Thank
God for that clause in the charter which gives me the privilege of
terminating my charter with Cappy in case Morrow & Company terminate
their charter with me! It will be all right if they terminate it
while the vessel is in San Francisco; but if she's very far from home
I'll most certainly be eaten alive while I'm getting her back to
Cappy!"
He returned to his office and went into a long executive session with
himself, from which he aroused presently and went down to the dock
where the cargo was pouring into the hold of the Tillicum. Here he
consulted with the captain and the purser, and obtained a list of all
persons, firms or corporations which had furnished supplies of any
kind to the deck department of the steamer. From the chief engineer
he procured a similar list of those who had furnished supplies to the
engine department; and, armed with this information, he returned to
his office and dictated the following form letter:
Gentlemen:--Please take notice that we as charterers of the
steamer Tillicum from the Blue Star Navigation Company, and as
recharterers to Messrs. 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.
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