The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-28
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The coal aboard, two men asked her to
test the boilers Of yacht. They proposed
to nav her $50 for three boilers and to take
IS apiece Of this money for themselves for
getting her the job The regular price is
$40 boiler. She was wrathful.
~You think because ] am a girl YOU can
get the best Of me. But you Just can't!
oh, I am on to your curves" she said.
She dickered until the price rose to $25,
and then accepted the job.
4Will give the men he rebate they ask?"
she said to the reporter. repeating his
question Not much. They are grafters.
But you just have to give something to
men who bring you trade. II you don't,
they will starve you out Of business"
From the pier. she started for Bay Ridge
to find somebody who wanted water, Ice
anything worth money.
A big white yacht far down the bay was
singled out as possible customer. 1t was
impossible to read the name, and Capt.
Maude could not recognize the yacht until
the Ulrich swung around her stern. The
gold laced yacht capt ain and a crowd Of
sailors were reckoning to the tug, but it
was supposed they were trying to Airt, and
the little tug captain was afraid to notice
their signals. Suddenly she saw the Indian
brave on the bow and read The name "Tus-
carora."
"Oh, I am sorry came, she cried. THAT
captain would never give my father any
business, and our bitt or rival always sup
piled him. How they must be laughing
at me for coming"
She was almost crying with mortifca-
ton when the captain leaned over the rail,
put up his hands to help carry his words, and
called:
Can you give me a ton of ice at 'clock?'
Radiant, she replied she could. She was
40 surprised she could hardly handle the
wheel Off she started for the ice, one mo-
ment singing, the next dancing as she
steered, and bursting forth into exclama-
tions az to what the hated rival would say
when he learned that she had gotten the
Tuscarora for customer.
She rang he jingle, for she wanted her
ice at once, but the engineer would not
hurry Then she imperiously called the
in the door.
Gosh hang it, why can't you hurry7'
she demanded.
"Oh, say, give good curse retorted the
old man. Say damn. Why can't you
let me alone? can't hurry
But you must she ordered, and he re-
treated.
Now what do you think Of that?' she
exclaimed. He hates to do as tell him,
because I am only girl
The ice was carried to the yacht. Capt.
Maude stood by with her ice ak. ready
to chop the ice and with the tongs ready
to put it on board the yacht. But the
yacht captain waved her away. To him
she was a woman, as we'll as captain.
His sailors came aboard the tug and trans
ferred the ice to their yacht.
1T all depends on the captain whether
7 do the work or not she said. 1.-THE
last ice 4 sold was two tons. had to cut
it all up so that the pieces would fit the ice
box of the yacht. And loaded every bit
of the ice on the yacht"
Capt. Maude sold the Tuscarora some
water also, so that she got return of sci,
which she counted geefully.
Il tell you this is exciting business" she
said, as she steered to the pumping station
for more water. Its just like betting on
the horses. 1t was the excitement Of it
that wore my father out
Capt. Maude sold water to various other
boats. One customer was a big barge.
The slatternly wife Of the barge's skipper
looked down at Capt. Maude scornfully
as the water was transferred.
Your water is pizened, she said. 1T is
dirty We don't want no more Of it. You
oughC to be ashamed Of yourself, girl like
you to be doing mans work. Go along
with YOU! We don't want no more Of your
water
Then Capt. Maude made speech to the
barpeman's wife, crisp enough to make her
hair curl
Il lust have to talk to them so that they
would understand" she explained apollo
getically.
A pert little tug steamed alongside. and
the veteran pilot looked the Uirich over
critically.
Got deck hand now?' he asked,
mo, that is reporter, replied the girl.
Then the old seadog came aboard
Where is that girls license? just want
to see it," he said.
He was shown the precious thing fra med
and tackled against the roof Of the pilot
house.
We'll, we'll. never thought it would come
to this. Pilotin' isn't no business for a
woman It is too hard, But Capt. Seeley
always was ladies' man.
Capt Seeley gave me license because
/ passed the examination, declared the girl,
Indignantly.
But didn't think a woman could ever
get license. Capt. Seeley is q powerful
ladies' man" insisted the pilot.
Then the veteran took himself of.
FOUR BARREL PUNCH BOWL.