, 1885-11-22
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~sootty looked mndder THAI the cap
tain for a minute Then he came along
side Capt Phillips and began whisperin1
in his ear. Scotty talked mighty earnest
and seemed TO be begging hard for some
thing suppose lie was TO be made mate.
but the captain did nothing. only shake
his head and look sulky
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"And this time the ship was lying to.
Finally l saw Scotty looking mighty uely
out Of the corners Of his eyes lie was
pale. too: but lie went up to the captain
and seemed to leg him once more but
the skipper again shook his head and said
loud enough for me to hear him We
must put back TO Callao. Then he went
up TO Scotty and stood by him | knew
hr expected Scotty TO muttcr 10 him
what orders he was TO give 10 put the
ship about and head her back 10
Callao. | thought nj rst Sco'ty was
going TO rebel. but he began muiicring as
usual and the captain gave out the orders
with as big airs rs If he owned is all In
a minute or two We were sailing close 10
the wind on the port tack. As the trade
winds were now against us we had to
Leaf back to Callao. -Four bells struck.
and was sent TO the wheel An hour
later the captain aud Scotty came on
deck and the ship was put about on the
siarboard tack. This time Scotty teeth
seemed 10 clinchcd. and he looked mighty
ugly. | heard the oai tain say in n low
tone TO Scotty us they walked up and
down. You know that I've only got to
tell the English consul and you're as good
as hung Then ; cotty saws. You know
very well | only struck him in self dc
Tense If I'd told the captain at the time
il would have been all right I've u good
mind to tell the consul myself. Then
they got put OF my hearing. But | saw
how It was then that the captain had his
hold on Scotty. Scottv had killed Il man.
in self defense. he claimed. but the cap
tain knew of it and was holding it over
him.
AT 4 O'Clock | left the wheel and my
watch and went below. At 6 o'clock we
came on deck. We had not gone about
again. but ! supposed that we would very
soon. The captain and Scotty were stand
ing in front Of the cabin door. Scotty
was pale as u ghost, rays he to the sec
ond mate The captain says send all the
men aft. The captain looked surprised
al this. The men all came aft. Then
Scotty cried out. Capt. Phillips. will you
made me mater This is the last time |
will ask you scotty said this in such a
way that the captain looked frightened
lie suffered for a minute, but he saw n
vic ed look spreading over Scotty's face.
and lie said. Yes, Scotty | appoint you
mate. Scotty took two bounds that took
him up on the afterhousc. He had grown
straight all Of a sudden. He held up his
head. and there was fire in his eyes
For the first time In his life he really
looked well. Helm to leel' he cried we
must put about Then he gave out his
,rI.ra ne ranfIIr aud 1, a ,laarlrr "a 20 ha
had commanded ships for years.
The ship swung around on the port
tack. but ms she did so my hair must have
lifted my hat up about two inches, for
right close on our port quarter lay a line
of breakers which dashed over n ledge of
wicked looking reefs l had no doubt
that Scotty had intended to run the shin
on those rocks If the captain had refused
the last time to make him mate. Capt
lhillips was leaning against the bulwarks
and looking at the breakers lie seemed
to be regularly stunned. Scotty after
lacking wore the ship slowly around
until she headed about north-northwest
before the southeast trades During the
rest Of the run to san Francisco Scotty
was not only mate but commander of the
ship as we'll Capt lhillins did nothing
but NOPE. He gave no orders himself.
but left everything to Sc0tty. who
seemed TO he a iirst-rate navigator. and he
was mighty proud to show it.
The day after we arrived at San Fran
cisco we were paid of. | stumbled across
an old shipmalc of mine called Liverpool
lin. We went into n saloon and had a
few rounds Of drinks. We were standing
at the window when who should we see
going along the sidewalk but Capt
/ hillips and Scotty. Jim started back at
sight of them.
Why. know those fellows, says he.
They are
says /. They are the captain and mate
I've been sailing under.
SAYS he. Which is the captain
81 pointed ont Capt Phillips and he
aughed.
why. said he. that's old Bill Jones.
a steward | sailed with ON an English bark
four years age. He put on 81 many airs
that folks took him for a captain when he
was on shore. but he never had as much
brains as I've got, and that's saying
mighty little. But the young fellow with
Bill Jones has got brains. He was Al ap-
prentice boy on the same bark and was
mighty smart at navigation. They said
he'd make n first class shipmaster.
Then ] questioned him a bit, and it
turned out that on the bark the second
mate was down of Scotty. and was
always using him rough. But one morn
ing the second mate was missing. and it
was supposed that he fell overheard dur
ing the night No one suspected Scotty.
| made up my mind that this second mate
had attacked Scotty. who had killed him
in self,defeuce and had made aMay with
the body. The steward knew his secret.
and by holding it over him made Scotty
do Just what he wanted. until he finally
broke out and got made mate, The stew
ard probably passed himself Off as a cap
Tain, aud by forged letters or something
If hat sort, got command Of a ship
You could get command OF an American
ship then without passing an examination.
81 never learned whether Scotty told
his story OF the killing Of the second mate
a. the fnglish consul at Frisco. But
about two years later on when the bark |
belonged to lay ut anchor oil Staten
island. a big American ship that was be
ing lowed TO sea passed quite close to us
en- tie afterhouse stood the captain 1t
was cotty. There was no mislaking
him. though he Ind grown "A full beard
aud stood up straight. and really looked
well But when | looked on the main
deck who should | see come out Of the
cabin but another maj | knew well, He
lad on a long apron and a white cap. hut
he put on airs enough for a captain. lie
was the steward Of the ship. Hut who.
do you suppose il wasg II was lii Jones.
he man who for several years passed
limself OF as a shipmaster. and who then
,alied himself Capt Phillips.
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