The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-08

which q Ezmet.viiss had Se~a GgaAAlss-.
TIE captain az tho Falcons face. severely
cutting aim on the forehead In fhs
twink -ng 90 an eye an iadeseEihabie hub
huo arost. bottles few aboui the room
and out II the windows. dagssrs flashed in
TIE Iamp.tght. Above the uproar. how
ever. SOUNDED Kings s;snsoTian voice
who, utsering threats OF vengeance on The
FFsnchmsn- bore the captain of on his
arm from the room.
DEsmonyilse and the governor succeed
Cd az last In calming the sumult; the
French deeamped after having arranged.
as the Re2ard had 70 so 10 sea the fol-
lowing day, To meet a; a secluded spot not
Tor from the harbo-. aad there have
maj settlement. The incicens had thor
oughiy sober a US. and VIZ awaifsc
ceEne of Z all with smpat!ence. The cap
tain. King and the governor had shut
themselves up In the adjoining room sad
denly We heard loud voices in angry dis.
pute, the door tisw open. and Lieut. King
rushed out into the hal,. pale with pas.
sion. fo..owed by the captain. with band
age around his head but otherwise unal-
tered
Listen 10 me. gen;lenrsa.' cried King.
wildly, our commander refuses 10 ~sr
use the .mpadens Frsnchy, and forhids
US 10 do II, either. His conscience does
not permit him 10 fight dusi. he AYERS.
Himmel and Hoel.et Devil take the .d-
p
'sh nag TO foreign cowardr.
iAeai. King" said Capt Hurst calmly
wnas ! may think about the duel is nav
business. Now, I command you to repair
on board Immediately.
! refuse to so on board until this Insult
silon concerns us all. = wiped out in
niooo! REPLIED the lieutenant foam,ny ~
VIII remain here should I have In ieava
the service for it,
capt Hurst glanced down the row of ,s
as We stood; perhaps ne could read In o,,r
looks that several were capahle OF in
suooFainatton. and were ready to defy his
i authority. for he con,ented himself al
dressing Lieut.. King, with the words:
! In the present state of affairs I nus,
adon' other means to force obedience"
/ Whereupon he left the room.
/ Nows the time my heartiesr' exclalun-
ed King. triunphantly. Now we,n settle
accounts with the Trenches before our
piucAy captain can hinder IFS But psr-
hans TN De better If go a,oneea
/ No one. however. would hear of thar.
therefore,. they all thronged outside to-
gether.
i The moon shone brightly in a cIoudiess
: sKs. and by the aid of her beams we soon
eaushl glimpse or the sparkling epaul-
/ etts and sword handles OF the Frencs
men, VINO We're awaiting our arrival.
Capt. d'Ermonville scarcely noticed the
absence OF our captain before he tried IN
mediate and bring about a reconciliation
tapi, hurst Is the only man who has n
right TO demand satisfaction said he In
| reply TO the threats Of King "As + nsr-
ceive. however he is sensible enouyh "a
! prefer a peaceful adjustment to a sense
Iess duel"
| Il repeat to You monsieur. shouted
King, that Capt. Hurst IL not In a no
si'ion TO be here himself AMI therefore the
| dnty fails upon me 10 ehastiss the lubbe-
| who insulted him."
/ Aha laughed the French comnan t,er
somewhat contemptuousiy. ION that ground
capt Hurst Is also bringing yon bsyonefs
to your assistance"
| surprised. we turned round. and saw n
| detachment OF the governors soldiers corr.
ing az ;rot towards us, led bv cant
| Hurst lieut. King saw that there was
| no si.ne TO be lost
| You have the effrontery 10 assert that
le." shouted he. There. take that as an
answer to your compliment"
| lie thereupon struck Edusonvil,a In the
race with his fiat hand. They both instant
l ~ tore their swords out of their sheatns
| and IN trice the blades were nashInc, In
! The moonlight. The onlookers from .he
| falcon. as wei as from the Renara
| FORMED ring IN order 70 keep the SOL
daeFN back from the dueliists as long as
{, possible The French captain was by far
| ne more praeticed swordsmsn l,ay, iust as
/ he had given his antagonis, a flesh wound
hls FOOT slipped. He was unable 10 ra~rp
/ Kings thrust and fell 70 the ground barred
/ through the shoulder. st The very moment
| that Capt Hurst came upon the scene.
/ Eight DAYS after the duel We aseariaine,1
/ 20 our grea, JOY that d'Ermonsfle was
once more on his legs. and fonr-ard-
twenty hours after that we set sail
/ We ran for Cape Coast castle ana rrn,
/ there across the Gulf Of Guinea. making
/ Tor certain point on the coast. which Law
/ II degrees south latitude a Mffls narth
/ from San Philippe De penrl,els. We
cruised about here fourteen DAYS withou.
coming in sight Of n easxfsieso,,~- f4sssT,,~
craft We had heard a rlImcY y,
+ Leone That somewhere about tS'~ mart ~
the coast there had been big sfars-f,,Y,s
ard that an Infamous Portuguese save.
+ trader. jose Pasco had raised a narracear
F near the mouth OF the river. which v4e
stocked fun with poor victims awaiting
Their shipment, We were therefore -
cruise about before The rivers rrou.b ana
Keep A sharp lookout Nean,.hjle tae
strained relations between Capt Hurst and
his chief officer remained unchanged. since
the evening Of the duel they had onIy
SPOKEN ~hen ~ was unavoidable in the
performance of their several duties. the o,s
hatred stiil ranked In Kings bosom, TIE
commander did noe seern dLstucIna,f 10 Ief
oyeoBes be eugpTas ne was of a for
giving DISPOSITION, and did not bear any
ore malice long
means was happily at hand 10 obviate
( the necessity Of seeking resares. In higher
quarters. The expedition In u hich wa we're
engaged would most uroba Div end IN a
Dght with the slave-6sa,srs during which
/ capt. Hurst would find Sufficient oDpor-
Iunity TO clear his name Of tire charge Of
personal eowardice.
MI doubts on this score were sooa 70 ne
AZ an end. One afternoon a transport ship
was sighted which had called IN at Cape
/ Tcast castle on her way 70 tils Cape OF
Good Hope. and brought oar comma nder a
/ dsSpatch from there. Immediately after
wards we altered osir course ard stood
I close into the shore and at the came tine
the order was given 20 have everything in
readiness for 4 boat expedition. All be-
came alive on board. The csftiasses got an
extra sharpening the already bright bear.
tngs of the gJns were carefully examined
and made "a shine Eeili brighter and al
last Lieut.. King reported TO the captain
that all was In order and ready. Mean
while the tropical night had set in: a vap-
orons rnurky atmosphere hung over Land
and SEA which hid everything from our
| sight. Tae water became 50 shallow that