The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-28

= month; he's paid me half now (, and l took
do a mans work. yet. But I can handle a
do-y most as well as Dan and I don't get rat
ii N iir III n,n r%E, nSSn; s% ses can de sHko M ! ft esn
course; and can pitch nsh till the cows come
shGS a piece Of fish skin H" snde S'" think c0I iii
nSTe r Ima'n a hes spP 81 Mori there say i. y in ten and aD nG a
II began With eight and a half. my son"
That so? You rever told me, sir.'
You never asked. 1iarver I'll toll you
about u some day, II You care to listen. Try
Troop says the most interesting thing in
Il. world Is 10 md ont how the next man
Up meal again. Ne were e. we'll FED. though.
Hest mus. on the Banks. .Disko fed US irst.
soa" Dams my psitnor. And there's uneis
Saltcrs. and his ,nanLres. an' he reads Jo-
sephqs. He's sure i'm ciary yet. And there's
talk to him about Johnstown. because
And. oh, you must know Tom Platt and Long
sorry he's a portugee. lie can't talk much.
but he's an everlasting musician. lie found
me adriit and drifting. ard hauled me In"
pletely wrecked said Mrs. Cheyne.
What for. mammal 1 worked likoa horse
That was too much for Mrs. Cpeyne. who be-
gan to think OF her visions OF II CORPSE rocking
on the salty seas. She went TO her stateroom.
planning his Indebtedness.
You can depend UPON me to do everything I
can for the crowd. harve.,. They seem to be
Best in the feet; cir; Ask 4: Glouee;tsr,"
I've let on to about you. and Our private cars
ana all the rest OF IL and I'm not quite sure
r row. 'F sar. Can't M thsy run u p sno 'Gons s% sS;% oSsr
to gloucester! Mamma don't look fit to he
moved. anyway. and we're. bound to finish
cleaning out by tomorrow, Wouyernan. takes
our fish. You see. we're first of the Banks
this season. and it's four twenty-five n quintal.
They want II quick"
] told Troop ! would. I'm on the scales.
I've got tho italics with me" He looked at
that maze his father choke. There isn't but
three no two ninety -four or nye Qu!ntai
Hire n substitute" suggested Cheyne. TO see
what Harvey would say.
Can't sir. I'm tally man for the schooner.
Troop says I've a better head for figures than
Dan. Troops II mighty just man."
We'll. suppose | don't move Constance TO.
nilht, how'll You Tx itY'
HarveS looked AT the clock which marked
Then iii sleep here till three and catch the
4 O'Clock freight. They, let us men from the
fleet rice free as n rule
That's n notion. hut ] think we can get
the Constance around about % som ss your
freight. Better 90 70 bed now"
Harvey spread himself on the sofa. kicked
of mis- boots. and WAS asleep before his father
could shade the clectrics. Cheyno eat watch
Ing the young face under the shadow OF tho
arm thrown over the forehead. nrd among
manr things that occurred TO him was the no
ton that be might perhaps have been neglect
full as u father.
n never knows when ones taking ones
worse tLan drownihE, but / don't think It has
i don't think II has. II IL hasn't. | haven't
enough TO pay Trcop. that's all - : and |
When morning brought the fresh sea breeze
through the windows. the Constance" was
s sid a IN ireig s car. a, Gloucester
Then he'll fall overheard again and DO
drowned the mother said bitterly.
IN case. YOU e never. seen him working for
his bread, " said the father.
What nonsense! As II any one expected"
Well. the man that hired him did. l think
he's about right. too"
They went down between the stores full Of
where the We're here rode hich. her Bank
ilsg still hvinG. all hands busy as beavers In
he glorious morning light, Diskc stood by
aad tn:le salters at the tackle: Dan was
the loaded baskets inboard as Ions
n notebook represented the skipper's in.
terests before the clerk OF the scales on III.
saltsprinkied wharf edge.
cried ,Disko. Hi said Manuel. Here
SAID Dan, swinging the basket. Then they
heard Haryey's voice. clear and fresh, check
The last OF. the fish had been whipped out.
and Harvey leaned from tho wharf edge six
i,et 10 a rntiine. .s the shortest way to.hand
Tive ninety..cyen. aud an empty hold"
Eight siHiy.dv n"fT Three sI thop D.snG' ,,x hum.
dred and seyenty-six and u quarter. Wish
I'D share as well as wage"
Well. wont 20 so far ms TO say YOU hewitt
II. Harve. Don't you want to slip up
10 Wouyerman and take him our .allies2"
Who's thai boy!" said Cheyne to Dan. well
lRaI fp NIL mlnner ar nnaaYHnn frnu, fl,a.
Idle lmbccilcs called summer bosrders.
Well. he's L kind OF supercargo,' was the
We picked him up struck adrift on
the Banks. Fell overheard from a liner. he
He wuz n MESSENGER. He's by way o.
Jcln' a fisher nan now"
rs he worth his keep"
"Se ep, an little over. Dad. this man
wants TO know ef Harvey Chcyne's worth his
keep. Say. would YOU like to go aboard; Well
II should very, much indeed. 'Twon't hurt
Sou, mother. and you'i Zee Tor Yourself"
The woman who could not lift her head a
week ago scrambled down the ladder and stood
ichast amid the mess and tangle aft.
IL you Interested In Hnrve7" said Disko.
Hes n good boy an, ke,ehes right hold jes.
rs he's bid. You've heard ha"w we found
ion. l guess. or else his head had hit sorre-
hin when we hauled him aboard. He's all
.in't in order. bat you're quite vel
'ome TO look. around. Those are his icures
IN the st t]yenlpe; there wo keep the reckonin'
iAt"ltN AN = 4" iWfA ~ illh
Did he sleep here?" said Mrs. Chcyne. sit
ing on u yellow locker ana surveying the dis.
orderly hunks.
NO. lie berthed forward. madam. an only
'er him an my boy hookin' fried pies an
nugvin' up when they ought to ha' been asleep.
dunno AS I've any fault TO lind with him."
There weren't noth!n' wrong with Hnrye."
aid Uncle Sal,rrs, descending the stems. He
lung my hoots on the main truck. NH haia't
over an above respectful To such as knows
he do. specially nboi It farmin'. but
le was mostly misled by DAN"
Dan. In the mean time. ~profting by hints
rom Harvey early that morning. was sxecut-
n war dance on deck. Tom. Tom" he
down the hatch. his folks has come.
IN dad hain't caught on yet. an they're pow
Nowin' In tho cabin. she's n daisy, an hes
III Harvc claimed he wac by the looks OF him"
"Howly Smoge.' said Long Jack. clImbinp
nut covered with salt and FISH skin. ''D'ye
behave his tale NV tie kid wild the little four
lorse rig was thrue?'
i knew II az along" said Dan. Come an
zee dad mls'ook In his judgments"
They ca no delightedly, lust In time TO hear
'heyne say: I'm glad lie has q good char
'cter. because he's my SON.
Disko's jaw fell Long Jack always yo we'd
hat he heard the click OF it-and he stared al
At tie man and the woman.
II got his telegram in san Diego four days
'go. and we caG.o over"
In a private carp" said Dan. 'He said ye
In 4 private car. of course"
Dnn looked at his father With n hurricane