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you�拭  �Not   going   to   touch   a   rope�拭  �Then�察  �by   thunder�察  �you   white´livered 

beachcomber�察  �a   rope   will   touch   you   till   you're   flayed。   Get   this   in   your 

coconut。 You'll walk chalk�察�you lazy son of a sea cook�察�or I'll haze you till 

you    wish    you'd    never   been    born。;   He    punctuated     his   remarks    with 

vigorous kicks。 ;Bully Green runs this tub�察�strike me dead if he don't。 Now 

you hump for'ard and clap a hand to them sheets。 Walk�察�you shanghaied 

Dutchman� ─�

     The sailor crawled away�察�completely cowed。 For one day he had had 

more than enough。 The captain watched him for a moment�察�his great jaw 

thrust grimly out。 Then�察�as on a pivot�察�he whirled toward Jeff。 

     ;Come here�察�you� �Step lively�察�Sport� ─�

     Farnum   wondered   whether   he   was   about   to   undergo   an   experience 

similar to that of the sailor。 ;Do you want to know what kind of a ship this 

is�拭─�

     ;No�察�sir。 I'm perfectly satisfied about that�察─�smiled his victim。 

     ;Got no opinions you want to hand out free�察�son�拭─�

     ;Think I'll keep them bottled。; 

     ;Say 'sir��' Sport� ─�

     ;Yes�察�sir�察─�answered Farnum�察�his quiet eyes steady and unafraid。 

     ;When I give an order you expect to jump�拭─�

     ;Jump isn't the word。; 

     ;Sir� ─   �thundered     Green�察   �and    ;Sir;   the  newspaper      man     corrected 

himself。 

     ;Got no story to spiel about being shanghaied�察�son�拭─�

     ;Would it do any good�察�sir�拭─�

     ;Not unless you're aching to get what that son of a Dutchman got。 See 

here�察�sport� �You walk the chalk line�察�and Bully Green and you'll get along 

fine。 I'm a lamb�察�I am�察�when I'm not riled。 But get gayand you'll have a 

hectic   time。   I'll   rough   you   till   you're   shark´food。   Get   that   through   your 

teeth�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�sir。; 

     ;Now you trot down to the fo'c'sle and dive into them slops you find 

there。 You got just three minutes to do the dress´suit act。; 

     Jeff�察�as he passed below�察�could hear the great bull voice roaring orders 



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to the men。 ;Set y'r topsails� �Jam 'er down hard�察�Johnnie Dago� �Stand by�察�

you lubbers�  � 。 。 Now then�察�easy does it 。 。 。 easy� ─�

     Within   the   allotted   three   minutes   Farnum   had   climbed   into   the   foul 

oilskin coat and tarry breeches he found below and was ready for orders。 

     ;Clap on to that windlass�察 �sport� �No loafing here。  。 。 。 Hump   y'rself。 

D'ye hear me�拭�Hump�拭─�

     Jeff   threw    his  one   hundred     and   fifty   pounds    of  bone    and   muscle 

against the crank of the windlass。 Some   men   would have fought first   as 

long as they could stand and see。 Others would have begged�察�argued�察�or 

threatened。 But Jeff had schooled himself to master impulses of rage。 He 

knew when to fight and when to   yield。 Nor did he give way sullenly  or 

passionately。 It was an outrage highhanded tyrannybut at the worst it 

was   a   magnificent   adventure。  As   he   flung   his   weight   into   the   crank   he 

smiled。 



                                           PART 2 



     Before the trade winds the _Nancy Hanks_ foamed along day after day�察�

all sails set�察�making excellent time。 But for his anxiety as to the effect his 

disappearance   would   have   upon   the   political   situation�察  �Jeff   would   have 

enjoyed immensely the wild rough life aboard the schooner。 But he could 

not   conceal   from   himself   the   interpretation   of   his   absence   the   machine 

agents would scatter broadcast。 He foresaw a reaction against his bill and 

its probable defeat。 

     The   issue   was   on   the   knees   of   chance。   The   fact   that   could   not   be 

obliterated   was   that   he   had   been     wiped   from   the   slate   until   after  the 

legislature would adjourn。 For every hour was carrying him farther from 

the scene of action。 

     His    only   hope    was   that   the  _Nancy      Hanks_     might    put   in  at  the 

Hawaiian   Islands�察  �from   which   place   he   might   get   a   chance   to   write�察  �or�察�

better   still�察  �to   cable   the   reason   of   his   absence。   Captain   Green   himself 

wiped out this expectation。 He jocosely intimated to Farnum one afternoon 

that he had no intention of calling the Islands。 

     ;When   we   get   through   this   six   months'   cruise   you'll   be   a   first´   rate 

sailorman�察�son�察�and you'll get a sailorman's wages�察─�he added genially。 



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     The shanghaied man met his eye squarely。 ;I think I could arrange to 

draw     on  Verden     for  a  thousand    dollars   if  you   would    drop   me   at  the 

Islands。; 

     ;Not for twenty thousand。 You're going to stay with us till we get to 

the Solomon Islands�察�and don't you forget it。; 

     Bully Green had taken rather a fancy to this amiable young man who 

had taken so sensible a view of the little misadventure that had befallen 

him�察�but of course business was business。 He had been paid to keep him 

out of the way and he intended to fulfil the contract。 

     ;Here I'm educatin' you�察�makin' an able´bodied seaman out of you�察�son。 

You had ought to be grateful�察─�he grinned。 

     ;Oh�察�I am�察─�Jeff agreed with a twinkle。 

     But   Captain   Green   had   reckoned   without   the   weather。   The   _Nancy 

Hanks_ drifted into three days of calm and sultry heat。 At the end of the 

third day she began to rock gently beneath a murky sky。 

     ;Dirty weather�察─�predicted the mate�察�the same who had assisted at the 

shanghaing。 ;When you see a satin sea turn indigo and that peculiar shade 

in the sky you want to look out for squalls�察─�he explained to Jeff。 

     It   came   on   them   in   a   rush。   The   sun   went   out   of   a   black   sky   like   a 

blown     candle    and   the  sea   began    to  whip   itself  to  a  froth。  The   wind 

quickened�察  �boomed   to   a   roar�察  �and   sent   the   schooner   heeling   to   a   squall 

across   the   leaden   waters。   The   open   sea   closed   in   on   them。   Before   they 

could get in sail and make secure the sheets ripped with a scream�察�braces 

parted and the topmasts snapped off。 The _Nancy_ went pitching forward 

into the yawning deeps with drunken plunges from  which it seemed she 

would never emerge。 Great combing seas toppled down and pounded the 

decks�察  �while   the   sailors   clung   to   stays   or   whatever   would   give   them   a 

hold。 

     The squall lasted scarce an hour�察�but it left the schooner dismantled。 

Her  sheets   were   in   ribbons�察  �her   topmasts   and  bowsprit   gone。 There   was 

nothing for it but a crippled beat toward the Islands。 

     Four days later she made an offing in the harbor at Honolulu just as a 

liner was nosing her way out。 

     Bully Green ranged up beside Farnum and cast a speculative eye   on 



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him。 

     ;Sport�察�I had ought to iron you and keep you in the fo'c'sle until we 

leave here。 It's the only square thing to do。; 

     Jeff's gaze was on the advancing steamer。 She was scarce two hundred 

yards away now and he could plainly read the name painted on her side。 

She was the _Bellingham_ of Verden。 

     ;I don't see the necessity�察�sir�察─�he answered。 

     ;I reckon you do�察�son。 Samuel Green stands by his word to a finish。 

Now I've promised to keep you safe�察�and you can bet your last dollar I'm 

a´going to do it。; 

     His prisoner turned from the rail against which he was leaning to the 

captain。 Pinpoints of light were gleaming in the big eyes。 

     ;How much safer do you want me than this�拭─�

     Green expectorated at a chip in the water and shifted his quid。 ;You've 

got brains�察�son。 No telling what you might try to do。 But see here。 You're 

no   drunken   beachcomber。   I   know   a   gentleman   when   I   see   one。   Gimme 

your word you'll not try to skip out or send a message back to the States 

and I'll go easy on you。 I'm so dashed kindhearted�察�I am�察�that; 

     Jeff leaped to the rail�察�stood poised an instant�察�and dived into the blue 

Pacific。 

     ;Well�察  �I'll   be   ;   Bully   Green   interrupted   himself   to   roar   an   order   to 

lower a boat。 



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                              CHAPTER 16 



    A young man left his father's house to see the world。 Everywhere he 

found   busy  human   beings。   Cities   were   rising   toward   the  skies�察  �seas   and 

plains were being lined with traffic�察�school�察�mill and offi
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