The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-09-15

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d Nol Numbered the suptfcsrgo, nov
b thoroughly aroused. II 10 20, mniiny
neither shall sptir for IT, ! am the
i sseni for the owners Of this vessel and
b cargo, aud sueb inhunsniiy shall 20, be !
The crew. Who wofe looking on, waited
: Tor the captains reply. but 70 tneir aston
= ishmeni be only sIank away to bis cabin.
I muitering VOWS Of vengeance.
Ernest, st,et releasing The boy, also de
J scended into the eabia. He entered hls
state room. aud locking the door, resolved
to stay there the rest oi The day.
There are some men who. alter reaching
q certain point 10 their cups. become reok
, less, and 10 their desperation care neither
for their own lives nor those OF Others.
Captain Biess WAS one OF them. In the
morning be had not arrived st this point.
or Ernest could not have disposed Of him
so easily; bu. 10 the afternoon be had
resshed IT,
1t was four o'clock. Some one knocked
at the door Of Ernest's state room.
Who is there the Young man demanded.
Recognizing in the reply the voice OF
the mate, be rose and opened the door.
Seeing the man much ssitated be in
quired;
What is the matter?
We're oil lost unless something's done,
was the hurried reply. An hour ago, the
captain came on deck, more intoxicated
than ever, aud taking the wheel, pointed
the vessel direct for the shore. He either
doesn't know what be 10 doing, or intends
to sink us. The coast is very dangerous.
and II We keep this coast an hour longer
we are oil doomed men.
Mate. madness like this is 20 longer lie
gal authority, ssi1 the superosrgo. WI
you stand by me 10 resistance to it2
Here's my hand on 1t, sir replied the
sailor -muiiny or no mutiny, here's my
hand on it.
Ernest quickly opened bis trunk, and
taking from it two revolvers, handed one
OF them to the mate. retaining the other
himself.
nope there may be no need OF these,
he said. quietly. but ii is best to have
them. A revolver is q most powerful srgu
ment sometimes.
The mate agreed, and with the sir OF .
man to be depended on They went on
deck, There was spanking breeze, and
there was not wrinkle 10 the swelled
sails.
Straight before them lay the coast line.
Even then the yeast Of the waves toward
which they we're 20 madly moving was
plain to be seen. Once In that seething
SEQ, and the song OF the wind would lose
its harmony in mingling with the discord
OF drowning mems cries
A sailor stood by the captain, beseeoh
ing him to let go the wheel.
The reckless man took no natice. but !
was bswling ont the fragments OF drunk
en- song as be s,eered the good ship on
ward. t
Ernest saw that the fire arms would be q
He had feared that the crew, ;
dresding y charge OF mutiny, might resist S
any attempt upon their captains person,
but. gronped together 10 silent, lstless ?
horror, they stood like men turned into v
stone. Long used 10 obey, they had made o
no resistance to their commander, but v
they would certainly oppose no one who
did.
Both supercsrgo and mate stepped to
The captains side. The former tonched n
,im on the shoulder. saying:
Captain Biggs. do you know where you n
ire steering' ir
The man turned with q laugh. exclailn b.
ng: tc
Oh, iPs the meddlin puppy again, is iti m
hen added, 6srcely. Go TO yonr state dl
Dom, sir, or III have you thrown over q
,osrd ID
Captain Biges, said Ernest, quietly. this dl
8 no time TO waste words or threats. You OF
AVE overstepped your authority. and ] th
ommsnd you TO let go that wheell dr
The words we're scarcely uttered when, ne
D drunken fury, the captain fell upon til
i'm. TSe action WAS so unexpected, and so
be shock so great. ths, Ernes, was born
0 the deck. the iniuristed man upon him,
The mate sprapg TO the wheel, and hs
eerei the vessel about. The great dan
er was passed. The crew looked helpless
: on. while the captain and the supercsr ws
o iou ht upon the deck.
The captain, though intoxicated. was
be stronger man Of the two; bat Ernest. wi
y reason Of physique, youth and sobriety, 90
'ss his superior In sgility. These two, fin
} equally matched. must fight il out. th
The mate dared not leave the wheel. ss on
,e vessel was not yet 10 Whist might be th
slled the open see. The crew seemed
lcspsble OF action. co
At last the issne OF the contest seemed
little doubt. The csptsin bad si, zsd
is opponent in way that the snpsrcsr
30 agility was Of little svsil sgsinst such
use strength. VII
Slowly, surely. Ernest felt himself pu
reed to the eide Of the ship, 1t vas th'
spisin Bisa's intention to throw him sb'
'erbosrd. 10 vain be strained bis mus 10
es till they qaivered with pain. On. Oh, sn'
was pnsbed toward the vessels side sbt
smother moment bis adversary would ]
We accomplished the attempted pur DO
1se Oh
The mate, hszarding ell. was about to ste
op toe wheel. when there was . sharp the
port, aod Captain Bisgs fell upon the toll