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

made itself heard ON the brass bound
steps of the companiunway. ,'That'n
be the chief coming TO answer for HIM
SELF said Cotolvin.
Mr.. Nell Angus Mctodd always ad-
vertised his calling in the attire of his
outward man, and the eye OF an expert
could tell With sureness at any given
moment whether Mr.. McTodd was in
employment or not. and If so What type
of steamboat he WAS on. what was his
official position, What was his pay, and
what was the last bit of work on which
MS had been employed. The present
was the fourth occasion on which the
Saigon's machinery had chosen TO break
down during Captain Kettles two
months Of command. and after his der
cuban efforts IN making repairs With
insufficient staff and materials. Mr.
0IcTodd was unpleasant botn to look
upon and associate with. he was at
tired in moist black boots, gray flannel
pajana trousers stuffed into his socks.
a. weird garment Of flannel upon his
upper man, q. clout around his neck,
and a peaked cap upon his GriZzled
red hair Amounted With years of spray
ing Oil. His elbows and his forehead
s1l1Ule like duh mirrors of steel, and he
carried one Of his thumbs wrapped up
in a grilny crimson rag. His e0nyersa-
ton WAS fun of unnecessary adjecti1eS,
and he was inclined TO take cantanh-
erous view OF the universe They'd
disgrace the scrap heap of amy decent
yard. would the things they miscaN en-
gines on this rotten tub" said he by
way of preface
''Fhey are lIoly engines, and that's a
fact" said Kettle How long can you
guarantee them for this time"
The engineer mopped his neck with a
Wad of cotton waste. Ten revolutions
ST ye wish me 20 be certain rs a
rarra dry ship. TINS.
And now many more? We shall
want them That's q tornado coming
on"
I'm no axious 10 perpjure myself
captain, but they might run on for a fuii
minute CT they might nun on for a day.
There's a capFeciouSness about the rat
tle-traps that might anuse some Peo-
pie, but 1t toes not appeal TO me. I'm
in fear OF my life every minute ! stand
on the foot plate"
ia not have taken you for a fright
ered man."
I'm not that as a usual thing, but
the temperature of yOn engine room
varies between l20 and 1870 degrees of
tlle Fahrenheit scale, and ITS destroy
ing to the nerves. AZ the aqueosis va
pot leaves the system and I'm vera
badly ill need OF q tonic. Is yOn whisky
81 the black bottle, capualp2"
Take a peg, Mac"
'T'M lust have a sGna' three fingers
upW We mention IT." He laid the thick
est part of his kRutty knmcloles against
the side of thu tumbler ana poured CUT
some half sill Of spirits. "Weel," said
nc. may we get as good Whushy where
we're going to-" and enVel0ped the dose
vita q daxuarouS turn ct the wrist Ar
ter which ambiguous toast he wiped his
Hips With cotton waste. and took himself
oft again to the baking regions below.
and presently Q. duh ruru0ltug and q
srenacr Of her fabric announced that the
Saigon vas once more under way.
The little steamer mad c6aled at Pc
rim island in the southern mOUth of the
Red sea. had cccne CUT into tiie Indian
ocean through the straits Of Bah 81
Mandeb had rounded Cape Guardafui.
and was on her way down TO Zanzibar
Al response to the cabled orders Of her
I1aqsee owners in Bombay. Corpolvin
was still on board as passenger. His eH-
.cuSe was that he wanted 10 inspect she
island and city Of Zanzibar before re-
BURNING u England and raSpectabilty,
ms real reason was that he had taken
a fancy to the little ruffian Of a skipper
and wished 10 see NOM Of him.
Cheerful toast, that OF 0IcTCdd'g :
sasA Cortolvin.
''Those engines are enough 20 discour-
age any man" said Kettle, and the
heat down there would sour the temper
OF Az aTchangel-
CortolvSn lOosened a couple Of buttons
of his pajamas and barred his chest. IT'S
hard 70 breathe even here. and thought
I'd learned what heat WAS in those
Arabian deserts. There's a tornado c9m-
Ing on. that's certain"
1t Win clear the ain" said Kettle
But il Will he z Sneezer when We get
&C. 2Ir. Murgarroyd,, - he caNed.
The old sTiz2le beaded mate thrust
dorn a purple face from the head of the
upper bridge ladder AYE ayeY"
Get all the awnings off her the
shiprnaster ordered; put extra grips on
the boats and see everything dashed fast
that z steam crane could move. We're
in for a bad breeze directly
AYE aye" grumhled the mate, and
Capped a Ieaaen whistle 30 G1is nloutGl
and bleW ii shriliY. a minute later ne
reported: "A big steamer lying TO just
q point or tVs-o Oft the Starboard bow
captain. I haven't seen her before be
cause Of the haze" He examined her
carefully through the bridge binoculars
and gave his observations with heavy
elaboration. shes square rugged for
rard and has a black funnel WITH a red
band-no. two red bands. Seems to me
hike one of the German mail boats and
I should say she WaS broke down.
Captain Kettle rose springily from
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narrow ring. Overhead was a heavy
purple darkness, sn1pene5rable as d ceil-