The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-07-18

said that You had been too fr
" with such q person as Sole
Becker, q man given to profi
and to strong drink ut times"
The Deacon reaches for Ju
warm hand and holds 1t.
said his was cold as a fish, "Jut
I shall call for your answer
wednesday evening, and In
meantime I shall pray that you
the light" He lets go Of
hand and goes home. Judith {
to bed and thinks It over. Dea
Goodwin is a good manager, sta
way up In the church, and then
laughs right out to herself.
Lord, what a loVer!"
Sunday afternoon is sunny
warm. Cap'n Sol drives up to
door, his rig all shlned up.
Judy comes out and gets in. II
take q long ride and coming no
In the dusk Skipper Sol does so
huggin' and Judy snuggles up sol
Skipper Sol winds the reins arou
the whip and lets Bay Jess wa
Some different, she thinks, from
way Deacon Goodwin sparks
woman. Skipper Sol tIghtens
hitch he's got round Judy Bascon
waist. Judy" he says, "T'm tir
OF living an old bach up there
my house. Mother is a good houE
keeper but she is gettln' old. /
got enough TO take care Of you wit
out tOuchln' your property and l
help run your place. Let's "
and / get spllced. know you a
lonesome well as / be. What do "
say2" and he reached over ar
kissed her.
Judy Bascom liked Sol Becker ar
the Deacon was out Of It from thu
minute. She couldn't bear to thin
Of him. Then q scheme Of half spit
and half mischief comes into he
head. "Sol," she says, come to m
house Wednesday evening at eigt
o'clock and I'll give you an answer.
Now for Sid Bascom - tina
nor'west squall that blew Off tn
land the day he was lost Taste
three days and then, as flsherme,
say, turned the corner and bley
some more. Sid kept his boat for
II and bailed long as he could. Veal
from hunger and thirst he gave 4
up. The next he knew he was In I
dirty bunk with a Portugee sailol
standIn' over him with some kind o.
a hot drink. His head ached bad. Ht
looks around that fo'castle with I'd
row of hunks and asked the Portu
gee what ship he was on and where
they were.
"DIs whale barque de Ellen Briggs
She picka you Up offa da water
Leetle boat, big ocean. You mos
dead" the Portugee tells him.
Sid tries to get out Of the bunl
but is too weak and tells the saIlol
to tell the Cap'n he wants to SCI
him. Cap'n Study, a short, stout
red-faced man, comes to the fO'cas
tie and asks Sid what he wants
81 want to be set ashore at tn,
nearest port" says Sid. my wifi,
must think I am lost. How lonl
have I been aboard your ship"
"Most two weeks" says the Cap'n
"and all that time you've been on
OF your head. You can thank Man
uel here that you are alive. I can
set you ashore. We are bound on
two years whalin' cruise to th,
Southern Grounds. You'll have B,
stay aboard"
Whaling hands were hard TO &c
at that time, and whaling captain
kept out Of ports OF call, accoun
OF men deserving, only wher
obliged to put in for fresh waite
and supplies. Sid Bascom gradual
ly gained strength and one da!
meeting Cap'n Study on deck, HI
demanded to be landed at the near
est harbor, his right as a citizen o
the United States. The captail
swore at him, turned him over {,
the first mate and gave orders {,
put the man In one Of the watches
The Briggs kept away from hat
bors where there were cable Offices
It was months before he got lette
ashore 20 a small island wher
passing ships called a few times
year. At the FIRST possible chanc
he Jumped ship at o South AmerI
can port. All he had In the worll
was the greasy clothes he had on
No need telling how, In time, b
worked his passage to Boston an
there was given enough to get HON
to Skulpin Cove. -.
That Wednesday night that Ju6
ith Bascom set came Deacon Good
win 10 minutes early. Sharp q
eight came Cap'n Sol Becker. whe
he entered the little parlor and say
the Deacon settln' there, his grl
changed to an ugly scowl. "what 4
hi you doin' here, you old dog rOt
ber2"
II don't mind your ungodly sluri
Cap'n Becker. have a right to Gu
on my neighbors. Mrs. Bascor
asked me 70 come. We have prlyat
matters 20 discuss"
''Tll give you one minute to Il
out OF this house, saws Sl,Ippe