The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-13

compelled to rouse Up my courage and serve the dinner He silently, with the first mate, but said nothin~ to And 1t the at supper; the mood was heavy upon him. but did not know when it would change and stood ever ready to dodge and run should occasion require.
 It changed in time, but not as had feared. He never again was the truculent abusive, and nhuman self, stronger than himself working upon him; he seldom spoke to one And one night about two ship sliding along under the steady southeast trade wnd and the weather such to bring healthy n ls hs ormg ~dsyed he and fingers cutching his throat.
 of he sasped brGkeny break ! oat bottle get rid ot ,em? Quick with that brandy, man. Give tunlbed out, got him an opened bottle, water, and tu1nbler from the store-room, and served him. had never seen human being take such a drink. He while he stood shaking and quivering, reached inc glass for another which gave him. Soon his nerves mournfu1ly '"That little devil was no son of mine. in spite of what h he told you N No would s haunt his better, and in my sleep could control my But he is not my son know he. is not. He is devil
 How, Captain?" l asked What happens when you dream?
 I feel his big hands my throat the same as felt them in tha5 scrap, then he gets his devilsh mouth teeth sinking in Steward, take this key,-he produced one from his Poeket-"its the key of that cabinet L. It and don't give me that key this voyage even though ask for it. Understand? Throw it overheard if ask and give t to me at Frisco Meanwhile keep the "Yes sir, understand" answered as took the key though matter of fact did not understand ~I1i take of the key and the museum, sir. And now. with yoa It'n make you sleep soundly and stop the these two will make you drunk You know that, sir"
 'Yes yes, know he said, weakly something after the manner of penitent boy. 'I1l take the bottle and you keep that cabinet locked Goodnight"
 He went to his berth and saw him no more until made comment on his condition except to repeat to me his inJunctions n regard to the cabinet and to that there was Dot bottle or brandy in his room at all the side. cabinet scrupuously, and once. in an idle moment counted the thirty-two teeth of the Frenchman; the ship and the keeping down of the I men~ther first duty, by the way; the men worked suleny, with only power of the law behind him. could cripple or kill them with impunty; and the captain went into and remained brandy. He outgrew the need of one bottle day and demanded two, which supplied For he was chest Brandy all he wanted, he said, when suggested intelligent treatment of his case. And his stomach yielded that he could eat the most tempting dishes that could devise This gave the brandy freer swing and he shook and quivered and quaked so that often was called from my seep to hold trmbler to his lips.
 We were now north of the line We had caught the northeast trades and while the days Jvere hot the complained of too much sleep for the two mates ut terly antagonisc toward the big skipper who had mat-handed them botf fobore the usual driving of the to doze of in the night watches deck without crit csm or rebuke Every on board, including myself and perhaps the skipper looking toward the speedy was looking forward to the Christmas dinner that had included besides vegetables coopfu of fowls fat chickens and big gobbler who was destined for the this turkey dinner hoped to arouse his appetite in advance so that when he saw the spread he would eat appetite deferred the Christmas dinner until the end of the day, serving him nothing but light caviar sand that had succeeded; he really did eat full meal in the evening and retired early to his berth fortified for sleep by full bottle of brandy.
 About ten o'clock, however, just as four bells had struck at the wheel was reused from first sleep by noises from the after-cabn. rolled and lis of hard bodies the overturng of chairs desks and the pumping of human elbows and shoulders against the bulkheads. There two three throaty, choking shrieks screams, then after moment of silence heard and I swear it, as God is my witness voice saying: T keel you. keel you wish my teeth.'
 rushed out, meeting the second coming through his sleep like myself.
 got the jim-i ams?" e' -~0''
 q don't know" answered Lets see"
 We went to the after-cabin door and listened An was quiet now, and tried the door; it locked from the inside & and nd we went t on deck O the afte
 
 these doors, and we went back the mess-room and decided to break in the door and find out what had happened. A few smasnes with capstan-bar in the hands of the mate opened the door, and we entered the afer-cabn. Captain Belchior lay face upward open, and his throat mang1ed and macerated beyond description At the borders of the gaping wound as might be the possession of Bengal tiger or z grizzly bear. And to complete the ncongruous picture on the floor were teeth. white quet and inert, close teeth such had picked up secured, and deposited in the museum 1 counted thrty-two and rushed to the cabinet. l did not know whether not at the moment, and do not know now. Yet as I spooned that pickle of ghasty found and and hngers-but not tooth And the cabinet had not been unlocked since the captain had given the key except by myself
 We pulled through. We buried the captain at sea. and the took the ship into San Francisco where all hands, including myself quit her. My next ship was bark engaged in the 'west-coast trade and the first stopping place at Valparaiso, where went ashore and visited the hospital. I was received by the same nurse who remembered and answered mv