The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-10-08

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 for
the first time In his life he was one
ct a working gang Of men: and 80.
beginning to take pride In the thought.
ne held on grimly. Not till the last
f1sh was slowed below did man rest.
But when that moment came! Diskn
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,
except the two boys; they had to
stand watch; 80 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 q knOtted
rope. walked another boy, which was
Dan. yawning and nodding between
taps he dealt the first boy to keep him
awake.
The Were Here was on a 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 time,
as the pride in honest work well done
began to grip him, he cared. He
learned to fish from dory; to make
his N-.1v N sofnfx,
vessels deck; to know what each rope
and sail aboard Il 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 Il fisherman under
stands, the never-absent dangers of
the banks, the eternal fogs, the tides,
the gales, the wicked seas; and
learned, too. tishermen's opinion of the
officers Of the great steamers who.
after cutting vessel down, raise high
hands to heaven and swear with
unanimity that the careless fisherman
had overwhelmingly never--shown
50 much as single light.
lie saw one day foul, draggled. I'm.
kempt vessel heaving up past the
Were Here" for all the world like Il
blowsy, frousy. bad old woman snecr-
ing at decent girl. saw her sail off
ana into batch Of watery sunshine
and-go under, taking all hands with
her! lie saw, while his hair stood on
end, wilderness moving in the white
ness of the fog with breath like the
breath of a grave: and then he heard
Il roaring, plunSins and spoutins; 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 1ories stood riding gunnel to gunnel
while their crews battled for the catch.
He saw a gale break so sudden aud
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 cal,e The great day when they left
the banks for home. Toll hardship
and danger We're 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
sun; to harlien to the grinding Of the
booms against the uiaSts. the creabins
Of the sheets against the bits, the sail
ming to the roaring winds.
Now about the time the "We're
Here" hundred guintals Of fish in
her hold, Was laying her course for
Gloucester, Harvey's fathev was be.
to wonder in his mahogany
offices in Los Angeles if ii wasn'r a
better game to drop the ceaselass
struggle for more power and wealth.
what was the use of it ull--wi.h no
son to hand it to? He WAS still won.
iering when one day an excited sec.
'etary brought him telegram.
1t was from Harvey. safe in Gl.uces. |
-er. Mr.. Cheyne laid his face down
IN his desk, hreathed heavily for
awhile; and then. heaving orders
right and left. started thar run of
Which railroad men talked for many |
! day. Three days and Il half it was |
rom coast t" Coast, with railroad spe !
'iailStS along the way diyiAiu. hug |
bonuses; for it NHs the great HARVEY |
'heyne who WAS racing East to see /
lis rescued boy, aud the boys mother
vas with him. /
Not without fear did he meet ,'tat
10Y. He had lnn!unry Of Il pascy. |
aced. haetinanncF@d lad. What he |
net was Il boy with toughene,i tisur. .
ana keen, clear eye. |
Railroads, lumber. minrs-such
hlhSS did not interest Young Harvey
" nat his heart yearned for was to !
ONE day manage his fathers newly /
purchased Sailin, ships on the Pacific |
"ast. The ships h. got when h. was
Ire for 1hr,rt anI f,,. IG,., ~