The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-05-08

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made a steady undertOne to the CLICK
nick of the knives in the pens, the
| wrench and schlOOp of torn heads,
the flap of ripped-open fish falling into
the tub on deck.
At the end of an hour Harvey
wanted terribly to rest, but also 1or
the first time in his life he was one
of working gang of men; ana 80.
beginning to take pride In the thought
he held on grimly. Not till the last
fish was slowed below did man rest.
But when that moment came! DISK"
and Old Salters rolled toward their
cabin hunks, Manuel and Long Jack
went forward Tom Platt waited only
long enough to slide home the hatcn.
All hands were below and asleep
except the two boys; they had 10
stand watch; so by and by the moon
looked down on one slim boy in knlck-
erbockers, which was Harvey, stag
gering around the cluttered DECK
while behind him, waving knotted
rome. walked another boy, which was
Dan, yawning and noddinG between
taps he dealt the LIZ IVY ~ Mp
awake.
The "We're Here" was on salt
fishing trip which meant four months
away from home; SO there was time
for Harvey to learn many strange ne"
things if he cared to. After a time
as the pride in honest work well done
began to grip him, he cared. lie
| Geh 6QrV. TO make
his way in safety around a heaVlhe
vessels deck; to know what each rope
and sail aboard a vessel was for.
Disko allowed him, when the Wlnd was
light. to steer the vessel from one
berth to another, and wonderful was
Harvey's sense of power when ne nrst
felt the vessel answer to his touch OF
the wheel. Almost did lie come to
understand, as a fisherman under
: stands, the neverabsent dangers OF
, the banks, the eternal fogs, the tides,
the gales, the wicked seas; ana
learned, too, fishermen's opinion of the
officers of the great steamers VINO,
after cutting a vessel down, raise high
hands to heaven and swear with
t unanimity that the careless fisherman
had overwhelmingly never-shown
so much as a single light.
He saw one day foul, dragged, I'M
= kempt vessel heaving up past the
"We're Here" for all the world like a
y blowsy, frousy, bad old woman sheer
e ing at a decent girl, saw her sail on
and into a batch of watery sunshine
amigo under, taking all hands with
. her! He saw, while his hair stood on
- end, q Wilderness moving in the white
:. ness of the fog with breath like the
: breath of q grave; and then he heard
q roaring, plunging and spOuting; thai
). was his first iceberg. He saw the sur
break over Virgin Rocks; and the fish
strike in so thick on a shoal that scores
Of dories stood riding gunnel to gunne
: while their crews battled for the eaten
He saw a gale break so sudden an6
:, fierce that everywhere on the sea were
- men in dories cutting riding lines ant
= racing for their vessels, but some
never making their vessels.
So he passed four busy, wonderful
= months, growing in body, mind ant
;. soul with every hour that passed; ant
e e then came the great day when they lief
y the banks for home. Toll hardship
'" and danger were now mostly behin'
- them: there was left little to do bu
= stand watch and study the folding an
packing away of the morning mists
. the hurry Of winds across the ope
- spaces, the glare and blaze of the hig
10 %1r fr,Hi nO 1
"a booms against the masts, the creakln
~. of the sheets against the bits, the sa
). filling to the roaring winds.
a Now about the time the "Wer
lg Here" hundred quintals of fish |
We her hold, was laying her course f0
ep Gloucester, Harvey's father was b.
oy ginning to wonder in his mahogan
IL Offices in Los Angeles if it wasn't
ne better game to drop the ceaseles
Of struggle for more power and wealth
20 What was the use of it all-with 4
son to hand it to? He was still VOL
ee dering when one day an excited Sc
en- rotary brought him telegram.
i'd 1t was from Harvey, safe in Glouce
er ter. Mr.. Cheyne laid his face dow
slr on his desk, breathed heavily II
MS awhile; and then, heaving orde
Id right and left, started that run
an which railroad men talked for mar
IN, day. Three days and half it W;
ng from coast to coast, with railroad sp
ed cialists along the way dividing hu:
his bonuses; for it was the great Harv'
De Cheyne who was racing East to s.
he his rescued boy, and the boys moth
ne was with him.
re Not without fear did he meet tn
boy. He had a memory of past
tut faced, bad-mannered lad. What
he met was boy with toughened tigu
re- and a keen, clear eye.
les Railroads, lumber, mines-su
his things did not interest young Harve
an What his heart yearned for was
he some day manage his fathers new
to purchased sailing ships on the Paci
he Coast. The ships he got when he W
nd ripe for them; and for Dan, son
nd Disko Troop-seeing that he could n
rs. offer money-he got a berth as ma
ng of one of them, with the promise th