The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-09-28

The man at the wheel overheard
what Banks said, and when he
stumped for'ard the whole crew knew
that the Simeon was looking for a
needle in the Indian Ocean.
"A life's Job. my bullies." said their
informant. Wen be like the crew
of the Flying Dutchman yet"
I'm wondering whether Spiller
came up this way. now" said old
Banks presently, with an interroga.
tive cock of his head.
"And not by the channelf" asked
Green.
Banks turned about.
"Mr. Green, may the Lord forgive
me, but Just hate that Spiller with
an unholy hatred. Every time he gets
a show he brags he's run right over
where | located my rocks, and not
only that, but criss-cross in the lati-
tude where they might be. And he
set about that he'd herring.boned a
course on the chart on the longitude,
going back and forth on II like a dog
in turnip field. SO now he'll be up
here again TO have another shy for
IL. II he saw EN-, he'd swear he
never. And why he hates me so
can't tell, unless II was did my duty
once. and let him know what God.
fearing man thought Of blasphem-
err"
Green nodded.
That's likely Il, sir"
so II is, so II is" cried Banks pen
sively; "he has no grace in him, and
he set II about, know, that | soak
at sea IL I'm sober ashore. He said
my rocks were delirium tremens; and
I'm discredited man, wounded In a
tender spot"
IL was Just four bells in the fore
noon watch then, and soon after they
snugged her down, az the wind was
very heavy in puffs and the sky low
and dark. Just before eight bells
Green spotted a vessel on the star
board bow, and called the old man.
He came on deck like a whiteheaded
jack-in-the-box
Keep her away" ne cried. "IT
bet she's the Palembang. Shake out
them reefs and hoist the main.t' gal.
l'n's1 again.
His grammar failed in excitement.
Were overhauiing her hand over
hand, anyhow" suggested Green.
IF can pass him going two foot
Tor his one. I'd run the Simeon un
der" screamed the skipper. And
when we come up with him, IL my
voice in trumpet can carry, I'll tell
him what | think Of him. He thinks
I'm soft because I sing hymns on Sun.
day. I'll let him know before l sang
hymns I was the biggest tough on
the Australian coast. Gods truth I
was! And wish was now--oh, how
I wish II, and him ashore with mel"
And Green believed IT. because he
had to! There was something in the
Did mans eye as he walked TO and
tro. an unregenerate bloodthirsty snap
that was very convincing. SO the
reefs we're shaken out of the topsails.
and even that did not satisfy the skip
per.
''I'll let him know that a saved and
repentant Christian isn't necessarily
worm," said Banks. "Mr. Green,
set the mainsaili"
The Simeon was snoring through
1t now, and Green stared.
What she can't carry she may
drag" said the skipper. with flashing
eyes.
And the Simeon lost her courtesy
with the sea under the influence of
the mainsail. for the monsoon was q
stiff one. She shouldered the Indian
Ocean aside like a policeman showing
through a crowd; she scooped up
tons OF IL as scraper team scoops
sand, and ran at any extra sea. like
bull at hedge. The men were
under the break OF the t'gallant foc'-
sic. sheltering from the cataract.
They knew the Palembang was ahead.
and were as eager as the skipper to
overhaul her. Through the bosom and
his mate IL had leaked out that the
old man was keen for palaver with
Spiller.
Hes like a bull whale In furry"
said one who had been whaling. Now
my notion is that the skipper kin
blaspheme II he wants to-"
The Palembang was visibly herself
and no other vessel by this time, and
she carried all she could stand
1--WE half notion to have the t'gak
l'nsails set" said Banks, looking up
aloft. And IL we weren't overhaul.
Ing her twenty-three 90 the dozen,
damme, but | would"
For the Palembang showed moth,
ing above her reefed topsails, and the
foresail had reef in II, and the ST.
noon came after her like the inside
edge of a cyclone.
Gimme my trumpet" cried Banks.
'Mr. Green, take the wheel, and run
her as close as maybe"
And the second mate stood at the
maintopsail halliards.
"Palembang ahoyl" yelled Banks
through his trumpet as he came tear
ing up on the weather SIDE Of his
enemy's ship.
Where the blue blazos are you
coming tor" shrieked spiller. who was
both drunk and angry.
Passing you as II you was standing
still, you low, uneducated swine.
said Banks. "And could do II under
jury rig"
What about them rocksf" jeered
Spiller through his trumpet whats
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