Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-02

70 the wheel He examined couple
charts mnde "a slight alteration in
he course and ut O'Clock took charge
t the bridge.
Just ave look around now while
hings is quiet" he said. nodding to
Hozier contideutially. "I'll tell you
wot l fancy. a rat dragged "A bit of
bone into gear box. II the plankin
is badly worn anywhere, get the car.
penter to see to 1t. do ate to ave a
feelin' that the wheel can let you
down. S'pose we was maxim Bahia
on the homcward run an that 'appen
ed. 1t 'ud be the end of the pore ole
ship. an God credit it? Not Il soul.
They'd all say. Jimmie threw 'er
away"
llozier found gnawed piece of ham
bone lying in the exact position antici
pated by Coke.
The carpenter busted himself with
saving and hammering during the
whole of the next two days. for the
Andromeda revealed many gaps in hei
woodwork. but the escapade Of an er.
new sensation. At duybreak one
morning every drop of water in the
vessels tanks suddenly assumed Il
rich blood red tint This unnerving
discovery was made by the cook, who
was hOrrijcd to see n ruby Strea m
pouring into the earliest kettle. Think
ing that an iron PIPE had become oXi
- In I'm. hn ttio Il
another tap. Finally there could be no
blinking the fact that by some un.
canny means the whole Of the fre,h
water on board had acquired the color
if not the taste of a thin burgundy.
Coke was summoned hastily. No.
blcsse oblige. being captain, he val
iantly eS~ayed the task of sampling
this strange beverage.
1T amt pis0n." lie announced. gaz-
ing suspiciously at the little group Of
anxious faced men who awaited his
verdict at sartinlv amt pison. but
it's wuss nor any teetotal brew I've
tackled in all mo born days Ere,
Watts. you know the tang of every
kind O. likkel-'ave sup
Not me- said watts. Il don't like
the look OF IT, First time I've ever
seen red ink on tap For the rest OF
this trip 1 stick TO bottled beer or
something with a label"
1T smells like an infusion of per
manganate of potash" volunteered Ho-
lier
Does itY gro-yled Coke, who seem.
~ 10 Lee
ii amt an Infusion Of whisky an pot
nsh.' and he glared yiudictively at
Watts Some ijjit as bin playin' a
rick on us. that's wot it is-s0me
blank soaker 90 don't give hooraw
I'D hadce for tea an coffee an cocoa.
but wants a tonic. Stooardr'
'E as, sir said the mess room attend
ans
Portion out all the soda water in
ne lockers an Whack it on the table
every meal till 1t gives out. See that
nobody puts away more'n is proper
allowance too I'm not goin' to cry
hush baby wen the Andromeda gets
this sort OF kids dodge worked off on
er"
"If you're alloodin' to me-" put in
the incensed "chief," whose temper
rose on this direct provocation. II want
to tell You now
Does the cap tt?" sneered Coke.
mo. it doesn't. | never card of that
kind OF potash in me life Dye take
me for chemists shop"
Never card of it, cried the incens
ed skipper, who had obviously made
up mis- mind as to the person RESPONSE
bic for the outrage There's art Il
dozen cases of it in the after hod--or
there was wen we put the 'atches on.
Even if some of the cases We're bro
ken. sir, the contents could not reach
the tanks" said Hozier But the com