Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06

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"Nor am / going to do So added Gordon. Right
here and am going to proclaim the Captain of this
ship, swne--just swine There are things to-
day swinging by their tails through the jungle worthler
of respect than he You may tell him my opinion of
HIM, If you wish
mo fear O that chuckled Moore. But really I'm
glad you're your feet again. Well be having tar
weather for weeks to now
WITH that Moore went forward sending ahead of
v" him hail for the bosn. 1t was Bensons whlm
or deviltrv which that morning had established
order that excepting the officers, there should be
watch and watch during the afternoons while fair
weather lasted that that all hands should keep the
deck.
Soon after Moore left him Willie Gordon walked for
ward to the break of the poop and watched the bos
under the mates directions setting the crew to tasks
Never had the passenger such men as these. He
counted nineteen of Them including the bosn and the
at the wheel only handful for big vessel like the
Craigie Law Not than three four belonged to
the same They not robust strong and
upstanding he had always believed men of the to
be. A young Irshman with shock of flaming red hair
was the only who seemed unmarked of dissipation
and Gordon shuddered at the thought that the
great fabric of and steel and canvas in which he and
they had their being must depend on their weakness tor
its strength They literally no better than lazar
"Scum O. the earth, Mr.. Gordon, said Moore, swing
ing up the weather gangway from the main deck.
The passenger knew that the mate meant the crew He
unable make A terrific OF lonell
overcame him and drove him to his ROOM There he
made effort to Capitulate the circumstances that had
brought w.
out with distnctness He had crossed his fathers
WILL which, like his business iron, and somehow
they had agreed to let Mr.. McGavock and time set
things to rights between them.
LIE must have dozed: for of sudden he startled
IL into a bewildered wakefuness by the weirdest
crash of sound he had ever heard. 1t the
Canirnent of a wild chant savage rune, punctuated
bv unearthly animal cries.
Gordon hair end, eaped from his berth and threw
back his door, which opened upon the after cabin.
In in he of
son with huge melodeon accordion in his arms.
thing of bells and tangles and innumerabe mother o
pearl keys Gordon had instrument quite
so wonderful Benson's head was thrown back and he
was roaring in monotone the top of his voice rme
less uninteligble thing which sounded like, "Ahn-neel
Aimee. aimee, aimee! Ahnnee-e-e!' At his feet
facing him was the big dog bayng as at full moon.
There light of peace in Bensons heavily
featured, unshaved, square awed face. He seemed
oblivous of all things his strange song and the
sounds he tearing out OF the 1nelodeon v1tas
growl from Hector apprised the skipper of Gordons
presence Benson kicked the dog and then turned to
the passenger fastening him with his small gray eyes.
They dancing in his head from the exhlaraton
of drink He paused in his wild and his manipula-
ton of the meodeon long enough say Il busted the
DANCED old music box back in Swansea, and just
ceeded in mending it. It's good box fine music
maker"
1t seemed to be both an apology and explanation
For the moment any speech was beyond Gordon. If
words had come to him, they must needs have been
shouted have been heard above the din that Benson
Immediately resumed. The boy fled up deck through
the after companion way and charthouse with Ahnnee
Aimee, aimee, ahnee Aimee. Ahn-nee-e-e!" pursuing
him like wall in nightmare.
Allen was just taking the deck from Moore the be-
ginning of the first dog watch the passenger appeared
The standing aft the weather side OF
the wheel cowl hood. Gordon joined them there
They grnned at his approach
"Old mans having real soiree, en-" laughed Allen
Hes savage. savageI exclaimed Gordon
Nothing more Or
"Or less, interrupted Allen
CHI bic hood CTR