The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-26

fully have murdered hum II theN aAl
been given the chance. but Donna g."
tide would not permit him - be harm,.
She was n young woman who up To- th>
had always contriyei TO have her o".
way. and she firmly believed thai 81.
would tame Kettle in time.
When the yacht passed the straits ~la
had only four days more coal on board.
and the execurive tand Kettle EXPECTED
that she would "a into Gibraltar anI
lay alongside a hulk - %rcbunkcr. BHr
| Donna CIotilde had other notions Shn
had the yacht run down The Moro..0
coast and brought - an anchor. :.
long rs she had Capt. Kettle IN her o"u..
, pany upon the waters. She did not rar..
" care whether She was moving or t
Il ~StandStill.
Won cannot escape me- here. eUs
,a:a - him when The cable had rolrrl
from rhe house pipe and N" dauaF
| steamer had swung 10 i rest. Tho
Yacht is victuallcf for a year. AMI I
! can STAY here aS long as You choaNr.
| You had far better he philosophical and
give in. Marry me nov and liking W4t
come afterwards.
Kettle looked III the tigeri>h love am
| resentment which blaZed from her hlacN
| ewes and answered With cold p%oliteno~~
that time would show what happcne| F..
though, To tell the truth, n,iomitahlr
though he was as Il general thing. he
was AT tina time feeling that eNcaIe
was almost impossible. And 80 for tn"
while he more or less resigned himself
10 captivity.
, Under the baking blue Of n Med
| terranean sky this one-Sidcd courtSh.,
/ progressed. Donna CIotildc alternatln@
her ecStasieS of fierce endearmcnt hN
paroxysms Of inyectivc. and Kettle Ell
| during both in equal GOODNESS ana IN
mobility. The crew OF the Yacht locke
on stolidly non interferent. and were KEEP
by their officers AT cleaning and paint
ing. rs necessary occuplers of the mimi.
but one or other of them. Of their own
free will. always kept an eye on their
guest. whether he was on deck or below.
He had given them IA wholesome taste
of his quality. and they had an abject
dread Of what he might be up to next
If he was left alone. They quite under
stood that he would destroy the yacht
and all hands if by doing 50 he could
regain his personal liberty.
But others. il seems. besides those al-
ready mentioned in THIS narrative, were
taking a lively interest in the smart
yacht and her people. She was 1t an
chor in the bay of the Riff coast. and
the gentry who inhabitatcd the beach vii
jliStS. ana tit llItSt III IL ull1S w
hind the beach, had always looked upon
anybody and ANYTHING they could grab
as their just and lawful prey. The sui
tan Of Morocco. the warshipS Of France.
Spain. and elsewhere. and the emissarics
of other powers had time after time en-
dcavored to school them in the science
Of civilization without effect. and 50
they still remain to-day. the only regu-
larly practicing pirates III the western
world.
The yacht was sighted first from the
hills: was reported to the beach vii
lagos. and was rcconnitered under Gov
or Of night by a tiny fishing boat. The
report was pleasing. and word went
round Bearded brown men collected III
an appointed spot. each with the arms
to which ne was best accustomed. and
when darkness fell. four large boats
were run down to the feather edge of
the surf. There was no indecent hurry.
They lid their work with method and
carefulness. like men who are used 10
it. and they arrived alongside the yacht
at ) a. IN. and confidently expected to
take her by surprise.
But the crew of the yacht, thanks to
Capt Kettles vagarics. were moi in .hc
ha bit Of sleeping over soundly: they
never knew what piece of dangerous
AiEN IN I Z tdDfINtS might urn
his willing hand to next: and, as Il con
5 sequence. when the anchor watch SIM"
out his first alarm. not many sccond,
elapsed before every hand aboard was
ON Geek. The yacht was we'll supplied
with rcvOlvcrS and cntlaSscs, and half Il
minute stHlced TO get these up from be
low and distributed, 50 that when the
l.lffianS attempted to board the defend
ers were quite ready 10 do them battle.
&c this how it may. however. there is
no doubt as TO which side got the .ir-t
advantage. The yachts low forcboarl
made but a small obstacle to a climber
from the large boats alongside. and
i, neither the deckhands nor the s~tokchold
ere" were any Of them trained fighting
men. In their prentice hands the kick
ing revolvers threw high and were only
useful as knuckleddusters. and till they
had thrown them down and got their
cutiasses into play they did hardly any
execution to speak about. The Iif
T men. on the other hand, had been bred
ana born IN the atmosphere Of Skin
mish, and made ground steadily.
: At at early point Of the scuffle Capt.
hcttle came on deck with Il cigar in his
mouth and hands in his pockets. and
l watched matters with n critical inter
: est. but did not offer TO interfere one
way VI iHc otntf. II was quite Il new
: sensation to him to watch an active
I fight without being called upon 10 as
sist or arbitrate.
Ana then came up from below Donna
Clotllde la Touche. dressed and wcap-
, oned. and, without a bit of hesitation.
ntlng herself into the turmoil. She was
hettie standing on one side. out neither
beSought nor commanded him. She
would have died sooner than ask for his
nelp and then be met with Il refusal.
i. Into the melee she went. knife and
pistol, and there is no doubt that her
example and The fury Of her rush AM
: mated the yachts crew. and made them
stronger to drive the wall Of their as