The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-24
CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS
A STORY OF THE GRAND BANKS.
NJ RuDYARD ErPLINe.
/~thor Of THE Jungle Book" Bdrraek-room
Ballads" DO.
CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER I.
The weather door OF the smokin. room had
been left open 10 the heavy North Atlantic fog.
a. the big liner rolled and lifted through the
Ereasy seas. whistlinR to warn the fishing feet.
THAT Ckeyne boys the biggest nuisance
aboard said . man in friezo overcoat. shut
ting the door with bang. HE isn't wanted
here. He's too fresh"
A white.haired German reached for sand
wfch. and grunted between bites: II know
der breed. AMERICA is full OF dot kind. dell
you you should imbort ropes' ends FREQ under
your darifY"
"Pshaw. There isn't any real harm 10 him.
He's more 10 be pitied than anything" said .
man from New York. as he lay at full length
along tho cushions under tho wet sfylight.
They've dragged him around from hotel to ho-
tel ever since he was a kid. | was talking to
his mother this morning. She's lovely lady.
but she don't pretend to manage him. Hos
eoinR to-Europc 10 finish his education"
Education isn't begun yet" This was .
Philadelphian. curled up In \ corner. THAT
boy gets two hundred month pocket money.
he told me- He isn't sixteen. either"
Railroads. his father, Amt III" said the
German.
Yep. That and mines and lumber and ship
ping. Built one place at San Diero. the old
inan.h another A. Los Angeles; owns half q
dozen railroads. half the lumber on the Pa
cinc slope. aad lets his wife spend the money"
tho Poiladophian won't on. lazily. The West
don't suit her. she says. She Just tracks
around with the boy and her nerves. trying to
ind out what'll amuse him. Florida. Adj
rondacks. Lakewood. Hot Springs. New York.
and round again. He isn't much moro than .
secondhand ho.el clerk now. When he's nm.
ished in Europe ho'll DO holy terror"
whats the matter with the old man at
tending to him personality" said q voice from
the frieze ulster.
"oid mans pilins up the rocks. Don't want
TO be disturbed, I guess. He'll find out his
error few years hcnce. Pity. because there's
. heap of good in him II you could got at It."
NIT q ropes end. NIT q ropes end 4" said
the German.
Once moro the door banged and q slight,
slim-bult boy about fifteen. half-smo ked
cigarette hanging from one corner Of his
mouth. leaned In over the high footway. His
pasty yellow comper ion did not show we'll on
. person Of his years. and his look was q mix
ture OF ir-esolution. bravado. and very cheap
"smartness." He was dressed in a cherry
colored blazer. knickerbockers. rod stockings.
aud bicycle shoes. with q red flannel cap II the
back OF biz head. After whistling between his
u
loud. high voice: Say. It's thick outside.
You can hear tho fish boat, squawking all
around. Say. wouldn't Il DO great II we ran
down one2"
shut tho door. Harvey" said the Now
Yorker. shut the door and stay outside.
You're not wanted here"
who'll stop me7" he answered deliberate
". did you pay. for my passage. Mister Mar
tin. Guess I've NJ good a right hors a. tho
next man."
He picked up the dice from q checker board
and began throwing. right hand against left
Say. genelmen, this Is deader'n mud.
Can't we make game OF poker between usf"
There was no answer, and he putfod his Gig
spette. swung his legs. and drummed on tho
table with rather dirty anxers. Then he
pulled out a roll Of bills as n TO count them.
"How's your mamma this afternoon7' .
man said. II didn't see her at lunch.''
In her stateroom. | guess. She's most al
ways sick on the ocean. I'm going to give the
stewardess fifteen dollars for looking after her.
! don't go down more'n / can avoid. II makes
me feel mysterious to pass that buffers pantry
place. Say. this is tho first time I've been on
the ocean,"
'Oh. don't apologize. Harvey"
who's apologizing2 This is tho first time
I've crossed the ocean. Ren'elmen, and. OK
oept the first day. / haven't been sick one lit
he bit. No. SIR" He brought down his fist
with triumphant bang. wettsd his finger.
and went on counting the bills.
"Oh. you're . hieh-grado machine. with the
writing In plain sight" the Philadelphian
yawned. You'll blossom .iLto a credit to
your country II you don't take carr"
II know II. I'm an Amer.can-hrst last,
and all the time. I'll show EN- that when I
strike Europe. Pr. My Gigs out. / can't
smoke the tr lex the steward sells. Any gen.
'elmau got real Turkish Gig on him2"
The chief engineer entered for a moment,
red. smiling. and wet Say. Mac" cried
Harvey cheerfully. ''how are we hitting lt?"
Vera much In the ordinary way" was the
grave reply. THE young are as polite as ever
70 their elders. an their elders arc cen tryin'
70 appreciate It,"
low chuckle camo from a corner. Tho
German opened an old cigar case and handed
skinny black cigar to Harvey.
dot Is der broper apparatus TO smoke, my
young frient." he said. you will dry It.
Yes9 Den you will DO ever so happy"
Harvey lit the unlovely thing with a -four
ish; he felt that he was getting on In grown
MP society.
1T would take more'n this to keel mo
over" he said, not knowing that he was light
ing that terrible article, a Wheeling "stogy."
dot we shall presently see," said the Cor
man. WHARF are we now. Mr.. Mactonal3'
Just there or thereabouts, Mr.. Schaefer."
said the engineer. Wen be on the Grand
Bank tonight, but In a general way o. speak
In. we're all among the fishing feet now.
We've shaved three dories an near skelped
the boom of a Freedman since noon. an that's
close sailin'. ye may say"
You like my 'stogy.' chr" the German
asked. for Haryey's eyes were full of tears
Fine, full flavor" he answered through
shut teeth. Guess we've slowed down a lit
tie, haven't WEI I'll skip out and see what
the log says"
II might IL vas you," said the German.
Harvey staggered over the wet decks TO tho
nearest rail. He was very unhappy: but
no saw tho deck steward lashing chairs to-
Rether. and as he had boosted before the man
that he was never seasick. his pride made
him 20 aft to the second saloon deck at the
stern. which was finished In a turtle-back.
The deck was deserted. and he crawled to the
extreme end OF Il by the nag pole. There no
doubled up In limp agony. for the Wheeling
"stogy" joined with the surge and Jar OF the