Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-05-20

is left eye. and a black ring round
the other. His nose was swelled and
his lip cut. but the other officers were
making sich a fuss over I'm. that ]
think he rather gloried In Il than 9th
erwise.
"'Where's them other two 'andsy
he ses, by and by. glaring out Of Is
black eye.
"'Down below. sir. b'iieve,' ses
the carpenter. all of tremble.
Go So send 'em up ses the mate
to Smith.
"Yessir,' ses Joe. without moving
"Well, go on. then roars the
mate.
""They amt over and above well.
sir. this morning. ses Joe.
"'Send 'em up, confound you, ses
the mate, llmping towards i'm.
"Well. Joe give is shoulders a 'elp.
less sort O. shrug and walked forward
and bawled down the fo'cs'le.
They're comm, sir, he SEES, walk.
ing back to the mate just as the skip.
per came out OF is cabin.
I'VE all went on with our work as
ard as we knew 'ow. The skipper
was talking to the mate about is
injuries. and saying unkind things
about Germans. when he give a sort
OF shout and staggered back star.
ing. We just looked round, and there
was them two blackamoors coming
slowly towards us.
Good heavens, Mr.. Fingall,' SEES
the old man. What's this?
II never saw such a look on any
mans face as / saw on the mates
then. Three times e opened is
mouth to speak, and shut 1t ag'in
without saying anything. The veins
on is forehead swelled up tremen.
dous and Is cheeks was all blown out
purple.
That's Bill Cousins hair ses the
skipper to himself. It's Bill Cousins
hair. It's Bill Cous-'
Bob walked up to him, with Bill
tagging a little way behind, and then
he stops just in front Of i'm and
fetches ND a sort o. little smile.
Don't you make those faces at
me, sir roars the skipper. What do
you mean by It? What have you
been doing to yourselves?
'Nothin'. sir ses Bill, 'umbly; 1t
was done to u.s.
"The carpenter. who was just going
to cooper up cask which 'ad start.
ed a bit. shook like leaf, and gave
Bill look that would ha' melted a
stone.
"'Who did IT.? ses the skipper.
"'We'se been the victims of cruel
outrage, sir, ses Bill, doing all e
could 10 avoid the mates eye, which
wouldn't be avoided.
$50 should think, ses the skip
per. You've been knocked about.
too
"'Yessir.' ses Bill, very respectful;
me and Bob was ashore last night,
sir, just for a quiet look round, when
we was set on to by five furriners.
"'What?' SOS the skipper; and !
won't repeat what the mate said.
1--WE fought 'em as long as We
could, SIR ses Bill, then We was both
knocked senseless, and when we
came to ourselves we was messed up
like this ERE
What sort o. men were they?"
asked the skipper. getting excited.
'Sailor-men, SIR ses Bob, putting
in his spoke. 'Dutchies or Germans, or
something O. that sort
"'Was there one tall man, with a
fair beard SEES the skipper. getting
more and more excited.
"'Yessir.' ses Bill, in q surprised
sort O. voice.
"'Same gang ses the skipper.
Same gang as knocked Mr.. Fingall
about, you may depend upon 1t. Mr.
Fingall, it's a mercy for you you
didn't get your face BACKED. too
81 thought the mate would ha
burst. l can't understand how any
man could swell as he swelled with
out bursting.
don't DelleVe WORD o1 II, ne
ses, at last.
"'why not? ses the skipper.
sharply.
"'Weil, / DON'T ses the mate. his
voice trembling with passion. I ave
my reasons
"I s'pose you don't think these
two poor fellows went and BACKED
themselves for fun, do you? ses the
skipper.
1.-THE mate couldn't answer.
"'And then went and knocked them
selves about for more fun? ses the
skipper, very sarcastic.
1.-The mate didn't answer. He
looked round helpless like, and see
the third officer shopping glances
with the second. and all the men look