The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 9, 1898, Page 24

24 FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 189 GRAYDON'S DESTROYERS: fifty miles an hour. the Turbinia type and bu The wonderful en no attention and can be house. The fuel will be the The of four torpe All ap] the ac {s the space saved and given to the crew, enabling them to live in com- company has b The inventor, Lieutenant Graydon, Coast. A number of years ago he made some wonderful experiments lio with an explosive projectile. The his and ought to be w afloat. the warships reel ¢ volu zed within the | company. t year. A London company, With LieU- | wonderful, and, other things being | gisabled. A bit of fiying shell that tenant James Welr Graydon at the stible. But the Graydon | miohe prove very serious to the crank head, promises to do this for any na- are to have a number of other | an 600 BEENE Tord *SCould not do the tion in the world the ag the price to tures talculated to wreak destruc-|jeast injury to a turbine engine. 5. | The company; dlaims that the na | Lo on EnSI{ce that ts nop afloat. | “The fact that the turbine engine can tion that first takes advantage of the offset to the 0 ba | be handled entirely by the man in the |, N e ‘ ! | wheeihouse without necessarily signal- will have the better of any In fact, the better of several nations should they combine | three sizes, | gagement. ) agains | tons, the n In order to carry the liquid fuel \\’1!{\1- haer X 4 S o to | the larger size out ificing any of the space in the Hop, 8 wonder fatven SEE 0 f4nves willicover tiie hold of the vessel, Lieutenant Graydon be gained? | all “‘torpedo-boa has invented a series of tanks attached HE idea’of the Graydon destroyer isthemost advanced of all ship- building inventions. These vessels are to have a speed of nearly They will be equipped with five engines n some liquid fuel, es are so simple that they require practically arted, stopped or reversed from carried in tanks fitted in close to the skin of ament that Lieutenant Graydon will put in consists nd twelve rapid-fire guns. so they can be “housed” below deck when to be of the most modern and simple kind. gained by the use of the turbine engines .n formed in England for the building of these s well known on thePaci new ble to sink any vessel of the same t battle-ships about thirty-five according to the promi Such an advantage in itself would be of such as petroleum. the wheel- These guns will ic 1s will be ve is only one rotary vibration. As they tak be able to | less space the officers be able 10| ;0 i comfort and have iles an hour, | ;o for working the guns ar of the neW | jing the ammunition. Ihea\'ier armor can be used. [ and c 1 h that they could not the engine-room ing to motion there is no up very much much And, lastly, th struction of the turbine engines be is an advan- tage almost beyond estimate in an en- New Type of Vessel Which Enemy---It Will Have all Sorts of Innovations in the Lines of Guns As there can Is Claimed ‘to Be the Fastest Afloat and the Most Dangerous to an and Engines. Trew more nd hand- readily p—— ks e gpammmn e Principally by increasing the speed |ag now designed, acting also as scouts, | to the skin of the ship below the water v of all classes of war Ve atch vessels and commerce de-|line. The space that is usually given s to battl s rovers 2 | up to coal is to be used as a maga- e SR e et speed endurance & Destros Chslzenae v fizine. A o st of guns for th be fitted \\:rlh t ¢ > engin: The ire bintgnur‘ mffl:hg :h}“-“n_e; TR E Lguns tor - that have developec - e fitted with water-tigh projectiles. And fal tr on a new system. By SECTIONAL VIEW OF A GRAYDON DESTROYER NOW BUILDING. an ingenious arrangement, the man in g the construction and ma- he ve 1s so as to reduce »ut 25 per cent from what is a vessel of the same t 2, ngs have been and the new f destr chipery fHE cost a now paid fo All e world. are the inven- ion, who Is appa he has 2 high Lieutenant G guarantees to | to torpedo-t srmous hour. ves- as to be of order. with | se s a speed of forty- | as bal ranteed, and the | than ordl naranteed 11 things reason ¥ Jould not do all that is claimed almost In the ne | located close to th where they Bei ary crank and pi as a solid shot. on. There “oncu { fifty-pound This hea hy the new ves- | be used from the upper deck, the turbine en-| are to be of e from the great erating. S > to get out t place, they are bottom of the v 1 do the most good g lighter in weight on engines % below. This leaves the upp -4 and the guns can be rai firing instantly. The guns hoisted all at once or one at a the need may arise. i be thrown with accur- pid fire guns and a few v armament for a vessel of <o small a type as the destroyer is to the disappearing , and when not in use will be stored and clean for running at a high In case there may be use for them | the new destroyers are to be fitted with ng liquid fuel, of four aerial tor- Bl about one-twen- | These are Lieutenant | ——————— = = et s e = the tur- invention,and hurl a torpedo ; ved to be by means of the R P R speeds powder. This enables E L|O D S RAVE It ex- will also butiall ERE is the Lord’s prayer in the En er -deck | sed to a can be time, as vi vorzifen ure dettoures. And lene ous delvvor of uvel. Amen. Thi wille be done as in hevene and in erthe. vessels now afloat. OF ENGLISH. glish of former times, and it shows how the language has changed A. D. 1258—Fader ure in heune, haleeweide beoth thi neune, cu- men thi kuneriche, thi wille beoth idon in heune and in erthe. euerych dawe bried gif ous thilk dawe. A. D. 1300—Fadir our in hevene, Halewyd by hi name, thi kingdom come, the wheelhouse simply by pulling a : W orpedo tubes. There > lever sean insta close every, scom- ;F“‘ly\u“l\g:!:;‘nv x:\‘\m’ul the construction | It might appear strange that so |turbine engine is responsible for it all. partment in the vessel. One compart-| o¢ these tube: They will be worked many advantages could be crowded | It is generally conceded by mechanical ment will keep it afloat. and fire the same ammunition as the |into so small a vessel as the destroy- The armament of the new vessel is | forpedo tubes now in use on all the war |ers. This, however, is readily under- | be the engine of the future. stood when it is known that the new experts that the turbine engine is to |tage over every ing the case, it stands to reason that the. country first to put them into its war vessels is sure to have an advan- other country that has That be« | not placed them in its warships. to-day. IN ALL KINDS A D. 15 And forgive us oure dettes, as we forgive our dettoures. us not into temptation, Bote delyvere us of yvel Ovr father which art in heaven, sanctified be thy name. Let thy kingdom come. vs today our super substantial bread. But deliuer us from evil. A. D. 1611—Our father which is in heaven, hallowed be thy name. kingdom come. Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Giue us this day our dayly bread. And forgiue vs our de.ts as we forgiue our debtors. And lede vs mot into temptation, but deliuer vs from evil the kingdome, and the power and the glory for euer. And lede Amen. Thy wil be done, as in heaven in earth also. Giue And lead vs not into temptation. Amen. Thy For thine is Amen. The And worzif ure dettes as Although into temptation, bot the fact nought try pose of Oure urche dayes bred give us warships and the shore. is known, the admiralty are among.the larg- est owners of carrier pigeons in the coun- The pigeons are used for the pur- long-distance signaling between To this end they | are trained not to regard the roar of artil- lery and other distractions that would | exist in battle, and their value in convey- ing dispatches in such an event would be considerable. Pigeons now figure promi- nently in all the great naval displays. not generally SHE WALKED ALL AROUND THE CAGE ADMIRING THE PARROTT HE chief engineer and the third sat at tea on the §. S. Curlew in the East India docks. The small and not over-clean steward having placed every- thing he could think of upon the table, and then added everything the chief could think of, had assiduously poured out two cups of tea and with- drawn by request. The two men ate steadily, con- versing between bites and interrupted occasionally by a hoarse and sepulchral voice, the owner of which be- ing much exercised by the sight of the food asked for it, prettily at first, and afterward in & way which at least compelled attention, ““That’s pretty good for a parrot,” said the third criti- cally. “Seems to know what he's saying, too. No, don’t hing. It'll stop if you do.” no pleasure to me in listening to coarse lan- age,” sald the chief with dlgnilfl. He absently dipped a plece of bread and butter in the Third’s tea, and losing it, chased it round and round the bottom of the cup with his finger, the Third regarding the operation with an interest and emotion which he was at first unable to uaderstand. “You'd better pour yourself out another cup, he sald, thoughtfully, as he caught the Third's eye. “I'm goipg to,” said the other dryly. “The man I bought it of,’” sald the chief, giving the bird the sop, “‘sald that it was a perfectly respectable par- rot, and wouldn't know a bad word if it heard it. I hardly like to give it to my wife now.” “It’s no good being too particular,” said the Third, regarding the other with an ill-concealed grin; “that’s the worst of all you young married fellows. Seem to think Bu your wife has got to be wrapped up in brown paper. Ten chances to one she'll be amused.” his shoulders disdainfully. "I The chlel shrugged bought the bird to be company for her,” ne said slowly, “she’ll be very lonesome without me, Rogers."” ‘How do you know?” inquired the other. /'She said so,” was the reply. “When you've been married as long as I have,” sald the Third, Who, having been married some fifteen years, Teit that thel{hutsual positions were somewbat reversed, you’'ll know that, generally s s T it I3 y peavng they're glad to get “What for?” demanded the chief in a voice that Othello might have envied. “Well, you get in the way a bit,” sald Rogers with secret enjoyment; “you see, you upset the arrangements— house-cieaning and all that sort of thing gets interrupted. They're glad to see you back at first, and then glad to see the back of you.” ‘efl‘;’rhere'l wives and wives,” said the bridegroom ten- “And mine's a good one,” said the Third, “registered Al at Lloyd's, but she don’'t worry about me going away. Your_wife’ ¢ years younger than you, isn't she? corrected the other, shortly. “You see, is, that she’ll get too muc attention. " remarked the Third. “Well, wom But 1 don't, damn it,” cried the chief hotly. “When nk of it I go hot all over—boiling hot L hat won't #sald the other reassuringly. *You next year. the cnef an others have. 1'saw the chap .r as we passed him this morning.” said_the Third, wildly. - “I don’t want of your damned impudence,” said the chief ply. ‘He put his hat on straighter when he assed us. What do you think of that?” replied the other, with commendable grav- mean anything.” i f his nonsense while I'm away, I'll aid the chief passionately. “L shall “some of us ‘We not all have got finer fe >xt door looking 300d heavens, an’t it might ity “If he has any r raised his evebrows. . ve ed the landlady to Keep her eves open a bit,” said the chief, “my, and she's very young and simple, o that it is quite right and proper for her to have a motherly old body to look after her."” fd your wife?”’ queried Rogers. ),” =aid the other. *Fact is, Rogers, I've got an {dea about that parrot. I'm going to tell her it's a magic bird and will tell me everything she does while I'm away. Anything the landlady teils me I shall tellLher I got from parrot. For one thing I don’t want her to go out after seven of an evening, and she's promised me she won't. If she does I shall know and pretend that I know through the parrot. What do you think of it?” “Think of it.”” said the Third, staring at him, “think Fancy a man telling a grown-up woman a yarn like She believes in warnings and death watches and all that sort of thing.’’ sald the chief, ‘“so why shouldn’t she? “Well, you'll know whether she believes in it or not when you come-back,” sald Rogers, "‘and it'll be a great ity because it's a beautiful talker and the best swearer ever heard. “What do you mean?” said the othe: “I mean it'll get its little neck wrun sald the third. “Well, we'll see,” said Gannett. “I shall know what to think if it does die.” “1 shall never see that bird again sald Rogers shak- ing his head as the chief took up the cage and handed {th lobzh:; steward, who was to accompany him home with e _bird. The couple left the ship and proceeded down the East India dock road side by side, the only ineident being a hot argument between a constable and the engineer as to whether he could or could not be held responsible for the language in which the parrot saw fit to indulge when the steward happened to drop it. The engineer took the cage at his door and, not with- out some misgivings, took it upstairs into the rlor and set it on the table. Mrs. Gannett, a simple-looking woman with sleepy brown eyes and a docile manner, clapped her hands with joy. “Isn’t it a beauty?’ sald Mr. Gannett looking at it; “I bought it to be company for you while I'm away.” “You're too good to me, Jem,” said his wife. She walked all round the cage admiring it, the parrot, which was of a highly suspicious and nervous disposition, having had boys at its last place, turning with her. After she had walked round him five times, he got sick of it, and, in a simple, sailorly fashion, sald so. “0, Jem!"” said his wife. “It's a beautiful talker,” said Gannett hastily, “and it’s so clever that it picks up everything it hears, {ut 1t soon forget it." *“It looks as thouflh it knows what you are saying,” said_his wife. ‘“Just look at it, the artful thing!" The opportunity was too good to be missed, and in a few stralghtforward lies the engineer acquainted Mrs. Gannett of the miraculous powers with which he had chosen to endow it. “But you don’t belleve {t?"" sald his wife, staring at him open-mouthed. “I do,” said the engineer firmly. “But how can it knew what I'm doing when I'm away?' persisted Mrs. Gannett. ‘‘Ah, that's its secret,” sald the engineer, ‘a good many people would like to know that, but nobody has found out vet. It's a magic bird, and when you've said that. you've said all there is to say about it."” Mrs. Gannett, wrinkling her forehead, eyed the marvel- ous bird curfously. peteband 3 : “You'll find iU’s_qulte true seid Gannett, ‘'when come back that bird'll be able fo tell me how you've been yus!"’ said the astonished Mrs. Gannett. ) out after 7 of an evening or do anything else that I shouldn’ that bird’ll tell me,” ¢ ec the engineer impressively. “IUll tell me who comes to e you, and, i act, it will tell me everything you do while I'm away “Well, it won't hav said anything bad to tell of e, ;. “unless it tells lies d her husband confidently. “‘and now if you will go and put your bonnet on we'll drop in at the theater for half an hour.” It 2 prophetic utterance, for he made such a fuss her his opera over the man next to his wife offering glasses that they left, at the urgent request of the man- agement, in almost exactly that space of time. “You'd better carry me about in a bandbox,” said Mrs. Gannett wearily, ap_the outraged engineer stalked home beside her. ““What harm w the man domng? ““You must have given him some encouragemen Mr. Gannett fiercely, *made eyes at him or thing. man wouldn't offer to lend a lady his opera glas Mrs. Gannett tossed her head, and that so decidedly, that a passing stranger turned his head and looked at her. Mr. Gannett accelerated his pace, and. taking his wife's . led her swiftly home with & passion too great for the morning his anger had evaporated, but the misgivings remained. He left after breakfast for the Cur- lew, which was to sall in the afternoon, ing behind him copious instructions, by following ‘which his wife would be enabled to come down and see him off with the minimum exposure of her fatal charms. Left to herself, Mrs. Gannett dusted the room until, coming to the parrot's cage she put down the duster and eyed its occupant curiously. She fanciea that she saw an evil glitter in the creature’s eye, and the knowing way in which it drew the film over it Was as near an approac| to a wink as a bird could get. She was still looking at it when there was a knock at the door and a brig"!( little womai rather smartly dressed, bustled into the room and greeted her effusively. “] just came to see you, my dear, becnuse I thought a little outing would do me good,” she said briskly, “and if you've no objection I'll come down to the docks with you to see the boat off.” Mrs. Gannett assented readily; it would ease the engi- neer’s mind, she thought, if he saw her with a chaperon. “Nice bird,” said Mrs. Cluffins, mechanically, bringing her parasol to the charge. on't do_that,” said her friend hastily. ‘Why not?” sald the other. “Language!” sald Mrs. Gannett solemnl “Well, I must do something to it,” sal restlessly. She held the parasol near the cage and suddenly it. It was a flaming scarlet, and for the moment t took the parrot's breath “He don’t mind that,” said Mrs. Gannett. The parrot, hopping to the farther corner of the bot- tom of his cage, sald something feebly; finding that noth- ing dreadful happened he repeated his remark somewhat more boldly, and, being convinced after all that the appa- rition was quite harmless and that he had displayed his craven spirit for nothing, hopped back on his perch and raved wickedly. = “If that was my bird,” sald Mrs. Cluffins almost as scarlet as her parasol should wring its necl “No, you wouldn’t,”” said Mrs. Gannett solemnly, and having quieted the bird by throwing a cloth over its cage, explained 1ts properties. “What!" said Mrs. Cluffins, unable to sit still in her “You mean to tell me that your husband said "Mrs. Cluffins opened e shock Mrs. Gannett nodded. *“He's awfully jealous of me,” she said with a slight simper. “] wish he was my husband,” sald Mrs. Cluffins in a thin, hard voice. “I wish C. would talk to me like that. %“:ruthhs(t)xpebody would try and persuade C. to talk to me e that.” a “It shows he's fond of me,” said Mrs. Gannett, looking own. Mrs. Clufiins jumped up and snatching the cover off the cage, endeavored, but in vain, to get the parasol through the bars. “And you believe that rubbish,” she said scathingly. “Bah, you wretch.” + “I don’t believe it,” said her friend, taking her gently away and covering the cage hastily just as the blrfi was o recoveflnf, “but I let him think I do. “I call it an outrage,” said Mrs. Cluffins, waving the parasol wildly, “I never heard of such a thing., I'd like to give Mr. Gannett a piece of my mind. Just about half- an-hour of it. He wouldn't be the same man afterward— I'd parrot him.” Mrs. Gannett, soothing her agitated friend as well as she was able, led her gently to a chair and removed her bonnet, and finding th&t complete recovery was impossible while the parrot remafned in the room, took that wonder- working bird outside. Ba' the time ther had reached the docks and boarded the Curlew, Mrs. Cluffing had quite recovered her spirits She roamed about the steamer asking questlons which savored more of idle curlosity than a genuine thirst for knowledge, and was at no pains to conceal her opinion of iggfiisw 0 were unable to furnish-her with satisfactory “I shall think of you every day, Jem,” said Mrs. Gan- nett, !euden%l I shall think of you every minute,” said the engineer achfully. :. sighed gently and gazed In a scandalized fashion at Mrs, Cluflins, who w carrying on a desperate flirta- tion with one of the prentic She's very light-hearted,” said his wife, following the dire 5 eyes., *‘Sh ajd Mr. Gannett curtly, as the unconscious Mrs. Cluffins shortened her parasol and rapped the ap- prentice playfully with the handle. e ‘seems to be on very good terms with Jenkins, laughing and carrying on. I don't suppose she's ever seen him befor said the engineer. or young thing,’ aid Mrs. Cluffins solemnly, as she came to them. “Don’t you worry, Mr. Gannett. Tl look after her and keep her from moping.” “You're very kind,” said the engineer slow ' said Mrs. Cluffins. “I often A wife does have We'll have a jolly time h my husband was a seafaring man. more freedom, do hy fore what? ore freedom,” said Mrs. <1 al- vs envv sailors’ wives. They can do as they like. No band to look after them for nine or ten months in the A inquired Mr. Gannett, huskily. Cluffins, gravely. wa hu year. Hefore the unhappy engineer could put his indignant thoughts into words there was a warning cry from the gangway, and, with a hasty farewell, he hurried below. The visitors went ashore, the gangway was shipped, and in response to the clang of the telegraph the Curlew drifted slowly away from the quay and headed for the swing bridge siowly opening in front of her. The two ladies hurried to the pierhead and watched the steamer down the river until a bend hid it from view. Then Mrs. Gannett, with a sensation of having lost some- thing, due, so her friend assured her, to the want of a cup of tea, went slowly back to her lonely nome. In the period of grass widowhood which ensued, Mrs. Cluffins’ visits formed almost the sole relief to the bare monotony of existence. As a companion the parrot was an utter failure, its language being so irredeemabiy bad that it spent most of its time In the spare room with a cloth over it§ cage wondering when the days were going to iengthen 2 bit. Mrs. Cluffins suggested selling it, but her friend re- pelled the suggestion with horror, and refused to entertain it at any price. even that of the publican at the corner, who had heard of the bird's command of language and was bent upon buying it. “I wonder what that beauty will have to tell your hus- band,” said Mrs. Cluffins as they sat together one day some four months after the Curlew’s departure. “I_should hope that he has forgotten that nonsense,’” said Mrs. Gannett reddening, “he never alludes to it in his letters,” Sell 1i," sald Mrs Cluffins, peremptorily. “It's no good to you, and Jimson would give anything for it, almost.” Mrs. Gannett shook her head. “The house wouldn’t hold my husband if I did,” she remarked with a shiver. “0, yes, 1t would,” said Mrs. Cluffins, “you do as I tell you and a much smaller house than this would hold him. 1 told C. to tell Jimson he should have it for five pounds.” But he mustn’t,” said her friend in alarm. “Leave yourself right in my hands,” said Mrs. Cluffins, spreading out two small palms and regarding them com- placently. “It'll be all right, I promise you.” She put her arm around her friend’s waist and led her to the window, talkingéearnestly. In five minutes Mrs. Gannett was wavering. in ten she had given away, and in fifteen the energetic Mrs. Cluffins was en route for Jim- son's swinging the cage so violently in her excitement that the parrot was reduced to holding on to its perch with claws and bill, and could only think. Mrs. Gannett watched their progress from the window, and with a queer look on her face sat down to think out the points of attack and defense in the approaching affray. week later a four-wheeler drove up to the door, and the engineer, darting upstalrs three steps at a_time, dropped an armful of parcels on the floor and caught his wife in_an embrace which would have done credit to a bear. Mrs. Gannett, for reasons, of which lack of muscle was only one, responded lese ardently 1ng HI& it's good to pe home again. sald Gannett, sink- ng into an_easy chair and pulling his wife o . n(} how hndv% yfl“ begg?MImrbefy?" e “I got used to it,” said Mrs. Gannett softly. The engineer coughed. “You had the parrot,” m”k;d'xhdm = ; parrot,” he re- “Yes, 2 e magic parrot,” said Mrs. Gannett “How's It getting on?” sald her husl 0 o B i g “‘Part o s on the mantelpiece,” said Mrs. Gai trying to speak calmly. “part of it is in a bonne;mgyx' upstairs, some of it's in my pocket and here is the re- S fumbled in k. e fum n her pocket and placed 1 cheap two-bladed clagp-Knife. o o nsland e “On the mantelplece?’ repeated th at the knife, “in a bonnet box? Syexeflioon, staside Fhose. Dlue vases.” sald his wite, r. Gannett put his hand to his head. If he h: aright; onie.pers ot Bad cChilud fiiore sat of by Laard a bonnet and a knife. A magic bird with a vengeance. “T gold it.” sald Mrs. Gannett suddenly. appThe enslicers knee stiffencd inhospitably, and his roppe s wife's walst. took a chalr opposite. e guisty and “*Sol X r. Gannett in o pargatt 10 S0 awful tones. “Sold my 4 n't like it, Jem.” sald his wife. “T dtdn’t want that bird watching me, and I did want the vases, ai bonnet'and the lgtl; resent for vou.” st r. Ganne te! the little pre: oF “}! room., i present to the other end “You see it mightn't have told the truth, Jem,” con- tinued Mrs. Gannett. *It might have told all sorts’ otcfige about me and made no end of mischief.” ‘It couldn’t lie,” shouted the engineer passionately, rising from his chair and pacing the room. “It's your gullty conscience that’s made a coward of you. How dare you sell my parrot?” “Because it wasn't truthful, Jem,” sawd his wife, who was somewhat pale. “If you were half as truthful you'd do,” vociferated the engineer, standing over her. “You, you deceitful woman." Mrs. Gannett fumbled in her pocket again, and produc- ing a small handkerchief, applied it delicateiy to her eyes. “I—I got rid of it for your sake,’ she stammered. “It used to tell such lies about you, I ‘couldn’t bear to listen to it.” “About me!” said Mr. Gannett sinking into his seat and staring at his wife with very natural amazement. “Tell lies about me. Nonsense. How could it?” “I suppose it could tell me about you as easily as it could you about me,” said Mrs. Gannett. ““There was mora magic in that bird than you thought, Jem. It used to say shocking things about you; I couldit bear it.” “Do you think you'Te talking to & child, or a fool?"” demanded the engineer hotly. Mrs. Gannett shook her head feebly. She still kept the handkerchief to her eves, but allowed a portion to drop over her mouth. I should like to hear some of the lies it told about me,” said the engineer with bitter sarcasm, “if you can re- member them.” “The first lie,” said Mrs. Gannett, in a feeble but ready as about the time you were at Genoa. The par- OuU were at some cconcert gardens at the upper end of the town.” ne moist eye came mildly from behind the hi - ghief Just in time fo see the engineer stiffen suddaexx‘g}(exl;z s chair, . don’t suppose there even is such a place,” she con- nued. “I—b'lleve—there—is,” said her husband, jerkily. heard our chaps talk of it.”” o Jut you haven't been there,” said his wife, anxiously. menNever!” safd the engineer with extraordinary vehe- ence. “That wicked bird said that you got intoxicated there,” sald Mrs. Gannett, in solemn accents; “that you smashed a little marble»tppfied table and knocked down two wait- ers, and that if it hadn’t have been for the captain of the Pursuit, who was in there, and who got you away, you'd have been locked up. Wasn't It a wicked bird?” “Horrible!” sald the engineer, huskily. “T don’t suppose there ever was a snip call - sult, continued Mrs, Gannett. e “Doesn't soun e a ship’s name,” m Gaz Doe P urmured Mr. “Wweil, at Naples. “I never went ashore all the time we were at N 5 remarked the engineer, casually. - “The parrot said you did,” said Mrs. Gannett. “I suppose you'll believe your own lawful husband be- fore that damned bird!"” shouted Gannett, starting up. Ot ourse T dldn't beleve it Jem.” sald his wits. ‘I'm trying to prove to you that the bird was nof but‘)x'ou‘(l:e so hard lfi persuudf&" Bl Mr, Gannett took a pipe from his pocxet, vi small knife dug. with much severity 250 determtaation. hardened plug from the bowl, and blew noisily through the em. “There was a girl kept a fruit stall just by the h: * said Mrs, Gannett, “and on this evening. on the star‘z;\(:fh of having bought three-pennyworth of green figs, you put your arm round her waist and tried to kiss her, and her sweetheart, who was standing close by, tried to stab vou. '{hhez parrot jsam tgali T as an i\mh a state of terror at vou jumped into the ha Sognts D rbor and was nearly Mr. Gannett, having loaded his pipe, It it slowly and carefully, and with tidy precision got up and deposite malz'l!; o ‘dhs flr!‘(;plhace. B D al eposited the “It used to frighten me so with its stories that I hardly knew what to do with myself,” continued n Ko U St a? S nued Mrs. Gannett, The engineer waved his hand imperiously. ‘:'ll::lnat's mf":igh"t. he said stiffly. perasly sure I don't want to have to repeat what it told me about Suez,” said his wife. * you' Rt . fe. “I thought you'd like to “Not at all.' sai "Noth ik d the engineer, puffing at his pipe. “‘But vou see why I got rid of the bird, don't you?" sald Mrs. Gannett. “If it had told you untruths a yoqu;'o&lgn:atv"embekllm'ed‘the(m. wouldn't you Pogs e, 3 ett took his pipe from his mouth and wife in his extended arms. “No, my dear,” eSS Deoit enly, “no more than you believed all this stuff about ‘And T did quite right to sell it, didn’t I, Jem?" “Quite right.”” said Mr. Gannett wi Ereat tlon of heartiness. “Best thing oo itk e AsSUID- aven’ eal the wi vet,”” R YO8 e R ot orst vet,” said Mrs. Gannett. r. Gannett consigned Suez to It 2 thumping the table with his clenched fist Porhada s wite e on the word again, and desired her to prepare ot until he heard her moving ab below did he relax the severity of e SaurHiEnanee Thea his expression changed to one of extreme anxiety, and he oy ;. paced the room seeking for light. It came sud- enkins,” he gasped, *‘that little b B what he was writing o Mrs. Clufing apogt. and T aus go ngbto tell Cluffins about it. I expect he knows the let- ers by heart. JACOBS. Copyrighted, 1898, w. w. 've then a few days later it sald the Curlew was