Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-23

mas?" demanded the first speaker
Amt it better to go to quod for a few
weeks than to spend another three or
four months dragging across the Pa
cific in this ere packet?"
Eyes; darned sight better" grum-
bled a voice from the forward end of
the fo'c'sle.
my bloomin' oath!" cried another.
Think of the amount of graft therell
be getting the old wagon shipshape
again. Why, she'll be a regular floating
work 'ouse!''
And so these sailormen groused to
their hearts content, gradually working
| themselves up into a state of revolt at
| the apparent burning injustice of their
lot. At length one fellow clambered out
of his bunk, declaring:
| We'll, what's the use O. talkin'? Let's
do something"
Come on, then; come on aft, the
lot of yer, an let's have it out with the
old man. I'm ready" shouted the man
who had started the agitation. He
crawled out of his bunk and led the
way on deck.
| When the captain refused to pay the
men off, as every one knew he would,
they informed him that they were fin
ished and shuffled forward to pack their
| bags.
They'll probably think better of it
tomorrow" Capt, Evans told the mate.
But when next morning the latter
vents to the fo'c'sle door and ordered
the men to tumble out they greeted him
with an ironical burst of derision.
We've done all the work we mean
to do aboard this ere ship" jeered one
The officer retired, furious but impo-
| tent to do anything In the matter but
send for the police. This was done, and
presently the men were taken ashore
under arrest.
At the police court they put up the
plea that the ship was unseaworthy,
but the magistrate declined to uphold
this contention and they we're sent to
Jail with hard labor until such time as
the Denbigh Castle would be ready to
sail. Thus. even by going to prison,
they were unable to gain their end.
ION July 5, after stay of 16 days at
Fremantle, during which time a
gang of shore-riggers had done all that
was necessary to prepare the ship for
sea, the Denbigh Castle hoisted her
anchor and set out on the second half
of her voyage around the world.
Her crew, after their spell of durance
vie, WHICH, judging from their much
improved appearance, had done them
no harm, settled down to shipboard
life in an orderly manner as though
anxious to atone for their past insubor-
dinate conduct. The captain and off,
GERS had no further trouble with them
The vessel had a fine run across the
Great Australian Blight, but upon en-
tering Bass Strait, between Australia
and Tasmania, she encountered west
erly gale, which sprang up with the
suddenness for which storms in that
vicinity are noted.
Under three straining lower top
sails, to which she had quickly been
shortened down, the ship staggered
through the night breasting a never
ending succession of short, curling seas.
Clad in long sea boots and streaming
oilskins, the commander and the off,
Ger of the watch stood close together
throughout the long hours of abysmal
darkness, peering to windward and
ahead.
A little after midday the glass stopped
falling, and about 3 pm. a terrific
squat, heralding shift of wind to the
southwark burst over the vessel, pelt-
ing her with shower of hail and sleet.
A bright strip of clear blue sky ap-