The Adair County news., 1921-11-08
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had three mesSes to cook and he was
busy from morning until night, eff
eient, tireless and even-tempered. The
crew, though they acknowledged his
skull, were CaIifornians, either by
birth or adoption, and the racial
prejudice against the Japanese was
apparent
week of good wind was followed
by dirty weather. The persistence
and increasing opposition of the storm
seemed to have a corresponding effect
upon Captain Simms.
He grew daily more irritable and
naorose, even to his daughter. Only
the doctor appeared able to get along
with him on easy terms, and Rainey
noticed that, to Carlson, the skipper
seemed conciliatory even to Difference.
Peggy Simms watched her father
with worried eyes. The curious, tar
niShed look of his tanned skin grew
until the flesh seemed continually dry
and of an earthly color; his lips
peeled, and more than once he shook
as if with a chill.
On the eleventh day out, Rainey
went below in the middle of the after
noon for his seaboots. In the main
cabin he found SimmS seated in a
chair with his daughter leaning over
him, speaking TO her in a harsh, COM
planning voice.
mo, you can't do a thing for me-"
he was saying. Its this sciatica.
I've got to get Carlson"
AS Rainey passed through to his
own little staterOOm neither Of them
noticed him, but he saw that the cap
tain was shivering, his hands picking
almost convulsively at the tableclOth.
where's Carlson, curse him !"
Rainey heard through his cabin parti-
ton. Tell him can't stand this any
longer. He's got to help me. Got to.
Got to-"
As Rainey appeared, walking
heavily in his boots, the girl looked
up. Her father was slumped in his
chair, his face buried on his folded
arms. The girl glanced at him doubt
fully, apparently uncertain whether
to go herself to find Garrison or stay
with her father.
Anything I can do, Miss Simms?
Your father seems quite ILL.,"
The hesitation of the girl even TO
speak to him was very plain to
Rainey. Suddenly she threw up her
chin.
kindly find Doctor Carlson" she
ordered, rather than requested. "Ask
him to come as soon as he can. I"
She turned uncertainty to her father.
"Can help you to get him into the
cabin2" asked Rainey.
She thanked him with lips, not eyes,
and he assisted her to shift the al
most helpless man into his room and
bunk. He was like a stuffed sack be-
tween them, save that his body
twItched. While Rainey took most of
the weight, he marveled at the
strength of the slender girl and the
way in which she applied it. Simms
seemed to have tainted, to be on the
verge of inconsistencies or even utter
collapse. Rainey felt his wrist. and
the pulse was almost imperceptible.
'I'r get the doctor Immediately" he
said.
mighty funny sort Of sciatica.'
Rainey told himself as he hurried for
ward. He knew where Carlson was,
in the hunters coy quarters, playing
poker.
The shippers ILL.," said Rainey.
mo pulse. Almost unconscious"
Carlson raised his eyebrows.
Didn't know you were physician"
he said. "Just one Of his spells. I'll
finish this hand. Too good to lay
down. The skipper can wait, for
once"
The hunters grinned as Carlson
took his time to draw his cards, make
his bets and eventually win the pot on
three queens.
Il wonder what your real game iS?'
RaIney asked himself as he affected