The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-01

NOSE.
ye all? Hark TO that other gang.
. Here" He struck into an old cap
stan tune himself.
, ''oh. az walked out ono fine
brigh; day all in the month
OF May"
He had pitched upon one OF the
!, brightest tunes Mr. Twinins led
the rather weak chorus:
'Heave away. my DULLES. heaye
awa.a.ayF'
Il spled a rosuish Irish sal a.
looking all foriorn"
. The skipper perseyered. And the
next rcJoinder vas almost cnthusi.
Rstic:
"Hsave away, my bully boys.
we're all bound to go-'
The eapstan clinked around The
big coir hawser cracked and sung
The main.topsails we're set and
backing hard against the mast. The
ship quivercd. Msn trooped aft 10
the mizzen. Two boys shnlI pipes
high aloft sang out:
sheet home mizzon topsail 10
looward-'
sheet home to windward-
Men dragged at the sheets.
stretching the ciews down TO tho
yhrdarms.
wow mo sons. Jump that yard
nloft.' shouted Alr. Adams, and
again Joe Bunting's audacious chan.
tsy helped the yard aiott while the
skipper grinned induIgeutly forward.
Re ran 10 the side. lowering a
lantern to the waters edge He let
IL hang there. The breeze blew.
and for fleeting moments strength.
ened. filling the broad sails aback.
making the tall spars tremble and
creak. The chantey ceased Mr..
Adams led his now willing men for
ward. adding their weight to thu
bars. Joe Bunting took up the
chantey where Drake left Off. and
the pawls eIinked. clinked. eunked.
''Heil's Bells. She must be NOV
ing cried Twining. 1T can't all
be stretch we're gettinsl Heaye.
DAtAttos AitatNA anu NhNE hAiB uGANA4
Chips. watching the huwser al tho
stern fairleader, suddenly bawIcd
out:
"Heave in Heavo in! She's corn.
ing, She's mogingr'
"C'm on, me old brown sons. Run
'sr aroundT yeIped Joe, cutting
short his song and starting to trot.
Drake ran aft Mr.. Adams, fol.
lowed. with four men. With stop.
pers and rolling bitches they held
the hawser and shifted its fair lead
from the stern to the forecastle
head. Then they hove again. and
the ship swung around with her
head 10 seaward They set n jib,
and the fore topsails; sailed her
clear OF the rocky head that had
held her. picking up tho kedge an
Choir first, then letting II go again
in safe anchorage. Then the sails
were furled again, and men Ut
pipes and thumped each others
aching backs, cursing each other az
fectionately. for they had done
mems work like men.
Get your smoke. lads, then vel
shift the cargo back" said Drake
casually. He lit n pipe himself, but
only threw his jacket about his
shoulders 10 ward off possible chill
Now the ship lay clear OF tho is
land, the breeze had an appreciable
bite. II was fine fair wind for
Batavia. II must not be lost. The
Two mates flung themselves down
TOO tired TO smoke; they had each
done the work of two men. They
heard the grumbling start again
and had no heart to ciide the men
But they would back tho captain
right up TO the ultimate spark Of
energy. III he said carry on, then
carry on It should be- and the men
must like or lump It.
lis that Bunting weeplng7" ask
"a brakes quiet voice from be
tween the case and the bulwarks on
tho forward, dangerous end. Joe
,Bworc softly, and made his back
muscles crack. The men saved thelr
breath thereafter, and labored 10y.
ally for the man who was Willing
20 labor with them. So befor,
dawn they had tho decks cleared
again. They could not put on the
hatchcg, for the matches wero miss
ins.
CHAPTER xviii
Guardian Of His Passenger
nRAKE rowed along tho shor,
~ until ABREAST OF the missins
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