Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-15
CHAPTER VI-Continued.

A cruel thing happened just before
trr1cr indicative of the callousness
and rrutishness of these men. There
is one Green hand in the crew, Harri-
son ly name, a clumsy-looking country
hoy. mastered, l imagine, by the spirit
Of adventure, and making his first voy
age. 10 some way, when Harrison was
aIor. the sheet TANNED in the block
tI.gI-l which it runs at the end of
the eff AS | understood it, there
were two ways Of getting it cleared
first. by lowering the foresail, which
WAS comparatively easy and without
danger: and, second, by climbing out
the peak-halyards to the end of the
gaf itself. an exceedingly hazardous
performance.
Johausen called out to Harrison to
go out the halyards. The Ghost was
rolling emptily in a long sea, and with
each roll the halyards Stacked and
iersad taut. They were capable of
swapping a man off like a fly from a
whiUIash.
Harrison heard the order and hest,
tated. 1t was probably the first time
he had been aloft in his life. Johan,
sen burst out with volley of abuse
and curses.
"Thatll do, Johansen," Wolf Larsen
said brusquely. 'I'll have you know
that I do the swearing on this ship
If l need your assistance, I'll call you
in."
Yes. sir" the mate acknowledged
submissively.
In the meantime Harrison had
started out on the halyards. 1t was
a slight uphill climb, for the foresail
peaked high. When he was half 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
90 save himself with his legs, hanging
head downward. \ quick effort brought
his hands up to the halyards again;
but he was a long time regaining his
former position, where he hung, a
pitiable object.
"IIl bet he has no appetite for sup
per- | heard Wolf Larsens voice,
which came to me around the corner
Of the galley.
It's a shame" l heard Johnson
growing in painfully slow and correct
English. He was standing Ivy the main
rigging, a few feet away from me.
THE boy is willing enough. He will
learn if he has a chance. But this
is He paused awhile, for the word
murder" was his final Judgment.
Hist will vel" Louis whispered to
him. For the love iv your mother
hold your mouth"
1t took Harrison fully ten minutes
60 get started again. A little later he
made the end of the gait, where,
astride the spar itself, he cleared the
sheet, and was free to return. But he
had lost his nerve. Johansen called
vaiuly for him to come down. At any
moment he was liable to be snapped
off the gaff. but he was helpless 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 off your course, my man!
Re careful. unless you're looking for
troubled"
"Ay. ay. sir" the helmsman respond
sd putting a couple of spokes down.
lie had been guilty of running the
Ghost seyeral points off her course in
order that what little wind there was
Should ill the foresail and hold it
steady. He had striven to help the
unfortunate Harrison at the risk of
mourning Wolf Larsen's anger.
Fully half an hour went by, and
tasH ] saw Johnson and Louis in some
SIR, OF alteration. 1t ended with
Johnson ainging off Louis OBTAINING
or" and starting forward. He crossed
Che deck sprang into the fore rigging.
and began TO climb. But the quick
's Of Wolf Larsen caught him.
'.'re, YOU, what are you up tor" he
,-...
.ea"son's ascent was arrested. He
N'N.d his captain in the eyes and
s.' slowly:
am going TO get that boy down"
leun get down out of that rigging.
am Damn lively about it! Dye hear?
Oct down."
Johnson hesitated, but the long
Years Of obedience to the masters of
s..ls overpOwered him, and he dropped
s-.-tn'y to the deck and went on for
N.rd
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