Isle o' Dreams

and Says Q

ain Jarrow returned from his conference which resulted in a tentative charte

ess and collapse over the narrow margin by which he had put thr

Jarrow to the bar-boy, disregarding Peth, wh

along the bar until he had a

arrow. "It was a lee shore,

whispe

w, with due caution, glancing about the deserted bar.

's a go,

this afternoon, and git stores aboard. Locke give me free rein for everything needed, and I'm to d

with a genial air, as he came in fro

d Jarrow. "He'

r," said

's rich,"

knowingly. "Mil

uickly, and whistled fa

rrow. "I been up here a few ti

asked Wilkins. "I don't place you

any. I got a big business, in a way. Everybody knows me in

," said

word for me, if it falls your wa

said W

. Trask happen to

an," said

O

came out here from China to look after the island.

nd!" exclaimed Jarrow

hat's why you call

sed mouth. But if you'll say a word for me to these people-

e a gin,"

port home industry, that's always been my motto.

slide," and waving his hand at Wilkins, Jarrow walked toward the ve

ross the Luneta toward Malecon Drive, where the great

ing at the gravel. He gave no heed to Peth

said Peth,

the brains of

e row?" de

ithout actin' like a blasted whistl

k aback,"

off steam in public the minute he sniffs somethin' good! Things

t I done, skippe

an fix us solid with them people. What if he got an idea we was out to make money off 'em? This Locke'll g

said Peth, as they turned into the M

s the bows of these people

own on him with searching eyes, a trifle startled. He turn

reckon on what these swells'll

big enou

t got no

ye want me for mate?" he demanded, wit

ou?" asked Jarrow, look

horned toad or somethin', to set folks on

e got a lot to do come sundown. Ha

u say,

e girl come down aboard this evenin' to look thin

ot to do with it?

put a hole in our copper plates, charter or no charter,

ll see me fi

he whole business and leavin' us high and dry, excep

see me s

ind 'em. But it's touch and go with us until we c

? Sody water ge

nt, they'll have

ikes o' you and this charter party, I

Peth. All I'm gallied about is what the oth

h of the Nuestra. Who helped you salve her? Who like to broke his back doin' of it?

itten with the thumb br

when ye wanted a man to stand by

money in this cruise for both of us. I got my own reasons, and tha

n, ye don't need to take m

g him by his arm. "You're mate, and I ne

ain't goin' to fuss none. I don't want to be gammin' around w

Dinshaw gits back. Then I'll git the old man aboard and keep his jaw close to the wind. We got to run this

shore berth for what look

ant of no doubts about the matter. "He's to be aboard in the mornin'-to-night would be

saf

the crew hangin' 'longshore, ginnin' up. I'll fix

who I want for'

You know w

owed across the river, making

ass the word for the men and do a

re half an hour,"

d at him s

s the

nd me or

out on the aidge o' th

u got to do, and don't let Van know how things swung at the

break nothin' out," and he tracked away to the Cuartel,

t never had no luck with him," he remarked. "I hope he breaks hi