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By 1871, when Governor Pennypackcr was twi-nty-cight
cars old, he had become prominent in chic and political
affairs. This smooth-shaven younj; man was a frequent
'visitor at important meetings.
; - CHAPTER VII
Reformer
rrilK pruvuUing sentiment in Chester County during tins timu of
my caarljf life, there whs that it was the duty of all men to thow
an inlcfcst iwid even to participate in the management ofipiiblic
affair Jlwiy of the youths about to enter upon the btr.ugg.es that
cpnOwnted them had somc umbition in the direction of seeking public
station. In any ocnt they had u veal concern for, and earnestly .
di,cuiscd, the acis and the merits of oflidals, wliethcr executive or
Xt jircscntativc. As one of them I taw or thought that I saw much that
aajcdcd improvement, and I was altogether ready to take hold some- "
whore and make an eiTort to have the evifs which atllicted the ad
ministration of public affairs correcttd. My experience had not
liecn auflicicnt, nor was my philosophy Mibtle enough, to enable
mc to see that while there is much in the conduct of men that is
imperfect, such imperfection is at least as great among thoo who
narrate and comment as among those who do the work -of the
world. What appeared in print was accepted as the truth, and
there my reasoning began. It needed to go much deeper. The
feeling in the county, was very antagonistic to Simon Cameron, who
was then a controlling factor in the Republican party in the State,
and with that feeling the members of my own famijy, which for
over half a century had been active in county affairs, were in entire
accord. I regarded him as n malign influence which was, through
the efforts of those imbued with n due regard for the public wcl-
fare, to be in some way or other overcome. The entire line of
political thought was that a Democrat was an obnoxious person who .
had been helping his friends in a wicked attempt to destroy the
Government, and in order that he might be continuously and forever
repressed it was necessary to purify the Republican party by the
elimination of Cameron and those in combination with him.
Later I vent to the city. In the boarding house on the north
side, of Chestnut, below Fifth btreet, there boarded a man named
O. G. Hempstead, lio had been appointed from some interior
county to a position in the custom house, neatly opposite. Later
he grew into a large business connected with importations, and his
sona arcprospcrbus. On one occasion Hempstead had mc appointed
,a clerk of a precinct election board, at which I earned five dollars, and
started mc on my official career, Afterward, taking a room on
. Eighth street, below Walnut, and becoming a resident of the first
division of the Eighth Ward of the city, I sought the opportunity to
participate in its local affairs. John C. Martin, member of Common
Council, a native of Maryland, partially paralyzed, keen, bright and
active, was the ward leader of the Republican party and he lived in
the same precinct. I was fortunate enough to get into his good
graces, although he had a superabundant supply of ambition and
capacity. Among those taking an active part were A. E. Smith, a
small contractor, whose sons, I believe, have made a fortune out
of the business as it extended, and Charles A. Porter lately
arrived fiom Ohio, barefooted and penniless, and by doing little
chores around tho house of a fire engine company had found there
a place to sleep. Later he acquired a fortune, bought an expensive
house pn North Broad street, secured extensive contracts for sewers
and reservoirs, developed into a power in the politics of the city
and State, and became a member of tho State Senate.
Charles II. T. Collls had just returned from the war. An office
boy in the offico of John M. Read, who became. Chief Justice, that
influential gentleman made a pet of him and advanced his fortunes.
Collis took a regiment of Zouaves into tho war and became a briga
dier general. Such a condition of things always arouses envy and
opposition and Collis was ever followed by the stories of incapacity
and even lack of courage. I do not believe any of them. He suffered
from the disadvantages of a man who pursues fortune too eagerly
nnd ho was not always equipped, but ho had energy and nlcrtness
and I have seen him display a brave spirit where it wa3 required.
He became City Solicitor for Philadelphia, married a beautiful
woman ami removed to Xew York. 1 wrote the pronunciamento?,
served on the election board, became a member of the executive com
mittee for tho ward, went to the Judicial Convention and voted for
the nomination of James- T. Mitchell when first ho became a judge,
and in 1803 I was elected a member of the school board.
Political Growth
Turbulence very often marked tho political struggles. On one
occasion a contest arose at the primary election over the selection of
delegates to the nominating conventions, the chief controversy being
over tho naming of a Sheriff. Collis was on the regular ticket as a
delegate to this convention, and it was arranged that I should go to the
convention to nominate a City Solicitor. Just before the' polls closed
a man came up to the window to vote; while the clerk was looking
up his name, he .cached in through the window, seized the ballotbox
and ran with it down the street and scattered the ballots in the
gutters for two squares. It was done very suddenly; his friends
stood in the way to block pursuit and he succeeded in escaping. He
left an angry lot of politicians around the polls. We went to a
neighboring tavern, I drew up a lot of affidavits to the effect that in
our judgment we had a large majority of the votes cast, and upon
these credentials vw secured our beats in the conventions. A little
fellow, hardly lugger than a dwarf, with a squeaky oicc, named
Robert Rcnshaw, ami who was always called the "Colone'l," had a
room in the Pro Building where lie blcpt. His appearance, claim
ing the right to vote, was always the signal for an outbreak, but he
had more pluck than strength and could not be driven away.
In 1875, whh my mother, wife and two children, I went to Hu
nt loIO North Fifteenth street, in the Twenty-ninth Ward, and this
continued, to It my home for the next twentj-seven years. At this
time the ward leader was Hamilton Disston, and a joung man named
William U. Moyc'r represented him. in all active movements. Again
1 went to the executive committee. Once I broached the .subject of
going to Councils and Mover said it would suit him cry well, but
I would have to arrange th matter with Disston. This did not buit
me, since I had no thought of belonging to anybody there. I dropped
the bubject and every day grew more independent. Nelson F.
Evans, a very worthy man with Calvinistic tendencies, president of
si bank, who a few years later went to prison for the technical vio
lation of borne statute; Major William II. Lambert, the Philadel
phia representative of the New Yolk Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany, with myself and some others, undertook to revolutionize the
precinct. We hired a lull, notified ccry Jlcpublican, held a meet
ing, which was largely attended, and selected a ticket. For a timo it
looked as though vc woulil succeed, but wo failed at the last moment
through the better discipline of our opponents and tho superior prac
tical knowledge which comes with it. The evening 'of the primary
election turned out to bo cold and-blasts of snow filled the air. The
well-to-do citizens upon whom we relied sat at homo by their fires in
comfort. Their servants rode in carriages, hired by the more
shrewd regulars, to the polls and voted against us. However, wo
caused anxiety and almost won.
About this time the preliminary symptoms were disclosed of a
concerted effort upon the part of those in control of the Republican
party to continue General Grant in tho Presidency nftcr tho ex
piration, of his eight years of service in that office. I had never
been very enthusiastic in my admiration for Grant, although recog
nizing his great force of character; as a general his campaigns
displayed more resolution than military skill. His ultlmato great
success depended upon the fact that, Meade had delivered the
crushing blow to the main army of the rebels at Gettysburg. His
unjust use of the power of the Presidency to elevate Sheridan,
with much lets achievement, to the head of the army over Meade,
was probably influenced by his recognition of that fact. His con
duct of the presidential office was coarso and it seemed to me that
with his temperament and tho hold which his military achievement
gave him upon the minds of tho people and his willingness to con
tinue in the office indefinitely, he was dangerous to the institutions
of the country. In February, 18S0, there was organized in Phila
delphia a movement with the imposing title of "Tho National Re-i
publican League." William Hotch Wistcr, a distinguished lawyer,
was chairman; Charles Wheeler, of the wealthy iron firm of Mor
ris, Wheeler & Co., whose daughter later married a Japanese and
went to Japan to live, was the tieasurcr, and Hampton L. Curso.i,
later Attorney General for the Commonwealth, was the .secretary.
Wharton Barker, a banker, then supposed .to be worth a million
dollars; John McLaughlin. Henry. C. Lea, the famous historian;
Samuel W. Pennypackcr, T. Morris Perot, Wayne MacVeagh, who
lxaped reward from tho movement; Joseph G. Roscngarten, a man
of letters, whose family gathered a fortune from quinine; E. Dun
bar Lockwood, a worthy man in a chronic attitude df criticism,
nnd J. Lapslcy Wilson constituted the executive committee. They
sent an address signed by about one hundred and fifty influential
citizens to the State Convention, which contained this patent threat:
"Wc, therefore, beg of you so to act that the influence of tho great
Statu? of Pennsylvania may be thrown in favor of one who can be
conscientiously supported and against those whom the honest voter
may feel himself obliged to oppose at the polls." There was wide
comment upon this address and attitude over the country. So far'
as I know all lof these men had burned their bridges and would
have voted against Grant had lie been nominated for a third term,
In a second circular the demand of the league was expressed in thq
phrase, "No third term, a party without a master, and a candidate
without a stain" language due to MacVeagh. In a third circular
the name of McManes, of Philadelphia, was mentioned in associa
tion with that of Tweed, of New York, who not long before hall
been sent to prison.
James McManes, a thrifty, capable and vigorous Iribltman,
who accumulated a large fortune in street railvays, was then at
the head of the Republican organization iiv Philadelphia. He was
an absolute autocrat, who tolerated no difference in opinion in the
ranks. The Use of the word "boss," which has since become bo
prevalent in America, began with this circular and was the (lis-
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covery of Henry C. Lea. McManes was the loading charaetipf
a .uool; entitled "bolul for Mulhooly," which was widely ndfi
ran through -several editions. McManes. who naturally Mi
appreciate this notoriety, meeting with E. Dunbar Lockvwiill
tile Union .League a few daj's after the issue of the circular
ceeded to give him a thrashing, upon tho theory that he vi:J
author. It was a ease, however, of vicarious sacrifice. The c'i'rttil
was written by Henry C. Lea, with some emendations by rneiwKI
me reiercnce to .Mc.uanes was the work of Lea. OH n :
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.11 ., ii iuiv ntins uuer, cue league, occoming more as
as time passed, determined that they "will not vote under an
cumstances for General Grant, but will sunnort nnv other ne
of the convention," nnd that n delegation should be senHiSj
nominating convention in Chicago. Those selectee! were '
Barker, Wayne MacVeagh, T. Morris Perot, John McLaughfaK
ward R. Wood, Stuart Wood, Hampton L. Carson, Samuel WJwSfg
pacKer, Henry Kccd and Rudolph Blankenburg. Though they w
in dead earnest, with he possible exception of MaeVeaeh. thei
directive force was Barker, a not altogether wise, but sincere
vigorous personality, up to that time in every way successful
ambitious to do some broad and important work. Ho had been-'n
responding for several years with James A. Garfield, of Ohio,.
the tariff, had often told me that Garfield 'was the man to he's
elected to the Presidency, and ho started out with tlfe
and determined purpose to use every effort in this direction. il
this view MacVeagh was not in accord. At this time there mC.
banking firm in Hazleton, Pa., doing business us Pardee, Ma
Gricr, in which Ario Pardee, the millionaire, supplied most.ffKfJ
capital and W. A. M. Crier was the active partner. ThroagkrJI
auvice 01 iinriccr, witn whom hi3 tirm nau many transactions, ?,W
had become a client of mine. He had becn'clected a delegate1
national convention, and wc both did all wc could .'o persuaife?
to voto for Garfield. Wc went to Chicago in a style likelyftojn
borne impression. Wc had a special car, and all of the cone
Others on their way to Chicago, learning that wc were comfa
came into our cur to spend their time in our company nnd'eMMffcNti
us to proselyte. Among them were Robort G. 'Ingersoll, bigabod i
hearted and jovial, and Stewart L. Woodford, then District AMit,-
ney for New York und afterward Minister 'to Spain. In
was opposed to a third term, but Woodford necessarily 'fa
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The old Menr.onitc Meeting Hous at Plioeniwillc, in vihich Matthias Pennypackcr, great-grandfather of the Governor, preached
and in whose yard his great-grandfather, grandfather and father were buried.
fcwtej
the nomination of Grant. Woodford being in the camp of "the (Mi
was mciinca 10 oe snem. r
"Come, cheer up man," said Ingersoll. "Don't be so mqI
"I am not all the while making a noise," was the replyfe"
"Oh," said Ingersoll, "you remind me of the old farmerj
loaded up a pig and a sheep to take to market. The
went along quietly, but the pig kept up such n 6qucaling thmU
farmer got angry. Finally ho said to the pig, '!Look at-thatsij
see how nicely he goes along." "Yes," said the pig, "but the d
fool doesn't know where he is going."
The application .to Woodford's course was pointed
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By REX BEACH
Author of "lbP JiHillpr," M1ht Harrier.'
Ifttrt of the hun i
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A novel of love, hidden treasure and rebellion in beautiful. my
terioue Cuba during the exciting days ot the revolt against bpa
Cosrrlxhi. 1917. Itajper nroi.
CHAPTER XXVII (Continued)
XTTKLU wo are solnc back to fliilit. lVo
uro solne to escapo nnJ Join Gomez
onco more!" Jacket made tlio announce
ment calml)'.
S-shl What talk!" Morln wai In u
nervous panlo lost they be overUenrd. "As
Jf anybody could escape, from Matanzas!
Vliat made you como hero It you nro so
eager to llsht?" '
"I'lrtell you." O'llellly nuumctl dlieo.
tlon of tho conversation. "Xheio nro three
n u. uruiucrs, we iwo aim iaieuan, a
nretty little fellow. JIo was captured by
Oobo'a men and driven In, and wo came to
Jlnd hlra." v
"You came here hero to Matanaus?"
Old Jlortn was Incredulous. He muttered
n oath. 'That was a very nlco thine to
do. And did you find him?"
. "Oh yes 1 That was easy cnoueh. for
the lad ts deformed."
. "But ha la sick dylnu
I n.lnlnn Uln.ln'a A I.I
"Of course. They're nil dvlntrtlm nonri
peopjel it la terrible."
i "We " O'ftellly faltered ellBhtly. bo
jr iiiunn nunv unAti in. tY.nnti.ki. in ii'hinh in.
would takul.ut ha vvaH about to isay, "We
, .rwant to aPLhlm out of here wo must do
sovor writ lose, him."
i Senslntf lama hidden Nlenlflpanri. tsmnf.
i obscure purposo behind this confession, the
Spaniard looked sharply at the vpeuker.
Ilia leathery countenance darkened.
wny-are you leuing me tniMT-
quired.
he in-
What makes you think I won't
a betray your f
N "Somethlnc tella me you won't. You have
a. stood heart and- you imvo knit N'urpisn
u from starvlocr. for the sake ot your own
'r boy." '
v We!lt"
I "Will you help us?"
I ,"17 In heaven's name, hown
"fly taking us away In your charcoal
schooner." '
'You re mad ; .Morln .cast nnollier ap-
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O'llellly Icancil cIomt. "Vou Fay you'to
lK)or mnll. 1 Mill nav vou ill."
torln ecd tho ragced apeaker hcorn-
fully; It huh pluln that lie put no fallli In
tho llshcrmuu, started.
Mich n promise, uml po O'llellly t(Hik u pleco
of sold from lilt) iwckot, at sight of vh.U
"Wlrit Kind of iiai'lllcox nro--ou?'' llorln
iiurrle.l. Ills mouth luul fallen open, his
c)o protrudi'd.
"t. too, urn a poor man, but I'm Milling
to buy freedom for my little brolliem and
inylf."
"How many coliw llko that have yow?"
"L'm-m mum (liuu oimj run igh to pay
you for feverui cargoes of coal."
"And I havo itlven 5"u llsli -to cat!"
Moiln rolled lib. e)es at Jacket. He pon
dered the marvel of what ho had been, he
muttered tomethlntr to himself.
"l-'yr the tale of Mhjuellto," Jacket urged.
"Cariuubal What u liui d-heorted fauier
bt'Rnt that boy4" . ,
"Hush!" Tha fisherman wa4 acowllng.
To O'llellly he euld, "You do .wrong to
tempt a poor man."
"My brother KUcbau Is sick. He Is a
frail little lad with a crooked back. (Jod
will reward you."
"I'erhapsi t liutUion much will you pay?"
"Ten Sp'tulsli sovereigns! llko this nil
that I have." ' "
".Vol U l.i not enough," .
O'llellly took Jacket' hand und turned
away. "I'm torry." fcfcld he. "I wish I
m'ght clfer oti more." He had taken
several step;) before .Murln hailed him.
"Come back tomorrow," tho llsherman
cried crossly. "Wo vvlll try to talk llko
tenxlbla people." .
The brothfrj Vlllar vvero back at Morln's
ftsh stand on the follawlmi ufternoon, and
they icturnril dally thereafter until they
at last prevulle.1. over the .Spaniard's fears
and vou his promise of amlntsnce. That
h HCcompllshed, they made several cau
tious purchases, a, coat Kern, a shirt there,
a pair of trousera la another place, until
tl.vy had nfesombled n, completo lioy'u outllt
ot clotlilmr .
At tlr.it llosa refused absolutely to desert
her two faithful nccu fnvnUs. nnd O'llellly
won her coinwnt ta cunelje- hU pla.ii of
eecupo only after liu had nut the matter
equarely up to Asenslo und hln vrlfe and
after both had letuued to enter Into It.
Aseuslo dec'ared that he was too atck to be
removed, und asserted that he "would In
flnltelv prefer to lemsla where he vrtu.
iirovlded ihe was supplied -with sufficient
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i:aiicclliui cut her hair, n sacrilege that
uiung fclKhs ami traiH and luud lameuta
tloiiH fiom tha black woman, utter which
ho ulteit-d the suit of boy'H tlothltiK to lit
her tlgurc, or rather to conceal It.
' When ut last khe put It on for O'lJellly'H
approval nho vua very shy. very helf-con-H'Iouh,
uml so altogether unboj llko that ho
shook his head positively.
"My dear, you'll never do," ho told her.
"You are altogether loo pretty."
Heady for the Ordeal
"Hut wait until 1 put that hideous hump
upon my hack und Main my face, then
Jou will see how ug y I tun look."
'Terhapi." ho said, doubtfully. A moment,
then his frown lightened. "You glvo mo a,
thought," tald he. "You hhall wear tho
Jewels."
"Wear them? How?"
"On your back. In that very hump. It
will bo the safest posslblo way to conceal
them."
Ilosa clapped her hands In delight
"Why, of courxel It Is tho very thing.
Walt until I show you."
l'rolltlng by her tlrst moment alone
Rvungellna und her husband being still In
Ignorance of tho contents of the treasure
box Ilosa made u bundle out of tha jewels
nnd trinkets und fastened It sccuiely Insldu
her coat. After u few experiments she ad
Justed It to her liking, then called O'llellly
once more. This thno hu was belter satis
fied; ha was. In truth, surprised ut tha ef
fect of the disfigurement, and, ufter put
ting Hosa tlirouuli seveial rehearsuls In
muHcultue deportment, ha pronounced the
dlsgulso us nearly perfect nu could bo hoped
tor. An application uf Kvangellna'ti stain
to darken hr face, u few tutteis und a
libera, application uf dirt to the suit, und
be declared that Ilosa, would pas any
where us a boy, '
There cam a u night when tho three of
them bude good -by to their black coin,
innlons uud slipped away ucruss tha city
to that section known as l'ucblo Nuevo, thru
followed the road along the waterfront until
they found shelter within the shadows of u
rickety structure which had once served as
u bathhouso. Tha building tuod partially
upon piles und under H they crept, knee,
deep In the lapping waves. To their left
was the Illumination of Matanzas; to their
right, tlio lights of the J'enas Altas fort:
aheap of them, empty nnd dark save, for
mo riuwjif mm. u( iv lew Mfiuu uvusuni.
vesels,
' the harbor.
nervo had weakened at the eleventh hour
when they beheld ;i kill approaching tho
Hhoie. It Elided iloxcr, euteied the shadu
of tho bathhouse, then a volie ulud:
"I'st I You me their.'" It was Morln
himself.
HuMllv thu threo piled aboard Morln
bent to h4 oais and tlm bklff shot out.
"You vwio not ubsrivvd?" ho Inquired.
"So."
if m In rowed in hlluuic for u time, then
confessed: "This biKilness Is not to my
IlKlng, Thee is Ion much ill;. Tlilul; uf
me. imftlug my neck In peiil "
"ll!" Jrrket ihuiMeil. "It ts Just tho
surt of tlimu that 1 enjoy. If .Altgue Itu
wuh (aptalu of hl lather's boat wo'd becu
In Cardenas by daylnvali."
"When do jou saiir O'llellly asked.
"At dawn, liod permitting. You will havo
to lemuiu hidden und ou piustn't even
bieathe. I havo tld my men (but you uio
nieinberti of my wife's family good ripau
lards, but I doubt if they will btlleva It."
"Then you ure. to bn my uncle?" Jacket
Inquired from his seat In the bow. "Ca
ramba! That's mora than I can stand)
To he considered u Hpanlard Is had enough,
but to he Ituuwu as the nephew uf an old
miser who smells of rUh! It's loo ni'ich!"
Uadlnage of this suit did not dlspleaso
the rishei'iiiau. "It is not odeii they hoard
us nowadays," he suld. more hopefully,
"but, of couite, line never vm tell. ler
hups we vl,l call out tiudur Uielr vciy
liu.tes."
He brought the skiff uluugsldc'a battered
old schooner und hia passengers clumbercd
aboard. There was u tiny cabin aft und on
It, sheltered from the night dew by u loose
fold of tha malnssll. were two sleeping men,
.The newcomers followed Mortu down Into
the evil little cabin, wheto ho warned them
In a stertorous whisper l
"Not u sound, mind jou. Jf any one comes
shosril, ou must shift for ourseies.
Creep Into tha hold and hide. Of course, It
vb are wsrchtd " He muttered some-
, tiling, mm grppeo mi way out oa aecu una
closed the listen behind lilin, ,
It was Inky dark In the cabin; tha occu
pants dared not uiova about for fear of
waking the pallors overhead. Time passed
slowly. After a while Jacket yawned und
slEhed and Krumbled under his breath.
Kihally he stretched himself put upon n
narrow board bench and fell asleep. I) 'Jtellly
drew Rosa, to him and site nuggledconi
fortably into his embrace, resting her' head
Sow that they hod actually embarked
I upon this eritermlse und the gill had i:Uen
hrelf entirely Into his handt.. now that (ill
Imminent pei it euoompassed them both,
Joliunlo frit that Hosu belonged to him inure
absolutely, murx tompletely, tlian ut any
tlimi heretofore, mi he hrld her close. He
taressed hr gently, he voiced those tender.
Intimate, foolUli thoughts which he had
never dared etpress. This velvet darliness.
this utter lfolatlon. seemed to unite them ;
to feel the girl's heart beating against his
own und her bitath waim upon his chirk
was Intensely ilirllllng, An exquisite nrdor
lullsmed him, and ilosa ieMouded to it.
They irBlstvJ brlc-fly, piuiunglng the Ue
liKUtM of this moinent. then her urms crept
about him, her lips met his in uhrolute sin
under 'ihc Cliallejuje
They began to JvhUpcr, cautiously. o as
not to disturb the sleeping boy; they be
came upoouecious uf tho flight of time, Rosa
lay relaxed against lier lovei"s shoulder and
In halting murmurs, lut.ri upte.d many times
by laresses, siie told O'llellly of Jier peed
for him, and her utter happiness, It wus
the fullest hour Pf their lives.
Sometimes he thought the must bo dol
ing, but he was imver euie. for she answered
to his lightest touch und awoke to the
faintest piessure of Ilia lips. The night wore
swiftly on. und It was not long enough for
either of them.
With daylight. Morln loutd out his men.
Theie vcas u tleepy muttering, the patter
of pais feet upon the deck above, then tlio
creak of blocks as the Balls were taUed.
rrom forward came the hound of some .uo
splitting wood t kindle the charuoal (Ira
for breakfast, OHisr tailing craft seemed
t barett ng under way and a fishing boat.
loadecT witn ha plghfa tatcfi. tame to
amhor alonisfd.
. T.he,.t,lf.'. brtliera Vfllar fIt the sthooner
heel slightly and knew that the was stealing
toward the ttpahlrli gunboat wliich was
supped tfl ia on guard against precisely
such undertakings as this, a fevi moniaiits.
then there wiim a hall which brought their
SssKiiVt-ii; ,"rv8U' i""""
"Uood morning, 'countryman ! Have ou
caught any of those uceursed tlllbusters
"HSl f.'lYuyou Iaet7, Sl?Y Ca? "omano.
eh? WelL thev eninn In tli ..lo-l,. .i ....:
go In the night If I were the pilot of your J
,shln I'd guarantee to put you when. th'.vM A
fan teto your. V"?I J Xlm watsVi'
.:
shot for tho rebels, of :ouie. Will you look
No? i'nen a oup of lajffeo purliupt-'.'"
O'llellly peeped througli n dlit-staiimd
cabin wimUiw and haw that the volandru,
uui t.lipplnfr past tho stern of tho lioucUid,
no ho withdrew- his head nulrklv .
In spite uf his nospltrtlilo invitation. Cap
tain Woiin uiado no iiiovo to conm ubeut,
but IrjjUad held his i-.clionncr un Its course,
meanwhile cxihaiiKlug thouu with the un
wn speaker Jt iwenieil lucndlbl tluit
Sp.iulrth dlMuIpllne rouid be m lax, thut tlm
fchootur would bo ullowud to depart, even
for u 'ouHtwlsn run, without some tornuli
tiiis of. clearance, but so It seemed, llvl
dentlv tliu XpaulurdK Ipul tiled of cvjniln.
ing I In mi viimll ci aft It was typicail of
liirlr caleles'ues.
Of ioure, this w.ih but one danger
past uud thcio -wrie many more uhriul. for
Morlu'H Fchoouer was Itublo to bo stopped
by any of the numerous paiiolboats un duty
to the cahtwaid. NevertlieletK, when un
anxious hour had gone by und she was veil
out toward the liarbnr mouth, tlie refugees
told one another they vveie safe
Morln shoved btik the rompanlouway
hatch and thrust a grinnlncace Into view,
"Ho. there f my htry IlttleVSMjuslus !" he
cried, ."Wake up, for il sniull l'aniho's
coffea liotllng."
CHAPTER XXVIII
' TUUEE TRAVELERS COME 1IO.ME
ESTKBA.N' VAUO.N'A made (Cow progress
toward recovwy. In tho weeks follow,
lug O'lteJIJy'a departure from Cubitus his
gain was steady, but bfjond a certaiu point
lie seemed unable to go. Then he began to
lose stieueUl. Nfrflie was the tlrrt to
teallse the truth, but II visa home time W.
foie she would acknowledge It. even to hei
mlf. At lst, however, she luut to fat the
fact tliat HsUbau's inouUis uf pilw.n fare,
Ihe abuse, the neglect lw had buffered In
fruulih liaiuls. had left him little more
than u living corps. It seemeM us If fever
had buined Mm nut, or else mine, dregs uf
disease still lingered In tils tem and ha J
all but ccueurbed that elusive stiatk which,
for waut of u belter mmio. uu rail vitulltt
Kslelan, too, awoke to the fact that 1m
was nsli ground, and hi dUinuy was
Keen, for a woudsrful thing hail conie Imo
his life and he spent much of his time In
delicious contemniatlve day dreams' eon, iern.
ing u. vvaMuic iw immw ieu,iiawo
usre irannaeein
It
-TV
unlneil its clarity, for he had come
his dnlirious wandrrlngs with libs lov
grown, cnero nan neen no e-4nsoiot
ginning to It : he had emerged frow
iiess imo duxziing kioi'j'. uu in
Htunt. -Vot until lie found himself 1
buokward did he attempt to set's
ujioii nunseii, lor up to mat nour
' lia.ln. nl.ktln.iul 1.1a .I..I.. ... !. '
... . . . iHi.uuiirti tun ,1K. .u ,u.D, jj
,nr .uuiiu iu iirw utsK Heavy ;t
,00 iiiuiui lur juni 10 ncjir.. inat
' tempted It spr.ki well for tle
ureuctli or cliaructer. -
Tho thnn came' llnstlv m-Iipii hav
longer nermlt the tlrl to cIbcbIvb..
or him with her hrnve ui.Humtion of a
fulness. Xurlne hint lust told litmith
was doing famously, but he hmllaij'i
thook his. Weary head. . 'J
"Ix't's ha honest,' he said. "You'll
, uiu i Know mat ivxint get welL" : v
.uniHi iuk pnEHCpn ill Kiraitrhiim mtf :
the Interior of the bark hut In whleivl
liacicu. wa iimiaiieu; sue eeasea ner'i
to Inquire with lifted browsi 4 ,:
"Tut ! Tut I I'ruy what do you 'a
"There's Hometliliu; ilesperately.J1
ioui iu unu i reauxeu i long aj
did you. but jour good heart wouii
5""- .Vj
.-uriou CToeseii quil'l.iy to ine pa
and laid her cool hand upon the. aid
forehead. xl
"Tou mustn't he discuurared
him earnestly, "ilemeni'ber thfci?
ink' iiimaie anu we nave noa
wnu. Htn tne rotsl la wieti
I'Lilehujrs ktA.lle tuv-atii ..ri
JMi't w hy my fever laets. If thet t
inc. any nrann irii in inn jeu
k-inuie it. .-no. nitres HomethHui
lv wroni:. and wei wasting tb
"Vou HlmT.lv mo&tn' .Mil 11ca 1
tried. .Ttieti at the, look In ISiTl
...iic.c-u mi .no viirii inHHHl, "
unoo an uui weve untie, till,:
you wneie i could itatea proaer I
ou! Jf ive were ny here bat fc
see.' . .!.
"l--hellevtv oiW, Bt. un(artai
-J.1.1 eoinc to tVir , you' away
......I ..H...tt.. . j . . . .
.-. unc-v. .wv.uiis ,-:j . ''
i:('iiali 4ikMl tier baM-s
iian't da tlist. Mtse Kvana.tW
we (menu
W
nderf u4 jo nw IumI I cs'l I
r ra t tlud-. ',, .Norm
' . rra
ia'.la
;uon Wjvwjier.. it vra, ualr Hrst tj'"
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