The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-04

saw that sECifin' chase. There waa
me and Aam Jones and Old man
CouRhlin ga that tiny launch. hot
fo0tln' II Tor tho Battery. and BE-
hind ne come gnll0pin q herd IT
mighty loyiathans. each capable of
awallowin' uH. beer and all
~ was a noble sight 10 see them
great cetaceanH lenD into the afr IN
their oagarnesa. They flopped over
each other and fell on their heads
and trlpDcd up. just Ike LOT Of
puppies
@Kho-oab. and so feet Of whale
would jump clean IN the air ike
blurfiah. and come down with a
fear inspirin' splash
"Pasairi' Sea Gate We almost run
down a Dreamiand boat but for my
putin the tilicr downs With great
presence Of mind.
~ was here that Old Man Cough
| lin drew cards / had been payiH
no attention 10 him. when ! hap.
pened 10 look around. lie was Just
rlsin mp on his hands and knees %
look Tor the hose. when his glance
happened 20 fall across the stern. lie
stopped sudden Ia that posture.
First he looked and rubbed his eyes.
Then he tried 20 look away and
couldn't. There behind was comm
10 big square heads. mouths oper
aud The foam flyin'. and there was
he. Old Man COughlln. hes own
worthless self. tryin' 10 make him
self believe u wasn't ~. ! had TO
laugh. KNOWN Il was not with him
a. he suspected.
His eyes begun 10 bug out until
thought they couldn't any more. and
then they did some more. fits
mouth went open aud bis tongue be-
gan 90 hang out. and be was a
breafhin' hard. lie never made
sound but blmehy he began slowly
% crnwnHh back toward the bow.
kecpin bis entranced gaze on them
whales Then be come IN warm con-
tact with the bumer-5am Jones
helm too weak with laughter 10 stop
hlm-he gave one yell and clfled up
under a seat yammcriu lie Amt
never recovered from H.
when We turnee past Governors
ISLAND one whale was going 20 fast
he aiid clear across and hit the freq
baths at the Battery termelus
whack.
UP over head. the lights of
Brooklyn bridge were shining and a
single ar w1si carrying It's load OF
unf0rtunafsa 10 BsoskSn. r. sse
snaakcd pnssr. We had iusi e0t an
the other ssso. when sam Jones gaa~s
. -. D. HaHa -
my heart 10 my mouth.
4 am brave but ~ thas moment T
knew what fear was. Picture b
yourself ts fsolng a. express .n~ed
lpurEued by a ravenouE herd Of So
/ foot whales. asd then imagine tire
gasoline glvis' ont. and our Eiaunch
craft sioppieg right In the paws az
most Of that infuryssed pursuerE.
sam almost tainted. and as for
me. ! was trying 10 recall what
Jonah done. when the leadin whe4s
opened bis mighty Jaws. suaDped
and swallowed. with satiafaefioR
showing all over his beaming face.
wrile the others stopped and crowd
ed around him in chagrin and disap-
poiutment lie had got that prawn.
Deep and mingled emotions filled
my breast. as I was thus saved fFsm
la terrible death. or. ~ least. I~rrw
confinement with nothing of for
good behavior. and saw my hoped
I for wealth vanish around the corner
OF Governors island. I almost sept.
and -"
You're the Erandest twin-screw
propeller. tnrbine-engine liar | ever
rtnet with" s~s Sam Jones. with
gasp OF admiration. Why. tfse
down hound wOt insults me By SOY
In was ever associated with han
In anything. was woaderln' Abeut
drunk. til ! put i'm 10 bed with a
mothers tender care on that iden-
IDEAL night"
We'll. I didn't say all this ae-
toaoliy happened. did tFtretorted
Bin I said II would have but for
one thing
"wot was that7" asked sam
Jones. scornfr'ly.
4 couldn't find a prawn." said
Bill Not one doEEasted prawn
could find in the whole place But
for this one circumstance. I'd prob
ably be a rich man today. a-orderin.
OF you chaps about"