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41 Lure O Gold 1904

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The Bulkhead Door<br />

&quot;Oh, him tai-fung,&quot;<br />

said the Chinaman, quickly,<br />

and with nervous awe.<br />

Him no good<br />

makee ship<br />

go chop-chop.<br />

Him makee tlee-piecee stick up thaia,&quot;<br />

he said, pointing to the foremast.<br />

Habee too muchee<br />

plenty watah all ova deckee. Velly bad, velly bad !<br />

&quot;All<br />

I tell<br />

you ?<br />

right, Sing; you can go down. Now, what did<br />

said the Captain to the Doctor.<br />

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But of<br />

course you can t report it that way. All you ve got to<br />

do is to buck through<br />

it and get out alive, if<br />

you can.&quot;<br />

But the old Modesto<br />

Oh, she s stanch enough I ain t afraid of that.<br />

That isn t what I m worrying about, though she would<br />

be better off if she sat snugger into the water.<br />

It s the<br />

coal.&quot;<br />

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What about the coal ?<br />

&quot;Jim tells me there ain t<br />

enough, even of screenings<br />

and scrapings, in his bunkers to run her four days<br />

more.&quot;<br />

&quot;Whew!&quot; whistled the Doctor. &quot;How did that<br />

happen ?<br />

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Well, you know them plaguey<br />

old owners what<br />

drivers they are it<br />

they thought was better to fill her<br />

up with high-priced freight for Nome, and take chances,<br />

than it was to give us a show for our lives with a few<br />

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