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By GEORGE BARR McCVTCHEON
Copyright, t9t0, by Qeorffo Jorr McOutcheon
-riitR BTA11TS THE BTOllY
The XJoralito, a mtoMy thlp w 70
X otoard, taxied train a 3outh
American port in the day when tly
iSlJrsea moncr of German descent
inolcd about the octant. The Meaner
Ku never teen again. It became cne
TiheZ'tcritt of the ocean. When
Ht steamer U twenty-four hours out
ii im a stowaway ""t
ILK Trigger orders that he be brought
.5ra him, and presently Officer ihtt
$tarswllh the stowaway in charge."
AND HEBE IT CONTINUES
CAPTAIN TlttQGEtt beheld a well set
un vMing man of medium helcht, with
freshly shaven chin and Jaw., carefully
burtied hair, spotless wltlto Bhlrt nnd
Snir and-rovialed In a quick eland
cintly scrubbed hands. His brwn
Korfoik jacket was open, and ha carried
ihrnd new, though somewhat nhnpe
ua Panama hat In his hand. Evidently
L, had cwsed fannlwc hlmsolf with It
rr 11.. mnmtnt of entering tho cnntaln's
5;,.er.re. The keen, Rood-looklnff fao
Sru warm nA moUt BS. lhe "suit of
"". ..1.1. M c.AnhB Tin worn rnrriii.
ivVldlnir breeches, cavalry boota that
TOY r "" Su-i. a In anlf nf n lata nl.
lining nt the hands of nn energetic nnd
eirefully directed bootblack., a broad
leather belt from which only half nn
. rcaulred to see that a holster hail
f'.r" .ilmrhcrt with n hecomlnc rennrd
for neatness. Ills hair was thick nnd
I0.f.....M,.i hl uvea, dark nnd tin-
!." iV . fh Kttrn iraxo of tho cap-
Kin ulth directness nnd respect; his lip
tain i" " . ,- i,,. ,,.,.
nd cmn wcio linn .-,.- -i- --v
m iht easily be the opposite If relaxed;
m kln was so tanned nnd wind bitten
hat tho whites of his eyes were, sturt
lincly defined and vivid. He wn njt n
Si nun Indeed, onti would have been
iStHled In suspcctlnrr him of being taller
ihan ha really was because of tho more
lem deceiving ercctneis wun wucn
. rkrrlcd himself. As a matter of fact,
he was not more than 5 feet 10 or 10.
Captain Trlcecr eyed htm narrowly
for a moment.
"What Is your name?"
"A. A. Percivnl, olr
"Your full name, young man. No In
itials" Tho stowaway seemed to add
in Inch to his height before replying.
"Algernon Adonis Perclval, sir," he
ild. a very clear note of deflanco In his
The captain looked at the first officer,
tnd the first officer, after a brief otaro
t the wanker, looked at the enpta'n.
It's his right name, you can bet, air. '
aM Mr Mott, with conviction. "Nobody
would voluntarily glvo himself a namo
"You never can tell about these
.rir.iiis. Mr. Mott." Ba'd the captain
warily. "They've got what they call a
keen tense of humor, you know."
Mr. Perclval smiled. Ills teeth were
very white nnd oven.
"1 am a first and only child," he ex
plained. "That ought to acccount for It,
Sir, no weni on, a, iriuo ucitimntiji
Capt. Trigger did not Btnlle. Mr.
Jlott, however, looked d'stlnotly sym-
f9thHft.
"You say you arenn American a citi
zen of the United States?" demanded
the former.
"Yes sir. My homo Is In Baltimore."
"Baltimore?" repeated Mr. Mott quicK
Ivn "That's where Mr. Qray halls from,
sir." ho added, as a sort of apology
to the caDta'n for tho exclamation.
The captain's gaze settled on the stow-
aways spotless wnite snm ana coiiar,
Then ho nodded his head slowly.
"Mr. Gray Is the chief engineer," he
explained, with mock courtesy.
"Yes, sir, I know," responded Perclval.
"He comes of one of the oldest and most
highly connected families In Baltimore.
He informs me that nis ramer -
"Never mind I" snapped the captain
"We need not dlscusa Mr. Cray's ante
cedents. How old are you?
Thirty last Friday, air."
"Married?"
"No, sir."
"Parents living?"
"No, sir."
"And now, what the devil do you
mean by sneaking nhoard this Bhlp and
hiding yourself In thc by the way, Mr.
Mott, where was he hiding?"
Mr. Mott: "It doesn't seem to be
quite clear as yet, sir."
Capt. Trigger: "What's that?"
Mr. Mott: "I say, It 'sn't qulto clear.
We havo only lila word for It. You see.
he wasn't discovered until ho accosted
Mr Shannon on the bridge and asked "
Capt Trigger: "On tho bridge, Mr.
Mott?"
Mr Mott: "That Is to say. sir, Mr
Shannon was on tho brldgo and he waa
below on tho promenade deck, lie asked
Mr. Shannon If ho wan tho captain of
the boat "
Capt. Trigger: "Ho did, eh? Well?
Mr. Mott : "He waa Informed that you
ere at breakfast, sir no one suspect
ing him of being a stowaway, of course
and then, It appears, he started out
to look for you. That's how he foil In
with the chief engineer. Mr. Gray In
forms mo that he applied for work, ad
mitting that ho waa aboard without
leae, or passage, or funds or anything
elw, it would seem. But. aa for where
he lay In hiding, there hasn't been any
thing definite arrived at na yet, air. He
seems to havo been hiding In a rather
widespread sore of way."
Mr Perclval, amiably: "Permit me
to explain, Capt. Tr'gger. You Bee, I
hao been obliged to change staterooms
three times. Naturally, that might .be
Mpected to create some llttln confusion
In my mind. I began In tho second
cabin Much to my surprlso and cha
grin I found, too lato, that tho stnte
foom I had chosen at random, I may
say was merely In the state of being
Prepared for a lady and gentleman who
had asked to be transferred from a lebs
dfslrablo one. I had some d'fllculty In
getting out of It without attracting at
tention I don't know what I should
have done If the Btoward hadn't In
formed them that he could not move
their steamer trunk until Tnornlng. There
wouldn't have been room for both of us
under tho lower, sir. If tho gentleman
had been alono I shouldn't havo minded
Jn tho least remaining under his berth,
but ho '
Capt. Trigger: "How did you happen
to get Into that' room, young man? The
floors aro never unlocked when the
rooms nre unoccupied."
Mr. Perclval: "You aro mistaken,
ir. I found nt least throo stateroom
aoors unlockod that night, and my
search was by no means extensive."
Capt, Trigger: "This Is most extra
ordinary, Mr. Mott If true."
Ilr.,r' Mott! "K nall bo looked Into,
Capt. Trigger: "do on. young man."
Mr. Perclval: "I tried another room In
it sec?n'1 cobln. uut had to abandon rt
v. v.1' had no regular occupant it
nho. ,J2?' J remember but along
tut midnight two men opened the door
iL. a key nna ca"' ! -They wero
,J5wa,rls. I gathered that they wero get
:"'he room ready for some one else
when they departed, very quietly, sir
. ' "leaked out and decided to try for
cJ?miyodatlonH In the first cabin. I"
Vt- Uul,! "a you say ato wards ?
tWm to 'be?"15 "That' what l tooU
jDunJ!ti.'rrl8Bor! "You aro either lying,
5 iB San' or P,umb craiy."
t - i Per,c'vnl. with dignity: 'Tho lat
"r is qmtQ p0Baiule, captain but not
L'r ormer. I managed qulto easily to
Ynniil" tho Bconl cabin to the first.
!t ?b surprised to know how simple
2ln .i " '.nnlng without lights as you
1 ; 'r- simplified things tremendously,
remi. a ver'r alck an(! dejected Jewish
Sown ?ttn trylner to die In the least ex
1mm ?orner of the promenade deck. At
efr.,i ? 8aW ,ln didn't wan " ve- J
Sifu A t0 P"t him to bed nnd to Hit up
fei . im.?u.nl"nt I' It wou' a'o nal
KrchM lt e Aesa llUe PBBlng away. Ho
him iat.at t,,, chance. I accompanied
rnuih ., , Vatcroo,n- and bo got a few
croan.n,!e,dc.1 hourB repose, despite his
HilrS.u.i.11 nlso ate llla breakfast for him.
thr . ""'"Knround this morning I found
jsii 'WN no unqcoupled rooms In tho
Snoiirh !" B0 l decided that wo were far
' Mf ii flom lund ror ma "veal my
Vh.V ,.-t.h .mcr of-the. day If that'a
'iat you call 'em on board ship with
a very honest and laudable deslr to
work my passago homo, I can only add,
'nptaln. thnt I am ready and wTllnr
to do nnythlng from swabbing flom-a on
tho upper deok to passing coal at the bot
tom of tho ship.".
Capt. Trigger stared hard at tht
young man, a puziled expreeslon in hit
eyes.
"You appear to bo a gentleman," he
said at last. ' "Why are ,you on board
his ship as a , stowaway? Don't you
know that I can put you In Irons, con
fine you In tho brig, and put you ashore
at the first port of call?"
"Cortainy, sir. That's Just what I nm
"ylntr to avoid. Ab a gentleman, I am
prepared to do everything In my power
o rollevo you of what must seem a most
painful official duty."
Mr. Mott smiled. The captain stiffened
perceptibly.
"How did you come aboard this ship?"
he demanded.
"Aa a coal passer, air. Day before
yesterday, when you wero getting In tho
last lot of coal. I had a alnglo 5 gold
pltco In my pocket. It did tho trick.
With that seemingly Insignificant rem
nant of a comfortablo little fortune I In
duced ono of the nctlvo coal carriers
a Poitugucao nobleman, I shall always
call him to part with his trousers, shirt
and hat, I slipped 'em on over my own
clotlus, Btuffed my boota and socks In
s do my Bhlrt, picked up his basket of
coal, and walked aboard. It Isn't necefc
sary, I suppose1, to state that my career
s a dock hand ceased with that solitary
basket of coal, or that having once put
foot board the Doralne I was In a posi
tion to book myself as a passenger."
"Well, I'm damned," said Capt. Trig
ger. "Somo one shall pay for tills care
lessness, Mr. Mott. I've never heard of
anything so cool. What did you ay
your name Is, young man?"
"A. A. Perclval, sir."
"Ah ahem I I see. Will It offend you,
A. A., if I make so bold 'as to Inquire
why the devil you neglected to book your
passage In tho regular way, as any
gentleman from Baltlmoro might have
been expected to do, and where is your
passport, your certificate of health, yodr
purse, and your discharge from prlson7"
Mr. Perclval spread out his hands in a
g Biure of complete aurrender.
"Would you bo Interested in my story,
Capt. Trigger? It, is brief but edifying
When I arrived in town, the evening be
fore you wore to call, I had a wallet well
tilled with gold, currency, and m fortn
I had traveled nearly 2000 miles from
the foothills of tho Andes, to bo more
definite and I had my papers, my can
- a a cun met. and a U a. right of way
so to speak. My personal belongings
were supposed to havo arrived In town
on the train with me. A couple of cow
hide trunks, In fact. Well, they didn't
arrive. I don't know what became of
them. I had no time to Investigate. This
was the last boat I could gst for two or
thrco weeks that would land mo In tho
U. S. A. I put up at the Alcazar Grant
for the night. It was then too lato to
secure passigo, but I fully intended to
do so the first thing In the morning.
There waa a concert and danco at the
hotel that night, and I went in to look
on for a while. I ran across a friend
an engineer who was on the Job with
me up in trie hills a lew months ago.
Ho Is also an American, a chap from
Providence. Rhodo Island. Connected
with tho consular service now. Ho wan
with a sma.l party of Americans am I
bor ng you?"
"No, no get on with It," urged Capt
Trigger.
"Several of them were sailing on this
ship, and they were having a little faro
well party. That, however, haa nothing to
ao witn tne case, l lort tnem at mm
night nnd went up to my room. Now
com b the part you w 11 not bell ve. I) ir
Ing the night I sleep very Boundly
somo one entered my room, rifled my
pockets, and got away with everything
I possessed except my clothes and tho $5
gold piece I havo carried ever since I
left home as a lucky coin, you know.
He- "
"How did he happen to overlook your
lucky coin?" Inquired tho captain sar
castically. "Because it couldn't be a lucky coin If
I carried It in my purso. No coin Is over
lucky that gets into my purse, captain.
I always kept It tightly sewed up In the
band or my trousers, saro from tno n
Ilucnce of evil companions. I did not
discover tho loss until morning. It wnt
then too lato to do anything, as you were
sailing nt 8. My Providence friend was
not available. I know no one else. But
I was determined to sail on the Doralne.
Thai s the story, Blr, in brief, I eav
to you If I wasn't Justified in doing the
best I could under the circumstanced
Capt. Trigger' waa not na fierce as ht
looked. He could not keep tho twinkle
out of his eye
"We will Bee about that," ho managed
to say with commendable gruffnoss. "As
sum ng that your Btory is true, why are
you in such a tremendous hurry to reach
the United States? Skipping out for
Borne reason, eh?" '
"Well," said the young man slowly,
"you see, news Is a long tlmo getting out
into the wilderness where I've been lo
cated for a couple ot years Wo knew,
of course, that there was a war on, but
we didn't know how It was progressing,
Down here In this part of the world wo
hnvo a war every two or thrco months,
and we've got so usod to having 'em
over with In a weok or two that we Juat
naturally don't pay much attention to
inem. We don't even care who wins
But a couple of months ago wo got word
up thcro that tho United States had fin
ally got Into lt with everybody under 'lie
sun, and that tho Germans were bound
tQ win if wo didn't get a couple of mil
lion men across In pretty ahort order.
I'm thirty years old, captain, strong and
healthy, and I'm a good American.
That's why I want to get home. I've told
you tho truth nbout being robbed. I
don't mind losing the money only a
couple of thousand pesos, you know
but If you chuck me off nt tho next port
of call, Capt. Trigger, I'll curse you to
my dying day. I'm willing to work, I'm
willing to be put in Irons, .I'm willing
to get along on bread and water, but
you've Just got to land me In the United
States. You are an Englishman. I
suppose you'vo got relatives over In
Franco fighting the Germans. Maybe
you'vo had somo one killed who la dear
to you."
"My youngest son was killed In Flan
ders," said tho captain ulmply,
"I nm Borry, sir. Well, for every Eng
lfBhman nnd every Frenchman who has
died over there, my country ought to
supply some ono to tako his place I ex
pect to be ono of those men, captain. I
havo no other excuso for coming aboard
your Bhlp as a stowaway."
Tho captnln flt'll eyf d him narrowly
"I bollevo you aro honest, youfig man.
If I am deceived In you I Bhall nevci
trust the eyes of another man as long
as I live. Sit down, Mr. Perclval. I
shall put xou to work, nevor fear, but fn
the meantime I nm very much Interested
In what you were dqlng up In the hills.
You will oblige me by going as fully as
possible Into all tho details. I shall not
pass Judgment on you until I've heard
all of your story."
Algernon Adonis Perclval, civil and
mining engineer, Cornell, had gone
through certain rather harsh stages of
development In the mines of Montana
nnd Inter In tho perilous districts of
northern Mexico. A year or two prior
to tho breaking out of the great world
war, ho was sent to South America to
replace the 'general superintendent of a
new copper mining enterprise In a re
mote section of tho Andes on tho Bo
livian side of tho mountains. Here he
was In charge of the heterogeneous horde
of mliers, laborers, structural workers,
nnd assaylats who wero engaged in the
development and extension of tho vast
concession controlled by his company.
win 'lenrriptlon of th ramp or town In
which this motley ntscmblage dwelt from
one year's end to the other, far from
civilization, waa Illuminating to the two
seafaring men. It must be confessed,
however, thnt a sound reluctance to
swallow tho tale without the proverbial
grain of salt caused them to wntch
closely for tho slightest sign that might
reveal to them the always to bo ex.
pected and seldom successful duplicity
so common in those harrowing days
when nil men wero objects of suspicion
From time to time they glanced inquir
ingly at each other, but the stranger's
story was so straightforward, so lack
ing In personal eyploitntlon, so free from
unnecessary detail, that they were finally
convinced that ha was all that he rep
resented himself to be nnd that they had
nothing to fear from him,
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