Charlevoix county herald., 1916-05-06

night visit In this unconventional cos
tune,' replied Hemenway. LAS you
might have guessed, occupy the aexc
room to you, and through that con
Meeting door / couldn't help listening
TO that dress rehearsal-in fact, you
woke me up.
"Now, please don't say word.
was only half asleep, anyway. But
speaking of your dress rehearsal, II
was very interesting" bowed anG
smiled--"and it ought to make a hit.
l ought to be 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 PROPOSE
ton, l think l can help you in an in
direct way. Ii may not appeal TO YOU"
and he looked at the twins inquiring
ly.
speaking for the firm, think any
old proposition would appeal to u.s."
said the Jim twin. please so ahead
with it,
1.-THE whole thing hinges on your
knowledge of navigation" continued
to say you could navigate? Could you
sail boat from here TOTO Honolulu,
for eXample?"
Sure" replied George, either one
of us could do it,
mot to be too inquisitive, may [
ask how you acquired this knowledge
| don't want to cast any reflections,
but you don't look like deep water
sailors"
1--WE don't, that's a fact" acknowl-
edged Jim, examining the palms of his
hands, but we have had considerable
raised in the east and went 20 college
there. We were just crazy for the
water, and spent our vacations cruis-
ing around.
Zone summer we went to ths
Azores on a sailing vessel from Bos-
ton. Another year we went TO the
West Indies. We spent three months
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 ths.'' replied
Hemenway, settling down in mis- chair.
I've got to get away from here for
my health mighty soon. My doctor
tells me long sea voyage is the very
best thing that could happen to me-.
Stay away six months or a year he
says.
I've just been dreaming of the
South Sea Islands. Don't know
thing about 'em, but fancy they would
hit me right. / believe l will take
cigarette if it kills me. My doctor
tells me to leave them alone, but Pm
getting excited-thanks- Now you
were talking about the South Sea
Islands minute ago. | wasn't trying
to listen, but you spoke rather loudly,
you know, and just couldn't help it.
Here's the scheme:
II must say right here that Pm not
John ID. or j. Pierpont, but I'll tell
you what | can do. l can furnish a
small schooner and fit her out for a
year, but | cannot afford to pay
wages TO a captain, bosun, or whatev-
er you call him, cook and crew for
that length of time. But if you will
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 a 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
er you AS for me, will be following
the doctors orders.
There are many details yet to be
considered l have simply given you
the outline of my scheme. Can ii be
worked? If it can it is up to you to
say if you care to go through with it.
How about your"
The answer came quick enough.
| George rolled back on the bed and
kicked his heels in the air-a most I'M
dignified action for supposedly more
or less cultured college man. Jim
strobe over to Hemenway and grasped
him by the hand.
"Mr. Hemenway, you have saved
our lives" he said heartily. I'VE will
throw up our positions, such as they
are, in minute and take a chance
with you; ell, George?"
"Bet your life?" laughed George.
Say, Mr.. Hemenway, how soon can
we pull up anchor?''
well, Mr.. Carteret, there's the
trifling matter of getting boat To
begin with, and then the equally trif-
ling matter of fitting her out. You
ought TO know more about these
things than l do. The whole thing Is
sudden with me, l assure you. IL
would never have occurred If ! hadn't
overheard your talk tonight. Now.
then, let's go over this matter calm
ly."
Hemenway was clever talker and
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