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

Eales with great frmness. Il say it freely
And they walked up town.
You see,' said Curlett, ow the ole thing
slows itself away. 1t 'ardly needs management.
Chance & Bufson 'ates i'm, and they re that jealous
of shanghai Smith down in FIR iSCo with is games,
they'll jump at this. And then it's well-known Mr..
Plump amt got is masters ticket. And young
Dodman on'y got is seconds ticket a wye ago.
Therell be no goin' back it if the agents finds
the right man. By the Oily Frost, Jack, we'll
diskiver vet if old Brogger is 'af a bally
anyway"
Its merricle, Curlett, it's merricle!" said
Jack Eales Il never quite properly understood
what books I've looked into meant by the pure
hinte1ec. You're clean wasted at sea, so you are.
Tonight We'll think it over, and tomorrow you
and me will go committee of deputat1on to
Chance & B1uffson if we no flaw in the thing.
They shook hands, and presently Curlett spent
the dollar and fifty cents which he had earned
by pure intellect. "Per'aps l fool to be at
sea- he said to himself Il shouldn't wonder if
Jacks right
And next evening they walked up to Chance &
Bluffson's and demanded to either or both of
the partners in private.
Its putin Our eads in the lions mouth to
come ere" said Jack Eales, and you and me will
do we'll not to touch drop, whatever these land
sharkers offer, Curlett. Doped drinks amt for me
just now. So don't go large at all, my son."
Il won't" said Curett IF none of EN- don't
offer me drink three times I old off it, Jack.
Saving No once is tolerabe easy; squeeze
out a second if it's a of ave to; but what |
breads is the third
Jack Eaes nodded 1.-The third times what
proves a mans principles, | own. I've gone to
four times than after ben very
much under the weather. But ere are"
They came to Chance & Bluffson's boarding house,
the whole front of which saloon. 1t resembled
tough house, and it tough both inside and out.
We'll, wot is it," asked Chance who had the eyes
and jaws and of pugilist and the doned skull
of philosopher. Whats the trouble here? What
ship are you off Off"
We wants a private talk with you, sir" said
Eales who never had met Chance before and was
more scared of him than he would have been of
an admiral.
He wrinked his brows at them and considered
for moment. Then he led the way into his private
snuggery. Spit it out" said Chance as he sat
down
Were in the Enchantress, SIR said Eales.
And you want to get out, Ell? What my
about? Haven't they been aboard of you
YETI"
He frowned savagely, and Ea1es fastened to
acquit any of his myrmidons of such gross neg
igence.
oh yes sir" he said, they've been down
every day; but on'y man as quit. We don't
want to leave 'er; but we amt satisfied with the
skipper sir, and we know at least suspicion,
that e amt favorite of yours neither, Mr..
Chance, sir. e do abuse you something awful;
don't e, Curlett?"
AWFUL" said Curlett. It's 'orrid to ear i'm"
And e shipped nearly all real teetotalers, to do
you in the eye, sir" said Eales; for e said sir,
as no sober man would ave nothing to do with
you"
Are you a teetotaler?" asked Chance.
To-day l am" said Eales hurriedly. Il was
drunk yesterday, and the day after | can't look at
an empty bottle even without cold shivers, Sir