Evening journal., 1909-09-10
COLD WITHOUT CLINT
BY MARK ANDERSON.

am tired Of this gentlemanly sail
ing" said Ned Ellery TO the half dozen
Young men be had aboard his yacht.
the Vesta. What do you say TO put
ting the crew ashore and working her
ourselvesg
"A bully ideal@exclaimed all at once.
Every well. we'l do II. but / want I
you fellows 10 understand that you're /
to obey orders and treat me as re- |
spectfully as the crew do. I'm 10 be |
captain. you know"
This put different complexion on
the matter. but all considered IL iuk-
ingly aud one by one agreed TO "sign
articles" The crew were put ashore I
and given railroad tickets 10 their
homes for a few days leave. The
young men took or their Yachting
suits. put on ordinary sailors togs and
reported TO their captain for duty.
For the FIRST day it was pleasant sail
ing. but on the second the sky took on
a dirty look. the wind freshened and
increased 10 a gale. Since they were
near no harbor the Vesta was obliged
to stand out TO sea. and the gentleman
crew found all the work It wanted
and more than it had bargained for
One morning tired. soaked and soiled
they put into the harbor OF one Of the
most aristocratic towns on the coast
However the weather had changed
and the sun sparkled merrily on the
waves. Ellery went ashore to order
provisions. When he returned he said:
Fellows. met my old friend Dun
can Starkweather on the dock. He's
invited a party Of girls TO go on a
cruise. and his yacht has broken down.
I offered him mine as a substitute. and
It was accepted. We sail at four bells
this afternoon"
IL looked at first as IL there would
be a mutiny. All agreed that they
had not shipped for any such purpose.
but the captain quieted them by say
ing that while not engaged in actual
ly working the yacht they might de-
vote themselves to the girls. But It
must be distinctly understood that
they were to retain the role OF sailors.
Under this provision all consented. the
girls were taken aboard and the Yesta
weighed anchor.
I'm sorry" said Starkweather TO
Ellery. that couldn't muster any
boys for the girls. The truth is all
our young men go to the big cities"
Too bad" replied Ellery. You and
can hardly be expected to entertain
ten girls"
This bit of dialogue was overheard
by the crew. who looked at one another
knowingly. wen show these duff
fers." they muttered. whether they'll
have all the entertaining to do"
The girls sat on the after deck la
mentihg thai there were no young men
TO firt with and remembering how ad-
vantageous was yachting for catching
husbands. Then they strayed away
over the ship.
Beautiful day." remarked Billy
Riggs, who was coiling a rope, to Mar.
garet Lee as she passed him.
"EhY was her surprised reply az
her nose went up.
Billy went on coiling the rope.
"Are you a good sailor?" asked Ton
Irwin of Jenny Bowers. lifting his cap
; "A good sailor. Oh. you mean am
liable to be seasick. I'm a pretty gooC
sailor" And she Joined a couple Of
girls further on. Irwin saw the three
turn and look at him Indignantly.
You therer called one girl in Q
despairing voice to a member of the
crew. Wont you please bring me &
napkin or a towel or a bowl or some
thingy"
. The sailor didn't hear.
"Here, snilor," cried another girl
''please help me to the side. won't you?
Sorry" replied the sailor, "but tn
jib's tapping. must go and atten'
to it."
Ellery, finding that he and Stark
weather had more to do in the case o
the girls than they could attend &c
went forward. called the crew togeth
er and demonstrated. His remon
STRANGE produced no effect. The me-
hadn't shipped as stewards, but be
fore the mast. Then he went to Stark
weather and revealed the situation
Starkweather transmitted it to th
girls. who by this time were too Il
to care whether they were tenderl
placed in hunks or permitted to roll i
the scuppers. At any rate, they wer
not in a condition TO placate the crew
But the yacht had been headed for th
harbor. and it was not long before sh
was quietly riding at anchor.
Boys" said the captain, full dres
to speed the parting guests"
Every man went below and returne
4 in white flannel trousers turned up =
the ankles and navy blue jacket an
cap.
= Young ladies'" said the captail
"before you go ashore permit me
I introduce my crew" And he mention
ed each man separately, the girls no
and again recognizing a name whic
figured frequently in the society CO
umns OF the city journals. A fe
were noted for being the sons OF multi
millionaires. and all were gentlemen.
The painful scene-painful TO Il
girls, deliciously comforting to Il
boys-came to an end ON the arrival