Evening star., 1907-11-12
tcspyrixht, 1905. BY Ddwsrd J. 0ede->

the ship escape the unnumbereu fangs
which a storm-torn land thrust far out
into the Pacific for>i its own protection?
He was quite sheltered from the wind
and spray in the charthouse. and. an at
once, he became aware of burning thirst.
There was water in a decanter close at
hand so he INDUCED in long drink. That
was wonderfully vtvi 'ying. Then his mind
turned longingly to tobacco. For the first
time In his life he broke the strict rule OF
the service in which he had been trained
and smoked cigar while on duty
Now and again he spoke cheerily to the
dog. 1t would be:
"Well. Joey. here we are; still got a
barb in us." sss Or, You and l must
have our names on the admiralty chart.
Joey: Channel surveyed by Capt. Courte-
nay and pup; details uncertain How
does that sound. old chap" And again.
Il suppose your friend. Miss Maxwell, is
asleep by this time. If she calls you
joey do you call her 'Elsie?' l rather
think?"
To all of which the dog. who had found
a dry corner. would respond with smile
and n tail-wag. What? Joey couldn t
smile Make a friend of a fox terrier and
learn what genuine. whole-hearted, de-
lighted-to-see-you grin he will favor you
with: he can smile as Enthusiastically as he
can yawn.
nays soul. he crushed them resolutely.
Men of the sea do not cultivate heroics.
They leave sentiment to those imagina-
tive people who evolve eery visions of a
storm In the SNUG comfort of suburban
villas. When the Kansas lay on the shoal
Courtenay was certain that the ship was
lost, or he would never have dispatched
some Of his passengers and crew in the
only boat available. He acted to the best
oe his judgment then; he was acting SINH
1.,-1 lost
of raft in order to keep the vessel on
her present course. But, then or now, he
paid no heed whatever to the obvious
fact that he and the second engineer. and
at least one Of the male passengers. must
be the last to quit the ship. That was
the code of all true saiormen - the
women first. then the male passengers
and crew, followed by the officers. begin
ming at the junior in rank. There could
be room for no hesitancy or dispute-it
was just sailor-like way of doing one S
duty. in the simple faith that the record
Ing angel would enter up the log.
The long wait in the darkness would
have broken many mans nerve, but
Courtenay was not cast in mold to be
either bent or broken by fear. When his
cigar was not in his mouth he whistled,
he hummed SnatcheS of songs, and de-
livered short lectures to Joey on the alb
surdity of things in general. and the spe-
cial righteousness of such mighty COM
bination of circumstances cent ering on
one poor ship as had foregathered to
crush the Kansas. Ever since he was
aroused from sleep by the stopping of
| the screw. his mind had dwelt on the un-
precedented nature of the breakdown.
Even before he discovered its cause he
was wondering what evil chance had con-
| trived to cripple the engine at such d
moment-in the worst possible place on
the map
Joey" he said. suddenly. his thoughts
reverting to a chance remark made to him
in Valparaiso by Isobers father. what
did Mr.. Barring mean by saying there was
a difficulty about the insurance."
Joey gave it up. but he cooked his ears
and looked toward the door. Christoba
entered.
Boyle will recover" he said, when he