The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-03-02
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spirit pointed straight for her little VIC.
tim.
as it the Shaping Sal, STRIP
81 have no doubt of it, Mr., Whar
ton.
"rhoy don't seem to like the looks of
us, sir They've cut their cable and are
clapping on sail.
II was evident that tho brig meant
struggling for her freedom. One little
patch of canvas iluttered ont above am
other, and her people could be seen
working like madmen in the rigging.
l She made no attempt to pass her antag-
onist, but headed mp the estuary The
captain rubbed his hands.
: "She's making for shoal water, Mr..
Wharton, and we shall have to cut her
ont, sir. She's footy little brig but
l should have thought a fore and after
would have been more handy"
ut was a mutiny, sir "
! "Ah, indecdl'
eyes, sir heard of it at Manila.
A bad business, sir Captain and two
mates murdered. This Hudson, or Hairy
Hudson, as they call him, led the mu-
tiny. He's Londoner, sir but cruel
villain as ever walked"
"His next walk will be to Execution
dock, Mr.. Wharton. She seems heavily
manned. | wish could take 20 topmen
out of her, but they would be enough
to corrupt the crew of the ark, Mr..
Wharton"
Both officers were looking through
their glasses at the brig. Suddenly the
lieutenant showed his teeth in a grin,
} while the captain flushed to deeper
rcd
That's Hairy Hudson on the after
7 rail, sir. "
"The low, impertinent blackguard!
He'll play some other antics before we
are done with him. Could you reach
him with the long IS, Mr.. Smeaton?
another cable length will do it,
sir. "
The brig waved as they spoke, and as
she came round a squirt Of smoke whitfield
= ont from her quarter 1t was pure
piece of bravado, for the gun could
scarce carry half way. Then with a
iaunty swing the little ship came into
the wind again and shot round a fresh
curve OF tne WluNllDS tIulutl
1.-The water shoaling rapidly, sir, y
reported the second lieutenant
"There's six fathoms by the chart y
-Four by the lead, sir. .
"When we clear this point, we shall
| see how we lie. Ha, I thought as much
1 Lay her to, Mr.. Wharton. Now WI
have got her at our mercy.
The frigate was quite ont of sight o.
the sea now at the head of this river
like estuary As she came round the
curve the two shores were seen to con
verge at point about a mile distant
, In the angle as near shore as she coulC
,, get, the brig was lying, with her broad
side toward her pursuer and wlsp O.
black cloth streaming from her mizzen
= The lean lieutenant, who had reappear
ed upon deck with cutlass strapped t.
his side and two pistols rammed int
his belt, peered curiously at the ensign
rs it the Jolly Roger, STRIP he asked
But the captain was furious. III
may hang where his breeches are hang
ing before l have done with him, SAT-
\, he. "What boats will you want, Mr.
> Wharton"
w SIOulNl w IL WIN NiO 4'uiiN
- and the jollyboat. "
Take four and make clean job q
:, it. Pipe away the crews at once, an
I'll I'll work her in and help you with tn
long eighteens.
With rattle of ropes and creakin
of blocks the four boats splashed int
the water. Their crews clustered thicl
ly into Observation-Disclosures sailors, stoli
marines, laughing middies and in tn
- sheets of each the senior officers, wit
their stern, schoolmaster faces. Ih
captain, his elbows on the binnacl'
- still watched the distant brig. Her cre'
were tricing up the boarding netting
III dragging round the starbOard gun
knocking new portfolios for them al
making every preparation for despe
ate resistance. In the thick Of it all
huge man, bearded to the eyes, with
red nightcap upon his head was strait