The Detroit times., 1912-11-21

Miss Ihcatermau Cbt IN, What "A dtat
old muddler NY BROTHER is over busl-
ness matters, I'm sure you'll under.
stand how IL came about.
Miss. sail Captain Kettle. "ano.
sir, I'm grateful for what you say. 1
was a good deal upset last night But
| don't see that even il Id known thar
IL was the poor on Towers we We're
after il wol,d have made any rear
difference. With the knowledge IN
my pocket J couldn't have looked for
her more keeuly. nor would my duty
10 my owner nave made me look less
hard, and there YOU are should
have taken on the billet just the same.
AID glad OF it, even If you'd told me
the old girls name that first night
AT the Masons Arms. back there IN
Foston It's been a jar TO find thar
my old sea-daddy's drowned. and me
thinking him sailing the seas. with
his false teeth IN his chartroon
drawer as merry as ever, but | guess
sailors are paid 10 drown when neces-
sary, and there, If YOU please, We
leave il. Question is now, taking
his steamboat in through those reefs
It's going To be a Job and a half
Cant you manage it,"
Sir, with respect. | can take any
steamboat that's built through any
lchannel where there's water enough
! to float her But when I'm put 10
being my own pilot, I've got TO sur
yev the channel first
But surely YOU know the way now,
! after being Ia and out?"
1 There's a vast OF difference, miss,
] ia.fr a, 1raHV uuh N n 4.
/ boat that VIII float in two feet OF wa.
( ter. and taking a fine craft like this -
] Captain ket,ia cast his eye proudly
over his small commsnd-'that draws
! thirteen foot Two There must be
! channel somewhere because. as you
| snow. the old Tow ers blew in with
| out touching But the whole place is
regular stcne-yard. and | tell you
! freely that how my surf-boat escaped
1 getting smas he'd a cood score OF times
| beats All my experience.
| is there such thing as a tide
here? >"
Water runs in places like mill
race, sir"
Presumably the Norman Towers
must have gone under. over, or
through the reefs. Perhaps when my
cousin was here it was the top of a
! spring tide That helped her over
That would help, OF course, But
my idea Is there's a proper fairway,
and there's nothing 70 do but take
the ground, square by square. in that
sGrf-boat, aud plot out the whole
| scheme of the banks and reefs with
! as many cross bearings as one can
/ get Then with some leading marks
| built ashore and perhaps a buoy or
| two il the channels get very twisted.
! I'll be able, II the weather gives us
a fair smooth sea, to take her in
And how long will this entertain.
ment take?'
4 week. sir. at the very lowest es-
innate. and perhaps two II it breezes
| ~ again. II II comes TO narrow
| soUndings, man can't get accurate
| depths when he doesn't know II the
sea lifting them couple Of fathoms
! above the normal or dropping him
! twelve feet beneath II"
Good lord, Skipper. you can't ex-
pect us 20 stay and be seasick here
| for another mortal week"
Il was goin3 20 say, sir, that were
! low on coal, and have made a big hole
best If you'd take The Wangaroo back
| to the islands for bunkers and pro-
| visions You'll be back here again
before I'm ready And you'll find Mr..
ffethewy perfectly competent nayl-
gator and you'll no; miss the six men
| want 20 keep
And leave you here 10 grill in that
I twopenny boat? My dear fellow. that
comes inside the cruelty clause We
couldn't sleep for thinking OF you.
Don't you agree. Violet%
Il shall take along a spare awning
and a couple OF spars TO make a tent
and marked down in my eye an ISL
and that's just the place for camp.
There didn't seem to be fuel, 80 shall
need couple OF bags OF coal. but
with those and rations we shall be
comfortable enough till YOU return;
and indeed sir, II you come 10 think
| the business out, there's no other way
/ for il i"
! SO the scheme was agreed to. and
/ Kettle fitted his boat, and went below
/ TO say good-by TO Miss Dubbs before
making his adieus 10 her employers
on deck.
But that stately young person gave
him a very chilly reception. She was
vastly civil. one might almost say
Extensively so, but as far as temper
ature OF some eighty-three degrees
Fahrenheit would permit. her CONVEX
sation was ice.