Evening star., 1904-07-16

Bill Green. that's who you are-Bill Green"
O'Keefe drew himself up. you've made
a huge mistake my friend" he said. Il m
Ellington OKeefe of the city of Monroe"
Captain Jenkins doubled up with laugh
ter. That's good, too" he roared. Say
Bullitt" he called to his mate, heres Bill
Green, got the d. t.'s.' He must have been
on bat for fair
The mate, with a grin on his face. ap-
preached and contemplated Ellington
O'Keefe with interest.
Ellington O'Keefe was no fool. He was
not born yesterday And he had not
knocked about the Pacific coast all his life
for nothing. He soon understood the stu
alton. He knew well enough that the Cap
| tain Jenkins of the Sarah Margaret had
not mistaken him for any William Green.
He was quite sure, however, that Captain
Jenkins had never heard of Ellington
O'Keefe, the Klondike king, or If he had,
| did not believe that his shanghaied bar
| gain was none other than that famous in
| dividual.
They gave O'Keefe all the rest of the
day and the ensuing night to get straight
ened up. On the following day, he under
| stood he must start into work
| You'll toe the mark, too, understand"
| thundered Captain jerks, after a lengthy
argument. "I'll show you that this ain t
no Sunday school excursion. I'll make you
stand around"
Ellington O'Keefe nodded. You'll hear
| from this he said quietly. Then he sub
| sided. He thought 1t best.
At first he had intended to insist upon
! his identity. He had one way Of proving
that he really was Ellington O'Keefe. But
| It highly probable that the captain
| had never heard of him; and If he had the
situation might be all the worse. A COM
| mon seaman was one thing. but man Of
| wealth was quite another. and OKeefe had
seen quite enough of Captain Jenkins to
| understand that he was money grabber,
and that with him the end invariably JUS
| tilted the means. Ellington O'Keefe did
not relish the prospect of paying out one
half of his pile as ransom. So he concluded
| to make the best of 1t.
| And so he started in to work. He had
| thought that it would be hard work and
| nothing else. He soon found out his mis-
| take. Capt. Holdworthy Jenkins soon un-
| deceived him. For with Capt. Holdworthy
/ Jenkins the desire to maltreat men had be-
/ come passon-it was frenzy. No mon
| arch in the world held 1ercer sway than
! Capt. jerks. He enjoyed 1t. Cruelty with
| him was innate.
| And Ellington O'Keefe soon found 1t out.
| He was kicked and cuffed with the rest of
/ them; but he stood 1t for awhile, doing his
work the best he knew how. He soon found
| out however, that good work did not pur-
| chase immunity. For when he did good
| work Capt. jerks became at once irate be-
cause he had no cause for complaint. What
| Jenkins wanted all the time was excuse
| to be ugly, and when there was no excuse
| he was uglier than ever.
| Now Ellington OKeefe had always been
I a man of rugged constitution. He had pass
ed through hardships and he had come out
| whole. He was heavy and he was muscu-
| lar. But he was unframed. He was bit
| stout, too-good living had made him So
| He concluded several times that he was
| no match for the tall, bony. gristly form OF
Capt jerks. Beside that, Jenkins had his
| mate and one or two other trusty henchmen
| hehind him.
And there was nothing that Capt. Jenkins
| loved more than a fight And Ellington
| O'Keefe took quick note Of all these things
| OKeefe thought and thought and thought
| And kept his eye peeled for any chance OF
| escape One day when the captain was out
| of sight somewhere OKeefe sighted ves-
| sci off to starboard. The air was clear as
| a bell OKeefe could see the vessel-she
| was a steamer-with distinctness.
There was little breeze and they were
| drifting along. Jenkins was In his cabin
| sleeping off the effects Of debauoh. The
| mate for the moment was out Of sight.
| O'Keefe scratched his head and thought As
| he thought, his eye caught sight Of the nag
that the Sarah Margaret was flying.
Quick as a wink he sprang to the mast and
| lowered the flag. Then he reversed 1t, and
hoisted 1t again, but this time upside down.
| 1t was the signal Of distress.
He had not concluded his task when he
heard a roar. 1t issued from tho mate.
The mate saw at once what he had done,
! and made for him, and for the halyard
There was struggle. The mate was more
| active than was OEeefe, but O'Keefe wal
ah.e to keep .am away from the mast, and
dd 60 oy means Of much scufiing and
scur. ing about. The crew looked on, Mani