The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-10

gar Furnishing for all the work he's Civ
en- me to do on a small wage. Mr.. Cor
tolvin. ha ye a match?"
a hail came from the liner aStern-
Saigon, ahoy! Keep our hawser
taut."
you're all right for the present.
Kettle shouted back
Der Wind might return unless you
set in middle of him"
Then if it does" retorted Kettle
you'd better tell your passengers 10
say their prayers. You'll get no further
help from me. I'm broken down my
self. Lost my propeller. if you want TO
know"
Herr neher Gottl''
I shouldn't swear if I were you,
said Kettle IF the breeze comes this
way again, You'll be toeing the mark
in the other place inside of five min
utes-" He turned and gave an order
After deck, there. Mr. Murgatroyd
you may cast off their rope. We've done
towing"
Now, after this, variety of things
might have happened. Amongst them
1t Was quite possible that both steam
ers. and all in them, might have been
SpeWed up as battered refuse high upon
the African beach. But. as Providence
ordered it. the tornado circled down on
them no more: a light air came Oft the
shore which filed their scanty canvas
and gave them just Storage way, and
they rode over the sWeis in company
as dry as a pair of bridge pontoons and
about as helpless All immediate danger
was swept away; nothing but an
other steamer could relieve them. and
in the meanwhile it was q time for
philosophy
Captain Kettle did not gruInble: his
fortune was once more adrift and be
yond his grasp; the Parsee III Bonn
bay would for a certainty dismiss him
from employment, and Mrs. Kettle and
/ her family must continue to drag
along on such scanty doles as he could
contriYe to send them. All these were
distressing thoughts. but they were
things not to be renedfed and he took
down the accordion and made swess
music. which spread far over the NOV
ing plains of ocean.
But Mr. McTodd had visions of more
immediate profits. He washed with
soap until his face was brilliant put
on a full suit of slouchest serge. took
boat and roWed over to the rolling
German liner. 1t was midnight when
he returned affiuent in pocket and rath-
er deep in liquor. He went into the
chart house, without invitation, smiled
benignly and took q camp stoll.
"They thought they would get me
down into the mess romn over yon-
der, said ne, and I'll no deny it was
a temptation. ! could have telIed those
Dutch engineers a thing or two. But
I'm for business first when there is sill
Ter ahead. So l went aft to the saloon
They were at dinner, and there We're
puir appetite5 among them. But SOME
one sDied me standing by the door and
logged me into q seat, and gave me
meat and drink-champagne no less
and set me on to talb. Lord! once I
got my tongue Wagging, you should
have seen them. There was no more
eating done. They wanted to know
how near death they'd been and I teIled
EN-. and there was the old man and
the ass-edged officers at the ends OF
the tables fit to eat me for having Civ
en- the yarn away. But Chic} fat lot
[ cared. [ set on the music and they
sent round the hat Losh, There was
"a pound English when they handed it
over TO me. Skipper, ye should so and
try it for yourself"
Mr.. NIcTodd," said the little sailor,
Il am not a dashed mendieant-7
The engineer stared With a boiled eye
and SWayed on his camp stool. He had
not quite grasped the remark I'm
Scotch myself" said he at length.
Same thing" said Kettle. I'm Meth
er I'm a common low-down English
man. with the pride of the Prince of
Wales and a darned ugly tongue; and
don't you forget it,"
McTodd pulled a charred cigar stump
from his nocl0et and lit il with care
He nodded TO his accordion Go On
with your noise" said he
Captain Kettles fingers began to
tWitch suggestively; and CortolVtn to
keep the peace, offered to escort Nc
Todd to his room,
az thank vAN said tbf. fOesjnAe1 OFFS
the climate have malaria in the
system, and it stays there in spite of
all that drugs can do and affects the
perambulatory muscles of the lower
extremities. SDeakin of which
yen ma doot have seen for your
sell