The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-09

doesn't dare let its wounds be seer.
Rnt if seemed that in this NIGHT
there was no quiet 10 be had. Dick
Wavne had no more than walked to
the rail of the Holokai when the
Seals boat was alongside, and there
was a great clamoring for Captain
Wayne-this time from Ralney him.
self.
"Well-what the hell is it now?"
Look, Tonga" the one-eyed Ra-
mey whimpered, "how about giving
guv a lift here, in bad fix? How
am / supposed to get out of this
hole? How am I supposed to know
where the channel is, in black
night like this? What's the matter
with giving a guy a hand?'
Just what is it you want. Ra-
mey?" Dick asked, knowing well
enough.
Half the boys you've got aboard
your tub are Alakoa Kanakas.
What's the matter with lending me
one to steer me out of here. be-
fore these people practically scalp
me, by God? These people want to
get going. l tell you, these people
are raising hell because don't Jerk
my anchor UP. What the devil do
you expect me to do, if you haven't
the common decency to lend man
a-?"
"Colt burning you up?"
"Well, what if he is? Can YOU
blame him if he wants to get his
sweetie out of this lousy sink? All
I'm asking is"
"Tell you what you do" Dick said.
"You tell Colt to take flying Jump
into the bay. After he's jumped in
the bay, tell him to dry himself
thoroughly with a rough towel, and
put on dry clothes. Explain to him
that it's very foolish to stand around
all wet"
Damn it, can't you even lend a
man."
"I'm not lending you anything.
You're going to keep the Seal ex-
actly where she is until it's light
enough for you to sound your way
out. Even then you may pile her
up-and you know it! 1t suits me
to have you and your customers stay
exactly where you are"
II tell you, Tonga, these people"
"Steal a bottle of whiskey and 90
hide on shore. III give you no pilot
tonight"
by Gar, them" Ramey jabbered.
I'm pilot her out myself! I'll run
your damn channell I'll run your
damn shoals! There's no coral in the
Pacific that can stop me.
"You won't pilot this" Dick told
him. "The tide has changed on you.
Ramey; you'll never find the way
without someone to tell you where
you are. Go ahead and pile up your
boat; when you've piled her up I'll
take your people off. But the Seal
will never get out of this bay to.
night"
"I'n get a Kanaka pilot off the
beach,"
you've already tried that-or you
wouldn't be coming to me-"
A storm of blasphemous vitupera-
tion from Ramey's boat assured
Dick that what he had guessed was
true; Ramey had already failed to
find pilot ashore. Weary of argu.
ment, weary of Ramey, very much
tired out with everything that was
going on around him, Dick left the
rail and went to the other side o.
his ship. For little while the shout
ed imprecations of the Seals skipper
still disrupted the night. But, since
he answered no more, even these
at last died away; and the bay OF
Alakoa was silent except for the
clink and thug of oarlocks as the
Seals boat went home.
Dick grinned sardonically at the
anchor lights of the Seal; but it was
not the boat he was thinking about.
"At least" he said aloud, Il know
exactly where she is; and where she
will stay, this one night more"
ITO ho routinuadA