The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1913-01-01

/ OtHtics llt ltli W lUiUh-
ing again. and attacked the next
Frenchman that came into the TO-
castle with the following:
'Kohd j'aytay malade don ma tate,
kee a pree mon money-beltw
II was the ships cook this time, and
he turned and stared at Jimmy as
though he had seen a ghost. When
he found tongue he uttered a volume
of opinion and abuse which Jimmy
knew by instinct was not At to be
translated, and then he fed up the
ladder.
On the fourth day, toward evening,
James had visitor. All day the yacht
had been pitching and rolling, and by
afternoon she was laboring in the vio-
lence of a storm and was listing badly.
James was fearless seaman, but it
crossed his mind more than once that
II he were captain, and IL there were
a port within reach, he would put into
IL before midnight. But he could tell
nothing of the ships course. He
turned the subject over in his mind as
he lay on his bunk in that peculiar
state halfway between sickness and
health. when the body is relaxed by
purely accidental illness and the mind
is abnormally alert He wished in
tensely for bath, a shave, and fair
complement OF clothes. He ionged also
TO go up the hatchway for a breath OF
air, and was considering the POSSIBLE
lty of doing this later, with a blanket
and darkness for shield,s when he be-
came conscious of a pair of neatly
trousered legs descending the ladder.
Il was quite a different performance
from the catlike climbing up and
down of the sailors.
Jimmy watched in the dim light I'M
til the whole figure was complete, fan
tastically supplying, in his magma
ton, the coat, the shirt, the collar
and the tie to go with the trousers
all the things which he himself lacked.
Was there also hat? Jimmy couldn't
make out, and so he asked:
Have you got on haiti"
A frigid voice answered, 81 beg your
pardon!"
1 Sdlu, are yOu WSdilhS q ho''
couldn't see, you know"
Monsieur takes the liberty of be-
ing impertinent"
"Oh, excuse mel beg your par
don. But it's so beastly hot and dark
in here. you know, and I've never been
seasick before"
mo? Monsieur is fortunate" The
visitor advanced little, drew from a
recess a shoe-blacking outfit, pulled
over it one of the stiff blankets from
a neighboring bunk, and sat down
rather cautiously. Little by little
James made out more of the look of
the man. He was large and rather
blond, well-dressed. clean-shaven. He
spoke English easily, but with for
eign accent.
II wish to inquire to what unfor-
tunate circup stances we are indebted
for your company on the Jeanne
Dare" The voice was cool and sharp
as a meat-ax.
why, to your own kind-hearted-
me in-saved my life, in fact; for
which am profoundly grateful. And
| hope my presence here is not too
great burden?"
81 am obliged to say that your pres
ence here is most unwelcome. More
over, l am aware that your previous |
actions are open to suspicion, TO ex-
press it mildly. You threw yourself
off the tug; and as this is not pleas
ure yacht, but the vessel of high Of
fetal speeding on a most important
business matter, / said to the captain,
Let him swim Or, if he wishes to
die, why should we thwart him.? But
the captain referred to the etiquette
of the line,' as he calls it, and picked
you up. So you have not me to thank
for not being among the fishes this
minute"
Jimmy pulled his blanket about and
sat up on his bunk. The sarcastic
voice stirred his bile, and suddenly
there doomed in his memory wom-
ans call for help. The hooded motor
car, the muffied cry of terror, the in
ert figure being lifted over the side
of the yacht-these things crowded on
his brain and fired him to a sudden,
unreasoning fury. He leaned over,
looking sharply into the others face.
you damned scoundrel!" he said,
choking with his anger. The blood
surged into his face and eyes; he was,
for an instant. primitive savage. He
could have laid violent hands on the
other man and done him to death, in
the fashion of the half-gods who lived
In the twilight of history.
The visitor in the fo'casle exhibited
a neat row of teeth and no resentment
whatever at Jim's remark. But
sharp glitter shot from his eyes as he
replied suavely:
Monsieur has doubtless mistaken
this ship. and probably its master al
so, for some other less worthy adven-
turer on the sea. For that very rea-
son ! have come to set you right. II
may be that / have my quixotic mo-
mania anu rota houa fancy IN