plank
We regret to say, the youngest
pirate kept on wedding.
SOMETIMES her Baslls are a
bit confusing to staid old
Boston. When Sir Basil Thorn
son. war time chief OF Scotland
Yard, was scheduled to lecture in
that city. the newspapers an
nounced that the lecture on the
art of spy and thief catching
would be delivered by Sir Busil
King. The author of THE Con-
quest of Fear" protested both the
title and the honor, because, he
said, although he had lived In
Sir Basil Thomson's home, slept
In his bed, and eaten at his table,
he had not Sir Basil's intImacy
with the methods Of Scotland
Yard.