The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-29
LANES b. CONNOLLY

be high: Loud and clear. yes: Let go Your
wind;ard dory!' like that. And then when we'd
gone ahead enough: Let go your looard dory!'
and Set to the weSt'ardi' or the BASTARD.
whatever 1t was, according to tide. you know.
And next. 'Wnd'ari dory to the rail- and
when we'd gone ahead enough: Let go your
wind ard dory, and 'Looard dory to the rail- Let go
Your looard dorv.' Wird'ar dory to the rail, and
so on like that till they were all over the side"
And suppose, they being all out. it came on thick.
or showing, and some OF them went aStray and it was
time To 60 home, YOU being full up
O Id have to wait, OF course, cruise around
and stand by
And suppose YOU never saw them AGAIN."
Why. after waiting TIL l was sure they were gone.
Id come home
And your flag"
"IIalf-maSt
"Half-mast. that's it. hope neither you nor nell
ever fly a half-masted flag, Johnnie. But suppose
You did see them. and they in shoal water. say, and
the shoals to the looard and it blowing."
I'd stand in and get them"
And it blowing hard. blowing hard. Johnnie, and
shoal. shoal-watcr-twclve or ten. fathom. say
VIII Johnnie was looking troublcd-"Whv.
Id have To stand III Jus, the same. wouldn't L.
Your own men. and YOU ask me. Johnnie-boy:'
Why. OF course Id stand in and get them, and
his face cleared.
And if YOU got in 50 far you couldn't get out
you got smothered. saw"
Why. then-then we'd be lost-all hands would
be lost"
That's it. And that. Johnnie. is where some would
saw YOU showed yourself Il man. ana some = fool Now
some would say, Use judgment. think OF the other
eighteen or twenty men aboard the vessel Would
you Use Judgment. or what. Johnnie:'
What would YOU do. Captain Clancy"
What d V think Id do. Johnnie:" Clancy drew
the boy up and tucked the little face to his own broad
breast. The rest OF us knew well enough what Clancy
would do: Judgment be hanged, Clancy would say.
and go in and get lost. But we wanted to hear what
Johnnie-such a little bov-would say. He said it
at last after looking long into Clancy's face.
II think YOU Il 90 in. CAPTAIN CLANCY
Clancy laughed at that Lord. Johnnie-boy, no
wonder everybody loves YOU! No matter what a man
does. all You see is the best that's IN him"
Somebody started to sweep up the floor Just then,
and Johnnie. of course. was bound to help. "Whatll
l do with this" he asked. holding up 4 pan OF dust.
"Oh. that 'IGeorge Moore was in charge again
'hcaye it overheard. Ebb tilcn carry 1t away.
Hcave = into the slip Wait. vuuH have 10 hoist the
matches. "Tain't raining much now. anyway. and it'll
soon stop altogether. Might As well go aloft
and make a good job of the matches. hadn't he,
Peter
Wait a minute" Old Peter was squirting through
the port-hole. Il shouldn't wonder but this is one of
our fellows coming in. | know he's a Banker salt
fisherman. The EnchantresS. | think-four months
four months To 4 week gone. Look, Tommy. and see
what YOU make of her"
Clancy looked. That's who it is. Peter. Hi.
Johnnie. You'll have a chance to hoist the flag. nowi
Hurry aloft and tend to the matches. as George says.
and YOU can hoist the flag for The EnChantreSS home
from the Banks
In bad weather. like it was that dav. the little
balcony OF Crows Nest was shut in by little matches.
arranged 50 that they could be run up and down. the
same as matches are slid over the companionway OF a
fishcrman'S cabin or forccaStlc. Johnnie was a pretty
active boy, and he was up the rope ladder and on the
roof in a few seconds. We could hear him walking
above. and soon
right below" called out Johnnie.
Not vet" answered Peer. He was standing by
the rail OF the balcony. and untwiSting the halyards
that served 20 hoist the signal flags To the masthead
Peter seemed slow at 1t, and Clancy called out, - WAIT
a bit and vel overhaul the h~alyards." Then looking
mp and noticing that Johnnie was standing on the
edge of the roof, he added: And be careful and not