The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-17
Air Mail Future at Stake in Trial Flights Tuesday
Doing the Docks
RY DON RYAN

BY DON RYAN
oS ANGELES Aug Ill had really gone TO the harbo
II in search of Chinese junk that had down from
Seattle Somebody had sent me a note about it,
"The captain is Caucasian said the note Ills wife Is
Chinese and believe they have two hybrds-Euras
ans whatever the term for their offspring think
could get good story out Of it,"
The fog m fingered tho channel lying close TO tho water IN layer
OF ar specific Gravity melting ana fgas above where was ~,
snara ana rigging ~ .nn rb find. hs to Flowed id under
one woeng and umbng trucks ana figures that moved
looked In vain ribbed sails Sails that
] r % half and n a % % s @ 10 ~rsp
mo as stood looking soawnr-ou beyond the channel lighthouse
up street
Pedro Pilot, where could ask news OF my junk
"CHE would have made good story for you"
~ The city editor of the San Pedro Pilot, pleasant
young sat in small office at table from
Of his assistants the girl who does society and answers the
telephone.
Marine Exchange reported her out three days ago Destination
unknown She would have made darncd good story"
TIL" city 'e5 .soTsG , s9 copy he was aaas and took %
know Junk Annoy She Isn't listed because she isn't trade Sort
IN him lie Holland Du'eman Had Chinese wife And they
good story boy papers
touched H. Here this hda nice little fellow, Oowho had
IN that old craft this Mid
Hc % hanging tho
srsr rae a as men sas an int "e ~ me- no
N, leading
down among the shipping of the outer harbor The
smell of fresh lumber was in the air-wedded to the oily
smell of the sea in port.
there followed him dresm tho spe wrapping
walked tho border this other roamhs realm of
Tho gradually winning daily fog
ereainE Thompson paused him.
reaching arm Of seei and drop t. r on the sO a. o opT feet from
There arc plenty OF stories here said Thompson while stood by
that stretched without harbN
pos s HADN'T are plenty good c stories a,, German D
from her She was tied up here quite while An hr deserted
when they paid In a nobody
srs Il San Pran G captain T A s ' is tss A S.n as
who have TO be paid American getting than tho
THAT would have been good story wouldn't t'-
THE motorship Tonglng, thru the canal from Denmark
and drowsy after her voyage dozed in her berth Her
bowels were giving the that had been packed by
big red hands of ongshoremen who spoke in icy guttea
The American language sangy and sharp in the mouths
Of the denimcad figures engaged in dsgorgng her.
sS y sa s s s s up ssl @ ssr n sa remarks,
But h Sss was rho no ,sy thur on tho scrubbed stretch Of half
sat and watched tho shores Of dn. lands dr
Wiling broad in the chest with that blue like
drouy asuopio anEu
soainsn port Carving their breezy passage wf OF clean
Under tho low square Of door stamped above with
vay and black Dark blue eyes
and white tooth Barrel ehesed with delicate wrists where
spoke English with rslccncs Ho could
not Imagine anything
his ahp Nothing had happened aboard They had simply
gushed Tho
The first officer smiled didcny Behind his figure
could the Interior Of his cabin weloed
wal, in sling Beside IL portraits woman with
ha Anohera with eyes cared out
Of the doorway -
The first officer smiled pleasantly from the deck ~
the Tongng could
revealed sreamerB OF white that w them
tho sea rolling into sky that and
darky
"Tn find good Thompson / stood looking
drowsly o sea
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