The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-26
PAUL TRAVERS'
ADVENTURES
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CHAPTER VII.
In the Southern Pacific.


~HE City of Sydney was badly crowded In addi-
ton to her regular passenger traffic she carried.
an American circus troupe, with its accompanying
Australia and, incidentally, the colonias. :
The circus pervaded the entire ship Its trick horses
performing stations, mules elephants camels and other
uncaged animals were confined in stalls on the
lower deck between the steerage way and amldshps,
while the fe1cer lodged behind iron bars were scat
tered down the and wherever there was
space enough to lash cage.
The roaring of the lions hoarse believing of the seals
trumpetng Of the seasck elephants and other kindred
noises emanatng from the menagerie, produced very
bizarre effect that first night at sea- hence it was not
strange that few passengers slept.
Awakened from his dream of the premiership by the
furious trumpeting of frightened elephant Paul lay
quiet in his bunk for few minutes until he got his bear
ngs Then as long roller threw the ship over he felt
his stomach REBEL and hastily slid the cabin floor just
as voice from the lower berth called OUT What's the
matter boy, sicks'' 49,.
It the ships surgeon who asked the question.
Pushed for room, the steamship company had in
vaded the cabins allotted to the officers and Paul had
been quarered with Dr. Penrose who had cheeruly
sented to the arrangement It another instance of
Pauls luck, for the jolly doctor able to do him
II don't feel just right doctor'' responded the lad.
The hard-hearted doctor laughed. "Why my boy, in
fried pork there is in the COOKS gaey
In spite s the the doeo CHEEKY promises it
wriggle into his clothes and crawl on deck.
There few passengers promenading. Those who
had escaped the prevailing complaint mostly old
sagers who had crossed the often they had theft
sea leg>Eith them constantly. There one notable
exception however, Paul shortly discovered.
For about hour he persstently strobe and down
the deck, little white under the eyes and still rather
about the lips but the awful feeling of
passed away and with each fresh breath that
he inhaled the lad felt invigorating force creeping
into his VEINS : - - =,
Suddenly gust of sent the hat of one of
the sailing past the companonway brought
1t IN collision with the ventlator lowered it for second
the skylght the saloon and then picking it up
sharply dashed full in Pauls face where it's cratic
ended
It was Tam o. Shanter Of soft gray wool which Paul
grasped and the next minute it's beating up
into the wind in search of her lost property She was
young-not over 16-with merry laughing eyes, light
brown crisp curly hair and red rosy cheeksa picture
health and youthful beauty.
ION, am SO glad you stopped it," she exclaimed
back again, you Know
The pleasant smile she gave Paul encouraged him to
fall in step beside her.
What capital sailor you are, - he ventured 'FThis
can It be your first trip at seaq''
''Not quite, :" she replied. 'twe left Liverpool three
weeks ago, had chance to get used to the motion
while crossing the Atlantic; but it ddn bother me Bit
even then. Dear dreadfuly ill., tho and
stayed in her cabin until reached New York don
suppose shall see her deck until get Honolulu
Poor Jones, too-that s maids just as bad so
have to look after myself entirely.'' 80
Further conversation with this ingenious revealed
the fact that her the wife of high official
attached to the English embassy at Suva Fiji who with
her daughter Ethel and the mad jones' her way