Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-04-17

lHe carpenter raped SmaTtly at
the door, opened it, and waited to
be spoken to.
"Yes?" said Captain Kettle.
I've sounded the Towers in every
hold, sir. She's tight everywhere.
30 are all the compartments of the
double bottom that l could get at"
Very good" said Kettle, and the
carpenter went out "And what's
your idea of her engines, Mac?"
"Weel I have no. had time to take
n turn out of them, and there's no
denying that outwardly they're dis
graceful. Any engines with sea water
on them and three months neglect
would be that. But with three days
labor, and some good nursing,
don't see they would be any worse
than many of the marine engines
that are now earning deevidends all
over the seas. Gosh! there's that
noisy-minded steward ringing the
thing he call gong for supper. 1t
If / was to come down, so with leave
I'll stay in comfort as / am, and
have snack on deck. And so, Cap
tain, as | see you're aching to beauti-
fy yourself, I'll leave ye."
They had their after-dinner coffee
out on deck under the wonderful
African stars, and Captain Kettle
found himself seated apart from the
other men, but near Miss Violet
Chesterman by that lady's skilful
management. Her face was white
and rather drawn, and there were
heavy shadows under her eyes, all
things that were easily accounted
for by the recent distressing ex-
Deriences she had undergone.
She talked composedly over recent
events-her own departure from the
Wangaroo, which she frankly stig-
matized as foolish, the arrival at
the fortress, and her unexpected
treatment there.
II believe Sidi Bergash really be-
lieved l would marry him, though
to give him his due he never did
is no doubt that both my brother
and I were in extreme danger, and
the way you got us out of his
clutches is thing that never can
be properly rewarded"
And she said more, much more, in
the same strain. 1t was flattering,
1t was fluent, yet somehow without
being able to find out any definite
cause of offense, Kettle found that 1t
all in vague way Jared on him.
But at last with a flash 1t dawned
on him. There was a taint of pa.
tronage over this talk tonight II
was intended he should grasp that
indiscretions in the past were In
discretions, and that she was the
great lady, and he the hired mariner
All Captain Kettles rebellious ma
ture leaped into arms at the dis
covery and as promptly became
limp and submissive. She had made
mistake; he had made a mistake;
and if this was her way of putting
things straight, he ought not to be
the one to complain.
"And now" said she, "T must
speak to you on a more intimate
matter, anu CnaL is ABOUT your at
tachn ent to my mai-to Emily. My
eyes have told me what your feel
ings are in the matter, and both my
brother and I wish to see you com,
fortably settled down. So we have
thought out what seems to us a
suitable wedding present, and my
brother-ah, here's George!"
yes old girl! Having talk with
the skipper? Did ysu tell him our
little scheme?"
81 left it to you"
"Well, Captain, it's this. In a
moment of stress ] told you I'd give
everything ! possessed in the world
to be carried safely back on board
here, and as you're the man who's
done the magic trick, you are natur
ally entitled to the pay. OF course
when 1t comes to the point I'm go
Ing to tell you I didn't really mean
what I said, and all the rest of It
and 80 will you kindly waive the
whole claim, and accept the Norman