New-York tribune., 1909-07-25
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NO. L.
In MID-ATLANTIC
NO. L.
BY w. W. Jacobs.

BY w w. Jacobs.
ECopy4ight by Bacheer johnson Bacheler- Copyright
by Frederick a. Stokes Company-l
.eN1o sir" said the night vatchman. he took
G. seat on a post at the Of the jetty and slowed
e. huge piece of tobacco in his cheek No. man an
boy was at sea forty years afore 1 took on this
sob but I can't say as ever saw real down.
eight ghost
This was disappointing and I>said 500 Previous
.xper5ence Of the power Of Blls vision had led me
20 expect something very different
.sn1ot hut what I've known some queer things
happen said BIZ. fixing his eyes on the Surrey
side and going of into kind Of trance queer
zhings."
waited patiently. BIlTs eyes. after resting for
some time on Surrey. began slowly 10 cross the
river, paused midway IN reasonable hopes Of
collision between a tug with its 1otia Of barges
and a penny steamer. and then came pack TO me
You heard THAI yarn old Cap'n Harris was tell
sng the other day about the skipper he knew hav-
Eng warning one night 10 alter his course, an.
doing so. picked up five live men and three dead
skeletons IN open boat?' he inquired.
! nodded
i The yarn various forms IS old one, said I.
ITS all founded On something I told him once
said Bill 'I don't wish accuse Cap'n Harris
OF taking another mans true story an spelling it,
hes got a bad memory. that's all. Fust Of all, he
sorgets he ever heard the yarn; secondly. he goes
Ian spotls II
! gave a sympathetic murmur Harris
4ruthful an old man ever breathed but his tales
were terribly restricted by this circumstance
s:Rherezs Bnss limited by nothing but his own
Inauguration
rBill, getting the Quid into byway Of his cheek,
iwhere IL would impede his utterance Il
a B. On the Swallow, a bark, trading wherever
could pick up stuff On this Ty'ge
hound from London TO Jamaica with a general
karco.
The start OF that v'y'ge was excellent We was
flowed Of the ST. Katherine's Docks here 10 the
5Iore. an the tug LEFT a stif breeze. which
Fairly raced down Channel and out into the At
zan1ic Everybody saying what fine vy'ge
I'VE having an what quick time should
make. an the fust mate IN such lovely tenn
per that you might do anything with him almost
I'VE about days out an stin slipping
along IL this spanking way, when all Of sudden
things changed at the wheel with the
snd mate night, when the skipper. whose name
was Brown. came Up from below in an uneasy sort
70 fashion and stood looking at US for some time
without speaking Then at last he sort O. makes
s1p his mind, and ses he:
Mr. Mcmillan. I've just had most remark
able experience. an 1 don't know what to do
about it-'
Yes sir? ses Mr.. Mcmillan
Three times I've been woke up this night BY
something shouting in ear. steer nor'-nor-
vest!'-' the cap'n very solennly, steer nor
Inor'west!" that's all it says. The first time I
rhought It was somebody got into my cabin sky
sarking and I laid for 'em with a stick: but I've
heard It three times. an there's nothing there
It's q supernatural warning the second
,enate who had great-uncle once who had the
second sight, and the most unpopular OF
1lis family because he always knew what to ex-
pect and laid his plans according.
/ That's what I think the capn. There's
soe poor shipHrecled fellow creatures IN distress
{ It's a grave responsibility Mr..
Efc8ilan. I should just up the fairst mate
+" BIZ ses the cap'n, Just go down below. and
<eJl Mr.. Salmon I'd like few words with him
sartkler.'
wei. 1 went down below and called up the
FIRST mate. and I'd explained 10 him
what he wanted for he went right of into a
sit Of outrageous bad language an hit me- He
-cane right I'D deck IN his pants an socks a.
snost disrespekfuI way come 10 the cap'n; but
F,le that hot and excited ne didn't care what
iae did
"'Mr. Salmon the cap'n gravely, I've iust
bad most solemn warning and want to-
- I know says the mate. grufiy.
Z :" What have you heard it toor ses the cap.n
9n surprise Three times?
y heard IL him. the rnate rofnt,n1
20 me. Nightmare, Sir. nightmare
. 1t not nightmare. SIR ses the cap'n very
Sauffy. an if 1 hear It again I'm going to alter
khis ships course
well the fust mate was in a hole He wanted
80 call the skipper something which he knew
wasn't discipline knew what # was, an knew
81 the mate didn't do something he'd be i'll: he was
chat. sort Of man. everything few TO his head
1ie walked away and put his head the side
Tor bit. an at last, when he back. he was
comparatively speaking calm.
You mustn't hear them words again. sir ses
be; don't go TO sleep again tonight. Stay UP, an
Fwe'n have hand O. cards and in the morning
5ou take a good stiff dose o. rhoobarb Don't spoil
one o the best trips We've had for the sake
Df pennyworth Of rhoobarb.' ses he pleading
AXE
Mr Salmon ses the cap'n. very angry. I
thali not ly In the face O Providence in any such
way ] shall sleep usual An as for vour
fhoobaFb.' ses the cap'n working hisseIf I'D into a
basson-'danme. siT, Tll-T'n dose the whole crav,
ith it, from first mate 10 cabin boy If have any
lrnpertnence'
Wen, Mr' Salmon who was getting very mad
Stalks down below followed by the cap'n an
bir. Mcmillan that excited that he even
started talking 20 me about IT, Half an hour after
ward the capn comes running up deck again
Er. MCMILLAN ses he, excitedly. steer nor
noE'Esst until further orders. I've heard 1t again