The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-06-14
SALVAGE
Continued From Fifth +


Why. what she'd earned. W..
was here in the c~aarthou>e dr..
The diSheveled man ~sy.
chucklc. %. that's 81 right. Z .
Las IalmaS aud transferred
bank there ana sent some ;E.
by the B.. and y. mail boat To- I...
No. I'm pleased enough about s..
ey. But its this other thing ] I'LL
bunglr 81. just being ii day @
with that blasted raft.
Kettle heard i sound anal
turned his head. He SIM "a -rm.
IN the doorway. MIR. NyTo#d."
who the mischief gave Euu a#...
quit your engine room: Am l s..
stand You've bccn standing Ill
that doorway To liStvnt'
Her own engineers come ha..
handed her over to him aud ea
deck for a,spcll. ~ Tor H~tenln-
heard every word that's been ~a..
Mulready. you have my very
condolences.
MIR. McTodd.' said Kettle Wiz.
den blaze OF fury. I'm captain
ship. and you're %intrudlnG. Get T.. Il
let ont If here. lie got III au0
~furiously ont of the door and W
rctrcatcd before him.
MN hffIf N'tl tANA 'fA t.
! the engineer when he had been
as far as the end II the tiddlcy.
as mad about the thing a~ y....
and | don't mind blowing of
rounds Of temper. | don't know q
Mulready. and YOU do. but I'd N..
sec any man all crumplcd up Ii.. il.
If | could help il.
He could lie helped 10y girla-
back his ship. and I'd do it if / m..
myself. But I've got u Scotch f...
and I'm not going TO try for r.. M
possible
"Dinna abuse Scotland" said N.#...
vagging Il crimy forofingcr. al
ain wife and BARNS yer" Ill
about.
Il ought Il lie, Mac, but Co.
me. I'm not
"Narra wcel." said McTodd. r0..
that's the case. skipper. just -.
doom here and wen have a palaynr.
III hear what you'vc got tn $751;.
said Kettle. more civilly, and for
next half hour the pair Of them t.."..
as earnestly as only poor men can t#.
when they are deliberately maxine al
their minds to resign Il solid loFt#.
which is already within their ro'..
And ut the end Of that talk Capt. IL.
" Ifhl W MS hhih III l''N 'At' '
ginecr'S in il heavy grip. Mac. b
said. you're Scotch. but you're "a g..
tleman right through under yu.
clothes"
II was born 10 that estate, skipu.
and no more wanted To see you Im
dcevil pulled down To our level tlI
YOU do. Better 20 and give him &.
news, and III get our boat III the wal.
again and re~Yictuallcd.'
No." said Kettle, II can't stand O.
and he thanked. You 20. III sec to IN
boat
BE hanged if | do" said the e%ngio,.
Write the man a letter. You're gre.
on the writing line; I've seen you at IT,
And So III the tramp's main cabin %.
low. Capt. Kettle penucd this cpi-rlr
TO Capt. !. Il. Mulready;
Dear DEMONSTRATING concluded n.
to take the trouble 10 work DuUcaHen
Head home. have pleasure in leaving lt
to your charge. We having other gam
on hand. have now taken French IrtE,
and shall now bear M for Western b.
ands. You've no call 10 say auyrb.
about our being on board At all. 50.
Your own yarn: it Will never bc cuuf..
dictcd. Yours truly,
90. KETTLE. Mast
N. \. McTodd, Chief Engln"or. q
X.
r. S.-We take along those tNu Sill
pos. II YOU had them they might tH'
when YOU got them home. We haEI.
them. they viii not talk. 50 you've nH'
Your own crowd to keep from talhm
Good luck. old tintackS."
Which letter vas sealed and nailed .
III Il conspicuous plac" hcfor" the i0
boat left on route for Grand Canary.
1t WAS the two Portuguese who ~.
themselves principally aggrjevcd uI,.
They had been made to undergo 70 grt.
deal of work and hardShips: they ha
been defraUdcd of much plumber. Wal,
they considered was theirs. for tho ht..
fit Of an absolute stranger. i'm wbur
they took not the slightest interest. a0
1nally they were induced mot tu ta|.
by processes which Jared upon tn,
most rnplcasantly.
They did not talk. and in the fUfiH,
Of time they returned 10 the ayocatm
of Shovclling coal on steam ycSSel-. y
when they sit down to think. nclth,
Antonio nor his friend (whosc honor.
name | never learned. regard with H
lection those little islands in the Mort.
ern sea. which produced Capt. O#.
kcttI" and his sometime partner. 81
Neil Angus AIcIodd. But at thp -au
time they have a very proper and "U".
some awe for the locality and It's
ha bitlUfG