Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1880-12-10

lie TellldTk 10 1ellON tdI JlldJ liit plE
oners did not know their strength
Yes. that he did. The men think G
mutiny, and the man at the wheel
now ready to rise against the captain c
this ship. They want n leader, the
gnaw in sil,l ce the chain of tyrann,
with which their captain has boun
them. / will spring the minel | wi
lead the Meteor's mutineers, and tn
Revenge may have our prize.
Adaline Temple spoke with'ferce dc
termination and clenched her hands.
The observer would have laughed {
think that she had decided to head
body of mutineers-tha shea fragil
girl of nineteen, had resolved to rob tn
English navy of one of its best vessel
or to perish in the attempt.
She left the room with a resolve we
formed, and steadfast in her determi
nation. Like spectre she glided dow
the darkened corridors of the vesse
and at last, climbing upward with care
reached the deck.
Captain Gilderoy and his lieutenant
were below, discussing the situation
over several bottles of wine. Adalin
saw the stars overhead, and turning
her face to the various points of tn
compass without greeting a breeze tha
would have pleased the British captain
The man at the wheel, having moth
ing to do, seemed to have fallen asleel
for he started when Adaline's hand fel
upon his shoulder and his hand mad
a rapid movement toward his belt
when he saw her figure.
81 want to talk with you," she sal,
in low tone, making no display of tn
knife whose hilt she clutched-a knit
like the helmsman's. Il want to say
few words, and are you going to listen
| heard you use mutinous languag
last night, and could have you hunj
at the yard arm just by speaking to TIN
tyrant Gilderoy."
He was her mani
"YOu are harboring schemes of mu
tiny at this very moment" she contin
ued, after brief pause, land you ar
not alone in the diabolical work.
can tell the captain before an hour
if
Adaline paused a moment, and hearC
the beating of the sailors heart. III
stared into her face like man suddenl,
frightened by a ghost, and she finished
her sentence with lips almost touchin;
his ear.
"If you do not obey mer'
Then the helmsman's lips parted.
"For the love of heaven do not throw
us poor devils at the feet of Gilderoy,
stammered the sailor "He would han.
every one of us before morning. ID,
you want us to mutiny tonight! Gu
time has not yet come. There is bu
nineteen of us now"
"But the prisoners-sixty-two strong
men and brave"
"They are Americansp'
Nevertheless, they will not hesitate
to rescue gallant English sailors from
the tyranny Of the captain of this ship
Tonight, if you say SO, l will driv,
this knife to your heart, and have YOU
comrades hung to the yard before day
The helmsman saw the knife whose
blade flashed very near his breast, anC
the next moment he stood on the deck
"We'll do itv' he said. "But Chester
is wounded-hut yesterday by bal
from your ship. Chester was to have
led us"
Il will take his place, said Adaline
''Now let us strikew
Capt. Gilderoy, unsuspicious of the
mutinous spirit on his ship, had placed
watches who had belonged to the Ches-
ter party. Adaline soon discovered
this, and at length, seven determined
sailors, armed with knives and pistols