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Updated: June 8, 2025
"He is a fine boy, Alden, but he's only a boy, and I'm afraid he's going to make hash of his young life before it's fairly started." "Booze?" "No." "Well, then where did he first meet this woman?" Joe Gurney, Senior, hitched his chair close to his friend's and laid an impressive hand on Cappy's knee.
I know the Black Butte Lumber Company will be approached for the Unicorn; so I'm going to get the Unicorn out of the way and give you a clear field with the Lion. I figured it all out coming down on the train." And, without waiting to listen to Cappy's protestations, Matt left the office. Three minutes later he was closeted with Hudner, of the Black Butte Lumber Company. "My name is Peasley, Mr.
But don't worry, you'll be a master again, and then you'll be dropping in here a couple of times a month pestering me for a lot of things for your ship that you could probably get along without. You're looking fit, my boy." "I'm feeling fit, sir," Matt replied, grinning. "I'm glad to hear it," was Cappy's grim reply. "Hum! Harump-h-h-h! Let me see now.
"You fresh young fellows will have to tangle with him one of these bright days; and when you do he'll make hell look like a summer holiday to you. See if he doesn't!" Later, when Matt and Florry, about to leave on their honeymoon, were saying good-bye, Matt put his huge arm round Cappy and gave him a filial hug. Cappy's eyes filled with tears.
Once he half turned, only to meet Cappy's glittering eyes fixed on him with a steadiness of purpose that argued only too well the fact that the old man could not be bluffed, cajoled, bribed or impressed. Presently Matt Peasley turned from the window. "Where does the Gualala lie, sir?" he asked gruffly. "Howard Street Wharf, Number One, Matt," Cappy replied cheerfully.
When the scheming pair returned to Cappy's office the latter gave Redell his check for ten thousand to reimburse Redell for margining the trade, in accordance with Cappy's verbal agreement to provide the sinews of war.
With that amount of money in hand, plus the savings from his salary, he planned to marry Cappy's daughter and go into business for himself as a ship, freight and marine insurance broker. Mr. Skinner heard of Matt Peasley's appointment as master of the tug Sea Fox several hours before the same information reached Matt himself.
"Do you value your ticket, Mike?" the captain queried ominously. "What's a ticket when a man's lost his self-respect?" Mr. Murphy raved. Matt handed him Cappy's cablegram and the mate read it. "I think that bet goes double, Mike," the skipper warned him. "You signed for the round trip. I've got to go through and there's strength in numbers." "Well," said Mr.
Cappy's prediction proved to be correct, for the following morning Hayes telephoned that the Mannheim people desired the steamers at Cappy's figures, the charter parties, signed by Cappy, were forwarded to Seattle, and in due course were returned signed by the charterers; whereupon Cappy exercised his option, procured by Matt from Hudner, to charter the Unicorn for four years additional.
He would then close up his deal with Morrow & Company, after which he would sign Cappy's charter parties and turn two copies over to Cappy. In this way he would be enabled to play safe and save his face in case any hitch occurred at the last minute.
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