Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-02-28

Il NNAo
physique, so that appetite, and even
desire of life itself. temporarily dis
appeared In the gloom of seasickness.
In spite of difficulties, Jim tried to
find out something about the boat.
The seamen we're none too friendly;
but BY patching up his almost forgot
ten French and by signs. he learned
something. His sudden failure of
strength in the water had been due to
blow from floating spar. as a
bruise on his forehead testified: "the
old man." whom Jim supposed to be
the captain, was a hard master; Mon
sieur Chatelard was owner, or at least
temporary proprietor, of the yacht:
and the present voyage was an I'M
lucky one by all the signs and omens
known to the seamen's horoscope.
The suilenness of the men was ap-
parent, and was not caused by the en-
/ forced presence of stranger among
them. In fact, their bad temper be-
came so conspicuous that Jim began
TO believe that 1t might have some
thing TO do with the mysterious ac-
tons OF the man on shore He pom
dered the situation deeply; he evolved
many foolish schemes to compass his
own enlightenment, and dismissed
them one by one. He grimly reflected
that man without clothes can scarce
ly be hero, whatever his spirit Not
since the days OF Olympus was there
any record OF man or god being re-
ceived 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 he never
questioned its authority He believed
his turn would come, even though he
| were prisoner In the fo'casle OF the
Jeanne Dare.
AS the violence OF his sickness
passed, Jim began TO cast about for
some means of helping himself. Grad
ually he was able to dive into the for
| gotten shadows of his French learn
ing. BY much wrinkling of brows he
evolved a sentence, though he had to
walt some hours before there was a
favorable chance to put 1t to use. At
last his time came. with the arrival
of his former friend, the sailor.
100 avay-voo cashay mon money
belt?" he inquired with much conf
dence. and with pure Yankee accent
The sailor answered with a shrug
and spreading of empty hands.
Pas de money-belt, pas de panta-
Ion, pas de tous! Dam queer Amayri.
cainl"
Jim was not conyinccsd OF the sail.
OF Innocence. but perceived that he
must give him the benefit OF the
doubt. As the sailor intimated, Jim,
himself, was open 80 suspicion, and
couldn't afford to be too jealous in
caIumniating others. He fell to think
ing again, and attacked the next
Frenchman that came into the fo'-
castle with the following:
"Kond j'aytay malade don ma tate.
kee a pree mon money-beit?"
II was the ships cook this time. and
he turned and stared at Jimmy as
/
he found tongue he uttered volume
of opinion and abuse which Jimmy
knew by instinct wa7 not At to be
translated. and then he fed up the
ladder.
i On the fourth day, toward evening
James had visitor All day the yacht
had been pitching and rolling. and BY
| eAl.--.... ~Az> ,,,aa 10 hnyfuer ~, tha x,1n.
lence OF a storm and was listing badly
James was fearless seay0an, but Il
crossed his mind more than once thai
IL he we're captain, and IL there were
port within reach, he would put into
1t before midnight. But he could tel
nothing OF the ships course. Ht
. turned the subject over in his mind al
he lay on his bunA In that peculiar
: state halfway between sickness ant
health, when the body is relaxed by ,
! purely accidental illness and the mine
} Is abnormally alert. He wished Ia
= tensely for d bath, a shay, and fai
!, complement OF clothes. He longed ais,
g to go up the hatchway for a breath o
r air and was considering the possibi
r ity of doing this later. with blanke
Q and darkness for shield. when he bs
e came conscious of pair of neatl
s trousered legs descending the ladder
It It was quite different performance
e from the catlike climbing up an
81 down of the sailors
IT Jimmy watched al the dim light III
lie I'll the whole figure was complete, faI
e tastically supplying. in his imagini
lc ton. the coat. the shirt, the cola
and the tie 10 so with the trousers
d all the things which he himself lacke,
y Was there also hat? Jimmy couldn
lie make out. and so he asked;
is Have YOU got on hat7'
81 A frigid voice answered. 81 beg YOU
lie psrdon,"
n. 81 said. are you wearing hat7
ls couldn't see. you know