The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-15

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work His bleeding fingers loosed them
selves from the break, his knees failed be-
meath him, and he fell in an unconscious
stupor of sleep on 10 the wet planking of
the deck. For half an hour more Kettle
struggled on at the pump, doing double
work; but even his flesh and blood had its
breaking strain; and at last he could work
no more.
He leaned dizzily up against the pump
for a minute or 50, and then with an effort
he pulled his still unconscious companion
away and laid him on the dry floor of the
deck house. There was a pannikin of cold
steWed tea slung from hook in there,
and half a sea biscuit on one of the hunks.
He ate and drank greedily, and then went
out again along the streaming decks TO
work so far as his single pair of hands
could accomplish such a thing at getting
the huge derelict once more an sailing
trim.
The shovels meanwhile had been doing
their work, and although the list was not
entirely gone, the vessel at times (when
a sea buttressed her up) flOated almost up
right The gale was still blowing bur ii
had veered to the southwark, and on the
afternoon of that day Kettle called all his
hands on deck and got her under way
again. and found to his joy that the coal
trimmer had some elementary notion OF
taking a wheel.
Il rate you as mate" he said in his
gratitude. land you'll draw salvage pay
according to your rank. 1 was going TO
| make Mr. Philips my officer, but
Don't apologize" said Dayton Phil
| inns. Il don't know the name of one
string from another, and I'm quite con
scious of my deficiency. But just watch
me put in another spell at those infer
nal pumps
The list was of less account now, and the
vessel was once more under command of
| her canvas 1t was the leak which gave
| them most cause for anxiety Likely
enough il was caused by the mere wrench
| inc away of a couple Of rvets. But the
| steady inpour of water through the holes
| would soon have made the ship grow I'M
manageable and founder If 1t was not con-
| stantly attended 10. Where the leak was,
! thew had not notion. Probably It was
| deep down under the cargo OF gram ana
uneettable. but anyway, il demanded a
! constant service at the pumps 10 keep
| II in check; and this the bOneweary crew
vvera hut feebly competent 10 give.
The dreaded bay, tickle as usual saw fit
| 70 receive them at first with a smiling face.
nnrinp the afternoon they rose the brown
| eaus of a Portuguese fishing schooner,
| and Kettle headed toward her'
Let the crew be as willing as they would,
! there was no doubt that this murderous
| work at the pumps could not be Kept up
for voyage to England. II ne c0uId
not get further achievements he would
| have 70 take the ship into the Nearest for
| eipn mort to barely save her from sink
| inc And then, where would be his sigh
| ed-for salvage? Woefuly thlnned, he
| tbouqht or more probably whisked away
| altogether. Capt. Kettle had vast dis
trust for the shore foreigner over ques-
lions of law proceedings and money mat
ters So he made for the schooner, hove
his own vessel to, and signaled that lie
wished TO speak.
A boat was stopped into the water from
the schooner's deck and ten swarthy rag
ged Portuguese fishermen crammed into
her. Two or three of them had a work
ing knowledge of English; their captain
spoke 1t with fluent inaccuracy, and before
any Of them had gone aft to Kettle, who
stood at the wheel, they had heard the
whole story of the ship being found dere-
lict and very naturally were anxious
enough by some means or another to fin
ger a share of the salvage. Even rag
ged Portuguese baccalhao maker can have
his ambitions for prosperity like other peo-
pie.
"All right-a, captain. see how you want.
We take charge now, and take-a you into
Ferrol without you being at more trou-
| bic"
Nothing OF the kind" said Kettle. I'm
just wanting the loan Of two or three
hands to give my fellows a spell or two a
that pump. Were a bit short-handed,
chats all. But otherwise we're quite
comfortable. I'll pay A. BIS wages on
Liverpool scale, and that's lot more than
you Dagos give among yourselves, and if
the men work wei. III throw in dash be-
sides for 'bacca money
"Ta-ta-ta" said the Portuguese with
wave of his yellow fist. 1T cannot be
done, and l will not lend you men. II
shall be as l say: We take-a you into
Ferrol DO not fear-a, captain; you shall
have money for finding sheep; you shall
have some Of our savage"
Dayton-Phillps, who was standing near.
and knew the little sailors views, looked
| for an outbreak. But Kettle held himself
in, and suil spoke to the man civilly.
That's good English you talk he said.
do all your crowd understand the Ian
| guage?"
NO" said the fellow, readily enough,
"that man does not, nor does he, nor
him"
"Rght-O," said Kettle. Then as those
three men cau't kick up Robbery at the
other end, they've just got to stay here
and help work this vessel home. As for
the rest OF your filthy, sinking, scae-