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FRIDAY, JUNE ai, 1900. THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. 8 KING FOR. A DAY (Continued from jslrdy) or eli lien tlM captain r m' to hi feet tbo secretary wlihp n-1 In hi 4 enr: 'Tor fuMivi'ii't mike, iluii't N iv mi) thing oImhU the Jixllrtul' wlfi. Tm Ik ulmiit da rolls." Hut the nici'ci, mi beautifully written, m 1 m itt In lu inclining mid so complicated In lu 1M11II, become a waving n ii of fiiiuii, I'roiii out tho bil lowy u-nste of this liiilflliillo iiniNn there ImittiiNl "lily tin' t ill figure of the rmln vermis J. C, iiiul iitliiclicil to it, an n tungllilit something, the filet thttt lie Iiiul loit hU wife mill npHIih tho da roll. It was glorious, this getting up be fore two Nlrliitf'i of more or lend bald headed (!!lr;lU to tell tin-in how tli ntntit ought to bo riin-the ship stewd, , It were. "Ontleuieit," h began, starting off bravely enough, "wo are plenmM to hsve among u once more our fellow skipper, tlu Judicial com tnhotlotvt " Tit' out tmek'a got a rare streak of lamer on tonight," whbipered Lushton "II In Jovial filet mlilit to tho harmony of tho occasion. 1 will not iilludu to bis late In, m we all know Imw dpeply lie feels It." "tiiul! Hut he's rubbing It In," laid Lukbton. "I repcut, we are glad to have him among us ngiilii. My secretary assures roe that there' not a single ducolt left lire lu the province. There's nothing like putting tlicMt- rebellious chup down. I had a mutiny myself once on board tho Kunijitroo, I ahot tho ring lender nud lumlo every mother's aon of the rent of them walk tho plank. 80 I'm proud of the good work the Ju dicial bin dune lu thla repect." Now, It had Imh-u a aourco of Irrltat Ing regret to every deputy commission er In tho aervlce that wheu be bad caught a ducolt red banded, convicted and sentenced lilm to le hanged and Kent the ruling up to tho judicial fot confirmation bo bad been promptly ant on officially and tbo prlnoner either par doncd or let off with a light aeuteuce; consequently tbeae little pleasantries of the captain were looked upon aa aatlre. The secretary algbed a a be shoved lo his pocket the written apeecb, which tbe captain bad allowed to allp to tbe floor. "It'll do for another time, I sup poae," be aald wearily, "when be geta over tbla Infernal touch of aim or Bur nt bead." Tbe other epecche did not appeal to Captain tarry much nor, for tbe mat ter of that, to the other either. lie Lad certainly made tbo bit of the even ing. "It'a great, tbla," bo an Id bucollcally to tbe aecretary aa they drove borne. "What alrr "Why, making sjeecbes and driving koine In your own carriage. I bate go ing aboard ahlp lu a Jlggledy aampan at night. I'll have a atrlng of wbarfa put all along the front thero ao that ablpa won't have to load at their moor Inga. Juat put me lu tulud of that to morrow." Next day there waa considerable di version ou tbe Newcastle Maid. MTb old roan's got tbe d. fa," tho cblef en gineer told the first officer. "I locked film In titu calkin lant nlrvht wtinn ttiAV brought him off, and be'a banging things around there In great shape; weara he's tbo ruler of Burma and Sir Glmmcl Homebody. I won't let him out till he geta all right again, for he'd go up to tbo agenta with tbla cock and bull atory. They'd cable home to the owners, and ho d be taken out of the uhlp aure." Tbat'a why Sir Lemuel tarried for a day on the Newcastle Maid. Nobody would go near him but the chief engi neer, who bunded blm meat and drink through a portholo and laughed sooth ingly at his fancy tales. After chota bazrl next morning the secretary brought to Captuln Larry a largo basket of official papers for bis perusal and slguature. That was Sir Lemuel's time for work. His motto was business first and afterward more business. Euch paper was carefully contained In a cardboard holder secured by red tape. "Tho log, eb, mate?" said Larry when the secretary brought them Into his room. "It looks shlpshapo too." . "This Ale, sir, Is the case of Deputy Commissioner Grant, first grade, ' of Bungaloo. lie has memorialized the government that Coatsworth, second grade, bas been appointed over his bead to the;, commlsBlonershlp of Bhang, He's senior to Coatsworth, you know, sir, In $0 service." ' k "Well;; why has Coatsworth been made first mate, then?" "Grant's afraid It's because he.offend ed you, sir, when you went to Bunga loo. He received you In a Jabran" coat, you remember, and you wore awfully angry about It." "Oli, I was, was I? Just shows what an ass Sir Lemuel can be, sometimes. Make Grant a commissioner at once and I'll sign the papers." "But there's no commlsslonershlp open, sir, unless you set back Coats- orth." "Well, I'll set him back. . I'll dis cbarge blm from the service. What else have you gotjihere? What's that W.A. FHASEH copyright t s. s. M m-oure co, wC bunaio on tbe fleck r "They're native petitions, air." Larry took up one. It began with an oriental profusion of gracious titles bo stowed upon the commlsNloner and went Into business by stating that the writer, Baboo Hen's wife, had got two ' children by "the grace of God and the ; kind favor of Sir, Lemuel, the Father of all Burmana," and tho long petition was all to tho end that Baboo Sen j might have a month' leave of absence. Larry chuckled, for be did not under-1 stand the complex nature of a Baboo's English. The next petition gave blm much food for thought. It made his 1 head ache. Tbo English was like ; logarithms "Hero," bo said to tbo ' secretary, "you fix these petitions up later. Vva not used to them." : ' He straightened out the rest of the ' official buslmws in abort order. Judg-1 menu that would have taken the wind I out of Solomon's satis be delivered with rapidity that made tbe secretary's head swim. They were not all accord- Ing to the code and would probably Dot stsnd If sent up to the privy coun cil. At any rate, they would give Hlr Lemuel mm-h patient undoing wben be camo Into bla own again. Tbe secre tary unlocked the oflMal aeal and worked It, while tbe captain limited his algnature to "L. Jones." "That's not forgery," he mused; "It mean 'Larry Jonea.' " "Tho chief's band Is pretty shaky this morning," thought the secretary, for tbe signature wss not much like the careful, clerkly band that be was accustomed to see. Sir Lemuel's wine had been a stand ing reproach lo Government IIouso. A dinner there either turned a man Into teetotal er a dyipcptlc, and at tlflln when the captain broached a bottle of ft bo set bis gluss down with a roar. Tie's bragi t me the vinegar," ba ex claimed, r the coal oil. Is thero bo ueuer wine lo tne tiouse than thlaf be asked the butler, and wbeu told there wasn't be luslated upon the sec retary writing out an order at once for fifty ilonen I'omiuery. "Have It back lu time for dluuer, sure! I'll leave some for Lem too. This stuff Isn't good for bis blood," bo said to himself grimly. "I'm glad thla race meet la on while I'm king," bo thought as be drove down after tllQn, taking bia aecretary with him. "They say the 1'rlnce of Walea always gets the straight tip, and I'll Ik sure to bo put ou to some thing good." And be wa. Captain Luahton told blm that bis in a re Nettle was sure to win the Rangun Plate, forgetting to mention that be himself bad backed Tomboy for the same race. "Must have wrenched a leg," Lush ton assured tarry when Nettle came lu absolutely last, but aa tbo secretary wrote "I 0 U'a" for all the bets be made and aa Sir Lemuel would be Into ! bis own again before settling day and j would have to pay up It did not really matter to the captain. Tho regiment was so pleased with Sir Lemuel's contributions that thei best they bad In their marquee was I none too good for him. Tne ladles found blm an equally ready mark. Mrs. Leyburn was pretty and had fiat) to fry. "I must do a little mlsslouury work while the Ironclad's away," aha thought. Her mission waa to lnstull her husband In the position of port of ficer. That came out later came out at the ball that night. The captain as sured ber that he would attend. There Is always a sort of Douuy brook Derby at the end of a race day In Itangtm. Ponies are gently seques tered from their more or less willing owuers and handed over, minus their saddles, to sailors, who pilot then: er ratically urouml tho course for a con tributed prize. Wheu tho captain saw the bat going around for the prize mon ey he ordered the secretary to write out a "chit" for 200 rupee's. "Give them something worth while, poor chaps!" ho said, "And to think that tho Ironclad bus kept this bottled up so long!" muttered LuHhtoti. "I always said you had a good heart," Mrs. Leyburn whispered to the captain. "If people would only let you show It" I she added maliciously, meaning, of I course, Ludy Jones. Tho chief commissioner was easily the most popular man In Burma that night. It was with difficulty tho bluo jackots could be kept from carrying blm home ou their shoulders. "I hope Lem Is looking after the cargo all right," murmured the captain as be drove home to dluner. "I seem to bo getting along nicely. Lucky the old Cat's uwny." j The captain danced the opening qua- idrlllo at the ball with the wife of tboi ifluanclal commissioner, and, bar a lit tle enthusiastic rolling, engendered of his sea life, and a couple of torn trains as they swept a little too close, be man aged It pretty well. The secretary bad piloted him that far. Then Mrs. Ley- burn swooped down upon him, There Is un adornment Indigenous to every ballroom lu the east, known as the kalu jagnh. It may be a conserva tory or a bay window. A quiet seat among die crotons, with the drowsy drone of the waltz flitting In and out I among the leaves. Is just tbe place to won A man. ' I'm telling you this now, but Mrs. Leyburn knew It long ago, moons bo fore Captain Larry opened the ball with tho financial commissioner's wife. Not that Mrs. tayburn was the only woman with a mission-official life In India Is full of tbem-only she had the start; that was all. "It's scandalous," another missionary said to Captuln Ltishtou. "They've been In there a 11 hour; they've sat out three dances. I'm sorry for poor dear Lady Jones." Among tbe crotons the missionary In tbe field was saying: "I'm sure Jack ordered tbe launch to meet you at the steamer that time, Kir Ix-muel. He knows you were frightfully angry about it and bas felt It terribly. He's simply afraid to ask you for tbe billet of port officer, and that horrible man l who la acting officer now will get It j and poor Jack won't be able to send , me up to Durjeellug next hot weather. ' And you'll be going for a mouth again I noxt season, Kir Lemuel, won't you?" j Now, os it happened, tho captain bad 1 bad a row with the acting port olllcer coming up the river, so It was Just In bis mitt, ns he expressed It. "I'll ar range It for Jack tomorrow," be said. "Never fear, little woman." ("He spoke of you as Jack," she told Leyburn later ou, "and It's all right, lore. Lucky tbe Ironclad was away.") A lady approaching from the ball room beard a little rustle among the plant, pushed eagerly forward and stood before tbem. Another mission ary bad entered the field. "I beg par don, Kir Lemuel," and she disappeared. "Perfectly scandalous!" she said as she met Luahton. "Home one ought to advise dear tady Jouca of that design ing creature's behavior." "For Cupid's sake, don't," ejaculated Luahton fervently, "tat tbe old boy bave bis fling. He doesn't get out of ten." "I'vo no Intention of doing so my self," said bis companion with as- 1 perlty. j But all the aame a telegram went I that night to Lady Jones at Prome, j which bore good fruit next day and j much of It i Wben they emerged from the crotons Mrs. tayburn wss triumphant Tbe captain was also more or less pleaaed with things aa tbey were. "Jack will probably crack tarn's bead wben be doean't get his appointment" be thought Tbe captain slipped away early from tbe ball. It seemed somehow as though the fun bad gone out of tbe thing. He began to have misgivings as to the likelihood of tbe cblef engineer keep ing bis brother shut up much longct. "I'll get out of this In tbe morning," bo said as be turned Into bed. "I've had enough of It. I'll scuttle the ahlp and clear out." Tills virtuous Intention would have been easy of accomplishment com paratively, If be bad not slept until 10 o'clock. Wben be arose tbe secretary came to blm with a troubled face. "There's a telegram from Lady Jones, Sir Lemuel, asking for the carriage to meet ber at the station, and I've sent It She's chartered a special train, and we expect ber any moment." "Great Scott, I'm lost!" moaned the captain. "I must get out of this. Help me dress quickly, that'a a good fellow." An official accosted blm as be came out of his room. "I want to see you, Sir Lemuel." "Is that your tomtom at the door!" answered the captain quite Irrele vantly. "Yes, Sir Lemuel." "Well. Just wait here for a few mln- j utes. I've got to meet Lady Jones, ; and I'm late." I Jumping Into tbe cart he drove off ! at a furious clip. Fate, In the shape ! "Stop " she cried excitedly. " IlTiere art you 0oti0, Sr Lcmuelt " of the Iroucliui,. swooped down upon him at the very goto. He met Lady Jones faco to face, . . ,?Stop!" she cried excitedly, "Where are you going, Sir Lemuel?" "I'm not Sh Lemuel!" roared back the disappointed captain,,, ' "Nice exhibition you're making, of yourselfr-chlef commlssoner 'Of Bur ma!" ' "I'm uot the commissioner of Burma. I'm not your Sir Lemuel," he answeiti., anxious to get uwny at ;nv rnst. 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