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, , 7â€".' JV“... AIAVU lllblw. The Frenchmen mi: have thought that the red-hegdendTavish was the Wmm'y cowered away from e grasp of his enormous hands, and; ludicrous as it may seem, he grabbed them like so many children and h-ove them out on deck. As they, came staggering through the door the Canâ€" adians, Newfoundllmders, and Am- ericans laid violent hands upon them and beat them unmea‘cifully, and to the accompaniment of many objurga- tionsâ€"~“'I‘ake that, you inferrual skate- ea’ter!” “You little boy bullies!” “You soft-hook men!” “Fish hogs!" “Stay .on yer Own side 0’ th’ water un' don’t be pokin’ 'round on aour groundsl’F And so on. r _ After the Judique men had satisfied . themselves that not a man of the ,brigantine's c'rew Would stand up to them they tore up all the deck fittings and piled on to‘hthe wharf again, the big- McTavish putting a finish on “a ; graund fecht" 1w Castino nfl‘ Hm pm i Shoé Polishes AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE AND TIME RECORDERS, Ltd. 140 VICTORIA ST. TORONTO We will appoint a dealer in your town handling complete Radio Sets and Parts. ‘Vrlte m com] ran, and the An-g'lals‘éxoh's‘; Yw-ho had been reinforced by a gang- of Jud‘ique {mapâ€"great six-foot Scotchmen, who REPRESENTATIVE WANTED It was but the afi'air‘ocf a nijn-ute before the Frenlcfimen wavered and summer as an apprentice 170 “Long Dick” Jennings. In August his uncle takes him on a fishing trip as .spare hand abom‘d the Karsbalia. Whl'le. at anchor in Cau‘iso after the first fisvhmg trip, Frank rescues a French boy from illâ€"treatment by his fel-lovwasailors and a fight ensues. ., um. vuc um: VA ““ ‘"'" er’a fondness for drink and how we “Grace Westhaver“ went down 03 Sable Island with ten of her ctew 3"“ her skipper. This has the deslred ef‘ feyt upon Frank. He finishes S¢h°°1 thh credit to himself and Ezpeflds ‘ho How the Story Started. “ Frank Westhnve:, known 8”; Shorty," lives at Long Cove 011 Bay 0; Fundy coast with his mother and his uncle, Captain Jerry Clark: H9 and his chum Lemuel Ring, drmk ,a bottle of rum, whereupon Franks un’cle: tells him the story of_ 1315 fat‘h- ___1 CHAPTER FIVEâ€"( Co‘ni’d.) once for 3 :0 many child'fien 213313336; cm deck. As they, came thmug‘l} th_e door the Canâ€" BLUE WATER your opportunity BY FREDERICK WILLIAM WALLACE nu stand up to the deck fittings Wharf again, the a finish on “a ingroff the Yes- [Copyright by tho Musson flock Company] had satisfied man of the s_ta1_1-dAup to A TALE OF THE DEEP SEA F ISHERMEN swagg jumpeu the la Freud Shorty him a G81: We'll put some fat on 0’ .VOur’n afore ye’re (My 01‘ so you an’ tha Pulled you aboard ’u l'ife outer us.” to, s feel he‘ll we’ll bu nk aridâ€" bunk mattresses, : Leblanc tenderly bruises and WEI-ts v and after drawing little French waif' “u: “G- blanc regarded ‘ the old-country Frenzhmen as being foreigners, and he was as loud in his condemnation as anyone. “Sacre! look at dat!” he growled. “Mo' Dieu.’ I‘d like to have bin in dat fight ashore! Asseyesâ€"vous Ia, mon petit gax‘con. I will rub the bruises with some medicine. Whar’s that'liniment. fellers?" » A dozen bottles of F‘iahmvmun’e 5 “He has no father nor mother,” said Johnny.. “Said his father was drown- ed at sea by the capsizing of a boat, and when his mother died an uncle ‘ took him to the Grand Banks on the Miquelon craft. 'He says his uncle was very cruel to himâ€"look at th’ marks on his face an’ arms, will ye? Look how thin he is? Take off your, shirt, sonny, and let me see where they beat and kicked you.” The latter command was spoken in French, and the boy hastened to obey. A low growl of rage went up from the crowd when they viewed the great bruises and red» welts upon the little fellow’s pinched body, and it wou’ld have boded ill with any Frenchman who fell foul of them then. Though originally of French descent himself, Johnny Le- blanc regarded the old-country, Frenchmen as being foreigners, and! he was as loud in his condemnation as anyone. “Sacre! looknat datl” he, m ..... 1A,! “11,: n 7.- ,. .. ._\uwn ; r r - .Y Uncle Jerry pondered and broke into a laugh. “All right, Frank. Have it your own way. Go git th’ gang up an’ get under way. We’m git our ice an’ bait an’ swing- out.” I Shiorty’s French friend proved to be {a bright little twelve-ye‘arâ€"old Paim- ‘pol boy. He could not speak a word of English and seemed rather afraid of the Kastalira’s crowd at first, until one of the gang, Johnny Leblancâ€"a French Canadianâ€"took him in hand. The lad's delight at being addressed in his native tongue was evident, and,‘ surrounded by a curious gang of kind- hearted trawlers, Leblanc acted as interpreter to the questionings of the men. am a twinkle in his eyes. “Waal,” he said, as he scrutinized the stocky,- sun-burnt youngster in fmnt of him, “ef you ain't jest bound t’ raise had‘es when”- ever ye go." “It warn’t my fault, Uncle Jerry, plead-ed Shorty. “I saw that big brute of a Frenchman kickin’ th' boy aboard ‘th’ vessel, so I jest clips him over th’ head with a pan an’ brings th’ lad ashore with meâ€"â€"” “Aye,” interrupted the other, “an‘ raises th’ biggest fight in Canso at! th’ same time. Oh, Frank, but ye’re a| dog! An’ wham’s th’ kid ye were fightin’ about 7" “He’s diown for’ard, sir." “Down for’ard is he? An’ What are ye goin’ t’ do about him ?” “Take him along with us,” answered Shorty without any hesitation. - ‘ “9h, ye are, are ye? An’ whar’ 1! or course, Sge to teac r a. v-.. “Ha. I and told to sleep: lleep as long as you have a. ‘nind onny,” said Leblanc, “and 2f you hungry as}; the cook here and sel’s mooring‘rope‘s and lefting heir dlrixft out into the harbor. Here the brigan'tine let go her anchor, and flhe men scattered to their servenal vessels to yarn and gossip over the “finest fracas that ever happened in Can-so.” When Shorty saw his uncle some time hater the latter looked at him wi‘tha‘ seyenejfrown on his brow and give you all you wait; 0k boy as 7:} taught h mnd the :' rage went up from the crowd Iey viewed the great bruises welts upon the little fellow’s body, and it would have boded any Frenc‘hma‘n whorfell foul LL-» J aboard "lm you all you want. I cal’late some fat on them little bones afore ye’re much oldgr. In a yet} an’ tha}; other imp what $136 CHAPTER SIX files of Fisherman’s routed_ out; from under t. 'He says his uncle 21 to himâ€"look at th’ Face an’ arms, will ye? he is? Take off you; and let me see where kicked you.” The latter spgken 1'1} French, and and selecting one, rubbed the ugly with his horny fist; g’ on his shirt, the ‘I was placed into a panel put on flesh d the aggressive. ' Westhaver, and ) him favors, and looked upon the especial property. Englishâ€"taking be plagfiin" th' BI 5m” T}. one, ugly fist; was to be worked until further notice. He was further sumrised at the end of the week when he found one claim for an hour’s overtime. He asked how it was, when the man reminded the'master that he had been sent to his home to help the servants to shake the carpets. "Yes, but you weren’t there after six o‘clock." said the master. gave The boys jumped in, whiZe Captain Clark handed the two tubs of trawl down to them. “Away ye go, now,” he said. “an’ see’n comp, hard! max. A»... was ‘ water ,,,..V.. .uu. AACI; Hi1] Shorty frowned with disapproval upon his uncle’s unseemly mirth. “Huh!” he sr-orted. “We may small, but it ain‘t allus th’ big‘ fish- erman that makes th’ big sets. Let me’n Sabot take th’ dory, an’ Asa’s dory-mate kin take a spell at shippin’ pen-boards an’ catchin’ painters. I’m sick 0’ that work.” . Captain Clark pondered for a mo- ment. “All right, Frank,” he said finally. “Bait up a couple of tubs, an' set them one at a time. It’ll be as .-much as yer little backs kin stand haulin’, I ca'l’late. Ofl" ye go, now!” With a whoop of delight, both boys scrambled up on deck and proceeded to cut bait for two bulbs of trawl. WitJh deft fingers each boy garnished the six hundred odd hooks of the seven- shlot trawl with a portion of bait, and when the baiting-up wasefinished they got the dory ready for.la‘un_-ching. “an.” n. ‘L’ ____L, :uuyâ€"uve Iamom,” replied the skipper. “Make yer set t’ wind’ard thar’â€"jusrt atween Jim Ro-Iston an' Westley Carson. Hev ye got all th’ gear in? Gum‘dy winch? Ye might need that a’ wind yer trarwl in, ha! ha! All right, swing her up!” And tally- ing on to the (low tacklespthe dory __ ‘ .1.1 A, ,, “V- ..v-, .ku; *vx Aquucmng. “Give us th’ water an" th’ bearings!” cried Sh-orty, as he hooked the dory tackles 'into the 'bow and stern beckets» o L Shorty came out from the shack locker, where he had been stuffing himself with cranberry piba special- ity of the cook’s and a favorite with the boys. “Waai. Uncle,” he said. “How about me 9 How about yer spare hand? Let me’n Sabot take Asia’s d‘ory. We’ll make th’ setâ€"â€"” uvcrnaunng ting bait, : as relieving assed cook d-ories. Sb 1 the wheel and gave t} to snatch alongside a use of the erman‘s in: feel the be position up y, waters, and The boys “I don’t see how th’ how you srh’d go’n git about now. Th’ comin’ along ’most an‘ ef we’re goin’ t’ git a trip at all we need every do-ry out. However, boy, don’t thin-k I’m sore on ye "cause 0’ somebhin’ ye can’t help. I wouldn’t ask any man to haul trawl‘s with a hand like thatâ€"” dvickens, Asa, p’izened jest bad weather’ll be any minute now, It was a fine fall, and they had had no bad weather to speak of. A little fog and a bit of a twelve-hour west- erly blow, but good fishing weather all round; and out on Banquerevau they set their trawls for the last few sets, each man spitting on his bait for luck. Then came a morning when the sun rose upon a sea 0in calm, and when the gang had been turned out to bai: up for the set, one of the fieryâ€"mates found he had a poisoned hand, which prevented him from going out in the dory. Though it could not be helped, yet the skipper regretted the loss of a dory during the last hauls, and as he.d*resse-d the man’s swollenzfingerrs he said so. r m'.’ Guq‘dy winch? 1 that a’ wind yer traM right, swiné her up!” on to the do‘ry tackl‘ quLckly swung over w. --v... uuc JUL) 01. tenumg dlories. Shorty relieved his uncle at the wheel when the dories were out and gave the worthy skipper a chance to snatch a nap before they came alongside again. He also learned to use of the leadâ€"â€"that wonderful fish- erman’s instrument by whlch they feel the bottom and determine their position upon the shoaling Atlantic waters, and in off moments he studied the charts and gained an idea of hOW the courses were laid out upon it. “ His tally sheet was mounting up when, at‘the end of September, they shot into Canso for a last baiting. Down in the hold pens a good fifteen hundred qu'intal's of fish were stacked, and the men, as they checked up the count, smiled with satisfaction and calculated the future share that would mocx,” sai know that ‘ortyâ€"five fathom,” replied‘ H,“ (nu v ed on Canso, Quero, Sable Island, and up to the southern edge of St. Peter’s ‘ ank during the shortening September days Shorty and his companion Work- ed around the vessel together andeach learned many things. Little Sabot made himself useful in a hundred ways. He could hook up, bait, and overhaul trawl as good as Shorty, and helped the men out in- many ways by overhaming their gear for them, cut- ting bait, Shamenimr 1mier on urn" to them. “Away ye go, now,” he “an’ see’n come back high dory. out ye don‘t git over th’ side!” (To be continued.) from anybody but himself; and, con- trary to the usual manner, little Sabo‘t, as the men called him, picked up a con- versational English without profanity. As they 'made their berths and fish- ed on Qanso, Quero, Sable Island, and .uc mmsei: 11601111 in a hundred ys. He could hook up, bait, and :rhaul trawl aS‘good as Shorty, and ped the men out in many ways by 5rhauling their gear for them, cut- g bait, sharpening knives, as well relieving the overworked and ham His Overtime mg the overworked and har- ok from the job of tending Shorty relieved his uncle at 31 when the dories were out ‘I the worthy skipper a chance But then yam- Frankf’he” g couple of tubs, tjmefi. It’ll be slhoaiing Atlantic moments he studied ned an idea of hbw aid out upon it. “ near Halifl 8.11186 overtime nto the Little Sun-Maids Never Mind Re-vitalize ~ Wonderful because this sugar doesn’t need, and, therefore, doesn’t tax digestion and thus heat the blood. Yet energizes almost immediately. Contain fatigueâ€"resisting food-iro‘h also. Try a box today. 1‘ YOU BET it's warmâ€"the more need then for keeping the vitality up to par. Vital men resist heat easily. 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