The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-06

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jovial badinage called back and forth between the
captain of the ship and the captain of the tug.
mot much chance OF sympathy from that fellow
ne muttered he lifted his head over the rail and
looked. The crew Of the tug stood forward, one Of
them holding coiied heaving line and aboard the
ship the were 1ocking forward at the mates
behest to where large hawser lay on the fore
hatch with its end passed over the bows and back
under the headgear. AS the tug came abreast of
the fore rigging, Howard mounted the rail- steadied
himself by the lanyard and carefully tossed the bot
tie. 1t struck the coil of heaving line held by the
man and dropped the rail without breaking
Then it rolled along it and seemed doubtful which
way to fall
Catch that bottle and deliver the message in it."
he called.
One Of the men sprang toward it, but it eluded
his fingers by an inch and fell overheard.
Come down out Of that" roared the mate from
the forecastle DECK whats In that bottle?"
Message to my lawyer If you want to know"
answered Howard sullenly, he watched his bot
tie bobbing astern the tide. The whirlingsneav-
however, and he busted himself with the passing
out of the towline But the captain came running
forward Howard climbed down.
"Whatd you throw aboard that tug?" he demand
ed, gripping Howard by the collar again.
"a message To-" Howard was being shaken
vigorously. and good judgment dificult-but
he remembered the admontion Of his adviser.
"A message to my brother, apprising him where
am" he stammered.
The mate came down and Joined them.
"He told message to his lawyer" he said.
"Your lawyer" queried the captain squirting sus-
piciously at Howard. Got lawyer, have you?"
II said my brother. sir. He's plumber on
Third Avenue"
THE bottle went overheard, anyhow. captain"
said the mate.
Hell of rich man. you are-you and your Jaw
yer and your plumber" He flung Howard from him
and went aft; but the mate looked him and down.
seriously and thoughttuly, for moment; then
though satisfied with his conclusions, said make
the best of it. Be civil and quiet, and do what you're
told, and you may all right"
As yard was ah1 70 ste and 0Y he
from his yachting experience, he was kept at the
wheel most of the day. and lookout through all
of his night watches on deck.
Standing at the wheel and on lookout Is con.
ducive to thought; and this passage out Howard
went into solid, searching thought into himself
his acts, looking of course, for the of his
plight He found it, first, in the last drink at the
last dive he had entered then, because he had left
the party then because he had joined it, and finally
to his mood and the cause of the mood, his quarrel
with Mabel Ross. And here the quest became Of
value. Aside from the charge of efemnacy he could
not but admit that she right, that he had been
weak, lazy, careless selfish and heartess. And she
had called him beautiful. He thought of the two
red his face that he would carry to his
grave, and hopeA that this judgment was overrued.
But it was a hard school he was going to. Wealthy.
yacht and horse owner. member Of more clubs
than he could without effort, petted, spoiled,
good catch OF metropolitan society, he a
shanghaied foremost hand in a deep-water ship
worse, a farmer, a soldier who could not swab,
scrub paint, errands integenty, the inferior
of the foreigner Of the But he learned
few things of value-to keep out OF the way Of
moving objects, animate inanimate; the mimi
of Difference which his different superiors for
ward and aft required to satisfy them; and he rapid
ly acquired appreciation Of the dry, subtle humor
Of forecase DISCOURSE and acquaintance with the
deep and genuine refinement of face and voice that
comes to the toughest of men under extreme physi-
cal suffering
In this frame OF mind he was apprised one rainy
day by the gances and gestures of his shipmates
at work around the deck that something was COM
ing up astern; and. on looking back. he beheld a
sight that set his blood tingling He knew her
knew every line, corner, and curve of that pet of
had she appeared beautiful in his eyes She
charging along. taut and trip black, shiny, and
graceful. her bow lifting and punging, throwing
spray over her bridge and carrying "bone-in-her-
teeth" three feet high. with the black smoke of
forced draught belching from her funnel, and on
her bridge feature put there by her builders,
vicious secondary such is carried by scouts
in long yellow oilskin coat and sou'wester. and
near at hand. base down on the deck, large mega
phone, new feature. like the gun.
The captain appeared deck, and, loung1ng
against the after house. inspected the yacht through
his glasses The first mate Joined him. and they
exchanged comments Howard. drenched by the
rain chilled and aching from his long trick at the
wheel. and excited by the prospect Of release,
steered badly. The mate noticed the discrepancy