Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-19
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MAE onVN Nurls below his breath,
"Aro you turo''
"Don {, You hrnr her enils rNp'" snid
Dunk, Tile shaliop Rln't got none, aud
Lord, air, knew tbe sounds OF my bit Ut
u logger the saino nv man knows tho
rustic VI his iasn' pettioonta."
SIN there VIVA no anawNr, but tho sound
of Tho swccI'a hail stopped, Dunk turned
10 tho bows, roa,ing his hand on tho
thuari, mud gnyu tho signal again with
Tho grcNtost confidence, aud Immediately
II was repeated,
81 allow that's enough for you, rlr,"
snid the skipper, with grin ns ho faced
Curtis again aud Wrarrcd HIS oar
"Qnitc enough" answered tho iieutcn-
ant. 81 did not doubt H. A man must
know his own"
Sorry TO tcop YOU waiting, air." hanR
ont tho mnto as tho beat fcll nloueeido tho
iuEger, 1--WE couldn't fetch huro before
II came ncar us not getting hero nj nll"
"Wo must hear about thnt, " said tho
skipper. hat lrst wen got thp Lady aud
the sick gentleman aboard"
Curtis tprnng out Of tho boat nj once,
glad "a bs relieved from hla embarrassing
position. For moment ho hesitAtcd
whether 60 glvo Lucllu hand, but 10
seemed boticr manners To losyo ,hc duty
TO Dunk aud hls mslc, aud 10 stood back
with tho MN. watching tho oiloot VI hcr
beauty upon them.
An nir of rnbAucd happiness seemed 10
M them u. tho gri HIeprcd lightly oyur
tho punwnlc expressing Itself In quiet
hrlHkno,a over their duties and 10 futlvo
rlnncra stolen ms fforly ~ ,hnlr rwprct
md instructive deelro TO DO mnnnorly
would permit. Enoh man " thnm--ns
sailor, will--felt honorcd and elntei to
have 20 fnlr n lady for n thipmni,, and tho
birFost rullian among thcm trlud stronu'
ously TO foel rrspoclhhlo,
Tho Content wnA fair sliced craft Of
hcr rig With crew ~ ten men aud n
couple of boys, Al was n ouddy, aud
thithcr Aym0n was carried, Luo'ln follow
I'd, only anxious, MS II kocmcd, a. 10 alone
with hur brother mud TO hido honiolf from
Curtis usib,onoc
"Thrro's four bertha there, sir" said
Dunk, emerging from Tho door "You
will tako tho fourth, OF course Tho mate
win do very well forward with tho hands
Won't y0u, Dcnf'
Lord, yca." returned tho mate, "and
worAu than that, 10 ohlieo n lady"
''No, no, my man, snid Curtis "Ill
not turn ynu out Tho foonntle IL good
enough for runway prisoner Dcsidos,
I'm thinking mona OF ua will trouble our
berihu much from what you were saying"
AYE, Bon, faid tho sklprcr, Now
we'll hoar what kopt You do they sur'
poet nnytllnAi'
"Thoy seem to have gos III on their
m,nda," tho man replied "i,casiwnyan
swnb Ia red Gap boarded W ~ soon Nd
you wna rome and told IN We must put
hnnk. 'Thrm'r tho orders saya no
'whosof SAYS Thu rrpublir'a Fnyn no,
Then porbAps tho republic Will al,c 'om
| 20 tho tide, snys !. aud with that ha foll 10
swunring words ne shall 10 unsnid. being
lady IN company"
"pM he'' ,ays tho skipper "And
| what ihenf"
well. got my dandor up" continued
tho mate N'hcipa bcptford man. M
know, what language IA, aud ! nayui
Your Language ID strong, mate, diHgrarof
iul s,ronE, srys, but u ulni strong
enough 10 turn tho vbb, Tho lido Amt no
lousy ,sd republican, rnya AZ that no
uow mighty iere aud swor, worse than
Lefofe that hswould doiain ns, How VIII
| you do that mater snsH Y 4 shall stop
aboard Of yeu, says hc, Stop away then,
snya !, 'oniy don't blaino mo " tho hands
carry Jon QUO 10 uea They aro mutinonn
| doaa. says
"Aiaybs 10 didn't like their looks--nnd
| they was ugly enough wien they turned
| his way. 'Mhere'a your captain, fallowr
no says, and | think 10 were no, quite
easy, In tie fog, snya l. 'whai'a no hc-
| inE,' saya no Looking for tomorrow
| pesa l. lie Loaf u yesterday Tia, made
| him quite n,nd, aud ho olapped hls hand
| 10 his sword. so ! siss HIN one 70 help
| him hack Into hls boat and then he rev.
| ci on, swearing ha would futch y uuArd
| and heaven knows what moru hesider, y
| .You seem mighty fareiious fellew.
friend, y snid uuftia neta little alarmed.
| .Thnnk you, air" answered tho ni.'e,
"f'm mostly called pretty COED rsnpany"
| Al don't doubt 10" said tho llpuishs1h
that snu saisk aind nav sAsi"s san