Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-28

seemed pass his days gripping bunch Of
cotton-waste remained engineers should unobtr
lie had shirmates with many in his
time it scarcely occurred to him regret that
fofmalty his chief made casual talk with
him Impossible There joining him in his watch
the innumerable little things that
interests il sailor details of ships known
10y at anchor. The had of asking ques-
which is fatal to this manner of communion; his
contributions We're more than that ready lofty smile
md No. sir and Yes sir
Tr.nble, of another kind
SQUARE middle-agea little with hard, good ured
face who had held certificate twenty years
gained command. He willing
agreeable TO anybody, and his trivial anna
tility welcome the captain when they found them
selves together the bridge. lie Of those
they to in thousands-With no palate for life
could distinguish the quality of quick from
the Mersey New York from that of hating voyage
that brought vicisstudes rapid
disaster among coral islands Happenings of all kinds
We're but many items in the catalogue of his
he remembered them all alike and with equal lack of Zest
when the talk backward the past There
many of sociabilty Gatwick worked
her way Channel SO westward which
to spice the favorless days for both of them.
1t of hard weather that took its full toll
shipping and the Gatwick had her share OF it. She
behaved atrocously. but continued it all that
could De SAID OF her Day and night her forward deck
trap of tumutuous water where risked their
lives they slid and crawled for'ard aft. She had
double set OF Wlnches there to serve her hatches ana
through these the went boiling with each roll of the
vessel Most OF the had ugly cuts and bruises to
show as results of hasty scramble between the lore
castle and the alsway; after the manner of sailors
they her and continued drive
her along
Captain Leigh deck afternoon when the
wearing to it's end to stand by for
glimpse Ushants big beam corroborate his course.
The decks seeing all fast for the night;
Trmble the third engineer smoking under the
arguing noisily about religion. The captain
stopped third engineers forcible confess
of faith and passed up the ladder to che bridge
Never knew a ship roll Like this he said. as she
rrched giddily while he yet the ladder and he
the answering smash of sliding green over tie
plunging rail From the bridge, when he reached IT, no
the waters the fore-deck. and the mate
his up to their thighs in it, flashing winch
down. Night coming staress, heavy with
While he looked. the at the wheel struck
eight bells Trimble, with his wester pushed to
the back head, came up and joined him. He was
stand first watch and came to look forward at
the captains till chief mate should appear to
hand the bridge in FORM
Ought to get a sight of Ushant pretty soon,
remarked the captain.
Yes, SIR agreed the second mate. But the old
loses powerful lot of knockfn about like
this"
The observation pointed at that moment by a
roll which made them both put hand the rail- to
steady themselves. The Gatwick lay down to sliding
gddiy sky; rail went under and ladled
in the wild water by the score Of tons. Among the
winches the hanging on anyhow. propped
against the shock.
Hang on there roared the captain and upon his