China Seas Page #6

I hope she'll never have cause to regret.

You better do your sealing in the

main salon where there's witnesses.

Maybe you're right, captain.

Look out!

- Hold her.

- That was a narrow thing, Alan.

Collins!

- Get some lines, lash this down.

- Come here with that line. Hey, come here.

- Cold, darling?

- Yeah, cold, that's it.

You with me?

- That's a tough ocean to try and swim in.

- That's a good girl.

Now, you keep miles away

from that fella Gaskell...

...or I might think that you're trying

to double-cross me.

Captain Gaskell,

the steamroller's loose, sir.

- It'll mash those coolies like a lot of turnips.

- Oh, the poor devils.

Let it go overboard!

Come on!

Close up that rail!

Davids, lend a hand!

Go on, pop those winches!

All right, turn on the steam!

Go to your quarters!

You're under arrest.

- Well, what do you want?

- I want to thank you, sir, for saving my life.

Go to bed.

- Is it all over, sir?

- Yeah.

We'll stand regular watch from now on.

Mr. Kingston,

what time do you come on watch?

- Eight bells.

- You're one minute late.

I'm sorry, sir.

- Keep her at half for repairs on the engine.

- Aye, aye, sir.

Davids is here, sir.

Yeah, all right.

I know what I'd do with him

if this was my ship.

Well, wait till you get a ship.

Mr. Davids.

Yes, sir.

For the rest of the voyage, you're relieved

of duty, confined to your quarters in arrest.

We reach port, I turn you in to the Board

of Trade for neglect and disobedience.

I don't blame you, sir.

But it's funny, during the year I've been

on the beach, I've prayed every day...

...for a chance. And then when I got it,

I couldn't make good.

I'm just a washout, that's all.

I'm sorry, Davids.

- Call me when you relieve the watch.

- Yes, sir.

This will cost you your ticket.

It's me. I've been waiting for you.

- Get out of here.

- I got a good reason for being here.

You've always got a good reason

for anything you do.

I don't know anybody who can think up

more good reasons...

...than you can on short notice.

- I took an awful chance coming here.

- I might've got heaved overboard.

- Don't run anymore risk.

- Get off on the rest of your rounds.

- Listen, I came here for one thing...

I'm quite aware of that.

You're always waiting

for a sailor to comfort.

Only a woman like you can comfort a man

who's too tired or drunk to care who it is.

Don't be like that.

You're gonna talk yourself right...

I hope so!

Oh, you hope so, do you?

Well, you've been begging for it,

now you're gonna get it.

You won't be high and mighty

when I get through with you.

You wait, I'll fix you. You'll be lower

than a coolie. You'll be lower than Davids.

You'll come crawling to me

on your knees!

I warned you not to double-cross me.

You said you could use the guns.

Well, darling, you're a marvel.

You're a real partner.

You know, I thought you was going...

What does it matter what you thought I was

gonna do? You got what you wanted.

Don't take it so hard, darling.

Take what too hard?

I got what I wanted too.

I guess.

Help!

Sparks. Sparks!

Look out, sir, Malays.

Don't shoot.

Here they come.

Look, they're bringing them all in now.

They've scuttled ships, you know, before.

What are they doing?

Got a cigarette, Jamesy?

I thought you said nobody'd get hurt.

You can't expect the boys to stand there,

take it after someone cuts loose at them.

I must have been crazy. Stark, staring crazy.

Take it easy. Take it easy.

Be careful.

Why hide those pearls?

They're not worth anything.

- I don't wanna lose them.

- You're right.

I've been through one of these things

before. They take everything in sight.

Something funny about those. I'll

appraise them when we get to Singapore.

Wilbur, don't be insane.

Every one of those guns

came out of our arsenal.

- Our arsenal, sir?

- Yes.

I don't see how they could have

broken down that steel door.

- Davids.

- Yes, Dawson.

No savvy Malay. Do you?

- Not enough. But MacArdle does, I'm sure.

- Look here.

- Don't any of you fellas speak English?

- No savvy.

Now, isn't that just too bad.

Oh, that's terrible. Yes.

Look here, whoever you are

in that lifeboat out there...

...there are some Mills bombs

in the seat locker in my quarters.

If you're not too badly hurt,

watch your chance and try and get them.

- I'll hold them here as long as I can.

- No savvy.

No savvy?

There is your chance, Mr. Dawson.

- Get those bombs.

- He's crazy.

- What's the use? I'd only be shot.

- Yes.

I understand, Mr. Dawson.

Get out of my way.

As far as I can make out,

he comes from a very royal family...

...and is very sorry to disturb you like this.

Why, no disturbance at all.

He wishes to assure you

that no one will be harmed...

...if you will open the strongbox.

He will willingly take the gold and depart

with only friendly feelings toward you.

- Open the safe.

- Yes, sir.

You haven't lost your ticket yet, old man.

If you want me to, I'll be only

too glad to put in a good word for you.

Where's Alan?

You don't think they'll hurt him?

No, no. Of course not, my dear. No.

No, they need the captain healthy.

I'm sorry, poopsie. Looks like

that guy did the appraising.

Why, that's sand.

You're pretty smart, Gaskell.

Well, apparently,

the bank patronized some other line.

You can't fool these Malays

with an old trick like the boxes of sand.

Whoever heads this gang's got brains.

They know when there's gold aboard a ship.

Their spies tell them about every shipment

of gold that leaves any bank in Hong Kong.

Make it clear to him. If there was

any gold aboard, he could have it.

Listen, man, I'm talking to you

as though I'm your own brother.

Save yourself while there's still time.

Look here, that's my skipper. You can't...

Looks as if the pardon came too late.

Why, it's the boot, the

Malay boot. Why, that's cruel torture.

The size is 9-C.

- You're not going to let them torture you.

- Have you any suggestions?

Is that the latest style?

Don't let him do that.

You'll never be able to use your foot again.

Listen, you're as fast a talker as anyone.

Tell him something, anything.

Tell him the bank

fooled me as much as it did him.

I've talked my head off, he won't listen.

Tell them where it is. It's killing me to

stand here and not be able to help you.

- I can't bear it.

- Put your fingers in your ears.

Stubborn half-wit.

Gaskell, my boy. Gaskell.

Don't start counting, I'm getting up.

Please tell them where it is, Gaskell.

Why, it's breaking my heart

to see you suffer like this.

There can't be any gold.

You would have talked.

Nobody could be that tough.

Clew out. Come on, clew out.

You poor boy, you.

I made them understand

there's no gold here.

It was Jamesy that saved

your poor feet for you.

- Have they gone?

- It's all right. They're getting into the junk.

Here, take it easy.

There's nothing you can do. Here, Gaskell.

Davids.

- Davids!

- Davids!

Shut your mouth.

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