The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-17

lower boat, but the mate was seen
to throw up his hands and sink out of
sight. Capt. Phillips came on deck
with Scotty by him and sent for the
second mate; who told how that there
was no chance of saving the mate.
The captain asked the second mate If
he understood navigation. The sec
ond mate said he could brace up the
yards and such as that, but he didn't
understand navigation.
"'Then,' said the captain, IN put
back to Calao for new mate
"Scotty turned to the captain and
said: why not make me mate
1.-THE captain looked mad, and said
to Scotty:
".'Why, you don't understand navi-
CATION
''Scotty looked madden than the
captain for minute. Then he came
alongside Capt. Phillips and began
whispering il his ear. Scotty talked
mighty earnest and seemed to be beg
ging hard for something-I suppose it
was to be made mate, but the captain
did nothing only shake his head and
look sulky All this time the ship was
lying to. Finally | saw Scotty look
ing mighty ugly out Of the corners Of
his eyes. He was pale, too; but he
went up to the captain and seemed to
beg him once more, but the skipper
again shook his head and said loud
enough for me to hear: We must put
back to Callao.' Then he went up to
Scotty and stood by him. | knew he
expected Scotty to mutter to him
what orders he was to give to put the
ship about and head her back to
Callao. | thought at first Scotty was
going to rebel, but he began muttering
as usual. and the captain gave out the
orders with as big airs as if he owned
us all. In minute or two we were sail
ing close to the wind on the port tack.
As the trade winds were now against
us we had to beat back to Callao.
Four bells struck, and | was sent to
the wheel. An hour later the captain
and Scotty came on deck and the ship
was put about on the starbOard tack.
This time SCOtty's f.. /! seemed to be
clinched, and he looked mighty -ugl y.
/ heard the captain say in a low tone
to Scotty as 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 Scotty says:
You know very well | only struck
him in self-defense If I'd told the cap
tain at the time it would have been all
right. I've good mind to tell the
consul myself Then they got out of
my hearing. But l saw how it was
then that the captain had his hold on
Scotty. Scotty had killed man in
self-defense, he claimed, but the cap
tain knew Of it and was holding it
over him.
cat 4 O'Clock | left the wheel and
my watch 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 standing in front of the
cabin door. Scotty was pale as a
ghost. Says he to the second mate:
The captain says send all the men
aft The captain looked surprised
at this. The men all came aft. Then
Scotty cried out, Capt. Phillips, will
you make me mate? This is the last
time | will ask youp Scotty said this
in such a way that the captain looked
frightened. He suffered for a min
ute, but he saw wicked look spread
ing over Scotty's face, and he said,
Yes, Scotty, | appoint you mate.
Scotty took two bounds that took
him up on the afterhouse. 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 leer'
he cried; we must put about Then
he gave out his orders as rapidly and
as clearly as if he had commanded
ships for years.
'The ship swung around on the
port tack, but as 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 a ledge of wicked looking
reefs. | had no doubt that ScOtty
had intended to run the ship on those
reefs if the captain had refused the
last time to make him mate. Capt.
Phillips was leaning against the bull
warks and looking at the breakers.
He 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
the mate but commander OF the ship
as well. Capt. Phillips did nothing
but NOPE. He gave no orders him
self but left everything to Scotty, who
who seemed to be first-rate naviga-
tor, and he was mighty proud to show
it.
1.-The day after we arrived at San
Francisco we were paid off. Istumbled
across an old shipmate of mine called
Liverpool jim. We went into a sa-
loon and had few rounds OF drinks.
We were standing at the window when
who should wesee going along the side
walk but Capt. Phillips and Scotty
Jim started back at sight of them.
"'Why, l know them fellows, says
he. They are
"Says l, They are the captain and
mate I've been sailing under
Says ne, Which is the captainY
81 pointed out Capt. Phillips, and
he laughed.
why said he, that's old Bill
Jones, a steward | sailed with on an
English bark four years ago. He put
on so many airs That folks took hlm
for captain when he was on shore,
but he never had as much brains as
I've got, and that saying mighty lit
tie. But the young fellow with Bill
Jones has got brains. He was an APP
prentice-boy on the same bark, and
was mighty smart at navigation.
They said he'd make a first-class ship
master
''Then | questioned him a bit, and it
turned out that on the bark the sec
ond mate was down on Scotty, and
was always using himrough. But one
morning the second mate was missing,
and it was supposed that he fell over
board during the night. No one sus-
pected scotty. | made up my mind
that this second mate had attacked
Scotty, who had killed him in self de-
tense and had made away with the
body. The steward knew his secret,
and by holding II over him, r,o1a Soo+