The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-23

that to get him fixed up and planted in a Place
where he'd be out Of the way, There were a
arQunR among the others trying to keep them
a gtd and get them ready TO Jump il the worst
thing about herself 1t was a rob to round
thSm np d 2n ,h get them into cork but got il
men OF tho lot I've heard Of men who were were
drunk coming sober when confronted by dan
ger ger and I've sen i,, one case Of ~ but this was
swear he was all right when the boat started.
and If he'd been unsteady it would have been
easy enough 70 spot the booze on him then.
ing around the deck with his eyes half closed
singing some ra22le-da2zlc dttty in voice like
he wasn't afraid Of anything and could lick any
three men aboard. Last saw OF him he was
trying tnm to chuck The 800 pound lady under the
which he would do until death, did them part
disturb her and the Jag was left to watch over
her which at least kept him out OF mischief.
NY little pet watcry-grave scheme hadn't re-
Turned dH to my memory yet: but. on the other
peril Joy that for solid ,2I-kurat cxhlaration
was stu that uncomfortable sag to the deck
and Gut IN the log things were making mil
me any more: | managed to keep busy
though, as n cheerer of the downhcarted [
who were Dispensing gocd advice e'f Just S'' as
cool as Il There, wasn't any danger with
u IN, "a L Hundred miles Cqmparatiyey sreak-
that is. the yelling wasn't such a continuous
performance but what you could hear yourself
boy came Hitting out of II wagon where sup
pos he'd been sleeping through all the mess.
Began to Hn np one " E G can in sM s enn aS
paint my nose green If he didn't cling there and
e essR to ke r9oter was the weird
There was nothing about 1t In the rules OF the
game. and tho way he did it made little shivers
20 down my back. Corder came up, and he
~ Hes Ho ing mad he says; First thing you
throw himself overheard. We ought to get him
Not for me- says THAT isn't tho yari-
ought to be in the padded CELL. says. and
That's where, c9rdor had moro nerve than
enough, the Kid biz ut him likes dog It gave
a have come pretty near putting a bullet in
his ms head, like shooting a MID animal But
broker rarty Strengthened him out They said
aftcrward II was sort Of epileptir At. What
ever ii was It started the whole crowd ofloontrs
raying again and right In the middle Of it
little. thin, wIzened guy came M to me with a
hop * p and Jump and gave a sort OF howl.
"'Qt course it's me- told him. Who did
you think It was. the icomanY
double hume. / Knew it the minute / saw $ y
th ..: eyes
has SOM" feelings of his own. Be nice. and
don't make cracks about my eyes or some
thing might harpen TO yours ., -,
those eyes. those eyes; he yaWped. dane
ing the highland fling. You looked at me
when came aboard, and now the boat is sink
well. that chap was honestly Of the opinion
that my on-stdr eve had wi2ardcd the craft
danced away still bemoaniug my peeps and
went through t. the rear OF the cabin to see II
got busy around that region aud there was a
little family group that had been forgotten; a
young German mother ana three Youngsters
When cam" NJ she wa, talking To the Oldest
hoy OF six or SO. in German. and from tho
tomes Of her, voice | guess sh", was trying TO
she was as white us sheet herself and the
othertwo kkihs were wh!mpGring, I grabbed
them on, but she shook her head. Didn't IN.
dderstond iIe rres""rvers or English either
German. but dove in and mad" signs to her
to Hut on the groservers.
corken,' SAYS making stab at The Dutch.
Well. got nreserver7 on tn" Kids all right
snn 0 Gef and I Ea n IA Ga
family. At that she got me around the knees
ana 70 cry hnt 90 the Grn'tud" "t gaWa
hun dollar bill. 1t got too good and |
broke away and sent Cord"r back there. ing
him II was a case OF necessity. Then p"ekel
through the cabin when h" got there. I
laughed myself blue in Ih" face to see the
catch-nS- caIch-can wrestling match he d let
himself in for with the grateful lady.
Then the engines got going and pretty soon
we were In the slip. and tn" whul e push came
back to their senses and began 20 look ashamed
Of themselves. Naturally. | driftcd along with
tn" crowd. and Il wasn't i'll was half way mp
the bridge that r"m"m hered that little en-
gagemcnt with Davy Jones
- Say. says out loud. not thinking. I've
forgotten something.
What's that asked Corler. who was right
next me,
This isn't my landing. says. I ought to
have got of outside.
"Cordcr looked at me hard and said we'd
better talk it over. Well the upshot Of il was
that told him the whole game, and he rolled
up his shirt sleeves. so to speak and squared
me with the world. and II cost him bit. too.
Aiterward | hit 1t heavy on run Of red on tho
wheel and paid him back. I've struck tough
luck now ana again since then, bat I've never
had any appetite for suicide mainly because |
found out that man who's within one step Of
dead can do some good in the world II things
happen right. and have pretty lively sort Of
good time doing 1t.