La Junta tribune., 1914-12-05
4 s-s7a-- i7ll = NJ h, M
The Man Of
The Merchant
He Proved 81. ce...s.
and DARING.
B, PETER vAUx
Copyright by Frank A Munsry Co
3, Peter vAux
! Copyright by Frank 4 Mnnsey Co
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No SOONER did the senior .ngtnees
henr the per.lpptory summons than b.
scurried from fhe crowded warirtofu
Poor devil. Did you notice his
face. Beiiamyy said ID. second en-.
rinecr. addressing the norid payuias-
| ter I'll. went n pale as death
When the d,.iic. does Torsheii eat and
10 dniy
The surgeon twitchcd his spruce eye
brows
"Oh. Aicbbe. our seiiiDr pnsin.cr--
or man or tile merchant murIne.''
said he IL his us,iai nipInnt, exasper-
ating tone lleil 90 the same NJ
Chisleburst 10 worries don't cease. No
human being. much less Torsbeii. can
stand for any length of time the state
OF affairs In this boats engine room
and srokeholds It's enough TO drive
any man mad,'
"Chisle is really not well. ,hcpi We
all know the complaint OF fattcnie of
the Farm furnace. ~ the 10 castle
Terms her"
Mayhem shrugged his shoulders. Our
stan engineer went INTO sick bay 70
let this !, y q. fellow shine. did her
was his tan reJoindef. Too much
strain and unrest have knockrd him
OF his legs Aud ~ Mebbc Is the man
VIC must depend ON now :"
Said the pIymuster In his biz rau
cous voice. That Is whit happens
with these nnd-rstaii.si engine rooms
and Insufficient repairs Here We are.
the inm,St vi the Hine ducks In the
division aud tailin on The column.
With n reserve chap nut of an easy.
oJzy. ten EnoI incrchnntInan handlin'
our engines. and ricRety old machines
they ARE God alone knows what1l
happen with him and his nntried nerve
when We PICK the enemy up aTain.'
"A jolly goud thing for us the -neiny
are lust as much worried with brcak
downs. was the con>oiing remark
from the other end of the table The
Rurik. th. fr.,a. the lena and
Il wouldn't mdici the dockyard on
the insufficient repairs Point. Beilamy."
interrupted the second My lords were
responsible The, wouldn't enlarge the
yards. make new ones ur lease out n.
pairs. 81 rs To have ali the necessary .
work for mobilization cored with ndc
quately Hut II l. odd how sli. wa.
passed cut with the starbuard cylinder
cover not rcfn"di,,d OF course notasiy ~
ir held responsible. as uSnair'
Ecilamy nodded. turning from scoid
lnr the hars,~s.d steward. lie rrpli~d
slowly. Hut yet when an u. y. Il
fellow can pnp up and take seniority
over the regular service. nv In this
boat. yon cnu'i .Nl-yt--
-oh. here ". nnc asnin!" the s,-
ond hruk- ~ with -J-nlousi.s ~
usual r"rsh-ll Is as ni ~ m, .ngi
m-r u, George" b. crici. listening
int"nily. tn. vngin,s ar. siowip'
Down
rorShell had appfonrh,-i Captain
Widdrinriun and the 'nrst." who lin
scrcd la the chart house discussing
r-crui Instructions The senior -ngi
necr had c"u:h.d slightly 10 intiuat.
bis prr~"ne. tn. captain looked up.
fruwn sweeping hts hard fncr on
marking him
Sir. cried the engineer. The port
'onc moment SIR was the short m
s~cf This ISN'T n steam bux" And
Torsbcll. nrain saluting. hsd st.pps~t
back. his pallid face blod red and hi.
teeth hard clincbcd and gritting The
wary. diplomatic nrst Just then cheer
ily nodded aside to him.
Tie le, himself rock 10 the vessel,
juggling among the cumbrou. ma~ses of
zen. since be- lind joined. OF the wuy.
laid liner. hi. had been hard luck. n.
fclt ncuicis the general sentiment
against him: tut. Notwithstanding nil. I
hi. incti'c wns yet strong Il WIS n,
snobbisb crowd In the watdro,,n and
the unpleasant bcarinr Of his suhor.ii
mates that caused his discomfort o,
mind
suddenly he had held ~ nj. breath
ana unwittingiy stepped toward IN,
bridge ladder The iirst drew himself
tack ffom III. chart. darling a look Of
'hrpfisc Ht Torsic,i iiut the captains
steel blue eyes nsmsSi with sudden mn
ger
G"cd heavens. sir. tour engine.
aren't sl".ins DOWN
Torsh-iI .Hiuf'd -i'ort air punn
sir
Th'- drives maH mnd.' cried via
drsnsson. crashing his Dis Ut u,spn the
table Nothing but deicrts, d.t,~,.,
Can ~ drive engines at On. yvu MI.
ernbls sncsrhSntmanf What dye wan,
to slnck-a down tor whats vnvo,
This tim~, vou"-
Tbss sess'od cane . tr.mendous isr
mug ana crunrhins teneath their ss,s
ths errat ship was shakrn like 4 thIn,
u stra~ An appalling nanmer,ns
followed. chaotic and assseninr t,r.v
seeam surrsst s.roasA hasrhwsys. ven
tilat"su and cssasmatsss
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