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Show , f DEVELOPING a1 PHOTOGRAPH Br J. C PLVMMttt. PBBtieBMmieanHnBiMMn (Uipjrlilht, I JM, by Uillr Itotr rob. Co I JI T)EV. Mil 8IUSBY allowed himself . I to ba hcltted the fourth tlrae to W chicken, irnulo no opposition when hU 9 cup waa flllpd with coffee nud was S equally imnsUe when Mr Cody plated fi a largo pleco of fried inush bcsldo tho 1 ""' ' "chicken. -yi "It's ft aad thing about Capt. Carr," , m 'murmured Mra Cody. m Itev SlKby sniffed. "People who pra- , X fer to anil In boats and fish on the m Lord's day rather than hear Hit Word , I must corao to grief," quoth he X "But his wife and children went to M church," Krow led Capt Cody, moiwel) J "Tho sins of the father descend upon M his children," said Mr Slgsby "It Is hard to understand to our Impel feet I nature, but such Is the law of Qod " l v- "Our imperfect nature- generally - 7--t- ' Tl I "I FANCY THERE'S NO DOUUTOF IIIB QUILT." H holds n man Innocent 'till he's found: guilty," growled Capt Cody again M . ' -'I fancy," said Itev. SlRsby, "there's M-4r"' no doiibt of his guilt. Mr Fanning is. K such ft model ChrUtlan that ho would' fl not make a charge unless he bad good) H foundation." H "Sins ot the fathers on the children," said Capt Cody, after Rev Slgsby had. flj departed "If the Almighty was to H ' como on cSrth He'd bo busy telling peo-V peo-V pie He wasn't like what these Slgsbys H ' raa!te Hm out totbe " H Mrs Cody stopped up her ears. H It was & sad thing about Capt Carr B After 30 ) ears' sea eervlco for' the house of flllsoji & Clark, ho had been placed 6 In charge of tho firm's wharves When S Mr; Fanning, who had come rather sud-B sud-B denly Into to'vn, became head cashier and manlier for the firm, he discover- cd, after lie had !(en two years In his pniltlont gravB discrepancies In CapU Carr's accounts Further lnvestlga-I, lnvestlga-I, lions raadojlje captain out a defaulter somo J2.0o6j!tho result of false ontries of wharfages received Capt Carr was suspended nt once nud against the wishes of the-jTianager was not arrested, arrest-ed, but was placed under surveillance, 5 The church, where Mr. Fanning at tended and where he was a valuable assistant as-sistant In Sunday school, to a man and ' woman Lolleved Capt Carr guilty While his wife nnd children attended the church he rarely entered Its doors, i nnd so prejudiced the congregation- B against hlra Since his mlsfortuns his wife had found the atmosphere of the church so chilling that sb; stopped attending at-tending and the congregation placed her beside her husband on Its books. ; Hut the entire marine circle, captains, i mates and boatswains nil scouted! the Idea of Capt Carr's guilt They de-i de-i clored there was some mistake and In " a most loyal manner visited the cap- jPiC" tain and sw ore lustily at Mr. Fanning ftf "I don't, JtiQw nothing," groaned the JU bewildered Capt Carr "I can't remorn- ! her stealing any money, but tho way UL Mr. Knnnlng makes It out I must havo V( dnno It. Hut wtiat bothers mn la what SKrt did I do with the money?" HL "You never stole It!" thundered Capt. H'l Cody. hi t"Nevpr," bellowed tho chorus of B mates 'and boatswains. Bt Hut people whb once spoke to Capt. H Carr passed him sllentlv ind his chll- B drej had no playmates on the stroet, B r "That's Mr Fanning," said a man, B 'ng out (he manager to Capt. Cody J street. HC V ? iilwm wsiimii CapC Cody had Just returned from n toyarjo to the Pacific and had never beheld tho manager. I Ho glinted at him with the air of, a man who Is toniprlltd to stare t something very disagreeable, Ihttn hist glance became fixed and after Fanning i had passed he hastened around the ; squaro so that he would meet the manager man-ager once more "Where have I seen a man Just like him?" tald Capt. Cody, to himself Hut though tho photograph of a man's face, like, very like, unto Mr. Fannlng's, was impressed on the captain's mind, tho film would not develop. It wa misty and yet It was n face It worried tho captain Ho went over tho world in his mind Ho confronted himself, with men In few, in tnrbnnB and In sombreros. He marshaled before hti mental eyo the crews ho had commanded, command-ed, but tho film remained clouded and Imperfect. Thero was an Ingredient lacking, a touch needed, and neither was within the captain's reach He lost his appetite appe-tite nnd kept Mrs. Cody awako with his resttes8nesi. Capt Cody waxed cross and peetlsh as he struggled with his Imperfect photograph, pho-tograph, and when a lady called to see him he went into tbo parlor In a bad humor. The lndy had a son who was on a voyage to Demerara and she had heard some stories about its deadly cllmato and hastened to Capt. Cody for his opinion. He reassured her and remained re-mained sitting In the parlor After she had gone. Demerara! He had not been there for years, but tho memory of the pea-soup colored river came with Its tilt banks and tho sugar sheds and white houses ot the town came back to him Then the missing Ingredient Ingredi-ent came to his hand. Tho film became be-came gradually a portrait, clear and ulstlnct. Tanning it was, and Demerara Deme-rara was where he had seen him Following Fol-lowing close on the perfection of tho film came facts. Like links In a chain they welded one hi another. Fanning, he hid seen him on board the Vixen, CapL Chapman, and the Fanning he saw there had manacles on his wrists and was In the cabin of the steamer with a grim looking man alongside of hlmi v ' "Chapman's In Norfolk now," murmured mur-mured Capt. Cody. He went to Norfolk on that evening's boat Capts Cody and Chapman stood on the street corner opposite the warehouse ware-house of nilson & Clark, much as two tnarksTien would stand awaiting the appearance of some wily game bird "He'll go out for dinner," said' Cody, "and then you'll see him Fanning came out and walked up the street as becaino a laan at peace with the world "It's him," said Chapman "Bomers! Robbed a' house in Ilerblce of a big sum, made his lucky escape toDemcrara was caught and put on my steamer for return to Urrblce Managed to slip his handcuffs Just ns we came Into Derbies nt night pnd plumped overboard. Must hae caught a boatman and bribed him to hide him. He's "wanted out thero badly " "What'll you doT" asked Capt Cody "I'll call on him to-night," replied Capt Chapman, grimly. , Somcri, Alias Fanning, at first denied everything flatly Hut his face was the color of white clay nnd his knees smote one nnother as he blustered It wa3 co good Chapman had his proofs pat and Somers threw up the game Ho was wining to confess and put Jho confession confes-sion in writing that ho had doctored the.wharfage books so as to throw the blame op Capt Carr for n discrepancy, the result of his own peculations "Now," sold Capt Chapman, "mal'o your best time out ot this port, and keep out of It." ' The 12,000 was not the only discrepancy discrep-ancy which Bllson & Clark discovered when they went over the accounts of Mr Fanning, who had come to them "with forged letters ot recommendation Detectives hunted for Mr. Fanning without success and Bllson A Clark had tto charge the defalcation off to profit band loss without oven the gratification of revenge Capt Carr resumed hU post as chief ot tbo wharves tolqnglng io the firm. |
