Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-21

on board tonight, if we sail tomorrow We've
had luck that way, whatever else has gone wrong.
If Brogger had lived, | believe he'd have lost the
whole crowd, the way he shaping. He grew
meaner every day"
That night the skipper came on board.
He shook hands with his officers and in half an
hour Plump had almost forgotten his want of
masters ticket, and Dodman was swearing by the
For Captain John Greg and
mistake. He quick and hard and bright
and humorous, and there was that about him
which was better than any extra certificate. He
resembled seaman, and one. And he
happy he could be to get good ship after the
vessel in which he had been mate had gone home
without him owing to his getting smallpox
q think shall do" said Greig. Il wonder
what became of that old duffer Brogger? Well,
it's i'll wind that doesn't some ship. I'm
skipper at last, and with any luck I'll stay So
Early next morning, just the Enchantress
making ready to tow down the river, and when the
whole world still dark except where the dawn
on the great peak of Mount Hood showed a strange
high CLEAN to the eastward, Chance & Bluffson's
chief runner on board and saw the mate
THE agreed to put board is SICK
said the runner, ''and all crowd here is fixed
up for we've wired down to Astoria to our other
house to send you good man in his place"
Right" said Plump, who was standing on the
fo'c'sle head, right you are. Aye, aye sirl Let
go that head-inel Jump, haul haul it in, boys!'
The men were cheerful; there something in
the sound of the voice of real man the
poop that bucked them up. And they knew
well Plump himself that he happy to have
got rid of Brogger The Enchantress seemed as if
she to be happy ship the passage home
"You seem happy family said the runner to
Jack Eales as he skipped ashore
So are" said Jack But tell us what's the
name of the chap that'n come aboard at Astoria"
His name" said the runner, Ibis name-oh,
it's Bill Juggins!"
For he knew that Jack Ea1es knew more than
he "let on
1.-The new mans name is Bill Juggins," he told
Curlett five minutes later, as they began to move
swiftly down the smooth dark waters of the Will
annette while the early lights of the town still
cleaned and the snowy peak of Mount Hood
edged with in rosy dawn. He slapped his
thigh and laughed. They lay that night off As
toria, and before the tow-line again made fast
to pull her out over the great Columbia Bar, the
new hand was put aboard in the usual condition
of alcoholic coma with not little 1audanum mixed
with it. He slowed in bunk in the foc'sle,
where he lay just they threw him. But Jack
and Curett nervous as two greenhorns
royal yard.
I'm all of ba1ly twitter, I am said Jack
Eales Dye know Curlett, l amt we amt
done after all. 1 don't believe ever this joker
before Brogger 'ad beard"
And Chance & B1uffson 'ad a razor" said
Curlett
"Brogger was pappy and pasty and white as
oh, as white" urged Eales, and this josser is
black mulatter."
'Walnuts grow in Oregon said the wise Curett
Dye think we might let the crowd into the
racket"
Lord no, mani" said Jack Don't let nobody
know we 'ad 'alf and in it. The cove's
may be Juggins; but We'll be jagged
They were well out to sea and the tug