The Green Forest tribune., 1911-10-06

Conrad rapped There was no an swer. He rapped louder. He repeat ed it.
 The man in the next stateroom flung open his door grossly and asked Con- rad to stop trying to knock in a side of the boat. He said he had press Ing business In port. and if Con- rad sunk the vessel and he had to swim in he would be late for his ap- pOintment.
 Thereupon Conrad kicked the door of his stateroom. It was opened six inches and a sleepy and blinking face peered forth Conrad showed himself inside.
 Who are you?" demanded the blink ing man.
 Here, wake up!" replied Conrad, disgustedly This is my stateroom, and I'm going to bed. Don't you re member that l offered to share with you?"
 "Oh!" said the blinking man, con- pTehendingly sitting down. Then he rolled over and went to sleep again. Suddenly Conrad gave a howl
 What have you got in here?" he asked.
 The sleepy man sat up and regard ed the floor on which Conrad was dancing. Oh" he said. and seemed amused. They've got out. haven't they? must have kicked a hole in the paper covering! There's hun dred of those crabs!"
 Then there are just hundred too many!" Conrad announced as he made a leap for life.
 You see" said the other passen- ger, socially, I'm going over to visit a friend, and he's daffy about eating little fresh water crabs. He asked me to bring him some. I put em in a basket"
 Well, put 'em back" Conrad or dered. ferociously.
 Crouched on the edge of the berth, he watched the other man try to cor ral those agile crabs. He chuck ed and shooed and coaxed and dived headlong and at last had most of them back In their basket. Then he prompt ly went to sleep once more.
 Vastly irritated, Conrad retired He awoke later to find himself being violently shaken by two strong hands.
 Don't you see it? Don't you see ft?" shouted voice. Can't you stop it?"
 Are those crabs loose again?" Con- rad cried in horror, making spring for the electric light switch.
 No, no." moaned the voice That automobile! It's toppling over and they'll all be killed!"
 Conrad shook the sleep walker vio- lently. Where am I?'' the man asked when he came to-
 You'll be overheard in the lake if you repeat that performance," Con- rad told him. q want to get lit- tie sleep"
 In an hour a yell once more sent Conrad to his feet It seemed that a crab which they had missed in the roundup had ascended a blanket to the berth and had fastened upon it's owners ear. No one could reasonably objected to a mans yelling under these circumstances. so Conrad merely de- tached the crab. threw 1t out of the window and tried again to sleep. but by that time the boat had reached shore Sleepy and angry. he start ed to dress. The other man was slum- bering as sweetly as baby He woke up, though, when Conrad tried to put on his shoes. because the shoes had crabs in them
 AS he disembarked Conrad Met El- lis, who was looking fresh, rested and vigorous. Conrad longed to smite him.
 Here" he growled at Ellis. You let me in for an awful night with that friend of yours! I've had hardly a wink of sleep and have nearly had heart failure besides! Whats the mat ter with him, anyway"
 I'm sure l don't know" said El- lis, genially. 'l never saw him be-, fore last night. He had just stopped to ask me for light when you came along and took him in like brother!"
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