The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-24

uei put in. LIED every day Fife. ten. TWEEN;
we %sF va. ssSe . Si%i Dan
folk" ,,,
"Ahi Them West shore Frenchmen don't
count anyway. stands TO reason they can
count. FL yor run acrost any o! the h rs soIt
hooks, Harvey. youh know why. shiu ban'
with an awful contempt.
always more and never less,
Every time we como 10 Dress.
Long Jask roared down the hatch. and the
second ha'sf' scrambled up at once. IA,
The shadow OF the masts and rigging. with
the ncver-furled riding sail. rolled TO and fro
pile OF Ash by the stem shone like dump OF
fluid silver. In the hold there were tramp,
Tom fiatt moved among the rait bins. Dan
passed Harvey a pitchfork. and led him 70 tho
inbosrd erd of the rough table, where Uncle
NJ" You pitch 20 dad AZ, Tom Plat down the
pass salt below"
Penn and Manuel were knee deep IN the b pen
faced fac Uncle ssiters at the table. and Harvey
"Hir' shouted Manuel. STOPPING to the ash
and bringing one up with annger under Us
s sa. 'o 81 shs npsT It . 'a Sn ssi
with q sound Of tearing. and the fsb. slit from
throat TO yen, YIN I n,cf Ian on either SIDE OF
mittensd hand. The cod, liver dropped in
the head and ofrels flying, and the empty fish
slid across to Uncle Salters. who snorted
the backbone dew " over tue huiwarks. and the
fish. hoadless. Quilted. and oLen. srlashed in
the tub. sena,na the salt water into Ha.vey's
men were silent. Tho cod moved along as
though they were alive. and long ere Harvey
had ceased wondering at the miraculous dex-
tarity of IL all. his tub full.
h Hes SHssd ,hs hS ss
By twos and threes down the hatch.
Don't spIss,er! uneie ssi,ors. is tho best
splitter in the fleet. Watch him mind his
Indeed. Il looked a li,.le as though the
nSains, u time. MnnueI's body. eramped over
long arms grabbed the fish. Without ceasinR.
to see he was weak. Once or twice Manuel
found time 70 help him ~i!hout breaking the
cause he had caught his dnger in French
mans look. These hooks made or soft
metal and arc resent e.ter use, but the cod
reasons the Gloucester boats despise the
Down below. the rasping sound Of rough
salt rubbed on rough flesh sounded like the
wh 1n IL Of a.
the wrench and schloop OF torn heads. dropped
liver And dying ofial: the 'caraaah" Of un-
and the flap OF wet. opened bodies falling into
the tub.
AT the end OF an hour Harvey would have
given the world 70 rest: for fresh. wet cod
weigh more than you would think. and his
hack ached with the steady pitching. But he
felt for the fret time In his life that he was
one OF working gang. took pride in the
thought, ard held on .sullenly.
knife oh" shouted Uncle Salters at iast.
Penn doubled up grasping among the tsh.
MANUEL bowed up and down TO supple him
s and tSns JACK owe. the
ow. gathered up a mass OF backbones and
heads. and retreatd.
'Blood.ends for breakfast an head chow
der. laid Long Jack. smackinG his lips.
knife OH" repeated Uncle SalterN. wav-
by your SSiSsa eHed psn saiow
Harvey saw bait dozen knives stuck in a
slsas in The hatch ;Cn 4a He dealt these
'scuitlo BUTTS forward an the dipper
lie was back in a minute with a biz dippcrful
OF stale water-which tasted like nectar. and
oc.fa the na. p :ss af pE Sm r ssy amt
Damarskus figs. Tom Plat. not yet silver bars.
I've told you that every single time senee we've
Tom pI matte, sao, no, season.; o returned
Wrong way aye ' ssS1n @ bs hsIs even lishh you'd
eyer seen four hundred ton O. iron set into
"Hi. With the yell from Manuel the work
began again, and rover stopped till the Den
Was empty. The instant the last tish was
his brother. Manuel and Long Jack went for
ward, Tom Plat only waited long enough
reared. In half a minute Harvey heard deep
stores in the cabin. and he was staring blank
y.at Dsn and and ''peansylvanis:" n,
Penn. whose cvelds were heavy with sleep.
"sI, ! think IL is my duty 70 help clean"
sand auintai. said Dam A'f Turn in P 5enT
You've You've no call to do boys work: Draw a
tSs ST. on tSss in
awake that long,"
Penn, TOOK up the heavy basket of Flyers.
;ashod BY the to'c's'le. then he, too. dropped
out Of sight in the cabin:
watch in cam weather Is boys watch on tho
We're Here" Dan slulced the pen ener.
Ss,f;aiy u0shiPosd the table e. i No TO
through wad OF oakum, and began TO sharp
en- them on a my vrindstone. as Harvey threw
onal and oackbones Overheard under his direc-
AZ the first splash ..ilvery. white ghost rose
weird wkis,lins sigh. Harvey started N back
pus:" s.ia he: "BsEsin' fer fsh heads; They
on him like the doiefui tomb.. hain't hef" A
horrible ,sten,h OF dscayed nah filled the air
eus up.eend befores You'll i' sec en- EN- BY hun hun.
areas tore yere through. say. It's g10d to
hev boy aboard again. Otto Was too old. an
a Dutchy at that. Him an me we fought
consid BILE. Wouldn't ha keered for tibet ef
he'd hed a Christian tongue In hi, head.
Sleepyt"
Dead sleepy" said Harvey. noddins for
ward.
Mustn't sleep on watch. Git up an see Of
our anchor liSh5's bright an shinin'. You're
"P-haw! What's to hurt usS Brights day.
Sn- orrr!"
Jest when things happen, dad says, Fine
weathere good sleepin', an fore you know
mebbe you're cut 1" t@o by liner, an seven
teen brass bound officers, all gentlemen. Mt
their hand to II that your lights was aout an
there was thick fog. Harve, I've kinder
took TO you. but ct You nod onct more I'll
lay inter you with n ropes end"
The moon, who sees many strange things on
the Banks, looked down on slim youth in
knickerbockers and red jersey, staggering
around the cluttered decks OF a seventy-ton
schooner, while behind him. waving n knotted
rope. walked, after the manner OF an execu-
toner. a boy who yawned and nodded between
the blows lie dealt.
The dashed wheel Rroaned aud kicked softly,
the riding sail Slated a little In the shifts OF
the light wind, tho windlass creaked, and the
miserable procession continued Harvey ex-
postulated. threatened. whimpered and at
last wept outright, while Dan. the words clot-
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