The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-17

foot extra to Erh Tees estimate of the
ships depth. Then they staggered out
into fnidsfream very early, and never
had the city OF his birth looked so beau
tiful to Jim as when he feared ne would
not come back TO see IL. Going down
Garden reach he discovered that the junk
would answer to her helm if you put II
over enough and that she had a fair.
though Chinese notion, OF sailing. He
took charge of the tilier by stationing
three Chinese on each side of IL and
standing a little forward gathered their
pigtails into his hands. three right and
three left, as though they had been the
yoke-lines of a rowboat. Erh TIE almost
smiled at this He felt he was getting
good care for his money. and took a neat
polished bamboo 10 keep the men atten-
tive, for he said this was no time 10
teach the crew pigeon English. The
more way they could get on the junk the
better would she steer. and as soon as he
felt little confidence I'm her Jim ordered
the big rustling mat sails to be hauled
up tighter and tighter. He did not know
their nafnes-at least any name that
would be likely to interest Chinaman-
but Erh TIE had not banged about the
waters of the Malay archipelago for
nothing. aad as he rolled forward with
the bamboo the sails rose like eastern In
carnations.
Early as they were on the river a big
American kerosene ship was ahead of
them in tow ard when Jim saw her
through the driving morning mist he was
thankful. She would draw all OF seven
teen feet and II he could eteer by nar
they would be safe. IL In one tn1,x IN
scurry up and down the James and Mary
In a police tug without responsibility
and quite another 70 cram f,ard-rhouth-
ed old junk across the same sands alone
with the certainty OF a thrashing IL you
came out alive. Jim glued his ewes IN
the American and saw that AZ Fu,,ah
she DROPPED her tug and stood dowrl' the
river under sail. He all but whooped aloud
for ne knew that the number Of pilots
VINO preferred 10 work a ship through
the James and Mary without a tug was
strictly limited. IF IL isn't father IT'S
I'asTsley. said Jim, 'and Dearsley went.
down yesterday with the Bancoora II
Ia gone home last night instead of go
ing TO Pedro I'd have met father. He
must have got his ship quick. bus-fa
Their Is a cary quick man" Then Tim
rejected that they KEEP. piece OF knot
ted rope on the pilot brig that stune ike
a wasp. but this thought he dismissed as
beneath the dignity of an officiating
pilot who need only nod his head 20 set
Erh TEES bamboo at work AS the
American came round just before tb..
Faltah sands. Jim raked her with his spy
glass and saw his father on the uoop
with an uniighte3 cigar between his
teeth That cigar. Jim knew, would be
smoked on the other side of the James
and Mary. and Jim felt so entirely safe
and happy that ne III cigar on his own
account This kind Of plotting was child.s
play His father could not make a mis-
take IL he tried; and Jim with his sly
faithful pigtails in his two hands had
leisure 70 admire the perfect STYLE a.,
which the American was handIed-hovy
she would point her bowsprit feerlnglv
a. a hidden bank as much as 10 saw:
Not today. thank you. dear" and bow
down lovingly over buoy as much az 20
say: You're a gentleman at any rate"
and come round sharp on her heel with
a nutter and rustic and slow steady