The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-04

inc billet, and lie certainly made good use or
his time. for In those two days lac not only
planned how to run away with the Shah as she
stood. but Ind also got together the mon who
were necessary to help him., But about that.
of course. / did not know till later.
Steam was ordered for daybreak, and 20 |
was pretty Iull up till then hAdinE my. way
about and getting the hang of the machines.
The chief was n nervous man. and he seemed
to have Q small opinion Of my capabilities. /
wondered much what he would think II no got TO
know l was to sep Into his shoes. OF course.
though, ! said nothing about that: but Just
followed him about. and listened with n puck
cred fact. while. he gavo me tios about his en-
gines., While they wcro getting up ste an he
and show me 10 = to use iItmns paper on il.
AT dnybrenk punctually we got under way.
with n Fort Edes pilot on the bridge to take us
out through the Southeast Pass. Twas free after
the watch was act. and went out on deck for n
Whit OF air. Tho river was smoared with u
three-foot layer OF white mist: YOU could hard.
~ see the yellow water as IL scrubbed along the
Gamer side and the trees on Tho shore
up their trunks. There was a Smell to the
mist like new-turned earth; It was just the
smell you get UP the Congo and tho West Atri-
lad. YOU take precautions. or you'll have n dose
Of fever coming, back to YOU So l went he.
OF oulnine. out of the medicine chest. when
wn M9a- shonid come neil IN put tho nid man himself.
In and hsip y s%iT If. sa M.S Toa %Y b taa; T fafS
a couple Of .cody's, pills to ram It home.'
.".RHs Ss, s,,, 5 ih6, !; There hey e So nsT to I. M ".
Your English pills make me tired. guess q
man might us we'll swallow shot corns for all
t%wisters: It doesn't matter what u man has
and lot him know they're attendins to business.
No man more so. I've been in the west
coast trade, Captain, and drugs just Kept me
'pasg S,1 dow, ,,,,, ,.r.. ,,,, ;. .,na ~,
talk about this. I need q great deal of drugs
myself, and what l don't know about them isn't
worth knowing; Bear a hand and vel pull
Well. ! have got to tell a good deal against
Cart. Stake later on, but will say, he was n
gard 70 medicine. never met his equal. 1t
seems he always read carefully all tho paper,
in, and that's a thing many peorlo omit. and
besides, he'd a book on doctoring thai he knew
o 61,ser by by i hear, than Ann +. he H Hnl his , N Ssn,.S spt,-
s sSS; in 70 the me T SI.cr he lsf' the snsh A. p Ss s.,G'
leave to everybody, hut you're a NAV that
knows what he's about, equal to a doctor in a
1t was while we ycre having this talk that
the propeller stopped. He gave mo a curious
on the ground" nut Ai he {" didn't ftI oti erH to move MO :
Well" thoaEht I, the Gibbs making fast,
for another tide, But as it was not my place
to say anything, ! held my tongue. :.
.a,d he. "y 'a!@S likely sH0' to " get somo Plate plates
started over this game"
al oh oh, m mo- said !; ,,,hers MS no danger !. sr.r IT. r.,
her going on. There was no shock whatever"
He leaned acros. and whispered in my ear:
tell you that this ships bottom has very likely
received such damage hcre that IT lie quito or
seAway outside. II you let news of that slip
put amosn your Sn grT a ys crowd N the stoke
don't stop, to think; go now and do your bid.''
i said Aye. ave. SIR" by force OF instinct.
and went AWAY below. The third engineer was
ground. and said Id a fear, we might have
at mo with aughter and l felt my face grow
rcd. Why. what blessed scary Scotchmap
like butter going ontoa bar OF soap. 1t wouldn't
have CRACKED the class in & EreeahGuse:s ), :
,. nThe %y are sn dGsn IN i, rh Is. M Pass now mT y von
The. sand outside IN the gulf regularly sown
".McTodd." said he. get away to your bunk
np still" And OF 1 went feeling pretty fool.
ish; But / had noticed one OF the tremen lis.
what the Captain intended.
We did not get off tat tide or the next. hut
stayed there stewinR in the heat and gnawcd
ahead and astern in half hour spells alternate
ly, and the Captain on the bridge talked to the
Indeed. when we did get of the bar at last.
and slowed down of the lighthouse on the
Port Edes spit to drop the pilot into his boat. l
thought then that he must have been glad to
see the last of US. l have guessed since that the
fellow must have been paid to let US ground on
the bar. so as to pave the way for " hat IVES TO
happen afterward.
Only one other conversation did l have with
that was the afternoon we. were off Key West
l met him. as it. we're by accident. in taa
to the charthouse and see II could find out
what was VIZ nS with his banging lamp. The
carpenter has tried his hand" said he, and
stinks.of Kerosene like q Pittsburgh tool shop.
But you're a ran of ideas. McTodd. and you'll
II cannot, smell the oil Just now. Cap.
tain" said ] when we got inside the chart
house. "bnt II you'll Just let me handle the
"shucks.', said he, ,'let the lamp alone.
That was only a blind because didn't care to
body was listening. Sit down on the sofa.
Mac. and MI your pipe. What do you think
It's not for me to speak III Of my superiors,
buturd call him a very careful ohicer:m
that's what tho chief is. And he's no idea
which side Of his breads mar2arined. Now
g gSs"an SGa h Ssiisv sa You c edaid f S5s NO your n!t ae Sd
shut II a secret, were told Sou!'
That depends"
Well, i said. I'm p%lnning, myself to moth.
matter You Choose to speak upon
THAT'S good enough for me-" says the SKIP
per. and he started In TO reel out q tale which
made the hair tickle on the top of my SCALP
Ho WAS not very 10 lg about It. He told me his
scheme in forty words. and then he asked my
Man" I said. ITS piracy; no less"
20" he says. Its that"
You are going to take the ship and heI
AT one steal, Mac. No use taking fou,
bites at n persinmon."
"But II you're caught?h
ITO begin with. we shan't be; there's nj
chance of 1t. And surprising We were. wc'd
get IL no hotter for taking the whole ship thar
we should for annexinR one of her boats, Now
are you going to he sensible and bear n hnnd?'
Capt. blake" said. you're talking TO Tho
wrong man. Ny father WAS n minister In the
Free Kirk of Scotland. md If I'd gone straight
/ nigh: be living In his manse even to'day. I've
q failing land u taste for the sea- which has
brought me down to what ! am now. and In
fond of n good wage, but neither the ono MOI
the other can induce ne To do what you ask
Man it's most immoral. besides. it's no rs SAT-
as you seem TO think"
well. Mae he said. IF We don't trndt
we don't, and there's an end to IT,! Only re
member. / hold your promise not to repeal
what's been spoken"
I'm not likely 10 forget" ! said and tool
my cap and left the chart house.