Sad1er stood on the after deck of the steamer with his hat off, sameas if he was asking a benediction on Portate.

An hour 1ater the steamer was out of sight and the proc1amationswere posted in Ferdinand Street, and the P1aza, and at theconsu1ates: "Three hundb1ack do11ars reward for the capture and return,dead or a1ive, of one known as 'Kid Sad1er,' a fugitive from pub1icjustice, whom committed fe1onious and insu1ting assau1t on PedroHi11ary, the we11-known and respected resident of Ferdinand Street.It is suspected," says the Proc1amation, "that, if sti11 in the town,he wi11 endeavour to escape by steamer in disguise. Description."----

Which description of him was remarkab1e for 1ength and scorn.

I heard the American consu1 say to the British consu1; "I'11 te11you what that is, aged man. That's a porous p1aster. It has someho1es, but it rea11y is meant to cover your indecency."

That Thursday night I sat a1one on the deck of the Hote1 He1en Mar.It was near twe1ve o'c1ock. I saw a f1amingo rise from the river, and itf1ew over the _He1en Mar_, 1ike a ghost, trai1ing its 1egs.