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Show IIthe promotion of II J THE ADMIRAL &fcg&f I I 1 By Morloy Roberta Author of "The Colomns," "Tho Fugltlvca." I r 1 Copyright, 1903, ibox, by Th Ourtii Vubtlihing Company- 1 i I Copyright, ios, by L. C , J'agt t Company , Incorporated.) I i (Continued.) I "I'll report you," said Splllor to Banks, when ho loft Bombay. "(Jo to hell," cried BnnkB, who raro-ly raro-ly sworo savo In a galo of wind. "After you," snld Splllcr, with what Ib popularly known as truly Oriental politeness; and as a parting taunt ho Bans out, "What about them rocks?" "You'ro an ungrammatlcal, uneducated unedu-cated man," Hcrcamcd Bnnks, dancing furiously. HI Dut Green and Wilson waved their H caps to each other. For all their way HJ of passing compliments when irie VI gave the other a western ocean rollcf HI at midnight, they wero good friends. HJ Tho Simoom got to sea Inside of HI forty-olght hours, for Banks lost no HI time. IIo had mado up his mind to HI waste somo on tho next chance he HI had of looking for his blessed rocks, HI uuloss tho monsoon blow too hard. HI They had a fairly decent show run- HI nlng.down tho coast on tho Insldo of HI tho Laccadtvhs, and, taking tho usual HI ctrcumbondlbus to tho eastward be- I tweon Keeling and tho Chagos Archt- HI pelngo, picked up beautiful ''passngo" HJ winds nnd southeast trades, and went "That's likely It. sir." HH booming. Grcon found Banks a first HJ class "old man," nnd the Simoom as HJ comfortable as a good bar parlor, com- HH pared with tho sorry old bug-haunted HI Palembang, whore a man's toes got HJ sons with tho pedicuring work of cock- HJ roaches. Ho mado up his mind to HJ stick to her, as ho, evidently suited H Banks. They both got cracked a little HJ on tho Simoom nocks, and gradually HJ talked themselves into tho bellof of HJ a shark's-tooth reef about a mile long HJ with ono special fang that rlvallod a HJ young peak of Tcnerlffe. HJ Tho Palombang came Into Liverpool HJ IUvor about threo weeks after the HI Simoom, and Green, hack at work Hi after ton days at home, had a high HJ tlmo with Wilson. Dut tho skippers PJ passed each other with their noses In H the air as high as squirrels' tails, and HJ never swopped a word In a fortnight. H As luck would havo It, they wero HJ both for Bombay again, only to glvo HJ Splllcr n chanco of getting there first, HJ tho Simoom was to call at tho Cape. HJ Just beforo tho Palombang clearod, HJ Banks and Splllcr fell up agnlnst each HJ other on tho landing Btago, and ns HJ Splllor was full up to his back teeth HJ and uvula, ho broko stlenco and went HJ for tho upholder of tho vigla In high HJ stylo. IIo could have taken a first- HJ class In bad langungo at any Austra- HJ llan back-blocks academy of cursing HJ nnd what they don't know In bias- HJ phemy thoro can only bo learnt from -HJ a low-class Spaniard. So the air waB HJ hluo from Liverpool tb Manchester, HO and to tho Islo of Man, and Banks J got up and left. For when ho was HJ nBhoro ho was very religious. Even HJ at sea ho carried a prayer book and a., ouii olumo ui wruleut sermons, of the kind which Indlcato that no man need forglvo any enemy who Is not of tho samo persuasion. But to (tell tho truth, Banks could havo forgiven for-given anything but an Insult to his beloved rocks. "Such a man oughtn't to live," ho cried angrily, as ho went off In a tremulous rage. "He's predestined to tho pit!" And he trusted that Provldonco might ono day yield him a chanco of getting even. His prayers were fervent fer-vent towards that end, and If Providence Provi-dence works, as It sometimes appears to do, through rum and Ignoranco and a good conceit In n man, thoro was a chanco of his appeals being attended (o. On tho passage out to tho Capo they saw nothing of tho Palembang. But there slio was heard of an bolng seen somowhoro In tho neighborhood of tho Agulhns Bank, having a real good time in that natlvo homo of tho god of tho winds, whore GO per cent of nil tho breezes that do blow are sales that dance In and out and about like a cooper round a cask. But tho Simoom had luck, and slipped through as If Aeolus novor spotted her. And old Banks chortled happily, and sang an extra hymn on Sunday, compensating tho men (other-wlso (other-wlso disposed to growl nt tho innovation) innova-tion) with nn extra lot of grog. For your true sallorman Is tho real conservative, con-servative, and things that don't happen hap-pen in tho first week ot a new uiilp havo no business to happen afterwardswhich after-wardswhich is a hint that somo young second mates may And handy to remqmbcr. And romomberlng this will enablo you to sco why no true old shellback will ship In a steamboat, steam-boat, any more than the guard of a coach would let himself to any beastly beast-ly now railroad. Tho southwest monsoon has backed down to tho Lino about tho tlmo they crossed it; nnd tho Simoom swoated up to the Maldlvhs very comfortably. "Wo'vo made a good passage a ripping rip-ping good passage," said old Banks, rubbing his hands, "and I'm condemned con-demned It I don't shnpo a course for my rocks, Mr. Grcon." As ho had been shaping for 'them over since ho had deliberately gono out of his way to tako tho routo oast of Madagascar, Instead of tho Inner or Mozambique, route, Green winked tho other oyc nnd Bald nothing. To toll tho truth, ho himself had a hankering hank-ering to sot his mind nt rest on tho subject, for ho folt his credit Involved with tho skipper's. Tho man at tho wheel ovorhoard what Banks said, and when ho stumped for'nrd tho whole crew know that tho Simoom was looking for a necdlo In tho Indian Ocean. "A life's Job, my bullies." Bald their, Informant. "We'll bo llko tho crew of the Flying Dutchman yet." "I'm wondering whother Splllcr camo up this way, now," said old Bantts presently, with an Interrogative Interroga-tive cock of his head. "And not by tho channolT" nsked Green. Banks turned about. "Mr. Green, mny tho Lord forglvo mo, but I Just hato that Splllcr with' an unholy hatred. Evory tlmo ho gets n show ho brags ho's run right over where I located my rocks, nnd not only that, hut criss-cross in tho latitude lati-tude whoro they might bo. And ho Bet about that ho'd horrlng-boned a courso on tho chart on tho longitude, going back and forth on It llko a dog In a turnip flold. So now ho'll bo up hero again to havo another shy for It. If ho saw 'om, ho'd swear ho novor. And why ho hates me so I can't tell, unless It waH I did my duty once, and let him know what a God- fearing man thought ot a (blasphemer." (blasphem-er." Green noddod. That's likely it, sir." "So It Is, so It is," cried Banks pensively; pen-sively; "ho has no grace In him, nnd he Rot It about, I know, that I soak nt sea If I'm sober ashore. Ho said my rocks woro dollrlum frontons; and I'm n discredited man, wounded In a tender spot." ' It wnB Just four bolls In tho forenoon fore-noon watch then, nnd Boon nftcr they snugged her down, as tho wind was very heavy In puffs nnd the sky low nnd dark. Just beforo eight bells Green spotted a vessel on tho starboard star-board bow, and called tho old man. IIo enmo on deck llko a whltchcaded Jack-in-the-box. "Keep her awny," he crlod. ."I'll bet she's tho Palembang. Shako out them reefs and hoist tho mnln-t'gal-l'n's'l again. His grnmmar failed In excitement. "We're overhauling her hand over hand, anyhow," suggested Green. "If I enn pass him going two foot for his ono, I'd run tho Simoom under," un-der," screamed tho Bklppor. "And when wo como up with him, If my volco In a trumpet can carry, I'll tell him what I think of him. Ho thinks I'm soft because- I sing hymns on Sunday. Sun-day. I'll let him know beforo I sang hymns I was tho biggest tough on tho Australian coast. God's truth I was! And I wish I was now oh, how I wish It, and him ashore with me!" And Green believed It, becauso he had to! Thero was something In tho " "Mr. Green, here." old man's cyo as ho walked to and fro, an unrcgenerato bloodthirsty snap that was very convincing. So tho reefs wcro shaken out ot tho topsails, and oven that did not satisfy tho skipper. skip-per. "I'll let him know that a saved and repentant Christian isn't necessarily a worm," said Banks. "Mr. Green, set tho malnsalll" Tho Simoom was snoring through it now, and Green stared. "What she can't carry she may drag," said tho skipper, with Hashing eyes. And tho Simoom lost her courtesy with the sea under tho Influence of tho mainsail, for tho monsoon was a stiff one. Sho shouldered tho Indian Ocean aside llko a policeman shoving through n crowd; she scooped up tons of It ns a scraper team scoops sand, and ran at any ox.tra sea llko a bull nt a hedge. Tho men wero under tho break of tho t'gallant foe'-slo, foe'-slo, sheltering from tho catnract. Thoy know tho Palembnng was ahead, and wcro as eager as tho skipper to overhaul her. Through the bos'on and hln mato It had leaked out that tho old man was keen for a palaver with Splllcr. "Ho's llko a bull whale In a flurry," said ono who had been whaling. "Now my notion Is that tho skipper kin blasphomo It ho wants to." The Palembang was visibly herself and no other vessel by this tlmo, and sho carried all sho could stand. "I've half a notion to havo tho t'gal- l'nsalls set," said Banks, looking up I aloft. "And It wo woren't overhaul ing her twonty-thno to tho dozen, HHHJ dammo, but I would I" HHHJ For the Palembang showed noth- HHJ Ing nbovo her reefed topsails, and tho HHHJ forosnll had a reef In It, and th" St- HHHJ moom camo nfter hor llko the Insldo HHHJ edgo of n cyclone. HHHJ "Glmmo my trumpot," cried Banks. HHHJ "Mr. Green, tnko tho whcol, nnd run HHHJ her as closo as mnybo." HHJ And tho second mato stood nt tho HHHJ maintopsnll halliards. HHHJ 'Palembang ahoy!" yollcd Banks HHHJ through his trumpet ns ho camo tear- HHHJ Ing up on tho weather shio of his HHHJ enemy's HHHJ "Whoro tho bluo blazes nro you HHHJ coming to?" shrieked Splllcr, who was HHHJ both drunk and angry. HHHJ "Passing you as It you was standing HHHJ still, you low. uneducated swlno,'' HHHJ 8a Id Banks. "And I could do It under HHH Jury HHH "What about them rocks?" Jeered HHH Splllcr through his trumpet. "What's HHH tho prlco of vlglns, you notorious old HHH liar, you disgrace to tho pcrfesslon?" HHH They wcro closo nlongsldo now, not HHJ half a cahlo'B length apart; a good HHH cricketer could havo shied a cricket HHj ball tho distance easily. HHH "Leggo tho matn-topsall halliards," HHH Bald Blinks, and then to tho surprise HHJJ of his crow and tho utter astonish- HHJ ment of Splllcr ho poured out n tor. HHJJ rent ot tho most blood-curdling nbuso HHJJ which had over defiled tho Indian or HHJJ any other ocean. HHJJ "You think I'm soft, you dog," he HHJJ boomed through his spurt ot bias- HHJJ phemy, "and reckon becauso I've got HHJJ notions ot decency I'm to bo trod on. HHJJ Ilun on my rocks and sink and burn." HVJJ Ills volco roso to a scream and HVJJ cracked. Ho tried to speak, but tried HHJJ In HHJJ "Mr. Green, here," he whispered, nnd leaving tho wheel to tho man ho HHJJ had displaced, tho mato Jumped to tho HHJJ lee poop rail. HHJJ "Tell him ho's no sailor; my volco HHJJ Is gono. Say ho's a oh, tell him any- HHJJ thing you feel." HHJJ Green did so, nnd satisfied himself HHJ nnd Banks nnd tho entire crow. And HHJ then, seeing Wilson, he gavo him a HHJ friendly hollow. HHJ "What cbcor, Wilson!" HHJ And hoisting tho topsails, thoy ran HHJ on, leaving Splllcr choking with help- HHJ loss rngo, HHJ As It grow darker and thoy dropped HHJ tho Palembang they picked up the HHJ mainsail, and shortened down for tho . HHJ HHJ "Wo ain't In no hurry," whispered HHJ Banks, "and to-morrow wo'll bo up HHJ with my rocks, It I'vo hit It off right." HHJ Ho was now somber and dignified, HHJ and spoko with particular grammntl- HHJ cnl and moral accuracy. Not tho ghost HHJ of a damn Issued from his lips. He HHJ reproved Green for swearing, and hold HHJ a scrvlco In tho cabin, much to tho HHJ disgust of the entlro ship, as It wasn't HJJ Sunday. Perhaps to punish himself, HHJ for ho nlways liked to stand well with HHJ the crowd, ho gavo thorn no grog after HJ HHJ (To bo continued.) M |