Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-11
WINNING HIS STAR
OR THE ADVENTURES OF PAUL
TRAVERS.
WRITTEN FOR THE EVENING STAR BY SAM T.
CLOVER
Copyright, lS94.)
CHAPTER XVIII,

.aa CHAPTER XVIII
The sleeping apartment of the under
stewards was known the glory hole"
Who first gave IL this inelegant but strik-
Ing title no one could tell, but the glory
hole 1t had been far back in the earliest
recollection Of the oldest hand on ship
board.
1t was appropriately named in many re-
spects. Situated just forward of the main
saloon on the deck below. 1t was separated
by a thin partition only from the hold,
where the passengers baggage was stored.
dark and dismal compartment at best
lifted up with a number of wooden hunks
or "pews" and lighted by an oil lamp
which swung from the center Of the ROOM
1t lily accommodated the score Of under
stewards. pantrymen and galley slaves,
who made life a burden to the head saloon
steward.
The wit of the glory hole was a genuine
London cockney. nicknamed "Scully," from
the fact that he filled the position of
scul!ery boy in the cooks kitchen, where
he furnished the pots, pans and copper
Kettles sacred to that department He
could neither read nor write, but was
chock full of native humor, and his bright
sallies kept his companions in constant
roar whenever he was below. 1T WAS he
VINO cbristene1 Paul "Yank." and who es-
tablishei, the newcomer in his strange
surroundings by giving him the right hand
OF fellowship and welcoming him TO the
glcry hole.
The name stuck to Paul throughout the
voyage, and so long as he remained on
shipboard no one ever thought of calling
him anything else. Even the chief steward
addressed him by this title. and one oc-
.cas.on the pompeus captain. making his
morning round of inspection, inquired why
''Yank's" blankets were not neatly folded
and in their customary place at the head of
his bunk.
Shipped at London and serving English
owners 1t naturally followed that all Paul's
messmates We're Britishers. Many of them.
like the witty but illiterate "Scully," were
cockney born end bred. and their sublime
disregard of the English language par
ticularly of the letter ~" was an unsolved
puzzle over which Paul constantly mar
veled. Full of Whitcchapel slang and con-
cert hall ditties. there was yet nothing
vicious about the youngsters, whose treat
Inent of the American recruit was friendly
enough, with one two notable excep-
lions.
There were two pert cockney youths who
aid not take kindly 10 Paurs advent among
them. From the outset they sneered al
The "blawsted Yankee" whom they looked
upon as an interIoper ard with whom they
were constantly finding fault, TO the great
disgust of Paurs self-constitutel friend
'Scully."
IVY ciwn't yer leave Yank alone?" he
bawled. from his pew the morning after
sailing. VIXEN Paul. aching in every limb
from his ice-packins experience. lay groan-
- II.
biolIes, Is 'e?"
They had been making covert illusions
to the lads Illness. intimating in a mean
sort of way that he was TOO FOND OF his
bunk and shat his ai!ment was only a pre-
tense. I2a sick to make vigorous protest.
Paul could only feehly resent their insinu-
atoms, but he mentally vowel to have It
out with them whenever he was well
enough to stand up and take his medicine
Let EN- alone. Scully.'' he fnurmured TO
his friend, who occupied the adjoining pew
I'm settle with EN- both just as soon as
I'm able ID get up: see If l DON'T
.-pye ear that. Eiicksey? Dye ear that
Jol asp exclaimed Scully. seeming a h.ttIt
roSal FROM afar -anyk secretly exuiti,is in
|. ths anticipated spot. Ell give sou
Ilokes' feecious wtesin', e says, one O.
these days.
Bricksey and jonas were in the act of
completing their toilets preparatory TO wait
ing on the saloon table for breakfast
Whenever 'e's ready" said lofty Mr. Jonas
tuttoning on ceiiuiod collar, Il shall be
l'-Ust 'aI,py to meet i'm And as for me-"
chimed in Bricksey, IN punch is bloomin
. cad in with the greatest pleasure h'any
time e wants tic job done. with neatness
and dispatch" At which ll;ppancy both
laughed uproariously. and sprang up the
c"mpanionway 10 the deck above.
Two nice cups o. tea, them ducks is
now amt they" observed ScuIly, sarcas,
tieally. ''S'elp me Bob I'll lick 'em meself
IaEk, If you don't, just to teach ZEN good
manners they's too jolly flip. they is for
this ere glory OLE
At Melbourne Paul was able to crawl ont
of his bunk and renew his duties; little
shaky on his pins and still full of aches
and pains, but too anxious to refute the in
sinuatton that he was 'soldie ring to oc-
cupy his pew any longer. More passengers
and stores were taken aboard and then the
ChimbCraz0 steamed away to South Aus
t!aiia, where she was to make her last call
in colonial waters. AnchOring in the beau
tiful semaphore OFF Port Adelaide, a quanti-
ty OF -four and dozen live steers were
brought aboard in lighters, while n small
tug conveyed the half dozen passengers
hooked from this port. Paul lunged to 20
ashore 10 pay farewell visit TO his cou-
sins. but the ships stay was limited to a
few hours, which etfectually preciudei a
leave of absence.
Frt m Adelaide the steamer headed direct
for Cape Leewin, which is at the southern
extremity Of Western Australia and the
last DIT oil land to be seen until Cane
GuarJafui, on the eastern coast of Africa
is sighted In rounding this point vessels
are pretty sure to encounter a heavy blow
Cape LceWin being a sort of miniature " ma
Horn, with a gale of wind in COY stant
readiness to let loose on the wary d, yigator
The Chimborazo had to take b,r medicine
with the rest, with. perhaps a little extra
dose of dirty weather by way of an Aus
ITALIAN farewell. The WIND blew a perfect
hurricane and the W4.ves that dashed over
the ship were SO oGid and came with such
force That several of the steers on deck
died from tie exposure while dozens OF
chickens were drowned In their coops
Paul Witnessed an amusing incident dur
ing this blow. The gale was at its height
W ben he relieved the saloon watch" about
midnight, and his instructions were to see
that all the portfolios were kept snug as
the Chimborazo was shipping considerable
sea. The passengers had been warned be-
fore retiring to refrain from touching them
no matter how close the atmosphere be-
came, but an obstinate John Bull thought
he knew more than the officers and turned
in leaving the portfolio in his berth par
TALLY open.
He was rudely awakened from sleep Wy a
sudden rush OF water through the oriice
which completely drnCned The cabin and
pCuring into his berth half drowned the oc-
cupant. Scared almost out Of his wits and
almost choked with salt water, he leaped
10 ba floor and 1arte1 in IN tho -,