The Arvada enterprise., 1916-08-10
CHAPTER ".

What happened to me next on the
sealing schooner Ghost. as | strove to
lit into my new environment, are mat.
ters OF humiliation and pain. The cook.
who was called the doctor" by the
crew, Tommy" by the hunters, and
"Cooky" by Wolf Larsen. was a
changed person The difference
worked in my status brought about
corresponding difference in treatment
from him Servile and fawnlng as he
had been before, he was now as domi.
necring and belIicose. In truth. was
no longer the fine gentleman with
skin soft as a 'lydy's," but only an
ordinary and very worthless cabin.boy.
lie absurdly insisted upon my ad
dressing him as Mr. Mugridge. and his
behavior and carriage were insuffer.
able as he showed me my duties Be
sides my work in the cabin. with its
four small staterooms. was supposed
to be his assistant in the galley. and
my colossal ignorance concerning such
things as peeling potatoes or washing
greasy pots was source of unending
anu sdTtiStlC WDnleF 10 MIN.
This first day was made more ditii
cult for me from the fact that the
Ghost. under close reefs (terms such
as these did not learn till later). was
plunging through what Mr.. Mugridge
called an "owlin' sou'eastcr." AT
half.past five. under his directions. |
set the table in the cabin. with rough
weather trays In place. and then car
ricd the tea and cooked food down
from the galley.
Look sharp or you'll get douscd," :"
was Mr.. Mugridge's parting Injunction.
as | left the galley with big teapot
In one hand. and in the hollow of the
other arm several ioaycs OF fresh
baked bread. One OF the hunters, a
tall, loosely jointed chap named Hen.
d"rson. was going aft at the time from
the stccragc uhc name the hunters
fncctiously gave their midships sleep
ing quarters). to the cabin Wolf Lar
sen was on the poop, smoking his ever
lasting cigar
Ere she comes. Sling yer 'ook!"
the cook cried.
stopped, for did not know what
was coming, and saw the galley door
slide shut with bang. Then saw
Henderson leaping like a madman for
the main rigging. up which he shot. on
the inside. til he was many feet
higher than my head. Also | saw a
great wave, curling and foamng
poised far above the rail was 81
rcctly under IT, My mind did no,
work quickly. everything was so new
and strange | graspcd that | was In
danger, but that was all stood s,ill.
In trcpidntion. Then Wolf Larsen
shouted from the poop:
Grab hold something. you-you
Hump"
But II was too late. ! sprang toward
the rigging, to which might have
clung. aud was met by the descending
wall of water What happened after
that was very confusing was he
meath the water, sunocating ana
drowning Several times collidcd
against hard objects once striking my
right knee terrible blow Then the
food seemed suddenly TO subsidc. and
| was breathing the good air again.
had been swept against the galley ANA
around the stccrngc comraniouwhy
from the weather side into tho lee
scuppcrs The pain from my hurt knee
was agonl1ing Hut the cook was after
me. shouting through the lee galley
door;
Ere, you Don't ykc all night
about a. Where's the potY Lost
overheard. Serve you bloody well
rlgh, II yer mock was brokc!"
| managed to struggle to my fee,
The grca, ,cdpo, was s,ill IN my hand
llmpcd to the galley and banded II
to him But he was consuming with
Indignation. real or fcIgucd,
"Gawd blImc mo II you Amt slob
wotrc you good for anyw'yH Cawn'
even carry bit OF tea aft without
iosIn It, Now III ave to boil some
more"
Two things | had acquired by ~
acc!icn,-an Injured kneccnp that