Evening star., 1904-07-16

threw him almost directly in jenkins way.
Jenkins Strengthened him up with blow
from his right.
OKeefe then threw all caution to the
winds. He had become a maniac. Jenkins
usually was the frenzied one. But now IT
was O'keefe.
With all the energy within him, backed
up by all the memory of the ll-trea tment
he had received at the hands of this brute
before him, OKeefe sprang forward and
delivered a terrific blow directly upon the
nose of Capt. Holdworthy jenkins Jenkins
had been too reckless. He had left his
head unguarded. He was unprepared for
! sudden rush. He had been careless be-
cause he knew that the other man was no
match for him. Now, still guarding him
self, he felt quickly of his nose 1t was
still intact--it had broken so many times
before that it would break no more Then,
with red stream spoutinS from his pro-
boscis, jenkins started In.
Few ever knew what happened Jenkins
did
Suddenly, with quick movement. he
sprang forward, delivered a double blow
with both arms and, lifting the other man
high In the air with that same blow, drop
ped him with a heavy .thud upon the deck.
1t was all over. Ellington O'Keefe was
down and out. Jenkins had won and there
had never been any doubt about his WIN
ming. And he knew it. But he glowed
with victory.
"Gee!" he exclaimed with satisfaction,
wiping his nose on his sleeve, "it takes
to his mate, serve grog to everybody
Wen drink to the corpse. Well have a
wake, by Georger'
They left OKeefe where he had fallen.
The grog was served out. Jenkins drank
his share The crew sighed with relief.
They knew the captain would be in good
humor for many hours to come.
That's the way, my bucks yelled Cap
tain jerks. swinging glass of grog above
him; that's the way to do it, an no mis-
take. An 1t takes me to do it. l kin tell
you that. I'll give it to you straight that
I'm the champeen o the world"
He raised his glass aloft, and then,
swinging it downward emptied it at one
i swig.
Pouring out another, he drank that down.
Pouring out still another he held it for an
instant in his hand, and then flung it, glass
and all, at the figure of Ellington OKeefe
The glass struck O'Keefe heavily upon the
head and cut it open, but did not break
The grog poured over the face of the un-
conscious man and trickled down upon the
deck.
Now we've all had grog," remarked the
captain: we've all had grog, an the corpse
has had it, too"
That was the kind of man who sailed the
Sarah Margaret" upon the briny deep.
That was Capt. Holdworthy Jenkins of the
| merchant marine
They did not leave O'Keefe there, how
ever. He was still too valuable man not
| to be revived. He was a good seaman, and
| Jenkins knew ii. And besides, Jenkins
lord 1T over the man whom he had just
| knocked out. He knew that day after day
| he could beat and cuff this man to his
| hearts content, with none to say him nay.
| He smiled. 1t was the gristly smile. of the
| victor over the vanquished 1t was the
merciless grin of the captor upon the cap
| tive. 1t was triumph incarnate
They carried O'Keefe into the hold and
dumped him into his bunk. They examined
| him to see whether he was still in the land
| of the living, and felt Of his heart carefully
| to make sure. When they did so. there fell
from his pocket-from the breast pocket-a
long folded piece of paper. The mate
| stopped to pick 1t up He'll be all hunky-
| dory," he said to the captain; he'll be all
right in the morning."
The captain grunted his approval, He
pulled a flask from his pocket and took an
other swig. Then he looked at the paper.
| The paper contained writing in large, bold
| hand. The captain read 1t. Then ne start
| ed and caught the mate by the arm.
Hell an blazes, Bullittr he exclaimed,
| contritely, what ave we gone and doner'