Короли и капуста
Two Recalls
ButwekeptgoingtowardthisAnchuria,wherethefruiterwasboundfor.
"Westruckthemonkeycoastoneafternoonaboutfour.Therewasaratty-lookingsteameroffshoretakingonbananas.Themonkeyswereloadingherupwithbigbarges.Itmightbetheonetheoldmanhadtaken,anditmightnot.Iwentashoretolookaround.Thescenerywasprettygood.IneversawanyfinerontheNewYorkstage.IstruckanAmericanonshore,abig,coolchap,standingaroundwiththemonkeys.Heshowedmetheconsul’soffice.Theconsulwasaniceyoungfellow.HesaidthefruiterwastheKarlsefin,runninggenerallytoNewOrleans,buttookherlastcargotoNewYork.ThenIwassuremypeoplewereonboard,althougheverybodytoldmethatnopassengershadlanded.Ididn’tthinktheywouldlanduntilafterdark,fortheymighthavebeenshyaboutitonaccountofseeingthatyachtofminehangingaround.So,allIhadtodowastowaitandnab’emwhentheycameashore.Icouldn’tarrestoldWahrfieldwithoutextraditionpapers,butmyplaywastogetthecash.Theygenerallygiveupifyoustrike’emwhenthey’retiredandrattledandshortonnerve.
"AfterdarkIsatunderacocoanuttreeonthebeachforawhile,andthenIwalkedaroundandinvestigatedthattownsome,anditwasenoughtogiveyouthelions.IfamancouldstayinNewYorkandbehonest,he’dbetterdoitthantohitthatmonkeytownwithamillion.
