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

We've been working till our hands are raw as
butchers meat. and we're clean tired out, and
the shin: swims. so much tho better. II she
sinks. we cant help IL. Anyway. we're both
Of US too beat TO work any more. shall he
Mr.. Phlliups. said the little sailor gravcly,
I know You don't mean anything wrong. SO
I've heard he message i told YOU with ny "
understanding. and Il Isn't likely anything YOU
you're tired out. as you say. so 20 you below
and get. a. spell OF sleep. But as for me.
I've ~ 90 E9t;q \ ether twenty hours, waketalne.s in
fully been sent in my way. as I've said. but nat
nraIly its e%xIS.ted Of ms That j do my human
SO dq r. SAID DAYTON Fhilipps. and tooiIed
when day broke. win IN and down like an
automaton., But before the sun rose, utter
iTi Hsers ioos eda th a1ns its T from tho Mlf br eisfEdi his
knees, failed beneath him, and he fell in an un-
conscious stupor Of sleen on the wet plank
even his flesh and blood. had its breaking
He leaned dizzily up against the pump for n
minute or so. and then with an effort he pulled
laid.him on the dry floor Of a deckhouse. There
was a pannikin of cold stewed tea slunG from
a hook in there; and half a sea biscuit on one
OF the hunks. He ate and drank greedily. and
:hen went out again along the streaming decks
% work; SO far as his single pair Of hands could
bufh u llllE Nv etlllnG lie nuE0
derelict, once more in, sailing trim.
The shoyels meanwhile had been doing their
gone. the vessel at times when Il sea buttressed
her, upl iloated almost upright, The gale was
still blowing. butt! had yeered to the south
ward. and on the afternoon OF that day Kettle
called all his hands on deck AMI got her under
way again. and found to his Joy that the coal
trimmer had some elementary notion of taking
II rate you as mate" he said in his graft
tudc. and you'll draw salvage pay according
TO your rank, wnA going to make MIR. Phil
ipns my officer. bur-
don't know the name OF one striCg from an
other and I'm, quite conscious OF my deficiency.
But lust watch me put in another spell at those
The list was OF less account now and the
vessel was once more under com mand of her
most cause for anxiety. Likely enough it was
caused ey ne mere wrenching away OF 9
T water t III a%iSftS' the DH hol ese w ssefdy soon I@noT haT G5
made the ship grow unmanageable and foun-
DER II i was not copstan;ly attended TO-
Probably it was deep down under the cargo of
grain and quite ungettable, but anyway. it de-
keep it In check; and this tho hone-weary
crew were but teebly competent to give.
re I = dT Ts a a. o A., ii STtS as q s nsiplnI; s ssSs q hu to
ing the afternoon there rose the brown sails
Of a Iortuguese fishing schooner and Kettle
Let his crew be as willing as they would.
there was no don3t that this murderous work
az lllc PUMPS 'OuIl nOJ ne heIJ uD lOI u NON-
age to England, II he could not get further
reinforcements he would have to take the ship
into the nearest foreign port barely to save
his siehed"ior s%aivaEsF ''WS"sefH%!IiyS thiMn 4etI ne
though. OF, more. probably whisked away al
the shore foreigner over questions. of law pro-
ceedings and money, matters. SO he made for
nailed that he wished to speak,
4 boat was slopped into the water from the
schooners deck and ten swarthy ragged Por-
tlRlese fishermen pInTnmnd info her Twn
or three OF them had a working knowledge OF
English: their Captain spoke it with fluent in
heard the whole story Of the ship being found
share OF the salvage. Even a ragged Portu-
guese baccalhao maker can have his ambltions
Tor prosperity like other. people.
Their leader made his proposal at once.
v VA righta, CAPTAIN SEQ how you want;
'SoIhing Of the Il said t1Dp Kettle. I'm
give my fellows a spell or two, at that pump.
We're a bit short-handed., that's all, But
a. 3.n Is ,'S wages we on re LiIy eite SN scais and That rs ! a n Iot
and il the men work well ii throw in a dash
%'TN.tn;ta. said the Portuguese With n wave
Of his yellow fist. 1T cannot be done and / will
take-a you into Ferrol. Do not fear-a. Capt
tan; you shall have money for finding sheep:
you Snall nave some OF our salvage
Dayton.p Philips. who was standing near and
break. But Kettle held himself in and still
That's good English you. talk" he said.
DO all yoqT:crowd Tndorstand the language.
"Rieht:o.S said Kettle. Then as those
other h END nut they've e y just ntts go 1T to a stay oyI here and nd h shp
work this vessel home. As for the rest Of you
filthy. sinking: scale-coyered cousins of ares.
nynr tho aida nf thn \Aggnl ynll ~ laFNra pt,'r
put. Thought you were going to steal my law
ful salvage. did you. you crawling. yellow
The hot-temrered Portuguese was not a
man to stand this TRADE as kettel anticipated)
toTard the knife in his helt, bSutS Kettle was
ready for this and caught i. first and flung it
oyerpoard. Then with a clever heaye he
knife. He tripped, un ono of the Portuguese
who couldn't sneak English. dragged him to
tho ladder. Dayton Philips, SURPRISED at
himself for a,LettinE such lawlessness. CAP
fireman and coal trimmer picked up the thiri
and dropped him down an open hatchway into
the grain in the hold beneath.
But there were six Of the fishermen left upon
the deck and these did not look upon the pro-
ceedings unmoved. They had been slow 20
o oysI at ,b nrst we 6nt y W yhsint the Sii initial rn1. s sG5 was
d. murder. The Italian and the Sierra Leone
negro ran out of their wav en- to the forecastie
bers. and armed with their deadly knives.
But the two English roughs. the English gen.
tleman and the little English sailor were all OF
them men well accustomed to take care of their
own skins. the Delaying pins out Of the Ulnrail
seemed to come By instinct into their hands.
and not one OF them got so much as a scratch.
1t was all the affair OF n minute. 1t does not
do to let these little imrromItu scrimmages
simmer oVerlOng. In fact, the whole affair was
decided in the first rush. The quarter OF Eng
lish went in. despising the daCOs. and quite
intend ng to clear them Off the ship. The in
Naders were driven overheard 10y sheer weight
OF blows and prestige. and the victOrs leaned
on the bulwarks. putting and %gasping. and
watched them swimlaway 70 their boat through
the clear water below.
Set Of blooming pirates" said Kettle,
But Dayton-Philiprs seemed - view the sit
uation from n different point. I'm rather
thinking we are the pirates. How about those
three we've got on boardt This sort of press-
gang work isn't quite approved OF nowadays. is
It. skipper
They no speakee English said Kettle
dryly. You might have heard me ask that.
sir. before | started to talk to that skipper to
make him begin the show, And he did begin
it. and that's the great point. II ever you've
been in a police court. you'll always find tho
Magistrate. ask, Who began this trouble:'
And when he finds out that's tho man he logs.
No, those fishermen won't kick up n Robbery
when they get back to happy Portugal again.
md rs for our own crowd here on board. thew
aren't likely to talk when they get ashore and
have money due to them