Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
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women Cons money bought had never inn
pressed him. Still, there were few red-headed
women who could look as well in that color.
The girl said: Captain, you don't like me-
do you?"
Ray laughed: Sure I like you, sister I'm
not much Of a lady's man. is all" He took
the lemonade from Felipe, slipped and nodded
The steward disappeared. 1t was the time in
the day when he carried food to the Claytons
in Stateroom c. the gambler and his wife
never appeared on deck till the sun was
down
I'll bet" Joyon said I'll just bet you're
not much of lady's man."
Believe it or not lady" The skipper
stared at the anchor ball.
But she persisted. You were at me
for the way sun-bathing. weren't you?"
Sure babe I'm the captain of this ship.
That sort of thing is bad for the discipline OF
my crew"
She said: Il won't do it again" and her
voice low so childke, that he glanced
over at her Skipper"
Yeah Jolyon?" He gaZed into his half
empty lemonade glass. This being on the
beach was beginning to fret him, too. Better
suggest run TO Bermuda or the Bahamas.
Or even Haiti. But it was awfully hot in
Port -au-Prnce or Jamaica this late. I'M
bearablc in Cuba and
The girls question came so casually II
caught him off guard. Why does Con take
it from you? | thought he'd fire you when
you called me down"
Raw was aware that this apparently stupid
girl had red the conversation around until he
could not refuse to go on with it without being
rude without cause. He glanced at Jolyon
with new appreciation Why" he said, ! n
Cons oldest friend. l guess his only friend
because the only money | take from him Is
my pay as skipper Of the Carnival Queen,
and could make that much on another ship.
There's a shortage of masters
Then the question should have been, Why
do you stick TO Con. Is that it,
He laughed, seeing way out Of MS pre-
dicament Why that's easy Because he's
a millionaire
But she said: What's he got YOU,
brother? Where did you bury what body
oh bury a body every time | 20
ashore" he said Then. without meaning 20,
he said. Cons a helluva good guy. Sure,
sure that surprises you To you and the
DANES before you and after you-he's Just
a young guy with too much money. but
know Con. D'you know he designed the
Queen"
you and he together"
1T was his brains genius If you want
TO put a fancy name on IT, / was the guy
who had slept in enough focsles, pumped ont
enough blges 10 put in the right utility
touches He's the one that made her faster
more seaworthy than any yacht in her
class"
She's pretty. I sent picture Of her 20
my sister and said she was named after me.
got my start in the carnival business belly
dancing"
DAY growed and stood up I've got TO 20
" change the anchor watch.
He was halfway up the companionway to
the main deck when she said: And what
do the cops in Port de Vache want you for
Captain >"
He turned put one hand on the railway.
and vaulted back 20 the pit Sister, I'm no
gent I'm a sailor" He showed his watch
cap back on his head put his hands on his
hips and stood looking down at her
After a minute he said I'll tell YOU
about Port de Vache since you're SO nosy
And because 1t might not do you bit Of
harm TO know something about Con. And me
He dropped his hands and sat the
stern rail Listen sister o.. About five
years ago we were at Biarlitz And dame
started acting up l don't remember which
one Anyway we pulled anchor in the middle
of the night out Of Bayonne Those were
IN what the fella calls the piping times of
peace and you could do that, so long you
pay fine later.
There was only Con and me aboard We
had dropped the Waterman when we sailed.
I'd left dough with the dock office TO send
my crew up TO lie Havre. 1t was that kind
Of getaway But fast"
I'll keep it in mind Jolyon said.
You better, sister" But the captains
mind longer on women. THE two
If us can run the Queen, you know. Watch
md watch about. and the guy off duty takes
look at the Dieses. Those things run them
selves, pretty much It's about two. three
lay for the Queen, taking it easy in
winter ordinarily. But we loaf along, watch
IN, watch off and it takes us a little longer
han that"
Louise Jolyon moved down the scttcc to
ollow the sun. II get it, sailor. You told the
BOSS you couldn't find the crew in time be-
'ause if he had to go watch every four
lours, it would make him sober up"
There was surprise in Elliott's voice. Sure.
That entered in. And like l say, sailor has
o go TO sea once in awhile Anyway,
ounded Finistere. and the Channel is doing