Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-06-08

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the underwriters agent.
Captain Ezra signaled to Bradley,
and they went out on the porch.
Brad" whispered the captain, "they
can't call her anything but total loss.
The underwriters III pay the insurance
on that lumber and then dicker with
somebody to save what they can of It,
You and me want to be that somebody
Hello, here's Peleg"
The versatile Mr.. Myrick had tramp
ed over from his hermitage and now,
with Skeezicks shivering at his heels
was deep in conversation with Barney
Small.
'Peleg says we're goin' to have clear
weather for quite a spell" remarked
| Barney. Lets see; when did you say
you had the next storm scheduled, Pc
| leg?'
| WALL" drawled the weather proph-
eS looking becomingly important.
'nigh's | can figger, Cap'n EZ, she'll
fair off by afternoon and stay clear
| moren a fortni't We amt due TO have
month. knew last nights gale was
| comm. | told Cap'n Knowles so. Says
I, I don't care what the gov'mentI
folks say, it's goin' to blow siys !.
like time, and them that's ahoat wants
to stand by / says. Now
That's right, Peleg," broke in the
captain. ''I'll back you against the
weather bureau eight days in the week
and twice on Sunday. How's clans
these days"
CLANS" replied Mr.. Myrck, SIS |
scurcern all git out don't know why, |
unless twas the turrible hard winter.
l was afraid of it last fall. Course
knew the hard winter was comm AMI
| told folks so. Oh, that reminds mel
What's this l hear bout sam Ham.
mond's spendin' more'n 81 Tor cigars
last time he was home? DO you cal'ate
that's sou
They left Barney to relieve Mr.. My
rick's anxiety concerning the cigars
and walked down to the beach On the
way Captain Titcomb said:
Brad, we've got to git this lumber
job. It's the kind of job we can do
with the Lizzie, and, figgern' on Il
commission basis, it'll give us pretty
nigh money and start enough to war.
rant our havin' a new schooner built,
one with power and strong enough to
handle the real big things Wait here
by the doIy till Obed comes out. Pm
layin' for him."
Mr.. NickersOn, accompanied by one
OF the village boys, was on his way to
the catboat but the captain interfered,
what in the nation are you goin'
home in that clam shell for, Obed?' he
asked Come on aboard the Lizzie
with us. Brad and Barney and will
land you at the wharf afore that cat
of yours Is out of shoal water. Lett
Dan there take your boat home, and
you come with us. I've got a cigar
want you to take out some fire insur-
ance on"
so, after some persuasion, the under
writer's agent consented to make his
homeward trip in the schooner. The
cigars were lighted, Barney Small took
the wheel, and the captain, Bradley
and Mr. Nickerson made themselves
In the little cabin Then
the conversation was judicously p-
lOted toward wrecks, and the wreck Of
the Ruth CHM in particular. Obed
admitted that the full insurance would
be paid on the cargo, al
though, of course, the official three
nan survey" must come first Bradley
asked what would be done after that.
"Oh," answered the agent, "then
guess I'll send word to the Boston Sal
wage company and make deal with
them to git out what they can Of the
lumber"
Yes" observed Captain Titcomb,
and they'll charge you 10 per cent of
he value. What's the matter with
Brad and me dom itY
You? What with-this tub?"
"1up, this tub. If you've got loose
Doth string and door'll snake It
,ut as quick as the dentist will, and
7ou don't have to pay for silver plated
'inchers and a gilt name plate. Come.
low, tell you what I'll do. Brad and
nell git that lumber out for 60 per
'ent on what we save"
How you goin' to do it? You
haven't got towboat, nor even power
n your own schooner"
Don't need 'em. You couldn't start
hat wreck with q towboat without
'ankin' the bottom out of her. The
My way to fetch her off the shoals Is
With anchors and cables and you know
t. We can do that as we'll as any
BOSTON comp'ny that ever was. Give
IS a chance, Obed. You ought to en-
outrage home talent, as Bill Samuels
aid to the schoolteacher that found
ault with him cause he told his boy
o spell cat with a X. What do YOU
ay?"
Obed had good deal to say, and no
ecision was reached that forenoon.
text day the survey was made, and
hat evening the captain spent at the
ONE of Mr.. Nickerson 1t was after
l o'clock when he returned to his
Dom at the Travellers Rest, where
iradley was waiting.
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