The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-03

A3N tho HiiNhlAuk Iluc OF
Only we shan't say ''raul Revere
Instead. A Harbor Patrol Boat
sss
IL WIS Saturday night when three
extra people Joined the patrol boat
staff and made the rounds Of tho
harl>or with Leroy Mills. patrol,
inan. then on duty. n,trolman Mills
had said that Marion. Barney and
might travel with him. provided
we'd guarantee not 10 fall over.
hoard. not 10 Scll 20 ego In" as soon
as We sot out--ho said no had TO
make the rounds and we'd have to
stay with il IL once we started
and TO make ourselves generally
useful by kceping our eyes peeled
FOR distractions and willing Logo
should We threaten to bump into
them.
The work OF the harbor natrol7
To watch for. capture and guard
the harhor against rum runners,
To lay hold OF dock providers,
stolen boats. stolen goods.
To hi ready to assist in cascs OF
harbor fires and other emergency
dangers.
And TO watch for water ohstruc-
tons boats and scows adrif,, etc.
The rum.running Investigations TO
the new members OF the staff.
promised most exciting. SO the spe.
cial rum.runner chaser IL 2bT." q
long. sleek gray thing with no cabin.
WAS chosen for tho nights ride IL
showed of. from the patrol float
at tho foot OF Yesler way, at ls
p m. heading north along the
docks.
Seattle hy night from Elliott bay
Is a place OF hrilllance and light.
Its buildings are ablaEe with yellow
gieamings; its Illuminated towers
glow against n less Illuminated sky.
We. in the boat, saw Seattle clearly.
distinctly, Bur Seattle did not see
us--unless so slightly as the result
OF a rising full moon. The sleek
patrol boat. softly putting thru the
Sound water. bore no lights. A 20.
lice boat Il was-and a prowler.
No lights desired. 1t swerved in at
tho Colnan dock. and there. moving
close 10 the piiing. showed its first
lurninance. a marine searchllght.
the size OF dinner plate. fastened
TO tho bow OF the boat. opposite a
a0-csiiher machine gun and Just
above the ieft.side motor wheel.
brought to our View the under
dock
I'VE always look under" OK.
planned Patroluian Mills. '~The run.
ners hide among tho sticks. Nope,
mono there tonight"
And We eircIed about and putt.ed
Off
Past piers 1914. Past five or six
brightly lighted boats, leaving their
docks for Pacific ports. Among them
the Dorothy Alexander. en- route to
Frisco. and the Princess Victoria.
heading for the city whose name It
bears. Past numerous little boats.
Then into smith Cove, where at pier
u the Admiral liner President Nc.
kinney lay asleep. Yes. asleep--or so
Il seemed to US in the little boat al
its side. It's deck lights we're bright.
hut there was no sound--no living
thing 10 see.
--Oyer the sides and thru the port
holes OF these ocean.going liners, +"
explained the patrolman. Chinese
and dope are gotten down on the
water and then Struggled BY the
Orscntals into tho States. They bear
watching"
We looked further at the vessel.
All was calm. No Cinnamon. tonight
at least, coming over the sides.
At the ~. &c s. dock and at the
Harrison we peered again. with the
aid OF the searchlight, toward the
piling- The Harrison. 1t was e1.
planned to the new crew members. IS
q most popular little meeting place
for runners and boo,leggers, being
built low and therefore proving con.
venient at those times when distilled
spirits are being transferred from
HtftAAD 10 UleE1- - nv htAG HAAAsAAk bNaNf
riding at anchor near the dock. how.
ever, looked at all questionable on
this night. II was built low and had
no cabin. II looked speedy. Patrol.
man Mills having explained 10 Us
that boats Of this description arc OF
the rum-runner typel A box OF some.
thing or other rested in the stern.
IS mighty suspicious appearing,
commented I, wisely. as we came UP
beside it and flashed on the light.
Patrolman Mills climbed aboard and
lifted the lid OF the box.
'.Kindling," he grinned, and
stepped into his own gkiff.
In Wolf creek, not so far from
Magnolia beach and the -Four. Mile
rock. we happened upon a small.
cabined boat, labeled 1866" We
rode up beside IL and Jared II lii.
tle--not on purpose. A man. wrap.
ped In blanket. appeared In the
cabin door. He didn't seem pleased.
"A fisherman" our patrolman
skipper told us. "just anchored for
the night"
And so on till we'd passed shil.
lshole bay. the canal locks and had
reached the end of the city limits at
Meadow point, some eight miles
north of the float from which we
had started. Verify, all the way the
patrol boat had Travelled about like
a sray.black, nosey bug, among the
phantom.appearing ships and skiffs
OF the Sound.
1t was during the rush. away
from Meadow point toward the out.
err harbor, that we tuned up. Pa.
trolman Mills had said that we'd
circle the bay. whirlng around at
the Point toward cambridge island
travelling south, then, at distance
some eight miles beyond Seattle and
sweeping in mile or two beyond
Alki point. He released the motor
at top speed-25 miles per. The
gray-black bug Kissed and the water