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Show I Whistled One Tune g 5 g ;! " ft !' Cook on John Henry Suffers !! X Attack of Insanity from j 5 Overindulgence In Favorite $ fc Air While at Wheel. ,ti S? $ y rZIZZ:I.. V. I'Viyrlfclu by Ilia Adams Niiuior Service, New York.) By EARL DERR DIGGERS. Tho skipper of tho John Honry stood on tho deck and gazed wonder Ingly nt tho dlstnnt quay, whoro ho behold tho nowly-hlrod member of his crew Indulging In unusual nnd picturesque pic-turesque contortions. "Wot's tho matter with 'im," ho Inquired In-quired of tho cook, "why don't o como on board? Wo sails In 'art an hour." " 'E's tryln' to mako known 'Is awful stato." returned tho cook, solemnly. "Joo Btnrted ashoro to fetch 'lm, but o 'ollercd not to como n-ncar 'lm. 'B soz as 'ow 'o's been exposed to tho smallpox." "Why, that's all right," said tho captain, cap-tain, heartily; "tell 'Ira not to lot that worry 'lm. I'm not ono to 'old any-think any-think Uko that ag'ln a man." Thoro wns nn eloquent pauso. "Tho smallpox, I said," vonturcd thu cook. "Woll, I'm not deaf I 'card you," responded tho skipper, testily, "wot of It? 'E nln't likely to got It. an' It 'o does, 'oo's1 afraid? I'vo 'ad It, on' bo 'ns tho mato. Joo, row In an' fetch 'm nt onco." Another pauso ensued, during which tho cook shifted uneasily from ono foot to tho othor. Ills plans for spending spend-ing that ovenlng with a lndy friend in Plymouth had bcon wrecked by tho captnln's decision to leave a day early, and In tho now hand which tho master of tho John Henry had engaged thoro ho saw his only snlvatlon. ny a vivid recital of tho cruelties practiced by tho sklppor, together with a liberal purchaso of boor, he had induced tho now recruit to play falso, scolng In tho dolay which tho search for another scamnn would occasion his chanco for an evening of festivity. Hut tho frivol ous manner In which his smallpox story was being rocolvcd took him unprepared. un-prepared. "Wot alls'you, Joo?" tho captain hollowed. hol-lowed. " 'Avo you quit takln' orders from mo?" Joo cleared his throat, but It was tho cook who spoko. "Wo'ro poro mon," ho Bald, "but thoro ain't no law to mako us risk our liver for nothlnk. If that man comos aboard tho John Henry, wo'll 'avo to BO." "Wot nonsonso," the Bklppor sneored, "you 'avo to die o somothlnk, an' why not the smallpox? Wot's a, fow satlormon, moro or less? Why, thoy'ro as plenty as fllos." "Of all tho 'nrd-'oartcd talk," murmured mur-mured tho cook. "I 'ad somo troublo glttln' this toller," tol-ler," wont on tho captain, savngoly, "an' I nln't goln' to loso 'lm now no, not it 'o's boon exposed to a 'olo dictionary dic-tionary o diseases. To find another Uko 'lm would tako a day or moro, an' I 'avon't oven a mlnuto to spnro." Ho started for tho ship's boat, 'but tho cook planted himself In his path. "I'm sorry, sir," ho said, "but If that toller comes aboard, mo an' tho other lads will 'avo to leave. It ain't human to arsk us to stay." Ono glanco at tho faces of tho crow told tho skipper ho need oxpect no sympathy thoro. "Woll," ho said Dhortly, "mobbo you'ro rlghL Mobbo your lives aro wqrth somothlnk, though It's foolish of you novor to prove It to mo." Ho walkod to tho rail and addressed thu smallpox victim, who was Bitting dejectedly de-jectedly on tho edgo of tho pier. "Go away, poro toller," ho shouted, "go away to soma quiet spot an' dlo." Then ho turned to tho crow, watch In hand. "Wo sail In ten minutes," ho ro-marked. ro-marked. This announcement came as a distinct dis-tinct shock, especially to tho cook, who hoard It at a tlmo of Inward rejoicing over his apparent victory. "'Ow about tho now 'and?" ho Inquired In-quired timidly. "It's unfort'nlt an' un'appy," tho captain cap-tain returned, "but as I said before, I ftven't tlmo now to look up a now man. Wo'll 'ave to sail without. It's como at a very bad tlmo, an' It's 'ard on all of ub. Hut It can't bo 'olpod. It's Drovldonco, that's wot It Is. "Yes, It'll bo pretty 'ard on us all, I guess," ha wont on, after a pause, "causo tho boy'll 'nvo to do tho cookln', an' 'Is roportory nln't largo. Soup an' coffeo'B tho oxtent o' Johnny's poro ability, an' sometlraos It's 'ard to tell which 'o means for which." "An' why will Johnny 'avo to do tho cookln'?" Inquired the cook haughtily, hut with no llttlo anxiety In his tono. "Why," answered tho sklppor Bwoet ly, "because you'ro goln' to tnko tho placo of tho poro follor wot was ox-posed ox-posed to tho smallpox. You can i ready to tako your turn at tho wheel tonight along with tho rest." Tho cook drew hlmsolf up loftily. "I'll tako no turn nt no wheel," he announced, In a dignified tono, "I'll 'avo you know sir, ns 'ow I shipped with this vessel as cook, an' as 'ow 1 Intend to stay cook to tho eird o' this v'y'go. I nln't been no common snllor before, on I nln't goln' to begin now." "You'll do ns I say, my lad," returned re-turned tho captain warmly, "dooty Is dooty, on' whon 1 toll you to do any-think, any-think, I ain't goln' to 'avo any back talk. You'll do your turn at tho wheel, "or you'll do twelvo months for mutiny." "Not beln' used to thu work o' a ordinary A. U.." said tho cook, with equal warmth, " 'ow do you expect me to keep awake? I arskt you that" "'Taln't none o' my business 'ow you do It," was tho skipper's short ro-ply. ro-ply. "only you gottor do it, that's all.' And ho wnlkcd away. A sulky crow sailed tho John Honry out of Plymouth harbor. , During tho rcmnlndor of thnt dny tho cook wont about with nn ugly look on his fnco. Ho avoided all friendly conversation. Speculation ns to his futuro courso rnn high, hut nothing could ho discovered, for when Joo Martin daringly Inquired what tils plan of nctlon might bo, ho nnswercd sharply; "To do my dooly tin1 keep my mouth Bhct, the samo ns you ought to be doln'."' That night, a llttlo past midnight, tho ontlro ship, from nbin to forecastle, fore-castle, wrfs nrousod by a sharp, piercing pierc-ing whlstlo. Tho mon looped from their bunks nnd stnrtod up tho companion-way. companion-way. At the top thoy mot tho captain nnd mato, clad in tho gnrmontB of sloop, nnd forming with thom a cautious cau-tious procession, movod noiselessly forward. In a momont thoy catno in sight of tho cook, standing peacefully at tho whool, and whistling "God Save tho King" in tones cnlculotcd to woko tho dcod resting in tho churchyards of Louden. "Wot'a tho mcnnln' o' this, cook?" Inquired tho sklppor, vory red in tho fnco. "Wot'a the.moonln' o' .wot, Blr," aBked tho cook, Innocently. "Wot's your Idoo in wnkln' up the 'olo ship In tho mlddlo o' tho night by such a ungodly hoIbo?" sold tho captain, cap-tain, oven redder. "I'm sorry It I 'avo .disturbed you, cap'n," said tho cook, calmly, "but beln' now nt this kind o' work, I 'avo a 'ard tlmo 'oldln' my eyes opon. An' bo I whistles. It koops mo awako." No ono slopt that night during tho cook's watch. What was worse, tho next night tho somo ptprclrig whlstlo roused crow nnd ofllcors, and tho recording re-cording nngol's onth account must havo been In a sad muddlo by morn ing. For somo tlmo tho unaccustomed watchor'B nightly concerts contlnuod. Tho captain wns roaring mad, and tho crow, whllo naturally dollghtod to soo their chlof getting tho worst of something, some-thing, hod begun to regret tho cost at which this pleasure was bought. It was at this point that old Dantol, mnstor of plots nnd plonB, took tho caso In hand. For sovoral hours ho sat thinking In a cornor of tho foro castlo, ropolllng ln-surly tones tho advances ad-vances of tho lntorostod and anxious. At length ho announced to tho waiting wait-ing onos tho porfoctlon of his schomo, nnd carried It to the sklppor for approval. ap-proval. "Anythlnk," said that hnrassod gon tloman, sourly, "anythlnk at all Jost Iso it shots 'lm up." Early that evening tho entire crow, togother with tho cook, sat smoking In tho forecastle, when Danlol suddenly aroso and going ovor to his chost, took out an old newspaper. "I wns JcbI thlnkln'," ho soliloquized, softly, "ns 'ow I forgot to look ovor that papor wot I bought wnon i was in London." And sitting closo to tho smoky lamp, ho bogan to road. "Wot'a tho nows?" tho othors Inquired, In-quired, but with llttlo show of Interest. Inter-est. Fivo yoars boforo Danlol had bought that papor and all savo tho cook had road tho date beneath tho namo. "Nothln' much," rospondod Danlol, In an offhand manner, "nothln' but a fow murders an' 'angln's an' tho Uko." Thon suddenly ho sat up vory straight, an oxclted look on his faco. "Wot'a this?" ho sold, bo loudly thoy all started. " 'Ow lucky," ho wont' on, " 'ow vory lucky for me to como acrost this at slch a tlmo." "Wot Is It? Iload Iti" thoy chorused, and Danlol began In a ronrlng volco: "wot is a vory strnngo caso 'as 'opponod In tho St. Goorgo horsoplttlo. A night policeman named John Davis 'ob been took thoro sufforln' groat pain from insanity. Them wot lives on 'Is beat says aB 'ow 'o was accustomed accus-tomed to whlstlo a well-known loono all durln' tho night, an' whon thom as couldn't sleep hollorud at 'lm, 'o only sworo for answor. 'Is punlshmont fcr this cruolty 'as como. Tho doctors glvo out as 'ow whlBtlln' tho samo too no fer so long 'as turned 'la brain. 'E can't novor recover. E loaves ono wifo nnd eight children.' " Hero Danlol glared llorcely at tho cook. "Woll," said that gontloman uneasily, un-easily, "It scorns to me ns 'ow that's very poro langwldga for a uowspa-por." Dantol turned yollow, which was bis way of blushing. "It's not a vory good newspaper," ho said, "nn' besides, I 'ad to change tho langwldgo a bit so aa to bo understood under-stood by them wot'a not well etldl-cated." etldl-cated." "Indoed," returned tho cook, shortly, short-ly, "will yo bo so kind as to 'and mo tho paper, may I arsk?" "Indoed," ho said again, nnd do-(parted. do-(parted. When tho cook had gono to tho gal-loy, gal-loy, thoy nil praised Daniel until he turned yollow again. " 'Taln't nothln', mates," ho modestly modest-ly assured them, "but I think you'll, And that cook is scared out o' 'is cruel 'ablt. I arsked 'lm this artornoan why 'o alius stuck to tho samo toono, an' 'o said 'o didn't know no othor. In thnt caso, I think as 'ow wo'll get our rest tonlghL" "Wot aro you thlnkln' of, my lad?" Daniel inquired. "'Avo you forgot your missis an' tho eight llttlo ones? Turn back, wo begs you, boforo It la too late." - "Mobbo tho Insanity 'as already got a 'old on 'lm an' 'o can't turn back," said Hill, pityingly. "IUBunltr U a ----- - -.. - awful thing: I knowed a man onct 'oo HHhYhI 'ad It; 'o thought 'o was n animal o' j HBHJHI some kind nn' usod to roar fearful." HHHHH "Tho only man t knowod 'oo 'ad It 'A HHHHH thought 'o was tho prince n' Wales," .MHHHJ put in Joo, Mnrtin, "nnr 'o wllus mis- HHVHh tnkln' tho fo'c's'le for tho throne HHHHH HHHHH "Two Insane mon 'ns come to my no- , HHHHH tlco." said tho mate, who wns standing HHHHH nonr by with tho sklppor; "ono mis- .HHHHJ took himself fer ahangol.nn' tho other tHHHH kopt tnslstln' tho pcoplo nrotmd 'lm v HHHHJ was articles 'o food, nn' tried to chew HHHHl ! .HHYHh "Insanity Is a torrlhlo thing," said HHHHH tho captain, sorrowfully, "A ft or tho ' HJHHHJ wnrnln' you 'avo 'nd, cook, I nm sur- HHHHfl prised nt you. Turn back, my lad, VH nn' novo yoursolf from such a awfitt ; , HHHHl , HHHHH Hut tho cook wns deaf to all on- HHHHa HHHHb That night, Instead of being rousod VHHVJ by the usunl whlstlo, tho crow worn HHHHb awakened by a roar thnt Beamed to ' ( HHHHl shako tho ontlro ship. Thoy rushed up HHHHl tho compaulonwny to tho duck, nnd i HHHHJ there behold tho captain nnd mato HHHHJ backing slowly away from tho cook, . ' HHHHJ who had a frightened look on his race. ! jHHHJ "I'm tho Hritlsh lion, that's wot I IiVhVhI am," ho shouted, stopping bctweon IHHVJ each word for a roar, "I'm a lion nn' 'HHvHI I'm goln' to cnt you, cap'n. It'll bo a HHHVhI tough monl, but I think as 'ow I can IpHHvH stand iVhVhI "Wot's thnt?" said tho sklppor, roar- .HHHHHJ lng In his HHHH "I'm a hnngol," continued tho cook. (J HHHH suddenly vory quiet, "seo my wings. K'HHH I'm goln' to fly." (HhYhI "It you'ro a hnngol, all I can say Is t HHHH you'ro out o' placo on tills vossol," said . tho iHHHH "I nln't no haugel," cook went on. ''HHH haughtily, "I'm tho prlnco o' Walos " ' ) HHHI "Ain't you ovordotn' It a bit,, my 1 HHHI lnd7" put In tho mato, but tho cook , HHHB mado a leap for him. j HHHI "You'ro tho king," ho shoutod, "an VhVHH I'm goln' to kill you so I can 'avo tha L HHHl HHHHl "Ho careful," Bald tho skipper, "be M HHHI careful thoral" i HHHJ "Look out, old 'am sandwich," i BH shrieked tho cook, turning on him, "It 'lH you was a ploco o' pie, I'd oat you." jIHHJ With that ha fastonod hlmsolf on -'HHYai tho mato. i'I "You'ro buttered 'ardtack," he crlod, HHHJ "an It's my meal tlmo." I'ShU Tho captain pulled him off. HHHJ "Wot's tho mcanin' o' this non- ) jHHHJ sonso?" ho asked, angrily. "Go an' HHHJ tako your placo at tho whool." 1HHHJ "Wot," shouted cook, "d'yo want a HHH ravin' maniac stoorln' this ship? I'm HHVJ Insane that's wot I am. Whlstlln' one (HHHJ toono 'bb turned my brains." jHHHJ "You'ro a liar," roared tho Skipper. jHHHJ " 'Old on," said tho cook, flaring up, HHHJ "I nln't no fool, an' I guoss I know HHHJ whon I'm lnsnno." UHVhI "You'vq as sane a mind as wot I HHJ 'avo," said tho captain, HHHVJ "Mobbo," returned tho madman, sar- uHVhI cnstlcilly, "mobbe. Dut thai ain't say- vJHHa In' much." afVaVHl The skipper's faco changed; ad',tho VHhVJ crew waited for him to knock the cook , IHHJ down. Hut he suddenly controlled him- TtHHHHHJ "Wo warned you that this would VVhV 'nppon," ho said sadly, "but you .H wouldn't 'ood us." 1-HHh '"I'm n hangol," said cook. MbwHB "George" wont on the captain, turn- VhI lng to the mato, "I'm afruld we'll 'ave I flH to put tho poro croaturo In Irons till IHHh tho end 'of tho v'y'go, whon wo can HHh 'and 'im ovor to a horsoplttlo to ox- HHJ porlmont on. I think tho hold Is tho HHS satost placo to keep 'lm." HHl Tho cook turnod polo. , , 'HHJ "I'm a lion," ho said softly, "an' a HHI hangol. I'm kinder dazod Uko. Whoro . HHl nm I?" And thon ho added, a bit too HHl hastily, "Thoro, I fool much bettor." JHh "No, you don't, poro lad," said the ,HHl captain, pityingly, "you only think you HHl do. Them wot'a Insano nover knows HHl 'ow thoy fool." HHl "I ain't insiino any moro," said tho -HHJ cook. HHJ "You think you ain't," replied tho il sklppor, helping the mato to lift tho iHHJ hatch over tho hold, "thom wot's In- f'l sano alius say thoy ain't. Chuck 'im 'iVHI down, mato. Poro un'appy wretch! iHHJ Tho naxt morning tho sklppor ,HHJ oponcd tho hatch a fow Inches and let ' HHJ down a bottlo of wntor and somo !'hU hardtack into tho hold. HHI "Good mornin', poro lunatic," ho 'Hh1 HHJ "la this nil I gets?" inquired the HHJ cook, anxiously. HHJ "That's all," said tho captain, "I HHJ road in a book that It's best not to HHJ ovortcod Insane peoplo, an' I'm not one HHJ to do anythlnk wot'a wrong." HHJ Then ho closed tho hatch to shut HHJ off tho awful nolso coming up from be- HHJ L HHJ "Wot It ho should mlstako tho ship HHl for a tupenny bun, an' cat It?" Bald i HHJ tho mato, smiling. ' HHJ "O" wot if ho should think tho soa HJ was n 'ot chocolate, an' drink It?" said J HH tho skipper, smiling back. ,'HJ For two days tho captain kopt tho ! cook In tho hold, lotting down his ''HH broad and water at each mealtime. At iH tho end of tho second day ho canio and !fH took off tho hatch. HH "An' 'ow Is tho Insano man tonight?" HH ho Inquired pleasantly. 'H "Much better, thaukeo," enmo a H mcok volco from bolow, tiHH "Wot does 'o foci like now," nskod H tho cnptaln, "a lion, a hangol, or tho lH prlnco o' Walca?" JPP " 'E fools like 'Imself again," enme FfiS an oven mcokor voice. MmI "That's good," said tho sklppor, "an' lH does 'o feol ns though 'o would like to iiH tako a hlto out o' 'Is cap'n?" - "No, sir, tho vory sight o 'is cap'n ! makes 'im sick." HA "Wot?'' roared tho skipper. f "Viewed as provisions, I moan, o' j WM course," said the cook, very hastily. I Q "Vory woll," said the skipper, "'a ffl may como on deck." Hb Hh BBBBBSffimL 1 |