Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13

/ tinued the commander, why you lay
claim to the island? You can hardly
| intend to return here?"
/ He pointed to Roberts placard
stuck on the rock.
Anstruther paused before he an
swered. He felt that Lord Ventnor
| dark eyes were fixed on him. Every
body was more or less DESTROYS 10
have this point cleared UP. He looked
! the uuestioner squarely IN the race.
| "In some parts of the world, ne
said. there are sunken reefs, unknown
and uncharted, on which many yes
sci has been lost without any contri-
butory fault on the part OF her OIL
GERS"
Undoubtedly.
"Well. Captain Fitzroy, when L was
stationed with my regiment IN HONE
Kong I encountered such reef, ana
wrecked nv life on it. At least, that
is how it seemed to me then. Fortune
threw me ashore here, after long
and bitter submergence. You can nara
lv blame me if l cling to the tlhy
sneck of land that gave me salVatloh.
"No" admitted the sailor. He knew
there was something more IN the al
1eeorv than the text revealed, out 1t
! was no business OF MS
"Noreoyer." continued Robert sml-
inglv. "you see / have a partner.
"There cannot be the slightest doupt
about the partner was the prompt
reply. 5 Tic more
than anv though Sir Arthur Deane'S
gaiety was forced and Lord Nenthor
could taste the acidity OF his own
smile. ,;o,,+ono,+
told his chief of Anstruther's Voluh'
tarv statement concerning the court
martial. Captain FitZroy was naturally
named by this unpleasant reVelatloh'
hut he took exactly the same vie" DIS
that EXPRESSED by the first lieutenant
in Roberts presence.
NovortheIess he pondered the mat
for and seized an early opportunity OF
mentioning it to Lord Ventnor. That
distinguished nobleman was vastly
surprised to learn how Anstruther
had cut the ground beneath his feet.
Eyes" he said, in reply to the sail
or's request for information, 81 know
| all about it. 1t could not we'll be 9TH
erwise, seeing that next to Mrs. COS
tobell I was the principal witness
against him"
"That must be Id awkward
for you," was the unexpected com
ment.
Indeed! Why?"
Because rumor linked your name
with that of the lady in a somewhat
outspoken way"
"You astonish me. Anstruther GER
tainly made some stupid allegations
during the trial. but | had no idea he
was able to spread this malicious re-
port subsequently"
81 an not talking of Hong Kong,
my lord, but of Singapore, months lat
err"
Captain Fitzroy's tone was exceed
ingly dry. indeed, some people might
deem it offensive
His lordship permitted himself the
rare luxury of an angry scoWl.
"Rumor is a lying jade at the best"
he said CURLY. "You must remember,
Captain Fitzroy, that | have uttered
no word of scandal about Mr.. Ans
truther, and any doubts concerning
hos conduct can be set at rest by per-
using the records of his case in the
Adiutant-General's office at Hong
Kong"
"Hum!" said the sailor, turning on
his heel to enter the chart-room. This
was no way to treat real live lord,
parsonage of some political impor-
lance, too, such as the Special Envoy
to Wang Hal. Evidently, Iris was no
mean advocate She had already won
for the 'outcast" the suffrages of the
entire ships company.
The girl and her father went back
to the island with Robert. After TAX
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