The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-07-31

The Man Of
The Merchant
He Proved His Courase
and Daring. . -.
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BY PETER VAUX
Copyright by Frank A Munsey Co.
BY PETER VAUX
Copyright by Frank A Munsey Co,

B Copyright by Frank A Munsey Co. 3
No sooner did the senior, engineer
hear the peremptory summons than he
scurried from the crowded wardroOm.
Poor devil! Did you notice his
face. Bellamyy" said the second en-
gineer. addressing the iorid paymas.
ter. He went as pale as death.
When the deuce does TorshelI eat and
sleep. Mayhem? He eve seems to be
off duty" .....t .''",t
The surgeon twitched mis- spruce eye
brOws. f. .t@t.
"Oh. Mebbe. our senior engineer
our man of the merchant marine!'
said he in his usual fippant. exasper-
ating tone He'll go the same as
Chislehurst if worries don't cease. No
human being. much less T0rsheil. car
stand for any length Of time the state
of affairs in this boats engine room
and %stokeholds It's enough to drive
any la mad!
"Chisle is really not well. then! We
all know the complaint OF Pattenie of
the Farm Furnace. us the fo'castle
terms her. ...-
Mayhem shrugged his shoulders. Our
staff engineer went into sick bay to
let this X. n. K. fellow shine. did he!'
was his tart rejoinder Too much
n %,,pS /, ,rh ,..nc. avn ly,n.ly.H him
off his legs. And 50 Mebbe is the man
we must depend on now"
Said the paymaster in his big. rau
cous voice: That Is what happens
with these understatfed engine rooms
and insufficient repairs Here we are.
the lamest of the lame ducks in the
division and tailin Oft the column,
with a reserve chap Out Of an easy.
oozy. ten n merchantmen handlin
II engines, and rickety Old machines
they are. God alone knows what'li
happen with him and his untried nerve
when we plck the enemy up again!
"A jolly good thing for us the enemy
are just us much worried with break
downs. was the consoling remark
from the other end OF the table. THE
Rurik. the Freya. the Jena and
81 wouldn't indict the dockyard on
the insufficient repairs point. Bellamy."
interrupted the second. My lords were
responsible. They wouldn't enlarge the
yards. make new nes or lease out re-
pairs. SO as to have all the. necessary
work for mobilization COPIED with ade-
Quately. But it is odd how she was
passed out with the starboard cylinder
cover o remedied. OF curse nobody II
be held responsible. as usual"
Bellamy nodded. turning from scold.
ing the harassed steward. He replied
slowly. But yet when IN R. N. r.
fellow car pop up and take seniority
W the regular service. al In this
boat. you can't expect +.
"Oh. here we are againv' the e
ond broke in with. ""Jealousies as
usual. Torshell is as 6t rs any engi.
neer. By George" he cried. listening
intently, 1.-The engines are slowin'
down.
Torshell had approached Captain
Widdrington aud the FIRST" who lin
gered In the chart house discussing
recent instructions, The, senior engi
neer had roughei slightly. to intimate
his presence. The captain looked up.
a frown sweeping his hard face on
marking him
"Sir." cried the engineer. the port
Zone moment. sir" was the short an
swer. ''This isn't n steam bus" And
Torshell. again saluting. had stepped
back. his pallid face blood red and his
teeth hard cIinched and gritting The
wary. diplomatic 1rst just then cheer
" nodded aside to him.
He let himself rock TO the vessels
Juggling among the cumbrous masses Of
"a. Since be had Joined. OF the way
laid liner. bis had been hard luck. He
felt acutely the general sentiment
against him: but. Notwithstanding all.
his mettle was yet strong. Il was the
snobbish crowd In the wardroOm and
the unpleasant bearing Of biz subordi.
mates that caused bis discomfort Of
mind.
euddenly he had held ! nts breath
and unwittingiy stepped toward the
bridge ladder. The nrst drew himself
back from the chart dast1ns Z look Of
surprise at Torshsll. But the captain's
stesl bsue eyes damned. With sudden IN
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l ofenst ~. a,wWy".