The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-17

heart indeed perhaps by the motto,and
worked so spiritedly at his engines thai
the shaft was fitted and had taken
half rozen turns to his complete salts
faction the day after the Miltiades took
the Tudor in hand Bennett received
this piece of news very gloomily; he
saw in it another nail in his half sealed
coffin. Again he cursed the steamer
that had picked him out of the frying
pan and hove him at his own request
into the fire. He demonstrated with
Jameson.
Look here" he said heatedly. why
didn't you tell me the job could have
been patched so quickly? Surely you
must have known"
Jameson smiled gently. while the
greasy wrinkles on his face shone in
sympathy and dirt.
Didn't he replied; land it's no mat
ter-is it2 The owner can't blame you
for doing the best in his interest. You
have my word 1 couldn't promise
Full we'll he knew that the Tudors
owner was not the man to take alb
stract conclusions, however good, into
account in Bennet's defense, while the
gross results of the voyage came dan
gerOuSly near comparative loss instead
of aff1uent profit. He was not a being
of that sort. He would rate his en-
ploye'S worth not according to his
moral or intellectual ability but solely
in consonance with his capacity for in
creasing, and on occasion multiplying.
the Tudor's exchequer. The denouement
of the affairs de Tudor came unpleaS-
antly before Bennet's mind, and he
produced the effect in words.
well, it's all up said the latter
modify, land the Tudor and I'll part
company after this-lny first voyage.
They were talking the matter over in
the cabin, and it was while the skipper
pondered further on his foggy future
that he was suddenly reused from his
apathetic state by loud and violent
blast on a steam whistle. He rushed
on deck to see what the matter was,
followed by Jameson.
Right abeam, moving slowly and losing
way, was the great and unshapely tramp
hawsers trailed like white and cleaning
snakes Bennett gazed at her for min~
pelIer- Then he turned to the chief e.lgi-
neer and said quietly: Stand by, MI.
and as Jameson rushed below to the en-
CINE platform, Bennett raced to the Tu-
doris upper bridge. where the mate was
baWling orders to haul in the wires. He
rang up the engines to "slow ahead
tramp wore around under her restored
machinery and oozed up to the MiltiadeA.
the bridge rail and took a cool survey OF
the Miltiades' crestfallen skipper. who
YES I'm an right thank you captain.
said Bennett, noding his heal. But what's
'.Engine gone smash shouted back the
for d white heat of rage.
Bennett smiled: he could afford to do it
now, and lit q cigarette with great care.
length
some Liverpool people,
big hurry / suppose? Want a tow?'.
I'D take one cheap"
Depends on what you call cheap" was
the irritating reply of the man with the
CAN it goo"
Il 11A
hooker that's coming home light or with
bad freight, and wants to make her
though don't want to be hard YOU
and Bennett smiled genially-
The elder mans face beamed and he
stroked the flag ends of his goat beard
io 5y4 n "a g6aa y9u d9n pear ,l 70
VI tow me for?'
Bennett lazily swung himself over the
railing of the bridge and smoked placidly.
he was the picture of calm contentment
Nine hundred pounds is my price" he
The master of the Mltiades made no
stamped on the bridge for I'VE minutes
and when he had shouted himself hoarse
and engineer. of the ship.
SMILE and when another five minutes had
been registered and still no answer came
from the other ship he thought it time to
him from the hairy faced man "A hours
% TinHSis You. So he haiied the bridgs
with some show of Impotence.
Il can't wait here ali night for that old
onion box of yours he called. MY
oranges, as you vel know, may go bad
call it four hundred, reeled off the
You may call it what you like. but so
long as you call it anything below my ig>
ure-nine hundred-captain, your onions
will rot before they reach Liverpool. II
Won wait for nv services III rernember
you to Messrs. Ramshacixle Tub & co.
soup Good night and a pleasant time
shorts
Bennett pointed to a fiery. glow on the
bow where a mass of clouds banked
purple tinge of the promising storm came
over the fat seas and sighed to him a
melody of satisfaction and a hundred or
50 Of weather cash into the pocket or
Matthew Walker of Newcastle.
hand and grfnned at the telegraph face
The reply had but ''tringed tringed from
shout accompanied by something strong
- your offers vile. You'n swallow
up ali the earnin's of the voyage III
give you seven hundred and the oaklike
fist of the. man who shouted thumped the
THAT'S better" murmured Bennett who
4 thought that would bring him-thas
and the weather, God bless IT. It's an
III wind'-though it pipes out of the nor
Cant help it. he bawled IF you get
broke over the job. you may call in on
tle-and tell him that I can recommend
YOU thorough business man, captain
him. Only-dont tell him you baggeG
$500 for towing one of his ships a dis
lance of 800 miles. TIN look bad, you
time-take my offer or leave it..
There was a hasty consultation on the
bridge of the AIiltiades while Bennett sud-
denly become anxious What was that in
not have seen it. He made answer:
Yes; I'll take you at that" he eriedi
Very Wen captain I'll send nv haw-