Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-23

watched matters with critical interest
but did not offer to interfere one way or
| the other. 1t was quite new sensation
to him to watch an active fight without
| being called upon to assist arbitrate.
| And then came ID from Delo.y Donna
| Ciotild, la Touche. dressed :tni WEAPON
| ed, ana. without bit of hesitation. flung
| herself into the turmoil. She s;Iw Nei-
| tie standing on one side, but neither be
sought nor commanded him. She would
| nave died sooner than ask for his help
| and then be met with refusal
Into the melee she went, knife and pis-
| tol. and there Is no doubt that nar exam
| PIE and the fury of her rush ANIMATED
| the yachts crew and made them sti onser
| to drive the wall Of their assalants back
10 give Donna Clctilde her due she was
| as brave as the bravest man. and more
| over. she was certain shot at moderate
| rarge. But after her revolver was empty
and the press closed around her. it WIS not
long before an expert hand twIsteI The
KNIFE from her grasp. and then the end
came quickly. An evil-smelling mai note d
ner glorious beauty and marked her out
as his especial loot. He clapped a couple
| OF sine"H arms round her and bore her
away toward the bulwarks and his boat
Some one had switched on the electric
deck lights, and the fight was in a glow of
radiance Everything was to be clearly
seen. Donna Clotilde was being dragged
resisting along the decks, and Kettle look
ed on piacidly. smoking his cigar. She was
heaved up on the bulwarks. In anotn,r
moment she would be gone from his path
Still her lips made 10 sound. though hcr
| great black eyes were full of Wild ,ntreaty
hut the ayes We're more than Kettle could
stahu; he stopped and picked up wea-
pom from among the litter on deck and
rushed forward ard gave a blow, and the
| Rif11an dropped Imply, and Donna Clotilde
stood by the yachts buIwark. GREATNESS
and gaSping.
Now you get away below" he or,iars J.
curly. III soon clear this rabble over the
side ~
He watched to see her obey him, and she
| did Ii meekiy Then he gays his attention
| to the fight. He broke packet of car
tridses which lay on the deck planks pick
| ed up and loaded a revolver and commenced
| tG make himself useful to the yachts crew:
ara from that moment the fortune of the
battle turned.
Capt. owen Kettle was (and is) a beauti-
lul lighter. and this was Just his fight
against his cool headed ferocity the Riff
| ians gave way like sand before waves He
| al not miss a blow. he did not waste a
shot all his efforts went home with the
deadiiest effect. His voice. too, was a
splendid ally. The yachts crew had been
doing their utmost already; th.y had been
| fighting for their bare lives. But with Eet-
tie 5 poisonous tongue 10 lash them they
| did far more. they ragged like viii beasts
at the brown men who had invaded their
| sacred decking, and drove them back with
resis!less fury.
Hump yourselves, you Lazy dogs Est-
| tie shouted. Keep them on the NOV.
Drive them over the bows. Murder these
you can reach. Am to do all this job my
self? Come on you mongrels."
The red cutlasses STABBED and hacked.
and the shrieks and yells and curses of the
night Srew to a climax, and then the Riff
| ians, with a sudden panic, gave way and
ran for the side, and tumblel over into their
boats. There was no quarter asked or
given. The exasDerated yacbtsmel cut
down all they could rsach. even whilst they
were escaping; and when the sound had
Gcne they threw after them the killed and
Tod 1ar InSf ,l,<>,
Afterward, having moments respite they
picked up their reviewers again loaded
them. and kept up a spattefin:, ill-aimed
| fir, till the boats were out of reach Then,
when they turned to LOOK to .her own kill
| ed and hurt they found new crisis await
| in-. them.
Captain Kettle was on the top Of the
deck house. which served as navigating
bridge, ostentatiously closing up the brea ch
of his revolver after reloadfng it. He
wished for a hearing. and after what they
had seen Of his deadly marksma nship they
gave 1t to him without demur. His needs
were simple. He wanted steam soon
as the engineers could give it to him. and
| he intended to take the yacht into GibraI-
| tar right away. Had anybody an objec-
The red-haired man made himself spokes-
| man. I'VE should have to go to Glib any
| way" said he. Some of US want a doc
tor badly. and three Of US want parson
to read the funeral service. Whether you
can get ashore once we do run into Glib,
captain, is your own concern"
You can leave that to me safely" said
Captain Kettle. at will be something
big that stops me from having my own
way now.
The men dispersed about their duties.
the decks were hosed down. and the deck
lights switched off. After awhile Donna
Clotilde came gliding up out of the dark
| ness and stepped up the ladder to the top
of the deck house. Kettle regarded her
uneasily.
To his surprise she knelt down. took his
, hand and smothered it with burning kisses
Then she went back to the head of the
ladder. MY DEAR. she said II will
never see you again. 1 made you hate
me, and yet you saved my life. 1 wish
l thought 1 could ever forget you
Miss La Touche." said Kettle. you will
find a in your own station one of
| these days to make you proper husband,
and then you will look back at this cruise
and think how lucky 1t was you so soon
sickened and kicked me away from you.
She shook her head and smiled through
her tears. You are generous. she said.
Goodbye. Goodbye. my darling. Good
bye"
Then she went down the ladder and
Captain Kettle never saw her again.
QuartermaSter came up and took the
wheel. The windlass engine had been
clacking, and the red-haired man twho
called out from forward, "All gone
'Quartermaster." said Kettle
''Yessir, said the quarte-master.
Nor NOR west ard by west"
"Nor'-no'west, newest 1t is, sir" said
the quarter master briskly.
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