The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-29

hood In North river"
ia that SOL" said the giant. eying
the spann~r aud che shaking hand
that held Il aloft.
1t fl. I'll take your orders and
do the best ] can. because you've got
tho upper hand. But. God IL wit.
ness. you'll pay for every needless
blow you strike. Now, what do you
want me 10 do7"
Lay down that spanner an come
on deck. I'll tell ye what L do. I
was Eoin' Z whale IN daylights out
o. ye. but ye're somrthin' nv a man.
Drop tn spanner first"
Norton heeita,ed. As 1.-THE a. a
tiger the bulk ~ man sprang ut
him and crushed him TO the floor.
wrenchinE away tn. spanner Then
tho giant took Norton by the scruff
Of bis neck and banged him up the
steps 20 the deck.
Il Amt woin' & hurt 70. had &
show 20 that no spanner ever both
cred Mike hammock Nov. d ye
know what n cooks gsfley ia"
? u do" said Norton. breathing
hard.
Well. hike there an start in with
peelin' spuds. an don't waste 'em.
either. That'li b. all for tn pres
ent Ye were duo for a wallopin'.
but kinda like yer spunk."
so Jim stumbled down 20 the
cooks galley and grirnly act TO work
At the potatoes. II might have been
far worHe. But hrrc he was. likely
10 be on the high seas for months.
and no way Of notifying Jones wha,
had happened. The outlook was
anything but cheerful But vague
horc awoke In his heart. II they
were stiil after him. might Il not
signify that Florence ilvedg
Meantime Braine had not been
Idle. According 20 vroon, the girls
memory was IN bad shape: so he
had not the leas, doubt OF bringing
her back 90 New York without mis-.
hap. Once he had her there, the
game would begin IN earnest He
ftAffu HtH tAluh eNNFf1iukst Nfli.
sieaming up into the little fishing
harbor with handsome yacht In
itself would ailay any d.s,rust. And
he wore capital disguise. too.
Everything went well tn he laid
his hand on F1orence's shoulder.
she gave n startled cry and ran
over TO Barnes. clinging TO him
wildly.
mo, no." she said.
mo what. my child7" asked the
sailor.
She shook her head. Her aver.
sion was inexplicahlc.
Come. my dear: can't you see
that Il is your fsther7" Braine
turned 20 the captain. she has
been like this for year. Heaven
knows n she'll ever be in her right
mind again" sadly. II was giving
her an ocean voyage. with the kind
est nurses possible. and yet she
jumped overheard Come Florence.
The girl wrapped her arms all the
tighter around Barnes neck
An idea came into the old sailors
head. "Of course. sir. we got
proof that she's your daughter"
Proof" Braine was taken aback.
Yes: somethin' q prove tibet
you're hear father. 20, skinned
out OF n sloop once because took
mans word at its face value.
Black an white. an on paper. says
! hereafter"
But nevcr thought OF such a
thing" protested Braine. beginning
to lose his patience. II can't risk
sending 10 New York for documents.
She is my daughter. and you win
find out II will not pay you to take
this peculiar stand"
I'm black an white, r v can't
have her"
Braine thereupon rushed forward
TO seize Florence. Barnes swung
Florence behind him.
II guess she'll stay here leetle
longer. sir"
Time was vital. and this obstin-
acy made Braine furious. He
reached again for Florence.
Clear out o. here. r show your
authority" growled Barnes.
"She goes with me. or you'll re-
gret IT,"
"All right. But ! guess th' law
won't hurt me none. I'm In my
rights. There's the door, Mister
IL refuse TO 70 without herl"
Barnes sighed He was on land
man OF peace. but there was n
limit TO his patience. He seized
Braine by the shoulders and hustled
him out of the house.
Bring your proofs. mister, an
nothin more'll be said; but TIL "
bring 'em. keep away from this cot
tage."
And. simple minded sailor that he
was. he thought this settled the
matter.
That night he kept his ears open
for unusual sounds, but he merely
wasted his nights rest. Quite nat
urally. he reckoned that the stran-