The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-10
The Gufln shook his head.

that amt the question. Salisbury may
have Is reasons for not takin' 1t away,
though fails to see EN-; but the real
question is, why we don't have man
with CUTS and go in command. It's
my firm belief as there's many mer-
chant captain as could work the d.
plomatic game to better advantage.
Look at the experience we has, dealing
with owners contrary as hell, and with
consignees and with 'aebour- masters
and pilots. Where Salisbury is wrong.
is in his not goin about and freshin'
up his mind. And he works by rule o.
thumb and dead reckoning. 1t amt no
wonder we can see where's his eyes
out
1T amt" said the compliant Sim
cox
Well" sighed Lampert, Il owns
freely as | don't feel that sure I'd
like to run his show "
The Guffin laughed.
But you amt ad my experience
yet. Lampert Now, I'd undertake
to come right down into the harena,
and make them French and Germans
sit up like monkeys on a horgan while
| played the tune.
Il believe YOU. said Simcox. rub
bling his hard hands.
Look at the diff cultles we as to
contend with said the skipper, with
a rapidly thickening utterance and an
increasing loss OF spirates-"look at
the vigilance we as to use. Rocks and
shoals and hother ships It's Ugh edu-
cation to be a master-mariner, and the
Board of Trade knows it-knows It
well This ere crowds all English
except that one Dutchman, and Dutch
men and Calashees. Id ave showed
you and Salisbury 'ow to 'andle mixed
sweets Vigilance, diff culties, bright
lookout, and the rule o. the road.
And look at the chart! That's mel"
And very shortly afterwards the
triple conversation ceased. for the
captain lay snoring in his cabin
The Potluck was "a barque of eleven
hundred tons register. and was bound
for Adelaide, with general cargo Of
all mixed things under heaven and
on earth. Now she was engaged In
running down her casting. and, as her
skipper believed, was somewhere
about Lat A degrees 80 minutes s.,
Long. 90 degrees F., and not far on
the Crozets The westerly winds were
blowing hard, but had the worst chill
of winter off. for the month was Sep
TENDER. Nevertheless. as old Jones,
the skipper, was on a composite track.
with IA maximum latitude of 40 de-
grees s., and was bound farther south
still IL might have been to the advan.
tage of all concerned If he had drunk
less, talked little, and minded his own
business instead of arguing foreign
politics
But to each man Fate often gives
his chance of proving what he boasts
to be his particular skill in the uni
verse
When Lambert relieved Simcox at
midnight the weather was thick. and
neither mans temper was of the sweet,
est SO they had a bit of breeze.
What kind Of relief dye call
this?' growled simeox.
Il call It Il very good relief" re.
piled Lampert, and a darned sight
better ore than you deserve You owe
NE ten minutes even now"
He looked down the scuttle at the
clock,
why, you owe me twenty"
simcox flew out with pretended POI
likeness,
oh, make it half an hour! Don't
let's haggle about such trife. What's
4 | OF
Cant ! keep the whole bloomin watch
FOR your
Go TO hell. said Lampert sulkily.
And SimcoX went below.
ITO be sailor is to be a natural
born fool. said Lampert, addressing
The bitter and unkindly elements at
large, and to be on board a ship with
such Il windy gassing crowd from the
Did man down to the cook. is very try.
ing. It's very trying.
The wind took off a little later. but
The weather was still thickish
It's like lool1in' through a hay
stack, erunted Lampert, but there,
bar an island or SO there's nothing to
speak Of in our way And If the skip
per will crack on and ii a week since
we saw the sun, it's the owners look
out, not mine
He spoke with Il certain bitterness,
ls though he would really enjoy be-
ng wrecked, in the trust that the
Potluck vas not insured, and that old
tones you'd get his certificate can
'elled, OF at least suspended
'fwould give the old ass time to
study foreign politics" saeered Lam.
lert. as II bree2ed up again
And five nirptes' LATER. while Lam,
pert was Il ing his ipe halfway
Town the cauin stairs. he heard bel.
ow forward which made him drop
thoughts OF tobacco
Breakers ahead"
The watch came out on deck and ran
aft, and We're followed by tee watch
oelow in various articles OF attire. not
calculated to keep them very warm
The Potluck had been running with
he wind nearly dead aft
Starboard starboard! roared Lam
pert. "Oh, steady; hold her there!
The vessel ran off to port at
sharp angle to her wake
Up here some, yelled the mate,
and set The spanker stand BY the
-- My God"
And, as old Jones and Simco1 came
on deck the Potluok was hard and fast
ashore With one simultaneous crack
the fhrea T0nrnactc Terf over the side.