The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-09-18

(astn clptching the coffee cup. Whea
Ihe, came around the corner Of the
deck-house, he ran upon the two mu-
tincers leaning over the lower half
of the galley door, munching crackers
and drinking coffee.
"What do you mean by this?" he
bawled with curse.
| The sailor turned half around and
said slowly: "We'vc knocked Off"
knocked of? Climb aft there,
you mutinous rascal! RUM" =
Both engineer and seaman ground
about ON their heels. ''tWe'vc
knocked off, we tell you," they said
together. i
The captain glared murderously.
Raising his arm he motioned aft.
Neither stirred. The coffee cup
caught the engineer full in the face.
Anfinstant later the captain was on
his back upon the deck and the
sailor was tying his.limbs tightly to-
gether. When he was strapped to
their satisfaction, the whole crew,
engineer, seaman and boy, dragged
him struggling and cursing to the
aftergrating by the wheel. There
they dropped him. Don't come any
of your trfcks5on ua Z. painted the en-:
gineer. "You're lucky to get off SO
easily. You. would throw things at
an engineer. would fyou?" =:
II didn't go to hit YOU, Jim, {"
growled the prisoner.syI intended to
hit that fellow there.n lis.tsr 3ss IN
Lucky for you that s=you- didn't"
put in the sailor, sullenly.
- Anyway" said the engineer,
you're settled for WHILE, 5is.S
The three gathered in the little
galley and ate a. substantial supper.
Then the men lit their pipes and
sauntered. out on the deck. The night
was deepening fast;: the eastern sky
was already black above the coast
lihe,s and in the west heavy clouds
were scudding, across the last re-
fections of the sun. The wind came
in ipuffs from the south, fretting the
nor'west swells into an angry tumble.
From the grating on which he lay
the captain looked from the Tapping
sail and the rusty funnel forward to
the leaden seas that brimmed to the
low rail. His thoughts were not
clear. The Indifference of the two
men stirred. him to- rage; the sight: Of
his helpless schooner staggering UNI
guided through the perilous. sea
filed him with misery; the thought
Of the fate that was swiftly coming:
upon them all cleaned in his eyes.
The sailor was the first of the
| rebels to notice the position of the
ship. Far in shone light which
marked Point Adams. The. bar,
North Head and every other land
mark was obliterated by the driving
scud. "It's freshenin'," lie remarked
!. scoming on a blow responded the
engineer. "Wish we weren't off the
Columbia. Bad place..'' /.
"Some water is comm aboard.
That means we've got to get: sail on
her while we can. There's only two
Of us and the boy, and I reckon it
will wind us to set even the fore
stayls'L''''
81 don't see how we bettered our
selves by getting in fuss with the
skipper" grumbled the engineer.
Eve just: set ourselves extra work. !"
"Heave her to-" answered the
sailor. "Heaye her to, and then, you
and I can sit in the cabin and Keep
warm and Sleep"
It was pitch dark when they had
set a couple Of staysails forward and
dashed the wheel again. The ill-trim-
| med Katie made heavy weather Of 1T,
land they had though Of releasing
the captain and returning to duty.
With ashalf articulate understanding
they made their way att to the graf
ling on which they had LETT the cap
tain. A dollop of water came over
the rail and flooded the afterdeck so
that they were scompellea toSSshang
Son tto'ssescape being washed overheard.
where are you, sir?" called the
sailor III a low tone. - s's.s
There was mo- reply; The engineer
stopped and peered around the deck.
No human form was to be seen and
the grating, crushed into, shapeless
bits, foated III The 1sctippers.: Neither
uttered word. They went forward
and threw themselves painting down
the scuttle into the forepeak. When
they turned and faced each other, a
heavy sea Numbered upon the deck
above them. 3 q |. The old man is lost -
said the engineer. s',.t'
I "He'll tell no tales y responded hfs
companion ~ 81 'ats s itia:'1 's iAfit'
~ "We might asawelle a. thrown him
over the. ssideoas left him, on that
grating. You and I killed him. i4isai
! T; say" said the sailor, ..'that he'll
tell no tales" .f.j,f, :,
sfBut the aboy ?'rss, -.i..., a
They stared idiotically; at e each
other and clutched the sides Of the
hunks to. secure their footing. The
spasm OF resentment was past, and
i they we're face to face with an. un-
| premediated crime. The engineer
broke the pause. cts gone far
enough" he said hoarsely. "We've
blood on our hands. The boys not
in this.'' ~ ~ y f''7' a7lEs' \
ssWhy not? Do vol want to hanp2,'