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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I STORY F FROM OM THE START Capt Lion Follower Fellowes American merchant ship Is sunk by a Brit Ish lob frigate off Portugal In the War of 1812 Fellowes' Fellowes life lire l le 18 saved by an girl who conceals her Identity Fellowes goes to Lisbon where he meets an nn acquaintance Capt Chater of the American ship True Bounty who offers him a D aberth aberth berth as a mate but knowing Chater Is disloyal In trading with the enemy he refuses He lie meets the girl who sa saved ved his life Cara daughter of the owner of True Bounty She Is bound for home borne ane and Induces ves Fello to sail as mate male He lie lein Is le In love with Cara The vessel Is stopped by cue cne British frigate Badger Captain Fell Fel Fel- l lower lowes wes Is taken aboard the Badger Maddened er a pressed man at what be he believes believE's Is Caras Cara's and Chater's treachery he strikes who orders him a hundred lashes with the cat Fellowes' Fellowes hatred of the three be becomes becomes becomes be- be comes an obsession Off ocr New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Fellowes escapes from the Badger He scents a plot In a meeting to be held at Chater's dialers home and gathers a a accompany company of ot militia to circumvent the plot plot- In a fight between the militia and sh sailors Colli- Colli shawe escapes At Chater's home Fellowes finds Cara her father and Cha Chater ter Fellowes scoffs at atthe atthe atthe the girls girl's denial of f conniving at his No Incriminating incriminating papers are found The party leaves for New York CHAPTER VII VII Continued Continued 13 13 And carry carryon on the maintenance nunce ol of the estate I tear fear ear not nut Lion 1 fear tear not Business Is slothful Humph I 1 Then Ill I'll have bove you look over o our titles See which lands could be disposed of at most readily Sell the Manor fields Sopher was was overwhelmed Why my dear Lion I 1 Not nn on acre has bas gone since since But But this thlE Is absurd Do listen to reason I 1 There Isn't any ony reason In the situation situ situ- Fellowes rep replied led between strokes of the razor I 1 must have hare a 8 ship NImrod rind and nd that means I 1 must have money Unless I 1 C CUD can D come to some terms with Joshua Ills lean leon bronzed features were contorted contort con con- contorted tort d In a 0 scowl Lie He hates his brother brother brother-as as I 1 do I should think two men who hate the same sume person would make excellent partners I must deplore the bitterness ol of your spirit protested the 11 lawyer w er Hatred Is the cause couse of Infinite suffer sufferIng Lag Ing and misery You have the cart cort before the horse rapped F Fellowes llowes Misery and aDd suffering Inspire hate No you needn't argue I J appreciate your motive f but my mind Is Is' fast Sopher looked uncomfortable At t 4 hc the least he be said sold hesitantly allow me to offer afTer my services as counselor and advisor I should be bt delighted to accompany you to the thi city and ah and ah examine any ocy measures suggested in the light of ot practical and consistent lawfulness No It wont won't do denied Fellowes And smiled at the lawyers lawyer's chagrin This Isn't an RD occasion for tor lawful lawful- ness Dear me Lion you are most obstinate obstinate ob ob- sighed Sopher And do J 1 your purpose to put pet to tosea tosea tosea sea as a 7 Yes Mies I 11 I shall shaJI go with you I 1 1 I shall accompany pany pony you as marine as-as-marine as marine officer My military services will win have bave equipped me for the duties and I am sure sore a 8 I number of my corps will enlist with their captain Fellowes' Fellowes smile became a laugh almost al most carefree and hearty You shall come NImrod he be promised prom prom- Iced and all nil the thc you can raise Now shall we sample Mrs Rhodes' Rhodes cooking Twill taste more than good to me mc after otter two years of salt Bait horse J I The widow received them at nt the foot toot of the stairs I Perked up a mite aint ye squire she remarked noth noth- I In can master sleep for a red fired manI man I say one and after sleep ye want food She led the thc way Into the dining I room where Tom and Tom Cuffee-Tom Tuffee Tom distinctly sheepish were sheepish were cleaning I the floor and polishing furniture then Tom Torn sh she admon adman admonished well do with the a 0 awhile I while Cuffee ye can come corne outside I with me and fetch In the plates Ill I'll IllI j t make a good oo waller of at je ye e yet yel After Alter I we git the squire settled ye yc two o can ean canI j i I help out at the General Armst Armstrong I allus wanted a n pair o o 0 husky men men- folks olles mound the pl place ce Not Not that I 1 need em cm specially lally but hut It males makes malese ye e feel pert Jest to have ha men folks mound And Tom Torn Char hes he's cut out on for tor the heavy y work A honest well well- man Tom Torn Is 18 gave gae him hima a pat under which be he wiggled ecstatically leally n a fl cle to tobe tobe 0 be sure but hell he'll f me on A couple o 0 months month and nell neil earn enre his keep I wouldn't wonder Im Pm sorry Mrs Mra Rhodes Fellowes answered when he could squeeze o a word In but we are starting starling for tor New York as os soon as os 1 Jeff leff err le cnn can come for tor us She halted balled in the kitchen door arms akimbo Noo bey After Ill I'll tip lie bound hound After her and b her r father and duller and Clint Chater er corrected stiffly The widow eyed eel him shrewdly got much n II p for tor her I 1 take toke ItU it U Ho Hv said Bald nothing By Arthur 7 D. D Howden den Smith t Copyright 1928 ARTHUR D D. SMITH Service Oh well ye aint the fust man Humph 1 I 1 J bettel keep my mouth shut Im I'm all Here Bere I want wont the Manor open and I ben and swep and cleaned and ind brushed and nod polished UJ til my body's And ye yc tell me yell yeU shet the place In an on hour I I crossed the room and took look one of her red calloused callous d bands hands In Its his Thank you yon he said sahl It wits wils like you to t think of me And Ill I'll come comeback comeback comeback back again with again with Tom and Cuffee Cuffee- some sonie day Mrs Rhodes blinked her ber e eyes es sharply There was I a a. suspicion of a H trickle In each corner Some day duyl That's s 's what hat men albus al allus His bus say They Tiley come and ond ye ye git jer yer self used to that dirty ways ways and they up and lea leave leae e ye as us a cat cut a new hearth But they'll come back some back some day duy says they Humph I Well Spell all I can cun tell ye e Squire Fellowes Is yell be huppler happier when ye stop kiln killin folks and gettin beat bent and 1 I d ont what else els else after gals yc ye bale hate too That's th the queerest tune tune I ever er bopped hopped to It If made mode yer mind up to settle all nice an and proper and farm form yer land and raise a family family- Her ner receded through the kitchen and Sopher said suld hastily I 1 think Ill I'll drive e on Lion Ive I've had my breakfast t. t And Ill I'll send RIggle up to you Miranda Is Is In ah In a bel mood I Judge Tom Torn Grogan Grugan wagged his head bead o othe n as- the low lawyer er left lef the room The sailor was sitting rather uncomfortably upon one of the spindly legged mahogany any chairs Fellowes' Fellowes mo mother her had bad fetched home from England I 1 dunno what bell grunt Is tie he said uless Its It's kin to gabby but whatever er messmate did dirt ye e ever eversee eversee eversee see the woman could talk as fast and do as much a fine flue woman woman Tom Tom stalled smiled Fell Fellowes OWlS OWl'S And she seems seems to be fond Cond of you Fond of ot me h hey i She's fond o 0 me Well you Well you you wont won't see her lier after today to to- day And If I l I dont don't feel for fur forIt forit It It growled f Two Tom I 1 like Ilke the way she swings a ropes rope's end over me He Uc Jumped op up quickly as ns the kitch kitchen en dear dror swung In and Mrs Irs Rhodes Rhodes' Instructions floated ted through hut but but if It ye aint got goi time for no nomore nomore nomore more Coffee Cuffee the two o 0 ye can on wash up them dishes and fold told up all the Ule covers co and lay loy the dru on the carpet agin In that bedroom and and and- Sink me what a a shed she'd make Tom whispered awesomely CHAPTER VIII Joshua Jeff RIggle pulled his team to a ahalt ahalt halt with a mild Whoa oo Whoa oo-a oo I brandishing hIs bis whip In either direction direction direction tion along the lie crest of at the low bills hills overlooking Brooklyn As 8 fas as as could be seen the countryside was dotted with work work gangs gangs In laboring boring at the fortifications for for- which made ugly scars upon the th tb i green of at fields and orchards that airs air's a sight folks come miles to see he be observed All th the way from creek to bay We aint oln again to be like we wore In 70 squire Look to them ships 1 I l IThe The whip Indicated the close packed anchorages In the East Cast river und and oft off Governors Governor's and Ellis Is Islands Islands Islands lands hundreds of or sail ot of all nil dl most most of or them with their topmasts housed and barrel tar capping their mastheads nightcaps nightcaps' folks call them barIs said Jeff dead Taint en e safe to sail the thc sound east o 0 New London London ond and thurs thur's ships been picked up this side o 0 Ne Nee Haven Haen Coastin aint a coast coas coaster coastes er es- put to sea In months since the blockade was tightened If wasn't fur for and them d d tl-d d II 11 censed ceased traders wouldn't wouldn be no 01 clearances atall I aint haldin with Charter none but ye e cant can't past the point the country wasn't fj fixed ed to take on the No scree squire not by a 0 lu 1 I The Thee auction markets are full rull o 0 capture cargoes and y yc ye couldn't throw a 0 stone in to the river om and not hit a prize but a 8 amany amany many privateers git took and our ships that put to se sea to trade stand seven sc chances Into ten o 0 losin So whar does docs It Kit git us us eh That's what 1 I crave to Fellowes hadn't devised a solution of at J Jeffs Jeff's problem by the lie time tile the coach dropped them at nt the land ferry ID ing lac It was n a sorry fix for tor the country country coun try to be In only Interested half In Inthe inthe the struggle and that half ns as he knew mainly concentrated in the southern and frontier states which lint had no conception of or the governments government's governments government's govern govern- ments ment's need of ot a n navy y and ond were In lri Il- Il to be Jealous of the wealth shipping had brought to the sea sen seaboard seaboard board hoard cities of at the north But per haps laps If tr men like himself who had either a n sense of conviction or of wrong fought desperately determinedly edly for long enough the sullen apathy of or the shipping Interests could he be neutralized and the southerners and backwoodsmen might learn the potentialities the sea held for tor Amer len lea They'd all come to hate bate the same object late Hate sufficiently and you could conquer anyone any ony culty A lesson hed he'd learned by bitter bit ter experience and must t teach ach others He lie landed ot at the foot tool of ot Whitehall street us grim ol ot countenance as though he went to meet Tom and Coffee Cuffee trod close at his heels bewildered by the throngs of I people and the racket of at voices and cartwheels grinding on the cobbles I In front of ot the Washington hotel at the corner o of Broad Brand and Pearl streets Fellowes Fello halted hailed his charges es esI I am nm going on to see Mr fish Joshua he said Do you two await me in the taproom here And Coffee Cuffee see to It that lint Tom doesn't get drunk Yah Yuh l Fello e on a fumed Tom Toni Taint fair messmate Howd How'd ye know I 1 was my sui suits Is to git three sheets In the wind Fellowes turned Into Pearl street crossed Hanover Hano square and so came come cameto cometo to Front From street t which he traversed as far as ns a large double brick ware house grouse Once upon a time Its Its facade had been pierced by a double door e exactly In to In the center but this had bad been bricked d up so many years year ngo ago that the new bricks had faded almost to the hue of or orthe the surrounding wallIn wall In place of or the large door two two single ones hid had been pierced been pierced under either gable gahle Over O tile the nearer one hung bung the sign l 4 Cl BE lIN Exporter and Importer r Sailings to all Ports Over O the lie farther I sign read rend JOSHUA Exporter and Importer Sailings to the Baltic the lie British Isles Southern Europe and the Indies Fellowes entered the farther door A haired gray clerk celk slid off a n high stool and advanced to meet him timorously l col 1 am looking for Mr said Fellowes Mr Ir Is out sir At the Tontine When will he Ah Ah sir not nol until after three when the board suspends But If It you went around to Wall street now you might find him at ot leisure the hour hoer of 01 high Change sir sirs and all the gentlemen gen should be taking their noon noon- Inc Ing Fellowes thanked the old man mun and went went- out Into Front street turning the corner curner Into Wall where the Tontine Ton Tom tine Coffee house rose above the curbIng curb Ing this side of Water Threading the group groups still arguing and discussing the trading projects of ot the morning he had as little difficulty Identifying Joshua as os the ware warehouse ivare the tile hosTile had divid divided house bouse brothers ed ell In half when they broke up their partnership 1 J Joshua's stout body was clad clada at a as neatly its 03 n Benjamins Benjamin's s but after r tie the Democratic fashion his tailed long Halle blue coat coal was short and Iii his hla nether u were tare rc tight skin skin tight gray pantaloons pr terminating in polished half ts His Isis gray hair W was cut short anI and brushed straight hark hack and his ruddy face ure was set off oft b by a 11 plain stock ito l. l and aUlI neckerchief f. f Where Benjamin Ben flew jamin was sedate quiet circuitous with nn on elusive eye Joshua was pas posh I lye live outspoken lul forth forthright t Fellowes Fellowes' tapped him on the tile armI arm I hog your pardon said suld tile the Long Islander My lily name Is Lion Fel rei I owes lowes Mr I was pressed off oft your brothers brother's ship True Tnie Bounty TO eTO BE CONTINUED |