The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-01

up the cry; but the sz1Iors made forbid
ding rejoiner, with lips peeled sideways
of their teeth.
Nevertheless. the bishop and his ad-
herents began to marshal the women ana
children for orderly rescue. Mrs. Noel
elected to remain at O'Mara's side.
You we're right about these men. -
said the bishop to him. with a furious
ana despairing gesture. Education has
made them atheists and cynics-has TAX
en- away their manhood"
Faith. never said that" returned
O'Mara. quickly 4 only said tbey'a
forgotten. They need to be reminded. j"
Reminded echoed the bishop.
sweeping his arm toward score Of
sailors VINO were lighting for prece-
dence- There's only one kind of re-
hinder for eowards! Oh. if We were
only armed-aH Of us-Iike your friend
( Tweedie, tLese poor weaklings would
at least have a chance
Maybe there's a better way entire
/ iy." said O'Mara. The only kind of
fight that ever did any good was a tight
that couldn't be helped"
But the bishop was already out of
hearing O'Nara looked searchingIy
into Mrs, NoeTs face. She interpreted
/ his scrutiny arieh; and met # with a
sweet. proud air.
Yes, you can depend on me" she
said. Listen. You were Iikening my
face to a mirror. have not
forgotten that->you see. Well.
you can search that mirror now. and
you'll find no more fear in it than
there is in your own heart. Only tAl
me waat 70 dc, and ! viii obey you.
Perceiving a moment of recon among
the ether passengers. O'Nara found
strengta to discover his regard from
her faea- Over the head OF the ladder
was spiiEng an frruDtioE from the
Eethermost parts of the ship. brood
Of gnomes had been Matched in the hot.
bed Of apprehension. HaIf-naked. the
whites of their eyes shining from
conferences vanished with coal dust
and sweat. they stumbled forward in
a desultory column. Their bodies. hot
from the furnace nav. caught the damp
air and threw off a nfmbus of vapor
strangely suggestive of another world.
no better than this Their red mouths
guIpcd at the coolness, after the greedy
fashion OF goldfish n a bowl.
UnasFsmed in the presence Of the
women. they zhouldered their way 10 the
boats, At the forefront of the invasion
was stumbling giant, whose bullying
eyes and wire drawn seam of a mouth
gave him something Of frogs aspect.
It was, indeed. the redoubtabIe Figure de
CrenouiIle. In his right hand he carried
an iron rod
The attention Of this formidable crea-
ture was diverted by a glimpse of uni
formed men half hidden by a venulator.
They were table stewards. intent on
passing from one 10 another a bottle of /
cognac, at tie neck Of which each re-
freshed himself with HberaIity. Other +
bottles lay at their feet, partly covered /
with piece of sail cloth.
Figure de GrenouiIle pounced on these +
inferior marauders. and ravished the t
eireulatory bottle from hands that would
fain have withheld IL He tipped what I
was left of the liquor down his throat. /
sucked cut the last drops, and tossed the
bottle overheard. crying. in his Breton /
patois.
Excellent cognac. my comrades, It I
feels good in the stomach of one who !
tells"
One of the officers drew near. treading
the sIanung deck with all the address OF /
a rope dancer He screamed a command,
but the concluding words we're lost in a
shout of derizion from the men. Frog
Face shrugged his bare shoulders.
no. no." he growled. We have SUI
fered enough already. we have! We
mean to fight death as free men. We
are for ourselves. we are. Stokers and
sailors. we are brothers, and we viii
stand together. Let the cabin bourgeois
save their own scented skins if they can.
Meanwhile. one gets thirsty"
He beckoned to his comrades and
stopped toward the unBroached bottles
But at that moment a grievous thing
happened to them. a stout blackthorn
" hizzed twice. and & stream Of fine old
brandy gushed from a thtcket of broken
glass and crawIed toward the starboard
Having accomplished this act OF van
5aIfsm, OMara lowered his stick and
leaned upon it with the white com
posture OF a child who has been be-
-rayed into plumbing the ultimate abyss
Of obliqufty And, indeed. The very
of his guilt charmed for him
I brief respire-a resnite which he /