Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-28

to oversee the lowering or the quarter
boat
The davits swung cupboard the
tackles sQueaked like parcel OF
angry cats. the boat splashed into the
water, unlocked and pushed off. Oars
straddled out from her and beat the
water unevenly. Slowly she scratched
her way over the hill and dale,of the
sea. The engineer, when he heard the
clank OF the looms against the thole.
pins, swan to the farther side OF an
islet of the orange-yellow weed, and
1t looked as IL they were going to have
trouble with him. But words passed in
the boat, and one Of the rowers
shipped his oar and stood up. He
picked up some small line which lay
on the untidy floor boards, made a
running bowline on one end. arranged
some coils to his satisfaction, threw,
and hauled taut. The man caught the
engineer round the neck with his first
heave, and (after the severe methods
of the sea- choked the fight out OF him
before he brought him up through the
clogging bubbly weed to the side OF
the boat Thereafter the mailman was
brought on board, dried, dressed and
deposited in his own room. the door OF
which leisurely carpenter proceeded
to decorate with hasp and paddock.
The mate marched smartly off to
the chart house to report. He knocked.
lifted the hook, and opened the door.
and grasped the situation at glance.
Captain Saturday Parrish had In
dulged in that one more peg ana sew
eral others to ram 1t home.
The mate stepped inside, and this
time shut the door closely. He drew
curtains across the side windows that
the curious might not look through,
and then made his formal report.
Chief engineer gone to his room.
sir"
you're very capable offsr -
Owen. me man. Given you a most UNI
pleasant job, I'm sure. Been with you
Ii. spirit all along but couldn't get on
deck. Detained chart house. severe
malarial symptoms. Fatal, expose sea
air. Stayed in here very much against
my will, taking neshessary drugs.
Eyes. sir, quite So Second engineer
reports it's quite true about the coal.
I told him 1t was trifle which would
cost him his ticket, and as he was
saucv had to attend to him. But that
doesn't get over the coal-and the
grub. One we haven't got. the other
We shall have less OF every day.
Unless you can arrange for the
sea- guls to bring bath buns. like,
wasn't It Joshua did. for the ravens?'
''My idea, sir, was that you'd like
me to rig lifeboat, and go off and
and see If couldn't pick up assist
ance. was sure you'd think each mo-
ment was OF Importance, as every bit
of delay means so much more FOOD
and drink consumed, and you'd want
me to be off at once"
"But where to-, Owen. me man!
You're not likely to find boat to tow
us thish side New Jerusalem.
"There's some sort Of steam lane
from the northern ports to the West
Indies about twelve degrees south OF
where we are now, sir, and con-
cluded you'd like me to sail down TO
cut that, and then if I didn't see any
sbodv hold on backward and across TIL
Idid."
''You couldn't find the old packet
again, once you'd left her. Much pet
ter stay'n let's all starve comfortably
together"
az shall take note of the current
sets and the wind from day to day, SIT,
and shal'n't be far out in calculating
your drift. They rubbed that sort OF
thing pretty we'll into one in the navi-
CATION school. think you may expect
me back with assistance inside
week."
Captain Farnish applied a handker-
chief to his eyes. You'll excuse these
tears, Owen, me man, but prospect
mosht distressful. always looked Tor
ward to high.class funeral, Birken-
head cemetery, with you and the old
woman and the kids in the wake OF
the hearse, sort Of poem in the white
pocket handkerchiefs and Grape. >
been one Of the happy dreams OF my
life. Mosht distressing die out here
like black beetle in a kerosene can.
unmourned, unwept for. And my
steward tells me whisky's running
out"
eyes, sir, the Towers going to be a
dry ship till I get back with relief.
Then I may take 1t to be your wish
that should get under way at once?"
"At onche," said Captain Parrish
with much gravity. Scheme I've out
lined to you, Mr.. Kettle me-Mr. ket-
tie, me man. is outcome much anxious
delib-dolab-I should say de-lib-er-
ashun, and I have full confidence your
ability carry it out Full confidence. l
may say fullest Though suffering
severe attack malarlous symptoms
myself, as vide entry in log, still l
have fullest confidence In mate of my
own upbringing"-- Captain Farnish's
head dropped upon his breast, and he
permitted himself to snore with re-
lief.
.'Then good-by, sir"
"Go-by. l wasn't asleep. .if that's
your idea, and to prove 1t give you
las word. My motto is Leave every
thing to the mate. Remarkably conf
dent should say com-pet-ent-man,
my mate, Mis- Kell. As / said before,
goo-by."
The big red velvet armchair in
which Captain Saturday Parrish re-
posed Jared up and down on ITS
broken caster with every roll of the
snip, and before leaving, the mate