Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-12
BY HERBERT WYNDHAM-GITTE


I'm giving him Roadway that Gomez got of
her. I'm saying anything George, but I've hustled
steam for quite few Captains, and I'd like to knock
his greasy face.
Don't you do it, H. ]. know how you feel though.
don't like the Senior Captain myself. He was hanging
round yesterday in the cold gray dawn and l had
tcklsh time getting aboard without him spotting
What are the others like?
"Just plain sei1ors. They'll rush for the boats when
the water begins to come IN. Now I've got to GO,
George. I'll snuggle you in some grub. You lie low,
and don't 60 roaming through the lazarette any
It'll queer the game if somebody sees you.
Don't know it?" returned Gring, settling himself
upon his bed of COAL "Bu couldn't resist netting the
stuff once. So long, H. ]. Wish you could leave the
lantern the darkness is fearsome.
ALL that afternoon the Conception nosed her way
into the Caribbean, her Captain being apparently
unwilling that the Yankee engineer should tear the
bottom out Of her by too furious driving for time and
again when Barnes would send her along, the bridge
would ring to slow down. This insistence made H. ].
angry and at last he went on deck to remonstrate
"See here, he said bluntly-for he a chief engi
"ths prancng warhorse of yours make twenty
knots an hour, yet you hold me down to twelve! Now
what want to know is this-are we trying to make
New York going to lollop along and pick
daisies?"
Captain Ramon MARTINEZ was not pleased he twrled
his m1sache and frowned. "You are substitute engi-
neer yes, he said delicately; "but responsible
La Conception has SO fast since am
Captain. She is used; she will split openhow you
say?spring leak Run her at twelve knots please
YOU"
"Bu it's a crime!" expostulated Barnes. ats like
hitchng Dan Patch to truck Senior Captain, please
let her fast enough to sweat the bearings any
way! III promise to start single in the old
tubs plates
The Captain waved gr; ndiloquent hand. "Say
more Twelve knots. please you. When L desire more
| will ask
"You won't have chance, Mister" muttered the
engineer, he went down to spend his disgust the
stokeroom gang. "You strutting waxed mustache If
you were lesized I'd think you had something up your
sleeve"
Still Tuning, he went off to visit Gring taking
and drink with him. The teegrapher was olling on the
"Were clear of Los Roques Islands now" said Barnes
in reply to his partners eager question "That suit
YOU / tell you, George it can't any too to
suit me. I've had about enough of Ramon, and the
quicker he clears the better I'll like it."
Gring slapped his thigh. ~Los Roques, eh1 That1l
attack, all right Goly wish could see the greasers
tumbling into the boats Remember when the Guam
down? Water rising in the hold looks twice
awful at night. In hour there ought to be something
doing"
HE settled himself to wait through that hour, at the
confinement and stretch his legs. Keyed up high
PITCH he enved H. ]. the privilege of action.
laundering foot crunched on the coal -
Gring stirred. "Here! What's up?"
Barnes pumped down beside him, breathing heavily
"Some Internal queer business don't like it, George
Bige cocks don't open themselves.
whats that?" said Gring sharply
"You heard. Blge cocks don't open themselves
They tight when | tried them, and now there's
foot of water in her.
For moment Gring said nothing; then to the engi-
neers astonshment he began to chuckle Its all
right, H. J. Just happened little sooner than
figured that's all Oh, this is rich It's what the French
call eouratong. That sonnet hing to make it a
little exciting Come to think of it, the other way
was of tame. It's all right, H. ]. You away
and lie down. like framed up Don't let this worry
YOU"
But Barnes was worried. Accustomed acting
blindlv at the behest of the superior mind he vet
hestaed at this predicament. Doubtless George knew
what he talking about; but it outside all eng