The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-06

by a sudden stiffness, out OF which, with an
electric shock, came voice over the lagoon
to Capt Jean Martins ears: "a moi,
Jean Martini Aux secours. Jean Martin!
A moi! inoil moii" Then the Capt.
Jean Martin stood up in hi boat, drawing
his swpri, AMI shouts1 "En avant! en-
avantp and his men bent to their oars, and
were soon amongst the pirates
There was n tall Malay chief with filed
teeth and Il fierce tattooei face who en-
gagged Capt Jean Martin in the pale light OF
early dawn, cut down his guard, though
twica cut through and through the body,
AMI with his kreas dealt the Capt jean
Martin a stunning and CHASTITY blow across
the forehead. and after that the Capt Jean
Martin recollected nothing. An1 when be
came to himself again he was in his bel
ABOARD the Calyp'o, ami the genial surgeon,
L1u, Ormond, was standing ovsr him feel.
iag his pulse, while tbs vessel rocked and ,
rolled, groaned AMI shivered with the
upon her. I'VE are at sea!' said
the Capt. Jean Martin feebly.
"ln n great typhoon, from which we
have barely escaped with our lives
anl a shattered ship" sid the doctor. "Anl
Clement Mazade, my good friend, why is he
not By my side!' "Clenent is well, he can
rot come he Is at the post o. duty" Then
Capt. Jean Martin sighed deeply, AMI
turned again and slept. And when he next
awak ened the storm was over and the sun
shins smiling on the ship in the Cambodia
roads. And when Capt Jean Martin asked
for his friend, Clement Mazade, the answer
was: "He has gone ashore" And next time
when Capt. jean Martin, now little bet
ter, able to eat beef tea AMI raiss
himself on his elbow, asked for his
friend, Clement Mazade, tine answer
was: "He has gone to Bangkok with
dispatches" So the Capt. jean Martin con-
tinued to improve. but his beloved friend
Clement Mazade did not return
One day, when the Capt Jean Martin
| was able to be dressed, but with the band
| ages still about his fractured skull, the sur
ceOn, Louis Ormonl, said to him: "Y gu
| have never asked about the storm, nor the
| battle, nor the-ths adventure of Cutter
| Number One "No," said the captain. "tell
| me about it The surgeon looked at him
| strangely, but went on t. tell about the
boat and the storm, when tho captain asked
suddenly, HAS my Clement Mazade yet re,
| turnedF mo" -The boatswain was of tho
| first cutters men, was he notl Eyes"
| "Hs survivell' Yes Then send
| him 70 me at once " The doctor
| retired, and the boatSw9in came, a
| square built, honest fellow OF 81. Malo. He
touched his forehead TO me-to thi, Capt
Jean Martin. who asked abruptly "Where
Is my beloved friend, Clement Maztdel'
| He is dead "So-how did he diei7 Like
a brave man, my captain" Pa que Dieul
speak outl' ~ our honor knows the pirates
captured him. stop. tell me about that.
we went to rec 7nnoitre, you know. We
! cams in sight of the fire, AMI the lieutenant
| propo ell to land at point above, and see
what the enemy was at Just as we touched
ths beach he sprang ashore AMI was saized
| By fifty arms. Save yourselves, men" be
cried. We pushed Off and the enemy
began TO fire and to pursue. The bore him
of. saw him struggle heard him cry,
a moi, Jean Martini Aux secours, Jean
| Martin! \ moi Il moi! q molr We would
have turned to die with him, but just
then Raj, was killed AMI | wounded.
The rest took ours. Then you came, cap
tain" "Well'7 "When the chief whom
you killed cut you down the boat reiterated
it was sharp fight. But for Casimir',
nONllsN ubnt Npulu udNt tAtubtu. SS u
was, we we're surrounded when the shiy
reached the scene and gave them bellyfu
of canister well what thenH "Figuieu1
was in command -Casimir and Apper
wounded dying Mazade lost-twenty
six men in the cockpit-the surgeons hand,
full We'll. what then| Captain, tbs
inen were hungry for vengeance But tn,
barometer was falling rapidly-the air be
iokpnei n tvphoon-we were in O marrow
strait with an unknown reefs all around
we put to sea-" "Aud Mazaie" ave
know nothing more Of him, captain" "Hi
bcdy'-"WnS not recovered" ut is well;
thank you boatswam'
About noon this Capt Jean Martin ap
pearel on dock, and gave orders to put t.
sea in half an hour. the officers rsmou
stratel, the ship wanted coal, provisions
water; her screw was out of order, hel
forema,t sprung, the crew below the com
p:emcat Besides, the surgeons declare,
the captain unfit for duty. pat t. sea il
Al hour nsi tad Capt. Jean Martin. Thei
at last Flguieux produced orders from tn,
admiral upon the station giving the com
mani Of the irigate t. Figuiaux in case o.
the captains incapaci5y. Capt. jean Mar
tin went below
II was at this time that he first notice.
there was one too many aboard the ship
a tlll, black bearded Malay, with to ttooet
face AMI breast. who held under his arm
the Leii of a European with the face turne,
away. Tlis INTRUDER sat in the captain
chuia, a1i when ordered to withdraw Ill,
not reply. Then CAPT Jean Martin fired
pistol at him, whereupou he retreateI witt
al msolaat smle, but the captain failed &
,ag the facs OF the heal under his arm
| WHau the surgeon. mi officers came to TIL
| captain h. told them there was one tor
many uLoarl ship, and he detailed all tn
circum 'tancas III II perspcuou' manne., bu
| Ljui Ormonl only gave hiIa a compusin
tlraught and SAID he had better sleep.
so the Capt. Jean Martin did sleep, bu
| from that time on there was one too man
aboard the ship, n Malay, who sat mostly il
| l. sat. Ciemsnt Mazale's place AMI Dor
nnisr his arm tue head of q European Wit
| an avartei face Can't Jean Martin, sen
again for hi friend the boatswain, ana wit
ann contrived n device to get the officer
ashore an Wnil3 they were absent take th
ship to sea AMI run over to the Corn WALL
| islands b. find out something about his he
| loved frien1 Clement Magade. But some
..sw tina plot failed ami there remained one
40 many aboarl the ship Thsn the
boatSwlln, vino was Capt. jean Martin:
fast friend, said ho had sounded the men
and there were thirty of them ready to g
anywhere with the captain, and proposed t.
.eize French lorcha in the river, swift
salsr used for a dispatch boat, and make
cruise in her on their own hook. So th'
captain and his mel slipped over the sid
one night into the gig and two cutters am
boarded the lorcha. slipped cable AM
hoisted sail The captain went below witt
boatswan who pledged him in a glass o
wins to the success Of the voyage. He slept
and when he woke again this unhappy
Capt Jean Martin found himself on bel
in the military hospital at Saigon, and
Malay with Europeans head under hi
arm, face avertsd, was keeping watch b.
the bedside
After that Capt Jean Martin remember
, nothing, only that he came out of
long sleep one day in the naval hospta
at T0ulon, and found his wife by his side
who was overjoyei to find that he coul'
recognize her and was better. 1t wa
decided that Capt Jean Martin should no
go to sea again, but be retired on half pay