The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-14

70 let them know that once more her cargo
For the moment even Kettle thought that
this time she was gone for good, She lost her
the racing seas roared ever her as though she
had been a haii-tlde rock.
Then to the impact OF "A heavier gasp Of the
Suuall the topgqllantmasts went. and the small
loss oil, ton weight seemed mumentarily to ease
her. Kettle seized unon the moment. lie
the wheel and handed himself along the
streaming decks ard kicked and cuncd the
rest OF his crew into activity. lie gave his
orders and the ship wore slowly round before
the, wind and began to ray awny on the other
e Great hills Of sea deluged her in the process
and her people worked IKE m9rmen. half OF
vas, rollers hit and shook her with their pom
derous in,act,, she became upright, again, and
after a little while s;,ook the grain level in her
holds and assumed her normal angle OF heel.
Dayton Phillips struggled up. and hit Ket-
f hs On IN vi th lsa sh99yI1eri Mn, Ihow w, that umpirs..
Capt, Kettle touched his, cap. God bore o
III ~ tried,to straighten her,up like t~hat.with.
out lis help-eyery man here would have boon
Even Dayton-PhiIipp. skeptical though no
miGht De; 5cEan to think there was some
how 1t had haruened, and they did not Very
much care. Kettle had his theories. Any
were, %bniteted with every kind OF cyl! weather.
A. their mischnnces we're speedily rectiied:
a1out.as though il had been liquid. but it al.
WAYS shifted back again before she quite
All hands got covered with salt water boils.
All hands with TIE execution OF Kettle. who
remained; as usual, neat; grew gaunt, bearded.
sea salt, they Werc ilayed by violent Guns. but
by dint OF, hard schooling they we're becoming
without first thinking over its justice til he
earned a premonitory. hiding.
lisa blooming FLYING Dutchmap we're or"
s.iaId the coal trimmer, who acted as mate.
she, gets us ashore somehow ami doesn't stay
ioQllnG about at sea forever lust to get into
iul i, ! want It to , gtt of wh her; She's too bloom;
IN Bristol Channel a little scattering tug
wheeled un within hail. tossing like n cork on
the.brown waves of the estuary. and her skip
per In the green pulpit between the. paddle
boxes waved n hand cheerily.
Captain;" he Tawled. Want a pull into Car:
! !GCsrd{iTTo n What price,"
Il wasn't asking to buy the tug. You're
putting, II pretty fancy figure on her for that
ne AT IIG tak o, G Esnf you got on your rail"
oh. | can sail her in myself If you're going
brig iris ri Fl S,y like = this iso and M. ny Srsw know her
Twenty wicked people. Now look here,
,bat ! yassS Eo u, I yonr T Io ohd very very Pros sp pSepq b1s With
the sack from owners for mishandling her
when you get ashore. and I don't want to EN-.
hitter ri Your remaining years in the workus. SO
twenty pounds. old bottle nose"
Come now. Cautaln. thirty. Pm not here
for sport. I've rot to.make my living"
My man" said Kettle. I'm meet YOU and
make 1t go. and I'll see YOU in Alden before I
sheer or"
tug skipper.
There. sir, said Kettle soto yoce to Day
ton-philiDpS. YOU see ho.marvellousnes OF
II. Gods stood nv me to the very end I've
saved at least ElO over that towage. and. by
James. I've seen times when n ship mauled
times the amount before n tug would pluck
her. in
Then we are out of the woods now"
We'll. get the canvas off her and then you
can 90 below and shave. You can sleep In a
shore bed this might, il you choose, sir. and to-
morrow We'll see about lingering the salvage.
Therell be no trouble there now. We shall
Just have to ask for n check and Lloyds will
pay It,. and then you and the hands will take
your share. .and by James. Mr.. Phillips. I
shall be q rich man owe. this business.
shouldn't be n bit surprised but wfat ] finger
n snug $500 as my share. Oh. sir, Gods been
I'm grateful. NV wife will be grateful. too.
] wish YOU could come to our chapel some day
and see her"
skipper, you're a hean better man than I
am. and II YOU don't mind. I'd like TO shake
hands with you. Thanks. Hullo, there's Car
diff, not twenty minutes ahead. Well. l must
go below and clean up