Hadn't been dead long when some of my boys came on him and drove away the jackals.

Had he been in a fight, do you know ?" But we would not tell him that tale until we had his own.
"Mine's short and simple," he began.

"Some ruffians boarded my ship at Suez, who made such eyes at me, and so obviously intended to do me damage at the first opportunity, that I talked it over with the captain (giving him a hint or two of the possible reason) and he agreed to slip me off secretly at Ismailia.

It was easy--middle of the night, you know--had the doctor isolate the ruffians on the starboard side while the ship anchored--some cooked-up excuse about quarantine--and kept 'em out of sight of what was happening until the ship went on again.

Very simple." "Go on, Didums--we'll be all night talking--what did you do with the King of Belgium ?" Fred demanded.
"Nothing.