Show SALT OLD TALES D Br CAP CAPtAIN AIN IRA PERKINS ht t 1 I i I II IIi t. t i 1 I r t II I 1 5 An Introduction CAPTAIN CAPTAIN IRA IUA shifted his lila short U black pipe from the Bowest corner cot cor ner of his hie mouth to the lie He looked down Into down into the eager enger faces of the boys bos who were grouped around him Then he raised a u moistened fin finn finger ger get and held It motionless above e his big bighead head for a moment Breeze coming coining up from the no nos east he said In his laconic fashion of ot speaking Shell be whistling a amerry amerry amerry merry gale ale before befort night anal Lord help the fishing smack that Isn't In harbor when she starts to blow This weather remi reminds me of or three different tales tules In a any way ny of ft trying saying and andell andall nil ell of them as ns wild w as liS a wind lashed wave with a ninety mile typhoon on onUs Its Us back Ill give you ou an on Inkling of or all l of them now Then you oU can make It up between yourselves as to which one I shall tell te telOU you OU next week The first Is a sort of ocean Jungle tale We are putting out ont of the Congo river on the torrid west African coa coast t. t It was an nn old tin tub that we were shipped In She was as full of rattles and creaky noises nobes as an ancient hurd hurdy hurdy- gurdy And she RbI leaked water like n kitchen tn colander On board we e ha haa had hada a shipment of animals for some erle erie In the States and ond among U a red fed African elephant Second Is a n tale tole of greasy Main Malay pirates We had steamed Into n a nor liar row row river at nt the southern end of the peninsula for hOme Koine fresh water venter o of which we were badly In need No sooner were we anchored than lion on runt ont I from behind a wooded woodell promontory pad died a flotilla of war canoes Like Uke some sort of ot great they swept down upon Ullon us Then with Then with rec red wound about their heads bends and shining dirks In their teeth teeth over over the rail they came crone and and- ami Last Is a story rocky snake snake- Infested island off the coast of South Routh America There was some hurled burled treasure and a lot of strange stran goings oi ou before we got up anchor and d Rut nut you OU fellows talk tae this o over O er am antI and decide for yourselves The three yarns are re all nth r ready ody for the telling WhIch one shall It bo be next week Captain Ira got to his feet II lie III knocked out ont th the tare lire from his pipe Into the balm of or his hand then thrust the pipe Into n a side pocket of hi Iris ills greatcoat great gren coat oat Far ar down the beach a n big lid Rel glan ginn police dog was romping about on the sand annul Captain Ira whistled shrilly y through his teeth and the dog lime cum tearing down the bench beach toward hilL a aa at ata a ft mad mod run Little spurts of ot dry Il sand an Ind flew w up each stride cle he took In a n moment moment mo mo- ment meat he he was at the captains captain's side The Tile captain stooped and fumbled rumbled a athe at atthe atthe the dogs dog's collar When he be stood straight again a Ilal leash 11 was In Ills his hand Maybe lahe the dog and I will ferret erret ou out the 11 tonight where al althe all the contraband Is supposed d to be hidden hidden hid hid- den said the captain awl l If we do tint that ought to make a tolerably interesting Inter Inter- esting tale for those as cures cares to o listen to such things Away Awny the two of them went with tb the dog lending leading r |