The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-02-20

his crew into activity. He gave his or
ders, and the ship wore slowly round
before the wind and began to pay away
on the other tack
Great hills of sea deluged her in the
process. and her people worked like
mern-4n half of their time submerged.
But by degrees, as the vast rollers hit
and shook her with their ponderous i'm
pact, she came upright again and after
a little while shook the grain level in
her holds and assumed her normal angle
of heel.
Dayton Philips struggled up and
hit Kettle on the shoulder. "How $
that, umpire?" he bawled my faith.
you are clever sailor"
Captain Kettle touched his cap.
God bore hand there, sir. - he shout
ed through the wind eff I'd tried to
straighten her up like that without his
help, every man here would have been
fish chop this minute. I"
Even Dayton Philips, skeptical
though he might be, began to think
there was something in it,, as the
voyage went on. To begin with, the
leak stopped. They did not know how
it had happened, and they did not very
much care. Kettle had his theories
Anyway ii stopped. To go on with al
though they We're buffeted with every
kind of evi, weather, all their mis-
chances We're speedily rectified. In &
heavy sea their unstable cargo surged
about as though it had been liquid, but
it always shifted back again before she
quite capsiZed.
All hands got covered with salt wa
ter boils. All hands, with the exception
OF Kettle, VINO remained as usual neat,
grew gaunt, bearded, dirty and un-
kempt They were grimed with sea
salt, they We're hayed by violent suns,
but by dint of hard schooling they We're
becoming handy sailormen; all of them,
and even the negro stone mason, learned
TO obey an order without first thinking
over its justice till he earned premon-
itory hiding.
cts blooming Flying Dutchman
we're on, said the coal trimmer, who
acted as mate. There's no killing the
old beast. Only hope she gets us ashore
somehow and Doesn't stay fooiing about
at sea forever just to get into risks. I
want TO get off her. She's too blooming
lucky to bsgUite wholesome somehow "
In Bristol channel a little scattering
tug wheeled up within hail, tossing like
a cork on the brown waves of the
estuary. and her skipper in the green
| pulpit between the paddle boxes waved
a hand cheerily.
"seem to have found some dirty
weather, captain, +" he bawled want
pull into Cardiff or Newport ?"
Cardiff. What price?"
Say e1O0."
81 wasn't asking to buy the tug.
You're putting pretty fancy figure on
her for that new lick of paint you got
on your rail.
"I'll take $50.
"Ch, can sail her in myself if
you re going to be funny. She's as
handy as q pilotboat, brig rugged like
this, and my crew know her fine I'll
give you $50 into Cardiff. and you ne
to dock me for that -
Twenty wicked people. Now look
| here, captain, you don look very pros
! porous with that vessel OF yours, ana
you'll probably have the sack from
owners for mishandling her when you
get ashore. and don want to imbit.
ter Your remaining years i'll the workus
SO III pull you in for so quid.
'Twonty pounds, old bottle nose. :"
Come now, captain, 80. I'm moi
here for sport. I've got to make my liv.
ing.
"My man" said Kettle, "I'll meet
You and make it e25, and I'll see yor
in Alden before give penny more
You can take that OF sheer off y
"Throw us your blooming rope, sale
the tug skipper.
"There, sir, said Kettle soto voce
to Dayton-Philipps, you see the mar
velousness of it. Gods stood by me tl
the very end. I've saved at least Ell
over that towage, and, by James, I've
seen times when ship mauled about
like this would have been bled for foul
times the amount before tug would
pluck her in. ~
| '"Then we are out of the woods now p
well get the canvas off her ant
then you can go below and shave You
can sleep in shore bed this night i
you choose, sir, and tomorrow We'll SCI
about lingering the salvage There'll b.
no trouble there now. We shall jus
have to ask for check, and Lloyd
will pay it, and then you and the hand
will take your share, and by James
Mr.. Philips. l shall be a rich man owe
this business. shouldn't be bit sur
prised but what finger snug $500 a
my share. Oh, sir. Gods been very goot
to me over this, and l know it, and n
grateful. My wife will be grateful too
l wish you could come to our chape
some day and see her. !"
Skipper, you're a heap better MAJ
than 1 am, and if you don't mind X
like to shake hands with you. Thanks
Hello! There's Cardiff not 30 minute
ahead. Well. / must go below and cleal
up"