Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-07-05

IN which We Begin to Understand
Our unMeleome PASSENGER.


Our Unweleome Passenger
AsT yawned and looked out OF ny
eabia soon after dawn, about 4:3s
next morning. there was no wind al
IN. and no hope OF wind
As / stood out Of the cabin hatch
however there was enough breeze q
futler a piece Of paper that had beer
caueht IN the malnsBil halyard Il nut'
tered there lonely IN the morning
Nothing else was astir but It and !,
sad look II up Ia my hand Idly. As
DID - George reared his head for'ard,
Morning. George said Il guess
we've got 10 run on gasoline today"
There aln't no gasoline, sir. It's
ran out In the night"
'yrhe tanks were alled when we
started. weren't theyY I asked.
yes. sir"
"we can't have used them up 80
ssoa
@No. slr-but someone has turned
the cocks F. :"
/ stood dazed for q moment, wonder
Ing how this could have happened
thea 3 thought slowly dawned upon
nie.
who has charge OF theIni' said
George looked q little stupid, then
defiant.
"A see," said; and. suddenly. with.
oul remembering Charlie Webster's ad-
Vice not TO lose your temper with ne
gro--I realized that this was no accl-
dent. but a deliberate trick. something
Indeed In the nature Of miniature
mullng. That flutterlng paper / had
picked from the halyard lay near my
breakfast table. had only half read
II. Now It's Import came to me with
fnll force. ! had no firearms with me.
Having a quick temper, have made II
habit oil my life never to carry gun
because they 20 OF so easily. But
one most essential part Of a gentle
mans education had been mine, so !
applied Il instantly on George, with
the result that a well-directed blow
under the peak Of the Jaw sent him
spIpwlIng, and for awhile speechless,
IN the cockpit.
"No gasollnef" | said.
Aud then my passenger must give
HIN credit for the courage--put up his
head for'ard. and called out;
Il protest against that; It's COW,
ardly outrage. You wouldn't dare tC
do Il 10 white man."
'0h. see.' rejolned. $50 you are
the author Of this precious paper here
are your Come over here and talk i
over, If you've the courage"
Tive got the courage" he answered
IN shaking voice.
"All right | said; 'yOu're safe 70
the presenl-and. George, who Is ~
fond Of sleep, will take quite nap 70
while, think
"You English brulep he said.
"YOn English brutep he had said
and the words had lmpelied me to In
vile him aft for | cannot deny eer
tain admiration for him that had mys
ierlously grown up In me.
Come herel" said, "for your M
"a safe FOR The time being. woul
like 10 discuss this paper with you"
lie came and We read Il together
hutterlng as had seen II ilutter 10 hl
fingers US he read Il for'ard TO the en-
gineer and to the deckhand II began
Think how many We are Thin
what we could do II Isn't either tina
we haven't lntellIgence-lf only w
we're TO use IT, We don't lack leader
we don't lack courage-we don't lacl
martyrs; all are ready"
! stopped reading.
why don't you start thenr asked
We're waiting for jamaica" he an
swered; shes almost ready"
IL sounds a pretty good idea 1,
me-" ! remarked, from your point o
view. From your point Of vIew.' re
member. | said; but you mustn't thlnl
thst yours Is mlne-n0t for one mo
ment--O dear no. ON the contrary
my point Of view Is that OF the gov
erner Of NASSAU. or his representative
quite nearby, at Harbour island ISM
itf" ."
by pock-marked friend grew a trla,
green as I said this.
We have sails slill, remember re
sumed. George and the lost Rasolln,
are not everything. Five hours with
anything Of Wind, would bring Ms a
Harbour Island. and--wlth this pane,
II my hand Il would be-what do you
think yourselfi The gallowsY'
Ny friend grew grave at that and
seemed to be thinking hard inside
making resolutions the full force II
which | didn't understand I'm later
but the Immediate result OF which was
= graciousness OF manner which dId
not entirely deceive me.
oh" he said. Il don't think Won
quite mean that. You're lmpulslge-
as when you hit that poor boy down
there"
Well, | observed. "rm willing TO
trent you better than you deserve. $50.
II say nothing about this. II you like"
tpeln'lng to The nanuserlpt), "and II