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I J THE SEA-HAWK 1 Ujf’SSSaSTrw^. _Part Two % Hafaol Sab,,Urn. f (Continued From Yesterday.) fc CHAPTER XXV. ^ Tlio Advocate. 1 Chairs were set at the long brown table of massive oak, and ths officers bat down, facing ths open door and She blaze of ennshlne on the poop Heck, their hacks to the other doui end the horn windows which opened upon the stern gallery. The middle place was assumed by Ford Henry <ioade hy virtue of his office of queen's lieutenant, and the reason for his chain of office became now apparent He was to preside over this summary court. On his right sat Sir John Kllliprew, and beyond hint an offlcei named Youlrion. The other two, whose names have not survived, occupied his lordship's left. A chair had been set for Rosamund at the table's extreme right and across the head of it, so ns to detach her front the Judicial bench. .She sat there now, her elbows on the polished board, her face resting on her half-clenched hands, her eyes secrutinizing the Jive gentlemen who formed this court. I Steps rang on the companion, and a shadow fell athwart the sunlight I^yond the open door. From the ves eel's waist came a murmur of voices • and a laugh. Then Sir Oliver ap peered in the doorway guarded hy two fighting seamen In corselet and mo rion with drawn swords. He paused an Instant In the door way, and his eyelids flickered as If lie had received a shock when his glance alighted upon Rosamund. Then under the suasion of Ids guards he entered, and blond forward, ids wrists el ill pinioned behind him, slightly In tadvance of the two soldiers. He nodded perfunctorily to the Court, his face entirely' calm. "A fine morning, sirs,” said he. The five considered him In silence, hut Ford Henry’s glance, as It rested T/pon ths corsair's Muslim garb, was Eloquent of the scorn which h« tells lu filled his heart. "You are no doubt aware, sir,” said (Hr John after a long pause, "of the purpose for which you have been fcrought hither.” "Scarcely," eald the prisoner. "But 1 here no doubt whatever of the pur pose fbr which I shall presently he taken hence. However," he continued, <ool and critical, "I ran guess from your Judicial attitude the superfluous ynoekery that you Intend. If It will hfford you entertainment, faith I do pot grudge Indulging you. I would yibaerve only that it might he consid Crate in you to spare Mistress Rosa mund the pain and weariness of the business that Is before you." "Mistress Rosamund herself desired fo be present,” said Sir John, scowling. "Perhaps." said Sir Oliver, "she Hoes not reallza . . "T ha\e mnds it abundantly plain to her,” Sir John Interrupted, almost Vindictively. ■■ ■ 1 ’ ~ \ 1 ' New York § --Day by Day 1 ' By «. O. M’IXTYKK. w New York, June 21.—Allen and || Orchard street* mourn Charlie. In S those teeming push cart marts m Charlie "as a. figure. Not a soul ■ could be found who knew his last W name although he waa a friend of 1 almost every man, woman and child it down there. He was one of those unobtrusive, HB|nimlly old soul* who go through life making others happy. Ho | died as unobtrusively as he lived. He * merely stepped Into a sheltered door way and sank. to the floor. A pine slab In- the Potter's field marks his last resting place. He was one of the odd fragments of humanity the East Side casts up on It? varying shores. They are metropolitan "beach combers" who drift end Idle through life, vagabonds extraordinary who keep pasts care fully sealed. There Is a woman on the Bowery known ae Chatham Square 'King, who for 20 year* has been a confidant of the white wives of Chinese. Once she was brushed by a truck while cross ing the street and was taken to a hospital. She had actually forgotten her real tiame. There are times when these ! tatterdemalions have rolls of money hidden away but as a rule they are penniless. They do not beg or steal, yet they find some food and shelter from day to day. Down under the Brooklyn bridge la C spot known a« Bum's Boulevard. At night scores of beach-combers collect there and build tiny fires at which they sit about eypsv fashion and dis cus* the topic* of the day. When they grow tired they wrap K themselves Up In castoff gunny I sacks and sleep. At dawn when they drift up from the deep wells of sleep ^^h^vrfhey shake themselves In the fashion Ia wet dog and slouch off to their new day of Idleness. I The Dutch Treat Club's annual jhow Is one of the big affairs in the lives of writers and artists. The Dutch Treaters meet once a week for lunch and Introduce some celebrity Who Is In New York on a visit. Each member of the club has made a not able contribution to art and literature. The club derives Its fame from the fact that the member* will not atand treat. Each must pay his own check. Strangely enough the perpetual presi dent of the club 1* a figure known as "a tower in Wall atreet." 11a Is C.uy F Mallon, who at once time was con nected with Dana's Sun. "Abie's Irish Rose" has been pre i aented by sn all negro east In a stock theater In Harlem. Downtown New York flocked there to hear the colored players give their dialect version of the Hebrew and the Irish. One of 5 the, most enthusiastic patrons of the colored show In New York Is George Joan Nathan, the rritlc. Ilia confrere, Henry It. Mencken, never accom panies him. Nathan thinks the negro's stage talent Is quite under estimated. Two magazine writers have long been at swordspolnts. The other day one aald of the other to a group of friend*: "When ha die* I'd like to write hla epitaph." "What would you aay?" he waa asked. ^'Hohn B!ank--Bom Kept. 1*. Jh| um—Mot that It makes any dlffer Wr * cnee.” In one of those musical plays from i: the Balkan* there Is a comedian who haa to set three piece* of pie si each performance. Twice he has been stricken with Indigestion hut he car r1e* on. Art for art's sake, jntt know. //I«e ■ * I •!> •_ Jfli ■ 'flie prisoner looked at lier as If In surprise, ills brows knit. Then with a shrug he turned to Ids Judges again. “In that ease,” said lie, “there s no more to be said. But before you pro ceed, there is another matter upon which I desire an understanding. “The terms of my surrender were that all others should be permitted to go free. You will remember. Sir John, that you pledged me your knightly word for that. Vet I find aboard here one who was lately with me upon in\ galeasse—sometime English seaman, named Jasper Leigh, whom you hold a prisoner.” "He killed Master Lionel Tres slllan," said Sir John coldly. “That may be, Sir John. But the blow was delivered before I made my terms with you, and you cannot vio late these terms withour hurt to your honor." “D ye talk of honor, sir’.’” said Lord Henry. "Of Sir John’s honor, my lord,” said the prisoner, with mock humility. “Vou are here, sir, to take your trial,” Sir John reminded him. "So I had supposed. It Is a privi lege for which you agreed to pay a certain price, and now it seems you have been guilty of filching something back. It seems bo, I say. For 1 can not think but that the arrest was in advertently effected, and that it will suffice that I draw your attention to the matter of Master Leigh’s deten tion.” “What am I to do with him?” he growled sullenly. "That Is for yourself t^i decide, Sir John. Hut 1 can tell you what you may not do with him. You may not keep him a prisoner, or carry him to England or Injure him in any way. Since Ids arrest was a purs error, as I gather, you must repair that error as best you cn. I am satisfied that you will do so, and need say no mote. Your servant, sirs,” he added to Inti mate that he was now entirely at their disposal, and lie stood waiting. There was a slight pause, and then Lord Henry, his face Inscrutable, bis glance hostile and cold, addressed the prisoner. "We have had you brought hither to afford you an opportunity of urg ing any reasons why we should not hang you out of hand, as Is our right.” Sir Oliver looked at him In almost amused surprise. “Faith!” he said at length. “It was never my habit to waste breath." “I doubt you do not rightly appre hend me, sir,” returned his lordship, and his voice was soft end silken as became his Judicial position. “Should you demand a forma! trial, we will convey you to England that you may have It." "But lest you should build Unduly upon that,” cut in Sir John fiercely, "let me warn you that as the offenses for which you sre to suffer were chiefly committed within Lord Henry Ooade’s own Jurisdiction, your trial will take place In Cornwall, where Lord Henry has the honor to be her majesty’s lieutenant and dispenser of Justice." "Her majesty Is to be congratulat ed." said Sir Oliver elaborately. “It Is for you to choose, sir,” Sir John ran on, “whether you will be banged on sea or land.” “My only possible objection would be to being banged In the air. But you’re not likely to heed that,” was the flippant answer. Lord Henry leaned forward again. “Let me beg you, sir, In your own Interests to lie serious,” he admon ished the prisoner. “1 confess the occasion, my lord Foe if you are to sit In Judgment upon my piracy, I could not desire :t more experienced Judge of the mat ter on sea or land than Sir John Kill! grew." "I am glad to deserve your appro val,” Sir John replied tartly. “Piracy.’’ he added, “is. but the least of the counts against you.” Sir Oliver s brows went up. and he stared at the row of solemn faces. "As Gods my life, then, your other remits must needs be sound—or else. If there be any justice In your meth oda, you are like to be disappointed of your hopes of seeing me awing Proceed, aira, to the other counts. I tow you become more Interesting than I could hate hoped.” "Can you deny the piracy?” quoth Lord Henry. "Deny It? No. But I deny your Jurisdiction In the matter, or that of any English court, since 1 have com mitted no piracy In English waters. Lord llenry admits that the answer silenced and bewildered him, being utterly unexpected. Yet what the prisoner urged was a truth so obvl Oils that It was difficult to apprehend how his lordship had come to over look It. I rather fear that despite his judicial office. Jurisprudence was not a strong point with his lordship. But Sir John, less perspicuous or les* scrupulous in the matter, had h!» re tort ready. "Did you not come to Arwenack and forcibly carry off thence . . ." "Nay, now, nay now.” the corsair Interrupted, good humoredly, “Go bock to school, Sir John, to learn that abduction Is not piracy.11 •'Call It abduction, If you will,” Sir John admitted. "Not if 1 will. Sir John. We'll call it what it is, if you please.” “Vou are trifling, sir. Hut we shall meini that presently,” said Sir John banged the table with ids list, his face flushing slightly in anger. (Hold Henry very properly deplores this show of heat at such a time.) "You cannot pretend to be Ignorant,” Sir John continued, "that abduction is punishable by death tinder the law of Kngland.” He turned to his fellow judges. "We will then, sirs, with your concurrence, say no more «*f the piracy.” "Faith,M suid Lord Henry In his gentle tones, "in justice we cannot.” And lie shrugged the matter aside. "The prisoner la right in what he claims. We have no Jurisdiction in (hat matter, seeing that he committed no piracy In English waters, nor—eo far as our knowledge goes—against any \es»el sailing under the English llag.” * Kosamund stirred. Slowly she took her elbows from the table, and folded her arms resting them upon the edge of it. Thu* leaning forward she list ened now with an odd brightness In! her eye. a slight flush In her cheeks1 reflecting gome odd excitement called into life by Lord Henry’s admission— an admission which sensibly whittled down the charge* against the pris onei. Hir Oliver, watching her almost fur thely, noted this and marveled, even he marveled at her general compo sure. It was In vain that lie sought to ess what might he her attitude o' id towards himself now that she win safe agatn among friend* and protectors. But Sir John, Intend only upon the business ahead, plunged angrily on. "Re it «(i," he admitted impatient ly, "We will deal With hint upon the counts of abduction and murder. 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