So I got pretty tired of this stuff
after a while and when we put out
from Brest on the fourth voyage
got this fellow on deck in rough
weather and began talking to blm
about the chap who had gone over
board the time before and had been
cut up by the propeller. I pretended
that, of course, be knew all about it
that the Old Man had hnd this garby
pushed overboard because he was too
free with his mouth. But this did Dot
seem to do any good, so I had to think
up another way.
When we were out two days I got
hold of our prize liar again. I figured
that he would be superstitious and I
was right I said that of course he
knew that a ship could not draw near
Cape Helles and get away again un
less at least one man was lost, or that,
If It did get away, there would be
ninny casualties aboard. I said It had
always been that way and claimed
that the Old Mnn had pushed this
garby overboard because someone had
to go. I said on our other trips no
Due had been sacrificed and that was
the reason we hnd suffered so much,
and thut the Old Man had been called
down by the French minister of the
aavy. I told him the Old Man would
pick on whatever garby he thought
he could best spare.
