The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-04-13

--o%S A~AS
tume.,' replied Hemenway. As you
might have guessed, / occupy the next
room to you, and through that Q
Meeting door / couldn't help listening
to that dress rehearsal-in fact, YOU
woke me up.
"Now, please don't say a word, ]
was only half asleep. anyway. But
speaking Of your dress rehearsal. 1t
was very interesting"-he bowed and
smiled-''and 1t ought to make a hit.
I ought to be q good Judge, for ! spent
a good many years knocking around
New York, and took in all the shows
visible to the naked eye. But I'm not
an ~impresario: therefore l cannot Of
fer you any advanced royalties. How.
ever, If you care to listen to . proposi.
ton, ! think / can help you In an In
direct way. It may not appeal to YOU"
and he looked at the twins inQuiring-
ly.
Speaking for the firm, / think any
old proposition would appeal to us"
said the Jim twin. please go ahead
with it.,'
1.-THE whole thing hinges on your
knowledge Of navigation" continued
Hemenway. ibid / understand you
to say you could navigate? Could you
sail a boat from here TOTO Honolulu,
for exampleT"
Sure" replied George, "either one
of us could do it."
"Not to be too inauisitive, may I
ask how you acquired this knowledgey
l don't want. to cast any reflections,
but you don't look like deep water
Sailors"
I'VE don't, that's a fact" acknowl-
edged Jim, examining the palms Of his
hands, "but we have had considerable
experience, Just the same. We were
raised in the east and went to college
there. We were. just crazy for the
water, and spent our vacations cruis-
ing around.
zone summer we went to this
Azores on a sailing vessel from Bos-
ton. Another year we went to the
West Indies. We spent three months
a year ago on a coasting schooner.
One Of the first things we learned was
navigation. We know the ropes all
right. Now, what's on your mind?"
"Well, the idea is just this.'' replied
Hemenway, settling down in his chair.
"Tve got to get away from here for
my health mighty soo My doctor
tells me a long sea voyage is the very
best thing that could happen to me.
Stay away six months or a year he
says.
1--WE just been dreaming of the
South Sea Islands. Don't, know a
thing about 'em, but fancy they would
hit me right. / believe I will take a
cigarette if it kills me. My doctor
tells me to leave them alone, but Tn,
getting aexcited-thanks- Now you
were talking about the South Sea
Islands a minute ago. I wasn't trying
to listen, but you spoke rather loudly,
you know, and i just couldn't help it
Here's the scheme:
II must say right here that I'm not
John d. or J. Pierpont, but PHI tell
you what / can do. I can furnish a
small schooner and fit her out for a
year, hut ! cannot afford to pay
wages to a captain, bosun, or whatev.
er you call him, cook and crew fo1
that length Of time. But If you will
i. boss the job between you, / think we
can dig up a crew Of young fellows
including myself, who would make the
trip for the fun of the thing.
There must be a million islands
down there, to judge by the looks OF
the map. Well just pick out q small
one and lay off there as long as you
like. You can have all the time to
write your stuff and no one will both
or you. AS for me, I will be following
the doctors orders.
There are many details yet to be
considered; ! have simply given you
the outline of my scheme. Can 1t be
worked2 II it can it is up to you te
say ii you car to go through with 1t
How about your"
The answer came quick enough
George rolled back on the bed ana
kicked his heels in the air-a most un
dignified action for a supposedly more
or less cultured college man jim
strobe over to Hemenway and graspet
him by the hand.
4sMr. Hemenway. you have saved
our lives" he said heartily. I'VE vii
throw up sour positions, such as thej
are. in a minute and take a chance
with you; seh, George?"
.Bet your life?" laughed George
Say, Mr.. Hemenway, how soon ca
we pull up anchorn
well, ME- Carteret, there's thu
trifling matter Of getting q boat 7,
begin with. and then the equally trif
ling matter OF fitting her out 70,
ought to know about thes'
things than ! do. The whole thing Il
sudden with me-. / assure you. 4
would never hare occurred Il ! hadn'i
overheard your talk tonight. Now
then. let's 60 over this matter calm
W.
Hemenway was a clever talker ant