The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-04

sort OF Trip over? Heard you sort o
got mixed up in squall just befor,
leavin'."
. Some time in the good old day.
, gone by Captain Billy had got mixed
up in a fight in the old saloon thai
has since disappeared and when h,
came out of 1t one OF his eyes had
gone. When he turned the remaining
optic on Walt, that gentleman should
have got wise to himself but he did
not, and disregarding the warning
signal showing and the bristling OF
the captains bright red hair, continu
ed his questioning.
Some of the boys sort of heard
you had put out an anchor to wind.
ward, Cap" A smothering burst of
laughing encouraged him. 1--WE heard
as how you had gone and spliced the
Knot for good and all"
Further smothered bursts of laugh.
ter were cut short by Captain Billy
coming down the gang plank and ad-
vancing to where Walt Duggan leant
against pile of lumber. When he
got opposite his inquisitor the captain
stopped and fixed his remaining eye
on him with a baleful glare.
Some folks" he bit off between
his teeth, hears a blamed sight too
much nor is good for them, When Il
want your advice will ask for it
until then you can keep your mouth
shut"
"Oh, all right, Cap" replied Walt IL
sickly sort of manner, mo offense
I'm sure. The boys only heard you
was married and was wanting to con.
graduate you on It,"
when want congratulations l will
ask for them," snapped back the an
swer, land if l hear any more of
your fool talk will knock you off that
lumber" With this the bristling lit.
tie skipper stalked off down the wharf
and was lost to sight round the cor.
ner.
Seems to me the Cap amt sort Of
struck what yer might call a peach
judgin' by the way he takes on" said
Pete Langford as soon as the person
referred to was out of earshot.
well, you tell him yourself if you
want to-" announced the crestfallen
Walter; II amt agoin' to-"
The captain of the Hilo was not
seen along the front any more that
day and it was not until the boys had
been sitting in Andy's for some time
that he put in an appearance that
night There were the bad weather
ahead signs sticking out all over him
and the boys decided to let him open
the conversation. He pulled the bot. :
tie toward him, poured out a stiff
three fingers, grunted How and set. I
tied down to glare.
An uncomfortable silence fell and
the boys shifted about uneasily Once
Jorgersen started to gay something
but stopped as though frozen as soon
as he found the captains eye on him.
The solitary eye was getting redder
and redder as it darted from one to
the other. At last the pent up anger
could not be held back any more The
captain opened on the group. He told
them what he thought of them as in
diViduas, fIs bunch, what he thought
of their fathers and mothers and their
sisters and their cousins and their
aunts. He vilified them up and down.
Once Walt made foolish attempt to
break in and was promptly squsshed
Don't dare to interrupt" the Captain
roared at him. You, you great big lop-
sided broken down bum. You call
sailor, don't you, why you
don't know no more about sailing a
ship than the man in the moon. Shut
up! A man can't get married with
out having a whole lot of you loafin'
buns come around worrying him and
sticking your faces in where you amt
You just let me tell you that
am not going to stand it from any
one. I'm boss of my ship at sea and
amt going to take no orders from
no one ashore"
But we weren't tryin' to give you
any orders Cap" broke In Walt in des-
peration, I'VE was only wantin to con-
60 to hell. When l want your con-
I will ask for them, now
shut up and leave a gentleman to en-
Joy his drink without being interrupt
ed by lot of deadbeat buns"
The door opened and the boys were
glad of the respite. A red head wes
thrust round the corner, followed by
4 youth of about thirteen. Mother
says" he announced to the captain in
4 cracked voice, that it is time you
came home and that she won't have
you drinking here until all hours of
he night with lowdown crew of
stiffs."
The Captains face during this
,Deech was a Dicture When the howl