Show copi right 1905 by dally story pub co A feckless country murmured mr mcdougall mate of the british tramp steamer triton as he looked disparage dis parag angly at the thickly wooded shores on either side of the river and then at the white abode town about a ter of a mile above and na a chris tian one either he added there was reason tor mr macdou galls disgust for the triton had been swinging to her in the little centra american harbor for five days with a prospect of so swinging tor fifty days more the motive power of the steamer was represented by mr daniel watts at the time being both first and second engineer tor the second engineer had been left sick in hospital at maracallo Mara calbo and mr watts was not at his post the triton had entered the port for the purpose of making some repairs to her machinery and when mr watts had accomplished this he went ashore there he filled with the most villainous and smote on the head a peaceable citizen so that his life was endangered mr watts in company with another law breaker and many fleas now languished in the adobe calibozo calabozo cala bozo and as no one aboard the steamer was capable of running the engine she lay at anchor A vee exclaimed mcdougall to the captain on the bridge A boat had put out from the town and was I 1 bearing for the steamer the man row ing presenting an odd spectacle as his huge sombrero bobbed in union with the motions of his body the boat came alongside and fling ing a line aboard which mr macdou gall listlessly fastened the man climbed on the steamer with the agil ity of a monkey he was a lithe fel low with a red sash about bis waist and bis unbuttoned calzo neros flap ping his legs captain he said interrogatively to mcdougall the mate pointed out the officer on the bridge and slouched behind the man as he mounted the ladder no neer remarked the man to the captain it was well that his knowledge of english did not permit his grasping captain bennetts reply evidently he did not grasp it tor he went on in calibozo calabozo cala bozo he continued man he strike he die soon you want him want whoa growled the skipper neer replied the man of course I 1 want him the drunken swine but what have you to do with it you saffron colored lubber snap ped captain bannett hundred dollar me get him said the man coolly rolling a cigarette the captain stared at the unmoved native and so did mcdougall then all entered the cabin and the man un folded his plan in broken english he alone knew of a weak spot in the calibozo calabozo cala bozo where a jail delivery might be made and tor the sum of one hundred dollars be would agree to deliver mr watts to the captain at midnight at a spot just opposite where the steamer lay A boat was to be ready and the vessel was to leave the port at once As proof of his sincerity the man wanted no money until the engineer was safely in the boat the two officers conferred at the worst they could be no losers and otherwise the steamer might lay tor what have you to do with it you saffron colored lubber days in that stewing harbor true the abduction of a criminal was a fracture of international law but then it would be difficult to prove the steamer s complicity in the deed and the state was a small one etc the agreement was accordingly made and the man departed mr me dougall went up to the town and secured the papers for departure that day and the stokers were ordered to make up the fires the night came on dark and heavy there was no moon and the star had hat subdued brilliancy of a hot night finally the hour came and a boat was dropped from the davits the captain mate and two seamen oc cupping it and a course was laid for the shore aw hope its na a fools errand we re on said mcdougall or a trap we re walking into sug the skipper nervously mon it s blekking brek king the law we are grumbled the mate that A noise like a muffled groan came from 1 1 the banks and the stopped row in it s only some bloody frog said the skipper wiping the sweat from his forehead everything that can make a noise seems to be shouting in this woods to night A few more pulls and the low lying branches of the chapparal chap paral brushed the skipper s head causing him to start apart from the nocturnal concert there was no sound the darkness was intense the air dampy and tepid hell na be here said mcdougall lets go back to the steamer just then a low whistle sounded through the gloom captain said a voice ay ay replied the skipper in quavering accents all reet all reet came in low tones from the chapparal chap paral wait a A man propelled by some force behind shot into the boat turn bling mr mcdougall off the thwart the mate struggled in the bottom ot the boat a moment and then called A man propelled by bome fierce force behind shot into the boat its na heem its na heem dinna pay captain then he arose to bis knees and repeated its na heem this mon has a beard another man came tumbling into the boat neer announced a voice gib money captain its me exclaimed the able voice of mr watts make for the steamer tor god s sake captain or they 11 be after me the captain reached out the bag ol 01 money which was grasped by an un seen hand A voice muttered gra clas a pistol rang out and with a shout of caramba the boat was pushed from the janks the alcalde s after em exclaim ed the skipper pull your bloodiest boys for the steamer the men strained at the oars and even mr mcdougall grasped an oar the boat clove the water and speed lly reached the triton it was quick work to secure the boat and then mr watts dove into the engine room when dawn flashed over the waters the triton was on the caribbean Cari bean sea and two officers were staring at a rut flanly looking spaniard sitting on the deck beet s the mon who knocked me off the thwart said mcdougall who la he watts then came on deck and re colled when he saw the man its pedro he exclaimed gazing at the man as it he was a loathsome reptile he murdered two men and was to be executed to day ye war in nice company mr watts remarked mr mcdougall what shall we do with him ask ed the skipper aw hate to send a mon to his judg ment wha s na got a certificate of the tree kirk scotland said macdou gall but aw should dump him over board captain the object ot this drastic dugges alon smiled benignantly on the mate his white teeth gleaming through his black moustache and rolled a aciga ciga rette no replied the skipper I 1 ve broken international law but that s as tar as go we 11 set this dago ashore in cuba and then hell either kill some more people and be hung or be a bet ter man the world 11 be benefited either way when cape maisl was sighted the steamer bore into the land and the uninvited guest was landed he took his departure gracefully with a sweep ing bow to the skipper doubtless ap predating any sort of country as a exchange for the gallows after he boat had returned and the steam er was under way the captain remark ed to the mate I 1 was thinking that this whole scheme of jail delivery was to get this fellow we ve just put ashore tree it I 1 d held back I 1 d have gotten my engineer without spending a cent that eternal dago has gotten his friend off with all the blame on us for break ng into the jail and possibly a lot of international trouble ahead and hes hundred dollars in aw ve thought that ever since the we took him off said macdou all and the skipper with no good rea ion damned i f b i |