The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-28


| the guidance Of Mir. Barnacle. Then she
rated q noble cabin much higher than his
/ head and a stretch Of level deck he hoped
/ TO pace on moonlight nights when the
/ stars looked down. This once empty
! space was now stored with lumber eX-
! tending two feet above the bulwarks and
almost flush with the cabin roof. One
+ end of the ships longboat. inverted, rest
/ ed on the edge OF the roof amidship. and
/ the other was dashed 10 a skid arched
across decks fifteen feet forward of the
+ house With his tTousseau aboard, MI.
/ Bloke looked in vain for the cabin door
( he recalled as one OF the convenienees OF
+ life at sea.
They've gone and buried it, he
groaned land III probably be asked to
camp out on this beastly lumber. Won
der If they think I paid my good ducats
/ TO 20 cruising on a gash-binged raft?"
Seeking out the chief mate. the tourist
approached him with an humble request.
Would you mind showing me the route
into the cabin: that is, if you know
wy not?" BIZ said. choerfully. You'll
! only be IN the way like a sore thumb
when the crew is aboard. Come on.
He escorted the buaaloed youth aft and
indicated with a hOsDitable wave OF the
hand, an irregular opening ih the lumber
directly under the inverted boat Steps
( left BIZ jntting plank ends led down to
this piny retreat. the sides Of which were
gaTnished with fresh vegetables. mostly
onions IN sacks On n seat Of the boat
that formed porte cochere above the
opening lay a bale Of dried Goldfish which
had eluded the quarantine officials.
There you are, snug as bat IN a
blooming belfry. said the chief mate.
Make yourself to home. regular and
shipshape"
We'll. if this isn't very much minor
league" Mr.. BlOke gasped. as the blend
ed odors at the portal gave token Of sur
prises yet TO come I'm lemon, II there
ever was one"
Sick at heart and with his stomach
next In lire. the tourist dumped his trunk
into the hole Clambering down. he To-
Gated the cabin door. which opened out
ward, thus necessitating another wrcst-
lug match between Mr. Blokc and his
( baggage Through the open door the miz-
zen-Inast doomed yellow and forbidding
just within the portal. There was space
enough between the mast and Jamb for
the passage Of the human frame edge
on-with the trunk It WAS bat another
version Of the camel and the needles eye.
TIP against il at every turn" walled
the unhappy Blokc oh. why vas
tempted 10 rOams'
Not without annexing fresh daubs %
his near-duck suit did be succeed in hcist-
ing the trunk 20 tho upper levels. Paus-
ing 20 blow and smooth a dent in his
helmet. Mr.. Bloke, hot and steamy. was
again accosted by the chief mate.
You dida't forget to mention my name
at the Office whom you took passage. like
told youe'
I'm sorry-rI mean glad TO say. did
speak Of VOC. Why2"
'Becos she's tbere-tho extry grub-aH
right" and Mr. Banacle pointed to the
onions and a fabby foro-quarter OF beof
slung 10 the mizzen stay. There's ono
thing ] can admire complete about the
Luiy Alice and that's her grub. Nothing
soft and fancy-just filling.
Mr.. Bloke sbuddered. OF all the food
stuffs ne adhered. onions and Goldfish took
premier rank. and 20 hear those disgust
ing viands rhapsOdized. in conjunction
with the trunk stunt. came near capsiziug
his sungllins temperament
You look like a Teller fond OF good
living" said Bill
sure; but just now I'm stuck with my
baggage" he replied. with Iow-grace
gayety. rs there any way 10 break into
this Internal cabin
TRY the after doc- wot's over the
ROOF" suggested BIZ.
So, with dire f3rebodings, Mr.. Bloke
/ once more took his worldly belongings in
tow and made the journey across the
/ Alps.
Moving. I sec" wheezed Capt Jute.
laughing internally like a naphtha launch
when Mr. Bloke bumped the skylight in
his. labored Eight.
Luckily tine double half-doors in the
after companion yawDed wide enough to
admit the trunk. and, with hope reviving.
Willie struggled through ii narrow pas
sage that led into the main cabin. This
sumptUOus apartment was dull and
gloomy, and rich with the odors peculiar
to Unkcmpt vessels of mature age. A
dining table and benches bolted to the
! deck comprised the furniture At a small
/ locker in the forward end stood a half
breed japanese. whose iron-gray hair
stuck straight up. as though in perpetual
/ fear Of something. Casting furtive
glance 1t AIr. Bloke. the Jap resumed his
senli-troDical pastime Of wipiEg bunch
Of battered tableware.
Are you the steward" Willie asked.
hating the migratory trunk in the middle
OF the cabin.
The Jap swabbed his Oriental brow with
the towel and nodded.
Where's my stateroom?"
You passenger one time?"
Almost ashamed 20 admit himself 50
foolish. Mr.. Bloke intimated that he had
taken first-class passage on the LuIy
Alice. and he would have expressed re-
morse in the presence of an intelligent
white man.
Wearing a look Of commiseration, the
Jap threw open one Of two doors on the /
port side, jerked his pompadoured head at
the interior, and went back to the dishes. !
True to his promise. the chief mate had
seer 90 il that WillieS boudoir was fitted
up proper. coy, and neat. Beyond one
glazed portfolio six inches in diameter, the
staterOom. no bigger than a fat mans
coffin. contained nothing save two sta
uonary wooden hunks In the top berth
reposed bIoated straw mattress devoid
Of sheets. pillows. and blankets, While the
lower cell harbored two sacks of onions
and case Of kerosene oil that leaked
On beholding this lavish outlay for his
exclusive entertainment on the high seas, |
the mild-nlannered tourist burst into