San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-11
Begin Here Today.

Godfrey Cornct sends his son, Ned
on a voyage to Northern Canada and
! Alaska to exchange two thousand silk
and velvet gowns with the Indians for
fine furs. The profits are to be split
1925, the lions share to Ned.
Eight persons go on the voyage.
| With Ned is his fiancce, Lenore
| Hardcnworth, and her mother, Mrs.
Hardcnworth. Bess Gilbert goes as
seamstress. Captain Knutzen is AS
sisted by McNab and Forest. As
the weather grows colder much dis
comfort is felt by the Hardenworth
women who have come unsuitably
clothed for sea voyage.
Bess has plenty of warm clothing
to protect her from the cold. Mrs.
Hardenworth objects to eating at
the same table with the seamstress.
Bess avoids the three aristocrats. Now
go on with the story.
The bottles were greeted with
shouts of delight. Ned went imme-
diately to the sideboard and pro-
cured half a dozen glasses.
IAN hands Dartake tonight" be
explained. Its going to be a real
party"
He mixed WHISTLES for
Lenore and Mrs. Hardenworth then
started TO make the rounds of the
crew with bottle and glasses. He
did not, however, waste time offering
any to Bess. The latter had already
evinced an innate fear Of it, wholly
apart from sentimentality and non-
sense.
But Ned found plenty Of customers
for his whiskey. McNab. at the wheel,
wished him happy days over two
fingers of straight liquor in the glass,
and knutsen, his pale eyes cleaning.
poured himself staggering portion.
go ahead" Ned encouraged him
when the seaman apologized for his
greatness. "The sky's the limit to-
night And Forest in the engine
room, and Julius in the kitchen, 40
sorbed mans size drink with right
good will.
Ned was able to make the rounds
again before the call for dinner; and
the attitude of his guests was
changed in but one instance. McNab
seemed to be measuring his liquor
with exceeding care. He was man
who knew his limits, and he APP
parently did not intend to Overstep
them. He took a small drink, put
Knutsen, his superior. consumed as
big portion as before.
1t was an clated. spirited trio that
sat down at the little table in the
saloon. Not one of them could ever
remember happier mood. Julius
served the dinner with 4 flourish
and they had only laughter when a
sudden lurch of the craft slid the
sugar. bowl off the table to the
floor.
Hello, the ships drunk, too Ned
commented gaily.
They were really in too glad n
mood 10 see anything but sport in
the Suddenly rocking table. The
truth was that the wind had sudden
ly sprung into brisk gale. rolling
heavy heas and bobbing the little
craft about like n cork.
Ned made his way through the
gale that. swept the deck. and pro-
cured IGNORES and Mrs. Harden
worth's heaviest coats. He noticed
as he passed that Bess had sought
refuge in the engine room. Ned
waved to her then returned to his
guests.
The room was already noticeably
colder. not so much from the drop in
temperatures thermometer would
have still registered above freezing
as from the chilling. penetrating
quality of the wind that forced an
entrance as if through the ships
seams.
There was no opportunity to make
before Knutsen lurchel
into the room. ats tough. isn't
it," he commented. MIR. Cornet.
want another shot of dat stuff before
l take de wheel"
Ned. not uninfluenced by his cups.
extended the bottle with a roar of
laughter. "You know what's good
for yOu,' he commented. where's
McNab? Let him have one. too"
Hes still at de wheel. but / don't
think he'd care for one. He's funny
old wolf, at times. Mrs. Harden