Show Z I 1 T I 1 I 1 I 1 F THE PROMOTION OF THE ADMIRAL A L SEA AND COMEDIES bv By morley robert roberts author of tho th colossus Co lou the fugitive copy copyright N I 1 allds 0 PON 1191 by 6 aa 7 curtis tur bubli I 1 hing company copy copyright afos by L C faff page company incorporated continued it t was the flatt time a it blue bluejacket jachet bad 1 been near the tile place since a day eor e or two before admiral a disappear ance e and at first hen bhang hal gaw saw them m come in he lie regretted that billy ills beat fighting man was by now well mell on his ma a to portland but for at ikast at ten minutes the Triumph ants be i ed ver 1 wa I denson had hail a good ie id ad and hal hat arranged matters very vr ry neatly uly vuu look ere I 1 ho tie ha ila I 1 said the tiling ng to ly out for is the barman ile hews a tuti gun as thea the calls it ere on a shelf under the bar smith a e 11 liya e one in ili his ills so when hen I 1 8 this rum would eon a on tit t wait for no back answer but r ta tie e bar kleper out quick with lilt a atone me matchbox or anthina an thins thing and all d the lit marlit urist to amith doe does tho the sime to iru jim lie hell 11 likely not be b bed ed but if a e Is boulo bottle ain too an ani I 1 cot t a sord of jaw about it first or wa it t chev he stood up till to tile bar and ben den imn 1 ordered drinka drinks for and ahr ie a particular pals of his aint this mr smith a be he as ed I 1 tit m smith said chinghai Shin ghai ares to jou on lo 10 I 1 e often heard of vau u bald benson denson and three or four merchant reliant freamen fitting about tho room ni sniggered snIggEr cd and pissed few fea kring remarks amerig then hes ives rut I 1 ikirt jae smith who had bad aiken enough that slit to make him referred jo to be i admiral bo sour admiral has come back as a ho ito he lie lias las eald said the tile triumphant and nd dicky dunn Is lookin for the man in that placed that dart game on ani n I 1 smith shrugged his hi shoulders as he half halt turned aaa aw a taint halt half so dirty as this rum said id it woul I 1 poison a dog ani n I 1 as the words left his ills mouth the all II 11 with fill a sudden and tremon aus era cra it two heavy matchboxes ent nt for tom behind the bar one it d him out as quietly as if he lie had ii een en hocus sul the other sma smashed hed a atle which aich held a liquor known on the barbary coast as brand and starred erred the mirror behind the shelves homas lomae at the samo moment stooped an d caught Shang hil hit smith by the wi hies and pitched him on his head lie i never bad timo time to ream for his ills un n the merchant bearnth beani jumped their feet and ado m ado for the door slop stop them said denson benson and halt lozen ozen blue jackets hustled them back aln ho no ou don dont t johnnies oil n stay and avo free drinks and look lour ler fter tho the man map behind the bar drag ut t that smith and get am in the open air r and thomas dragged smith into the e dart darkness ness by his hi collar thero there a to bo be kin for us 11 aid id benson sma what ou like ad id taste bothin and in n less than a minute place wak a lament ile ble ani ant ghastly spectacle sarnes him right said one of the erchant merchant seamen as he lie salved a hot bot tle of poison oh oli ain t he a sailor robbing swine fetch him in and let lt him look at t said sald benson denson with a wind wink thomas had been primed I 1 lies he a come to and run like billy ohl it he cried but smith wai incapable of run aing ng he ile was being carried by two ue jackets eta after iro int after im ion said benson and id in another moment the whole ahouse aae mas clear awken tom torn came to he found the lace ace a avrock rock and four boarders too tar r gone in A bieu fieu eu liquor to offer any use ful 1 explanation of what hat had occurred A 11 1 1 4 aught shanghai smith by tho the ankle ankles nee the rum had been pronounced t to potion a dog all I 1 know Is s said tho tile soberest sobo reat I 1 ci at he be fit and ve me fit and fit and nt fit and ad then e run and when hen tom sought hr ir the police pollee wag was ver odd that there was not ne be to be found in the quarter of san fancisco Zan cisco which most needs clubbing keep it in order there vaa as not ren ven one to bear witness that a crowd 9 f blue jackets and arid an american cli n had told come along the water front 1 midnight but five minutes after alid nighta a british lieutenant rould ave ave taken bis his oath that both bell aroun bere rere ere in their boat watis and at least mod nober sober I 1 ve seen the admiral denson benson I 1 I 1 selwyn ne as he lie taped stated into his oat at id 1 d oat dols down n and he lie may be liter itar t f an he lie said I 1 N vt x ix 11 lilt 1 benton ilenson 0 and its soon as sedwyn had dl di appeared into the darkness dar knesH the bloat with mr shanghai smith in followed toll owed suit and the hay of san tran francisco cisco la is not so u well m ell col that the had any one inquiring what the were mere doing as they pulled across u to bauc elito and lal tat I 1 up quietly till three 0 clock ho lie aint dead we hopes eald said the ere creft of the boat not a e said sald 11 tison Is 14 eart boats be ate all to to rl allita lita and gild ie Is head Is per bound bar a lump the eke size of 0 a en a egg that dodo of 0 thomas Is I 1 ver er fatal in a ro row oh it its s very fatal it was mas nearly two clock before Shin made any motion but u when hen he lie it dl I 1 bigia to get conscious he found hi lik mind and hi ills tongue with ith surprising aur rapidity that cad ad of yourn burn must be male of five boiler mr nir smith bald u as smith eat tat ua its suddenly abat hat aiu am I 1 doln dola alre asked smith ow do wo 0 know asked the de lighted crew ere lion ou would come it arn t no good excusing of ours thes smith put his ills hand to bis his iliad in ad inho ho hit lift me he de demand mandol savagely abely no one eald said the colw crt w unanimous 1 tou tried to stand on oil our ead put do me ashore eald said amith ahat ha t are ou oil goin to do lore ere waltin to see set the arvester Ar voater yonder cavot tr cr anchor up lip replied alonson nora re in the sailor in line we e are sinie as ou u was as he ile don doll I 1 1 like to bear that said sold billings were more cutting him out of a job and this time wo ain t auppl in admirals fo no we aint lah ah ou sailor robbin matriel and arid ou dired touch our admiral ob oh ou dog out ou the all took a turn at him and smith saw he as in the tightest cor clr rf r ho he bad occupied this tills wa as satisfactorily expressed for him sol say bhang hal did ou oil ever hea heal of Dart baruela leys bull and when smith refuse I 1 to answel ansei tl ey answered for him he ile was ai jatniel jarn niel in a clinch and so are ou oil lou ouro ro coln to a aie q tho the finest tim timi of 0 all till our life did iou ei er hear of sant of tho an ar ester and smith tor for all his ills irusal cour age shook in bla his I 1 loots outs ghe give ion chape chaps a hundred dot dol lira to rut me ashore ho he cried 1 I never touched sir richard dunn dry up said banson I 1 and dont lie we part with you my jowel not for a thousand abat made you desert from the arvester a corn coin fordable for table ship like that with sich a duck of 0 a chipper ill give ou oil a thousand thou hand band said smith desperate at four clock you ou re coln on the Aric brusler ster and Us night on three now saila lit miss a man mail like aou ou SQ si smart and and for all the rold in californi Call Cali torny forny own up tip as ou shans hated the admiral smith grasped at any chance of avoiding the Ila lancster Hanc ster I 1 lor or sant had a dreadful name and both is mates were terrors if it I 1 own oun I 1 put him aa away will ou take me ashore and hand me over to the police lie was almost in it elate state of collapse heuson denson looked at tho the roan man and in the faint light of far off day lay kill be low the horizon the boats boat a crew crea saw him wink iak vell lell ote vote on it if it you ou own ong up what dye say chaps aye ae well vote said the men say of did id ou ll 11 ux it dut but smith saw save bow how the voting would mould go and refused to speak they heard board six belli bell como come across the water from many ships and then they heard seon there was a grey glint in tho the east the band dunes on the lietgeb of the mccan park whitened as they pulled for the harvester they heard the clank of her A windlass brakes and tho the bull ofie of her mate as JQ ae encouraged bis his men to do their best by threatening them with nith three months of bell hell afloat smi it offered two thousand dollars 1 I w t part with w ith yiu except to sant for all you over ever robbed men of eald laid lianton and what hta this Is on y sou knows pull bos her cables up and down flown to no hold on a moment he must bo be wet of course I 1 in ili balte of bis his struggles ruggles et they put him over the sido and soused him thoroughly when they pulled him hion on botbol again lie eat sat cursing now noh boys bend your backe and when he came up alongside the harvester han enter ehe she was aas juet just moving under the draught of 0 her loosed topsails top salle harvester ahoy cried denson Hallo 1 said sant I 1 what li Is it you don t happen to have lost one of your crew crevi bryin Z desert by cimmin sir alavo ou picked him up what a hie his does he bay say ite its smith or that a the man eald said sant I 1 want ant han badly but smith tried cried out thia this is kidnapping kid mr air sant I 1 refuse to go ob oh smith sal sat I 1 sant take all the chances of ite its bein any anything thin you like throw thrim mara a ropo rope and the to towed oil along t side up you go aid said benson if 1 I va wont on t lid bald smith sinith won t your asad dan benun rin we well I 1 I 1 P tr fe ree fee about that hook look on there bit linn liars 1 and the next moment smith was jammed in a running 1 bowline round his hi waist salay him up eald said denson and the i briw of the harvester Har veeter hoisted the notorious robber lilt about tha the I 1 ellers ot of pic pita eure asure they wire like likely to know till they reached new york and the Triumph ants pushed off as they heard tho mate address sir mr smith in language which did bla his reau tation and the reputation of the ship most ample justice there theres a talk and thedois a fore tore topsail ard ahoy voice for ou buld said denson oh oil mr ir smith will be look ed after by he will now sow chapa chaps pull or jammed in a running bowline for it for tho the admiral will be gaitin and if it that appena duill be stand fioro under to be continued |