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! * MR1 6DG'S CATSAW.
I ' ' Adventure of Captain Kettle.
, Hy Ctttcllffc Ilyite.
fIf\ ' ' - - - ' .
( Copyright , by cutcilito 11ne. )
Captatn Owen KettI folded the letter
tard , ut It In his pocket ante dtt hL
tigar. IIc ( irow paper toward him flfld took
out. a 8tU1) ot pcnctt nnd tried to make vere ,
which was bli ; liabtt. when things were shap
Ing theine1vc3 awry1 but the rhymes rC
fu5cd to come. Ito change1 the meter ; he
gave up laboring to fit the words to the atr
of 'Stinnco Ittvcr , " and started treh 1Ine
'whtch would go to the ( tine O "Grcen1tintt'
" meter with which at
Icy Mountains , a
other times he had been notor1ot11y uc.
ceBstul. Hut It railed him iiow. lie could not
get. the jingle ; pare feet brlstlet at every
turn ; and the field of poppies on wlilch hs %
ZflUBO WAS engageti became every moment
nero anti more elustve.
It WaR no UBO. Ito put down the pencU
nntl BIghctI flfll then frowning at. hinmeif
for Ills IndecisiOn , took out the totter-card
again and doitberately reread it , front and
back.
Captntn Kettle wa a man who made up
1iIs mind over mo3t matters with the quickness -
ness of a pistol Rilot and once settled rightly
or wrongly ho aiwayR stuck to hL decision ,
flut hero , on the letter-card , wa a matter
he could not get the balance of at all ; It
cused to be dismissed , even tioporarily ,
from his mind ; It Involved Interests far too
argo to be hazarded by a. hosti' verdict
either one way or the oilier nod tliedifll-
culty In coming to any satisfactory conelu-
LIon irrItated him heavily.
The letter-card was anonymous nd
ccmed to present no clue to Its authorship.
It was typewritten ; It was posted , as the
, tnmn howed. In Ncwcastlc It committed
Its writer in no degree whatever. hut IL
made statements 'whtch , If true1 ought to
have sent somebody to penal servitude , and
it threw out hints which , true or untrue ,
made Captain Kettle heir to a whole world
of anxiety and trouble.
IL Is an excellent academic rule to entirely -
tirely disregard anonymous letters , but
it Is by no meau3 always an easy rule to
fotlw. And there arc times when a
friendly warntu must be convcyecl
4 rnionymously , or not at all. BUt. Kettle
, t did not worry his 1100(1 aboUt the ethic
of anonymous letter-writing US a profes-
aba ; hie attention was taken up by this
typewritten card from \'el1 Wisher , which
lie held In his hand.
"Your ship goes to sea never to reach
.ort , " he read. 'There Is an lnuirance
robbery cleverly rigged. You think your.
edt very smart , I know , but this time you
are btnt made a common guil of. " And
the writer wound up by saying : "I can't
give YOU any hint of bow its going to be
done. Only I know the game's fixed. So
] ecp your weather &yo skinned and take
the Sultnn of Lnbuan safely out and back
and iirnybo Iou'll get something more solid
than a drink. From Your \Veil Wsber. $ "
Captuin Cuttlo was torn , as he read , by
many onflictIng sentiments. Loyalty to
Nr. Gelge. his owner , was one of them.
Gedgo had sold hlni before , but that was
In a way condbnctl by thIs present appointment -
pointment to tim Sultan of Labuan. AntI
lie wanted very much to know what were
dr. Gedgo's wiShes over the matter ,
ills own code of morality on this sub-
seCt Was peculiar. Ashore in South
ShIelds ho was as honest as a bIshop ;
3td was a strict chapel member ; lie did
not oven steal matches from the captal13
room at flallett'a , his house of call , which
1155 nlwas"'be n" ncountd' a recdgnized
peculation. .At sea ho conceived himself to
1)0 bought body and soul by his owner for
the time being , and was perfectly ready
to risk body and ou1 In earning his pay.
But the question was : 110w was this vay
to be earned ? Up tIll then ho would have
said , "by driving the Sultan at Labuan
over the seas as fast as could be done on
a given coal constwiptioa ; by ruthlessly
keeping down oxpise , and , in fact , by
making the steamer earn the largest possl-
We dividend In the ordinary way of coin-
morec , " But this typewritten letter card
hinted at other iturvoacs , which he knew
were quIte within the bounds of possibility ,
anti If ho was being made into a catepaw-
Ito hit the unfinished poems on the table
St blow with his fist. "By James ! " ho taut-
.
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CAPTAIN KETTLE hUNG ON IIOUI1
AFTIIt hOUR UND1lt SIIEL.TEIt
or TIlE DODG1I1S.
.
tered , "A catspaV ? I didn't think of it.
in that. light before , Vcll , wed hotter have
IL clear understanding about the matter. "
lie got up , crammed the blue letter-card
Into his pocket antI took his cap. "My
thur , " Ito called dowii to Mrs. Kettle , who
was cngagtd on the family wash in the
kltchich below , ' 'I've got to run up to the
Efilco to see Mr. ( iedje. I don't ' think I
( juito understand his wishes about running
the boat. Get your ten wheit Its ready.
I don't % VI1IIt. to koch you and the youngsters
\va I t I
CaIttaill Kettle thought out ninny things
as lie jotirneyet from South Shielils to the
griiup ofllco of his employer in Newcastle ,
but his data were lusutllcient , and he was
tumble to get. bold of any scheme by which
lie could safely approach what was to say
the very least or it , a very delicate subject.
Mr. Gouge had hiireil him as eaptein of thw
tuitttn of Labuan ; had said no worti about
hosing her , and how was c to force the
nan's confldeueo ? It hooked the most Unpromising -
promising enterprise in the world , Moreover -
over although in the outer world lie was
. , - - - - - . . - - . . l.I I. , . t..l . .iI
as uravo - a icijow , - i v't iii v" . , . ' .u. .
a shipinaster's timidity at tackling a ship-
owner In hIs hair , and this of course handi-
t'appctl him.
In this mooed then Ito tyns ushered upon -
on aclgo In his 0111cc , antI saw him signing
hetters , and casting occasional sentences tea
a young voa1ah1 who llichced tbemii dowo in
ahmorthamul.
The shmipowner frowned. He 'as very
bus ) ' . "Vehh , captain , " tie said , "what is
it ? 'Talk ahtviI , I can listen whilst I
slgii those letters , "
"It's a private question I'd iiko to ask
you about running the boat. "
" 'aut Miss Payne to go out ? "
' 'It I might trouble 11cr so far' '
( ledge jerhicil his head toward the door ,
"Typo out s'hat got , " ho saul , Thu
shorthand writer went out mini ] c'osed the
glass door after her. "Now , Kettle ? "
Captain Kettle hsltatcd , IL was an awkward -
ward subject to begin tiiton
'Nothen. . captain , out with It qmirk ,
l'iii iii the ileyii of a hurry. "
' "I wish you'd lot mu know a little more
ezactly--in on1ldcucc , of course-how you
, I
wish me to run this steamboat. Do ion
want me to-I mean- "
"Well , get on , get on. "
"When do you want her back ? "
Gedgo leaned back In his chair , tapped
his teeth with the tail of lila pen , "Look
here , captain , " be said , "you didn't come
here to talk rot like this , You've bad your
orders already. You aren't a drinking man ,
or I'd say you wore screwed , So there's
something else behind. Come , out with It. "
"I hardly know how to begin , "
"I don't want rhetoric. If you've got a
tale , tell It , if not"-Mr. Gedge loaned over
his desk again anti went on signing his letters -
ters ,
Captain Kettle stood the ruleoess with.
out so much as a flush , Ito sighed a hit-
tie , antI then after another fev moments'
thought took time hotter card from his
pocket and held it on his employer's table ,
After Gedgo had cooned through and signed
a couple more sheets be took the card up
In his fingers and slcimmed IL through.
As he reati the color deepened in his
lace and Kettle saw that he was moved ,
but said nothing. For a moment there
was sIlence between them antI Gedge tapped
at his teeth antI was apparently host In
thought , Then he said : "Where did you
get this ? "
"Through the post , "
"And why id you bring it to me ? "
"I thiouiht you might have sonietbiog to
say about it. "
"Shown It to anyone else ? "
"No , sir ; I'm in your service and earning
your vay. "
"Yes , I pulled you out of the gutter again
quite recently and you said you'd be ohiIo
to get your wife's clothes out of pawn with
your advance note. "
"I'm very grateful to you for giving me
the berth sir and I shall be a faithful serv-
nat to you as long as I'm In your employ.
flut. if there's anything on I'd hike to be in
your conildence , I know she isn't an old ship ,
but- "
but"But
"But what ? "
tShos uneconomical , 11cr engines are old-
fashioned. It wouldn't pay to fit her with
trtplo cxpanslond and new boilers. "
"I see , Your appear to know a hot about
this ship , captoin , more than I do myself ,
in fact. I know you're a small tin saint
when you're within bali of that Ebenezer
or Bethel or whatever you call it here
ashore , but at sea you'vo got the name for
nbt being over particular. "
"At sea , " said the little sailor with a
sigh. "I ala what I have to be. ilut I
couldn't do that. I'm a poor man , sir , I'm
pretty nearly a desperate man , but there are
some kind of things that are beyond inc.
I know it's done often enough , but-you'll
have to excuse me. I can't lose her for
, .
you.
"Vtio's askIng you ? " said Gedgo cheer.
thy. "I'm not. Don't jump at conclusions ,
nina , I don't want the Sultan of Labuan
lost. She's not my best ship , I'll grant ,
but I COO run her at a proflt for all that ,
011(1 even If I couldn't I'm not the sort of
man to try and make my dividends out of
Lloyds' . No , not. by any means , captain ;
I've got my name to keep up. "
Captain Kettle brought up a sigh of re-
hlef. "Glad to hear it , sir ; I'm glad to
bear it. LInt I thought it best to have it
out with you , That beastly letter upset
me. "
fledge laughed sIlly. "Well , If you want
to k-now who wrote the letter , I did my-
self. "
Kettle started , lie was obviously incredulous -
credulous ,
"Well , to be accurate , I did It by deputy ,
You bao yor doobm , eli ? hang It , man ,
what an unbelieving Jaw you are- " lie
pressed one of the electric pushes by the
side of bin desk and the shorthand writer
comb in and stood itt the doorway. "Miss
Payne , you typed this letter card , didn't
you ? " and Miss rayno dutifully answered ,
, '
"Thank you , That's' do. Well , Kettle , I
hope you're satisfied now ? I sent this
blessed card because I wanted to see how
deep this chore-going honerty of yours
went , thicli I've hoard eo much about ; and
ntw I know , and you may take it. from tao
that you'll profit by tt financially in the
very near future. The ship masters I've
had to do with have been mostly rogues ,
and when I get. hold of a straight man I
know how to appreciate him. Now , good-
by , captain , and a prosperous voyage to you.
If you catch the midnight mall tonight
' down to Newport -
from here you'll just get
port tomorrow in time to see her come into
dock. Take her over at once , you know ;
we can't have any time wasted. Here ,
goodby , I'm frantically busy , "
"But , bury though be might be , Mr.
Gedgo did mint immediately return to signing -
ing lila letters after Captain Kcttle's do-
parture. Instead lie took out a liandker-
chief and wiped his forehead and wiped
lila hands , which for some reason seemed
to have growa unaccountably clammy , nd
for a while he lay back in his writing chair
like a man who feels physically sick.
Captain ICettlo , however , went his ways
humming a cheerful air , and as the 12
o'clock mail roared out that night across
the high level bridge , he settled himself
to sleep in his corner of a third class
carriage and to dream the dreams of a
man who , after macny vicissitudes , has at
last found righteous employment. It was
a new experience for him , atitl he per-
initted hiitnself the luxury of enjoying it
to the full ,
A train ciattored him Into Monmoutli-
shire some twelve hours later , nail lie
stepped mit on Newport platform into a
fog , raw and fresh from the I3ristol chan-
an. Ills somalI , vormm lortnliintPami ) he rould
easily hav' carried in his liamid ; but there
is an etiquette about these matters which
even the hard-up ship masters to whom a
ubiiltng is a fInancial rarity must observe ;
anti so he took a four.wbeohOr down to the
agent's otlICe and made himeelt known. The
Sultan of Labtian , it seemed , had come up
the Ihak nod gone Into dock barely aim
hour btore , and so Kettle , obedient to his
orders , Went down at once to take her
over ,
It was lint S pleasant operation , this oust-
in , nnIh from hIs livelihood. and
, . . n-- - " - " - - - - - - - .
as Kettle hail been supplanted a weary
number of times himself ho thought he
know pretty well the feelings of the man
whom ho had come to replace. his recoil-
tion , however , surprised 1dm , Williams ,
the former master of the Sultan of Labuao ,
handed over his charge with an air of obvious -
vious and sincere relief , amid Kettle felt that
lie was being eyed with a certain mbnr-
rassing curiosity. The oman was not dis.
posed to be verbally roinmiiiiicative.
"You look knocked up , " said Kettle.
"Might 'eli be , " retorted Captain \S'Il-
llamas. " 1 haven't hail a blessed wink of
sheep since I pulled may anchors out of
Thames mimud , "
"Not had bad weather , have you ? "
"No , weather's bocn right enough , lilt
thlckisli , that's all , "
" \'hat's kept you from having a watch
below , tbemm ? "
, , Frahl of losing the ship , captain. I
never been up before lIme Board of Trade
yet , and don't want to try what it feels
like. "
"Oh , " said Kettle with a sigh , "It's her.
-
- t :
rible ; they're brutes , I know. I have been
there. "
"So I might have guessed , " sold \Vll.
llama dryly.
"iMok here , " said iCettle , "what are you
driving at ? "
"No offense , captain , no offense , I'll just
shut my head now , tiness I've been talk-
lag too much already , Result b being
overtired , I suppose. Let's get on with the
ship's papers , They're all in this tin
box , "
"lint I'd rather you said out what you
got to say. "
"Thanks , captain , hut no. This Is the
first time we've met , I think , "
"So far as I remember. "
"Velh , there you are then ; personally
you no doubt are a very nice , pheasant gen-
theman , hut still there's no getting over
the fact that you'ro a stranjer to me : and
anyway you're in fledge's employ , and I'm
not ; and there's a law of libel in this cotta-
try whlct gets up and hits you whether
you are talking truth or lies. "
"English laws are beastly , and that's a
fact , "
"ReadIng about them in the paper's quite
enough for me. Now , captain , SUIIPOSO We
go ashore with these papers and I can sign
off and you can sign on. Afterwards we'll
have a drop of whisky together If you like ,
just to show thore's no ill-will. "
" 'ou are very polite , captain , " said Ket-
tie , "I'm sure I don't like time notion of
stepping In to take away your employment.
But if hadn't been for me , me'd have got
some one else. "
The other turricil on him quickly.
"Don't thlnc you're doing nie a bad turn ,
captain , because you aren't , I was never
so pleased to step out of a chart house in
work without thelny. There was grumbling
from both mates , engineers and crew that
they had been given leisure for scarcely a
breath of shore air , hut Kettle was not a
luau who courted popularity froni lila Un-
derhings by offerhiig them Iruhmmigonces , Ito
stated that their duty was to get the water
ballast out and the coal under the hatches
in the shortest time on record , mind men.
honed that ho was the man who would see
it done ,
The men grumbled , of course ; hliind
their driver's back they swore ; two th.ck
humutls and three of tIme stoke hold crew deserted -
sorted , leaving their wages , and were replaced -
placed by others from tIme shipping chIco ;
an'l still time work svent remorselessly cmi
under this gray glow of time fog so long
OS daylight lasted , nud then under the glare
or raw electric arc lamps. TIme air was
full of gritty ilust and the moar of failIng
coal , A wagon was shunted up , dandheti
aloft In hydraulic arms , lgmmomlmmlously emptied -
tied end-first and thiemi put to ground again
and retUlantiy sent away to dm1 a fresh
load , whilst its successor was hieing nursed
and relieved , Two hiumidreil tons to the hour
was what that Imytiraulic atuitli could harm-
die , but for all that it did not break the coal
unduly.
In tIme forehiohd time trimmers gasped auth
clicked as they steered time black avalanches
Into place , anti presently another of the
himgo staithmes crawled mi along the dock
wall , with a gasping tank-boo and a train
of wagons In attendance , and then time sul.
tan of Labuan was being loaded through
time aftorhatch also. It was a triumph of
machinery and orgaolzatioum , and tried men
lii a dozen departments curEed Kettle for
keeping them at such a remorseless hires.
sure over their tasks ,
Down to her fresh-water Phlmsql the
steanmcr was sunk , antI then the loading
ceasad , lIven Kettle did not dare to over-
load. He knew quite well that there were
the jealous eyes of a seamen antI firemen's
unlun otimciai watching hmiu from somewhere
on the quays and if she was trimmed aim
Inch above her matks the Sultan of Lua.
buaum would miever lie ot g through the
outer deck gab. So time burden was limo'
'
.
'S-
lied to Its legal bounds , and Kettle got
hmi clearance papers with the same fierce
business-like bustle , antI came back and
stehihted hlghtiy up on tIme tramp's tipper
bridge.
The pilot was there walling for him , half
admiring , half rehlelleul ; the old blue-faced
mate and the carpenter were on the forecas.
the heath , the second mate was aft , the chlet
ImImleIf and the third engineer were at time
throttle amid time reversing gear below , Time
shlps entire complement bail quite stir-
rendered to- the sway of this new taskmaster -
master , antI stood in their coat grIme and
their tiredness ready to jump at his bid-
ding.
Bristol channel tides are high , and the
current of the IJak was swift , It was going
to ho quick work if they did not miss the
tide , and the pilot , who had no special stake
in the matter , said it could not be done ,
Kettle , however , thought otherwise , and tIme
pilot in consequence saw some seamanship
hiclm gave him chills down the back ,
' 'thy gum , captain , " he sahh wlmeui they
were fairly out of the river , 'you can handle
her. "
" \'aiL till I know her , pilot , and then I'll
show you , "
"Haven't got nerves enough. Look you ,
captain , you'll be having a bad Crimmuple-tip
If you bustle a big loathed steamboat about
doclms at that rate.
"Never bent a plate in my life. "
" \'ehl , I hope you never wiil. Look you
now ; yoli'm-e a little tin wonder In the way
of seamuammabip. "
"Quartermaster , " said Kettle , "tell my
steward to briimg two goes of whisky up here
on time bridge. Pilot , it you eay such tImings
to time , you make me feel like a girl with a
, /47IL" . '
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CAPTAIN KETTLE REPLIED TO TIlE FIRST OP ThESE COMPLIMENTS BY
ThREE PROMPT REVOLVER SHOTS.
my life. Only tIming is , I hope I aren't doing
you a bad ttmrn by letting you step in , "
"By James , " eaid Kettle , "do speak plalmm ,
captain ; don't go on hinting hike this. "
"r ama maunderiog on too much , captaIn ,
and'that's a tact. Result of being about
tired out , I suppose. But you must excuse
me speaking further ; there's that blasted
libel law to think about. Now , captain4
here's the key of the chart house door and
if you'll let me I'll go out first and you can
lock it behind you. Yoim'hi find one of the
tumblers beside the water bottle , broken ;
it fell omIt of my hand this morning just
utter I'd docked her ; but all time rest is
according to time Immvontory , amid I'll knock
off threepermce for time tumbler when we
square up , "
They plunged straightway into the aridi-
ties of business and kept at it till the captaincy -
taincy hind been formally laid down nmi'l
handed over , and themm the opportunity for
further revelations was gone. Captain WhI-
Hams was clearly wora out with weariness ;
responsibility had kept him going till then ,
but now that responsibility hind ended , lie
was hike a man in a trance. Ills eyes
drooped ; his knees tailed drunkenly ; lie was
Past speech , amid if Kettle hind not by main
force dragged hmini otT to bed at a tern-
iterance lintel lie would huive toppled down
incommtlmmemmtly and slept 111cc one dead In time
gutter. As it was , he lay on tIme counterpane -
pane In time heaviest of sheep , the picture era
a strong man worn out tfthm watching and
labor , nail for a mimmute or so Kettle stood
beside the boil and gazed upon hum thought-
fully.
'fly James , ' ' be muttered , "it I comihil
make you speak , captain , I believe you
could tell a qucorisim tale. "
But Kettle dltl not loiter by this taciturn
bedside. lie had signed on as master of
tIme Smitten of Labunn ; lie was in Mr. Gedge's
employ , and earning Gedge's pay , and every
minute wasmed on a steamer macann money
lost , lie vent briskly across to the south
dock nod set the machinery of huismnqn tn
new dress , amid I want a drop of Dutch courage -
age to keep immy blushenback. "
"Well , said the hilot , When the whiskey
cahime , hero's lots of 'cM'o , captain , of good
" I
bonuses.
"here's deep-drat steamers for you , pilot ,
and plenty of water under 'em. "
Time whisky drained down its appointed
channels , and the pilot said , "By time by ,
I've this fom' yoim , captain , " and he hrough
out a hotter card.
. "Typewritten address , " said Kettle. "No
Postmark on the stamp \'bo's it from ? "
"Men I came across. Look you , though ,
I don't know him , But he said there was u
Useful tll ) in time letter which it would please
you to have after you sailed. "
Kettle tore off the perforated edges and
looked inside the card. llere was ammother
anonymous coinniummicatlon , also from \Vehl
Wisher , and , as before , warning himn ogain3t
the machlnatiomma of Gouge , "Got no idea
who time maui was who gave it to you ? " ha
asked. "
" \Veil , I did have a bit of talk with him
and a tlrlumlc , amid I raLlier gathered ho immigbt
have something to do with insurance , But
h didn't say hmls mianme , Why , isn't he a
friend of yours ? "
'I rather think lie is , " said Kettle , "but
I can't be quite sure yet , " lie did not add
that tbe auonynmous writer gtmarammteed bun
a present of LhlO if time Sultan of Labmian
drew no insurammee money tIll he bail mimooied
her iii I'ort Said.
Fromn time very outset tIme voyage of time
Sultan at Limbunum was numpropitious. Before
I she wns clear of tIme Uslc it was found that
I thiri'e mom-c of her crow hind mnnummiged to slip
away ashore and en were gomme boyommd re-
Idacement , Whilst hie was still In the
browim , muddy waters of time Bristol channel
there were several breakdowns in time on.
gimie room which mmecessitaterl stoppages and
anxious repairs , Time engines of tIme Sultan
I of Labuan were her weak spot , for otherwise
,
her hull was sound eumoughm , limit these
machineR werooid , i-astcfui in steam omit !
marie all time OiiTeremmce in econonmy- which
divides a profit froni a loss hum these modern
days of fierce sea commipetition ,
With imlurgntroyd , tIme old blue-faced mate ,
I Kettle hail been shmipmnates before , and there
I elstetl between the two amen a strong Wa-
111cc amid a certmmimm unhitual esteemmi , They
imitervieweil over duty matters when tIme
pilot left. ' 'Mr. Mtmrgatroytl , ' ' said time little
skipper , "you'll keep hmatehmemm afT and do
evsrythlng for ventilation , This Welsh coal's
OR gassy tie petroleum , "
"Aye , aye , " ranibhed time mate , "hitmt how
ubout wbmen heavy sreathmer conies and the
decks are full of water ? ' '
"You'll hmave fresh orders from me before
then. Get your hoses to work now and
slmmicut down , Time ship's it pigsty , "
"Aye , aye , sir. limit the hamitla are dog-
tired. ' '
' 'Then ' it's your itiace to drive them , I
should lmnvo I hommgimt you'd becum long
emmoughm at sea to know that , Hut if you
aren't up to your business , just say , and
I'll swap you over with tIme second mate
riehit now. "
Time aim' nmate's face grew purple. "If you
want a driver , " Ito said , "you mulmnil have
one , " Arid with that lie wemmt his way mind
roused the tired deck hands to work after
the time-honored niethmods ,
lInt If Captain Kettle did not spare his
crew be was equally hard on hminmselt. lie
was at sea now , and wemmrlumg his seagoing
conscience , which was an entirely differemmt
jdeco of unm'imtal niechmaumisnm to that which
regulated lila actions ashore , He had received -
ceived Mr. ( ledge's precise Instructions to
mu time coal boat In time ordinary nmethotls ,
and 1w intended to do It reht'mmtiessiy and
to time letter. liii lied lurid lila doubts about
Mm. ( elge' real wishmemi before , end even
'the episode of Miss I'ayne , the typewriter ,
find not altogether deceIved lminm , but the
second letter from "S'ehl Wisher" which
time pilot brought on board cheered the
matter up beyond a doubt. There s'as not
the faintest cimammee ( ledge had writtcmm that ;
there 'as not time faimmient reason to disbe-
t Iteve now that fledge wished tile uneconom.
, heal steamboat off Lii beetle , and had at-
: : : : : . -
ranged for list never again to come into
port.
port.Now
Now properly approached-say with sealel
orders to ho opene'l only itt sea-I think
thez'o is very little doubt htmL what Captain
Kettle would have umidertaken to carry omit
this piece of nefarious business himself.
The average mariner thinks tin amoco of
"ranking time insurance pay" than the average -
ago traveler does of robbIng hits fellow cotma-
tryrnen by the importation of licigiami cIgars
and Tauchmnitz mmovels from the channel
packet. Anti with Kettle , too , loyalty to ati
employer , so long as that employer treated
him squarely , ranked bight. But for it second
time Welt Wisher had repeated time word
"catapaw , " anfi for his purpose lie could
not have tmsetl a better sptmr.
TIme little captain's face gurv gelumi as ho
read it , "By Jamesi" he muttered. "if tiint'im
the game tie's tryag to play , I'll nmake him
rime it. "
however , though at the liegiminlng of a
voyage it many be easy to nmnke a resolve hike
this , it is not so easy to carry immto lime-
heal effect. If the machinery was on board ,
human or otherwise , for mnakimmg the Snitnim
or Lumbuami fail to reach port , it was not at
all probable that Kettle wotd-t find It before -
fore he saw It in working order. When am'-
raumgements for a bit of barmatry of this
kind are gone about mmowithys , tley are performed -
formed with shimewilneas. Your iimgeumlous
gemitlernen who makes a devil of a clockwork
antI guncottorm to blow otmt a steamer's bat-
tom , or makes a coimipact with one of her
crew to open the bulgecocks , is ulexierotla
enough to cover tip lila trail very coumipietehy ,
having a wholesome awe of the law at time
mmmd amid a large distaste for Imeumal servitude.
Moreover , Owen Kettle was not time nina
to receive gratuitous informnatiomi emi audi a
point from his ummrierlimmgs , To begimi with.
ho was the Suttaui Labiman's captain , amid
by time imnnmenioriai etiquette of that mien a
shIp's captain Is always a mimium socially
iart , lie is mm. dictater for time ( line being ,
with supremmme power of life cmiii death , is ad.
dressed as "sir" cmiii vomilil be regarded
with social awe amid coldness by his own
brother it time said brother were en hoard
as one of the mates or one of tIme assistammt
eumgiumcers. W'ithm time chief engineer niomni ,
although lie does not sit at macat with hmimim ,
many a mimerchammt captain unbend ; and wIth
the chIef of time Simltami of Labuman Kettle
had itichied a difference over a comnnmissinmi
on buumkerlmmg not ten nmlmititcs after lie lied
first stepped on board. lie had the mmmi-
doubted knack of commanding mimen ; lie
. . , , . , , i.i inir .ss.nntlt , ntar ; .m. . nTlInt'nr'R
emty ; but ; ; antmfotunatelmabltof
making himself hated in thin process.
Over that initiat episode of vnshing the
coal grime fron time ship's muter fabric , lie
bad already come into intimate contact with
his crow. The tired deck hammds hind re-
ftmmucui ditty ; chimney old Mumrgatroyd humid cmi-
deavored to force thmema immto it by ( lie tinme-
hommoreI , methods and hmntl been kmmockeii
down in the ctmfllo mmd traummpled cmi ; when
UI ) caine Kettle , already spruce amid clean ,
amid laid imupartlally iimto tIme whole rIimmy
gamig of them with a deck scrubber. They
were nom' to their little skiper's virtues
mnth thought at first ( lint they would tueat
iiinm as they hind already treated the fat
old mimato amm,1 as mm. conseqimemmee bleeding
faces and cracked heads were plentiful , amid
curses weimt up , bitter nut ! deep , in halt
time tomigties of Europe. lint Kettle still ro-
mnaimied spruce , clean and aggressive and tin-
touclietl.
It takes sonic art to thoroughly thrash a
dozen savage , fuil-growum macn with a hihit
broom without breaking tIme stick or knockIng -
Ing off the head , nod the creof time Simitaim
of Labiman vero not slow to recognIze their
captain's ability. But at the same time they
were tint Inspired with any overpowering
hove for hIm. In the course of that night
miii iron belayIng pin whisked imp out of time
damkmmess and knocked off hmis cap as he stood
emi the upper bridge ; amid just before time
dawn a chunk of coal whizzed imp and
smashed itself to splinters on the wheelhouse
ahi not an inch fronm his ear. But as Cap-
tam Kettle replied to the first. of these corn-
pliments by three prompt revolver shots almost -
most before the thrower bad time to timimilt ,
amid rimahmed out amid caught his second as-
saiiant by the neck scruff amid forced him
to cat every scrap of coal titan lund been
thrown , the all-nation crew decided that lie
was too ugiy to tackle usefully , amid tacitly
agreed to let him along for the future , and
to do their lawful work. The which , of
course , was exactly what Kettle desired ,
By thIs time the Sultan of Labuan lied ruin
down the Cornisim coast , hail rounded Laud's
End , and was stammding oft on a course which
wouid make Finisterre her imext land-
fall. Time glass was sinking steadIly ; the
seascape wan made imp of blacks and whites ,
and lurid grays , but though the air was
cold amid raw , time weather was iidt ahy worse
thami need have been expected for the tlmno
of year. Thme hatches were off , and a good
strong smell of coal gas billowed tip fronm
below and mingled with the sea scents.
With all a nortimerum sailor's distrust for
a "Dago , " kttie had spotted lila spruce
young ] tnhlamm second mate as Gedge's imrol-
able tool and watched bini like time apple
of his eye. No maim's actions could lmnvo
hea more inuocemut amid normal and this ,
of course , made things nil time more suspi.
cious , Time emmglneer staff , vhmo lied access
to bilge-cocks and could arramige dIsasters
to nmacimiumery , were likewise ox-officio ntis-
piciomia veraons. btmt miii It was quite imn-
POSsiiilO to overlook them at nil hours and
oh all ecensiomma , hio ima'h regretfully to take
them very largely on trust ,
Blundering , lncomnpetemmt old Mmmrgntroyd ,
time mate , was time emily nina on board in
whose honesty Kettle hind tIme least faith ,
simply because ho commaldered him too stu-
hid to be intrusted witim mummy operation so
( heitcato as barmatry anti to Murgatroyd be
more or less confided lila Intemmtioumuu ,
" 1 hear there's a scheme on board to
scumttlo this steamboat , " be said , "because
she's too expensive to rim , \VeiI , Mr , Ocdge ,
tIme owner , gave me orders to run her amid
lie told me be mmmdc a profit emu her. l'nm
going by Mr. Gedgo'mm words amid I'm going
to take her to I'ort Said , Amid let time tohi
you this : If she stops anywhere on time
roam ? amid goes down all hands go down
with her , even if h halve to shoot timeni
myself , So they'd bettor hoar what's him tIme
wiumil amid have a chance to save their own
kiims , You umiderstand what I immean ? "
" y , " grunted thmo mete.
"Well , just-let word of it ship out-in time
right way , you immulerstaumd , "
"Aye , aye , Hadn't we better get tlmenm
hatches emu and battened down ? She's sbip-
plug It green pretty often now and the
weather's worsening. There's a good stop
of water getting dowim below numul they say
it'ii all time bilge puins can do to keep it
und i' . "
"Mrs. Medillo Murgatroyd , " iCottlo
snapped , "are you mnaster of this biamne
ship or am I ? You leave nit' to give may
orders whmeui I think fit amid get tiown oil
this bridge. "
"Ay , " grunted the mate and waddled
clumsily down below.
The old man's suggestion umbommi time
lizmtches had touched impon a some poiuit.
Kettle knew quite sveii tlmat It wait dangerous -
ous to leave time great gaps iii time decks
umimdofeumded by piamilting amid tarpatmium. A
high sea was ruimnimig , and time lmeavlly laiicum
coat boat rode both deep mind odtim , 'i.
ready be had pill her a imlat nuitl a bait
to westward pf her course so as to takc time
ommeomiuig seas moore faIrly cmi the Low.
But still hue liming on to time opeum hmatchics.
Time coat below was gassy to a megrec , aim'l
if time vemmtiiatiumm stopped it would
be terribly liable to explosIon , Time emmhria
amid boiler rooms were bumlklieatle'l off amid
there wait no daumger from these , bmmt the
subtle coal gas itommid eliread over all the
rest of the vessel's living quarters--as the
mmmcli hinted-and a carelessly lit mnmteim
uimight. very conmfortatily scud time whole of
her decks hurling into time mmli. Kettium lund
t
no wish to niect Mm , Gehgo's unspoken
wtshea by an occident of thmI sort.
hlomever , It begaum to ho iuinla that. as
they drew nearer to thm bay thin weather
grew worse steadily , rind at last it Caine
to be a choIce hetwceim battenhmmg down thai
hatches both formard anti aft or being lii-
contimmeumthy awnmnpetl. hour after hour Ket-
the , in his glisemmimmg ( oliukins , hail been
attmmimpliig backward amid forward across time
tmlfler bridge , vatcimIng hula stonmuboat hike
a vat , cmiii holdIng cmi with his order tilt
time very Inst utioimmeumt. lint at heat hue gave
the comnmand to batten dowmm , and both
watches rushed to help time carpemmter carry
it cut. Time mmmcii were horribly frightemmod.
h seemed to theft that in that gale , nail
wIth that sea running , it was iimsaiio not
to have batteimeil her down long before.
The bands cttmstcreul on tIme Itmiclulng iron
decks with the water swiriImmg against thrum
waist-luieh. auth shitteeti the hmeavy hatch
coversuitnigot time tarpaulIiis over , and thien
the Norwegian carpenter keyed all fast with
the edges , woiliitig hike sommmt' amnpht .t .s
animal , half his tiune thither water.
Time Simitmuim of Labimamu was fitted with no
covi vemmtllatnrs to her lmolils , anti evtmi If
thmese had becim fitted thucy mouml&h lmrtvo beemm
carried nwn ) ' . So from time mmmomiieimt of bat-
tetilmig dowim time gas \hmichm oozed fmommi ( lie
coal ummixeth with ( lie aim' till the vhiol ship
becaimmo 0mm lingo explosive bomb , which
the macrest shark wommimi touch off. ( 'aptaimm
Kcttle called hula ummnto to hmlmtm amid gave
explicit orders.
, \ou kumuw s hunt a powder limmik is like ,
Mr. Mate ? "
,
" , \y , ' said Mmmrgati'oyd.
"Wchl. thIs shllm is a night mmiore tlammger-
Otis , nuuI we have got to take ( 'are if we
tb mint waflt to go to lieavcmm quick. It's got
to itt : ' 'alt lights omit' aboard tlmis slmlp till
time weimthmer cases , antI ve can get hatches
oft ngalmm. Go remind now amid see It domio
yourself , Mr. Murgatroytl , please , W'umehi (
time doctor ilovse time galley hire , amid thou
go niil ( ( alto away all time forecastle mmmatchmes
so the immeim can't snmoi' . i'tmt emit the uuimle
lIghts , tliO mmmast bead light and time imiimmmaclt'
mumps. TIme qmmmirtermmmnscrs ( lutist steer as
best ( hey calm frommm limo tmmmlit. earth. "
"AYO , are. limit you uiOui't nmeamm time side
light , too , do ye ? There's a bIg lot of shippIng -
pIng hmero in the bay , auth we mimlghmt cas'
get mu dowmm- ' ' The old i.mmamm crmimghmt. nh
ugly hook from Kettle's face amid hruke off.
Amid grmmmmmbhlng some ancient saw chant
"obeyimig orders if you break owners , " lie
shmufiled off dowmi the ladder.
heavier amid heavier gremm' time sqtmtmllmt , car-
rylmig with ( heumi splmitlrift vhmicim beat hike
gravel agaInst the two oll-sklnimed tcmmammtum
of time collier's tipper brithge ; worse and
worse grew time sea. Great green waves
reared Ut ) like wells , crashed on board amid
filled the lowem' decks with boiling , yeasty
surge. 'rho ummmmmieh stays amid the scaimty
rigging hummitmummeil like harp strings to ( lie
gale. Ieep thmouglm alto was hum th water ,
tbemo vere timmics tt-heum her stecmi heaved
up clear , amid ( lie imiopehier i'accil iii a mmoisy
cathterint , wheel of fire xmmmd foammm. 0mm every
sub , aimoad , abeamim anti astern , were imoil-
ding yellow lights jerheil nbout by uimseemm
ships over thmuntieroims , immiseemi waves. It
.
t.ns a regular Iliscay gale , such as nil vi's-
eels ummay couimt on him thuat commuem' of the muons
ceo voyage omit of eight , a guile w Rim heavy
seas hum time mmmiIst of a demise crowd or shut-
pimmg. But thiem'e was umotimhmmg 1mm it vhmichu
teammiaiishmip , tmmmdcr omdlmiary clrctmmumstnmmct it ,
could not macct.
Captain ICettie imimmig cmi lmoimr after hiotmr
mmmmder tlm slmelter of time doilgem's on time mmli-
her bridge , a macil wimmti.hrmusii higmmre in
yellow olisicins and binds number timlgim boots.
About such a "breeze" in amm ordinary way
lie mtoimlil hate thought hlttie. Taking his
vessel timraumgh It with time mntuiimimumni of mien-
gcr was emily imrt of time daily mechanIcal
routine. limit lie stood thmcre. a mirey to time
liveliest anxiety. Time titousamid and ammo
dangers hum tIme bay appeared before hutnm mug-
allied. If the sbiim for nmiy sudden antI ummm-
avoidable reason went. down time ouhils were
hint ho hiimmmscht anti all hmaimds would be
drowned ; but at the snmmme tiumme Gedge um-ould
be gratified In so easily tuucimummg time coveted
immsurammce iiioumey. Time fCar of death did itot
worry time little skippei' in time very least
degree whatever ; but lie lund a most thorouh
objection to beIng in any way Mr. Gedge's
cmmtspaw. - -
Tuice they hail mmcar escapes from helmig
mu uhown. Time first timimo was from a soil-
den , iilmmmmdcriimg Cardiff ore steamer , whIch
was d'humg north timrotmgim time titick of It ,
with very little of herself simowhig except
two stumpy masts and a brimmo-washmed
sumiokestaclt. She vouhd have obviously
dm-owmmed nut any lookout on her forui deck ,
anti time hrltIge omci'rs got too mucim spindrift -
drift in their eyes to see witim any cicarumess.
But. time his ummoney , amid overt Cardiff ore
atcamnems mullet niako passages , and so her
immastem' drove her blindly almond full steam ,
multmp.siop-wnhlow , and trusted thmat other
Ieoiie wouultl get omit of lila tvay.
Kettle's keen eyes liCked lair miji otmt of
time mica mnists just hum time , amid tiOrtel his
owim helium timid mimlitsed ii'r , slmi'ering how wIth
time Sultaim of Laliaumm's qimarter by ii shout
two fatimoummut. A touclm hum that iumsammo tur-
mall of sea would imuivo utemmt both steama-
era down to time itimella amid time flickering
weed below ; but there was no touch , amid
so each vvnt her way wIth mimerely a lair-
ftimmctory interchmamigo of curses , which were
blown Imito mmothmimmgmmess by time gale. Escapes -
capes cmi ( lucite occasloimmu tiamm't coimmmt , amid
It 1mm etlquetto miot to ithmcak about timemu
ashore afterward.
Time second suave Ca. 40 fiouum a big , white-
htaiumteth Cape liner , which caumme mmii frommm astern -
tern , hit lIke a theater , antI almost defy-
Immg time 'ery gale Itself. 11cr lookouts nail
ohilcemn vcro on time uvatchm for lights , Hut
t lie mmmml I t cal I icr , w'hi i elm mas ii iii f imer U limo
nmasied : hy time seas 111cc a halt-tide rock.
-
never struck her notice ,
Ifettlo , wIth nit a shmlpmnastor's sturdy this-
111cc for mtiiifttmmg lila helium vhcttm ime legally
hind tIme rIght of thin road , lucid cii liii time
gloat lummifu-htko bow was not a scorn at
ymirtlo ( mciii his taffraii. lint then lie gave
way , ronreit nut an artier to the quartermaster -
master at time mlmeei , timid time Siltan of
Labammn fell away to vort. As If thm coal
boat hind been a nmumiumot , time Cape humor
followed , dmawlimg lmeami'r lmmtimd os'em' fiat.
Chmanglmig direction further was as than-
gorotms as ke-elihmig aim an he was , so Kettle
hirmwieti to time quartermaster to "stonily oum
thief , " mind timeum time great whltui atetirn
hotel eutideimly seenmed to wake to her danger -
gor amid swerved off aim her ciii comurso
agaimm. So close were they timat Kettle fan-
cled hue could imear time quIck imgitateml rat-
the of her wheel eumgint's nut they gave bar
a ' 'ha i-mi ii own' ' hi ci iii. A mmml iii' tort mil a i y
saw officers on lair hIgh Upper brhtigo cmiii
peerIng at him tiirougim time drlftiiig son
smmmoke with a curiosity ( hint was more thman
pbeasa at.
' 'Trying to hick out the olil tub's nammie , "
hue mused grhnly , "so as to report rime for
earryhumg no lights , By Jaummes I whelm utoummo
of those 'lamitly ua-cuengt'r boat ofhlcers could
try' thmls low thoan oath of time traunpiimg tmaiio
for a bit. "
.Nbgimt uvent mmimih tiny eammu' , gray cmiii wet
and u1L3olate. Tbio hmu'avler squalls imati
pamuseul away , but a mvhmole gale chill re-
rmiaimmeui , nail tiut' sea was If Qfl'tbmliig hm' v-
icr. The coal boat rarely showed all of
herself at ormctu above thm water. liar progress -
ross was a mmmmccm'asioim of divas. her doe-
oration ( wimemi sue was vIsible ) a frhimgmm
of mi'omilimg ( utcmmplters. 1u'ateii hind sut'rt't'ied
wntclm the doggt'ti Patience of sailor-
mmmcii , but. w utchi after watch Kettle lmummmg
on hiehind time camivimum uloilgt'ra at hiuu
s'eather uiiul , itt thu bridge. I to mu-as i oil
eyed omit ! white ehut'ekeul , his toilaido beard
% % 'mim ; foul with su colt , ito was ummltioaauiut
to look upoim , htit lie umas mmndeumlniuly % 'itr ) '
flinch mmwmtIe , anti wimemi time ncel'immt ' eumunu
( wimlchm lie comiclutleil wami Mr. Gedge'mu u'ffott
10 realIze flue coal boat's insurumum"u' ) lie was
quito ready to ( Ohio wIth ermiergemichi's.
From coummowhicro In time bowels of the shIp
there came time nuimel boom of an expla-
siomm ; time hmmldge sprang tip beneath his feet
Co ( hint he was very umeaiy wrenched trout
hula hold , and time Iron mntuin deck , whkhm
at thmat moment iiftppetietl to be free of
vater , rippled and hme-aved as a tin bisctmut
box moves wimeim it is kicked. There was
ft tumble of broken glass as comae blown-
ommt skylIghts t'rashmeth bark upon the deck ,
lie hooked forward and hm looked aft ,
nmmd to his smiriurlso saw that both lmathis
were stIll in place , nami that very lIttle mmc
ttial daummuige was visible , anti ttmeim lie tied
hIs attention occmmpleih by another matter.
Iromn time stokelmold , froumm lImo forecastle
auutl from the eumgimmo macma tIme frlglmtenetl
crew imoureil out lute time oiueui , nnml seine
cateml wretch erteul out to "hewer away sent
boats. "
hero Was a sitmmaiiomm ( hint mit'emhcti dealing
wIth at once amid iCt'tlhu wuu time maim to do
Ii , . , , , . , * , 1,1. , ntltln i , ' , , , , , , nut
( lie I ovolver , whicim they kmmew so tuainttmll'
aim-cody , auth showed It with ostcimtetiomi
' 'fly .iamumes , " lie simouteil , ' 'tb yotm niit to
be taught whmo's captaiim hmcm'oI i'll give
cheap leseomis If you asic. "
Ills words reached timeumi above the hoot-
hug amid brawl of the gale , mmumd they were
etiweth tutu simhicum obdluice.
"Campemmter , take a couple of muon nrni
away below whim yomm auth see u-humut'n broke.
oum tilosseil spllt.trouserctl ummm'chimuimics , tiwny
ihowim to your ouiglac roonm or lit conic amid
kick you there. Time second itmate unit lila
vtmelm ( get tumrpatmhhims over those hurokemi ak-
lights.'lmere'iu Mr. Aitmrgaroyti ( ? him hits
hmimuhc , I smippoce , as munich ; muot tubs vateh ;
mme affair of his if the slmIp's blowmu to hieuvcmi
uhmen lie's off duty. llcme. ) omm steward. go
amid root omit Mr. Mmmrgatroyd. "
Time mcmi hmmimtit'it imbotit after theIr c'rranmis
nmml , the t'mmghmucmu , which had stopped for a
mmmhmmumte , begamm to rumble mmmi ngalmm. Captain
Kettle immniht'ii time nvu'iimg brIdge amid
awaited devciepuneumttu.
l'rcsemmtly a bnro-lieadm'd steward fought
tmis way tip the brIdge laihder agaInst time
tenrliig wimid and bawled omit some mutmurthimig
miown : "It's Mr. Mtmrgntroytl'a room that's
becim blowim imp , sir ; imiatlo a 'orrlth mimosa of ;
Chill's SCYM ' 0 idekeit imp 'i slighuteth pipe iii
time nileywa ) ' , sir , an' it niust 'a' been that
( limit fired ( lit' gas. "
"Time hlammmed old thlckbead , " said Kettle
snt'ngeiy.
'U vas arsktut' toe you , muir , was the macto ,
thuoumgii m'o cotmldmm't rlgimtly ummale out what
'C itaith. "
"lie won't he pleased to see lime. Smnokimmg ,
by Jammies , was hue ? "
- "Time mmmnte'R bmirmmt tip , like mm viece of
coke , ' said time stewani imeNtmtisIvcl. " ' 1'
cawmm't last hommg , it's it nmmtrvch 'ow 'e'a
alive at all , sir ! "
Time carpeiuter canme tih ) 0mm itimo bridge ,
' 'Iouto blowtmIuwas hot ro bad for tier ole
ship , sir. She nail got aumy plates started
ilot I can see. ley lmave dci' bilge pumiips
rimutning , but there's imoil imiticit water. Und
der italIc , muir. lie say he votilul likt to see
yotm , I io'it iii er' bail way. "
' 'Alt rIght ! ' ' said Kettle. ' 'I'll go nnml mute
hmimim. " 11u' called up tIme ItalIan second niato
onto thin hm'idge amid gave over cimargo of thio
uilmihm to hmluii auth timeum V. emit hctot' . The gas
, 'xitloahomm hail tmiade imatoc of all woodwork
' time iromi mihmeatim-
nimd fittimmguu , but npparcmitl'
tmig of the ship was ittihi ummidumuumegedi. Time
scare of 'time crow was qulettuig ulowui amid
vlth time sailors' immatlnct of tltiymiess they
were eommmmiieuiciimg to immako fast tIme larger
fm'ngmnents of wreckage wlmicii were rattling
about amongst time miloim of water anti cotit
amid broken cmoclcel'y , to time daneiimg of time
itIhtum.
'rime au-tImer - of all time umiisciiicf , time tti-
lihti old nman vlio , tlmroughm slicer gross Ig-
norammco had gomme to haitI amid smumoketh a
in thiii powder umagazimic. hay horrIbly Imi-
juiced hi the littered alleyway , with it lnmrst
straw' etiahmiomi ummider time shmoclclumg rounmialits
of bin bead. Moat of hits lnjtmm'ics were Plalmu
marvel ( lint ho lie-
a
'to ' time eye and it was
It was very m'vidcmit that
gored out at all.
he could umot lIve for long , uitI it was clear ,
too , timat 'lie wamited to speak.
Kettle'm ; resentmnnt tiled at time sight of
this year cimarreil cinder of hmtmmnammit ) ' . amid ito
lcmmeit iti thin lItter antI iisteiied. The sea
mmolses and tIme ship notutes vithmotmt almost
drowumetl the words , tunil time old immate's voice
was very weak. it was only Imere auth there
1. . . . 'nli , ( mm a senteaCe.
"Nearly got to wtnti'ttrd of yomi , skipper.
It wait nme-Gcdge imaid me 60 for time job- _ _ _
scuttle tier-after Gib-\Vomiilh 'a' clone it.
too-In spite of your teeth. "
The old fellow ha-oko off , tmnd Kettle leaneti
mmcar to hiiuum. ' ' 110w were yol.i goimmg to scut-
tIe Imer ? " he asked.
utecond tinme lie
There was no answer. A
ammit ttmemi aguttli a
repeated time qumestioum ,
third time. Time macto hearth Imiflm. Time sea
roared outside , time wInd boomed oveihmcati.
tIme cluttered wreckage chmimigetl about thu
alleyway. Time aid man wmts past speech ,
but ho opemieti mimi eye , lila one remaining
e.e , amid slowly auth soheummuily winked.
I t was his ommo recorded attempt at Imumilor _ _ _ _
climituig a hitetimlie. and time effort was Imis _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
last. hhili jaw throlmumed , wagging to time timud
of time shill ) , imis eye opened In a glassy tin-
seeIng stare , nd he was as dead a thlmmg atJ
deck lie lay impoum.
the iromm - _ _ _ _
" \Vcii , imiatey , " tumid Kettle , apostrophiZlmig
"we've been ship-
time roor , cimarretl fornm ,
ummateum before mimmil I umever lIked you , Hut.
by Jaiuies , yeti luaU yommm' loimits. You lmmitl
be iimuried by a puhika imarutOum in Gum amid _ _ _ _
hmimve it atomic limit over your ugly old hmeumtl
if I have to umnir for It unysc'lt. I thmiumim I caim
immimnmflem' omit ti imit of verte , too , whmlclm'li _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
initho that atomic a timing people wIll renicmn- _ _ _
' bo mad _ _ _
"By James , thmoughm , won't ( ledge
over thIs' Gc'dge will thmimmb I 5potted time
gmmiue you m'ere ilayhumg for lmiimm , anti mnur- _ _ _ _
Ucred you out at imand. 'uVcli , that's all _ _ _
rIght , immitl it won't hurt yotm , mate ) ' , I -
vant Gedge to umiderstamith l'umm a imman that'S _ _ _ _
to be micait stm'cmlgimt with. I want Mr.
got - - _ . _ _ _ . _ . _ . . , L. . , , , , ,
hhlessed uetigo - to umumaurtuimmumu - - iuui. , , ,
time hcintl of knob to make Iumto a cats-paw
liy any macrifler of rnu'ummms , I hat lie does
tumble to thmmmt , tea , limit I bet also that
Ito snekH mime froumm hub berth Iteforo 'vo
got time coaiuu over immtti Limo lighters of Port
SaId. thy Jmtuut's' Cietige is a mmtmm
that stlcicut to lila imluimis , mmnd as ho cant
hose time Sultan of Lutbuan WRIt mae us lair
xcklppt'i' , belt jerk ummmothier old maim Into '
time chart hmoimuue cmi time cmiii of a wire ,
wimo'hh tic the job more to hits satisftiotlomm , "
Time Norwegirtum carpenter cameo tmj and
aumhetl mm rhuit'atlon.
"No. no , Chills ; put the canvas cmwuy. I
want yomi to kumoek up some sort of a box
for time uioor clii monte , iintl we'll take him
to Gum amid plant imlmn there in style , i
owe lmlni a lilt. We'll mmli get safe enough
to Port Said now. "
( ) iil' 4iuii' Clulimu 1mm 'I'eui l'zm's ,
SN FIIAN'IBCO , July 2p.-E , Lewis of
Cliche City , Alaska , tamumo ckmwii cmi time
uttvaummu-'r J'timtland. lie states that. emily ammo
out of itt-cry ten cimmirnum aromiummi hrmwson Is
payimmg wages. 'Those that pay at cli arc
ptmyluug lug unoni'y. On Eimlom'ado creek lie
iia'it ( lucre are about three nmhic's of really
ricim gmouumtl , anti on hIoumaumi ) creek , every
foot of wimicim hiatt beeuu advertlmueti mis paying ,
miiere are more ( lien twenty nmiles of nimo-
lately s'ortlmless ehumiumma. Cmmpumin ( Lintlquhat
of time Portland reports ( limit on time lGthm
iimstaumt. lie sIghted time strainer Thhlamnonk ,
witim t lit , ltiileommt imm tow , just miff lit , Law-
rnumce. On time h8tim time atloanier ? Juvarro ,
tOWhIimt time State of Mhmmmc'utota ; , wami utigtmtod
toil mniies imortii or ( ruaimmalcn'tmeum ( liii
I'orthmmmmd left Iutch hluriair , on time 19th ,
the steaumier ilrunswlck , tue tug liohyolcu
and iimrt'o barges , were in port , 'J'iucj
scimoouii'r ii. 1' . W'rigIit urriv-c'd there on tbmo
iuitbi of last jutontli.
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SustiIute for Lenions
oysfovl's : ' Rcid Phosphate
Is cooiin , quonchmea tIilrt , and cots
all a Tonic ,
iImun It i siKnu. oId enl , in botti s ,