, 1889-05-11

tllllGl hAAt- u no blGh u " no L
quite common on the lakes, but is never
seen In the tropics or on the ocean any
where.
aye, aye, SIR shouted back Ingram,
and watching his chance he slipped of
the end of tho yard arm into the smother,
ing surf. A cry of horror rose from the
men.
"He prefers death to staying on board
this ship" said n of the men.
At this moment j. Marston Ingram did
something that is never done on ship
board OF off except in thrilling novels
like this one.
When the ship made her second dipon
that side he nimbly caught the end of
the ynrdarm and was carried aloft amid
the rousing cheers of his comrades. He
clewed up the pinnacle and slid down on
deck along the main jib boom taut sheet.
Tho mate muttcred to himself, "Foiledl
Foiledt" Crashing his teeth, he took n
fresh hew of tobacco, an unsailor like
vice to which he was addicted, and went
into the cabin.
The next day, as the chronometer
showed hat the ship was sixty-ive miles
from East Main street, Port Huron, the
mate approached the captain and said,
after the usual salute of aye, aye, sir"
81 fear We are going to have trouble
with the men,"
the captain.
That fellow Ingram seems to ave n
haneful influence on them. They have
just made a complaint about tho food"
What was wrong with thatr'
"Well, you see, sir, on the menu today
there was raw oysters TO begin with, as
we always ave before the consomme.
They growled because the oysters were
common raw oysters on ice and not on
the half she'll"
Tho captain frowned.
81 thought you ordered oysters on the
shell" he said.
1--WE generally do. But this time we
neglected to ave them hat way, al
though they nre perfectly good"
"Still n sailor is accustomed 10 having
them on the half shell, and, of course,
We must expect some growing when
they arc not. Order the men aft"
The men came s~ullenly aft, and any
one ut all practiced in their ways could
see in n moment that there was going to
be trouble.
"Now, them" cried the captain, "swab
off the decks, will your
Not n nan moved.
whats this7" cried the captain
angrily. This is rank mutiny."
mot 3d." said j. Marston Ingram,
stepping airily forward and making a
low bow. Not 80, captain. We are
merely on strike"
"On strikel" shouted the captain, con
strikel Why, what's n strike at sea but
"A mutinyY'
perhaps they are somewhat similar"
said Ingram, speaking with great defer
ence. cit is n legal point that we, as
members of the Seaman's union, desire
to have settled. We call it a strike.
You can call 1t a mutiny il you wish.
We simply assert our rights as working
men not to work. You can hire others
IL you choose. We respect tho law too
much TO interfere"
How In thunder can l hire anybody
out here In tho middle of the lake7'
"Ahl that Is your affair, not ours"
The captain and the mate retired to
tho cabin to consult on tho novel situa-
ton. If the trouble was simply a strike
they would have to succumb. II it was
a mutiny, then 1t would be their duty to
string up tho half dozen men Mt the yard
arms. Tho mate was certain that this
was tho thing to do In all respectable
mutinies, although he believed that in
some such cases 1t was fashionable to
make the men walk the plank. The cap
tain said ''pshaw," and held that that
was only done by pirates. After discuss
ing tho matter for some time they
agreed hat the fuss was really n full
grown mutiny, and they proceeded on
deck to do their duty In hanging the
men.
As the two officers appeared on deck
Mr.. Ingram moved respectfully forward
TO meet them, the rest of the crew stay
ing in the background.
NJ Ingram" began the captain, 81
presume that you are aware of the fact
that on ~shipboard the captains word Is
lawY'
II will admit that for tho sake of mr.
gument, but without prejudice"
Very well, then, tho captain says, or,
in other words, the law is, that this is a
mutiny. 1t will, therefore, be my pain
full duty to hang you and the other five
6OAAhASAAAcAA Al SoAAliot Ilt Nlt" uIlltce
you at once a your mutinous con,
duct"
j. Marston Ingram bowed low and
answered:
II will present your decision to my
comrades and inform you of their reply
After n short conference Mr.. Ingram
turned to the captain and said;
II beg to state respectfully that the
men refuse TO accept your decision, and
also refuse to be hanged"
"RefuseF cried the captain. "Oh, this
is mutiny. thought 80 before, but now
/ am sure of 1t. However, l am willing
to make any reasonable concession. II
they prefer to walk the plank to being
hanged l will accommodate them"
The impression l gathered from theiI
conversation was that 1t was not so much
the method they objected to Us to tho re,
suit. However, 1 shall be pleased to sub
NIT your alternative to them"
He again turned to the men, and the
discussion this time wa n longer one,
Finally he came rack and addressed the
captain:
"As / thought, the men refuse also the