41 Lure O Gold 1904

"
The Lure o* Gold
"Huh, but you re burning your
insides out!" he
yelled.
"
You re showing half your bottom."
What of it ?
My engines and machinery
are in
good order. I ve got something to turn a screw with.
But yours are useless.
be car
You re adrift, and may
ried anywhere by
on to the coast."
the current and the tides perhaps
"Well,"
said the dejected Captain,
still
trying to
make the best of the situation,
"it would be only a
matter of a few days with me, for I ve got four good
machinists at work fixing up
the shaft. But time is
valuable. If you ll tow me in, I ll
give you
all the coal
you want and eight thousand dollars to make repairs
with."
"
Nothing but salvage, and I won t do it for that un
less you let me have the coal and lend me your firemen.
You wanted to take advantage of me, and now perhaps
you ll
"All
Bernardino.
learn something."
right,"
said the crestfallen Captain
"
Pass us your line."
of the San
The sea was smooth, and, as the crew worked rapidly,
in a short time we had plenty of coal aboard and the
aspect of affairs was wholly changed. All the firemen
were soon cooling off on deck. Half of the crew had
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