Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25
DON JOHN QUIXOTE, PUMPMAN
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little article when I'm busy with him."
"And when is the fight coming Off"
"Soons we 60 off watch-eight bells"
Eight bells? Four o'clock Noyes
drew out his watch. why, it's nine min
utes to that now!'
$50 near? Then I'd better begin to knock
off, if I'm going to wash off and be ready in
time, hadn't II" He finished his thread,
gathered up his dies, and strolled away.
MOVES headed for the bridge. The Cap
= tain's glance, as he came up the ladder,
was not at all encouraging; but Noyes was
already weary of the Captains glances.
Captain, are you going to let it 60 on?"
he asked, and not too deferentially.
"Let what go on?'
THAT fight They're going to have it out
in few minutes. Aft there-look!'
"Im not looking. And I'll take care l
don't not in that direction. And what l
don't see | can't stop, can |? Besides, l
hope he beats that pumpman to jelly"
"Why, what's wrong with him?'
Wrong? He's dangerous; look at the
mop of hair and the eyes of him! He's one of
those trouble hunters that chap! And if
troubles don't turn up naturally, he II go out
and dig them up. He's like one of those kind
| read about once-used to live a thousand
years ago. All he needs is horse seventeen
hands high, and washboiler on his chest
and a tin kettle on his head, and one of those
long lances, and he'd go fitting about the
country like that Don Quicksote-"
"Don what?"
"Quicksote- Ouicksote That crazy Span
lard used to go butting up against windmlls
cabin. good name for hirn-Don John
O11Icl Mt
things he can't straighten out"
@He could do all that and yet be the best
kind of man. And the bosn-why, before
l ever heard the name of this ship I'd heard
of her bo'sn He's a notorious brute"
"He's the kind of brute l want to have
around. He will do what | order him.
"Did you order him to bring on this fght2"
"And if l did, what of it? Do have to
account to you for what | do on my ship?
That pumpman is dangerous, | tell you'll
Why, just before we sailed, was telephon-
ing over to the office to find out how he
happened to be shipped, and a clerk
"The second clerk, was it,"
"What does it matter who it was? He
said to watch out for him too that he was
a chesty sort, who knows it ALL Wherever
the office got him, don't know And if you
know anybody in the office with pull, you
ought to put it up to them, Mr.. Noyes,
when you 60 back. This pumpman, he's the
kind recognizes no authority
why. | thought he was very respectful
toward your officers And he seems to do
his work on the jump too, Captain"
"He carries out orders, yes; but if he felt
like it he'd tell me to go to blazes as quick
as he d tell the 'sn. lean see it in his eye"
Don't you think he only wants to be
treated with respect!"
Treated with respect! Who do you
think you re talkin to, the cook? | don't
have to treat one Of my crew with respect!
I'm Captain of my own ship-do you hear9
Captain of this ship, and III treat the crew
as blank pleased
Il guess you will too; but don't swear at
me- Captain. I'm not one of your crew.
Moves descended to the chartroom deck.
a wish, he breathed, @that that pumpman
had never seen this ship! They'll kill him
before the days over"
To be concluded next Sunday
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