The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-02-20

on To iiF only 'llAu Ifi' NNN
knows the ship" Runlctt had argued,
and want somebody In charge who
win see that the fellows who repair
her do the job well"
Exactly" retortcd rcnwiok you
evidently do not question my honesty
when Il COMES to wanting work well
done that will mean dollars In your
pocket. when Il comes 20 dollars
out OF your pocket YOU as good as
call me nar. oh yes YOU do!' he
continued. AZ Runlett gave a dissent
ing cough. Il toll you "a straight
story OF the abandonment OF tho
Elizabeth by her captain and
crew. and OF my boat load
of men saivaging her. and yet
you discount my claim. II we hadn't
found her somebody else would. and
then YOU couldn't have unmped up
any sort 81 excuse for not paying
tho salvage money"
Runlett smiled. hut IL was with a
rather sickiy superiority. iic left
for the North without further con
vcraation ON the matter.
Cleaning spars. white sails strong
and new. the Elizabeth wethcrsli
was at length ready for the sca
again. To Dudley .Fcnwick. as to his
father before him. ship was more
than a iifeleas structure Of timhers
This six master, so lofty and austcrc.
possessed conscious entity which
he had learned to know and TO con-
troll. IL saddened him To think of
parting from her and he daily cx.
p.cted the message which should
compel him 20 seek employment else
where. when tho telegram came.
however. II took him all aback:
Vessel chartered from scwails
Point 60 Portland Load immedi'
ately. Rring her up yourself. Am
sending two mates"
Fenwick smoked his pipe and
pondorcd. trying TO put his finger
on the motive for thl. extraordinary
expression OF confidence. Perhaps
Amos Runlctt had been unable 20
find. NJ short notice. a master quail.
fled to handle the big schooner and
was unwilling 10 risk delay and loss
Another theory which Fenwick pro.
pounded TO himself. ran something
like this
Ills game IL 20 keep me guessing.
long as he can fool me with hopes
OF command in the Elizabeth. Make
the n permanent skipper OF herr lie
never dreamed OF a."
Ills comrades. tried and true. came
at tho call. Alfred and the four
negroes. all OF them poor and alb
sorbed In thoughts OF salvage. II,
was fitting that tho Cndaunied
should tow her out past the Cape-
Before nlghtfaii the iuckicn, wind
that Fcnwick had ever known came
rushing TO show him what the Eliza
beth could do for record passage.
Three days out from tho Cape. she
was towsd In by Portland Head. a
new mark had been set for the wsth.
ereli fleet and the Elisabeth wns
queen of them all
Dudley Fcnwick. ready 10 jump
ashore and report at the office. could
not help believing tina, this slant OF
good fortune was an omen Of sue.
cess In this happy humor he. was
leaving the ahip. when a ilstiess fig
urc Of a man climbed from the wharf.
Dudiey's high spirits were instantly
dampened This slack.,wisted brother
Of his would never como down TO
meet him out Of pure affection.
Israel Charles Fenwlck offered a
nerOicss hand ms he said:
Hello. bud. old sport hap.
pened to be In Front II. when you
hauled In Just now. aofne surprise
for the saltwater guys. chr They
weren't looking for you inside a
week
with n sense Of foreboding Dudley
replied.
Anything particular YOU wish TO
see mo aboutf ] have the ships
business TO attend to--latsr In the
day shall BE- at leisure"
Il guess you'd better take few
minutes to listen to me-" dosgcdly
exclaimed Israel Charles.
Dudley rammed his hands In his
pockets and tried 20 do the decent
thing by asking
How goes tho world with you.
charlic7 Your wife liz well. hope.
stIli working in the shoe store. are
you7"
The family failure put a hand 10
his chest and coughed.
II dopcd II as a bad cold for n
while. bud. but | shouldn't wonder
II II was n bum lung. Ethel7 oh.
there's nothing the matter with her.
lin not begging for n handout. oven
II did have to quit the shoe store.
drew In advance. II was inside in.
formation. understand a customer
passed IL 10 me on the quiet He il a
broker-blg New York house with
Portland branch. 1t looked like n
cinch."
Dudley stared nj him with a
puzzled scowi and demanded
You drew what In advance7"
wait a minute. / had TO get quick
action. | stood 10 win two or three
thousand dollars, bud. I was going
TO pun my freight, 70 South and get
strong. You had the coin. don't
care what you said. There was
something tucked away. a little OF II
belonged TO me. and took a piece"
How could you manage 70 find
any money Of mine. chnriie7" was
the mystificd interrogation. IAN
had left In the bank at home 10
help out the yard gave the fore
man. John Moon. power OF attor.
ney TO draw II ne needed for wages
or material"
IL made out n check 20 your order