New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-06
nv WILLIAM BROWN MELONEY

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@Vor am [ going to DO 50, added Gordon Right
here and now am going to proclaim the Captain Of this
ship swine-iust common swine. here are things TO-
daV swinging by their tails through ne jungle Worther
Of respect than ne. on may leH MN Hy opinion Of
aNo fear o. that" chuckled Moore. But really I'm
clad you're on your feet again. Well be having fair
weather for weeks 70 come now
MYTH that Moore went forward, sending ahead Of
w him a hail for the bo'sn. 1t was Bensons whim
or devltrv which that morning had established an
order that excepting the officers there should be no
watch and watch during the afternoons while fair
weather lasted that IS, that all hands should keep the
deck. -
Soon after Moore left him Willie Gordon walked for-
ward 70 the break OF the poop and watched the bOSn,
under the mates directions, setting the crew 20 tasks
Tcvor had the passenger seen such men as these He
counted nineteen Of them. including the DO n and the
man at the wheel only handful for big vesso Ike the
Craigie Law Not than three or four belonged TO
the same race. They were not robust or strong and
,nd;no as he had ALWAYS believed men Of the sea 10
he \ Young Irishman with shock OF flaming red hair
was the only one who seemed unmarked Of dissipation
and excess Gordon shuddered at the thought mat the
rt fabric Of iron and steel and canvas IN which be- and
they had their being must depend on their weakness for
is strength Thevwerc literally better than zar men,
scum o. the earth Mr. Gordon. said Moore. swing
ing up the weather gangway from the man deck
The passenger knew that the maze meant 'Ae crew lie
Al
ness ovcrcanc him and drove him 70 his room aerehe
made an effort 70 capitulac the circumstance at had
brought him 70 the Craigc Law. TWO facts only stood
out With any dstinctncss: He had crossed . atners
will which like his business. was iron. and mellow
they had agreed TO let Mr. McGavock and ',me set
things 70 rights between them.
LIE must have dozcd; for Of a sudden he artled
IL into a bcwiIcrcd WakeulnesS by the noirieSt
crash Of sound he had ever heard. L was the ecom-
uanirncnt Of a wild chant, savage rune, put,-
bv uncarthy animal cries
Gordon hair on end leaped from his berth an threw
back his room door, which opened upon the after ctbn
In big chair in the center Of the compartment ' Ben
son with huge mclOdcon or accordion IN his arms
thing If bells and ,ranges and innumcrable mother @
rearl KEYS Gordon had never seen an instrument cutie
50 wonderful Benson head was thrown oae" -ai he
was roaring in monotone az the top Of his voice me
loss u1jntclgibc thing which sounded Ike. "An-nee
Aimee aimee. aimee Ahn-nee-c-c. ~ 1,- tect
facing him was the big dog baying as At full moon
There was q light Of peace IN Benson heavily
featured unshaved. square Iawed face. tie seemed
oh'iyioi,s If all things save his strange song and he
sounds he was tearing out Of the melodcon's yi,as
g~owl from Hector apprsei the skipper Of Gort.n 5
presence Benson kicked the dog and then turne 20
The passenger fastening him with his small gray eyes
They were dancing in hi, head as from the eXnlar'0n
q, drink He paused in his wild rant and his manra,a-
ton %. the mclodcon long enough o. say Il 4u~te- lie
DANCED Old music box back in Swansea. and lus' -r.-
cecdci in mcning IT, rs good box 'ine music
II seemed 70 be both an apology and an cAplana..
For the moment any speech was beyond Gordon. j
words had come g. him. hey must needs have ...n
shouted 60 have been hear! above the din that Ben
immediately resumed The boy fled up on deck through
the after companion way and char,houSc with Ahnnc,
Aimee aimee aimee Aimee, Ahn-neee-e pursuing
him Ike % wall IN @ nightmare.
Allen wa, ;us, taking the deck from Moore AZ the be-
ginning ~ thc first dog watch the passenger appeared
The two mates were standing at the weather side OF
the wheel cowl or hood. Gordon Joined them there.