Identifier: ensignralphosbor00beac (find matches)
Title: Ensign Ralph Osborn : the story of his trials and triumphs in a battleship's engine room
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Beach, Edward L. (Edward Latimer), 1918-2002
Subjects: United States. Navy
Publisher: Boston : W.A. Wilde Company
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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course you didnt; its all right, no harm isdone, replied Commander Harker, brushing thecoal dust from his clothes. * Never mind me ; goon with your work. Ralph paid no more attention to the chief en-gineer but continued vigorously to fill his buckets,the chief engineer watching him. When all thebuckets were filled Commander Harker pattedhim kindly on the back saying, You are doingwell, my boy; you have a strong arm and donttire. Id like to have you permanently in mydepartment; youll make a good fireman in time.If you would like to have your rate changed fromordinary seaman to coal passer let me know laterand ril ask the captain to do it. Ralph gazed at Commander Harker with aston-ishment. * Can this be that violent old man whohas so shamefully treated me? was the unex-pressed thought in his mind. In the chief engi-neers eyes there was a kindly interest Ralph hadnever seen there before ; he was amazed to learnthere was a side to the old mans character he couldnot have imagined existed.
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You ARE DOING WELL. MY BOY; — .ail r.EW YORKPOBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR, LENOXTILDE IS FOUNDATION Ralph Goes to Work 57 * Think it over, young man, added CommanderHarker ; there are more chances of advancementin the fire-room than youll ever find on deck.If you were rated coal passer and continued towork as hard as you have begun you would standa good chance of being promoted to be fireman ina years time. Ralph did not answer but started again toshovel coal and the chief engineer left the fire-room. At midnight the watch was relieved ; a new setof men came into the fire-room, one of whom tookthe shovel Ralph had been using. As he was leav-ing the fire-room McCarthy stopped him. * Yeve done well, George ; be on hand with thewatch at eight in the mornin. I dont care to do any more coal passer work,McCartliy, said Ralph. I only came here tosee just exactly what you had to do. I am whatyou might call a volunteer ; when I come hereagain Ill want you to show me how to fire. Well, George, ye sure

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