The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-20
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pay you full value" Francis assured
him shortly and brushed him aside.
And now. Henry. what's the other
half OF your seheme7"
I'm ashamed TO tell you" Henry
laughed. but 20 viii be provocative
of more Spanish swearing than has
been heard IN Chiridai lagoon since
old Sir Henry sacked san Antonio
and Rooas del roro. You just watch
Leonica clappcd her hands. as with
sparkling eyes she cried. 1T must be
good. Henry. can zee Il by your
! face. You must tell me-
And, aside. his arm around her TO
steady her on the reeling deck. Henry
whispered closely In her ear. while
Francis. TO hide his perturbation at
the sight OF them. made SHIFT thru
the binoculars 10 study the faces on
the pursuing tug. Capt Trcfethen
grinned maliciousiy and exchanged
significant gianccs with the pale-col.
ored sailor.
Now. skipper" said Henry. re-
TURNING. Were just opposite III
Tfgre. want a lot OF haif.ineh old.
soft. manila rope. plenty OF rope
yarns and sail Irvine. that case OF
beer from the iazareite, that Ave gal.
lon kerosene can that was emptied
last night and the coffee Dot from the
galley"
But am dlstralned 10 remark 20
your attention that that rope is
worth good money, sir" Cant. Tire.
fethcn complained. as Henry set 10
work on the heterogeneous gear.
"You will be paid" Francis hushed
him.
And the coffee pot--it Is almost
newt
You will be paid" Francis said.
The skipper sighed and surrcn.
dered. aitho he sighed again at Hen.
rvs next act. which was to uneork
the bottles and begin emptying the
beer out into the scupperr.
please. SIR" begged percivai. "If
you must empty the beer. pleas
empty Il into mer'
No further beer was wasted. and
the crew swiftly laid the empty bot.
ties beside Henry. At intervals Of
six feet ne fastened the rcoorkcd bot.
ties TO the half.inch line. Also. he
cut OF twcfathom lengths Of tho line
and attached them like streamcrs be.
tween tho beer bottles. To the end
Of the main line he made fast the
kerosene can. TO the other end the
empty beer case. and looked up 10
FRANCIS. who replied.
.'oh, got you ave minutes ago.
III Tfgre must he narrow. or else
the tug will 70 around the s,nr."
-EI Tisre Is lust that narrow %
was the response. There's one place
where the channel isn't 40 fee, be-
tween the shoals. n the sktppe
misses our trap hen go aground.
Say. they'll be able 10 wade ashore
from the tug n that hnppenx--con.
on. now. wen get the stuff AFT and
ready TO toss out. You take star.
board and IN take mort. and when I
give the word you shoot tina, beer
case ou, 10 the Ia, q. FAR a. YOU
can"
Tho the wind eas~d down. the An.
Seilaue. square before IL. managed
to make Ave knots. while the Dolores.
doing slx. slowly overhauled her. As
the rifles began &c sneak from, IN.
Dolores. the skipper. under the dlrec.
ton OF Henry and Francis. built up
on the schooner's stern a low barri.
caae OF sacks OF potato~. and
onions. OF old sails and OF hawser
coils.
Crouching low In the shelter Of
this. the helmsrnan managed TO steer.
Leonica refused 10 go below "A tn.
firing became more continuous. but
compromised by lying down behind
the cabin house. The rest of the
sailors sought similar shelter in
hooks and corners. while the solano
men. lying aft. returned the f,rs of
the tug.
Henry and Francis. in their chosen
positions and waiting until the mar.
rowness OF FL Tfgre was reached.
took a hand In the free and easy hal,
tie.
My congratulations. sir" Cant.
Trefethen said to FranciH. the Indian
Of him compelling him to raise his
head 10 peer across the raiI. the ne
gro of him f,a,teuine his body down
until almost II seemed 10 bore into
the deck. THAT was Cant. Roxaro
himself that was steering. and the
way re Jumped and grabbed his hand
would lead one to conclude that Won