The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-12

you now; l know you have no honor and
no heart. and If 1t suited you to get rid of
me by knife. poison. or bullet you would do
SO. You suit me because you have money
and care for no one. Bear this in mind. Ii
] find you mean treachery to me that
moment is your last in this world"
All right. We quite understand each
other. but now for q few days we'll play at
being gentlemen"
For four or five days things went on
smoothly enough. and Hawkshaw seemed
as Ii he was willing to believe the story l
had told him; but one evening when l came
it was threatening weather. l found him
standing by the table in the saloon in q
state OF great excitement.
"W hat lies have You been telling met I
know now that you have been the lnsti-
gator of all the crimes that have been COM
mitted on board this floating hell."
why. what is the matterR"
Matter enough. / should choke if l did
Dot spenk. you internal villain. liar, mur-
derer, pirate, SLAYER. Obi that | shouId
ever have met an EnGIishman who is ench
an Internal villain. Put me In irons again
murder me. do what you like. I'd sooner
die than stop another momenti In your com
pany.'
Obi if that's all. your wishes are soon
satisfied / answered. touching O bell
which stood on the table.
The steward came quickly In answer to
the summons, and in obedience to my or
ders called down WilmshuIst and SIX men.
When they arrived I said to Hawkshaw.
"You are tired of good living. and wish to
be put IN irons again: your wish shall be
gratitied at once. but / am afraid it will
not be for long. for l can have no unwilI-
ing white passengers on board. | will give
you till tomorrow morning to consider
your position, ana then You can either
join us In our merry roviDg life or take q
passage overheard.
Join you. never" he said, and, Selling a
- -
have stabbed me to the heart. but las pre-
vented by the men | had ordered down.
After q short struggle he was ov~erpowered
anG disarmed. and carried up on deck by
Wilmshurst and the men he had brought
down with hun.
Left alone, / was seized by a revulsion of
feeling. Should this gallant young officer
diet What should he die for? Because be
was brave and honorablef Some ideas of
honor came hack TO my smirched and
~blnckened soul. and l determined, come
what might. TO save his life.
and that OF his brave companions, upon
whom all the temptations that had been
lavished by Wilmshurst and n few En-
glish and Americans. who were among our
gang. had failed To have ANY effect, and
who, one and all. refused to cas-; in their
lot with US.
While l was moodIly thinking of how I
had severed myself from all possibility of q
life IN England. and from occupying that
position 10 which my birth and fortune
entitled me. WIlmshurst returned and said
TO me, Il guess we've had n pretty tough
job, but we've got all John BULBS serpents
In irons again. and now Devil come mp and
see them walk the plank, Eve got il all
ready rugged and creased, and the whole
gang toeing q line ready for the order to
march,"
Never before had WiImshurst dared 20
address me SO Familiarity. nor in such an in
solent tone; true, he had threatened me
once. but that. in such a life as ours. was
nothing. / felt insulted and cnraged, and
SAID. who gave you orders To have the
plank riggeof PHI let you know I'm master
here"
Master. if you like. Captain. skipper,
boss-but only so long as | choose. The
crew know you. and for their own safety
they kept n watch on you. and / am with
them. We want the Use OF your money, and
we want your new schooner. end il IL were
not that without You being alive we could
get neither. yon'd ave gone TO Davy
! Joues's locker long ago. come now on deck