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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1922-8-17, Page 6BLUE WATE.R ATMEOFTHEIEEP SEA FISHERMEN . BY FREDERICK WILLIAM. WALLACE Copyright by the MusSOL Book Company How the Story, Started. . i this vessel t'more-er. Ye've taken an Frank Westhaver, known- aid, awful load off my mind, as I was "Shorty," Iivee at Long Cove o>.n Bay} afraid of even I got this hooker that of Fundy coast with his mother and` you' fellers 'ud refuse t' ship with a his uncle, captain Jerry Clark." He green skipper Wheal /lever brought a and his chum Lemuel Ring drink al.trip o' fish in. - Ef I do t;it her, I bottle of rum,' whereupon Frank's wouldn't wish t' hev a better gang uncle tells him the story of his fath-I than you fellers, for I. cal'late Char' era fondness for drink and how the ain't a vessel out o' Boston or any "Grace Westhaver" went down off i other port for that matter whaf loin • Three Meals a Day. I delegates from, churches, clubs, and Sable Island with ten of her crew andbeat this crowd afi- shile ---e' ' "O dear ane:" groaned Nell, "AI- societies of various kinds will, without her skipper, This has the desired ef- I Big Jules rolled out of his bunk, anost time to drop everything I'm in -I, the slightest hesitation,. break the, feta upon .Frank. He finishes school'',Boys!" he said, glancing with eyes terestea. in and get things ready for! moral law of the universe by asking with c redit as nn himself and spends the- of admiration at his dory -mate, Just �ee awful incisioper. It does seem as n ofewere! for meals' They will tell youseal for that the novo is. u t roe Jennings, suinggust. his, u rIe`, mate wit' line for Westhays er year. d We takes him on a fishing trip as spare been shipmate tegedder since we was that Have to be pee+rarexd, eaten and, offers introductions to this or that hand aboard the Kastalia. While at no bigger'n trawl tub, an' he's darn thea: cleared away—only to get ready; person who gives musicales and actu anchor in Canso after the first fishing. good faller, He pull me out of for another` Yes, a know I'm talking ally pays the artists, or that later, the riP, Frank rescue$ a French boy' from Franehy boat al In Canso many yearf ,,est lane the discontented lieedulum, f same society er club or political study ill-treatment by his fellow sailors,; ago, an' he trade good Canadian Out Of gait -Arne, sed that all I need to think: • circle, or what not, will give a concert Tine t`vo hays try their hand at dory me, I know ham ver' well, an I say ebee.t 's the cine areal there coining"'where those artists who ba�vii helped tags b dden f xt s`Fxank s presence; he make gaud skipper, Dis gang "'ext; emit didn't Che past will be remembered-. of mind saved the vessel from col- mighty good gang ---fine fellers ---but � you ever feel Haat in the .w 'b ' : pp n wit' a�ay yourself? Charity is quite a different thing,• lision with a steamer. When Frank is; dey be b es gang out of Boston }, Gt°amine smiled serenely over bei; and musicians hart never been found twenty-one and Jules nineteen, they . Shirty Westhaver as ski er .., .. ittirg. ""1 was a, housekeeper for' ws•ntieg in this, which is a duty as engage for a season. with Capt. Watt ""Ra ht ye erre, Fr-r-en4hy!" burred t. . -:y fifty years, nay dear." ! well to themselves as to their less on. Frank calls on his boyhood sweet-, a red -mired Judiquo Scotchran. "An' "Against any two and a half," said fortunate fellow -travellers through.heart., Carrie' Dexter, now nurse in 'tis to pr-roud man I will pe when she Nell. "And, knowing you, I can im- life. sag re that in all the fifty yeare you d int kick so much €against the pricks of houseic(t ping as I have done in my Dandruff is a very common dont- two ,ani a halt years, " plaint, which exists in several vari- sea. Carrie speaks scornfully of life knew would inevitably erop up, and t,aateirns smiled again. "Not quite sties, the medical name for the most on a fishing vessel. knowing the touchiness of the crowd that, nag dear. though I thank you for common bean seborrhea sicca Satre- '^ he was handling, he stepped among y g CHAPTER NINE.---({ nt"d,) them and spoke. the 4 mn:in3enr. When I was a girl tiarres it -3 it in !!tale patches, at "Well -I don't ki,ow— " Carrie "Boys," he said,and the earnest I the -'.t we were tailgut to a,esept the' ether times it is unifrom over the en- stammered 3n her reply. Frank had nate in his voice campelled attention, *aides of life a little more serenely'. tire scalp, Or it may attack the near- Ce y ng her up en; "I would willingly have a drink with then f":,3 c o nnvv, gill doing that gine. of the hair, the eyebrows, the the tlisn s}ahe said kwhtch �sas de- any flf )e, but I don't tech liquor, an' trig r e them eecomp, le But beanie, or portions of the face, neck., eidediy .awkward, "Thero's n4 pose- of I'm gain' as skipper yell need a ' had sten �e fellings a mit these same:and ears that are not hairy, tion to it—no society like doctors, or, man what ain't sw-illin' booze all th' three heals just the sane. I n't be -i Any systematic disturbance that office managers, or even captains on time. Now some o you hey known a' Leve there tial; ever a heu_e2:eeper.!ewers the vitality may lead to this steamers and big coasters. It's a til' loss o' th' Grace Westhaver on who ain't. Even your friend !arse condition, Constipation, indigestion, dirty life when you come to think of Sable Island. many years ago. Her G3c'wrtil, who dY�cs xs,:hirg bet aider. the exceasi'.euse of t'eoliol or tobacco At._ Field. Ugh!" And she. made a skipper was drunk when he piled her 4a. ,� fa, -, �s 1 , grimace. up an lost his own life an'ten o his "' • Y4 Man,notbeing blessedor ere :7r4 r tu" n ave arrangedfor ue noon upon it, is -a r ressiug is. Dandruff, ening in a Boston hospital, who in- sings oat for -r to pelt up. Will she traduces him to the matron es Captain pe for taken' a leet'le touch wae m e, Westhaver. On the return trip Capt, skipper? 'Tis repel' tat will Watson dies and Frank steers the ves- pr-roud tae trick a dr -ram wae yelp['"' sel into Boston harbor through a heavy This was a question which Frank :c a ..rye ,alta: ,gra ins over t .em, promote it, Local causes ;are wearing «UrI» Frank was silent for a. gang. Boys! That skipper was Frank cin st as n'tu ins you der." a of heavy,1U ventilated hats and; failure space. '"I don't gee how ye kin think \Vesthaver, an' nay father . , ." He "'Grandma, you are such a comfort'"' to give regular attention to the scalp thataway, Iia« about Captain Ring paused, and in the silence that ensued \ s•� °rnsl 4o kiss the withered b t g bothered up to Long Cove? Ain't he got a a pin might have been heard if drop. .rz nl;. "You're so urderatanding I'm with hair to the extent that woman is, fine home? Look at his daughter ped on the floor. daughter— almost tempted to tisk you why the does not bestow Anything like the at- gain' t' th' Seminary at Wolfville, The red-haired Judique man rose Lard id 't h to i His h i -d anus well dressed an' a perfect lady and stretched out a huge band. ""I'. :© manage on one meal ,z day, perhaps `satisfactory to him if it assures a : They got a fine piano in their house, will pe for sikr' your �� par -r --don, y stoking up ahead the way some fairly straight parting along the side an Mehssy Icing pits all til' latest •skipper: I aid not know, ale: male do:' or in the middle, mid as he grows older mont sent okroat gain Boston overs ri p "'1 think you might ask me,' grand nature frequently endows him with a month. lacehon A chk arvilt llle�Bay—in ain t his t , a said ;tml smiles. "In fact I'll even permanent parting, so that he gives it; wife un' girls no -end swells with their admit that long years before you were less concern than ever. This is bad buggies an' teams an' tennis courts? corn I'd wandered about the matter for the circulation of the scalp which Take yer doctors! D'ye eal'late Doctor my: off. But I don't wonder now, requires regular stimulation by a good. Smiley in Anchorville earns inore'n Probably there are a great many brush, 1 these two skippers? Waal, I ,guess not! An' look at us common trawlers! answers; 1 dint believe the Lord has The treatment cleniands a general T`har's that dandified clerk in the just one reason for many of the things bodybuilding course. Every bad habit owner's office with his faney ties an' that He does any more than we have , must be act aside and all chronic ail- his cigars an' his colored sacks -him for the things we do." With a wild whoa of applause the Hien surged about, and half -seas -aver as most of them were, they appreciat- ed the sentiment and liked him all the better for it. Before Frank's ex- planation many of them were int -r e impression that Shorty's refusal to share their bottles was from prig - g abness, but tiew that they were aware of the true reason, they respect- ed him more than ever. Frank spoke once more.. "Though ,� 'merits, such as constipation, inddgee- what pays us our share checks,, an' 1 don't drink anythin' hard myself, yet ".li hy, grandma, exekaimed Nell, tion, and Iow nutrition must be cured, inany's , till' time he's told me that 'ave 1 would never hinder any of you from "what a funny thing to say! I'an sure The first thing in local treatment is fellers earned more in a ten-day trip Navin' a good time ef it euits ye, an' t' I always do things for just one rea-. to remove the crusts, You will prob-tlthan he did in a month. It's a dirty a peen ust I'1 erg ain't no ill-fealin' son, .Don t you?" ably lose some hair in daring so, but; life at sea all right, but a decent1 stand til cigars for th' My experience, replied grandma, it will be of such low vitality that it fisherman dont carry his dirt ashore crowd, Jack, hors s five dollars. Would 'with ham. rake Jules—my dory -mate, 9e mind shooting up to til' head o' til' "'is that several things usually influ- would not stick en much longer, any-ilvhom you knave—he's an ignorant dock an' getter' a couple boxes." And ence us when we make a decision a way. Soak the patches with some oily, Frenchman unable to read or write while the maudlin ma wrung his circumstance that sometimes explains fluid, such as olive oil er vaselkne. Use hardly, but see him when he goes hand, slapped him on the back, and uppar,ntky contradictory statements enough to permeate the crusts, rub it ashore! Why that's blame few calks that lead to misunderstandings. For in several times in twenty-four hours, ashore dress better'n til' sane Jules example, if I should :ask you why you and wear a flannel eap at night while with his thirty -dollar suits an' his silk are wearing that pink dress to -night, the treatment is going en. When the shirts an' has tent leather boots you might say that it is because you soaking is -complete wash the settles an thax s a y more good, decent thought you might have company this away with warm water and tincture of hum fellers likee him. f gird, girlie, I evening. Perfectly true, no doubt, green soap,usingagood lather. Drythink ye're a li in' 'boat off yer course' when ye git talkie about us fishermen. but, if teasing Tom should ask you, the scalp thoroughly and anoint with Thar's gentlemen in all professions, you might say that it is because the a small amount of zinc oxide ointment, an' plenty o' fellers what calls them-, weather has turned -warm ,or because since your sealp becomes red and selves gentlemen and ain't by a long`. the laundry is going to -morrow, and tender. chalk." you wanted to wear it once more. All ,After your scalp is thoroughly 'Olean Frank left Carrie at the hospital three statements are true, and prob- keep the circulation active by daily that night and made his way to the ably each influenced you a bit."brushing and by massage with the vessel absorbed in thought. It seemed I see!" exekaimed Nell. "And I'ni finger tips. Allow plenty of ventila- to him upon retrospection that the girl had ideas Which differed material - awfully glad I asked, for it helps me tion in all your head covering, and re- ly from his own and the Carrie Dexter a lot about a misunderstanding that 1 member •that the real cure depends of the Bay Shore days. bad with Madge. Marey. But I do want upon removing all systematic disturb- "Aye," he s'cliloquized, "she's gittln' antes and building up your body. queer notions in her head these days, but still, I may, jest as bad. A girl is On Cake Making. not to be blamed for wishin' t' better in th'The family sweet:tooth must be ap- hezgt'f stand a loteo' joll an'I cafrom sher he pealed during the summer months. friends at the hospital count f he to know your reason for the three meals, or rather one of the Lord's reasons. What is it?" "It's what I should call the Lord's reason for the housemother," replied grandma. "It came to eae when my There should -be no haphazard work in young man bein' a common fisherman. family lywere growing up and when the cake making. and the housewife will She's a fine giri,anyevay, pan' ef I three -meal eal burden seemed heaviest. find the early moaning hours the best. git;command o till Carson, 11.1 be for Your grandfather was a very busyThe following rules- will be found a buyin' her th? best ring I kin afford. man, and my children were of widely great aid• different ages. One day I suddenly Heat the oven to an even temper - realized that all host the only time we ature. So Ito! here's T wharf, an' I ciliate th' gang 'ull be full to th' bung after fully. "I jest dropped in. t' see ye their trip, even though they ain't about something. eves got together as a family, when drawed their shares yet." "Ah?" The vessel owner blotted, a nobod was too much occupied with Measure all ingredients separately It was even as he had said. The signed letter and wheeled in his chair. y p before starting to /nix. Sift all ;.lour Carson's crowd, liberally supplied with "What is it, my man?" - - ssomething else to talk with the rest, four times. liquor by the touts whkeh .swarm Wesbhaver:glanced at the stout man was at mealtime. And I thanked the Prepare the pans for baking by first aboard. vessels just arrived, were en-' masticating the quid. He did not want Lord right then and there that He ,greasing well and then dusting with joying a Baocbanalian revel in the to tell his business before 'strangers. hadn't made us so that we eouldF go flour. Then tap pan against the side fo e'sle. There was nobody aft in the Can "I'm to you. in private with one meal a day or quietly stoke of the table to rezxaove excess flour. bin—the memory of the dead was he said. I m sure this gen,tIeman 11 up, es you 'call it. For those recuarin still strong enough in superstitious excuse me for a minute. g This rule is general for all cakes, ex- minds to keep any of the gang faom "Pouf!" Mr'. Zigler made a gesture three meals a day did more to keep ceptmg angel cake. Do not use but- having a time there,, and as a result of impatience, while the.,estranger, ne a�united family than any other one! ter for 'greasing the pans,. - the wedge-shaped fo'c'sle was cram- chewed calmly on without making authing. Eating is a homely .necessity, Cream butter or,shortening.. Add 'meal When Westhaver entered he was effort to mage. "What can:. you have dreary, but these homely things may sugar •and Crean again: Add yolks of greeted with, a. joyme `shout. to say` in .private? >Speak out, my good at bottom be the home making things; eggs and continue to a cream. Then add Ho, thee', skipper. Yore jest th_ i fellow. I'm busy. . and after all home iso-" flour and baking powder that has been man we was a-talkin' about. Come There was nothing for it butto take "The dearest place in the world!'" and beat over here) The spokesman was the the bull by the 'horns' and go dight at sifted four times. Add milk a Newfoundlander who, the voyage pre- it •"Well, sir, I've come to ask you said Neil. ,"And as long as I live, to smooth batter and putrin flavoring. -Wow, had felt the heft of Shorty's for the Carson. I cal'late I akin take grandma, I Il thank the Lard for let- Fold in the stiffly beaten whites of fist her out axe' igit•a trip."' ting me help to keep it what it is." the eggs: Turn in prepared pan:.` Bake "Waal," Frank laughed, "I hope ye Mr: Zigler 'laughed—a nerve-shak given length of time, and then turn warn't .a-seandalizin' ,me" .ing .falsetto, spasm which jarred on "No, no, skipper!" protested a score Westhaver's ear -,-while the stranger of voices. straightened up in. his chair and stop The Newfoundland man rose to. his, ped'the motion d his jaws for an feet and banged the table with a heavy instant., fist. "Belay jawin ! he said; 1 Te lie -he! The owner gave a final wanber tell til' skipper what we've bin bleat and spoke. "This is too funny, a:talkin' over. Now, Frank, me'n. th' Westhaver You want command of n?y. gang hev bin-a-thinkin'—you 'been' a ; vessel because you took her in from good head an' a navegater belike—that the grounds when Watson died? You seen poor of Tom Watson's gone, —a mere boy; inexperienced and a you'd be th' very man t' take this ves 'perfect stranger. to ane expect me to sel out ,a-fishin'. Ain't that right, entrust you with an investment of. fellers ?" twelve thou sand dollars ? Te -he -he! An affirnmtive 'roar came from the Very -ambitious! Plenty of nerve! mob. Westhaver felt pleased, 13ut allow me to'introduce you to the "Boys," he said, "I thank ye kindly Carson's new' ]raster --Captain Hiram for whale ye've said, an' `1 may tell ye Jessy The stout man nodded that I've decided' to asks the owners for curtly without proffering his hand, declared that "he was a dog of a fel- ler," Frank gave a wink to Jules and discreetly left them to continue a car- ouse which lasted until five in the morning. Sleeping at a near-aby hotel that night, Shorty dressed with extreme care next morning, and It ten o'clock walked into the office of the Zigler Fish Company. • The dandified elerk nodded to him drably. "Good morning,, Westhaver," he chirruped. "Great screed they gave you in til' papers. Must have had an awful time----" "Pretty so-so," replied Frank. "Mr. Zigler in?" Mr. Zigler was, in, and on Shorty's' name being given him, the clerk mo- tioned for the young fisherman to step inside the private office. The vessel owner—a perky -looking man of Dutch extraction—was engagg-• ed in conversation with. a heavily built, rough -looking fellow who chewed to- bacco and expectorated deftly into 'a heavy brass cuspidor. "Ah, Westhaver?" The little man raised his eyebrows • questioningly, "You want your share checks ?" "No, sir," replied Frank respect- S,-nnething for Nothing. Mus+c teachers the country over are dusted with cornstarch. Let cool: often asked to allow some sufficiently Layer' or Loaf Cake—Place in mix= prepared pupil to play or sing fox nig bowl one and one-quarter cups of this ar that entertainment withotu sugar, one-half cup of butter or other monetary remuneration, shortening, yolks of two eggs. Cream In Persia it is considered irreligious mixture until light and fluffy. Now add to offer or,to accept gifts without an three cups of flour, five teaspoons of adequate return. But in this country ;baking powder that'has been sifted four times, one and one-quarter cups of either milk oz. water, Beat to smooth batter, and then cut and: fold in the stiffly. buten whites of two. eggs. 'Turn in two prepared layer cake pans and' bake for r' thirty minutes in moderate oven'. on clean cloth that has been lightly Wien in Toronto visit the R oyer Ontario Museum 353 Wool. Sty Wein, Near Avenue; Rea(( Largest permanent exhibition In Canada. Archaeology, Geology: Mineralogy,Pal- aeontology, Zoology. Open clad„ 10 a.m. to 5 pm. Sunday, 2 to 5 p.m: Bloor, Belt Line, Dupont and Avenue Rd. cars. d.. Itis a DOUBLE treat —Peppermint jacket over Pep, erimint gun Candy jacket just "melts in your mouth" then you. get the delectable gum center. And with Wrigley's three old standbys also of irding friendly aid to teen * throat, breath, appetite and digestion. Soothing, thirst - quenching. Making the next cigar taste better. 43, AFTER and Frank felt his heart thumping like a trip hammer as the owner eon - timed. '"No, my man! You'll need to get a. great deal more experience than, you have +before you take command of a vessel" Good day, my man!" And he made .a gesture of dismissal with a scrawny, yellow hand. Crestfallen, Frank turned to go, when the stranger emitted an arrest- ing grunt. "Say, you," . he drawled, "better git yer dunnage ashore or I'll river git'ny peace with ye. I don't want'ny swell -headed younkers along a' ins that'll be fer shovin' me over. th' side t' git my berth." Westhaver sung around, his face blazing. "What's that?" he rapped out. "Why, damn my eyes, I'll turn -to an' rani yer words down yer throat, you narrow aninded scum! What d'ye mean by 'swell -headed. Younker'? What d'ye mean by accusin' me of a desire t' shove ye over th' side? I came here as a gentleman with a per- fectly reasonable request, an' you must go out o' yer way to insult me with your nasty remarks! By the old Judas! I'll take off my coat an' knock flames out of you ef you've enough sand in ye t' step on to tli' dock!" There was a shuffle of heavily boot- ed feet outside in the outer office -- the gang -were in for their money and, a hoarse voice with a Judique ac- cent rolled over the glass partition. "T'at's right, skipper! Trag him out here 'an' 'tis mysel' t'at will pull to ears an'. nose off Vat Hime Jessy—, to pig pounce!" "Slam him in th' mug, S°nortyl" "Give hint a poke in th' jaw!" "Knock his eye out,: skipper!" The voices came in a roar, and while Frank stood look- ing downat the now perturbed Jessy and- the more concerned Zigler, the glass - partition creaked with the hustle of heavy bodies lounging against it. (To be continued.) Pleasant Thoughts. The photographer was taking a pic- ture of a newly -engaged pair, and there was -some difficulty in getting the right expression. "Too strained," he said; "too strain- ed. . Don't think of each other all the - time. Just look pleasant" Mr. Henry Ford, of motor -car fame, estimates his wealth at X1',000,000,000: tOr rd's L.Lnimont for Dandruff. Plants That Now Are Coal. Beneath every coal seam is a sire- tum of so-called "fire clay," which once upon a time was soil that supported a plant growth of wonderful luxuriance.' It le full of fossil plant roots and con; tains abundant impressions of twigs,. leaves, nuts and delicate ferns—some- times even flowers. 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