Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-16

And Virgins made no objection when
Simpson was called up by the Admiral.
"Mr Simpson," said the mate, "thls
Is getting past a Joke, Have you any
objection to taking on your old Job II
| secure this preaching madman and
take commando"
Simpson was full up" OF The fo'c's'le,
and as he had a very wholesome ad-
mlratlon for the admiral he was by no
means 10th to return to his old quar-
ters
I'm with you, sir, In another quar-
ter Of an hour we shall have the sticks
out OF her"
And still Blaker beloved Scripture
down the wind, He was stlll below
Ing, though what he believed was not
Scripture, when simpson and Virgins
took him down below after Ave min
utes OF a row, In which the deposed
captain showed something of his an
Client form an the terror Of the Western
Ocean. As they went the admiral, now
promoted to being captain of Capo
Horner, picked up the battered speak
ing trumpet and wiped some blood
from his face which had been In col
lision
"Up aloit with you, and make those
topsalls fast" he roared, Look alive,
men, look alive!"
And they did look alive. For Dick
ey Dunn never needed n speaking
trumpet in any wind that ever blew.
When things were snugged down and
the California was walking north at
an easy but tremendous gait he felt
like man again, He turned to Simp-
son and Virgins with happy smile
"Now we're comfortable, and things
are as they should be, Mr.. Simpson, let
the men have tot of grog' And
hows Mr. Blaker?"
"Waal," said Simpson, cheeriully,
"when we left him he wasn't exactly
what you would call religious nor re-
signed"
But II Blaker was not happy the Ad-
mlral was thoroughly delighted.
Now you see what said was true"
he declared at dinner that night, III
l hadn't been an admiral and a man
born to rise, how could | have been
shipped on board this ship as fore
mast hand and come to be captain In
six weeks? I'll be bound you never
heard OF a similar case, Mr., Simpson"
And Simpson never had,
"Was II Shanghai Smith, do you
think, as put you here?" he asked,
The admiral had never heard OF
Shanghai Smith,
when | get back I'll find out he
said. "And II It was III not trouble
the law, Mr.. Simpson. | never allow
any man to handle me without getting
more than even,"
"You don't" said Simpson, II his
manner was dry It was sincere
"But don't bear malice afterwards
Your health, Mr., Simpson. This kind
OF trade breeds good seamen after all
But you are all trifle rough"
Simpson explained that they had to
be.
"When the owners scheme is to have
one man do three mems work, they
have to get men who will make 'em dc
Il. And when the owners get q bad
name, and their ships a worse, then
men like Shanghai Smith have to And
us crews, II you could get back Ia
San Francisco and hammer an owner
some of us would be obliged to you
SIR"
"Ahl when get back, said the Ad'
miral. "This will be remarkable yarn
for me to tell, Mr. Simpson. | still feel
In q kind of dream. Would you obligt
me by going to Mr. Blaker and telling
him that II he continues to hammer al
that door I'll have the hose turned on
him."
And when Simpson went to carry
this message the Admiral put his feet
on the table and INDUCED In reverie
"Ill make a note about Shanghai
Smith and settle with him In full, But
shall rise higher yet, | know It's in
me, Steward"
Eyes, sir" said the steward.
II think I'll have some grog."
He drank to the future of Admiral
Sir Richard Dunn, master Of the Call
fornia.