Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-03-23
5prohl demanded. his face llvid.

Sprohl demanded, his face llvid.
IF you please. sir; yes. sir" His hand
rose TO his cap as the shippers head ap-
peared in the complimentary. "Hatches
all battened down. cap'n." He jerked his
thumb at Sprohl. shall I throw this
insect into the creek, SIP"
Sprohl waved his arms windmill fash
ion as he backed down the gangway.
I'll get you tive, if its the last act of
my life" he stormed.
"Applesauce." said Kennerly.
You're fired. too" sprohl told him.
beside himself with rage now.
SOS you're Aunt Lottie." the mate re-
torted cheerfully.
Now, "slush" is a combination OF melt
ed tallow and grease left over from cooks
galley, with a dash of pine tar to make
II flow easily when applied to the spars.
Needless to say, the grease from the
cooks galley is somewhat rancid before
it goes into the slush bucket. In tropic
climes like the South Australian slush-
Ing down is no job for sensitive nostrilsl
Sprohl was waving his cane at the new
stretched aerial. He seemed about to
frame a fitting retort to Kennerly's
cheerful observation anent his relative
one generation removed. when a COB of
slush came hurting through the air and
took him fair in the mouth.
You there. in the maintopl' the mate
sang out. You're locked a dollar for
wasting a can of slush."
"All right. sir" the voice replied meek
ly from aloft. 1T wuz worth it, sir"
Gagging. Sprohl staggered down the
gangway with his handkerchief at his
mouth.
Late that afternoon when the Endy-
mion was anchored in the roadstead
ready to go u at daylight, Captain Aus
tin WAS rQWpG ashore bU fOt1r nf bic man
for his %cleanance papers and to hire an
other sailor In place of one who had de-
serted the ship in Melbourne. No Off
cial word of discharge had come from
Sprohl. The skipper knew why. The
worst punishment the general manager
could infict would be nothing compared
with the trip around the Horn with the
cargo OF lead ore in the dead Of winter.
Besides, he'd not be able to find a new
skipper nearer than Melbourne or sgd
ney. which would mean a delay of sew
eral days.
Capt. Austin found sprohl waiting for
him in the anteroom of the clearing
house. h general manager tossed him
an envelope.
Yours and your mates formal dis
charges, to take effect Immediately upon
arrival at New York" he said. Also
orders to go this evening instead of to-
morrow morning."
L WIZ u NC lCdbl W Weigh Ql1SllOo Ill
til morning." the skipper replied. The
boarding house unn could not guaran-
tee to have the new man aboard until
late this evening. His sailors are afraid
of the trip. They've heard about the
holes we Knocked in her chipping rust"
Man or no man, you'll go out tonight,
or not at ALL" Sproul said.
You mean that you're going to send
us oun the Horn short handed?"
Capt. Austin asked, quietly.
Il mean that man or no man you'll
go out at shutdown or bring your things
ashore"
The skipper looked at him in silence
several moments.
Very well,' he said, finally.
At his change of tone Sprohl smiled a
crooked smile. Had the general manager
not been taken up with gloating over
the others apparent discontinue, the
look in the spikker's dark eyes. as he
pocketed the envelope, would a
warned him.
Upon leaving Sprohl. Capt. Austin
went straight to the Empire hotel, a
sailors boarding house run by one Lefty
McBurr, a gentleman of nocturnal hab-
It's and sanguine temperament. 1t Is
said of McBurr that once during a dearth
of sailors he had ~shanghaied his own
grandfather for an advance note OF
three-pounds-ten sterling, n had
shipped him aboard a four masted Nova
Scotiaman, with O pair of leaky rub
Der boots. a ~donkey's breakfast that no
donkey would be ass enough to breakfast
on, a mine penny red checked
shirt, and a pair of blue dungarees.
With this person Capt. Austin was
closeted for half an hour. At the end of
that time the two men shook hands.
Ten guineas If you have your man
aboard by SHUTDOWN" the skipper said.
He'll be there, captain-with bells
on" McCurr assured him.
Copyright: 1927: BY Carl Clausen)
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