The Lamar register., 1921-11-09

Tamada kept the food hot for them.
To Rainey. Tamada seemed the
hardest worked man aboard ship. He
Lad three messes 10 cook and he was
busy from morning until night, eff
cient, tireless and even-tempered. The
crew, though they acknowledged his
skill, We're Californians, either by
birth or adoption, and the racial
prejudice against the Japanese was
apparent.
A week of good wind was followed
by dirty weather. The persistence
and increasing opposition of the storm
seemed to have corresponding effect
upon Captain Simms.
He grew daily more irritable and
morose, even to his daughter. Only
the doctor appeared able to get along
with him on easy terms, and Rainey
noticed that, to Carlsen, the skipper
seemed conclliatory 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
Bttitht man c'NN ''
MS 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
chair with his daughter leaning over
him. speaking to her In harsh. COM
planning voice.
mo. you can't do thing for me"
he was saying. "It's this sciatica.
I've got to get Garrison"
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 Carlsen, curse him "
Rainey heard through his cabin parti-
ton. "Tell him l 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 20 herself to find Carlsen or stay
with her father.
Anything can do, Miss Simmsf
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 Carlsen." she
Oh
him to come as soon as he can. l."
She turned uncertainty to her father.
"Can help you to get him into the
cabinY' 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 1t. 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.
"I1l get the doctor Immediately" he
said.
mighty funny ssrt Of sciatica.
Ralney told himself as he hurried for
ward. He knew where Carlson was
in the hunters coy quarters, playini
poker.
THE skipper's H." said Rainey
No pulse. Almost unconscious"
Carlson raised his eyebrows.
Didn't know you were physician,
he said. "Just one Of his spells. IT
finish this hand. Too good to la!
down. The skipper can wait. fo
once"
The hunters grinned as Carise,
took his time to draw his cards. maxi
his bets and eventually win the pot OF
three queens.
II wonder what your real game isr
Reiney asked himself as he arectet
to sStch the play. According to hi
own announcement Garrison was de
liberately neglecting the father OF the
girl he WIS to marry and at the SAINT
time sighting the captain to his owl
men. Carlsen drew In his chips ant
leisurely made note Of the amount.
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