The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-02
CHAPTER XIX.
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treme care, Captain Kettle took two
hands To him, and shook with such
fine yigor that there could be no
doubt about sleep feeing before such
an onslaught. s---
Now then, hear me, Were you on
deck when these people Went. away .
Eyes"
And made no effort to stop them"
mo" ~
do you know where they've gomez.
"No." -.
"Did you hear them. say--ai.ythins
about their places ?".-
mo" -. - .l-..- -..-
did you see which direction. they
took when they got ashore %
NO. II that's al the Information
you want. this is my watch below and
| wish to sleep" - -. -
"oh, do you?" id.,CaptaIa-N stlls-
well, II you want me to-put hHnds-
on you again. you'd better try and do
II. Eve just sent the mate q, sis ,EaonIs
20 you're mate and yup'd better 60
on deck and stand your watch-".--e~-. -
II thank you for the.-promotion. bur
do not want it. disliBe respn15 ibii.
ity. | hold a masters. L Jckst-- as You
Nv
months, but never no more. Its sec.
end mate for me teathe- end OF -mJ
days at sea, and I'm nor going to be
hustled into anything bigger. -
III you don't go on deck. 2 the little
sailor snarled at him, ''f1l kick you
there And IL you don't do duty when
you are on deck, TIL disrate you, and
send you below to trim Goals, and pro
of he och 20 70 he IN tp,
your place. Now, will you budge?"
II suppose / have TO, IL YOU put ii
that way. But T." humble. humble.
humble.
He hoisted HIS fat hairy legs over
the edge OF the bunk and dropped on
deck; slowly he found slippers, an
ulster and uniform cap, and went
out OF his room still grumbling Cap
tain Kettle, with twitching fingers.
followed at his heels.
You will set an anchor watch OF six
hands, and have them report to you
avery half-bell.
Aye"
Let the rest of the hands turn in
7 shall want them early"
AYE, aye"
Take accurate bearings OF any
lights you may see ashore Is your
log written upr'
mot up to date. There might be-"
bring II to me after breakfast to-
morrow, filed up 70 breakfast time. ,
And Mr.. Fosterr'
"Ayef"
III hear OF or see any shore fare
that you don't report accurately. I'll
send you to your room, and see thar
fAl ofta n6n ty,o
cy. That'll do {.
Appear TO be enjoying yourself,
said McTodd, when a very worried
Kettle let himself into the chart
house.
You see the hopeless material !
have to work on"
ITS only the fools that come to
sea-" said the Scot sententiously "You
and me are the exceptions. There was
letter in my room put in the tunt-
bier rack with a whisky bottle. as
paper weight. II wonder WHY"
TO insure its being seen. How was
It addressed" ~ - -.
TO you. It's there. under the par
allel rulers on the chart table. And
I've bronghtyon a tot Of the Wits Key" r
Captain Kettle tore and-read--
There's a-dsSdl Of a-mess,---A4y ~ eia-Ll
Ter, who You'll know by this time, Is
quite unaccountable 10 anybody for
her movements, took it into her head-r
as soon az you had left the ship TO 20
ashore with old MIA BsEga sh-and-her :
retinue. They we got thc- stvwardess
with them. ] did. not Know What had
happened ttllI.-by accident, came~on
deck and saw them riding of on CAM
els up over the sand-dunes AZ the bach
Of the beach and presumably. making \
Tor the mountains. They'd got the
bodyguard in attendance. ana the camp
tollowers were striving camp for all =
they were worth The saint saw what
mad happened the same time did. and
TO give MN his due, seemed cunsid-
eraoly ratified, II was, according 10
him, klsmet and all the rest Of r.:
nut ne obviously didn't like the look
or things one little bit, lie said j
must remember that the customs and
appliances in his fortress wera mucn
the same as they had been. IN the DAYS 4.
OF Ancient Rome, and my sister would
age. The oHe firing to-do- tby mis- wpv
OF thinkingJ Isl To head her ON c.
we're Just starting Tor the shore to.
that purpose; There are horses still
at their picRets Rely on II we shall
get back as soon-as we cam -. :. 4
Yes, ! guarantee they will. Nv
James, what..a ineSsf 1, knaw' thers
was something hanging over ma. and
that's what II IS" .----
There's another word or-two of-the
letter."
"oh. yes. He says: -.
II hope you found all we'll on the
Norman Towers. IL there's any hitch.
I'm sure you viii nnd, the saint is only
too anxious to assist: SO please treat
him with decent .ciyIlity when next
you meet ~. la.ssYours
20. G. IL O.. CHESTERMAN.'
II shall treat that wrongiy.educated
African exactly Rs he deserves when
I catch him. Mac7"
I'm listening"
I'm going ashore--now. I shall
take q rife and a BAG OF biscuit. and
n bottle OF Horner's Perfect Cure, and
follow on the trail OF that caravan, and
zee what happens. N ] am wanted, |
shall be there If the unlikely hap
pens, and all goes we'll, I'll De free 10
let any one who feels inclined that
way, kick me-if he can. leave you
IN charge here. not because you're
certihcafed, not because you're compe-
tsnf. but because you're the best man
- koA lrkf f,t. hrsa "A