Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-01


bered on deck and buStletl
about. giving orders to the sailor who
was showing the lunch aud anmuui-
ton.
When Stuart stopped the tender at
the first blind. about 500 yards away.
BIvens protested.
Here. here! I'm no mollycoddle II
j have been sick. can throw stone
to this blind. This isn't the one ]
want. There 1t Is down yOnder to-
ward the end OF that marsh. saw
thousands Of ducks circiing around 1t
yesterday. I've given in to you every
day we've been down here. I'm going
to have my way this time"
He turned to the sailor who was
running the tenders engine and spoke
sharply.
go to that other blind!"
The sdilor sprang to the wheel. and
the tender shot ahead. Stuart settled
back In his seat with angry disgust
and Bivens laughed.
Cheer up: it's no use to give orders
for a funeral yet. II we can't get
back to that yacht in fifteen minutes
against7 ANY wind that blows today I'll
eat my hat. fm feeling better than
/ have for months. I'm In for good
time. Don't be a piker."
Stuart determined to make the best
Of II. ~ ,.~ IT, II. .'.~. T
"AII right" he answered cheerfully.
"Good Lord. man. ] could walk back
to the yacht at low water-it all goes
bare"
"Yes. unless the wind hauls in to
j the northeast and rolls In big tide
througIl that inlet"
.'Ail right let her roll The tender
will come back and pull us In"
BY the dime the decoys were out II
{ began TO spit snow. and the wind had
freshened sr@2#
AS the sailor was about to start
back Stuart spoke sharply:
Listen to me now. Niels. Keep
sharp watch on this weather. II you
see the wind haul to the north put q
compass In your tender, take your
bearing from the yacht to this blind
in case II should shut In thick and
! come after us in double quick time.
You understand?"
Yes, SIR"
"1fit looks bad don't whit too long. I,
II should he blowing gale you'd bet
ter bring the cook along to steer while
you watch your engine. Have him Ok
light supper before he starts"
BireHs was vastly amused at Stu
arts orders. NIT >
Stuart scanned the horizon. watch
Ing flock of ducks working their way
northward. The sign Mas ominous
Birds know which way the wind Is
going to blow before II comes. and II q
gale is ON the way they always work
into the teeth of II. &.* .
70 wax useless tn tell this to Birens.
He didn't haze sense enough to under
stand II. But Stuart quietly made up
his mind tU take up the decays aud
row In AK soon aS the tide ebbed down
to two feet az water. A.~.r
In the nFEHtine he would make the
brr;t Of the situation. The ducks De-
gan 10 come In, md decoy like chick
ems He killed half dozen aud in the
excitement Began to forget the foot
hardness Il the trip.
Bivens shot n dozen times. missed.
got diSgusted and began to fret and
complain. He said:
lin. would you mind telling me the
mental process by which you rejected
my offer? You're the only man I've
struck on this earth that didn't have
bis price"
Perhaps we have different ways Of
fixing values. You are not yet fifty
years old and n wreck. What's the
use? What can you do with your
money now?"
1T brings luxury. ease, indulgence.
power. admiration. wonder and the
envy Of the world"
Whats the good Of luxury II you
Iant enjoy 1t. ease If you never take
II. indulgence when you have lost the
capacity 10 play. power If you're too
busy getting more to stop and wiel6
ft?"
Jim. you're the biggest fool ever
knew, without a single exception"
Stuart glanced anxiously toward the
yacht 1t was o'clock. The tide had
ebEed half out and there was barely
enough water on the fats DOW for the
tender to cross. 1t was showing hard
er and the wind had begun to inch in
toward the north.
NO more ducks today. Cal" Stuart
said hriSEIy. returning TO his tone Of
friendly comradeship. We've got to
ret away from here. It's getting colder
every r:nute. 1t will be freezing be-
fore night
We'll. let it freeze" Bivens cried
pcevishly What do we care? It's
Just ten minutes run when the tender
comes"
To Stuart's Joy he saw the men start
the tender. -.