El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-25
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good, our messing with paint pots and
changing name plates. We'd built n new
forehatcb and shipped it, and creased up
the engines, and as that seemed to me all
that was necessary I've given my shipmate
holiday ever since. There's the making
of a sportsman in our donkeyman, Mr..
CambeI. There isn't a thing that orawis
or flies or swims in this section of Florida
that blessed Irishman hasn't blown on my
old gas pipe at or tried to catch with
worm on II cod hook. he wasn't keen at
first; said he'd been brought up I'm
works. but when told him every thing he
took was poached, by James, sir, you
might think he was the Prince of Wales,
the way he sticks at it.
Blood will out, " said Cambel, with "a
laugh, and he marveled at the extraordi-
nary toughness Of the donkey man. At all
times there Is much sulphur in the water
of these Floridian swamps, but since the
cyclone the sulphurous emanation had
been stirred and set free, and the presencs
of them was almost uncomfortable The
waters were black to look upon, yellow to-
look through, and in the air was n never
failing, never varying hint at the odor Of
ancient eggs. 1t even stole into the chart
room and mingled with the scent OF the
magnolia blossoms.
1t isn't violets, the captain as-en ted
in reply TO Cambel's comment. and
there's fever knocking about in those
swamps as sure a. there is in Hamburg
drain. But what's fever mean, sir, except
carelessness and ignorance. You tackle
fever with science, Mr.. Cambsl, and il
hasn't n show. And il we haven't got sol
ence aboard here, concentrated and Ia
beled and bottled down in our medicine
chest, L don't know where you will find
It. Yes, sir, will say that. The Pors
Edes has a runnpine fine medicine chest.
haa In al
ought to know. The donkeyman's been
most ways through il, too, but he's ON at
fever mixtures now, and he's going solid
at them. We've three quart bottles-A
for bilious, Il for malarial and & for ty-
pboid-and the donkeyman has a swiR out
OF each with a nip of choiorodyne thrown
in just after his breakfast every morning
and then a rub with st. Elmo's rheumatic
cure, and II he isn't right a mail
boat-wel, never speak to me of drugs
again. But it's making tough IMAM Of
him. Mr.. Cambel, and that's what want
because the dOnkeyman and are going To
chip in partnership
What, buy a steamer together and
take her tramping! Well, l hope you'll
have all manner of luck"
"Ob, don't you make any error - re-
torted the captain 1t isn't salt water
trading we're in for. We aren't such gulls
as that. We know too much about it,
both of US. We're going 10 start in farm
ing"
Farming: What docs either of you
know about that?'
'-Oh, don't you take me for a fool, sir.
can learn as well as any one, and so can
the donkeyInan. We shall get 800 acres
of land granted to the pair Of us for moth
ing in northwest Canada and even IL
crops failed altogether we've enough saved
up to live OH for the first two years. We
can try it anyhow when you give us our
discharge from here. Ever since worked
at sea," he added plaintiN I've al
ways wished to be u farmer.
Il think. - said Cambel, Il would dis
suade you from the attempts if could, but
l know it's no use trying, SO VIII hold
my tongue on that point. As to when your
bargain is up with the Port Edes, you can
put that at half an hour from now IL you
like. Anyway I'm going to leave here
directly, and / never intend TO return here
again"
Captain Kettles jaw dropped. What"
he gasped.
Il have changed my mind, :" he said,
or had it changed for Inc. For my part,
that gold will remain where 1t is am
not going to touch a sovereign OF 1t.
Look here" said Captain Kettle. do
you mind telling ne' Did you come
against some preacher during the cyclone
anu Stb
Il think know what YOU mean But
you're on the wrong track. I'm not tho
sort who announces publicly That ne will
cease to be a sinner just because he finds
himself in physical danger"
No" said Kettle, come to think of it,
/ should have known you were not I was
a fool to- ask that question. Bnt it settles
1t in another direction. There's :. WOMAN
got hold of you
Or 1 of her
Either way. SO that's It, And Won
told her all about this racket because You /
thought il wrong To hold any secrets of /
your own, and she soured on il. Well. |
that's woman's way. And the other lady |
you spoke about, she who made you run |
wild, you We forgotten herr
Csmbel nodded.
And she's forgotten you?''
II hope she has, and If she hasn't |
can't help it.
We'll, Mr.. Cambel, If this business is !
TO end in IA bout ship, soon as the don
keymaD comes back froom his hunting / /
ain ready to get under weigh and be- OF
But as he isn't here yet, and as we've still
a bit of time to wait, I'd like to hear what
Is going to become of that $500, coo and
the old ship, after all. I've been in at the
of them both so long that I'm
to take quite a friendly interest
In their movements As you know, I've
liked them so well at times that I've been
half inclined to adopt them myself"
Il know, and it is to your honor that
you didn't"
oh, as to honor, don't make any bless-
al error about that, sir. 1t was my can
II the crew hadn't been
20 uppish that night in the gust Of the
Florida channel, 20 help me, neither
nor gold would ever have got 30 I
far as this But wei let that pass for the
present And row I'd like to- hear, il /
might, vino Is 20 finger the stuff