Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-07-26
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COrnet Has Many
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syyrizht 1910: BY News Syndicate Co., Inc.
IN. TWO PARTS-PART ONE
cross sea, bounced back from the
alearic islands by a westerly wind,
immered the West Enright down the
,anish coast. The morning was clear
I'd cold, but the wind was brisk, and
teQuent dashes Of spray battered the
sltholes OF the mesSroom where Cap
lin Warehouse and Dublin Dunn.
Def engineer, were in conference
Ter their breakfast.
Twas Ellison woke me in the mid
utch," the engineer was saying, ito
81 me war was declared"
Too bad, said Captain Waterhouse
Theyre off again. Dang it, I was in
be last one. I rescued more crews m
a can shake a stick at
I was in 1t, too" said Dublin Dunn
nivir rescued no crews, but we
tcked up lifeboat oncet, off some
srpedoed ship. Twas green wit weed
mere was nothin' in It but swim pair
shoes. There was watches in the
hoes an hard money. an what had
ven paper. Letters maybe. The men
hem was left had took off their shoes
b. put their keepsakes in thin, an
Gried the owner at sea, till there
ms none av thin left"
Captain Waterhouse cleared his
aroat
How in Tophet did we burn up so
ruCh coal, Dublin" he demanded, as
Rough he wrenched himself bodily
spm the subject they had been dis
@sstng.
Shown the Enright along to catch
be Philibert, an the coal not fit to
bat an old lady's tea over"
There's no sign O. the Philibert.
Veil have to reduce to quarter speed
tNer catch her. She'll have the cargo
Il loaded by the time We get to Ceuta."
At this moment a boy of IA or so
Uttered the mesSroom, and spinning
tmself nimbly from one chair TO the
.xt, took his seat and looked about
In eagerly for anything edible
Hungry be ye, Charley?" asked Cap
sn Warehouse. iii tell ye somethin'
vii take away your appetite. The ma
tons are goin' to war again. Heard
on the radio last night"
Nothing will take away my appe-
tie. Uncle Lie. so long as we're goin
.1me You gave me nice vacation on
pE boat, but we stayed a little lon
| pr III Marseilles than l cared about
we was waitin' for a cargo. Char
| b." answered Captain Waterhouse
| Cant run ships without cargoeS. The
nE scare purity nigh put shippin on
HE bum"
1T pretty near put the PersepoIis
Ugh school band on the bum. too They
ant play without first cornet. Open
Ing game with Urgana comes in three
seeks. III just about have time to
|rake it."
The captain stirred his coffee with
tow uneven circles. matching the turn
Ia the spoon to the heave of the ship.
Tin afeared we won't make It. Char
|ky," he said at last. we got to go
lack TO MarSeilles."
we have? Why? Gee, Uncle Lie,
lou said you needed cargo. and when
lou got one in Ceuta, you put to sea
p day and go back TO MarSeilleS again.
h the PersepolLs high school band to
lave me back. They might get some
sher boy to play first cornet. and
aen when got back, might not even
he in the band at all"
we run this ship to make money,
IN not to furnish cornet players for
Ugh school bands. Charley" said Cap
sln Warehouse sternly. This cargo
h Ceuta is what is called a distress
largo Some ship left it there because
ne couldn't complete her wage, an,
EVe it TO the fust ship gifts there, to
Et it off the dock an safe into some ,
'eSsel's hold.
4 had to leave Marseilles so quick
didn't have time to coal. and now
In so short O. fuel I can't race with
these other ships gone after the car
p. Two Of them they be. There was
aree ships left Marseilles yesterday
.r Ceuta-the Llangollen. British: the
Philibert. and us. The Philiberts still
head Of US. SO she'll git the cargo;
N there we'd be in Ceuta with all
'E coal gone"
Can't we get coal In Ceuta?" asked
Charley.
Course we can git coal in Ceuta,
ut we can't git no cargo. Ceutas Just
little port in Spanish Morocco. War
las broke out, an if were 1t to catch .
s in Europe, it had better be in Mar ,
elles than Ceuta-
Charley looked long and sadly at
be plate of stirabout that the mess
oy had brought him. Sad news Will
Ut even a young boys appetite:
he asserted. How do you
now you didn't pass the Philibert In
be night? I read in a book that ships
IN without lights in wartime"
we didn't pass her." said Captain
Warehouse. IF she'd seen us, she'd
ave said somethin' by radio"
Captain Waterhouse stamped from
le meSSroom.
Dublin Dunn calmly whitfield at
lug of tobacco. Hell not turn around
ntil the watch has changed" said he:
rwinty minutes yet. Well have wind
q sea astern goin' back. We won't
I'M so much fuel"
The chief engineer filled and lighted
IS pipe.
Clangl One bell, to warn the watch
.low that they had Is minutes to
'epare to go on duty.
III Just be slippin' below" said Dub
! Dunn, so to be in the engine room
hen he turns her."
At 8 bells Captain Warehouse was
'out to give the order for the turn
at would head the ship back for
when the radio operator en-
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