The Arvada enterprise., 1916-08-24
CHAPTER VI-ContInucd.

CHAPTER Vl-Continued
cruel thing happened Just before
supper. indicative OF the callousncss
and brutishness of these men There
Is one green hand In the crew Iarri
son by name. ClumsylOOkinG country
boy, mastered. imagine. by the spirit
OF adventure, and making his first voy
age. In some way. when Harrison was
aloft. the sheet jammcd In the block
through which 1t runs at the end OF
the gan. AS | understood 1t. there
were two ways OF getting 1t cleared
hrst. by lowering the iorcsail which
was comparatively easy and without
danger; and. second, by climbing out
the peak halyards to the end of ,he
gan Itself an exceedingly hazardous
performance.
Johansen called out to Harrison to
go out the halyards. The Ghost was
rolling emptily in a long scaS and with
each roll the halyards Stacked and
jcrkcd taut. They were capable OF
swapping man off like fly from
whiplash.
Harrison heard the order and hest
tated. 1t was probably the frs, time
he had been aloft in his life. Johan-
sen burst out with voley OF abuse
and curses
That'll do. Johanscn." Wolf Larsen
said brusqucly. I'm have you know
that | do the swearing on this shin
II need your assistance. I'll call you
In"
Yes. sir" the mate acknowledged
submissiyely.
In the meantime Harrison had
started out on the halyards. II was
slight uphill climb, for the iorosail
peaked high When he was hall way
out. the Ghost took a long roll to
windward and back again into the hol
low between two seas 1t was the
snap OF the whip His clutch was
broken. His body pitched out and
down. but In some way he managed
to save himself with his legs. hanging
head downward. a quick cnor, brough,
his hands up to the halyurds again.
but he was long time rcgainlng his
former position. where he hung. a
ptiable object
I'll bet he has no appetite for sup
per-" | heard Wolf l.arscn's voice
which came to me around the corner
OF the galley.
IT'S shame" | heard johnson
growing In painfully slow and corrrC,
English. lie was standing by the main
rigging. few feet away from me
The boy is willing enough. He win
learn II he has a chance. But this
is" lie paused awhile. for the word
murder" was his final Judgment.
Hist. will ye!" Louis whispered to
him. For the love iv your mother
hold your mouth"
II took Harrison fully ten minutes
to get started again A little later he
Lnde the end OF the gan. whcro.
nstridc the spar itself. he cleared the
sheet, and was free to return. Bu, he
had lost HIS nerve. Johanson called
VRiuly for him to come down. Al any
moment he was liable to be snapped
on the gan. but he was hclploss with
fright. Wolf Larsen. walking up and
down with Smoke and In conversation.
took no more notice OF him though he
cried sharply once to the man at the
wheel.
You're on your course. my man
Ne careful. unless you're looking Tor
trOuhle'"
"Ay, ay. STR" the hclmsmnn respond
cd. putting n couple Of spokcs down
lie had been guilty of running tho
Ghost soycra, points on her course I'm
order that what little wind there waa
should MI the forcsall and hold It
steady. lie had striyon to help the
unfortunate Harrison at the risk OF
incurrIng Wolf Larscn's anger.
Fully half an hour went by. and
then | saw Johnson and Louis IN some
sort OF alteration II ended with
johnson rinring on Louis OBTAINING
arm and starting forward lie crossed
the deck. sprnng into the fore rigging
and began to climb. Bu, the quick
eye of Wolf Larsen caught him.
Hero, you. wha, are you up tor" he
cried
johnson's ascent was arrested. lie
looked his captain In the eyes and
replied slowly:
Il am going to get that boy down q"
"Youll get down out OF that rIrrInE
and damn lively about itl Dyc hear
Get down'"
johnson hcsitatcd, but tho long
years OF obedience to tho masters Of
ships overrowcrci him, and he dropped
sulleni7 70 the deck and went on for.
vard