The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-17

say the cook Il have to break into tha starboard locker for the crews food for what's in the port locker Il be gone Now, here's my schame. We'll drop into the tween decks tonight while the skipper and mate, devil fly away wid 'em both, are ashore and the sicond mates drowsy drunk Thin we'll change the sthores in the star board locker from the forrard to ths after compartments. Thin, unbeknow- ingst to the skipper we'll be atin cabin grub and shmacking our lips" "Mon," exclaimed McGunn. but they'll find it out" They can't find it out for two wakes at taste, for there's enough cabin shtuff in the port locker to last that long"
 Ferry guid, we're the farst Irishman I've met that had any brains"
 Faith, if the world daypended on Scotland for it's brains there'd be none at all, at all" l McGunn passed the reflection When shall we go about it?" hs asked.
 Tn two hours it'll be the right shade l I'll take a nap til then and you wake me"
 McGunn sat on the break of the forecastle His two companions of the anchor watch were disputing over something at the knightheads, he cook was snoring in the galley door and the second mate was nodding on the poop.
 "Ef there should be trouble" unused McGunn, ''I'll na have that Irishman 8 | wetness against me. I'll do it meself,"
 Stopping close to the rail he stealth fly walked to the main hatchway, on which the hatch was simply laid. He pu.hed it softly aside and dropped into the tween decks In half hour he emerged pushed back the hatch and walked softly forward. The two men were still talking on the forecastle and did not notice him.
 When the watch went below hs passed Doody coming on deck.
 You didn't wake me-" complained the lrishman in a whisper
 It's ma safe. I'll have nothing to do vi it. Lave it alone, Doody. it'll make trouble" whispered McGunn, in reply
 He cant say but I was against him doing it." chuckled McGunn as he fell asleep My skarts II be guid and clear"
 "Mane coward" muttered Doody as l ha oh nh tna Inf n n go wid me list l might blab. Dhirty spalpeen."
 The absent officers had not returned The ship was in darkness and the watch, profiting by the absence of the onicers and the condition of the second mate, promptly lay down on deck and slept
 Its betther that McGunn won't know it was done. He might till on [ me if 1t was found out, and l won't ate carrion."
 He crawled aft to the hatchway. slipped the hatch aside and dropped below
 Amid the hustle of weighing anchor, making sail and battenng down the match McGunn whispered to Doody: I'm ferry glad we did na' attempt that fule scheme"
 "Yis,' replied Doody. its betther as it is"
 But the food did not improve. It was as bad as ever and a light dawned on McGunn. "Ye bloondering fule," he snarled at Doody after I had told ye not to do the thing you went down and changed the stuff back again" You herring gutted lubber." groaned Doody "why didn't you whuspsr me you had already changed the shtoff?"
 'I'll settle with ye when we get ashore. gritted McGuun.
 Doody waved a huge freckled fist under McGuun's nose It's the intimate acquaintance of that you'll make whin we're ashore" But when they were very drunk at Colombo they forgot that episode. among other things, and were close friends.