Show THE SEA WOLF BY JACK LONDON Copyright 1004 by JACK LONDON Copyright 1903 3 1904 by TH E CENTURY COMPANY Copyright 1904 by TH THE MACMILLAN COMPANY She caught HIM breath anti and st stammered stammered stam stam- tm- tm I 1 I thought thought thought-I I was vas given tt to understand that Yokohama l was Vall only enl a n. days das sail an awn away awny It It- It Here Herl and looked about the ta table tahl ta- ta she paused pa hl ble hie nt at the circle of or unsympathetic faces faceR staring hard nt t the plates Ilis Itis It Il Itis is not nol right i she he concluded must mURt settle settle set set- That Is la a 1 question you OU tle tic with Mr Ir Van eden there he replied nodding to me mC with a mla mla- Ve V eyden Van Yan twinkle tt Mr Is Js 15 what you OU may call can an Rn authority on such things as aR rights Now I who ho am only a a. sailor would look took upon the situation somewhat differ dUCer- It may possibly be your our misfortune misfortune mis mis- fortune that you have to remain with us hut but it Is certainly our good ft uno Her Ho He r regarded her smilingly ly but bul she she- t eyes es fell tell before his gaze lifted d them again and defiantly to tomine mine I read the unspoken question thero Was Vas it Il rl right ht But I had bad decided that the part I was nR to pla play must be bc a n neutral on one so flO 1 did not answer What do you think she demanded de do That it is unfortunate especially especial if It you ou have han nn any engagements falling du duo dur in the course coursEl of oC tho the next several months But since you ou say 1 that thal you OU were ere voyaging to Japan for tor your health I can cart assure yon 00 that it will vill improve no better r anywhere than aboard th Ghost I saw E her EY eyes 9 flash with indignation y tion and 1 this time it was I who ho dropped mine while I felt my face flushing under her hel gaze It was cowardly but what else could I do to Mr lr Van Verden sp speaks ks with tho voice olce of oC authority Wolf VoU I Larsen laughed I nodded my head hend and she ahe having r recovered ered herself waited expectantly expectantly expect expect- anti antly Not l ot that he is ia much to speak of or now Wolf Larsen went on but bul ho hohas hohas hohas has improved wonderfully You should have seen e e n him when he came on on board A more scrawny pitiful specimen of ot humanity one could hardly conceive Isn't that so Kerfoot Kerfoot Ker Ker- foot Kerfoot thus directly addressed was as startled into dropping his knife knUe on oil the floor though ho he mana managed ed to grunt affirmation Developed himself by peeling potatoes po potatoes potatoes po- po and washing dishes Eh Kerfoot 1 Again that worthy grunted Look at him now True he is IR not what you vou would term muscular but still no has muscles which is more than he had when ho came camo aboard Also he has legs to stand flU on You would not think so flO to look at him but he lie was quite unable to stand alone alono at first Tho The hunters were snickering but she looked at me with A fI sympathy In her eyes ees which more Doro than compensated compensated com corn for tor Wolf Larsen's nastiness In fn truth it Il had been bean so long IonS since sinco I had received w sympathy that I was as softened and I became then and gladly her willing slave But I was as angry with Wolf Lar Larsen en He was challenging my manhood with his slurs Blurs challenging the vCr very legs ho he claimed to bo be Instrumental In getting in-getting for tor meI meI me mo I lOr may have hare l learned arned to stand on m my own legs I retorted But I have yet to stamp upon others with them He Re looked at me rae Insolently Your education is only half halt comple completed ted I then he said dr dryly l and turne turned d to toh toI I h her r. r We ar are aro very er hospitable upon the Ghost Mr Van Yan has dl discovered co ered that We Va do c to to make our guests feel teel at home eh Mr Van Even to the peeling of or potatoes and th the washing of or dishes I answered to to say flay nothing of oC wringing their necks out of ot oter er very fellowship I beg of ot you ou not to receive o false Impre Impressions of us from Mr Van Weden Wey We den he be interposed with mock anxiety lety You will observe Miss l Brewster Brewster Brewster Brew- Brew ster that he carries a dirk tUrk in his belt a most unusual for foro r thing o- o mr r to do While n m. r. r Van Werden n is J 1 sav er sav 3 i er r J and fair talt In his calm moments and as RS ashe aslie he lie is calm now nosY he will not deny th that t ton on only yesterday esterday ho he threatened m my life lIe I was ns well Vell nigh choking and my eyes were wen certainly fiery ler He drew attention to me Look at nt him now lie He can scarcely control contro himself in your our presence prE Ho HoIs HoIs HoIs Is not nol accustomed to the tho presence of at ladles ladies anyway I shall have o to arm armm m myself before I dare go HO on deck with him He lie shook his head sadly murmurIng murmuring murmuring murmur murmur- ing Too bad too bad while the hunters burst into guffaws of or laugh laugh- ter The deep sea voices of ot these men rumbling an and bellowing in the confined confined confined con con- fined space produced d a wild effect Tho The whole setting was wild and for tor forthe Ih the Iho first time regarding this strange woman and realizing how incongruous ous otis she was in It 14 I was aware of at how much a R. part of It I was myself I J knew these men and anti their mental processes was one of ot them myself living tho the seal hunting life Ute eating the seal 1511 hunting fare thinking larely largely large lare- ly b the f seal 1 hunting thoughts There Thero was for me no strangeness R to It to tho tho thorough rough clothes clothe s the coarse faces the wild laughter aughter and the lurching cabin wall walle and swaying sea seR lamps As I buttered red a n piece of ot bread my eyes chanc chanced d to rest upon m my hand The knuckles were skinned and In Inflamed Inflamed inflamed In- In flamed clear across the fingers swollen swollen swollen len the nails rimmed with black I 1 felt the mattress like growth of ot be beard beardon ard ardon on my neck knew that the sl sleeve e of ot otIn In my coat was ripped that thal a button was from tho the throat of the the- blue shirt shirl I wore Tho The dirk mentioned b by Wolf olf Larsen rested In its sheath on my hip It as was as ver very natural that It should bo he there how there how natural I had hadnot hadnot not Imagined until now when I looked upon Ulion it with her eyes and knew how strange strange- it and all that went with it must appear to her But ut she be divined ind the mockery In Wolf Larsen's words and again fa favored favored fa- fa ored me with a sympathetic glance Ilance But there was a look of ot bewilderment also In her eyes That Thal it was waR mockers mockers' mockery mock mock- ers ers' m made de the situation more puzzling to herI herI her I 1 ma may be taken of off by some passIng passing pass pass- Ing inS vessel perhaps she suggested There will be no passing vessels except other othe r se sealing schooners Wolf Volt Larsen ma made e answer I have han no clothes nothing she sho ob ob- ob You loti hardly realize sir that I am not a n man or that I 1 am unaccustomed unaccustomed unac unac- i to the vagrant careless life I which you and your men s m tn Ca' lead The sooner you ou get accustomed to it the hatter better He said Ill Til furnish you ou with cloth needles and thread he ad added ed I hope It will not be too dreadful a a. hardship for you ou to make yourself a n dress or two She made mad a wr wry pucker with her mouth as ns though to advertise her ig ignorance norance of or dressmaking That she ahe was frightened and bewildered and that she was el bravely striving to hide it il was ns quite plain to meI meI me I 1 suppose youre you're like Mr Van ran Ye there accustomed to having ha things lone clono for you Well ell I think doIng doIng doIng do- do Ing a few things for tor yourself will hardly dislocate an any Joints By the wa way what do you ou do for tor a living She regarded him with amazement unconcealed I 1 mean no offense believe me mc People eat therefore the they must procure procure procure pro pro- cure the wherewithal These men here shoot seals se In order to live c for tor the santo samo r reason son I sail this schemer and Mr 11 Van e en for tor the present at al alan an any rate earns his salty grub b by as assisting as- as slating me rae Now what do you do She shrugged her shoulders Do you ou feed teed yourself Or does somo some one else feed you 7 Im afraid some one else ha hap fed me most of oC m my life she laughed trying bravely bra to enter into the spirit of or his quizzing though I could coul see seo a l terror dawning an and growing in her hertes eyes tes as she watched Wolf Iarsen Larsen And AntI I suppose suppo sonic some one els elso s makes make s your our bed hed for tor you 1 I 1 have ha made beds bells sho abc replied I Very cr often Sho ho shook her head with mock I ru ruefulness ful ness Do you rou know what tho they do to tor r men In the states tat s who like a. a J do not work for their thell living T J F am vcr very Ignorant she pleaded hat do the they do to the poor Ioor men meno o are like me fhe They send them to Jail juil The crime 1 not earning a n. living In their case sailed ailed raIled vagrancy If It I were Mr l Van who sho harps eternally on of oC rl right ht and wrong I Ib Id I'd b by what right do ou live 11 when do nothing to deserve living tit alt as you ou are not Mr fr Van W Way Wey- yI y- y I dont don't have to answer Answer do o I 11 C i P C beamed upon him through her filled fille eyes and the pathos of oft C t t me to trio tilo heart hE I must In Ini i way break In an and lead the conion conion conion con- con ion Into other channels ivo O you ever earned a dollar by own wn labor he demanded cerit of it her answer a n triumphant 3 Y p tI lM in it his voices voice voice- I s S. S I have e she answered slowly TK rh i k- k could have ha laughed aloud at visage e. e I 1 remember dather giving me a n dollar once I was a n. little girl Irl for or remaining quiet for five minutes s. s 1 smiled indulgently rt it that was long ago she ahe conAnd con- con d. d And you would woul scarcely de- de 1 a little girl of oC 9 to earn her I. I living il tt t pr e r. r who she said r j-r l tr c r another slight pause I earn ut Lit 1800 a year far alth Ith one n accord cord all eyes ejea tho plates and and R settled on J. J A woman who vho earned l dollars dollar a year ear was worth king at Wolf Larsen L' was nM sod ed In his admiration S lar Salary or piece picco work he asked Piece work she answered rEd Eighteen hun hundred rell he calculated hats hat's a t hundred and fifty dollars Well Miss fIs Brewster ter there nothing small emall about the Ghost neither r yourself on Oil lii salary Malan during o I time you ou remain with us' us us She ie made no menU enL She us IUS Is too unused as yet ct to the whims the man to accept th them m with equa- equa ru i ty I for forgot ot to inquire he went on 1 na as to the nature of oC your our What commodities do o m U turn out What Whal tools and nd ma- ma rials do you require To be continued tomorrow |