Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22

became more jovial. Thus might one of the Here
ford stots he resembled approach green pasture.
IF you ask the steward he'll bring you
belayin tackle he said.
Il am tri1e crank lust now" admitted Row
son; but when the wind freshens I'll take in
reef or two
Stump looked up at him. You've put me clean
out of reckonin'. Never been to sea- you say? Watts
yer namefn
'Damme! I'm comm to like you. You're bit
of charak-ter. BY the time the Aphrodite points
her nose home again I'll ave you licked into shape"
They crossing the saloon, and were sufficiently
Indeed, if Baron Won Kerber had been on board,
he must have been disagreeably impressed by the
fact that in sending the short skipper and the long
second mate of the Aphrodte to Marseies in COM
pany he had supplied an unfailing means of track
ing their movements. Of course, he not respon-
sibe for the chance that threw them together; but
the mere presence of two such men on the
sci would be remembered quite easily by those who
make it their business to watch transchannel pas
sengers.
Royson gave no thought to this factor in the
queer conditions then shaping his life. Had Stump
remained taciturn, it might have occurred to him
that they counting observation; but it needed
the exercise of much resourcefuness to withstand
the stream of questions with which his commander
sought to clear the mystery attached to second
mate who knew not the sea. Luckily, he emerged
from the food with credit nay, the examiner HIM
self obliged at times to assume knowledge
which he did not possess for, If Stump knew how
to con ship from port to port, Royson could give
reasons Tor treat C1rce Sa1l1ng winch lett dump
gasping At last the stout Captain could no longer
conceal his amazement when Royson had rec1ted
correctly the rules of the road for steamships
ing:
If to my starboard red appear,
1t is my duty to keep clear;
Act as judgment says IS proper
"PortP' or "Starboard!' "Back!' or stop herr
But when upon my port is
A steamers starboard light of green,
For there's naught to do, but see
That green to port keeps clear OF me-
Come, nowi' he growled watts your game!
Dye mean to say you've been humbuggin me all
this timer?
shaggy eyebrows. He ready to sulk again,
without hope of reconciliation; Royson perforce
explained
II have no objection to telling you, Captain, how
l came to acquire good deal of unusual informa-
ton about the sea; but l wish to stipulate, once
and for ALL that shall not be questioned further as
60 ahead! That's fair
We'll l have spent many day, since was
boy of ten until 1 was nearly twenty, sailing
schooner rugged yacht on Windermere. My COM
panon and tutor was retired comma nder OF the
royal navy and he amused himself by teaching me
navigation. 1 learned it better than any of the
orthodox sciences l had to study at school, You
for my skipper led to work hard. have not
forgotten what l taught, though the only
stretch of water l have seen during the last few
years is the Thames from its BRIDGES and honestly
believe that if you will put up with my want OF ex-
perience of the for week so, shall be quite
capable of doing any work you may intrust to
me-
by gad!" said Stump admiringy you're
wonder. Come on deck. I'll give you tip or two
as we go into Calais.
During the Journey across France it was natural
that Royson should take the lead. He spoke the
language fuently, whereas Stump's voca bulary was