The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-03

tihS ~ my PROFESSIONAL con-
science If could have steamed her into
Aden. But I'm no as sorry as | might
be for what's happened. | have It in
mind that yon Parsee owner If ours in
Bombay'll lose siller over this break
Town, and / want that beggar furnishing
for all the work he's given me to do on
/ small wage. Mr.. Cortolvin, ha' ye
match?'
A hail came from the liner astern,
Saigon, ahoy! Keep our hawser
taut"
You're all right for the present."
Kettle shouted back.
der Wind might return onless you get
in middle of him."
Then if it does" retorted Kettle.
you'd better tell your passengers to
say their prayers. You'll get no further
help from me. I'm broken down myself.
Lost my propeller, if you want to know"
Herr lieber Gottr'
Il shouldn't swear if were you," said
Kettle. . If the breeze comes this way
again you'll be toeing the mark in the
other place inside FIVE minutes" He
turned and gave an order. after deck.
there MIR. Murgatroyd, you may cast
off their rope. We've done towing"
might have happened. Amongst them
it was quite possible that both steam
ers, and all in them, might have been
spewed up as battered refuse high upon
the African beach. But as providence
ordered it, the tornado circled down on
them no more; a light air came off the
shore which filed their scanty canvas
and gave them just steerage way, and
they rode over the swells in company az
dry as a pair of bridge pontoons, and
about as helpless. All immediate dan
ger was swept away; nothing but an
other steamer could relieve them, and
in the meanwhile it was a time for phil
osophy.
Capt. Kettle did not gruble; his for
tune was once more adrift and bevond
his grasp; the Parsee in Bombay would
for a certainty dismiss him from en-
ployment, and Mrs. Kettle and her fami-
ly must continue to drag along ON such
scanty doles as he could contrive to
send them. All these were distressing
thoughts, but they were things not to
be remedied, and he took down the &C
cordeOn, and made sweet music, which
spread far over the moving plains of
ocean. 0~#
But Mr.. McTodd had visions of more
immediate profit. He washed with soap
until his face was brilliant, put ON a
full of slOuchest serge, took boat and
rowed over to the rolling German liner
1t was midnight when he returned, .af-
fluent in pocket, and rather deep In
liquor. He went into the chart-house,
without invitation, smiled benignly and
took camp-stoOl. rHS
They thought they would get me
down into the mess room over yOnder,"
said he, land I'll no deny it was a temp
tatiOn. | could have telled those
Dutch engineers thing or two. But
I'm a for business first when there is
siller ahead. So Invent aft to the saloon.
They were at dinner, and there were
puir appettes among them. But some
one spied me standing by the door and
lugged me into seat, and gave me meat
and drink-champagne no less-and set
me on to talk. Lord! once I got my
tongue wagging, you should have seen
them. There was no more eating done.
They wanted to know how near death
they'd been, and telled 'em, and there
was the old man and all the brass-edged
officers at the ends of the tables fit to
eat me for giving the yarn away. But
n thic) fat lot / cared. | set on the mu-
sic, and they sent round the hat. L0sh.
There was "a pound English when they
handed it over to me. Skipper. ye should
20 and try it for yourself"
Mr.. McTodd," said the little sailor, Il
am not a dashed mendicant." sfp
The engineer stared with boiled eye,
and swayed on his campsto9l. He had
not quite grasped the remark. I'm
Scotch myself" said he at length.
Same thing" said Kettle, I'm
leither. I'm a common low-dOwn Eng
shman, and a darned ugly tongue; and
ion't you forget it,
McTodd pulled a charred cigar stump
from his pocket and lit it with care
He nodded to the accordion. go on
with your noise" said he.
Capt. Kettles fingers began to twitch
and Cortolvin, to keep the
1eace, offered to escort McTodd to his
DOM.
Il thank ye," said the engineer. "Its
the climate. | have malaria in the sys-
tenn, and it stays there in spite of all
that drugs can do, and affects the per-
Imbulatory muscles of the lower ex-
tremities. Speakin' of which, yen ma
doot have seen for yourself"
80. come along to bed," said Cortolvin.
'Bide wee, mannie," said the man in
the blue serge sOlemnly. There's q
thought come to me that I've a message
to give. Do We ken anybody called Cal
vert?''
"Archie Calvert by any CHANGER
'Erchie' was the name he gave. he
said he kennel We weel."
I'VE were at Cambridge together"
(COntinued on seventh na0aN