The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-31

SSSh heu havoc Win mis-
pnys'que, so that appetite, and even
ues're OF life itself. temporarily dis.
appeared H. the gloom OF seasickness.
IN spite Of difficulties, Jim tried to
niu out something about the boat.
'ne seamen were none too friendly;
out oy patching up his almost forgot.
Yen french and BY signs. he learned
something. His sudden failure OF
strength in the water had been due TO
dow from a floating spar. as a
oiulse On his forehead testified: the
o'u aan' whom Jim supposed to be
'hs captain. vas a hard master: Mon.
sIeur Chatelard was owner, or at least
temporary proprietor, OF the yacht;
ana the present voyag was an un.
.uchy one by all the signs and omens
hhoWn TO the seamen's horoscope.
me su~llenness OF the men was ap-
parent, and was not caused by the en-.
forced presence OF a stranger among
them. In fact. their bad tempe be-
came so conspicuous that jim began
10 believe that Il might have some
thing TO do with the mysterious &C
ions OF the man on shore. He pon.
dered he situation deeply: he evolved
many foolish schemes TO compass his
" enlightenment. and dismissed
them n by one He grlmly reflected
that a man without clothes can scarce
ly be a hero, whatever his spirit. Not
since the days OF Olympus was there
any record OF man or god being re-
ce1ved into any society whatever
without his sartorial shell. thought
Jimmy. But in spite OF his discomfort,
he was glad he was there. The IN.
tuition that had led him since that
memorable Sunday afternoon was
strong within him still. and be
questioned its authority. He believed
his turn would come. even though he
were a prisoner in the to'casle OF the
Jeanne Dare.
As the violence OF his sickness
passed. jim began TO cast about for
some mea OF helping himself. Grad.
uaily he was able 10 dive into the for.
gotten shadows OF his French learn.
ing. BY much wrinkling o. brows he
evolved a sentence. though be had 70
wait some hours before there was a
favorable chance TO put IL 10 use At
last his time came. with the arrival
OF his former friend. the sailor.
20 avay-voo cashay mon money
belt?" he inquired with much conf.
dence, aad with pure Yankee accent.
The sailor answered with a shrug
and a spreading OF empty hands.
Pas de m~oney-belt. pas de psnta.
Ion. pas de tous! Dam queer Amayri.
CAIN"
Jim was not convinced OF the sail.
or's innocence. but perceived that be
must give him the benefit OF the
doubt. As the sailor intimated. Jim.
himself. was open 20 suspicion. and
couldn't afford &c be too jealous In
calumniating others. He fell 10 think
ing again. and attacked the next
Freedman that came into tbe 70.
CASTE with the following
KonG j'aytay mslade dor ma tate.
kee a pree mon money-oelt?"
Il was the ships cook this time. and
he turned and stared al Jimmy as
though he had seen a ghost When
10 found tongue he uttered a volume
n, opinion and abuse which Jimmy
lnew by instinct was not ft 10 be
translated. and then he fed up the
On the fourth day. toward evening.
lanes had a visitor. All day the yacht
had been pitching and rolling. and By
a ,ernoon she was laboring in the VIC
lonce OF a storm and vas listing badly.
lanes was a fearless seaman. but IL
o-oesed his mind more than once that
!, no we're captain. and IL there were
/, mort within reach. he would put into
!, before midnight. But he could tell
no,hinp OF the ships course. He
,rrned the subject ever IL his mind as
80 Law on his bunk In that peculiar
tate halfway between sickness and
DaaI,b when the body is relaxed By a
accidental illness and the mind
= abnormally alert. he wished in.
,o,sely for a bath. a shave. and a fair
OF clothes. He loneed also
- 90 nm the hatchway for a breath OF
10 and was considering the possioil-
~ Of doing this later. with a blanket
nd darkness for q shield. when he be
,ame conscious Of a pair OF neatly
rousered legs descending the ladder.
|, vas quite a different performance
,rom the catiike climbing up and
Town OF the sailors.
Jimmy watched in the dim light IN
:, ,he whole figure vas complete. fam
~astIcally supplying. in his magma
ion the coat, the shirt. ne coiiar
nd tho tie to 20 with the trousers
the things which he himself lacked
w.s there also q hat? Jimmy coulcnt
out. and so he asked:
Have you got on q hat
'frieid voice answered 4 beg your
81 sald. are you wearing = hat "
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