Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-02-14

want to be placed aboard her." u
You want? But that is impossi-
ble." Captain Belgrag's voice was
like violin music in a lullaby. His
sneers, his profanity was music.
III there is anything to pay for loss
Of your ships time, the Thurston line
is responsible" said Blake.
Belgrag pursed UP his lips, blew out
his cheeks. then opened his mouth
with smack. 1--WE will not the Ma
naimo pass" he said abruptly. "You
will not be put aboard her-no, nor
any other north-bound ship. We shall,
when we are ready, give you up"
What do you mean?" cried Blake
pugnaciously.
do I not myself make clearly un-
derstand? Helm! / mean you came
on my ship without asking yes or no
eh? When you are to leave, / shall
say; not you. The sailor goes to
work; / need him. Perhaps, you, too,
i need, then you will work. Is that so
you understand"
The voice was lowered to a key
quite as musical, but forcible, as the
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looked us over, one by one, his eyes
two narrow Sits in his puffed face.
Blake arose and leaned across the
table. Captain Belgrag," he said, and
his voice was shaking with passion,
badly suppressed; this is the dirtiest
treatment / ever knew accorded by
one seafaring man to another. 1t is
despicable, sir-despicable-an you,
sir, are damn filthy pig!" and he
shook his fist as near the bloated
face as the width of the table would
permit. Captain Belgrag closed his
narrow eyes and cursed until the air
was blue. &
/ leaned back in my chair and
smiled. l was not seeing red, although
/ agreed thoroughly with Blake. If
Bclgrag had shown any inclination to
take exception to our captains esti-
mate of hm,I might have placed my
shoulder against his. but Belgrag
merely swore and walked out.
n- There was to be no fight, and the
situation as it stood was all in my ia
vor. Blake would not take me north
on the Nanaimo or on anything else
very soon; Isabelle was here with me,
and had one other new friend at
least; and wasn't sure that the wom-
an said to Belgrag in Italian. caught
one word only, for she spoke rapidly,
and my Italian friends are always
more considerate of my ear; but that
word, translated, meant "protract."
Burns went forward of his own Sc
lection, saying that he would prefer
having wages coming, so long as the
cruise was to continue indefinitely.
The Italian mate explained through
me that the saloon was to be at our
disposal and breakfast would be serv-
ed there at once, and l., after finding
out from Reedley that he held no OBJ
jections to the company of murder
suspect, went in to Blake to announce
my change of cabins.
Don't do it." said the captain. 1T
looks to me as though the murderer
was needed about this craft, and
want you with me to plan out a way.
The pig of captain is no less than
q pirate, and we've got to circumvent
him somehow
"Im no murderer" l replied brief
ly.
"Well, you've got brains at least,
and we'll need 'em. Stay by" he
begged, and 1 could do no less than
agree.
We had hearty breakfast, all to.
gether, and we were introduced to
Signora -Cesana. AS she spoke no
English, Ind i was the only man
to talk freely in that language with
Isabelle with the excuse OF being po-
lite to the signora, so asked her if she
could give any information on the
strange situation here. She replied
in the negative, letting me under
stand that once more l was running
against her secret But l have told
the signora some part of our difficult
ties. so you may speak before her."
she added
Does she know that l love"
Eyes, yes!"
"Signora,' | said, ito this lady l
have given all my heart, and now my
heart is lightened because you are her
friend May ], too be your friend?"
Yes, signor," she answered smil-
ingly. FOR / am glad that my young
mistress has found good man to love
and protect her, and my wish is your
happiness"
Her young mistress? Was that a
foreign form of expression or did it
mean that Signora Cesana was Isa-
bellies servant? Could it be that Isa-
belle Reade had come to San Francis
CO upon this yacht? Were we now at
the beginning of untangling the mys-
teries of the St. Dunstan and the jap
anese bachelors valet. Kodani?