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BY MARY DEVEREUX WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY DON C. WILSON CCapyrr&At, /902t fyy / Srotw, <3tk/ OyvjCenyJ (gf/ Pfgfifs PesrrMxfJ CHAPTErt /V. Toulon, on the Meditenaneaa, was at this time the great military depot ■of France. Its inhabitants numbered -bout twenty-five thousand; and more than fifty frigates and ships of the line rode at anchor in its harbor, while within its spacious magazines was col lected an immense quantity of military and naval stores. Scarcely a day passed during the fall and early winter of 1793 that did not bring to the city families and in dividuals from all parts of France, seeking protection from the Revolu tionists' curelties—outrages which the Committee were either unable to con trol, or to which they were indifferent. At Toulon, the friends of the old monarchy argued among themselves that the violence with which their land had been filled was too terrible to be longer endured; and they began to discuss the idea of surrendering the city, its magazines, forts and ships, to the combined English and Spanish fleets lying outside its har bor, and thus help to bring about a return of law and reason to insane Franoe. Among those in Toulon who heard of the proposed surrender was Margot, who, with Jean and Pierre, safe under the humble roof of their new home, had for these many months enjoyed a security she had never before known. In & measure her own mistress, and removed from the dread of Etienne, she found reliance and peace in the kindly guidance of Pefe Huot, to whom the boys went each day for in struction, his abode being some dis tance from Margot's small house, which was in a retired part of the city, near the suburbs. A surrender suggested to her the possibility of bringing scenes of blood shed and violence; and the very name of “English” was to her—as also to most of her compatriots—the syc habitue of I>e Chien Heureux when on shore from the "Aigle,” a rakish looking brigantine, of which he was owner and captain. Jean listened with an attention which, for some reason, appeared to amuse Laro, who, now and then, with a quizzical smile lighting his black eyes, glanced askance at the boy’s en raptured face. Laro’s story had been listened to by others seated around the tables, who occasionally reminded Thiel to hurry their suppers. The next minute a soldierly-looking man came in, the uniform of a petty officer showing as he unclasped and threw off the heavy cloak that had en veloped him. After demanding sup per as speedily as possible, he seated himself some distance away from the group at the fire. But Pierre had been staring open mouthed at him; and now the sound of his voice caused Jean to start, and turn his head quickly in the direction of the shadowry corner where the sol dier was seated. “Greloire!” be breathed. “What is that, my cocksparrow? Toulon harbors many a stranger tongue, to be sure, but I speak only my own.” “Come, gentlemen, all,” said Thiel, now bustling amongst them with a huge platter. “Your suppers are ready.” Neither I.aro nor the others paid any further heed to the soldier, who, seated apart from them, ate his sup per with an appetite that bore witness to previous fasting. But at odd mo ments, when unnoticed, his eyes, with a smiling warning in them, met those of the two boys; and once, while Jean was staring at him, he laid a finger upon his lips with a swift cautioning gesture of silence. His supper finished, Jean strolled back to the fire, before which Greloire had seated himself, while the others “And, be I saint or devil, to the end of my life I am Jean Lafitte! onym of what was utterly detestable. Her fears were realized when the surrender was accomplished, and the English ships sailed triumphantly into port, landing five thousand of their own troops and eight thousand Spaniards. This proceeding was regarded with the greatest alarm and indignation by the Revolutionists, who, considering the surrender an act of treachery, re solved to retake Toulon, and drive the allies from the soil of France. Two armies were marched upon Toulon; and a siege was begun which for three months made but little apparent prog ress. Affairs within the city became un settled, and were soon almost demor alized; and Pere Huot having fallen seriously ill, Margot’s heart grew heavy, as Jean, seeming to throw off all restraint, wandered day after day about the streets, associating with soldiers and rough characters. Margot had not dared to communi cate much of her misgivings from the day, now several weeks past, when, after remonstrating warmly as to some offense he had committed, she bade him ask himself if his father would have approved the act. and started back, as from a man’s threat ened attack, when the boy turned fiercely upon her. “Never name him to me again!” he cried, with heaving breast and flash ing eyes. "I have no father. Do you know my name here in Toulon? It is the same as Pierre s. He is Pierre Lafltte, and I am his brother, Jean Lafltte. And, be 1 saint or devil, to the end of my life I am Jean Lafltte!” He looked so big and terrible in his rage that Margot, silent and fright ened, felt that he was almost a stranger to her—this boy she had car- j ried in her arms, and whom she had j loved and watched over for so many i years. It was the last night of November, j when darkness fell early over the city, j and Margot was preparing her lonely j evening meal. Where Jean and j Pierre were, she knew not, but pre- j aumed that, as was often their habit, j they would sup with some of their j soldier acquaintances. Although the evening was cold, the usual number of pedestrians were abroad, these being mostly soldiers, who were seeking excitement and gos sip at the various eating and drinking places frequented by them. One of these was called “Le Chien Heureux,” a two-story house situated down near one of the quays. Lights were blinking brightly from its small windows, and Inside several stoves were burning, where Thiel, the land lord, and his one assistant, were pre paring supper for several civilians and soldiers who sat about, talking and drinking, at the various small tables. Bitting near the lire, two soldiers and a citisen, together with Jean and Plena, were listening to a man in their midst, who, from his talk and appearance, seemed to have been an extensive traveler. This was Laro, an ; remained at the tables, some still eat ing, and all of them discussing mat , ters pertaining to the siege. Leaning carelessly against the fire 1 place, after a quick glance about, to j make sure he was not observed, the ; boy looked at the soldier with a world 1 of inquiry in his dark eyes. Greloire 1 replied with a comprehending smile, but again laid his finger against his lips, as if impressing silence, and then turned to the fire. He had picked up his long cloak, | and was putting it on. And no one j noticed the suggestive motion of the ! head and hand, as, with slightly arched eyebrows, he looked once more toward Jean, who was still standing beside the fireplace. But the boy was quick to see these, and understood that he might expect to find Greloire outside. Allowing what he felt to be a proper amount of time to pass after the latter had closed the door behind him, Jean put. on his cap, and having motioned to Pierre, they both followed, regard less of Laro's declaration that it was earlier than usual, and not yet time for them to start for home. The two boys, with occasional sharp glances around, passed along the al most deserted street. Presently Pierre, after a quick look over his shoulder, gripped Jean's arm. “There is a man who looks like Greloire coming on just behind us.” He had scarcely spoken when a swift but cautious footfall came close behind him, and a hand caught his shoulder, while Greloire said in a care fully lowered voice, ‘Tiens! My quick witted comrade, how are you?” “As you see, or might, were it not so dark,” replied Jean, grasping the soldier’s hand. “And you?” “Much better for the fine supper I have been eating,” said Greloire, a note of laughter in his voice. Pierre now fell behind, and the three stepped more briskly. "What have you to tell me?” in quired Jean, after they had gone a few paces, and Greloire remained si lent. Did your lieutenant send you—was he wishing to know of me?” asked Jean eagerly. But there was no an swer. "Well, yes, and no,” replied Gre loire, speaking slowly, as if considt. ing his words, and adding, as he looked down into the boy’s upraised face, which even the dim light of the stars showed to be filled with keen disappointment, “Surely you have every reason to know his love for you; and he is one who never forgets. But his days are now filled with that which leaves little time for him to think of anything but this siege. He is outside the city, with the Revolu tionary forces." “He without, and you within, fight ing against him!” burst from Jean’s lips, as he drew himself away. “Sh-h!" whispered the soldier. “These streets may seem deserted; but 'tis as wall not to speak loud words for the winds may carry them to where the wrong ears may hear them.” Jean laughed softly, and came closer to Greloire. “Aha—I see how it is.” “Be all the more careful, then, my young master,” warned the soldier. There was silence for a time, while the three walked slowly along until they reached a street where the houses were far apart; .and the last one of all, from whose windows came a faint gleam of light, Jean point “d out to Greloire as his present abode. “And so that is where you are liv ing,” said the soldier, as they stood looking toward it. “I tell you, lad, that had I the chance to possess so quiet a home, I tfiould step within it, and not be wandering into such sham bles of carnage and blood as is the city now. Take my advice, and keep away from Be Chien Heureux. I can now come to your house; and that will be the best place for me to see you. But, if you are to undertake the mis sion of which I spoke, the less you see of that scoundrel Laro, the better will it be.” “Laro is my friend,” declared Jean, his quick temper rising like a flash of fire. “He is my friend, and even you must not name him in such fash ion to me.” “So?” said Greloir# calmly, taking his hand from the boy’s arm. “Then I doubt if jou are to be trusted, and regret telling you as much as I have. I^aro is not to be trusted. He is al most old enough to be your father; and, his suspicions once aroused, he has sufficient craftiness to surprise your secret, and use it for our harm.” Jean was silent, and Greloire went on in a milder tone. “Now tell me, were you in my place would you not think twice before risking secrets with such a keeper—one who cares so much for Laro as to have temper with an older friend, who, knowing the man’3 reputation, warns you against him?” “I am not angry, Greloire,” declared Jean penitently, “and regret that I was so. Pardon me.” "All right—all right, mon ami,” was Greloire’s hearty reply. Then, again lowering his voice, he asked in a half quizzical tone, “And do you wish to see our little colonel?” “Yes—indeed yes! You know that I would not give one of his fingers in exchange for a dozen Laros.” “Bien,” said Greloire. “Now I must be going. So adieu, and my compli ments to the good dame Margot.” With this he turned about, and whistling softly, went back the way they had come, while the two boys, after watching him a few moments, bent their steps toward the cottage. (To be continued.) ILLS OF TELEPHONE GIRLS. Customary Salutation Constantly Rings In Their Ear3. "When a central operator hears somebody crying 'Hello’ to her on the street, nine times out of ten she ig nores the greeting,” said a telephone expert. “Why? Because she takes the salute to be a delusion. “A girl who, day after day, hears ‘Hello, hello,’ dinned into her ears and who is constantly responding with ‘Hello, helio, hello,’ in time grows to hear and repeat the word mechanically; and when she leaves her work that word is still ringing in her ears. She can hear people say ing ‘Hello’ to her on all sides, bul the greeting of the real thing is st confused with the ghosts of dead la bor that she seldom notices the firsi salutation of a friend. "And did you ever know, by the way, that nine out of ten persons who habitually use the telephone have what we call*‘telephone ear ? In its first stage the telephone ear becomes acute and sensitive; but after long use the hearing becomes more or less blunted, and half the complaints against poor telephone service ma> be attributed rightly to the ‘tele phone ear.’ Try it some time. If you habitually use the right ear, next time use the left and see if it isn't twice as satisfactory. It is a good plan for those who use the telephone much to frequently switch ears. This keeps' the hearing equally balanced, and might ward off a permanent deaf ness.” Herr Conried Is Worried. Herr Conried looks as fatigued al ready as if he had been through two opera seasons. He is never seen without a paper volume in his hand He rides in his automobile with such a book before him. He walks in tc lunch holding the same kind of a book so close to his nose that he has to be steered to his table by the wait ers. He places the paper volume be fore him and guides his food to his mouth as accurately as possible with out looking at it. The opera director is reading plays enough for the whole season at his German theater, where many are needed. “And it’s the hardest part of the business,” he says. “I would rathei stage, manage and produce twenty plays than have to read five. Once I have selected my repertoire for the season, the rest is easy.”—New York Sun. Suggestion for Liquor Drinkers. Rev. Madison C. Peters of New York suggests this as an improvement on Bishop Potter’s subway saloon: “A gallon of whisky costs $3, and con tains sixty-five 15-cent drinks. Now, if men must drink, let them buy it by the gallon and make their wives, sis ters or mothers the barkeepers. Pay them for the drink, and when the gal lon is gone they will have a net profit of $6.75 on every gallon. Let that money be put away and when the drinkers have become drunkards their wives, mothers and sisters will have money to keep them from want.” Echo From the Far East. Little Willie—Say, pa, what is this Tie pass so frequently mentioned in the papers? Pa—It is a pass usesd by many al* leged actors when they travel, my son. Two Recommendations Needed. Slowpay—Doctor, I suppose you car recommend your tailor to me? Doctor—Certainly, but you will hav< to get some one else to recommend you to my tailor. * % The Village Street, frhere swaying- branches lace and meet In canopies of green Above an old-time village street. Quiet and cool and clean. The mellow sunbeams filter slow And, lnterwrought with shade, rraee on the velvet sward below A shimmering brocade. No sound disturbs the holy hush That wraps the silent street Save when at times some trill of thrush Drifts tremulously sweet: Or else when purple twilight flings A gauzy veil and thin. Wake echoes from the tinkling strings Of mellow mandolin. This is the street, serene and sweet, Down which in days agone I tripped with bare and buoyant feet Through dews of dusk and dawn: Or romped at play with comrades gay While some long afternoon Droned slowly, drowsily away Like bees in fields of June. Old quiet street, the steps that learn The city's crowded ways Once more and eagerly will turn To scenes of other days; And sick of ceaseless fray and fret. Cacophonous and rude. Will seek, while eyes grow dim and wet. Thy restful quietude! —National Magazine. NEWS OF THE LABOR WORLD Items of Interest Gathered from Many Sources. Los Angeles, Cal., is to build a $75, 000 labor temple. The eight-hour tew of the state of Washington has beefc declared con stitutional by the courts of that state. The Boston Central Labor Union is actively engaged in trying to stamp out the padrone system in “the Hub.” The headquarters of the Federated Metal Trades Association have been removed from Washington to Pitts burg. Stationary engineers are said to have declared their intention to with draw from the American Federation of Labor if the Brewery W’orkers' union is given jurisdiction over engi neers in breweries. At New Haven, Conn., eight union teamsters who were convicted last spring on the charge of conspiracy in bringing about a teamsters’ strike there, were sentenced to three months each in the county jail. Judge Halsey in the Circuit Court of Milwaukee declared the eight-hour law as applied to city contracts is ille gal. Judge Halsey decrees that the city charter provides for contracts be ing let to the lowest bidder. Pacific coast labor unions are plan ning to make a fight in Congress for j legislation to protect American sea 1 men from the unimpeded importation j of Chinese crews for service on ves sels flying the American flag. Rumors are afloat in the East that Theodore Shaffer, president of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, is slated for the position of head ol the Bureau of Labor, to succeed Carroll D. WTright. Levi Smith was elected agent of the Painters’ union local No. 104, of Lake Geneva, Wris. The trade unions of Geneva are increasing and the non union workers disappearing. Wages have been steadily increased during the year. The Scranton, Pa.. Central Labor Union has taken the initiative in that state sn a movement to place union made goods more prominently on the market and make this class of wares appear more favorably before organ ized workers and their friends. The labor organizations of Wiscon sin will this winter attempt to change the cliild labor law of that state, rais ing the age limit under which chil dren may be employed from 1 to 16 years and providing for the issuing of permits for child workers between the ages of 16 and 18 years. Arthur E. Ireland, general organizer for the Federation of Labor, and W. F. Devine and L. C. Meyer, prominent members of the International Machin ists’ union, were indicted by the grand jury at Fort Madison. Iowa, on the charge of assault with intent to kill A. Matheson. a non-union machinist judge Anderson, of the Federal court, made the injunction against the strikers at the McBeth-Adams glass factory, at Elwood, Ind., permanent. By the articles of this injunction the strikers will be prohibited from pick eting the company's plant or using threats to prevent new men taking the places of strikers. The strikes of dock workers at Mar seilles, France, which practically end ed some days ago, have now been offi cially closed by the decision of the dockers’ union to resume work, though a few coal heavers are still standing out. It is estimated that the forty days of idleness consequent upon this strike cost the city $16,000,000. Organizer Emmett Flood of the American Federation of Labor reports a strong trade union growth and sen timent in Rockford, 111. There are many trades to be organized, but the street railway employes and the prod uce peddlers have formed unions. The organized workers have good working conditions and fair wages, but the non union men are paid as low as $1.35 per day of ten hours. Unskilled union laborers of Logans port, Ind., are paid from $1.75 to $2.25 per day of nine hours, while non union men get from $1 to $1.35 per day of ten to twelve hours. New unions of teamsters, bakers, quarry men and port ters have been formed and the union label receives an increased demand. In spite of the efforts of a local branch of the Citizens' Alliance no wages of union men have been reduced. A constantly increasing desire to make their surroundings more agree able to the workers is shown by the government and public of Germany. Some credit for the state of affairs must be due to the progressive spirit shown by the German organizations of labor, including their political ac tivity. These thoughths are inspired by a letter from its Berlin correspon dent, recently printed in the London Times. The steel workers employed in the rail and sheet departments of the Illi nois Steel Company’s plant at South Chicago have been notified that when the present agreement expires, Jan. 1, 1905, it will not be renewed. This means that the same reduction in wages and lengthening of the hours will prevail in South Chicago as in Joliet. Officials of the steel company aay they believe the men will accept whatever terms are offer** them, as they have had no organization or union since 1901. Resenting the action of certain cor porations in establishing a rule pro hibiting the employment of men after they have reached the age of 35 years, the Chicago Federation of La bor adopted resolutions favoring the withdrawal of police and legal protec tion from any employer following this practice. The resolutions further pro vide that the American Federation o» Labor should be urged to work for an amendment to the federal Consti tution making such retaliatory action legal. In order to stimulate the interest of the members of the Brotherhood ol Painters and Decorators in the col umns of their journal, and thereby se cure matter for publication that is both interesting and instructive, the editor of that journal will offer a prize each month for a short essay on the best method of performing some stat ed kind of work connected with th€ various branches of painting and deco rating. The best of such stories sen in will be printed in the journal, asid6 from being awarded a prize. After a conference with a score of contractors regarding the adoption of a plan of compulsory arbitration to settle labor disputes in the building trades, the board of governors of the Structural Building Trades Alliance of America decided to submit the proposition to the National Building Contractors’ Council for its approval. Well-known independent building con tractors also will be asked to approve of the plan, and should sufficient en I couragement be given, it is proposed to have arbitration agreements be tween international unions in the building trades and similar organiza* tions among the employers. The In* ternational Association of Gravel, Tile and Composition Roofers, comprising 15,000 members, made application for membership in the alliance. The American Federation of Labor has joined the movement for the ex termination of tuberculosis, Presidenl Gompers realizing that thousands ol workingmen ir the large industrial centers suffer from that dread dis ease, caused largely by the unsanitary condition of factories, workshops, mills and mines. The Illinois State Federa tion of Labor, in convention in Aurora : lasL week, also took steps to prevent the spread of the disease in this state and planned efforts to secure remedial legislation at the coming session of the legislature. The Central Federat ed Union of New' York city has also earned a committee for the prevention of tuberculosis, which committee, like the other twTo larger organizations, will place before local unions all in formation that may be gained in re gard to the dangers and the safe guards that should be taken and will i aim generally to diffuse such informa i tion. The United States Steel Corpora tion has planned to compensate its em ployes for suggestions that will in crease the consumption or reduce the cost of manufacturing its products. A notice has been posted in its various j mills throughout the country, as fol , lows: “For the purpose of stimulating i j the use of our various products of [ both the sheet and tirs mills, by de- \ ' veloping new purposes to which they ! may be advantageously put, we desire I that the co-operation and assistance of j yourself and all subordinates, includ- : ing the workmen in your miils. We j would like to have it understood that j anyone offering suggestions which are I developed so as to increase the con- j sumption of our products will be prop- ; erly compensated. It will also be an j opportune time to have our workmen | understand that we stand willing and ready to properly compensate them j for any method or device they may j suggest or design that will reduce our j I cost of manufacture. The call for the ninth annual con- j vention of the International Seamen’s | union, to meet m San Francisco Dec. j j 5, has been issued. The various unions j of lake seamen will instruct their dele- j gates to that meeting and also to that i of the American Federation of Labor | to make a demand that jurisdiction be [ given the seamen’s union over every person employed on boats. The long shoremen’s union has organized the firemen, engineers, tugmen, fishermen and several other crafts working on the lakes, and this attempt of the Lake Seamen’s union to take jurisdiction will be the culmination of a fight that has been threatening for several years. The seamen are willing to con cede to the longshoremen Jurisdiction over all workers along the oocks, but claim that the dividing line must be drawn when It comes to vessels. The longshoremen, on the other hand, have been laboring for almost a decade to bring under their jurisdiction every employe on and along the lakes to form one organization, to embrace every person who is earning his bread in any manner through lake traffic. “Once an agreement is entered Into by and between a local union and a corporation, contractor or an employ ers’ association, it should be adhered to during its existence, unless broken by the other party thereto.” Such is the advice given the members of the Brotherhood of Blacksmiths by the in ternational officers through the me dium of the magazine issued by the parent body. Editor Kerr tells the membership good judgment should be used at all times when the question of agreements with employers is up for consideration. The article ends with this advice: “Good judgment should be used at all times when the ques tion of agreements with employers is up for consideration. A reliable busi ness man never violates an agree ment, once he enters Into it. He puts up with it during its existence and is very careful that he does not get the worst of it if it is necessary to renew it. A reliable union does likewise; lives up to all agreements with em ployers to the letter. As a result of this business policy both sides have confidence in each other, and strikes or lockouts are never heard of be tween them.” Theological acrobats can’t balance the. universe on fheir pin-bead creeds. A SALT SEA HIAWATHA The Case of Jake Russell of Brooklyn "Of course." said the Interviewer, wisely, “the life of a seafaring man aowadays is not all so romantic as it is said to be—as it is described, for instance, in Clark Russell’s novels?" The old sea-dog on the water front turned his quid in bis mouth—which is a salt sea way of delil crating—and finally answered by nodding his head in the direction of a small schooner which had just arrived in the East River from Corn Island, off the Nic aragua coast, with a cargo of cocoa nuts and logwood. “Never heerd o’ Clark Russell,” said he, “but Jake Russell, the mate o’ that ere wind-jammer, kin tell ye that there’s a darned sight more ro mance an’ sich like in the sea-goin’ than is altogether good 1 r a man as hez a wife an’ three kids over in Will-by av’noo, Brooklyn. “That’s Jake’s predicament, by the way, for last trip he went ashore at Corn island an’ fell in love wi’ the purtiest Injun girl you ever laid yer dead-lights on. Ye never saw a man so hard hit. “Jake had one o’ his headlights screwed up aloft’ tryin’ to get insp’ra tion, as the sayin’ is, when all o’ a suddint he jumps an’ begins to swear somethin’ awful. His headlights had run afoul o’ his missus's pitcher which was a-hangin’ up against the bulkhead, havin’ bin took on Fulton street, Brooklyn, trip afore last. “That seemed the finger o’ Provi dence, didn’t it? But it cut no ice with Jake. He took an' ripped the pitcher in bits, sayin’ as how the missus had two husbands, anyway, one at sea an’ one on land, an’ ttat he had weighed his anchor f’r good at Will-by av’noo an’ was agoin’ i? drop it f’r good on Corn island. “We tried ter coax him out o’ Ms Jaffness, but there wus nothin’ doin’. Jake had bin bit harder’n any man I ever seed a-weepin’ by the bulwarks. Well, we let ’im have his own way *t fust, thinkin’ as how he might com«j around on the right tack after a while. He got inter the bumboat wi’ his sack o’ togs an’ his best derby hat on an’ rowed ashore while we boys give him a send-off a-whistling’ that durned ole Hi’watha, for ‘Jake wujb a-goin’ f’r his Injun bride.’ “We got the balance of our cargo aboard that night an’ wus to sail at daybreak. When the time come to weigh anchor Jake hadn’t come back, an’ we began to get scaret, for his wife comes aboard to get his money every time we comes into the East river, an’ what wus we to say to her, seein’ ez how she’s a woman wi’ a vi’lent temper, anyway? (Tell ’e what, mate, there wus extenuatin’ carcum stances in Jake's case.) “We talked some more an’ finally we goes an’ asks the skipper f’r the loan o’ the long boat. ‘Go ahead,’ ses the skipper, who knowd darned well what we wus arter; ‘go ahead,' ses he. So we lowered the boat an’ about seven o’ us gets in an’ rows away to the rescue o’ Jake Ruseell. There wus a darned funny side to the busi ness, f’r Jake didn’t want to be res cued. But on the other hand it wus like a labor a’ love, us agoin’ out to bring in a wounded comrade, like. Then there wus the serious side, f’r we didn’t know what kind o’ fight them Injun lubbers wus agoin’ to put up, f’r they wus tickled to death at the idee o’ a white man, an’ a chief otT’cer at that, a-faliin’ in love with cne o’ their women. “Anyhows, we wus all ready Tr any kind o’ scrap that might take place. Bully Tim had a Malay knife that he picked up In the Philippines, an’ all the other boys had a knife or a gully o’ some sort. As fr me, I was the best armed o’ the bunch, seein’ as Make Was AcoU’ f'r His Injun Bride’ how I wus the leader o’ the rescue expedition. I had a revolver which I'd picked up over on the Bowery cheap, ’cause the lock was on the bum. But it was a good thing to have, anyway, even if it couldn’t fire if ye hit it with a belayin* pin. “Well, we gets ashore an’ starts for the Injun village on Corn island. As we got near the place we heard a great hullabaloo. There wus some thin' doin’ in that ere village which had somethin’ to do wi’ Jake, we ail o’ us felt. We tacks up close an' hugs the village until we gets a view o' the coast, an’ there was about a hundre o’ them greasy Hi’wathas dancin' a yellin’ an’ in the middle wus Jake Ru' sell. “It looked to us mighty like some thin’ serious f’r Jake. Either he we about to be executed or about to b; spliced to the Injun bride. Anyhows. it wus time to be up an’ doin’ if w% didn’t want to have Jake euner a corpse or a bigamist. So we sails witn a whoopee right into that bunch c' i " . M Mighty Like Somethin’ Serlsaa f*r Jake.” greasy niggers an’ knocks down a fer\ Presently we comes face to face wi’ Jake, who wus a-lookin’ up at the sky \ wi’ the weirdest look in his eyes. Daru i it, but he looked as if he wus seein’ all kind* o’ angels an’ he wus grinnic all over, while in his right paw he wus holdin’ 'he cause o’ all the trouble. Keelhaul me f’r a longshoreman that Injun bride wusn’t somethin’ worth being a corpse or a bigamist for. She wus the—the—but, any hows, thio is Jake’s affair, not mine. I’m a re spectable narried man myself. “ ‘Jake/ ses I, ‘you’re cornin’ aboard wi’ us,’ ce si. ‘“The h— I am!’ roars Jake, usin’ language that made the Injun bride look kinder repentant like. ‘He cussed us all over the earth, just as we had expected, an’ ended by tellin’ us that he wus still our s’perioi officer an’ that he would put the whole bunch o’ us in irons if he did not come aboard—which he wusn’t an.' way. “We argued f’r no end o' time, an' Jake's langwidge got wuss an’ wuss. Finally we saw there wus nothin’ to do but get a hold o’ the fool an’ carry him aboard. Which we did. Four o’ us managed the job, while the other three follered up in the rear, keepin’ the Injuns an’ the Injun bride from interferin’. The girl blubbered to beat a cyclone, but I ses to her. ses I: “ ‘Madame,’ ses I, ‘I’m darned sorry,’ I ses, ‘but there’s a lady in Wili’by av’noo, Brooklyn, as has a prior claim on this ’ere gen’leman.’ “But she didn’t seem to understand why Jake wasn’t big enough fr a dozen prior claims. In the meantime Jake wus makin’ no end of a row. He wus kickin’ an’ hollerin’, but we eventually got him aboard, although wus compelled to use me busted re volver on the old chief's head. When we got Jake aboard an’ locked up it his cabin we weighed anchor, an’ the last time I s<>ed Corn island all the pop'lation was on the beach weepin' I an’ wailin’ a V gnashin’ their teeth, as the savin’ »Y Jake didn't do a stroke o’ work all the way up to the East river, where we arrived yester day. He didn’t speak a word, either, except to say that as soon as he got ashore he’d take another vessel an' get back to Corn island as fast as the wind-jammer’d go.” “And has he gone y*t?” asked the interviewer. The old seadog on the water front turned the quid in his mouth, s: at, and grinned. “No, he hain’t,” said he. “That’s the funny part of the whole business. What Jake said about his wife havin a husband on land while the other wus at sea seems to be no dream after all. She didn’t come aboard fr Jake’s money this time, an’ when one o' us went to Will'by av’noo to tell hei Jake wus sick an’ that she’d better come an’ look after him. there wu' nothin’ doin’. She’d bolted, kids a all, wi’ the landlubber.” ‘ And?” ventured the interviewer. “And/* said the seadog. nodding at a man in a w’ideuwake hat, who was sitting on the bulwarks of the schoon er scribbling on a piece of paper: “that’s Jake Rusiell, an’ we’ve apolo gized, as the sayin’ is, an’ we’re sailin for Corn island fr cocoanuts to-mor rcw, an Bill s oily doin’ the outward trip.”—Stephen Chalmers in Nev York Times. Murdering Time. Francis Wilson, the comedian, was rehearsing a musical piece one hot day last summer. Every one in the company was tired from their work and the heat and things were not running smoothly. As is generally known, Mr. Wilson's voice compels him to almost speak his songs. The chief musical number of the piece had been sung four times, when the musi cal director called for a repetition. The company started it again and had sung only a bar or two when the director stopped them, and, tap ping his baton angrily, said: “Come, come, Mr. Wilson! You are just murdering the time.” ‘‘Well,” replied the actor, Mit’s bet ter to murder it at once than to be continually beating it as you da” William to Visit England. Emperor William’s sojourn in Eng land in November will last about ten days. After visiting the kt|g and qaeen he will be the guest of Lord Lonsdale at Lowther castle, where great shooting parties will he organ A Warning in Boston. “I have heard and read a good man? things about Boston which I did nol believe," said a man of travel. "Bui a sign which I saw over the side en trance of a home on one of the prin cipal thoroughfares caused me tc think hard things about the tow* The sign read: ft Observe the Dog. j "I submit, notwithstanding my pro found respect for the academic at mosphere of the old town, that this is too Bostc&esq-je t«r me. When ! tried to express aiy tag 'ctling at this affectation my friend who hiber nates in Cambridge said that the sign originally read ‘Ecce canem.’ I be lievcd it, without prejudice.” Over the Wire. Stubb "It is nice to propose to a telephone girl. You can give her such a cheap ring.” Penn—“Yea, bat she generally r» tarns It**