Milford chronicle., 1905-01-27

looking ana pOlnllllB " bhS "S9~
slid down the ratlines, bubbing over 1
with suppressed news. Before his feet
had touched the deck Kitcheh had
kicked him into the stays again. tul- 1
minating blasphemies.
"singp' he shouted as the Chinamah
clambered away like a Bewildered ape
"sing aalIttle morel l would If were
Won. WHY don't you sing and wave
You fool philly-loo birdT
"Yas. sah," answered the eooly.
oWhat YOU yell fort Charlie, ask
him whaffo him sing"
~ tlnkum ship" answered CharAe
calmly. looking over the starnoaru
quarter.
"Ship" ~,
aHim velly sick.r haEarded the Chi
paman from the ratlines, adding SEN
tence in Chinese to Charlie.
"He saws he tinkum ship SICK an
ssme. ask um something-ship Veliy
sick"
Bv This time the captain, Wilbur ana
al, on hoard could plainly make oet
so;I some eight miles OF the starOoard
tov Even at that distance and TO eyes
90 inexperienced as those OF WliDaf 1t
needed but a glance 10 know that some
thing was wrong with her. 1t was not
tho+ che failed TO ride the waves Win
o7-or keel. II was not that her rigging
10. IN aisarray nor that her sails were
: disordered. Her distance was too great
] ~ make out such details. But IN pre-
e o,sslv the same manner as a tralneu
i Dbvsician glances at a doomed patient
: and from that indeinable look IN the
d foce Of him and the eyes Of him pro-
e nounces the verdict death so Kitten
oil took in the stranger with a single
= comprehensive glance ana exclalLneu'
''Wreek!'
le eyes sab. I tinkum velly SICK.
le "oh. 90 to. or go below and feteh
y &c up my glass-hustle"
u THE glass was brought. "Son'' eA-
a. o15iu,ed Kitchell-"where is that man
su with the brains? Son, CONE aloft mere
le with me" The two clambered up tnt
le ratlines to the crows nest. kltcheli au
- - iusted the glass.
TO 1she,s n bark" he muttered, 'iroI
On built-about 700 tons, guess-in dis
Gu tress. There's her ensign upside cow
at the mizz nhead-loOks like Norway
lu an her distress signals on the spahhe
Oh goff Take a blink at her, son-wha
es- 40 Won make her out? Lord, she
- ridin' high" ~
'p- Wilbur took the glass, catching tn
10 stranger after several clumsy attempu
lte Sbe was as Captain Kitchell had al
ise nounced. a bark, and, to judge Dy Ut
=, flag. evidently Norwegian.
cn- GHow she rollsr' muttered WilDur'
Ms .Thats what can't make out" al
ca svered Kitchell. "a bark such as 81
80 .- amt ought to roll thatA way; her I'd
= last ID steady her"
"Whats the flags on her Doom al
=. Ones red and white and square shape
y and the others the same COLOR on
40 40 swallowtail in shape"
'ue' .aThats H B, meanin' I am In me-
-,s Of assistance
- "Well, where's the crew. doh
o,,+ anybody ON board"
1ul "Oh. they're there right enough.
uls "Then they're pretty well conceai
obout the premises" returned Wild
An as he Dassed the glass to the captall
sun aShe does seem kinda empty, 81
- the captain in moment, WIN -
ieS den show Of interest that WllDur Ii
49, ed to understand.
~ can where's her boatsF cohtlhl
run T1itchell. 81 don't just quite make
'eep anv boats at all" There was a lc
~, silence.
~ y - "Seems to be sort Of haze o
oIrn her" observed Wilbur.
-. sJ noticed that-air kinda quN
"a Ia oilv-like. No boats, no boats. an ca
uie sae anvbody aboard" Suddenly hl'
,.~rd grazing OK. At noon, just aIter uliii
ns a few cats paws curdled the milky
- wbiteness of the CLASSY surface,
hleIu +be water once more began to tax
edge' Daath the bowsprit. 1t was very
BODY Tbp sun spun silently like splnn
IN bross discus over the mainmast.
IelKe +bo fo'c'stle head the Cinnamon "
OF an asleep or smoking opium. II
heau charles watch. Kitchell dozed III
ppins hammock in the shadow OF the m
Alteh- sheet. Wilbur was below tinke
lddle. ,,,itb his paint pot about the ca
catch WIN ni9 90 rrofonnd 1t was
- " stiffness of the summer sea a'
o,ear noon. u4 h
- The lookout in the crow nest u
,o+9', the quiet. -.
laLr II "Hy-yah, hy-yahr' he cried, lea
a pro- From tbe barrel and calling throug
ooiel, l, arcbed palm "Hy-yah, one two
iauins +v many tortle, topsiae wattah;
u,+ yah, all same tortle."
NJ. .Hello hello" cried the captain,
ptat4 Iaet ing from his hammock. Turtle "
Who's away ,,,o,+ ouallab mile.
i.;.u,od out, bee four piecee tortle all same We
vaving bow" ,o,
'AHS .Turtle, hey? Down y'r Wheel
,,a.4od haul y'r jib to win'ward." he comm
,la9See pa ~ cd the man at the wheel; then Z
~, ~ ~ ~ men forward: "Get the dory overD
a. = = Son. Charlie and you, Wing tune