The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-07

door in the stoke hole" said
Gle. .....1 afficer to the captain of the
Whu. TO-
.N.a rra' in thunder was Erastasius
5..- .. tho mouth Of he ventilator?
r.. s..- feet from the deck and
r....I r,f at that. Any Of the children
I.,n Usug themselves with him,
d,.l .uN2 I wouldn't have Eras-
,,..u. disturbed in his inside for all the
g.l ~ .hc Treasury" said the captain.
.T,. s.ua one to bring him up, and
hand, Inn delicately, for he's not a
qm., beast"
IN 'hran minutes a bucket appeared
IN dec, 7 was covered with a wooden
ID Think he have make die this
.me sud rhe Chinese sailor Who car
red fbe .ohin with grin. "Catchee
HIM top-lde coals-no open eye-no spit
no sr.a.c hoe my. Have got bucket,
alec SAM. and make tight. See"
He Owed his bare arm under the lid,
hu, withdrew it with a yell, dropping
p, bucket at the same time. "Hya!
c1n DO Maskee dlop down-masky
,uum coal Have catchee my light
there"
Blood was trickling from his elbow.
He moved aft while the bucket. mys-
t,rously worked by hidden force, trun-
died 90 and fro across the decNS. swear
.nr aloud
Em.ruei finally Erastaslus, tomcat
and grandfather in chief Of the Whang-
hol--a gaunt brindled beast lacking
on. ear. with every hair on his body
trmod and erect. He was patched with
coal dust. very s;iff and sore all over,
a-d very anxious to take the world into
hS confidence as to his wrongs. For
ibis reason he did not run when he was
lear u the bucket, but sitting on his
'Wk.gs regarded the captain as one who
would say. You hold a masters GER
'd.i'y and call yourself seaman. and
.., GO" aIaw this SORT c. thing CT your
Ua'"
Guess 7 must apologize, old man."
hd ,., captain gravely. Those ven
.la'ogs are a little too broad in the
.am FOR a passenger of your build.
What made YOU walk down it? No, a
rar chr You're too we'll fed to trouble
e rats Drink was it,"
Er1-'os.uS turned his back on the
.lpan. He was a tailless japanese cat,
md the ahruptness Of his termination
save him specially brusque APP
rarauo,
Shouldn't wonder if the old man
hasn't been stealing something and was
"'un- away from the galley. He's the
-ge.t rrprohate that ever shipped
.ua aA saying something. No, he
r'' mF property exactly, I've got
notion that he owns the ship. Gathered
'hHt from the way he goes round after
SIS bells 'o see the lights out. The chief
"g!ne"' says he bull, the engines Any
way The old man sits in the engine room
and sort Of keeps an eye on the boilers.
u" was on the ship before I joined her
that's seven years ago, when we were
INNING up and down and around and
bout the China seas"
Era las.us, his back to the company,
Was busted in cleaning his disarranged
'1r He licked and swore alternately.
The yentator incident had hurt his
...r-y sorcy.
h" knows we are talking about him.
".'rJ.d the captain. Hes a respon-
''" nd o. critter. That's natural when
.I .m" 20 think that he has saved a
quarter 4 a million of dollars. At pres
o." A. wants are few-guess he would
.N" netting over those ventilators
.st 'h.ns-but some day he'll begin to
."" up TO his capital"
Saved a quarter of a million dollars!
What securities did he invest 'em in?"
Dd a man from Foochow.
Here 10 this bottom. He saved the
N1angho5 with a full cargo of tea,
..N ana opium and $4,000 in bar silver.
Dos, that's about the extent of the old
"'H -ayings. | commanded. The old
'"h was the rescuer, and | was more
'''s'1l To- him cause 1t was my darned
'} '.at nearly brought us into the
trouble I was new to these waters
'." 'o the Chinaman and his fas-
hating little ways, being a New
'''.'aa man by raising. Erastasius
Vas raised by the devil That's who
sire was. Never ran across his
.'n Ran across forsaken sea
"''-A "a the Whanghoa a little to the
''.'a-t Of this with 500 steerage pas
'"-''o aIl Cinnamon, for various and
.'' minated ports. Had the pleas.
' "udng eighteen of EN- into tn,
l.- that's so, isn't it, old man p
.ps finished licking himself
..' ''Nod affrmatlvely,
l'. Nc carried four white officers
N'-''rncr two Vermont men ant
There were ten Americans,
'I..". Danes and a half caste knock
"Hd The ship, and the crew wer,
hut most Of 'em good Chinese
'"t -..j Chinese ever met We ha,
'rage passengers tween decks
d." en- lay around and playe'
P hn,