The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-11-04


time sighting the captain 10 his OWE
men. Garrison drew in his chips and
Ieisurely made a Hote of the amount
The captain did not make his aT'
Z pearance for thar day. the next, o.
The next. Carlson kept his own cOun
sci, and Peggy Silams spent most Of
her time in the main cabin with her
eyes always rowing to her fathers I
door. Carlson was the apparent con
Z troller OF the schooner. Lund was
quick 10 sense this.
I'VE got TO block that CaTlsen's /
game he said to Rainey. There's 81
Niger in the woodpile somewhere an /
: you an me got TO uncover him. matey
ufore we reach Bering strait. or you
an neil finish this trip squattin' on
the rocks of one of the -Four Mountain
Islands maxim faces at the gulls.
Il wish you c'ud git under the Skin
of that Jap. No use tryin' 10 git n
with the crew or the hunters. They're
ag'in' both of us-leastwise the hunt
ers are The hands don't count
They're jest plain hash"
Lund spoke with an absolute con
lEllll Oh AtiG SdlaOlc AtA1N " a. NA4etA
acteristic of the man.
'sThey don't look on us two as mas
cots" went ON Lund. But TO git back
TO that Jap FOrewarned is fore
armed. lie amt over an above liked
but they've got used TO him gOin' bacs
an forth with their grub, an they
sort of despfse him for yellow,
skinned coolie.
Now, Tamada amt no coolie. ]
know Japs. He's a cut above his job
An there amt much goin' on thai
Tamada amt wise to. See if you
can't get next to him. Trouble is he's
too d-n' neutral. He knows he's safe
becoz he's cook an a d-n' good one
But he's wise to what Carlsen's play,
| in at.
Garrison don't care for man, WON.
an, God or the devil. Neither do T.
he concluded. AN I've got a card OF
two up my sleeve"
The storm blew out, and there came
| spell of pleasant weather. Simms
was still confined TO his cabin.
Except for observations and the de.
tails of navigation, Carlson left the
y SfHbOiieT To 1hCN NCIC NCA
of the coast, out Of the fOgs, appar.
emily alone upon the lonely ocean that
ran sparkling to the far horizon. II
was warm, there was little 10 do. the
sailors. as well as the hunters, spent
most of their time lounging on the
deck
4 Lund hung over the rail, smoking
or paced the deck, always close &c
Rainey. The manner in which he
went about the ship was almost TN.
canny. Except that his arms were
generally ahead of him when he
moved. his hands, with their woOlly
covering of red hair. lightly touching
boom or rope or rail. he showed nc
/, hesitation, made no mistakes. Wher
the breeze was steady he would ever
take the wheel and steer perfectly b!
the "feel of the wind" on his cheek
the slap of it in the canvas, or the
: creak of the rigging TO tell him if IN
Was holding TO the course. And ht
took an almost childish delight in pro
claiming his prowess as helmsman.
The booms were stayed out agains
swinging in flaws and the roll of TN,
sea. and Lund strobe back and fOrtl
behind Ralney who had the wheel
The hunters were grouped about Carl
4 zen, who. seated on the skylight, wa
+ cling them something al which the.
8 -uffawed at frequent intervals.
: "Sninnin' them some of his smut
q YARNS growled Lund. hating in hi
, promenade bad FOR discipline, IT
: lad for us. He's the sort of fine
Gathered bird thar wouldn't Civ
G those chaps a first look ashore. Ge'
in saiid with 'em tliat way is
8 bad steer. YoG can't handle a man
you make pal of. wen he amt yOre
rank"
, Captain SJmms seems to believe in
him." answered Rainey. He wondered
how much of CarlsPn's increasing
dominance over the skipper Lund had
noticed
- "Simms is Carlsen's dog!' exploded
i Lund. "The docs got somethin' on
= him, mark me. Carlsen's a bad egg
: an, wen he matches, you'll see a buz
gard An you wait til he's needed as
4, a doctor on somethih' that takes
. more'n a few kind words or nck
!, out a bottle"
Hansen came aft, offering to take
>, the wheel.
a "They bane goin' TO shute at tar
gets" he said. "Meester Carlson h
put up prizes. For rifle an shotgun
Thought you might hike to watch II
sir"
Rainey gave over the spokes ant
went TO the starbOard rail with Lund
watching the preparations between
{ fore and main masts for the competi
Z ton, and telling Lund what was haH
pening. Garrison gave out some shot
gun cartridges from cardboard boxes
twelve to each Of the six hunters
- Sandy, the roustabOut. had bee
reduisitioned to toss up empty bot
III L.. a..-I +i.-s.e. r.-lno. fniIld cIlrsaA hin