The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-21

lv-acuuired uniforms with any de-
pree of nonchalance. The clothes
81 them badly. Jerry's being too
short and Cabell's too loose. But
,bpv wore them thankfully and
each assured the other that ne
looked splendid.
The lieutenant was keeping to
,uartcrs and the midshipmen did
not know them by sight, but there
was dangcr that they would ne
counter some marines who had
Guarded them. This led them to
Srrk out = crowd of civilians who
surrounded Il hawkSter auctioning
of - parrot. The bird could
swear flucntlv in four languages,
they were assured; and so loud
was the bantering that the two
Americans were able to exchange
mpmbIcd words under cover of it.
{" bumboats" Cabeu said.
=" toward the stern
d" marines aStern >. this
from Jerry. ,
-. have TO chahce II
Cabcll's verdict.
They Withdrew from the crowd
and bcpan to anblc aft. Three
uirls passed them, giggling loudly
ana irving to attract their atten-
ton. Jerry laughed and called to
nom ..Brcryc, We cot girls" in
what hc hoped was good British
banter. An old man stopped
fErm and asked where he could
find hi. 5og. Tommy Smith, a
| bosum's .igtc. They could not tell
him. but they were glad 70 listen
tn his Dcvoushire dialect while
they conveniently turned their
backs on some approaching ma
{ zines. This group was walking
arm and arm singing Il chanty be-
/ tween nips from a dark square
bottle.
The crowd thickcned astern.
! They came on a country girl IN
tears because two sailors had
swindlcd her in 4 trade. She had
come one board with whole
days baking of gingerbread, nice
| " tied up in q basket. She had
| sold it to them, asking two shll-
lings as her mother had told her
10 do. and they had paid he ronly
one shilling. Now they had aeten
the gingerbread to the last crumb,
and what was she to do? The
sailors laughed uproarouSly- Jerry
was all for punching their noses
when Cabell stopped him and
drew him out of it.
you've not got sense enough
20 come in out of the rain" he
muttcred. Cant you see a fe-
male in distress without getting
involved?'
Jerry smiled shcepishly. 1t was
true. He couldn't. 1t was with
distress in her eyes that Polly
Chelsey had first come to him out
of the fog, and now his whole life
was dedicated TO love of her. 1t
was, moreover, his eagerness 10
help a pretty woman in scrape
over 4 hackney coach that had led
him to Imprisonment on this ship.
Cabcll was right: Let the little
country girl cry for her lost shil-
ling, One must keep an eye on
the pattern, or life became a
tangle.
They had reached their destina-
ton and pushed close to the
decks outer edge. A bumboat of
Impoverished fowl was about to
move off from the briggs stern.
They leaned over the taffrail, and
Cabell hallooed to the four men
at the oars:
"Wait there! There's others can
buy fowl besides the commissary.
We marines want six ducks for
our mess! We're coming down.
The men were looking up, their
oars backing water. Cabell said in
Jerry's ear. Slide. Then jump.
Make the boat"
Without more ado, what APP
! peared to be two very prankish
young British marines, one large
and well built, the other as wiz
ened as 4 contingencies clerk,
grasped the cathead and slid down
the anchor cable until they could
drop into the bumbOat.
Chickens cackled and geese
honked But as the noise sub
sided the matter ceased to be of
interest to the crowd on board
the Sunrise.
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Cabell Banks said to the gap