The Forrest City times., 1910-06-03

sea short-handed However blind the shipping connis=ioner might be il other ways, he saw to ' that tie shipping laws were obeyed as 10 the number Of men required fer types and tonnage ot ships. \ man might never have seen the sea but if he were not too drunk to say he was an able seaman and 10 sign his name 10 The ships articles, that settled il He would probably be an able seaman or a dead greenhorn before his ship reached port
 This official insistence on the letter of the law sometimes caused the kings 10 do strange things Toward the end of the season they at times hard pushed for one OF swo men 10 fl out a crew Then did all men fn sailoFtown not in the kings special favor hunt cover and stay hid m. iii the last ship out of sight beyond the bar For Jack and Pete were no respecters Of persons All men looked alike to them, and they sent to more than one who held himself too acute to be trapped into an unwilling voyage Well-edQ- cated. welldressed and eompanionable. the kings mixed with the best and worst that drifted into their realms. and once in their clutches no man escaped from them except by the open sea
 Jimmy Hunter. Yale man and cowpuncher. went down 10 the waterfront alone one day against the advice of the upper town. 10 the sights He was wise to the world and had years thirst and pay with him. H. lner the kings who were glad 10 see him Just one more man Was needed fer the squara-r.gger Good Hope then lying in the stream waiting for crew with her captain Black. swearing q Jack and Pete for delaying him Tie kings attended ta Hunters t1-rst and weTe friendly e4ea confidential No secret was made ot thetr trade They tsfa him stories of sharghaied saiioFHer and 1t crews they had stolen from eHe ship far au=.l-r He was much interested. Jack look tlu ar 10 tha ship ping H..<s3aHeF.s to see tle crew at tfz Good Hope slazas Fe Tas es=r asked t9 and did stE1 z rz1= r-9e CT twzeA as witness A friend t-ea .s@ asaar rozz rskee broken head to wan zl- B1s Eze sherman boys were also fre1ds-at zszs- tHHee ae4Fs o.G-ard anyhow he could rzE4 aa=e 8s himself
 A last he ca1gst Pee n an attempt Q drug his whisky ar- eff The kings uita laughing comment en sa-laztowG ways Nc. outside he deadline 5e stopped IT 2 quiet saloon. T. was late and he and the lonesome bartender had L.gttcap tose-Lsr Wien he cane alive next morning he Eas . sea sH fae Good Hope and beefx English ma = vas szeztas a.Hl in The ribs
 Of the months taa- faf1area Hunter never told much He learned sailors work he had 70 He picked gp scar cF fwa fre4 tEa English mates brass kH4csI=s AIsa he acquired deep Black aud the mate
 A. last he fonud himself 1T -He coesass office at Ua1kirk Franc dressed Ir t5e eeth4s he had on when he ma the S1ermal laEs For won der they had sent them aboagi al-1 LsM He was In United States territory again and first or te would square yards wjsh Captain Black Bet-tEe consular agent Was FgaacEUan who vc1d neither speak English 1a- understand Hunters French unless ne wanted to Captain Black lolled in an office char and grirned while II sHter told his trouhle> When l. had finished without a word of come ent the consular agent spread out two papers fa= ships articles and an advance note" @I-es thees Totre rom2e he asked. It was. He remembered his signing as