New-York tribune., 1909-08-08

with nv right bur 10 was no use He soon had me
going and the last ! remember of the night was a
sickenng smash under the don Z remember
hitting the deck; but when came 70 my senses
was laid in the weather sCuppers and the SKIPPER
was down of the poop, talking 10 Nike
GO the skipper was saving YOU Red MaCkl1n.
- are YOU: I've heard of YOU also had heard
of him: for Red Macklins fame was international
lie was a bullying. murderous sCOundrel who had
perhaps killed more sailors than any other nTst mate
ON the western ocean. and who, about hve years
previous had foolshly shot his Captain. To kll a
sailor IS thing to- shoot skipper IS another
Yes sir answered Mike respectfully. j We Just
finished my time for that gunPlay Captain Blaine
and not likely 10 repeat II. But my prospects
were done for and had to ship fore the mast.
80 You're navigator, of course. Bring your dun
mage into the first mates room and take his place
Put his dunnage into the second mates room, and
make that dufer in the scuppers bundle his traps
into the forecastle want weakings att with me
Il scrambled TO my feet at this; but Wei,
there's detailing the argument that followed.
like Red Macklin And j had chosen the western
ocean trade because of what thought my htness
for It, and because in these short trips man the
more quickly attract the notice of an owner. And
understood now why Macklin had run from me when
he knew had gun; why he had licked his ship
mates; and the reason OF his studied InSOlenCe 20
Mr. Parker and myself. He knew the ways OF the
packets and, while avoiding guns and IRONS, ne
sought TO attrac. the shippers attention 70 his
prowesS. | thought it somewhat severe that Nr.
Parker, who had put up no kind of night should be
Parker, with two whole fists. might still he good for
any man on board except Macklin; while with only
one couldn't lick anybody. IL merely the sur
vIval of the httest. and not hr.
However. j drew comfort from the thought that
when my hand got well j could win back my berth
in the manner, and 20 this end applied ~ once
To the Captain for bandages and splints from the
medicine chest He responded Ike brother. hut
earned none OF my gratitude, for i considered the
medicine chest furnished of the Marine Hos
pital dues, which had paid for years.
had ICED 6qr SCl and iTr1- Er7Tff
had disappeared from the wateTtank and supposed
that he, the first his position had con
hscated them SO. as !! had no use for gun while
fore the mast, put the matter from my mind. /
meant to- sing snall-unt my hand was we'll
put what followed in that ship shows how little
we can depend upon our good resolutions. was
still IN the Starhoard watch having taken NaCkn ;
place forward while he as mate had charge of the
port watch, and Mr.. Parker as second. became my
watch officer So far there had been friction be
tween Mr.. Parker and myself. bur ! found the
man dead down on me, as though he blamed me for
his licking and his change of office.
'Dne-handel, was almost useless around decks.
and could except in the finest of weather
hut this made no difference. ] was bounded. cursed
and struck not only by Parker bur bv the skipper
and Mackl1n. some kind Of armed neutrality must
have sprung up between Macklin and Parker with
regard TO me. but ! could asCr1be the skppers new
personal attitude only To tst-ust of nv philosophy
which. while inpeiling make the best OF mat
tiers, may have seemed 10 him The calm before the
storm. / escape MaCklin'S abuse. however except
in the dog watches when all hands were on deck
They damned. deyiled and degraded me keep
ing me all night on lookout. and rOysing me from
sleep at any time of the av watch below to climb
alot and loose royal, stop buntlines or remove an
Irish pennant loose rope warn YOU knOw-frorn
any part of the rigging My went hack on me
from loss OF sleep and futile anger and broodng and
once. when MackEn stripped off the sling | had
rugged To hold my inst. and knocked me down
tor protesting. saw red for a moment.
Even so nothing might have happened rot
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