The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-03
'rYe're NOT fit for the shore" I said.

''Ye're not fit for the shore" said.
Pm the best Judge of that. Mac. Now
dress me, quick. and don't mind about
hurting. A little pain more or less won't
matter just now"
I let him have his way. I dressed him
as gingerly as l could. and he stood Up
once more in his uniform clothes, with two
bandaged hands hanging helpless from bis
sleeves.
NOW put money in my jacket pocket,
You'll find it in the drawer of my chest. "
I did that.
NO al. Of the money"
l put in che rest.
Now go and see ii the deck ; clear, and
as soon as there no one about get boat
alongside and give me a cast ashore.
7 did that for him also, thinking it best
to let kim have his own way, and at the
shore steps he babe me go back to the
Starry Head. you're good sort, Mac,
and I've a lot to thank You for. pity
isn't il / didn't marry tnat fat barm4id at
Sunderland
You could have her man. dare say if
ye went back. She'll not have forgotten
that fine rims ye gave her with the green
stone in it
IAN right Mac. I'll remember. You are
bit Scotch you know Goodbye And
he walked up the steps, and / sculled the
dinghy back to the yacht
1 stayed on board that day because I've
a theory that if a grown man has trouble
it's best for him to see it through alone.
But I didn't know the extent of the chief $
The old man came on board Drumming with
it.
Mr. Todd" says he come here. You're
to be chief engineer for the run home, and
be hanged to you. Dye think you're cap
able of the work?'
me chief?" Oh, I'm capable enough;
Inf
What's become of Mr.. Devine?'
"Oh, ne S gone off his head 1 think. He
was on a bench in the street there out
side a drink shop. with a Lapland woman,
or some such filthy cattle of that kind on
either side of him, roaring drunk. He
his blessed bandaGed arms round their
waists, and they were kissing him by
turns. He'd been standing free brandy to
any of those Noahs Ark rufiians who'd
drink il, and most of them were roaring
drunk also. He'd insulted customs
house officer, and the commanding Of the
fort and the Russian consul, and when
we came along to try 10 quieten him, he
insulted us also. He told the guv'nor that
Gods heads would not carry him into the
House Of Lords, and recommended him to
TRY Lapland woman as a second wife.
The rum part of it was" says the skip
per with a frown, "the fellow wasn't
drunk, or near it. He was cold, staring
sober and that made the thing all the
worse. The guvnor would have forgiven
him. but Miss Vasey says No She says
that either Devine leaves the ship or she
does, and after that, of course. there was
nothing else for IT. but TO so and see the
consul and get the fool dismissed. ] con-
graduate you on climbing into the berth.
Mac, but | wish you'd got it in any other
way"
Well of all the miserable ships after
that commend me TO the Starry Head 1t
seemd as though all the life had gone out
of her. Everybody was quarrelng; the
coal we got wouldn't make good steam
and the Swede they signed on as second
engineer was the biggest gump that ever
handled an oil can 1 scarce even dared
leave him with The engines alone, and, as
for being on deck, it was a thing not TO
be thought of. When ] wasNoff watch /
was sleeping like a tired dog. So it hap
pened that 1 didn't see the eldest, miss till
we were through the straits, and were
leaving Dover behind us on The run TO
home 1 tell you the change in her was
enough to make me want to cry.
Il haven't congratulated you on your
promotion, Mr.. McTodd." says she
Pm standing in the shoes of better
man." says l.
'iof a very foolish man" SAYS she "of