Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-07-31

SaylnG WHICH, no WlIuuE6W HIS Hctui and after waiting short time to see if he remained, 1 closed the port land shuffled into my bunk again. L
 If acquainted the captain with the carpenters disclosure. the men would probably murder me. And though they withheld from bloodshed, my put ting the captain on his guard would not save the ship if the men were de- termined to seize her, because he could not count on more than two men to side with him, and the crew would everpower them immediately.
 However, I will not seem more virtuous than l was; I may say that after giving the matter a half-hour's thought l concluded that mutiny would suit my purpose better than to have the captain remain in charge, because it would relieve me from the disgraceful position in which I was placed by the malice of my two su- periors.
 A little after one o'clock fell into a doze, but was shortly after awakened by hearing the growl of voices close against my cabin, my apprehensions making my hearing very sensitive even in sleep.
 In few moments the voices of the men where silenced, and then heard the tread of footsteps in the cuddy going aft, and some one as he passed tried the handle of my door.
 Another long interval of silence fol- lowed; and as l did not hear the men who had entered the cuddy return, wondered where they had stationed themselves, and what they were doing. As to myself, the irons on my legs made me quite helpless.
 The time that now passed seemed an eternity, and was beginning to won- der whether the voices 1 had heard might not have been Coxon's and the stewart 's-all was so quiet-when a step sounded overhead, and the cap tain voice rung out: Hay aft, some hands, and braiI up the spanker!'
 Instantly several men ran up the they must have been stationed close against my cabin, and their heavy feet clattered along the deck, and heard their voices singing. Scarcely were their voices hushed when a shrill whistle, like @ sharp human squeal, was raised forward, and immediately there was sharp twirl and shuttle of feet on the deck, followed by a groan and a fall. At the same moment a door was forced open in the cuddy, and, as I might judge by what fol lowed, body of men tumbled into the chief-mate's cabin. A growing and yelping of fierce human voices fol lowed. Haul him out of 1t by the hair!' "You blackguard! you'll show fight, will yer! Take that for yourself!' "Over the eyes next time, Bill! Let me get at the"
 But, as I imagined, the muscular. in. furiated chief mate would not fall an easy prey, fighting as he deemed foI his life. l heard the thump of bodies swung against the paneling, fierce ex: ecrations, the smash of crockery and deadly conflict.
 It was brief enough in reality, though Duckling seemed to find them work fol good while.
 'Don't kill him now! Wait till dere' plenty ob light!'' howled voice, which I knew to be the cooks. And then they came along the cuddy, dragging the body, which they had either killed or knocked insensible, after them, and got upon the main-deck.
 As lay holding my breath, scarcely knowing what was next to befaU, the handle of my door was tried, the dool pushed, then shaken passionately, aftel which voice, in tones which migh have emanated from ghost, exclaimed
 "Mr. Royle, they have killed tht captain and Mir. Duckling! Fol Heavens sake, ask them to spare my life! They will listen to you, sir!"
 "Who are youP' I answered.
 "The steward, sir
 But as he said this one of the men or | thn eh GEWhoro, the steward? He's as bad as the others He's the one what swore the pork wa sweet!''
 And then I heard the stewart stea swiftly away from my cabin door ane some men come into the cuddy. They would doubtless have hunted him dow1 there and then, but one of them un consciously diverted the thoughts o the others, by exclaiming:
 ''There's the second mate in there Let's have him out of it.
 My cabin door was again tried, anG heavy kick administered.
 "Its locked, can't you seeP" sait one of the men.
 As it opened into the cuddy it wa not to be forced, so one of them ex claimed that he would fetc1 malIe and calking-iron, with which he re turned in less than couple of minutes and presently the lock was smashed t. pieces and the door fell open. Both swinging lamps were alight il the cuddy, and one, being nearly oppo site my cabin, streamed fairly into it was seated erect in my bunk whel the men entered, and immediatel, exclaimed, pointing to the irons: '' am glad you have thought of me KnaoIy fbaeo oA I believe there was something in tn cool way in which I pronounced thos words that as fully persuaded then that was intent upon the mutiny a .. any action could have committed. ''We'll not take long to do that fo you," cried the fellow who held tn mallet Ga formidable weapon blythe way, in such handsD., "Get upon tn deck, and I'll swaller this iron if yo ,, arn't able to dance a breakdown in jiffy?'