Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-01-21

er Ghost. bound seal hunting to j,
pam"
And who 10 the captain? I must
see him as soon as am dressed"
johnson looked puzzled and embar.
raised. He hesitated while he groped
in his vocabulary and framed q com.
plete answer. The cap'n is Wolf Lar.
son. or 80 men call him. never heard
his other name. But you better speak
soft with him. He ID mad this morn
ing. The mate"
But he did not finish. The cook had
glided in.
Better sling yer 'ook out of ere.
Yonson," he said. The old manIl BE-
wantin' yer on deck. an this aynt no
d'y to fall foul Of I'm"
johnson turned obediently to the
door, at the same time. over the cooks
shoulder. favoring me with an amas-
ingly solemn and portentous wink. A
though to emphasize his interrupted
remark and the need for me to b
soft-spoken with the captain.
Hanging over the cooks arm was .
loose and crumpled array Of evfl-look-
ing and sour-smelling garments.
They was put aw'y vet, SIR" he
vouchsafed explanation. But youu
ave to make them do tn dry yours
out by the fire."
Clinging to the woodwork, stagger.
ing with the roll Of the ship, and aid.
cd by the cook. ! managed to clip into
rough wooden undershirt. On the
instant my flesh was creeping and
crawling from the'harsh contact He
noticed my involuntary tvitching and
grimacing, and smirksd:
Il only hope yer don't ever ave to
get used to such ~ that IN It's life.
cos you've got bloomin' soft skin.
that you ave, more like . lydy's than
any I know Of was bloomin' well
sure you was gentleman - soon -
set eyes on yer"
had taken dislike to him at frst.
and as he helped to dress me this dis
like increased. There was something
repulsive about his touch. shrank
from his hand; my flesh rsvolted. And
between this and the smells arising
from various pots boiling and on the
galley IRE. was In haste to get out
into the fresh air. Further, there was
the need of seeing the captain about
what arrangements could b made for
getting me ashore.
And whom have l to thank for this
kindness?" asked. when stood com
pletely arrayed. . tiny boys cap ON
my head. and for coat dirty. striped
cotton jacket which ended It the
small of my back and the sleeves Of
which reached Just below my elbows
The cook drew himself up In Snug
ly humblal fashion. q deprecating
smirk on his hce. r
"Mugridge. STR" he fawned. his 81.
Terminate features running into greasy
smile. Thomas Mugridgs. CIR. an 1t
yer service
"All right Thomas !" said Z shall
not forget you-whsn my clothes are
dry"
THANK you. sir" he said. very
gratefully and very humbly indeed.
Precisely In the way that the door
slid back. he slid aside. and stepped
out and staggered across the moving
deck to q corner Of the cabin. to
which I chung for support. The
schooner. heeled over far out nom the
perpendicular. was bowling and pluns'
ing into the long Pacific roll. The foo
was gone and in it, place the sun
sparkled crisply ON the surface Of the
water. + turned to the east, where
knew California must lie, but could
see nothing save low-lying fog banks
In the southwest. and almost In oul
course. saw the pyramidal loom Of
some vessels sails. Beyond . safloI
at the wheel. who stared curiously
across the top Of . cabin. ! attracted
no notice whatever.
Everybody seemed interested h
what was going on anidships. There
on q hatch, large man was lying Of
his back. His eyes were closed. and
he was apparently unconscious. 4
sailor. from time to time. and Qutt'
methodically. a. matter OF routine
dropped Q canvas bucket into III
ocean 1t the end Of rope. hauled !
in hand under hand. and sluiced II
contents over the PROSTATE man.