The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-04-15

for ye, and rislked my life for ye.
You try 1t on, guvnor, just you try 1t
on Suppose let out that little story
o. the painting out o. the marks
where would the firm of Gdrdlestone
be then. guess you'd rather dou-
bic my wage than have that yarn GO
In about"
What do you mean?"
What do mean? You don't know
what l mean do you? OF course, not.
1t wasn't you as set us ON to go at
night and paint out the Government
P7imsoll marks and paint em in
again higher UP, so as to be able to
overload. That wasn't you, was
tt?"
do you mean to assert that it
was?"
'Tn course / do Numbered the an
CRY seaman.
The senior partner struck the gong
which stood upon the table. "Gilray,"
he said quietly, go out and bring in
a policeman"
Captain Hamilton Miggs seemed to
be somewhat startled by this sudden
move of his antagonist. STEADY your
helm, governor" he said What are
you up to now"
I'm going to give you in charge"
what for?''
"For intimidation and using threat
ening languages, and endeavoring to
extort money under false pretenses."
There's no witnesses" the sailor
said in a halfNcrlnging, half defiant
manner.
"oh, yes there are" Ezra Girdle-
stone remarked, coming into the
room. He had been standing behind
the two doors which led to the
counting house, and had overheard the
latter portion of the conversation.
Don't let me interrupt you You
were saying that you would blacken
my fathers character unless he in
creased your salary
81 didn't mean no harm," said Cap
tain Hamilton Miggs, glancing ner-
.Hously from the one to the other.
He had been fairly we'll known 10
the law in his younger days, and had
no desire to renew the acquaintance.
"Who painted out those Plimsoll
marks?' asked the merchant
ut was me-"
"Did any one suggest it to you?
"No."
Shall send in the policeman, sir"
asked Gilray,, opening the door.
Ask him to wait for a moment"
GirHlpctnun
Captain, 10 return to the original
point, shall we dry dock the Black
Eagle and reduce the salary, OF do
Il you see your way to going back in
her on the Same ternis?" assf
"I'll go back and be damned to It'll"
said the captain recklessly, plunging
his hands into the pockets of his
peajacket and plunging back into the
chair.
That's right" his grim employer
remarked approvingly. "B5c swearing
is a most sinful practice. Send the
policeman away, Ezra"
The young man went out with an
amused smile, and the two were left
together again.
AOu II NV bC iDAO w pdoo lnC
Government inspector unless you do
something to her." the seaman said
after a long pause, during which he
brooded over his wrongs.
''Of course we shall do something
The firm is not mean, though it avoids
unnecessary expense. Well put a
coat Of paint on her, and some pitch,
nd dn f6A v.tn I1B1 n
stout old craft, and with one of the
smartest sailors aaoat in command
of her = for we always give you
credit for being that she'll run
many voyage yet"
I'm paid for the risk guv'nor, as
you just said now" the sailor re-
marked. But don't 1t seem kind o.
hard on them as isn't--on the mates
an, the hands?"
There is always a risk, my dear
captain. There is nothing in the
world without risk. You remember
what is said about those who go down
To the sea in ships. They see the
wonders Of the deep. and in return
they incur some little danger. My
house in Eccleston square might be
shaken down by an earthquake or
a gale might blow in the wallis but
I'm not always brooding over the
chance of it. There's no use your
baking 1t for granted that some mis-
fortune will happen to the Black
Eagle.
The sailor was silenced, but not
conyinied by his employers logic
''Welr we'll" he said, sulkily. "Im
going, so there's an end of it. and
there's no good in having any more
palaver about it. You have your OBJ
1ect in running rotten ships, and you
make it worth my while to take my
chaucer in them. I'm suited, and
you're suited. so there's no more to
be said"
That's right. Have some more
rum"
"No. not spot"
"Why not?"
Because likes to keep my head
pretty clear when I'm talking to
you, Mr.. Girdlestone Out o. your
Office I'll drink to further orders, but
/ won't do business and muddle my
self at the same tdme. When dye
want me to start?"
when she's unloaded and loaded
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