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

hame. Guild ship she is-made O. your iron an
steel. Yon's her model. Guild master too, Benson
profeetable an safe; accident. Let the
Craige Law tax the laddie doom amang the wonders
the deep She'll bring him back afore next Christmas
tide. He'll hae at warrk, an maybe the gu1d
God But he'll back frae the journey WI his
min cleared. He'll be better fit t gle decision, an
yell be better fit t listen it. we keep we
the both O. We may say something yell regret lang
time. Send the laddie along me tomorrow, Iammas.
What say YEP"
Gordon remained silent for moment. Then, with
deep sigh, he said, "Il send him We the morn, Davy
I'll 'bide by your judgment
THUS it happened a week later when McGavock,
MacCalum & Co.'S four-masted bark Craigle Law
put forth from Swansea that she carried Willie Gordon
single and lonely passenger Four days aferward the
only and heir of Sir Thomas Gordon Baronet, mus
tered the will to crawl from his berth He in time
take his place the table with Captain Benson
and Moore, the young chief mate
Benson greeted the boy with only churlish nod,
Moore with CHEEKY sentence of welcome. Already
Gordon hated this Benson,-Joseph Benson, as ne
had been addressed in the letter that the Crage Laws
passenger had carried to him from McGavock. He was
unlike any sea Captain Willie Gordon had ever seen or
heard about imagined. He might have been an
estray from music hall vaudeville stage His
square, stocby form still CARRIED in the scream
ing green plaid suit in which the boy had originally be-
held him. Everything about him was as 1t had been at
their first meeting,-the same stained crimson scarf
against soiled lavender shirt bosom, and the same
grimy minstrel winged collar As Benson bent his head
closer his soup plate the passenger could not help
noticing the size and shape of the blackhared skull
1t splendidly modedthe fine thing about him.
AS Gordon hated Benson, SO with equal intensity he
was inclined to like Moore the mate Up to this mo
his observation of them embraced in the little
while the chop of the Bristol Channel had permitted
him to stay deck the day of sailing
"Where is Mr. Allen?" asked Gordon presently, mark
ing the absence of the second mate yOungster only
couple of years older than himself
Benson did not degn to answer, although the query
addressed to him as well as to Moore.
Hell eat at the second table, Mr. Gordon, with
chips that is the carpenter, explained Moore He
has the deck There always two tables at sea
"Ah, understand" said Gordon Il take it the
wind has gone down. The ship seems to be going more
smoothly"
Spanking free breeze All sails set
THERE was minutes silence, during which Cor
don decided that he had been mistaken IN believing
that he had appetite He was on the point OF ex-
cusing himself from the table, when the steward,
giant American negro, brought large platter In
its middle reposed black lump of something such
Willie Gordon had never dreamed existed among food
for humans.
whats that?. rasped Benson. His voice was like
file being drawn loose sheet of tin.
DAT am de beef tongue what 20 awduhed, Subj,
answered the steward.
what d you do to it,?
Boiled it. sub. Fust had it skinned an den"
Skinned! Skinned screamed Benson. With that
he seized the tongue by the hnnes end and swung in
the face of the black 1t was terrific blow AS the
giants legs crumped under him. pantherlike form
leaped from behind the Shippers chair and overbore
him.
Gordon recognized the big dog, an amalgamation of
all the canine breeds of the universe which the second
mate had prevented from sprngng at him when he had
come over the side first at Swansea.
Back, Hector Back shouted Benson.
The animal hesitated second in obedience and Ben
son. with bone-rattng kick lifted it clear of the
negros body and deposited it against the cabins lee
bulkhead Benson size against the exhibitions of
strength contained In this act and in the assault upon
the negro. Gordon and Moore stood head and Shout
ders over him. and they barely six feet in height
Gordon never knew how he got up on deck that day