The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-02

bosun and chips. staring az Drake
in nc yellow hmplghi Just Cor
moment before the lamp was rRtin.
suished "itsN. WuE sou M bloke
they hove overheard iu Dock WuH
youf Rlr mot I kuowcd you wuzut
wiz the crowd as signed I'm tho
cabin.
u wasn't But herr I am. Joe,
and they won't put hack 20 dump me
o,s As soon AIS tho pilot goes OFF
I'm see the old Man. Just now. ]
am starving. and bedisss. and want
"a smoke 80 badly Ia sign away any
payday Tor that inch of clay you're
chewing 90 chalk
"Cm one said Joe. and they cu-
tered the forccastle Already The
big forceastlc rumbled with the
shearjnE how waves SlreprrH added
their own note The bright new
Kerosene lamp on the bulkhead was
turned low With the easy motion
Of thv ship clothes swung from the
pegs with a sibilant swish. Ina tho
after end or the port torecastic Joe
Hunting had chosen bis bunk The
only other bunk vacant was Tar for
ward Beneath Joes bunk ruuy
Fernando lay dreaming already or
hts next payday joe srlsrd him hY
the hrJast Of his Shirt
"C'm on outa that. hombre' shake
q les, Rise an shine
'Wotta "a matt Time for turn
out 80 sooue. stammrrrd Tony, rub.
bling heavy cyra Joe was rummag'
Ing thru his pockets Tor a stub %
p.ucil Ila found Il while yet Tony
struggled with sleep. and scrihblcd a
stragglins peter Finch" on tho lee
board
"C'm on. me som show a Leg Yer
ia IN wrong pew. that's an. Yer In
me mates bunk. Sbunt outa H.
sappys
Il gccv sou a tick ear, youg'
snarlcd Tony. iustifiably angry ~
being reused out Does my bunk
m sou so 90 he'll. sees"
"I.ct him stay" whispered Drake
for other men were roasiug az the
noise. muitcriug oatha and borrid
threats. n d a grtcyoua sin 90
break the sleep Of a watch below
.No mates rame's wrote on g.
sec9' whccred Joe incNorahly. ile
hauled al the furious pago. aud
drew him from the bunk 80 smoothly
that Drake stared IN amaEsmrnt
wondering where tho tremendous
strength came from And. Tho Tony
fought ike terrier. Joe took him
by the neck and pushed his face
down Tor him 10 read 'Pctcr Finch
on the Ice board
"sccf Nah SIT yer dunnnEr outa
here quick
Tony spat ike a vet cat. Teeth
AEGEAN with Erinnlug mgc. ne
grabbed his belt hanging on the
bunk sanchion. and whipped ont bis
sheath knife
Here, here, None of THAR cried
Drake. thrustiug forward Joe
whecxcd 10 him to keep clear. then
cooliy grippcd the knife hand Of
Tony. twisted Il cruelty until the
knife dropped. and guppled with
the man. Picking hin up Ike a has
Of potatoes. he hsaycd him hsadlung
into the hare vacant bunk; then
dragged All his bedding and gear
and threw them In on top Of him.
'"wots all tn bloody mcketT'
-. -. a saastfasa
TONY drew a knife" whecEed Joe
easily.
~Rick tn bloody buns CUTS in.
them
You've made an enemy" Drake
muttercd as Joe hauled on, a blan
ket from his own bunk and pitched
Il into Peter FinchA."
Volta you carer You 20; bunk
'aven't ycr7" grinnrd Joe
Drake took n smoke for his sup
per. He lay in his hedless bunk
with nothing but Joo's SeabaE fo'
his pillow. and smoked luxuriouall
while every other man slept. He lei
10 pondcriug whether he had LET
anything undone in cmbarking upor
this mad voyage His affairs wcr'
efficiently handled by the famil,
lawyer. His household ran smooth
Is under his Aunt Angelina's guild
ance: would run the smoother ia hi,
absence. no doubt.
1 He was still forming smoke pic
lures when the watch was called e
turn out at midnight.
shake a leg. me salty sons
bawled the sailor calling them. "Nov
me old brown sons. Resurrection
yornin'r'
TO BE Continued