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Updated: May 12, 2025
G. H. Morrow & Company, will not be responsible for the payment to you of any bills for supplies or stores, of any nature whatsoever, furnished to the said steamer Tillicum since she has been under charter to said G. H. Morrow & Company. Any bills contracted with you by G. H. Morrow & Company for account of the Tillicum must be paid to you by G. H. Morrow & Company.
Something told him that Kelton would be ringing up before the day was over to accept his price on the Tillicum, and he did not want to be placed in the position of having to give a yes or no answer until he had seen Cappy Ricks' charter parties, with Cappy's signature attached.
"I had no idea Cappy Ricks contemplated selling her, though it has been common talk on the street that he made a mistake in building such a big boat as the Tillicum for the coastwise lumber trade. She was too hard to find business for, and I dare say he was sick of his bargain."
"Suppose we cross the creek and take a little climb up the mountain-side," suggested Rob. "We can get a good look out from there." "All right," said John. "Of course we'll have to take our tillicum along. Mush on, Jimmy!" The Aleut, although apparently a native of the country where the language of the dog-train was little known, nevertheless seemed to understand the Alaskan command to "March!"
Desire sang as we crossed the Inlet; little, low snatches of song with a hint of freedom in them. She had made her choice and it is never her way to look back. The old "Tillicum" rattled and chugged and the damp crept in around our feet. But the water was a path of gold and the sky a bowl of silver and as an example of present day elopements it had certainly been fairly exciting. Yours, Benis.
"Well, I've arranged with several good old-line insurance companies to accept any marine-insurance business I may bring in, though I haven't sold any yet; neither have I been able to find a load for your Tillicum. By the way, you have a little old three-legged schooner laid up in Oakland Inner Harbor." "I have three of them more's the pity!"
He did not remember what they talked about, and it was in all probability nothing very material, but they had already discovered that they had kindred views and likes, and they sat close together in the shelter of the skylights with a bright half-moon above them, while the Tillicum lurched on over a glittering sea.
"This beats doing it ourselves!" said John, who was not especially fond of work. "We ought to thank him some way," said Rob. "You know a little Chinook, John; why don't you talk to him?" John grinned. "Kla-how-yah, tillicum!" he began. "Klosh-tum-tum, eh? Skookum! Skookum!" Again the Aleut smiled in his distorted way, but whether or not he understood no one could tell.
Skinner declared, "and if you want my opinion of this new proceeding I will state frankly that I am not in favor of it. It savors too much of assination. Of course, you may do it and get away with it " "Pooh!" snorted Cappy. "Forget it. At ten minutes of three this afternoon the libel on the Tillicum will be lifted, and Matt Peasley will be paid in cash the sum he advanced his crew for wages.
"Well, young man," Cappy snapped querulously, "what's all the excitement about?" "Morrow has committed suicide, and I know the firm is in financial difficulties. I'll not be able to collect now I'll have to wait with the rest of the creditors; and meantime the Tillicum, fully loaded, is somewhere down off the Mexican coast. Good gracious, Mr. Ricks, there's the very devil to pay!"
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