Show THE Z PROMOTION 0 OF F THE ADMIRAL SEA AND COMEDIES 0 aher by DV morley roberts author of the colossus the fugitive fugitives copyright 1902 1908 by the curtis publishing company copyright 1908 by i 0 fag page company incorporated continued what Is this asked capt blaker mildly yet with a savage eye mr simpson what do you mean by allow ing your authority and mine dele gated to you to be disregarded 7 sir said mr simpson and then the admiral turned on him hold your infernal tongue sir he roared and sir it if you are the master naster of this vessel as I 1 suppose I 1 require you to put about for san fran cisco I 1 am a british admiral sir my name Is sir richard dunn oh you re an admiral and you re quire said baker wa al I 1 do ad mire tiou IOU look like an admiral the waterfront water front Is full of such take that sir and the resurgent old adam in blaker struck the admiral with such expected jn force that dunn went heels over head off the poop and land ed on simpson the mate improved the opportunity by kicking him VO vio bently in the ribs when he was tired he spoke to the admiral again now you lunatic take this here ball ot of twine and go and overhaul the gear on the main and it if you open your mouth to say another word ill murder you and though he could not believe he was doing it sir richard dunn crawled aloft and did what he was told he was stunned by his tall fall and the hammering he had received but that was nothing to the utter and complete change of air that he ex perien perlen ced As he overhauled the gear he wondered if he was an admiral at all it if he was how came he on the maln maIn topgallant yard of a merchant ship if he wasa t why was he sur at being therea he tried to recall the last day of his life as au admiral and was dimly conscious ofa of late evening somewhere in san fran cisco at which he had certainly taked his share of liquor A vague sense c ff having been in a row oppressed him but he could recall noth g till jill he had been yanked out of his bunk by that truculent devil of a mate then patrol ing the poop 1 I 1 I must be mad said the ad miral now then look alive there you dead crawling cat said mr simpson or I 1 II 11 come up and boot you off the yard do you hear me yes sir said the admiral quickly and as he put a new on the clip hooks of the mizzen topmast stay sail tripping line block he murmured I 1 suppose I 1 never was an admiral after all I 1 don t seem to know what I 1 am and the hardest nut among the admirals of the active list wipe away a tear with the sleeve of his com coa LS L s he listened to the sacred tion service with all its blessings in toned in a down east twang by the em anent mr simpson he hes s crazy said simpson to the second greaser saye he s an a I 1 miral I 1 ive ve had the apostle peter on board and a cook who said he win st paul aall but this Is the first time I 1 ivi v run against an admiral before thi th mast does he look like it sira asked wiggins laughing he looks the toughest case yoi ever set eyes on said simpson but you d have smiled to see the way the old man slugged him off the corp poop and yet there s something about him I 1 don dont t tumble to I 1 guess tats s where his madness lies guess cure him or kill him by the time we get off sandy hook now then you admiral come down here and start up the fore rigging and do it quick or 1111 now the reason why and the knight commander of the bath came down as he was bid and having cast a perplexed eye over simpson and wiggins who sniggered at him with amused and savage con tempt he went forward in a hurry this Is a night mire tre he said I 1 im in dreaming damme perhaps I 1 im in dead I 1 when he had overhauled the gear at the fore and being a real seaman he did it well wiggins called him down to work on deck and he found himself among his new mates but now they were all aware that he be lieveld he was an admiral and that he had spoken to simpson in a way that no man had ever done that was so IV L K knight I 1 hove a of tea much to his credit but since he was mad he was a fit object of jeers they jeered him accordingly and when they were at breakfast the trouble began say are you an admiral lT asked knight the biggest tough on board except simpson and wiggins and the admiral did not answer he looked at knight with a gloomy introspective eye mind your own business he said when the question was repeated and knight hove a full of tea at him this compliment was re calved very quietly and the admiral rose and went on deck takes tales water at once said knight he ain t got the pluck of a mouse but the admiral went aft and inter viewed mr simpson may I 1 have the honor of speaking to you sit sira he said and simpson gasped as P ed a little but said he might have ahat ahat honor well sir said sir richard dunn I 1 don dont t know how I 1 got here but here I 1 am and I 1 m willing to waive the question of my being a british admiral as I 1 cant can t prove it that u b right said simpson ah ill have you sane enough brandby by and by my man the admiral nodded but I 1 wish to have your per permission to knock the head off a man called knight for ard it was always my custom sir to allow fights on board my own ship when I 1 considered them necessary but I 1 always insisted on my permission being asked askea have I 1 yours sir simpson looked the admiral up and down your ship eh eha youre you re still crazy I 1 in afraid but knight can kill vou my man I 1 m willing to let him try sir said the admiral tie hove a panni kin of tea over me just now and I 1 think a thrashing would do him good F T 1 11 mean to have simpson a job an ani I 1 conduce to the peace and order of the foe ale roh oh you think so said simpson very well you hai hae e my pernia sion to introduce peace there I 1 thank you sir said the admiral he ile touched his hat and went tor for ward he put his head inside the foe ale and addressed knight come outside you bully and let me knock your head off mr simpson has been kind enough to overlook the breach of discipline involved and knight nothing loth came out on deck while simpson and wiggins stood a little way off to enjoy the battle I 1 id d like to back the admiral said wiggins have a level five dollars on knight said simpson who kemem bared that he had on one occasion found knight extremely difficult to reduce to pulp done with you said wiggins and in five minutes the second mate was richer by five dollars as his mates carried knight into the toe foe ale I 1 dont don t know when I 1 enjoyed my self more said simpson with a sigh even it if I 1 do lose money on it while it lasted it was real good did you see that most be upper cut cuta and the right handed cross counter that finished it was jest su berb but ill hev to speak to the victor so I 1 will and he addressed the admiral in suitable language don t you think because you ve licked him that you can fly any flag when I 1 in around you done it neat and complete and I 1 overlook it but halt half a look and the fust letter of a word of goss and i 11 massacre you myself do you savvy and the admiral said yes sir he touched his cap and went tor for ward to the toe foe ale to enter into his kingdom for knight had been topside joss there for three voyages be ing the only man who had ever sue ceedee in getting even one pay payday day out of the california the principle on which she was run was to make things so hot for her crew that they skipped out at new york instead of returning to san francisco and the fresh crew shipped in new york did the same when they got inside the golden gate I 1 understand said the admiral as he stood in the middle of the foe ale that the gentleman ive just bad had the pleasure of knocking into the middle of next week was the head bully here now I 1 want it thoroughly understood in future that it if any bi hying is to be done I 1 in going to do it all the once slaves of the deposed knight hastened to make their peace with the new power they fairly crawled to the almiral you kin fight said one I 1 knew it jest as soon as you opened yer mouth said another the tone of yer voice argued you could it its s my belief that be could knock the out 0 mr simpson said the third atwould be the best kind of fun said another admirer of the powers that be for blaker would kick simpson in here and give the admiral his job right off he s got religion has blaker but he was an old packet rat himself and rea real bucko bucho he was and believes in the best men bein aft and though the admiral said noth ing to this he remen bared it and took occasion to inquire into its truth he found that that he I 1 new of the sea and its customs was wa bi no means per feet he learnt ing every day and not least from knight who proved by no means a bad sort of man ahra he had once met his match Is it true asked the admiral what they say about captain blaker giving any one the mate ate s job it if he can thrash hima it used to be the custom in the western ocean said knight and blaker was brought up there he s a real sport for all his bein sort of re lilious yes bet it its s true he to the admiral budde suddenly aly sa say you wasn gasn t chinkin ol 01 0 simpson on was you youa it if what s you says say s truo true I 1 was said the admiral it don t suit me being here say now partner put in knight what s this guff about your being an admiral 9 what put it into your head anit ani sir richard dunn laughed aa As he began to feel h s teet feet and find that he was as good al a man in new sur roun soundings dings as in the old ones he re covered his courage and his command of himself after all this will be the deuce of a joke when its it s over he thought and I 1 don fr see why I 1 t get a discharge out of her as mate talk about advertisement he knew how much it meant look here knight he said aloud I 1 am an admiral I 1 cant prove it but my ship was the triumphant I 1 don t want to force it down youl your throat but if you d aay you believe it I 1 should be obliged to you knight put out his hand I 1 beli believes eveA it sonny he said tol for I 1 own freely that there s euthin about you different from us a way ot of talk and a look in the eye that ain t daml liar in no foe ale as I 1 ever sailed in and it if lou ou was alyin how come you to lie so ready bein lo 10 0 o drunk when simpson hauled you out 0 yer bunk no I 1 believe you youre re speaking the and sir richard dunn K C B shook hands with charles knight A B I 1 wont forget this he said hus aily he felt like mahomet mal omet with his first disciple and now in conal dence said the admiral I 1 tell you I 1 mean to have simpson s job by the time were we re off the horn good for you cried knight oh he kicked me so methin cruel the th time him and me had a turn up give it him old man and here s a tip bov you if you get him down leep him down don t torget forget he kicked you too I 1 don dont t forget said sir richard I 1 don t forget by any means to be conti continued rued |