Show A WAGER rinal I 1 it la Is bIn gular how people on board chip are given to betting I 1 have anoa n a man who ho when ashor would consider I 1 itself disgraced at risking money on oil a national election ly jay a wa ger at sea on the color ot of tho the eyes ot of the pilot who would take the vessel into port IN c e were in the middle ot of the ati atlan an tic ocean and those of us who frequented the smoking cabin bad become nell ft ell acquainted athert was a more inveterate get set of 0 gamblers abard than usual IN e not only bet on the tle dally daily run of the ship the weather and all that but would conjure up all aorta sorts of disputes on which to stake our money moncy there was mas one man alo to always smoked with w u who could not be in deuced to gamble a clein cle in shaved smooth looking loung fellow in somebody said that he was vias a Irin princeton ceton divinity student but that was not substantiated that he u was as not of the betting kill klinl I 1 we all let him alon exe enecita cita fellow named ashurst a coarse III favored man mall whom none of ua us liked ai of d whose ab bence we me would bai have e preferred erred mr tillotson he lie would say ray to the man who declined to bet bet you 10 to a cent that we don t see another i essel this side of sand hook or I 1 III 1 bet you twenty to five live that there isn t a cloud in the sky tomorrow at eight bells noon I 1 nei never er bet said sir tillotson I 1 only want to make it interesting for the i arta art 1 I V til lien tl en for once tor for the sake of the tile party go you bet you SOO even een that before we me I 1 lire ire island 1 ull all the captain a nose L lvery cry man i resent took his ills cigar out of his mouth and find looked at the speak er the captain ms w ia the most fled and forbidding man commanding any of the great liners a tyrant to his men and irascible with his passengers I 1 can do that myself said amburst if I 1 am willing to abide the conse I 1 will mill stipulate rejoined tillotson th tint thit it it if the eat tain gitles the slightest objection I 1 lose the bit bet there a our chanec Vs ks hurst huraL take him he lie 9 giving you hla his money these aei e a few of the remarks fired at ashurst by those present ashurst puffed nervous blowing a cloud of shon showing ing by his express don mon both a desire to possess himself of tillotson a money and caution lest be he should be outwitted the latter prevailed pre ailed oh oil there theres s some guy in that its it a not a legitimate subject for a bet see him crawfish remarked one of the smokers I 1 knew he d back out it if anc one faced him inird ashurst eald said another be he a sure to bi bt pitched oTer overboard board and you 11 take la in the thus bad badgered gerod on oil the one hand band and encouraged on the other ashurst began to give glie dav aou ou all see that there theres a no catch in the ri matter latter he asked the pa party arty that he really pulla pulls the captain a nose 11 e will shouted every man I 1 here and when N will ill yon you do it asked ashurst rt 11 hen and wh will re I 1 like IN adios ho a to ni it any or every man mail here including yourself notify vou in time to be present and if the captain knocks you yog dom down a it he objects in any way whatever the money 1 is 3 ours ashurst was mas an air aari avaricious clous man and the athance ot of winning the money was dra draw v I 1 ing ng him far more than the cha chaffing fling of the i arty was driving him klesat lie sat puffing vigorously tring to think of some way may ly ty which tillotson could win but as no way appeared to him he lie finally to take the ris risk k the monsy money N w aa as put up in the handi bandit or a a man named gerlan who mho had been lu fu the th smoking cabin and was N as suppo supposed tied to I 1 ie e entirely uni unprejudiced the of the bet were mere explained to him and he was pledged to secrecy beery man cae gaie his word to refrain from any collusion with the captain in snort short every care was mas taken hat that the wager should tie be fair for both parties the i takes were not to be turned 01 er to edtl er t the unanimous vote of eiery smoker 1 I resent hen the bet was made an titu lan corkin to baft the deciding ote the day i assed without ana an molesta tion of the cai eat tain the weather cather waa was stormy and he rarely left the bridge go up there tillotson and do the job where all can cart see it bald said a cr or 0 no o need of that thal replied Ill lotson ile hell it come down doun when the weather clear 1 if I 1 should try it on now he bed it me the next morning was serene and after breakfast we note notified by corkin to ns assemble enible in the smoking room and wait for the ceremony vie ue did so and anti at about out 10 0 clock gerkin go aln came to us and desired us to follow him lie ile led the way may to the barber shop there reclining on a chair hla his face covered with lather sleeping tor for tho the first time in forty elfert hours waa was the captain over him in a barbers white liate jacket stood ni lotson shaving him IN hen the smokers appeared til tit lotson took the commander commanders 8 nose between bl ti een his fingers and anti gae gaie it a strong pull ita its nor was too sleepy alter after bla his long watch match even enon to maleu cor nor did the shout about of laughter laug liter from those with ith out produce the slightest effect tt it was unanimously decided that til tit loton had fairly won lie ile spent of tl it 0 money in champagne the rest rut went to the snug harbor 11 |