Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-11-18

the stars the Meteor lay like u huge,
slumbering lcyiathan. Her lights were
hidden, and the spectral figures that
trod her decks conycrSed in whispers.
In Il small apartment not far remote
/ from the council cabin, stood bcauti-
| full Young girl. There was It look Of
sorrow in her dark eyes, and her face
was quite pale. She appeared to be
/ listening, for her head was bent To-
ward Gilderoy'S room, from which dircc-
tOn came Il faint and confused murmm
/ uf voices.
81 know we are bccalmed," she said
/ to herself in an audible tone. "and |
/ know, too, that the officers are worried
about it. The men? | know that
many of them hate Gildcroy Didn't |
hear the helmsman say last night that
/ the sailors would refuse 10 tight for the
man who rules them with a rod Of iron.
and when he had spoken thus, didn't
he remark to a fellow tar that the priS-
OncrS did not know their strength
| Yes. that he did, The men think of
mutiny, and the man at the wheel is
now ready to rise against the captain Of
| this ship. They want a leader they
rnaw in silence the chain Of tyranny,
with which their captain has bound
them. | will spring the mine, | will
lead the Mrtcor's mutncrrS. and the
Revenge may have our prize.
Adalinr Temple spoke with fierce de-
termination and clcnchci her hands.
The observer would have laughed Ia
think that she had decided to head Il
body Of mutincrrS that shea fragile
girl Of nineteen, had resolved to rob the
English navy Of one of its hest vessels
or TO perish in the attempt
She left the room with a resolve well
formed, and stradraSt in hrr drtcrmi-
nation Like spectre She glidrd down
. the darkrncd corridors of tine vessel,
and at last, climbing upward with care,
reached the deck,
Captain Gildrroy and hi, lirutcnants
were below, discussing the situation
over several BOTTLES of Wine Alkaline
SAW the stars overhead. and turning
her face to the various points Of the
compass without greeting Il breeze that
would have pleased the British captain.
The man at the wheel, having moth
ing to do, seemed to have fallen asleep,
for he started when Adalinr'S hand fell
upon his shoulder, ana his hand made
a rapid movement toward his belt.
when he saw hcr figure,
81 want to talk with you," She said
in low tone. making no display Of the
knife whose hilt She clutchcd a knife
like the hrlmsman's. "l want to say a
few words, and are you going to listen? ?
| heard You Use mutmouS language
last night. and could have You hung
at the yard arm Just hy speaking to the
tyrnt Gildcroy.'
lie was her man,
"Gou are hmborin" schemes of uu-
tiny at this very moment She coulin-
ucd, after Il brief pause, and you are
not alone in the diaholirl work. /
can tell the captain before an hour,
if"
Adalinc paused a moment, and heard
the beating Of the sailors heart. He
stared into her face like a man suddenly
frightened by a ghost, and She finished
her sentence with lips almost touching
his ear
"If you do not obey me"
Then the hclmsmans lips parted.
"For the love Of hcaycndo not throw
us poor devil, ut the feet Of Gildrruy. e
stanmcrcd the sailor. "IIr would hang
every one Of us before morning. Do
you want lis to mutmy tonight, our
time has not yet come. There is hut
nineteen Of lis now
"But the prisoners SiNty-two strong
men and brave"
"Thcv are Americans"
Nevertheless, they will not hesitate
to rescue gallant English sailors from
the tyranny of the captain of this shin.
To-uipht. if Won sav So. will drive
this knife to your heart. and have vou
comrades hung to the yard before day."