The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-11

ly. You give me the word the mrs.
time a steward neglests you or your
room. or the cook doesn't dish mp e
your taste. and then YOU stand by Il
sec me make that man hop. AS re
CARDS being pirate. there are exten
uating circumstances about the way
| had TO come aboard here which ever
stipendiary magistrate eouldn't
overlook, and anyway, as chief oficei
OF the Norman Towers have 70 brinG
back coal TO my own captain, let the
opposition be what II may AS re
CARDS personal matters, I've still got
| TO attend TO that man who stood be
side you near the poop stan and
Knocked al my boat when she Was be-
I ing left behind You must under
stand, miss, that | don't allow any
man living 10 laugh AT me-.
But I'm not a man. So you will
let me laugh. won't you? Your mis-
take is so funny II II wasn't for the
man you're speaking OF you wouldn't
be on board here at all, and the Rhein
would be some considerable number
OF miles farther along her way"
I'm afraid l don't understand"
well, he 10 a Scot--a Mr.. McTodd.
and he and | are the only non-0er.
mans on board. I'm afraid We are
neither OF US popular, but l gather
he Il pretty actively disliksd- You
see, he's In the stokshold. and lac
cording to his own accounp. he IN
dertook TO teach the ship's company
boxing"
Him." said Mr.. Kettle. br1stnng.
him nth hfa hnnha dnAa
he? And the engine-room ofiicers
II was about time l came 70 teach
them"
You might take into account the
small item that In all probability he
saved your life" the lady suggested.
I'm afraid I'm no engineer. but per
haps you can tell me II there 10 a
thing called q 'thrustr"
Thrust blocks, yes, miss"
We'll, Mr.. McTodd left me with de-
signs that were connected with the
thrust, and a shovel full OF ashes, and
'nutting her up tight. Frankly. the
technicalities were quite beyond me,
and very likely I've reported them In
accurately. Also there are moments
when McTodd's best Pollockshield &C
cent Is completely outside my grasp"
Speaks AZ II he had no roof TO his
MOUTH"
Precisely. And so beyond the fact
that his scheme was calculated to give
pain to the engineer stan, and TO
bring the machinery to q standstill,
I'm afraid can't describe It."
He seems to have delivered the
goods all right" said the little sailor
dryly. And I shouldn't like you TO
60 away and think your description
was a bad one, miss. But for subor-
dinate to tamper with the ships en-
gines IL a very serious offense against
professional etiquette"
AT any rate you should be the last
to complain"
Il trust. miss, that shall always
have the strength TO do what / con-
slider right whether IT'S TO my own
advantage or the reverse. | must ask
you TO excuse me for a moment. |
take II that this man with-the black
eye and the fat lip is the second engi-
neer that I sent for, and I've got 10
hear his report"
The Rheims second engineer had
come on deck with no inclination to
recognize the authority OF the invad-
er. and his Introductory sentences
were not those OF urbanity. Mr.. Ket-
tie did not interrupt He merely
looked at him, and by quick degrees
civility oozed into the mans dis
course.
He spoke In technicalitles OF a
smell OF heated iron, frenZied
search. bearing that threatened 70
seize. Nothing but an instant stop
page OF the main engines saved the