The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-08-10
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And, as old Jones and Simcox came
on deck the Potluck was hard and fast
ashore. With one simultaneous crack
the three topmasts went over the side.
and as the men and officers jumped
under the shelter of the weather rail
| Lampert and those of the watch who
were with him came tumbling down
from the poop. They reckoneu on a
boiling sea coming after and sweeping
them away. But though the malignity
native to matter had set the Potluck
ashore, by good luck she was hard and
fast I'm the one sheltered cove on the
island. When Lampert by instinct al.
tered her course to port, as he heard
the coast breakers at the starboard
bow. he had run her in between two
lodges of rock. of which the outer or
more westerly one acted as a com.
plete breakwater.
The skipper, who had been lying
fiat when the others jumped for the
main deck, got up and crawled for.
ward to the break OF the poop. He
was half paralyzed with a mixture of
funk and rage. He addressed himself
and his remarks to the sky, the sea,
and the island but above all to Lam
pert.
You man.drowning, slop-built carl
cature of a sailorman. what ave you
bin and done with my ship?" he bel
lowed. ooh, Lord I'm a ruined man;
by gosh, I'll murder youl"
He tumbled down on the main deck
and made for Lampert, who easily
lodged him.
Shut up, you old IDIOT" said the
mate contemporary. Who but me
told you that II you drove her in thick
weather, and no sun seen for a week,
you'd pile her up?"
Simcox caught Jones and held him.
Good Lord, sir" said the second
greaser, ITS no time to fight"
mo. It amt" said Jack Hart boldly.
That a foremost hand should dare
TO shove his ore in almost cowed the
poor old Guffin. II was something out
of nature.
1T amt no time for jawbatlon." in.
sisted Hart, about whom the others
had gathered. ITS time fer thinkin'
out the politics of the situation, and II
I'm not mistaken we shall be able to
walk ashore by the morning, and
there won't be no ship for any one to
command-so what's the use OF jaw?
say get up stores Ell. Mackenzie?"
Don't ask me- said old Mac II
was thinkin' that mighty soon we'd be
able to settle that question about the
buildin' OF the Potluck."
And as by this time Jones was calm
ing down and was rather inclined to
cry, Lampert came up TO the FESTIVE
crowd
"You dry up. Hart" he said roughly.
until the ships broken up you're on
the articles. Say another word and
I'll break your jaw"
yes. sir" said Hart, respectfully.
Until dawn they loafed about the
deck and In the cabin and foc'sle. dis
cussing whether they we're on one OF
the Crozets or what, and whether they
would stay long there, and II so what,
and so on.
And just as the dawn broke over
the island they got an awful surprise.
They saw a man standing on the low
cliff on about a level with the jagged
splinters of the foretopmast where 1t
had gone short in the cap.
"The bloomin' hisland's inhabited"
cried foremost hand. and every one
rushed forward to interview the ges-
ticulatlng stranger.
"Wod's the bloke say?" asked the
crowd ooh. say II again." And the
stranger said II again.
But the crowd shook a unanimous
head.
Il believe the silly galoot don't talk
English" cried Hart; "'ere. where's
Dutchy?"
They showed their one "Dutchman"