Beliefonte, Pa., February 6, 1914.
~The Ne’er-Do-Well.
[Continued from page 6, Col. 4.1
the wall. evidently serving as a bed. |
Near him Allan was huddled. his black
face distorted with pain and ashen
with apprehension. |
“Where are we?" queried Anthony
as he took in the surroundings.
“This is the prison. sar.”
“Gee! I'm sick.” Kirk lay back
apon the platform and closed his eyes.
“Did they hurt you much?”
“Oh. ves. Very considerably.”
“Sorry | got you into it. Allan.
never thought they'd be so cranky.”
Again he groaned. ‘1 want a drink.”
“Let me get it. Those Spiggoties will
not give it to vou.”
Allan went to the door and called to
the gunard. An instant later he re-
turned with a tin cup.
“1 guess they knocked me out.” Kirk
said dazedly. *I never was hit like
that before—and jailed! Say! We
must get out of here. Call the chief or
the man in charge, will you? 1 can’t
speak the language.”
“Please, sar, if you h’anger them
they will beat us again.”
“Beat! Not here?” i
“Oh yes. They might kill us.”
“They wouldn't do that!"
“A white man they killed lahst
b’autumn, and several of my people
have passed away in this prison. No-
body can ‘ear nothing. Nobody knows
what ’appens ’ere.”
“Oh. well, they wouldn't dare touch
us—I’m an American citizen. I'll notify
the consul.”
tL!
: flung into confinement and forgotten.
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hands. When it came Kirk's turn.
however, he objected.
“I think I'll wait antil Weeks sees
me.” he said.
But Alfarez retorted sharply. “It is
not permit.”® And. seeing that resist-
ance would be useless, Kirk acquiesced
as gracefully as he could, remarking
as he did so:
| “You'll have hard work washing off
i this and this.” He indicated the traces
of the handcuffs and the gash in his
scalp.
The commandant turned to his nen
{ and addressed them at some length,
| calling them to task. as Allan later in-
formed his companion. for using their
clubs in a manner to mark their pris-
oners so conspicuously. Then he fol-
lowed them into the corridor, closing
| the grating behind him.
The hours passed. and daylight came
with no word from the American
consul. By this time the two prison-
ers were really in need of medical at-
tention. Their contusions pained them
severely. Kirk felt as if one or more
of his ribs were broken. and his suffer-
ing. combined with hunger, prevented
sleep. He became feverish and fret-
ful, but his demands for communieca-
tion with the outside world were calm-
ly ignored. although he felt certain
that his wishes were fully understood.
‘When the morning had passed without
his being arraigned for a hearing he
grew alarmed. Evidently he had been
Eventually Kirk and Allan were given
food. but still no one came to their re-
lief.
The afternoon wore on without an
encouraging sign till Kirk began to
think that Weeks had refused to in-
tercede for him and intended to leave
him to the mercies of his enemies.
It was considerably after dark when
a visitor was at last admitted. He
proved to be the English consul, whom
Roused at the mere suggestion, Kirk
staggered to the door and shouted lust- |
ily. A sergeant appeared with the com- :
mand to be quiet. ;
“Let me out of here!” loudly demand- |
ed the prisoner. *I want the chief. or
the alcalde, or somebody in charge. I |
want to know what I'm booked for. I |
want to telephone—telephone, don’t |
you understand—and arrange bail. |
Quick, now!”
But the officer merely frowned at
him, obviously threatening a resort to
force if this outburst did not cease at
once. Then he went away. An hour .
passed, and he did not return. Then
another hour followed, and Anthony,
who had now begun to feel the effect
of his drubbing more keenly. renewed |
his clamor, with the result that a balf |
dozen policemen appeared. From their
demeanor it looked as though they
were really bent upon mischief. but
Kirk soon saw that an official had
come in answer to his call. He felt
less reassured when he perceived that
the person in uniform who now step-
ped forward was the same upon whom
he had turned the hose earlier in the
evening.
CHAPTER VII.
El Comandante.
HE newcomer was a black
haired, black eyed young fel-
low of perhaps thirty. While
= his skin was swarthy even in
this poor light, it could be seen that
he was of the real Castilian type and
of 2a much better class than the others.
He was slender and straight, his mouth
small and decorated by a carefully pen-
ciled little mustache, which was
groomed to a needle sharpness.
“Eh! Ere you are,” he began angrily.
“Yes, I want to get out, too. What
does this treatment mean?”
The newcomer stepped toward the
other occupant of the cell, at which
Allan broke out in terror: “Don’t you
touch me! [I’m a British object.”
After scanning the Jamaican careful-
ly the officer issued an order to one
of his men, who left the room.
“And I'm an American,” Anthony
declared. *“You’ll have to answer for
this.”
“Per’aps you don’ know who I am.
I am Ramon Alfarez. comandante of
police, an’ you dare’ to t'row the wa-
ter of the ’ose wagon upon my person.
Your gover'ment will settle for those
insolt.” His white teeth showed in a
furious snarl. The commandant’s eyes
flashed as he asked shortly, “W’at is
your name?”
“Anthony. Your men tried to kill
that boy. and when I wouldn't stand
for it they beat me up.”
“You strock me wit’ the water of the
‘ose carriage.” repeated the other.
“I didn’t know who you were. I was
helping to stop that fire when you
butted in. Those runts of yours got
handcuffs on me and then beat me up.
Tm sick. So’s that boy. We need a
doctor.”
Alfarez shook his head. “You resis’
the police. Even in your country one
mus’ not do that.”
“Will you take me to a telephone?”
“It is not permit.”
“Will you notify Mr. Weeks?"
Receiving no reply to this request,
Kirk broke out: “Well, then. what are
you going to do? Let us stay here all
night?”
“W’at is your bizness?”
“I haven’t any.”
“You don’ work on the canai?”
“No. I'm a tourist. My father is a
big railroad man in the States. I'm
telling you this so you’ll know how to
act.”
“W’ere do you leeve—w’at ‘otel ?”
“I’ve been stopping with Mr. Weeks.”
Senor Alfarez’s attitude became
somewhat less overbearing.
“In due time he will be notify of
your outrage to my person,” he an-
nounced.
The fellow who had left the room a
moment before now reappeared, carry-
ing a bucket of water and some towels,
with which he directed Allan to re-
i communicated
. body.
! trick of theirs—manhandling a pris-
| ener. then keeping him hidden until
he
| they get out of it on some excuse or
Anthony had never met.
“What are you doing here?” the
newcomer inquired. Then when the
facts had been laid before him he ex-
claimed. “Why, 1 heard that a Ja-
maican negro had been arrested. but I
heard nothing about mistreatment of
a white man.”
“Doesn't anybody know I'm here?”
“I'm sure no one does. Those
heathens lied to you. They never
with Weeks or any-
They're afraid. This is an old
recovers, If he doesn't recover
other as best they can. But I'll have
Allan here out in two hours or [I'll
know the reason. England protects
her subjects. Mr. Anthony, and these
people know its”
*1 guess Uncle Sam is strong enough
to command respect,” said Anthony.
“Well, I know the circumstances
now, and I'll go straight to Weeks.
He can arrange your release without
trouble. If you were an Englishman,
I'd have you out in no time and you'd
collect handsome damages too. This
boy will.”
[Continued next week.]
Spread the Plague.
In the days of King Charles Il. new:
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clothes had been stripped from the
bodies of those who had died of plague
in London. .
The Way We Do Things.
We walk into our victuals.
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FROM INDIA.
[Continued from page 2, Col. 6.]
that tree and the room in which it was
placed. It really looked like a Christ-
mas tree, with the bright colored tissue
paper and the dolls, one could almost
think it was home. But the outside
heat, the green grass and trees (Benares
ison a river, so is not so yellow and
clayey as Jhansi) made it seem like Eas-
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The nurses each had a little booklet
and a box, of beads, and all the patients
had dolls and some little trifie and they
all seemed happy and well pleased. After
we were through we came up stairs and
ate, an act which we have done
eyery two hours today, and then I was
ready to dress for dinner. It was a ta-
ble of twenty-two of the missionary folk
that sat down to that dinner and a very
nice turkey dinner was served, after
which they sang songs and talked until
midnight.
I am staying with a Dr. Gray, who is
at the head of thefZanana Bible Mission-
ary society hospital here,jand she is a de-
lightful woman; so you see I am not ex-
actly alone. It is a large hospital and
well equipped.
(Continued next week.)
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