Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-20

the huge form OF Captain CaScO clamDereu
over the bow-Casco gruff of speech and
plainly boiling"
I" If you fellows are through wreCklng in
nocent ships that never done you no harm,
mebby you better climb down an go home
you won't get your feet wet" Casco said
sarcastically.
Following him came the Ships Bottom
DULLES, grinning broadly as they saw the
team mates perched among the wreckage,
petrified with astonishment.
Innocent b1azes! Amt she a dynamite
boat?" Welsh demanded Indignantly.
"You bloomin' idjits!" Casco snapped
wrathfuly. Didn't l wigwag you to take
the inlet? Now you gone and spilled her all
over the beach just cause crazy galoot
h'ists fool fag!'
Fool hag!" Welsh gasped. His face
went white with rage. Little by little the
truth dawned on him as Casco spoke. A
half crazed skipper, in fear of the wrecking
coast and carrying valuable cargo, in a
moment of terror had taken this means OF
calling for help from any source, Govern
ment or other.
"You lived all your life on Barnegat and
didn't know them fellers will pretend they
got yellow fever or anything to scare off the
beach combers!" Casco said reproachfully
"What you two fellers needs is a wet nurse. y
For long minute Welsh and johnson
stood regarding each other while Casco rum
bled on.
You fellers done it good and plenty.
That skipper told me he had bullion from
Mexico for the mint. Nacherly he was
scared Even the Gov 'ment wasn't taking
chances on losing that charter load. That's
why we got orders to stand by, SOS they
could salvage her. We wasn't havin' enough
tough luck over the home, but you heroes
had to shin up them davits right into ship
load of trouble with Mexico and the U. S
You bet we won't get that home appropria
ton now"
Little Welsh exploded with roar. "So
that skipper made me an Johnny ship
wreckers, did he? Johnny, wouldn't that
crack hardshell clam? And we thinkin
we was heroes, and sacrificing ourselves fol
the public good! An thinkin' the Comment
'ud give the home a pension to remember us
by after we was b1owed to bits! You heard
all that, Johnny?" he said with icy calm
And we goin' to bat one mother over the
head, who d jump in the drink
Long John had listened in silence. The
preacher on duty, was man of few
words. Now, balancing on the rocking hulk,
he fexed his mighty arm. Where is he!''
he asked.
put Casco was wrong The Fates had or
- daincd differently, as they generally do
Even Long Johnson was partially con
soled, when the Brignola's nervous skipper
to save his own bacon for violating maritime
ethics by terrorizing the coast, rendered
glowing accounts of Ships Bottom and the
team mates heroism. Mexico, as a great
sister Republic, could do no less than show
her appreciation, which came in the form OF
an order on La BanCa del Republique, ad-
dressed to the Life Savers Home of Barne-
gat, and inscribed with delicate Latin hui
NOR, For wrecking the S. S. Brignola."
But it required all the large amount OF
that order for Little Welsh to endure Ships
Bottoms scoffing gibes with equanimity.
"Ship wreckers and gold galleons, huh!
he retorted truculcntly. She was a gold
galeon, wasn't she? AS for shipwreckin' its
a lot easier to salvage bullion off a Sandstrir
than deep sea diving. Anyway, that's what
Mexico thinks, an if we amt worked that
preparation through, we got the coin good
an plenty for that home. So what's the
use of talkin'? You fellers is just jealous
cause Johnny an me busted that hoodoo
1t took dynamite ship to do it; but we
done it by our lonesomes!"