The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-07-12
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DRIFTS The steamer roaltsi hsANAy q
"a stsep beam SEA, ana when they Gould
be seen faa iron al far lower decks soT-
ward and aft CLEANED as though i, had
been new coated with ocher Nnruish
But this WAS not often, fer your min
utcs out OF every five they We're niled
with a ohurning. kissing pond OF green
and cotton white. which the cupper
could only empty p~iecenieal.
The time was evening. twenty hours
after the quelling OF the nlutiny, and the
three tenants or the upper bridge We're
only human beings on any OF the
outer decks. On the midship grating
stood u higher heeled quarterulaster
holding on to the spokes Of the steam
wheel, browsing on plug tobacco and
keeping his eyes mechanically fixed
In the jumping compass card. Alter
hately climbing and descending athwart
ships as the bridge swung under him.
the third mate took his sea constitu-
ttonal in rubber thigh boots. with hands
thrust into the waist belt OF ms
breeches. AS officer of the wetc..
every time he passed the pinnacle he
faced front and took q regulation peer
round the foggy saucer lip OF horizon
with an utter blank lack OF interest,
and a face wooden n gnarled as a
walnut shell. He was an elderly man.
the third mate, and the sea held no
more surprises for him, n no more
Interest, and no more pleasure. II ever
he had ambition. he had lost it years
since, His aim in life was to hold a
position of small responsibility and
carr. a monthly wage with the smallest
possible outlay of exertion either men
tai or physical.
The remaining occ-s oant of the bridge
sat on q campstool under the lee or the
weather dodger with his RED peakea
beard on his chest. his slippered feet
stuck out in front, his elbows crooked
out behind him and hands deep in his
Jacket pockets. Every time the third
mates footsteps neared him MS eyes
opened and for an instant flashed round
to the right hand angle Of their orbits.
Between whites he slept. 1t was owing
DO this faculty of literally snatching
CNsmeats Of rest hat Captain Kettle
at the end of his twenty hours spell on
che upper bridge was as fresh as
though he had just got up from a clear
uight's sleep. This watchfulness was
necessary, for. as the experienced skip
Der was quite aware, fully half OF the
hands would have gladly tossed him
overheard If they could have grappled
ld,tns without danger to themselves
Presently, however, he dropped his
.doze with a snap and slowed round to
face the head of the bridge ladder, en-
drely wakeful. A head showed itself.
blackhaired, with a clean shaven,
bright, determined face. The CORE
spending body followed, lean, tall,
muscular.
-.-Ah, Nj. Cambel, you've brought me
some proyender? Thanks, indeed.
What. sandwich and tea! Couldn't be
s6ckter."
n have whisky in by pocket"
. TX Nyy1j& tt11 We ro$
Ranore, and then I'll booze with any
man to his hearts content. The game
I'm IN now Is like a boat race-if a man
-cEants to win, he's got to diet himself
sRucur1ingly."
The third mate, to show to any
/: sympathy with the unpopular captain,
planted himself in the angle Of the lee
.dodger, which was the greatest distance
that the ties of duty would allow him
TO depart Kettle, with an acrid grin.
drew his companions attention to this
mo
~Whatll that chap do tonight when
.sff11e fun begins?" asked Cambel.
Bolt like a rat at the first alarm.
HE'D show pluck if he was paid for it,
'nvsUn1d my third mate. but not being
paid he'll take the best care possible OF
his own ugly hide. He isn't a fellow
who'd ever like a tight corner for its
.own sake. There's not an atom OF the
sportsman about him"
Ca1nbel laughed. you're the other
,Nsy on, captain"
Yhettle's face clouded. It's a fact
1nessniG. Times I am that a curse
-Kny. cantankerous luck"
Your weakness in that direction
cane in handily for me yesterday"
You're right, MIR. Cambel. right al
Through. BY my soul. I'd had a mint
to chip in with these rogues and grail
what I could. 1t was a tempting chanc'
and it would a been a heap nlof'
profitable to me han VIVA I'm in TO
aaow. AS for the honesty of the thing
there wasn't a pin to choose betweel
.Shclfs. But it was that Dutchman'
EaM that put me off. If he'd held hi
silly jaw, and those other biadderhead
had let me understood l was to hol
b pistol hand oTfs e:.:=s-well tn
Port Edes would haze coral rock spout
ing through her bottSt- plates this miI
ute, and I'd been a man owning q MAJ
Ter of $4,000 to $4,000. That's putin
1t straight
So" said Cambel. Il suppose I hay
to thank the said Dutchman for carr.
ing a sound winopipe this minute
@NvD." replied Kettle thoughtfully,
don't think it. l fancy you'd have b
ave reasonably over the new dea
and then I'd have stood by YOU, espe
Tally" Int. added slowly. as though fro
11ASIEiou5tI IN, .SsPSSIdllS u lo9 w.
thUuglit that you'd nave been safer O
of tie way. What" he asked, wi
sudden frcwns, as though the subje
annoyed him. what have YOU been q
ing with yourself this afternoon"
.Plsy,Sicsng a sick fireman principal
Tire - 5kekold temperature was 105 d
grees and he amused himself drinkil
cold condensed water by the quart I
;gether the somewhat natural cons
aluence was cramp in the stomae
Tlay sent him up by the ash lift, a.
your steward Gosed him with ch!oi
dsne and laudanLm and tincture
rhubarb. The result wasn't encoura
ing
"Ch, there's never any knowing WI
to do with a sick stoher's inside. E
crae of thss= drugs ought to ha
{ tchcd him."
perhaps one Gid, but the other t
c. MT seem TO fit his ailment.'
"Noll, he had them Tor nothing,
Gsn't sec what call he had to co
EIa5m. I Eever saw such a crew
gptmtafc- They have drunk that big CHI
y7E.iI Cry as it is, and If I'd let EN- the
Wave drunk it three times over. w
cid you do to The chap? Fill him
on the am again or try a pill? Thel
taa sorts OF pills in that chest, beaut
,,y. cMf tht n, Won s,lGul1 have tn