The times., 1897-07-18
VII.

Lls pipe IN DEdce On DcaFI 70 iaeetiiB Ger
tain secular spirits ashore who wanted TO
buy boot Iaces. Ccnvers alton with DicIand
tie boy he declined altogether, and 1T
was not untilthey had reached Coo klemouth
tbat he del sned 20 accep a pipe OF tobacco
from the cooks box.
CockIeunouJh is small lone place On
tie Welsh coast. When large shipgetsin.o
the tiny harbor the inhabitants come down
tc see 1t, and the skippers OF small craft
pop up from their cabins and yen out TO
know where it's coming TO. Even when
they see it bound and guided by many
hawscrs iIiey are not satisfied. bat dangling
Tenders in an obtruSive fashion over the
sides OF thcr ships, prepare for the worst
we won't find i'm ere, cookie said
San, Us the syndicate sat on deck on the
evening OF their arrival, gazing conGem-
platively al the few soatteredhghUs which
appeared rs twilight daepened into night
Lonesome little place
Il amt got much ope of finding i'm
anywhere,'' sSsented the cook.
IF il wasn't for fear OF Dick finding
'inl," said sam viciouSly, "or tie boy.
I'd just give it mp, cookie"
IF anybody finds inn itll be the skip
per hisself - said the cook, lowering his
voice as the person alluded TO passed them
Dn his way ashore. He goes TO the police
station with the portrait and arsts them
there What chance ave we got after
that?''
The seaman shook his head, and after
sitting for some time iii silence, went
ashore with the cook and drank himself
into a state OF hopeless pessiInIsm. In THIS
condition hs forgave everybody, and feel
ing very low ma dc his VIII by the simple
process or giving his knife 10 Dick ami
two and sevenpence 10 Henry. The trouble
he had ia recovering his property next
morning furnished striking illustration
OF the depths TO which poor humanity can
descend
II wes bright and fine next day, and
after breakfast his spirits rose. The
persistent tnkle from a cracked bell from
a small brick church in the town, and
the appearance OF two girls walking
along the quay with hymn-books, fol-
lowed by two young men without,
minded him ihat it was Sunday.
The skipper, who was endea yorinG to
form new habits, obeyed the summons
OF the bell. The mate took healthful
walk OF three miles while the crew sat
about The deck watching the cooks prepa-
rations for dinner, and occasiOnalls : lend
ing him some slight assistance. IL was
not until the meal was dispatched that
they arrayed themselves in their sunday
clothes and went ashore.
Dick went first, having thought fully
providcd himself with the photugraph h
which had been lent for the use OF all
OF them. He walked at first into the
town, but the bare, suffered shops and
deserted streets worked upon his feelings,
and With his hands in his pockets, ne
walked back IN the direction OF the har-
b0r- Here be got into conversation with
an elderly man Of sedate aspect, and after
q little general talk, beginning with the
weather and ending with tobacco, ne
produced the photograph and broached the
subject Of Capt Gething.
well, I've seen man very much like
St SAID his new friend, after pro-
Iouged study
WEere?" asked Dick, eagerly
Il won't say it's the same man" said
the other slowly. as he handed the portrait
back, "bat If il ain I him il 5 his brother :"
where repeated Dick, impatiently
''WeIl, don't know that / ought to
1lNtsiNstr s1eLll iAAN man" ~ GIL \ III y
business
If a hob would" began Dick.
1t wonld-" said tie man. smiling .
he uocketed IT, He lives at PfggOtt's
Bay he said inpressively.
And where might that be?" inquired
the seaman.
The man turned and pointed across
piece Of uHtidy waste ground TO q coast
guanl's path which wound its way along
the top OF lhe cliffs.
Follow that path as straight as you
can go ssid he.
How farg" said Dick.
..Well, some people make a long Journey
of it, and some short one" said the
other oTaoularly ..ShaH we say six
miles?"
Dick said he would sooner say three.
IAN easy six. then said the man, smil-
ing induleenuy. ''Well, good day TO you
-'Good-day, mate - said DICK and plung-
ing into the debris before him, started on
has walk.
It was unfortunate for him in the sequel,
that Sam and the cook, who had started
out for a quiet stroll, without any inuen-
ton OF looking for Capt. Gething, had wit
nessed the interview from distance. BY
dtnt CT kUrTyiHg they overlook the elderly
man OF seGate aspect, and by dintof cross
Questioning. elected the cause OF Dicks
sudden departure.
(which way is a?' inquired sam
You follow him." said the man, in
dicating the figure in front as il slowly
aSoended the cliff, land you'll be there as
soon as he wiIl.''
The comfortable stroll was abandoned,
and the couple, keeping at a respectful
distance, followed their unconscious COM
Tade. The day was hot, and the path
which sometimes ran along the top of
the cliff and sometimes along the SIDE
OF il, had apparently escaped the atten-
ton Of the local county council No
other person was in sight, and the only
things that moved Were few sheep
nlbbling the short grass, which scamper-
cd off at their approach, and a gull or
two poised overhead
We y ant to get there afore e does,''
said san, treading gingerly along a
difficult path.
He'd see US if we ran along the
beach, said the cook
We can't rgn on shingle." " said Sam:
''and 1t don't seem much good just get
ting There 10 see i'm find the cap'n, does
it,
We rUst wait for an orportunity,''
said tn cook
San gTal'ed
IN .viaa It comes, seize it at once"
continued the cook, who tlisapproved of
tl.e grant.
Thcr kept nn for some time steadily.
though sam complained bitterly about
the heat as he mopped his streaming