Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-06-01
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CHAPTER VIT.--C0NTINUED)

(ChRPIER Vll--CUN LIN JEDI
The sailor began a further protcsta.
ton, but Bradley cholcd it off and
shook him savagely The first mate,
hearing the scuflie, came hurrying up.
"What's the row, Mr.. Nicllerson?" ne
asked.
This mans drunk, and l want to
know where the rum came from
Mr.. Burke scowled fiercely. Look
here, he shouted, "is that 50? Are you
drunk"
mo, sir
you're mighty close to it, Why
and here the first mate swore steadily
for full minute. DO you know what
I'd do to a man that brought rum
aboard a vessel of mine? Id use his
blankety- blanked hide for Il spare
tops'l and feed the rest of his carcass
to the dogfsh. Git out of here, and re
member I'm watchin' you sharp"
lie gave the fellow a kick that sent
him flying and, turning to Bradley,
said in confidential whisper: "Aiu't it
queer how a shore drunkll stick to
man? I've seen 'em come aboard SO
full that they stayed so for week
afterward."
81 think they've got the liquor down
for'ard here
Il guess not. If l thought 50, Id kill
the whole'-half dozen descriptive adj
t,1a Nt.itlt
me, blank, blank EN-"
But in spite of Mr.. Burkes fierce
ness Bradley wasn't satisfied. He be-
lieved that if the first mate had let
him alone he would have found the
liquor. However, he thought if nei-
ther the skipper nor Mr.. Burke cared
it was none of his business. But he
was uneasy nevertheless.
BY . o'clock the signs OF drunken
ness were 50 plain that even the first
mate had 10 admit the fact. only
very few Of the men were strictly so
Der. one Of these was the big SWede.
Swensen. Oddly enough, this man had
stuck to Captain TitcomJ'S schooner
every voyage since one trip on which
the skipper had Knocked the fight out
OF him. The novelty OF good sound
thrashng was apparently, Just what
the giant had needed, and for the man
who had clicked him he entertained
tremendous respect and almost love-
"Cap'n III, he knock the tar out of
me- said SWenS2n. lie stand no
1ooIln' Hes man. LEY!
lie llNed HfaoicH' to3' aAd had pre-
Sehteu the natter WitA immature lnoa-
CT oil thfee maSteu scloohef III i
pojt!c beautifully done ana S0"h put
terln@' work that it was wonder how
MS Dig clumsy fingers could haVe
maze It,
But though SWcnsel and the Iortu-
gueSe cook and one or two more were
sober, the rest Of the crew We're not.
Mr.. Burke confessed as much to Brad
ley
"Th2y'Ve got rum with en-, all
right" he whispered. But Wen he to
Boston tomorrer, and there AMT no
use atar,!n row till daylight. Then
some Of these smart Alecs II find out
who's who il hurry or my fist don't
weigh what it used to. Bettcr not say
nothin TO the skipper, = he added. NO
use to worry him.
Ii was cdd advice from Il mate, but,
us Bradley could see, to MS astoASh-
ment' lherc was no need OF telling Cap
tain Titcomb 1t was pain enough
'hat the later knew his crows condi-
ton and Deliberately ignored it. Men
StunDled past nm, ana he looked the
other way Simple orders We're bun
gleu' ana he ald not reproVe. Only
once that evening ala ms wrath blaze
out III the Old manner. y sailor was
ordered ny MN TO 40 something ana
instead OF the dutiful AYE, aye sir"
ne replied with muttered curse,
Inc next instant Captain Ezra'S fist
was between MS eyes ana he tell' 10
be jerked to his feet again ana back
to the rail with the shippers hand
twisted in his shirt collar.
Hang you said the captain be-
tween his teeth. Till swear III
Mr.. Burke came running and whis-
pered eagerly in his commanders ear,
Captain Titcomb's arm Strengthened
and the sailor was thrown across the
deck
"Go for'ard,' roared the skipper,
$50.