The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-04-27
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CHAPTER VII.
Expecting i Jolt.
Next day the launch tender, which
was up IN the basin with the Runaway
towed the yacht down to Anderson &
Brownlow'ss dock. The schooner had
been recently overhauled, and there
wan little to do on her except see that
everything was s~hipshape.
Hemenway got Anderson to put 4
scrub crew aboard and, with Jim Car
teret, who was of duty until SIX
o'clock that evening, they took the
yacht out in the bay to stretch her
sails and give Carteret a chance to see
how she behaved.
Jim went to the wheel and took
command, and in the light breeze that
was blowing put the little schooner
through her PAGES. He pointed her
close to the wind and beat up the baJ
In short tacks, then. eased sheets for Z
short reach, and finally jibed over for
. rum before the wind.
The yacht behaved beautifully. AZ
ter an hour's thorough test Carteret
brought her up in the wind and let
her hang there.
"You handled her like you had
spent all your life on q schooner
yacht, declared Anderson what do
you think Of her--a beauty chi"
s.Don,t tell him, Captain Carteret,y'
laughed Hemenway: che might want
to boost the price on me-. We haven't
signed papers yet"
mo fear Of that" said Andersen.
you and / are going to get along
without any MISUNDERSTANDING. Hem
enway. Well. what do you say to get
ting back? / have some work to do"
When the Runaway vas made fast
Hemenway asked Carteret to go ;all
over the vessel and make any sugges-
TONS he thought necessary. While sthe
twin wal busy on the yacht, Hemen-
way went into executive session with
Anderson.
TIA latter promised to lose no thine
In getting the supplies aboard and
rush the other small things SO that
everything would be read as soon rs
possible. When Carteret had finished
his inspection Of the schooner sthey
left together. j
@4s.sr Nae tic last $xnyAnfvyRoYSn 4 AOysra
Hemenway had felt as though he raj
walking around with 9 can Of nitro.
glycerfn In his pocket. So far every
thing had gone along smoothly, but he
was n that ticklish position Of not
knowing when somebody would come
along and give him . jolt that would
scatter him and his project into q
thousand pieces.
He felt safe enough with the twins.
but he decided to keep away from An
lerson, and transact business with him
ever the telephone.
'''Mr. Carteret," said Hemenwag a.
they walked away, chow many d us
10 yOu figure 1t win take to sail shat
boat7 What's the lowest number we
en- get along With"
A1Those down-east two-masters 30
to sea with a captain and crew Of two
men, replied Carteret: ..but they
were thought up to that sort Of thing.
We ought to have fivs. anyway; may
% w6.could get along with four n =
pinch, hut / wouldn't want to Il !
could help It. How are you coming
ouE with your crew-1anded anybody
yotis
u es. I've got one young fellsw
Who viii ut IN with ar all right
EAsre's another one that 7 don't know
o. vel. and ! don't care much for his
style, but 10 might - agood man -
have along TO do the meaaal work, =
Il we're. I nm to SEQ them both tonight
an Will let you know shout them:
when I get home. e yoa ars szti'l'
wake
aBy the way. Mr.. Henenway. nv
brother and have = piano which has
lust arrived frAm the East, That win
have 70 go along, and e It = all right
10 do 90 / will have It midtown to
the schooner from the freight yard
~J1ne business. / viii call up An
derson and tell him to put # aboard
ana see that It 10 screwed down tight.
And yon better start getting your
things together. Don't forget II take
pIenty ~ hight clothes.
I think ! viii SO around II Z pair