Argosy, Vol. 120, No. 1 — page 65: what you’re looking at

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ult of? une's ne George Mariano; WHAT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED STRAIN of inherited weakness in bis nature, otherwise courageous physically, resulted in Mate Dan Corwin’s sinking of the steamer Castonia on Death Reef. Assured by Captain Davids that he was forever barred from the bridge of any ship, Dan, seeking nepenthe in the South American town of Ancud, was bilked of almost ail his wages by a woman called Panama Liz, finally, however, accepting a berth as master of the Ciudad de Lima, from his ald friend, Blake. But, once on the bridge, the old indecision gripped him; in a fog they narrowly missed a schooner, from which bellowed the hoarse voice of Davids in a raucous smeer at Dan’s bad seam Crushed, he gave over the command of the vessel, and from that moment went down and down, becoming finalty a beachcomber at Limanau, where, however, the sight of a girl and the sound of her voice as she reproved her recreant fianoé brought him up with a round turn. She had called the man a “quitter” because be was giving up his berth as mate aboard the City of Altoona, ber father’s ship. Then, miraculously, Dan found himself offered a billet as mate by Captai hende in Hope, and going aboard, was t rstruck to meet again—Panama Liz, this time masquerading under the alias of “ Mrs. Bartington.” What would tbe skipper’s dau was rowed out to the ghter think of him! of the trouble her father had had with his mates, when any suspicion that she connected him in any disreputable But that night, after she had told him own words disabused his mind of ashion with the woman, the skipper ship—drunk. “‘ Ahoy—daddy!” called the girl, and laughed im eager anticipation The joyous mood dispelled completely whatever doubts his own better information had aroused as to her perfect truthfulness as she had talked about the skipper’s strange demeanor. She did pot know—and he.could not keep her from finding out CHAPTER XI (Continued). FATHER AND DAUGHTER. HE fool!” Dan raged inwardly, as he thought of that last drink he had just seen taken. ‘‘ The wretched, damned fool!” He would have rejoiced greatly at an opportunity to get the captain into some quiet, roomy place and give him fistic treatment for what ailed him. ‘“ Daddy! . Ahoy!” the girl now teased for a response, peering down at the dim Outline of the baat in the shadow, as it swung alongside the grated platform at the ladder’s bottom. And then she got her response. The copiass had given no order for the shipping of the cars, but he now spoke a quick word. about something to the sailors. Dan was surprised that he could speak at all. He was due for another surprise— ““Why—Marion—is that you?” The reply to her hail was a trifle belated. But, if it had any of drunken thickness in its tone, Dan could not perceive it, for ail his ears were ready for nothing. else. The girl started to run down the two flights of steps to the deck. Dan followed. He had not been a sailor for these years without getting acquainted with the various phases of alcoholism. The steady voice of the captain had hardly relieved him much. Those who kept their voices usually were the ones to lose their legs. This story began in The Argosy fer April 3. _ 55 COMmiclbooa S CO@