The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-07
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the Yesta. What do you say to put
ting the crew ashore AMI working her
ourselves?
"a bully idea.' exclaimed all at once.
'EVery we'll. we'll do it. but | want
you fellows to understand that you're
| to obey orders and treat me as re-
| spectfuIly as the crew do. I'm to be
| captain. you know"
/ This put different complexion on
| the matter, but all considered it jok-
| ingly and one by one agreed to 'sign
articles" The crew were put ashore
and given railroad tickets TO their
homes for a few days leave. The
young men took off their yachting
suits, put on ordinary sailors toys and
reported tostheir captain for duty
| For the first day it was pleasant sail
ing, but on the second the sky took on
| dirty look the wind freshened and
increased to 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
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.
/ offered him mine as substitute. and
1t was accepted. We sail at four bells
this afternoon"
1t looked at first as If there would
be mutiny All agreed that they
had not shipped for any such purpose,
but the captain Quoted them by say
ing that while not engaged in actual
lily 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 Vesta
weighed anchor.
I'm sorry" said Starkweather TO
Ellery. ''that | couldn't muster any
boys for the girls. The truth is all
our young Hien go to the big cities.
'tToo 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. We'll show these duff
fers." they nuttered. whether they'll
have all the entertaining to do.
The girls sat on the after deck la
menting that there We're no young men
to f1irt with and remembering how adj
vantageous was Yachting for catching
husbands. Then they sstrayed away
over the ship.
Beautiful day." remarked Billy
Riggs. who was coiling a rope. to Mar
garet Lee as she passed him.
"Eh?" was her surprised reply as
her nose went up.
Billy went on coiling the rope.
Are YOU a good sailor?" asked Tom
Irwin of Jenny Bowers. lifting his cap
"a good sailor. Oh. you mean am
liable to- be seasick. I'm pretty good
sailor" And she joined a couple OF
girls further on. Irwin saw the three
turn and look at him Indignantly.
You there" called one girl in q
despairing voice to a member of the
crew Won't Won please bring me q
napkin or towel or bowl or some
thing?''
The sailor didn't hear.
"Herel sailor" cried another girl
'.please help me to the side. won't you?'
Sorry" replied the sailor, but til,
jib's tapping. | must go and attend
to It,"
Ellery, finding that he and Stark
weather had more to do in the case O
the girls than they could attend to
went forward. called the crew togeth
er and demonstrated. His remon
STRANGE produced no effect. The mel
hadn't shipped as stewards, but be
fore the mast. Then he went to Stark
weather and revealed the situation
Starkweather transmitted it to tn
girls. who by this time were too il
q to care whether they were tenderll
placed in hunks or permitted to roll i
the scuppers At any rate they weit
not IN a4condition to placate the crew
But the yacht had been headed for tn
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 returned
i in white flannel trousers turned up a
the ankles and nary blue jacket ant
cap.
young ladies'" said the captain
before you go ashore permit me t
introduce my crew. And he mention
ed each man separately. the girls nav
and again recognizing a name whicl
figured frequently in the society col
umns Of the city journals. 4 fey
were noted for being the sons of multi
millionairps. and all We're gentlemen.
The painful painful TO tn
| girls, deliciously comforting to th
boys-came to an end on the arrival o
d boat the captain signaled for, ant
i ~ fryt