The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-15

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DOdTQlnS MASTERS zSeIQ Hill &eJSEFr ~
Christian, God-fearing sea- &sSSSEsSHaa
men who never sWore and EY2HfSsSs
would not object to prayer ExAaayf;B
meetings in the dog watches. EnMISsSss
Such men were naturally Me- i SS
scarce, but SO long as the Al zm
oha's owners stood good for
the large shipping fees. they
tried to humor the eccentricitic NorWe-
gian skipper. Those were the days of
blood money.
But one day there came a change
of management in the Office of the
Aloha's owners, and, among other
things involved, Capt. Larsen must
heneeforth manage the financial part
of shipping his crews himself. That
was the cause of the trouble. The re-
ligious scruples of Capt. Larsen and
blood money fees wouldn't mix in the
same pot.
In those days the boarding masters
of Frisco stuck together as thick as
thieves, and the shipping commission
ers stood in with them. All this was
for mutual benefit. Any skipper that
refused to put up their prices brought
upon himself their united diSpleaSure,
and that was something no sane skip
per ever cared to do. Then, it was
usually to a shippers advantage in a
financial way to stand in with the
IudSleTS, II WAS duOl1ler case
of mutual benefit.
But Capt. Larsen conceived the idea
that blood money did not chime in
with the moral scheme of things, SO
he gave voice to that opinion just
about as he voiced his testimonies on
the street corners of Honolulu.
He met Seattle Mike and Al Black,
president and shipping master for the
Boarding Masters association, in their
Of1 Nnrfif an1 off tn I,n Hoiy ind
saloon.
1.-TWO months advance for each
man." demanded Seattle Mike "Just
$40-twenty for us and twenty to
square up the mems accounts. You've
got to pony up same's the rest of EN-"
you bet" added Al Black, drink
ing his beer with dark frown, 1--WE
doesn't stand no foolin!"
Capt. Larsen's mild, blue eyes wan
dered weariIy about the dingy Office.
Twenty dollars shipping fee is too
MUCH" he protested meekly Il am
willing to gif the men a months -ad-
vance, but 1 Won't gift you more dan
81 apiece as shipping fee. Dat fs
choost vat de law allows"
1.-TWO dollars!" snorted Al Black
savagely. 1--WE say $40, and we mean it.
II you don't come up with that price,
you get no men,"
Alohas skipper returned aboard with
a war against the Boarding Masters
association on his hands.
Next day he opened negotiations with
Chinese Charley for a crew of Kanakas
and Cinnamon. The United Boarding
Masters smiled-that meant trouble
for Capt. Larsen with the union. For
a while they decided to let it go at that,
but Seattle Mike conceived plan
whereby they might have even a more
complete revenge. This he at once
communicated to his associates and
they grinned more broadly than ever.
It was a game they had played before,
and always successfully. Perhaps you
have heard of the mutiny of the Har-
Vester.
Next day they sent a note to Capt.
Larsen stating that they acceded to
his terms-a months advance for each
man. "And a nice Christian crew We'll
send you" added the note.
We'll give him Three-Fingered Jack
for bos'n," chuckled Seattle Mike sig
nificantly, and the idea sent the beer
down Al Blacks wrong throat.
AN Lager Beer Pete" suggested Al
Black, when he recovered. ''He gets
out of chocky tomorrow; an We'll give