The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-09-12

neither coat nor anchor would be
visible without close scrutiny.
Treasure: greed. eupidlty. crime
Steve saw only the treasure and
not It's camp followers What did
they call ihemg--doubloons and
pieces OF eighth
lie ate his supper with his mcss.
mates, and he ate heartily az usual.
II would have taken something
more vital than mere treasure "a
disturb Steve blossoms appetite.
He was one Of those enyiabie lndi.
yiduals whose imagination and gas.
trio juices work at the same tins.
And while he ate he planned. In
the first place. he would buy that
home AZ Bedford. then he would
take over the ellison house and live
like a lord. N he wanted n drink.
all he would have 20 do would be
TO turn the spigoi or tip a bottle .
and more than that. he'd have a
bartender 20 do II. OnionHi He
swore he would not have an onion
within a mile OF the ellison house.
"onIons'" Quite unconsciously he
spoke this word aloud.
Huh? Well. n ye don't like
onions. find hooker that packs
vlolets Ga her hold" Was the cheer.
ful advice Of tho man nj Stoves
elbow.
Who's taikin' 4 your" Erin,od
Steve. VIVA did say"
| Onions. 20 iubberi Don't we
know what onions isl Amt we
smelt 'em so long that ye could stick
yer nose in III starboard light an
never smell no kcroscnc7 Onlonsl
Pass tn cavity"
Steve helped himself first. The
man who spoke bunked over him.
and they were not on the best Of
terms. There was no real reason
for this frank antagonism: simply.
they d4 not splice any more effect
saily than cotton rope and hemp
splice. Sailors are moody and Ni.
peratitious: nj least they generally
are on hookors OF the Captain
Manners" breed. Steve was super.
stitious and Jim Dunkers was moody
and had no thumb on his left hand.
Steve hated tho sight OF that red
nubbin- He was quite certain that
II had been whole thumb once. on
the way To gougo out somebody's
ere. and had inadvertently connect
ed with somebody's teeth.
Spanish doubioons and pearls and
diamonds and rubies' II was
mighty hard not 10 say these words
out loud. too: blarc thcm into the
suiien faces grouped about the
table. He was off watch I'll mid
night: and he was wondering n he
could get tho box without attracting
the attention OF tho lookout. who
had devillsh keen eye Tor every.
thing that stirred on deck or on
water. Well. no would have 10 risk
II: but he would wait till FUN dark.
ness had fallen over the sea and
the lookout would be compelled TO
keep hts eyes off tho deck. The
boys wanted him TO play cards.
Not for me. Busted. How long
a. y think $40 II last in New York,
anyhow" And no staiked out Of
the forecastic and went down into
the waist 10 enjoy his evening pipe.
all the while keeping a weather eye
forward at tho ratty old pilot
house.
II was 10 o'clock, land time. whom
he rammed his Guilty into a pocket
and resoiutely walked forward. II
anyone watched him they would
think he was only looking down the
cutwater. Tho thought OF money
and the pleasures Il will buy makes
cunning the stupidest OF dots; and
Steve was ordinarily n dolt. But
tonight his brain was keen enough
for all purposes. II was a hazard
Gus Job TO get the box off the fluke
without letting It slip back into the
sea. Steve. however. accomplished
tho feat. climbed back on the rail
and sat down. waiting. A quarter
OF an hour passed. No one had
seen him. With his coat securely
wrapped about his precious find he
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