The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-03-24

ol yesterday, "hogging" the sea
by dropping her line of boats In
advance OF ours and across our
course. Fourteen boats require
considerable spread of ocean
Tor comfortable hunting, and
when she had completely Tapped
our line she continued steamine
into the northeast, dropping more
boats as she went.
What's up?" asked Wolf
Larsen, unable longer to keep my
curiosity In check.
Never mind what's up." he
answered gruffly. you won't be
a thousand years in finding ou,.
and In the meantime just pray for
plenty OF wind"
"Oh, we'll, don't mind telling
YOU" he said the next moment.
I'm going to give that brother
OF mine taste of his own medi-
cine. In short, I'm going to play
the hog myself, and not for one
day, but for the rest of the season,
If we're in luck"
And II we're not?" I aueried.
Not to be considered" he
laughed. 1--WE simply must be
IN luck. or it's all up with u.s."
He had the wheel at the time,
and i went forward to my hos
pital in the forecastle, where Law
the two crippled men, Nilsson and
Thomas Mugridge. Nilsson was
as cheerful as could be expected.
for his broken leg was knitting
nicely; but the Cockney was des-
perately melancholy, and | was
aware OF a great sympathy for
the unfortunate creature. And
the marvel of it was that still he
lived and chung to life. The bru-
tai years had reduced his meyer
body to splintered wreckage, and
yet the spark of life within
burned brightly as ever.
with an artificial foot,-and
they make excellent ones.--you
will be stumping ships galleys to
the end of time" l assured him
jovially.
But his answer was serious,
nay, solemn. 81 don't know
about wot you sly, Mr.. Van Wey-
den, but do know I'll never rest
Apply till / see that 'ell-'ound
bloody well dead. 'E cawn't live
as long as me. Els got no right
to live, an as the Good Word puts
1t, Sc shall shorely de- an /
sly, Amen, an damn soon at
that"
When ! returned on deck L
found Wolf Larsen steering main
ly with one hand, while with the
other hand he held the marine
glasses and studied the situation
Of the boats, paying particular at
tention to the position Of the
Macedonia. The only change no.
ticeable In our boats was that
they had hauled close on the wind
and were heading several points
west of north. Still, could not
see the expediency Of the maneu-
yer, for the free sea was still in
tercepted by the Macedonia's five
weather boats, which, in turn,
had hauled close on the wind.
Thus they slowly diverged toward
the west, drawing farther away
from the remainder of the boats
In their line. Our boats were
rowing as well as sailing. Even
the hunters were pulling, and
with three pairs of oars in the
water they rapidly overhauled
what l may appropriately term
the enemy.
The smoke of the Macedonia
had dwindled to dim blot on the
northeastern horizon. or the
steamer herself nothing was to be
seen. We had been loafing along,
till now, our sails shaking half
the time and splitting the wind;
and twice. for short periods, we
had been hove to. But there was
no more loafing. Sheets were
trimmed, and Wolf Larsen pro-
ceeded to put the Ghost through
her PAGES. We ran past our line
OF boats and bore down upon the
first weather boat; OF the othe