Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-30

needed it-bad. / just got some fresh here.
/ come down awhile ago and took it up to
fill it. I'm mighty glad l come down agn
jest as 1 did, got here in time to see tn,
hull thing. 1t was albright scrap. He'll
be crazy when he wakes up-if he's got
enough left in him, but don't believe he'll
tackle you. Not him. No, Sir, b John
Quincy Adams, as tn capn used to say,
not him.
Parton had not had breath enough to
permit him to reply to this speech. even
if he could have found words. He fancied
that he had done something now which
would bring things to climax. and a very
disagreeable one for him, without delay.
The fact that there had been witness
made it worse. The fact that the sailor
had seen his humilating defeat would UNI
doubtedly drive the mate to the extreme
measure of assuming a commanders pre-
rogatve and in some way making Parton
pay for the assault.
Parton wondered if he would order him
put into irons OF course, II he did he
should have to submit gracefully as he
could for the whole crew was under the
orders of the mate.
Yes, sir the impressive sailor went on,
II saw the hull business and I'm dunn
glad you licked him. If there was ever a
man a-needin of it, he was that man.
Three of us had fixed it up between us
to take turns a-lickin' of him after we
got ashore; but out here to sea we can't
do nothin'. you know. We can't do nothin
out to sea. I've seen him in your bunk be-
fore a-haulin' over your stuff. We've most
of us that's been down here at all seen
him there at one time or mother. He must
a thought you had somethin' good an
worth while stealin, to take so much trou-
bic for to find it,
The stood, somewhat awkwardly
for a moment evidently waiting for a re-
ply. Parton was at loss what to say.
I'm awfully sorry that it has happen
ed. he said at last.
well. / can't say that be. or that any
hear of it. But they won't hear of it I'M
less you or me tells EN- l amt a-gon'
to tell EN-. It's yours an his affair, an l
reckon that he'll think SO. too. Course you
amt got right to wallop the man in
cmand; but neither he amt got right
| to go a-tryin' to steal your stuff, whatever
| it is-an' a-stealin some of it,
What do you mean?" asked Parton, puz-
| zled
ooh, he stole some English bank notes
| out o your belt after you quit wearin' it.
! an / know it, because l see him do it, He's
J soin' to wake up now. See his eyelids
| a-quiverin'? They allus kind o shake like
i that just afore man that has been knock
| ed out wakes up
| Parton leaned over the PROSTATE man
| to see If the sailors observation had been
accurate. There We're unquestionably signs
/ of returning consciousness. He reached
| back for the water which was still in the
| sailors hand when the latter drew back a
/ foot or two and said:
| g Fore he wakes up lemme tell YOU some
| thing. II he tries to make any muss with
| you. every man in tn foc'le will stand by
/ you. Sure. Certain sure An it, after we
/ get ashore, he tries to come any shinnane-
| gin business with you, you can count on me
| to swear he stole from You an that / see
| him do 1t. He'll find that he can't cut our
| grub an bully us tn minute tn captain s
| took sick. Wen stand by you. every
! man Jack that's on tn hull d---n ship You
/ en- tell i'm that when he wakes up. I'm
| goin' now If you don't want me to tell
| nothin' o. what's happened l won't unless
| it's necessary. If you do I'll tell it here and
| I'll tell it in court that see him steal. The
| d-n cuss."