Cappy Ricks Retires: But That Doesn't Keep Him from Coming Back Stronger Than Ever

appy Ricks and Matt Peasley were like to burst with pride as they stood on the bridge with Captain Mike Murphy, whil

ce his unbounded faith in the rejuvenated condensers and to predict a modest coal bill for the future, Mike Murphy so far forgot himself as to

" Mr. Reardon retorted with chill politeness,

sceptical that Mr. Reardon, with true Hibernian adroitness,

e companion leading to the boat deck. The latter departed, furious, with an uncomfortable feeling of having been out-generaled; an

ounced blandly, "but for all that he's not without his

in yours, captain," Cappy Ricks snapped

ll have a full crew, but the fun of it is they'll be non-union men with the exception of the engineers and officers. The en

e have union crews in all our other steamers, and the unions will

ed crew into a low-priced market, Mr. Ricks? Leave it to me, sir. I'll load the ship with longshoremen entirely, and we'll s

," Matt Peasley announced. "So I'll

neutral," C

ards. Consequently they must seek other occupations, and as the chances are these fellows do not speak English, they're up against it. Also, they are foreigners who have paid no head tax when coming into the country, because they are seamen. They have the right to land and stay ashore three months, if they state that it is their intention to ship out again within that period; but if they do not so ship, then the immigration authorities may deport them as paupers or for failure to pay the head tax; and in that ev

et," said Cappy Ricks, "ther

ghty glad he was to get his countrymen off his hands. We get all that liner's coal passers, oilers, firemen, six deckhands and four quartermasters at the scale of wages preva

an, captain?" Capp

-American mates who speak German. Reardon has shipped German-American engineers and some of his coal passers and f

"Mike, my boy, you're a wonder. That's the spirit. Always ke

n neutral trade, or if she was carrying munitions of war to the Allies," Ma

ighting munitions to England, it'd be a smart German that would g

ppy Ricks replied laughingly, "I think we co