Where Chasms Frown 



In her wheezy efforts to maintain headway, 

 an asthmatic tug boat tickled the waters of 

 Puget Sound into smothered laughter. Her 

 worn-out appearance branded her as a relic 

 of better days. 



This particular craft had been hired by the 

 Humble Angler to convey him from Portland 

 to the breeding grounds of the Salmon and 

 the Rainbow trout. It was the only vessel 

 that could be chartered. 



From the peculiar actions of "Kate Long" 

 and those of her captain, engineer and crew 

 the crew being composed of the aforesaid 

 individuals the Angler came to the conclu- 

 sion that an explosion, a sinking, or a part- 

 ing in twain might at any moment disturb 

 the placidity of the voyage, and this convic- 

 tion was strengthened when he observed on 

 the part of both officers and crew a strict 

 obedience to the laws of navigation, fre- 

 quently demonstrated by partaking liberally 

 of a mixture of whisky and sherry wine. 



Then things changed. The engineer in- 

 sisted in confiding to the lonely passenger the 



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