The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-25

said, jovially. 1T was wat you call
re picnic, l bet. Ze companion was
lock-, an re guard posted. Wat more
now for me?"
Relieve Mr.. Tuttle in the engine
room. Keep three men below there
with you, and arm them as guards.
Make the Kanakas do the firing, and
hold the engineer to it with a gun at
his head, You know enough about a
stoke hole to tell whether things are
going right, don't you?"
He nodded, and I could see the
CLEAN of his white teeth.
Then get your steam up, but don't
let those fellows fire so as to drive
any flame out of the stack, and watch
that Johnny Bull so that he can't put
any kinks in the machinery. Don't
take your eyes off him. Do you under
stand the signals?"
"Ay, ay, monsieur"
Then stand by. Wen tow out at
once with the boats, but l want you
ready for business the very moment
we cast off the lines. Send all the
rest of the men on deck and ask Mr..
Tuttle to report to me here imme-
diately."
was not kept waiting. Two men
came stumbling up the companionway
together. l peered at them, uncertain
of their identity in the gloom.
is that you, Mr.. Tuttle?'
YES, sir. This is Johnson, one Of
the wheelsmen; thought you would
likely need him, so l brought him
along"
Very good. Johnson, go on up
into the wheelhouse and see that all is
clear. I'll give you directions later
Mr.. Tuttle, we'll tow out until we get
the sweep of the sea fairly under our
fore foot. Get the lines out to the
boats at once, with full crew at the
oars. You are to take command, and
shall have to trust you for the
course, as we can't risk signaling
presume you are acquainted with the
harbor lights?"
Been in here eight times in ten
years without a pilot"
Then you ought to know the
course. but take no chances; feel your
way, only keep the ropes taut Have
you any man fit to take charge of the
second boat? need De Nova below"
"The boatswain, sir; that big fellow
with the scar"
What's his name?"
"Bill Anderson"
"All right; put him in the cutter.
Leave me three men on deck, and post
the best one of the lot at the stern
line ready to cast off. AS soon as you
get the ropes out I'll slip the anchor
chain, and leave the fukes In the mud.
Work lively now; we must be well out
at sea before daylight"
He stood leaning against the rail,
peering out over the water, his hands
shading his eyes.
Have you spotted any guardboats
with your glasses?" he questioned, un-
easily.
only that one yonder; see, the yell
low light just rounding the stem of that
big brig. There was a steam-launch
out there to the west about 90 minutes
ago, but it seems to have disap-
peared"
Swallowed up in the fog likely he
snufing the air like a
pointer dog. Wen find it banked
pretty heavy outside, or I'm lubber.
Well, so much the better for our job.
All right, Mr. Stephens, I'm off, and
Wen have you in tow in iiffy. I'll
put the niger at the stern line; he's
the best all-round hand on board"
However ! may have disliked and
distrusted the whaleman he certainly
proved himself an able seaman and a
smart officer. He comprehended every
detail Of his work, and held his men to
II finely Within 20 minutes we were
IN motion, moving slowly, yet steadily,
toward the black vacancy outlined by
the harbor lights on either hand
There was no disturbing sound to be-