The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-16

wrench and schlOop or 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 Tor
the first time In his life he was one
of a working gang of men; and so.
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 camel Disko
and Old Salters rolled toward their
cabin hunks, Manuel and Long JACK
went forward. Tom Plat waited only
long enough to slide home the hatch.
All hands were below and asleep,
exeept the two boys; they had to
stand watch; so by and by the moon
looked down on one slim boy In knick-
erbockers, which was Harvey, stag
gering around the cluttered deck;
while behind him, waving a knotted
rope, walked another boy, which was
Dan. yawnlng and noddlng between
taps he dealt the first boy to keep him
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 new
things If he cared to. After a time,
as the pride in honest work well done
began to grip him, he cared. He
learned to fish from dory; to make
his way In safety around heaving
vessels deck; to know what each rope
and sail aboard a vessel was FOR.
Disko allowed him, when the wind was
light. to steer the vessel from one
berth to another, and wonderful was
Harvey's sense of power when he first
felt the vessel answer to his touch Of
the wheel. Almost did ne come to
understand, as a fisherman under
stands, the never-absent dangers OF
the banks, the eternal fogs, the tides,
the gales, the wicked seas; and
learned, too, fishermen's opinion OF the
officers of the, great steamers who,
after cutting u vessel down. raise high
hands to heaven and swear with
unanimity that the careless fisherman
had never-absOlutely never-shown
so much as a single light.
He saw Que day foul, dragged, I'M
kempt vessel heaving up past the
"Were Here" for all the world like b
blowsy, frousy, bad old woman sneer-
ing at a decent girl, saw her sail Off
and into batch of watery sunshine
and-go under, taking all hands with
herl He saw, while his hair stood on
, end, whiteness moving in the white
T. ness of the fog with breath like the
breath of grave; and then he heard
roaring, plunging and spouting; that
was his first iceberg. He saw the surf
break over Virgin Rocks; and the fish
strike In so thick on shoal that scores
, of dories stood riding gunnel to gunnel
, while their crews battled for the catch.
He saw a gale break SO sudden and
, fierce that everywhere on the sea were
!. men in dories cutting riding lines and
racing for their vessels. but some
never making their vessels.
So he passed four busy, wonderful
months, growing in body, mind and
soul with every hour that passed; and
: then came the great day when they left
the banks for home. Toll hardship
!, and danger were now mostly behind
: them; there was left little to do but
stand watch and study the folding and
!. packing away of the morning mists
!, the hurry Of winds across the open
'' spaces, the glare and blaze of the high
8 sun; to harken to the grinding of the
booms against the masts, the creakine
of the sheets against the bits, the sal
filling to the roaring winds.
a Now about the time the "We'rt
G Here" O hundred quintals of fish II
e her hold, was laying her course fol
p Gloucester, Harvey's father was be
" ginning to wonder In his mahogan,
l. offices in Los Angeles II it wasn't
'e better game to drop the ceaseles'
u struggle for more power and wealth
% What was the use of 1t all-with A'
son to hand 1t to? He was still won
se derlng when one day an excited sec
N rotary brought him a telegram.
"a It was from Harvey. safe In Glouces
II ter. Mr.. Cheyne laid his face dow
ir on his desk, breathed heavily 70
IS awhile; and then, heaving order
ID right and left, started that run o
IN which railroad men talked for man
n, a day. Three days and half 1t wa
lg from coast to coast, with railroad spe
% cialists along the way dividing hug
is bonuses; for 1t was the great Harve
De Cheyne who was racing East to Sc
ne his rescued boy, and the boys mothe
nc was with him.
re Not without fear did he meet tina
boy. He had a memory Of a pasty
ut faced, bad-mannered lad. What b
be met was a boy with toughened figur
y and a keen. clear eye.
es Railroads, lumber, mines-suc
la things did not interest young Harve!
IN What his heart yearned for was I
he some day manage his fathers newl
TO purchased sailing ships on the Pacif
he Coast. The ships he got when he wa
I'D ripe for them; and for Dan. son {
nd Disko Troop-seeing that he could nc
q. offer money--he got berth as mat