Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-23

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starboard side. Both are divided in
the middle. In the part forninst the
cabin is the cabin Shores, mate swate
as q nut and biscuits crisp as a Tip
perary barley bun"
I'VE never tasted q Dundee ban
mock" put in McGunn.
"Blissed be God haven't, but nlver
mind. In the forrard compartment is
the cabin end, but only wee bit left
of the crews"
"Weel, and what of it," asked Nc
Gum coldly.
Before we've been two wakes at
say the cook II have to break into the
starboard locker for the crews food,
for what's in the port locker II be
gone. Now, here's my schame. Well
drop into the tween decks tonight
while the skipper and mate. devil fly
away wild 'em both. are ashore and the
slcond mates drowsy drunk. Thin
we'll change the Shores in the star
board locker from the forrard to the
after compartments. Thin, unbeknow-
ingst to the skipper we'll be attn cabin
grub and shmacking our lips"
"Mon," exclaimed McGunn, but
they'll find 1t out"
They can't find 1t out for two wakes
at Taste. for there's enough cabin
shtuff in the port locker to last that
long"
Ferry guild, ye're the farsi Irishman
I've met that had any brains"
Faith, If the world daypended on
Scotland for its brains there'd be none
at all, at ALL"
McGunn passed the reflection.
when shall we go about it?" he
asked.
In two hours it'll be the right shade
O. darkness and the cook'll be aslape.
Ill take a nap till 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. The
cook was snoring in the galley door
and the second mate was nodding on
the poop.
EFF there should be trouble" unused
McGunn, 'T'll ma have that Irishman a
wetness against me. I'll do 1t meself."
STOPPING close to the rail he stealth
lily walked to the main hatchway, on
which the hatch was simply laid. He
pushed 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 he
passed DoOdy coming on deck.
You didn't wake me-" complained
the Irishman In whisper.
Its ma safe. I'll have nothing to do
WI it. Lave it alone, Doody. it'll make
trouble" whispered McGunn, in reply.
He can't say but l was against
him doing IT," chuckled McGunn as he
fell asleep. MY skarts II be guild and
clear"
Name coward" muttered Doody as
he reached the deck. Hes afraid to
60 wild me list l might blab. DIRTY
spalpeen."
The absent officers had not returned.
The ship was in darkness and the
watch, profiting by the absence OF the
olLicers and the condition of the second
mate, promptly lay down on deck and
slept.
ITS betther that McGunn won't
know 1t was done. He might till on
me II it was found out, and won't ate
carbon,
He crawled aft to the hatchway,
slipped the hatch aside and dropped
below.
Amid the hustle of weighing anchor.
making sail and battening down the
match McGunn whispered to Doody:
I'm ferry glad we did ma attempt
that fule scheme"
"Yis," replied DOody, ''it's betther as
it is"
But the food did not improve. It
was as bad as ever and light dawned
on McGunn.
''Ye bloondering fule," he snarled at
DoOdy, after l had told ye not to do
the thing you went down and changed
the stun back again."
You herring Quilted lubber." groaned
Doody, why didn't you whisper me
you had already changed the
shtoff?"
IN settle with ye when we get
ashore" gritted McGunn.
Doody waved q huge freckled INST
under McGunn'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
stalled.