The sun., 1897-08-29
THE PILGRIM SHIP.
nv CUTCLuFFE HVNR


darla o. the Saigon lUT bEhhbib aSIOob tno
I ga Sea he was transgressing the laws Of several
N,,ons especially those of Great Britain and
=. dcnendencies. But what else could the poor
- - do , situated as he was. with such tempt
~ - -onoortupity ready to his hand. he would
.. ,.s bcen less than human IL he had neglected
- ,.te the bargain which was offered. And
.soroh tho list OF things that have been said
...Inst Capt Owen Kettle Is both black and
- am not aware that any one has yet
'~ouod that the little sailor was anything more
srIs.s than human In all his many frailties.
co,,olyin came to the chart house and put
.s,, matter Of, illegality to him in plain words
-han the en- gines chose to break down two days
W, N Jeddah and the Saigon lolled helpless in
me blazing Rcd Sea heat
cor,olyin up to that time had not made him
-, remarked. He had marched on board from
Az now Jeddah quay. whore the railway Is, and
"a ss an Arab OF the Sahara who was glory
=. IN tho newly acquired green turban Of a
h.aH He was nicked on the mates tally as q
.n,eoer." along with some $40 other dark
,,,rned followers of tho Prophet, and he had
ut those two days upon an orthodox square
=, ragged carpet spread on the rusted
,,on Mating OF the lower foredeck. When
Az. nlxrims were mustered for victual.
it, he had fled in with the rest and held
.rt , brass otah for his ration Of water and
H,ftered SQUARE OF CuuNdb lOT VI bJSuIhou
ID. You could count his ribs twenty yards
.~,v but he the look of q healthy man, and
No m mornings he helped TO throw overheard
chose Of his fellow. pilgrims who had died during
,he night 1t was plain to see that he was q fel-
- of moro than ordinary muscular strength.
pe came to Capt, Kettle in the chart house to
report that the pilgrims contemplated selling
.hs saigon SO soon az ever the engines were once
.,ore nut In running order. They've declared
a si.had against you. II you know what that is"
IA Cortolyin.
"a holy war; or some such skittles isn't 1t r.
,.,a K.ttIe.
.That's about the size Of it." said tho hadji
syonl have TO look out IL you intend to remain
S.s,.- ~ this steamboat."
at don't require any teaching my business
49,, ,.,,enuers." said Cant. Kettle. stiffiy.
al, r;oht :" said Cortolyin: "have 1t your own
Rnt think Won might be decently erate-
VI, rys rsked nv life by coming TO give you
..v, NJ what was in tho wind. And you can't
1901 that the information ia not useful.
80. . coo,ie crew. who will be absolutely
.'.,,.h a. tronbIs comes. These I,ascars always
that vav. You've lust your two white en-.
,,o.sr, and two white mates to back you up,
"a ~. Az. NJ vou wouldn't have a show,
youye $40 fanatics to deal with, who
-. al seht,ng brad and fighting at. They rs
All vel, armed and they wouldn't q bit object tc
a.. ,crimmauinp in such n cause. You know it'r
=. -, ,h.,r crs.d that if thew peQ ont while
r,h,,ne oinours thew 20 slick to Paradise by
Hshtnine eynress That willy old camel driver
~ Mecca nainted his heaven as lust the sort o.
S.ndv nlace Tn suit this kind of cattle, and al
rDo.t Of them have a boast of q time on thil
,,,,b they're anxious TO move along upstairl
,hsrsver a 5ecent opportunity ofreru."
aTh.r,n he an pplT crowd to tackIe: I gran
.They are right. and don't you forget Il.
might noint out. Captain. that, persons lily speak
inc Td he a lot safer IL I'd stayed down on tn
70 w 80 - L.,a - go,
a. eo an % ABSOLUTE @
thoy ambushed you as was intended. and
so,'ahars I.nt ont NJ the ,orual throat-out tin,
andpreservod a sound skin. They've all got I
profound respect for me; I'm a very holy man.
"And aA it isr'
1ehip in With you"
"Cousinship Of tho skin. suppose. Your
,"hs Uh,. a,.n :, = hsn, ou. ~ tho ann n
III. ~ "a' and S.' S.s "....., ps ruus;sh hatbs
,ru naa ssSor b,Ss on me % now
5nrino M, Ia a. ,yro vsars Tve been living wit,
nurins 'nis iAS' Two yeSrs se oeen nvns wiz
thinking their thoughts. Funny, isn't it'll
rrona ,c,o.. vor. 7 49,, rnor, vo, from Adam
tno aoto's 'ou' uou hho" you t,on' Hual'.
1cants say particularly like what I've seen
you; and yet hero am l. rounding on my forme
m,ts. and chinning IN With Won IN the cIea
e,' "u -, "- - -, -,
knowledge that shall probably get killed oul
ing the next few hours for my palms,"
.MavI ast vorr mama =" .aid Kettle 9Th
900 'ou' 1' ~ ,
ueTe' slr, ne ADDED, with DoW' that you al
0Eentleman."
Thu badii I.rohad .So Sor.aI reco,,act
NuI' i"ueheu. ~ t"t 90
was that once, Captain. sorry maven car
on me, but my names w. Ii. Cortovin, and
Nved near Ricbmond In yorksbirs hefore vq
49, - IA W 49,, - go,
aoiot enough TO go wandering on the COOK
tourist routes into the middle Of Arabia; r.
I'm Welsh myself, said kettle, out
1nown men from yorkshire. shake hahos' 81
pisf5Se. WIZ you nave whiekey peBI
~ folf " out Captain. havent tasted
Onristan drink Tor thirty weary months. An
you've got chattie hung up IN the dradt Of
port Cooi water, ye Hods! blsmllIanl but
good 70 % anVe sometimes. 4,
SApt hetue lo1keo Win alStaste az u
ahans attire. Won't you sling that min
agntgoWn thing OF yours overheard. ne aske
anu nave WASH can rig you OUT Win son
bSlamas from The slop chest;
but CortolVin would not change MIS- art al