Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1921-10-27
ag Iookouts reported breakers dead

tug Iookouts reported breakers dead
ahead.
Dan Hicks sent a man forward "a
heave the lead under the nose Of the
Aphrodite, which was edging In gin.
gerly toward the voice. He had n
searchlight. but he did not attempt
to use 1t, knowing full well that in
such fog 1t would be of no avail
Guided, therefore. by the bellowfngs
Of Mr.. Gibney, reinforced by the shrill
yips of Captain Scraggs. the tug crept
In closer and closer. and when it
seemed that they must be within n
hundred feet of the surf, Dan Hicks
trained his Lyle gun In the direction
of Mr.. Gibney's voice and shot a heay.
ing line into the fog.
Almost simultaneous with the report
Of the gun came shrek of pain from
Captain Scraggs. Straight and true
the wet heavy knotted end Of the
heaving line came in over the MaggIe's
quarter and struck him In the mouth
In the darkness he staggered back
from the singing blow. clutched Wild
" at the air, slipped and rolled over
among the vegetables with the pre-
cious rope clasped to his breast
Il got It." he sputtered. 81 got Il,
Glib"
Safe. Or Mr.. Gibney bawled. "Pay
| out your hawser."
They met 1t at the taffraIl as Il
came up out Of the breakers. wet but
welcome. PASS It around the main
mast, Scraggy," Mr.. Gibney cautioned.
IF we make fast to the town bits.
the first jerk'll pull the anchor bolts
up through the deck"
When the hawser had been made
fast to the mainmast, the leathern
lungs of Mr. Gibney made due an.
nouncement Of the fact to the ex-
l.pectant Captain Hicks. "As soon as
you feel you've got grip on her." he
yelled. ''just hold her steady so she
| won't drive further up the beach when
get my anchor up. She'll come out
like loose tooth at the top of the
| food"
The AphrDdite forged slowly ahead,
taking In the slack OF the hawser.
Twenty minutes later. after much
backing and swearing and heaving OF
lines the Bodega's hawser was also
put board the Maggie. Mr.. Gibney
judged It would be sase now to fasten
this line to the towing bits.
Suddenly Captain Scraggs remem-
bered there was no one on duty In the
Maggie's engine room. With a half
Sob he slid down the greasy ladder,
tore open the furnace doors and COM
menced shoveling In coal With reck-
iessness that bordered on insanity.
When the Indicator showed eighty
/, pounds of steam he came up on deck
and discovered Mr.. Gibney walking
soielnnly round and round the little
| capstan up forward. II was creaking
, and grooming dismally.. Captain
Scraggs thrust his engine room torch
above his head to light the scene and
gazed upon his navigating officer In
blank amaZement.
"What f0olshness is this. Chr" he
demanded. Are you clean daffy. do
in barn dance around that rusty
capstan, maxim noise fit to brighten
the fish,"
mot much" came the laconic re-
[ply. I'm a smart man. I'm raisin'
both anchors"
We'll, all got to remark Is that Il
takes smart man to raise both an
chors when we only got one anchor
to our blessed name. An with that
anchor safe on the fo'castle head. |.
for one. can't see no sense In ralsin
it,"
"You tarnation jackass!" sighed
Gibney. you forget who we are.
Do You s'pose the steamer Yankee
Prince can lay on the beach all night
with both anchors out, an then be got
ready to tow off In three shakes of a
lambs tall? It takes noise to get up
two anchors--so I'm maxim all the
noise cam Got any steam?"
Eighty pounds" Scraggs confessed.
Having for the moment forgotten his
identity. he was confused In the pres
ence of the superior intelligence of his
navigating officer.
run aft, then. Scraggs, an turn
that cargo winch over to bent the
band until tell you to stop. With
the drum runnn' free she'll make noise
enough for winch three TIRES her
size, hut ou/might give the necessary
yelis TO make It more lifelike."
Captain Scraggs fed to the winch.
AT the end of five minutes, Mr.. Chimney
appeared and bade him desist Then.
turning his improvised megaphone sea-