New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-28
KIPLINGS NEW STORY.
THE AMERICAN coy IN CAPTAINS
COURAGEOUS."

COUhAtEOtC
No one else has anything Ike his vim. IL taxes
hold OF Mr.. Kiplinas reader ike sun, ''",'
warning breeze, II touches the Inauguration II
spurs ones senso OF humor It carries ono straight
into the company OF human beings and keeps one
alert TO catch every fash OF fun. every stroHe u
pathos among those people captains Coui'
geous" which opens in the current huiloei %
"McClures" reaches Kiping's familiar e'ei II. '"o
very first sentences The story passes quickly from
the sn.oklng-room OF an Atlantic liner TO 'he PCT
uresque Graf, and original types OF the hsnhs
backs The transition in Itself would be interest
ing It's point Is intensified when the character
chiefly involved Is studied in the following anus
Ing portrait of spoiled boy;
The weather door of the smoking-room nno Des zen
left omen 10 the heavy North Atlanuc log, as .iic
big liner rolled and lifted through the greaS! seas
whistling to warn the hshing feet. .Ao.rd
sad a man In a frlcze overcoat. shutting me ooor
with {. bang "He isn't wanted here hes 100
whitehared German reached for d sandwich hTaea
and grunted between bites: = Know uer should
imbort ropes ends free under your DARN; ,1..s
Pshaw There isn't any real harm d 10 man 1nan from
Ncw-York as he lay at full length along the cusn,
Ions under the wet skyght Iheyve ara hs n, mn,
Kid. / was talking to HIS mother this morning
She's lovely lady. but she don't pretend 10 man nan
age him He's going 10 Europe TO finish MS edu-
'Education isn't begun yet" This . was Ph n,.
two hundred month pocket money. ne toio me-
He isn't sixteen either" -. ,, .,o c.rn,ar
yep. That and mines and lumber and shipping hh
Built place San Diego the ola man ra nas an
half the lumber on the Pacific slope, and lets ms
wife spend the the har she SAYS She
lust tracks around with the boy and her nerves
trying to find out wSa' Hot sprna m
and n6 as clerk hs sm Ss
In "a a
What's the matter with the old man attending
TO him personality" said voice from the ir'e~e
"old mans pilns up the rocks Don't want to ,I be
years hence PITY because there's heap of good
IN him II you could get at IT, nav soh ina
German. Ill.,
the door banged and slight slim
built boy about fifteen nal 0TtS ,easins in
over the high footway. His pastry yellow com
S Ss d look R01 was Of rresouo
vado and very cheap "smartness ne was aress SEQ
saoetnes and Bicycle shoes with red flannel cap
at the back of the head. After whistlng between
hs 'f sfS s ne It's
hear the ishboats squawkins all around say
wsS i be s great "a ran sG tho
shut the door and stay outside. You're not
who'll stop me-" he answered delibera,ely;
Did YOU pay for my passage Mister Martin:
lie picked up the dice from checkerboard and
began throwing. right hand against left;
Say, gen elmen, this is deadern mud can't we
make a game of poker between u.s."
There answer, and he puned his cigarette
his legs and um% he D oh nS out taee roll ~
bills as If to count them
"How's your mamma this afternoon? man saio
IL didn't see her at lunch"
I'm her stateroom guess She's most always
s-dess 8" SIS 5 for looking after her don't go down
TO pass that buffers pantry place. Say, this Is the
f~~t inc
"Oh, don't apologize Harvey.
WHO'S apologizins? This is the first time I've
crossed the ocean sen'elmen. and; except the first
day. i haven't been sick one little bit. No. sir.
we,ted his finger and went on counting the bills.
oh. you're high.grade macnine win the VIII
nS Il Blossom sS into credit Country
II know it. I'm an Amercan--frst. last. and all
the time I'll snow EN- that when strike Europe.
Pr, My Gigs out ] can't smoke the truck the
steward sells. Any gcn'eman got real Turkish
ch5 sasnssr entered for .S c0s Tsq
fuT s sa a Te We sns ''eo
"vsra much in the ordinary way" was the grave
e ease It.. an their elders arc cen '''" 10 a'''
low chuckle came from corner. The German
opened old cigar-case and handed skinny,
black cigar TO Harvey.
Do Is der S v to r smHfe Yes
Den you viz be efer so happy"
Harvey lit the nn9yely thing with sona,S he
ut would take moren this TO keel me over" he
said. not knowing that he was lighting that terri
bic article, a Wheeling "Stogy.
dot shall presently see" sad the German.
"Where now. Mr. Macdonald
Just there thereabouts. Mr.. Schaefer. said
the engineer. "We'll be on the Grand Bank to-
night; but in a general way O. spnakin.' We're all
among the fishing fleet now. We've shaved three
6ories an near skelped the boom off Frenchman
since noon. an that's close sailin.' ye may say.
You like my stogy. eh?' the German asked, FOR
Harvey's eyes were full of tears.
teeth. Guess we've slowed down little. haven't
we? I'll skip out and what the log says
II might II | vas you.' said the German.
est rail. He was very unhappy; but he saw the
deck steward lashing chairs together. and as he
had boasted before the man that he was never sea-
sick his pride made him aft TO the second saloon
deck at the stern. which was finished in a turtle
back. The deck deserted. and he crdwled TO
the extreme end of ii by the fagpole There he
doubled up In limp agony. for the Wheeling stogy
Joined with the surge and jar of the screw 10 sieve
out his soul. HIS head swelled: sparks of fire
danced before his eyes; his body seemed TO lose
weight. while his heels waveIed in the breeze. He
was fainting from seasckness, and roll of the
ship tilted him over the rail on to the smooth,
white lip of the turtle-back. Then a low. gray
motherwave swung o1t Of the fog. tucked Harvey
under arm to speak, and pulled him off
and away to leeward: the green closed over him,
and he went quietly to sleep.