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Updated: June 15, 2025
Know anything of him?" "The singing one? Nothin', except he's the new pump-man. And I can see right now it won't be many hours afore the bosun'll beat his head off." "You think he will?" "I know he will. Why, look at him the size of him, and solid's a rock." The passenger took another look over the top of the bridge canvas.
Wherever the office got him I don't know. And if you know anybody in the office with a pull, you ought to put it up to them, Mr. Noyes, when you go back. This pump-man, he's the kind recognizes no authority." "Why, I thought he was very respectful toward your officers. And he seems to do his work on the jump, too, captain."
"I've got no kick coming. I came aboard this ship with my eyes open, and I'm keeping 'em open" he laughed softly "so I won't be carried ashore with 'em closed." Noyes took a close look at the pump-man.
I'm giving your man the slope of the hatch, and he's tall enough in all conscience without. So let no man stand behind me." The arms and torso of the pump-man, as he stood there naked to the waist, amazed Noyes. It surprised them all. He had seemed only a medium-sized man under the concealing dungarees.
He's a whale. Take another look at him, Mr. Noyes." Noyes took another look. The boson surely was a tremendously muscled man. He was knobbed with muscle. But Noyes had his own opinion about the two men, and he hazarded it now. "But he's a wonderfully quick-moving fellow, that pump-man, captain. And he's surely got his nerve with him. Look at him leap across that open hatch!
And to the passenger, looking and listening from the cabin mess-room, it looked like the finest kind of a battle; but just then the captain came up the gang-plank calling out, "Cast off those lines. And don't fall asleep over it, either." The deck force scattered to carry out his orders. The pump-man picked up his suit-case and went on to his quarters. Says he, 'My bucko boys "
It was more than physical courage, and when they were making ugly demonstrations toward the pump-man it was in pure admiration of his nerve that Noyes called out: "Hold up fair play! Fair play, I say he's only one." Coming from the passenger, it was the psychological act at the psychological moment. They drew back, and Kieran, looking up, put his thanks in his look. The two men faced each other.
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