El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-16
Condensed NoUel Series One 4 Dau
THE SEA WOLF
By JACK LONDON.
Condensation By Clifton B. Carberry.)

THE keen eyes Of Wolf Larsen.
1 master Of the sealing schooner
/, Ghost, bound for Japanese poaching
I grounds. spotted the bobbin. head of
Humphrey Van Weyden amid the
waves Of san Francisco bay, into
whose waters Humphrey had been
thrown as a result Of a shipwreck 4
I few moments more and Humphrey
was aboard the Ghost
Rescued, he faced his rescuer with
thanks and a request to be put ashore
The skipper eyes him curiously.
What do you do for livingg' he
asked
IL am a gentleman" Humphrey
stammered.
Who feeds your
7 have an income"
Wolf Larsen's lips curleG in a sheer.
You stand on dead mems legs. You
couldn't walk alone between two sun
rises and hustle the meat for your
| belly for three meals You stay here
as cabin boy for the good Of your soul
I'll make a man Of you"
Instant rebellion leaped into Hum
phrey's eyes. Before he could protest
there came 4 sudden interruption
clamor from the real cabin boy, a
y
Larsen turned and crashed his fist in
to the boys stomach Crumpled like
a wet rag around a stick. the lad col
lapsed into heap on the deck
Well" said Wolf Larsen meaning
" TO Humphrey have you made up
your mindY
The spark Of manhood in Humphrey
died out
Yes" he replied weakly.
Say Yes. SIR "
Yes. sir
And thus Humphrey passed into the
servitude of Wolf Larson. the Sea
Wolf His blinking eyes, half reveal
ing and half concealing his terror
surveyed his master and thus ap-
praised him. Massive of build, like
huge gorilla; with a strength, savage
and ferocious; features Of no evil
stamp: eyes of battling protean gray.
sometimes as chill as an Arctic land
scape, sometimes all aglow with love- I
lights-intense, masculine and COM
pelling-Which at the same time fas-
cinate and dominate women until they
surrender II a gladness of joy and OF
relief and sacrifice"
His creed, the mighty will which
engined Wolf Larsen, was short.
Life is a mess" he declared 1.-THE !
big eat the little that they may con-
tinue to move; the strong eat the
weak that they may retain their
strength. The lucky eat the most and
move the longest. that is all
His company on shipboard; seamen
sodden and sullen by drink, more
animal than human; a group Of seal
hunters, wild reckless nomads, ignor-
ant Of an ordered world-an slaves in
body and spirit to the Sea Wolk.
Yet there was gentle side TO Wolf
Larsen He was no ignorant cave
man He could discuss literature
with Hump" roll over his lips the
poetic glories of Shelley and Brown
ing, argue the sciences with amazing
fluency and be disarmirgly charming
at times.
As the days rolled on and murder
Gus quarrels made the hours hideous.
Humphreys backbone gradually stiff
fened- He dreamed of killing the Sea
Wolf. But Larsen fascinated him and 1
like some splendid animal, some
dangerous beast. held him in spell. Z
He knew the world should be rid OF
such a monster. yet Larsen's eyes
compelled obedience.o
Day by day. with not a CLEAN Of
Eraciousness TO break the Orgy of
brutishness. this tragic drama went
on Humphrey despaired OF even a
CLEAN Of sunshine. Suddenly fate in
tervened in the person OF Naude J
Brewster.
Like Humphrey. she came TO the
Ghost from the sea, saved from a
wrecked liner. Like Humphrey. she /
expected TO be put aboard a passing
vessel But mol The Sea Wolf had
other plans. She was added to the
crew as Humphrey was. and likewise I
for the good of her soul"
1Iaude received the news in wonder !
ment What kind Of a man was this J
moczing master of the Ghost2 She
was soon to find out
The cook had offended Larsen. =
rome was coiled around the offender 1
and he was cast overheard in the wake ]
Of the ship. A shark rushed for him /
and Larson ordered him pulled in. /
Despite the maddened haste. the shark |
in the final rush tore away the foot
OF the victim
The shark was not in the reckon /
ing, Miss Brewster" said the Sea Wolf |
smilingly. 1T Was-shall we say
an act of Providence"
This scene convinced Humphrey /
that he must kill Wolf Larsen. His