Show L I HATE H AT F Fi II i By ARTHUR D HOWDEN SMITH Copyright Copy 1928 ARTHUR D HOWDEN SMITH STORY THE START Capt Opt Lion llon Fellowes AmerIcan Am merchant ship le III 1 Bunk unk by a BrIt BrIt- Ish frigate off Portugal In the War Nat t of oC 1112 The fhe crew cr w surrender der dere but Fellowes reaches shore chore hor exhausted HIli Hie Hl life liCe Is Ie saved caved by byan byan an speaking girl Kirl who conceals her ber h r Identity She Ill le about to set tet out for Cor or Lisbon Ll bon on Fel- Fel Fellowes Fel lowes Fel-lowes lowes goes gou to Lisbon where he meets an acquaintance Ca Capt pt Chafer of oC the American ship chip True Bounty who offer orren him a 8 aberth aberth berth aa all a mate mat but knowing Chater le II I disloyal In to tradIng with the enemy be he refuses He meets the tb girl cirl who saved caved bill hie lICe life Cara daughter of oC the owner of or True County Bounty DOUDt She Is bound for Cor borne and Induces to sail call as mate lie He le II lein In love with Cara The Th vessel Is II stopped by the British frigate Badger de r Captain we Do De D spite spite his hIli claims to American citizenshIp Fellowes Is 18 taken aboard the Badger a Dressed man maD Maddened Gladdened at what be be- be be b Is 18 Caras Cara's and treachery he be strikes who orders order him a hundred lashes with the th cat cat t Fellowes hatred ot of the three becomes an obsession sion elon Off OtI New York es- es escapee es escapes capes from Crom the Badger He lie cents a Q plot In ID a meeting to be beheld beheld held beld at home borne and gath oc ere era a company of ot militia to cir clr cir cir- circumvent circumvent the plotters In a 8 right fight between the militia and we escapes pes CHAPTER Continued VII VII Continued 11 11 No one was visible risible about a boat the he house bouse nd outbuilding but a trickle of 01 smoke emoke copped d the chimney from the barns In the rear came the lie lowing ot of carte and ond a 8 great grent clucking and quacking Fellowes tb threw rew wide the front tron door and ond motioned Mice Cuffee to pass In first On their right hand bond a adoor adoor door door stood ajar and through the crack filtered a shaft of ot lI light hf and aDd an no Inde triable sug suggestion of ot human preSEnCe Fellowes Fel kicked open this door with his bare bue root font and aDd o again In Rave gave ve precedence precedence ence ecce to Coffee Cuffee There was a flutter Outler of movement roo lo In lothe Inthe Inthe the room God save us os I a 8 fuan uan Oh who Is b he cried lars Cara In voice An tor- tor torrent torrent torrent rent of Portuguese e todos os Santos I And Chater drawl You need Deed to 0 drip all ail the blood onto the carpet Digger F Fellowes entered after Cuffee with Tom from trampling his bis heels He saw Cura Cara first ver very white raced anti thinner than be he remembered her ber on ODthe the True Bounty In to a gr green n frock that accentuated the dusk dusky glory of tier hair and resolutely I tenaciously lie be ie curbed the thrill her beauty In Ue tie bated this woman he re re- reminded reminded reminded minded Who What I right rl ht had hod she to rouse In him desire or ur on She Slie sat sal on 00 a 8 sofa b by the fireplace a 8 man mao be he recognized as 03 her ber ra fa faCher lher Cher Benjamin was a 8 stout rudd ruddy gentleman lie was as dressed as became a prominent Federalist In the fashion n of or the elder eller century bind satin breeches and anil M stock tock and Jabot jabol white silk and varnished pumps Jumps with sliver buckles bukles The faces rales of father and daughter revealed a 8 mingling of ol fright mid and compassion Chater Chster leun leaned d against the chewing cne a 8 cigarro his wll wily visage e doing Its hest to mirror Indifference ne The duenna crouched 1 In a 8 corner her ber broad face woebegone one her lingers angers plucking at a rosary Fellowes bowed Ironically toward the sofa sora I 1 am loath to Incommode you he be sold bat we require n It c resting slIng place for tor the body ol oT an on Amer Amerlean can soldier tetra Oara was on her feet feel In a 8 second her tier father ruse more slowly Yuu You she cried her face rOle u stud study In emotions How flow come you here y He lie said you were on the I She clutched Ben Uen arm Father la Inn Llon Llon llon t James must have e fetched him bim ashore after all nil k 4 was nonplused and mod made madeno madeI trio no attempt to tilde hide It It Chalers Chaler's Jaw i dropped and he went as II as the duenna who wheezed a reiterated I Ithe 1 I No No I 1 assure you Captain Colf Col f IL hn we had bad nothing to du do wit with h my being here Fellowes denied d I But be promised we me you should be bet beI t Bet act ct ashore In la th the next nest cartel e Fellowes laughed and she shrank I from that laugh us from a u blow You don doni dont ell believe e mei me melI I 1 fear ear I do not nut maam ma'am Oh Ob Oh you must I There was a n frantic note Dote In ber her voice I J 1 have hare more than you CUD can fc lint But a 8 mistake James James ln H he be he had bad seen seeD you rou In lo New v York ork lie lirt knew who had hod been HI Hr Eton i wit with b you lie Ile was persuaded you were wert truly ruly a British subject t And he mis r something Captain Chater Chate 1 said 1 TU swear wear be he did ns S mockingly How of ot that Chater What was waa your error your I 12 Why ye heard what I 1 said sold to him burn himon t C oo o deck dk responded the True True Bounty's master Alt Ah Ab Out But below decks Well UelL toe tie asked me was It true ye fe was born In 10 London and all that And I said twos And afore I coul could say SOl more he cu cut me oiT off off-A A fair story Fellowes applauded And where were you maam ma'am She regarded him him gravely ravely My My duenna was quite Ill 11 of ot the sickness seasickness and called coiled me from the cabin remembered the face at 01 the he cabin port AS S he left lert the rue Frue Bounty and his Impression ol of her ejaculation In English Ue Lie wheeled upon the stolid creature Is It if true he snapped She eyed him with Imponderable calm lalm gabbling a phrase In lo Porto guese ese She IJ has s no English said MIS You must know that I l am not so sure returned Fel Fe tower There Is a deal teal or of of misinformation mation matlon abroad In to this room Ben seemed to think the time I me had bad come clime to assert himself Yon Too nr ore are entitled to a sense of or in to injustice justice Captain Fellowes be he sold said courteously and arid I hold myself to hlo blame me tha that t you rou should have ve be been u I pre ed from m my ship Our Cut Indeed sir Ir you you'll not cot find Ind us backward In ranking amends and I I assure you ruu till the whole sorry affair was was- founded t upon Captain Colli hn have e confessed himself In the wron wrong tonight In I this i his hia very ery room Fellowes owes stored at him him with a con contempt contempt tempt thai flint tha set et the wattles under the lie merchants merchant's chin Frankly sir I I do not nut believe you IOn rush Tush Fellowes as on one gentleman to another another- another What lInt has hns gentility to do with Il h sir I 1 am nm an 00 who American American who nn been wronged And I I have yet to 10 ask you to explain Captain Col pres presence n here This poor old moo man man he nodded to Mires but bur burden den gave gave his life lire to thwart thE I treason you plotted changed color Treason I Tie a 8 strong word Chalet Chater exclaimed an angrily No Ko man cant can't say that thai mE met roo Pm as os good as ns ye re b by any day Fel Fellowes lowes owes Doubtless you'll youl have ve no oo In so the Federal author ties Fellowes observed It Jt con can be explained sir protested eagerly The The thoughtless def deed d of ot a 8 rash youn young man mun Acting upon his admirals admiral's dons No 00 not I A personal matter Mr fr became ruddier a thought short of ot wind Ind Most unfortunate most unfortunate 1 I Sly My ly dau daughter daughter- you daughter you rou se see the lie fact Is- Is IsUe Is Ue He glanced toward her appealing appealingly I ly and she made a little gesture ot resignation lie He came to see Sloe me Mr Fellowes I question II It not not maom maam She hesitated blushing rosy red rosy and ond Chater elUt r Interjected daft over her A lovers lover's tryst sneered Fellowes flints the tale now In l Need we dispute over It It sir sh she asked with dignity We Ve seem nil all tu to tor forget et that death Is present with us and d deserves senes somewhat nt of re re- respect respect spec Even Kven a dead American who was sacrificed for n ft nest of ot traitors tOO b he queried sarcastically turning to as 8 assist lItTee Does noes It matter for tor what a man mandl mandie's dl dies s It If It be tie only what he believes helle Oh Oh I I Her lIer voice olce thrilled In a scream Your hack bark I Your back 1 l One hand flew to 0 her mouth as Il II to contain the sobs that rallied rattled In lu tier her throat the lie other was extended d stank soak shakily fly ily toward Fellowes who In 10 turning hud had exposed his Ills striped striper hack nod hunks to 0 the be glare of ot the rhe candles In Inthe Inthe the wall wall sconces sconces The ligon agony In her rae face was unmistakable Oh Hi lit she walled lIu dreadful I l I That was what he meant when when be tiC spoke of punishment Fellowes fronted her again stirred himself elt h hy by the ul her ber emotion provoked pro that thai h fJ he be only a hundred d lashes Inshes he bE said Is is It II so much worse than you looked fur for She shuddered I II flow V you ou must hate tre me acel l I There was no trace of ot In he her manner l am nm proud too A hun hundred dreg dred lashes Inshes 1 I I should hate hate- hate But words ore are cheap sir They have hu their price agreed coldly lamentable II a lesser Injustice should breed a great great- greater greater er but those who deal In injustice ce may not nor complain If U their victims re re- rebel rebel rebel bel 8 against the larger portion Injustice 1 I She swayed Ah U UI UI I might make you see Oh Father Futher t I said Bald III should come corne ol ot this his anti sure Us here ne tie do does well to 0 hate me she punted panted Thai That hack huck I flow can men men- men Oh there are stripes on my 01 soul will never nevet fade tude fadel l I And she collapsed In a crumpled green reen mass on the lie turkey CUI carpet let There was a sudden tense silence lIene In the crowded parlor Then Ingle pin bent over O his daughter and Ih the duenna swept across the rhe floor noor a pur glint In 1 her bendy beady eyes Iel Fel Fellowes loves lowes motioned Coffee CulTee toward tie the room room dining They will require the sofa sorn for the Ind lady La Lay Lai Ser Sergeant on the he to tn taNe tile tile Tom you stand guard at ut the thedoor door Ioor here And remember no one Is I to topas pass DOSS nut out Nonsense Captain Followed Fello I nl abandoned his til daughter to the attentions ol of time rile duenna We must remove this girl Irl to ro her bedroom Not fog foi the present sir None ot of you OU leaves lentes this room l without being belnA searched searched-or seu or or until after the house has been heen searched Might Mighty high handed aint ye whined Chater And ADd ln a 0 plump fist Into loto a plump paten By lly 11 Heaven en young man you go too furl farl I I ma may be a H Federalist In B a state te governed K h by Democratic 11 bandit tl IL but bul you'll learn Im I'm not without either friends or Influence Search and ond be d-d d d d to you youl I Yell find Ind not bin leered Je-ered Footsteps sounded In the ball hall and leaned CulTee's musket the parlor wall hefting betting his bis u ax X ex expertly expertly expertly pertly Strange craft cruft In the ohms ottin mess messmate mate be he h reported Braiders Boarders rs In the companionway lie He peeked rl around the lintel Sin Sink I me me If It taint that Chut Chalet hared bared yellow tangs fangs to greet r et Nimrod Sopher who stalked In In the dragoon lIun saber In hand hanel a sheepish air nir ot of bravado udo on his hi long raCe face Well Sopher this Is real reul neighborly of ut ye e o my m with yer fer I I yere lere to ro rid me rue 0 ol of Squire i Ill owes n nil this talk o 0 Sopher was taken aback I 1 wouldn't KO go o so far as us to say that he hf denied denied- You Yoo know you are ure subject to ro suspicion oh nh Chuter DO not In any uny atrabilious or Ie let lel us ut gay Invective ID sense sense-Nu sense No no nothing libel OilS oust I Merely that lint you vou nh hanh ha have nh- nh oh whether of ot your own vol volition irion II rig ir not no 00 been In 10 communication with the en enem enemy em emy How v can cnn I 1 1 help It It If some young yount squirt o 0 a wants to ro come ashore to see a u luli gal dE Chater Fellowes found the form forro and tone ot of the question as ns mt as os mild In will do he hc ordered sharply Are your men outside NImrod Most Jo t of o them 1 alt I nb best bes to rally t them em after wl after we oh parted If It he they hadn't had hud we to to should have ha token anti poor old wouldn't have hn died by tumid I ii el t f Oh Olt quite n a statement my dear fellow quite a Ii rush objected tile lie lawver lowyer Im certain you yuu couldn't prove Iro It And green tromps always require And Ancl for tor You know knots l I lie he rule rille us os o a n Worthy northy fellow fell very very splendid did soldier u a veteran to 10 be sure forever r talking of ot But for fortunately or o n widower and widower r and no children n I confess I know whore to tl turn luro If wed we'd los lost a 8 man wish n II fam family II ily I mus must have e left the be Ac AN Actually I assure you viiu OU ITO I 1 TO BE OE CONTINUED U |