The state herald., 1913-04-25
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physique, 20 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 were 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 q floating spar. as q
bruise on his forehead testified: -ths
old man." whom Jim supposed to be
the captain. was q hard master; Mon
sieur Chatelard was owner. or at least
temporary proprietor, Of the yacht;
and the present voyage was an un-
lucky one by all the signs and omens
known to the sesmen's horoscope.
The sullenness 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 30 conspicuous that Jim began
to believe that It might have some
thing to do with the mysterious &C
tions 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 ho never
questioned Its authority. He believed
his turn would come. even though he
we're a prisoner In the fo'casIe 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 be
evolved a sentence. though he had to
wait some hours before there was a
favorable chance to put It to use. At
last his time came. with the arrival
Of his former friend. the sailor.
90 avay-voo cashay mon money.
belt!" he inquired with much conf
dence. and with pure Yankee accent
The sailor answered with n shrug
and n spreading OF empty hands.
Pas de money-belt. pas de panta.
Ion. pas de tousl Dam queer Amayri-
cain!"
Jim was not convinced OF the sail.
or's innocence. but perceived that he
must give him the benefit OF the
doubt. As the sailor intimated. Jim,
himself. was open to suspicion. and
couldn't AFFORD to be too jealous In
caiumniating others. He fell to think.
ing ngain. and attacked the next
Frenchman that came into the To-.
castle with the following:
"Kond 1'nytny malade don ma tate.
kee n prec mon moncy-beltr'
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 volume
OF opinion and abuse which Jimmy
knew by instinct was not NJ TO bc
translated. and then no fed up the
ladder.
On the fourth dny. toward evening.
James had visitor. All day the yacht
had been pitching and rolling. and by
afternoon she WAS laboring In the vio.
icnce OF n storm and was listing badly.
James was n fearless seaman. but II
crossed his mind more than once that
n he were captain. and II there were
port within reach. he would put Int.
II before midnight But hc could toll
nothing OF tho ships course. He
turned the subject over In his mind M
he lay on his bunk In that peculiar
state halfway between sickness and
health. when the body In relaxed by n
purely accidental illness and tho mind
ID nbnormnliy alert He wished In.
tensciy for n bath. n shave. and fair
complement OF Clothes. He iongcd also
TO go up tho hhtchwny for n breath OF
mir. and wns considering the pouribil
ity OF doing This later. with n blanket
and darkness for n shield. when he be-.
came conscious OF pair OF neatly
trouscrcd legs descending the ladder.
II was quite different performance
from tho ontiiko climbing up pnd
down OF the sailors.
Jimmy watched In the dim Hight un.
III the whole ngurc waa complete. fan
tasticaliy supplying. In his imagins.
ton. tho coat. tho shirt, tho collar
and tho tic TO 20 with tho trousers
all the things which no himself hacked.
Was thcrc also hati Jimmy couldn't
mako out. and 30 he asked:
Have you got on n haiti"
A fr1Gid voice answered. II beg your
pnrdoni"
Il said. arc you wearing n haiti Z
cauldut 1ee v0u kunE