Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-01-31


don't. Well, | hope you will have pleas
ant voyage, sir"
"Thank you"
No. Is was not popular passenger. PEG
pie seemed instinctively to shrink from |
him, although il must be admitted that he |
made no advances. All went well until the |
Gibrontus was half way over. One fore
noon the CHIEF officer entered the captains |
room with a pale face, and shutting the |
door after him said
Il am very sorry to have to report, sir,
that one of the passengers has fallen into |
the hold"
Good heavens" cried the captain. "Is
he hurts"
| 'IIe is killed, sir"
The captain stared aghast at his subordi-
nate.
How did it happen2 gave the strictest
/ orders that those places were ON no account
to be left unguarded."
/ Although the company had held to Mrs
Keeling that the captain was not to blame,
their talk with that gentleman was OF an
entirely different tone.
THAT is the strange part Of it, sir The
hatch has not been opened this voyage, sir,
and was securely bolted down"
/ nonsense! Nobody vii! believe such
storyl Some one has been ctrelessl Ask the
puIser to come here, please
/ When the purser saw the body he rccOl-
lectcd and came as near fainting as purser
can.
They dropped Keeling overheard in the
night and the whole affair Fas managed
so quietly that nobody suspected anything
and what is the most incredible thing in
this story the New York papers did not have
a word about il.
What the Liverpool office said about the
matter nobody knows, but it must have
stirred up something Ike a breeze in that
strictly business locality. 1t is likely they
poOh-pooLed the whole affair, for, strange TO
say, when the purser tried to corroborate
the story with the dead mans ticket the
document was nowhere to be found.
The Gibrontus started out on her voyage
from Liverpool with an her colors flying,
but some Of her officers had n vague feel
ing Of unrest within them which reminded
them Of the time they first sailed on tho
heavy seas The pursar was seated in his
room, busy, as pursers always are at the
beginning OF voyage, when there was a
rap at the door
"Come inr' shouted the important Off
cial, and there entered unto him a stranger,
who said
Are you the purserp
ayes, sir What can do for your"
~ have room No 49,
"Whatw cried the purscr, with gasp,
, almost jumping from his chair Then lac
looked 40 the robust man before him and
: sank back with sigh Of relief. II was not
Keeling
Il have room No. IS, continued the pas
senger, "and the arrangement ! made with
, your people in Liver DOL was that was to
, have the room 20 myself | do a great deal
! of shipping over your
/ yes, my dear sir, " said the purscr, after
/ having looked over his list, you have No
: IS to yourself
, 80 told the man who is uupacking hii
r luggage there. but he showed nae his ticket
4 and IT, WAS issued before mine. can't quit'
understand why your people should'-
e "What kind Of a looking man * hey'
J. "a thin, unhealthy, cadaverous man
Y who doesn't look ~ If he would last till TN
(. voyage ends. don't want him for IA room
a mate, If have TO have one. / think yol
5, ought
II will, sir will make il all right.
r suppose, if it should happen that "A mistak
l. has been made, and he has the prior CLAIM
5 to the room, you would not mind takinl
n No. 24-it is larger and better room"
4 THAT will suit me exactly"
= So the purser locked his door and wen
l., down to No IS.
i "Well?" he said to its occupant
+ well" answered Mr.. Keeling, lookin
d up at him with his cold and fishy eyes.
= "YOu're here again, are your"
Y "I'm here again, and will be here again
And again and again and again and again.
IS "Now, what the Then the purse
1 hesitated a moment, and thought perhap
l. 4 IL . l.e To-
Il cammy gaze fixed upon him. what oil
r ject have you in all thsy"
Object The very simple one Of maxim
Y your company live up TO its contract. Fror
4 Liverpool TO New York, my ticket reads
ID paid for being landed in the United State
Is not for being dumped overheard in mi,
n ocean. DO you think you can take m
sr over1 You have had two tries at it an
10 have not succeeded. Yours is a big al
in powerful company too"
ut IF you know we can't do il, then why {
you The purser hesitated.
be "Pester you with my prcsencer 81
gested Mr. Keeling because ! want yC
to do justice. Two thousand pounds is Il
price, and will raise it 800 every trip"
in This time the New York papers got no
IT, Of the incident, but not OF its peculiar fe
I'd lures They spoke of the extraordina
be carelessness OF the ofhcers IN allowing pra
ut tically the same accident TO occur twice
the same boat When the Gibront
be reached Liverpool all the officers, from 4
captain down. sent in their resignation
Most Of the sailors did not take the trout
to resign, but cut for IT,
ur The managing director was annoyed
Id the newspaper comments, but laughed
the rest Of the story. He was invited
.ar coue over and interview Keeling for I
sr, own satisfaction, most Of the officers pro-
Using 20 remain on the ship II he did so.
Ter took room IS himself What happened
In do not know, for the purser refused TO s.
ne again on the Gibrontus and was given q
he other ship.
But this much Is certain. When {
rs managing director got back the compa
,w generously paid Mrs Keeling e., l00-Lu
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