Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-16
CHAPTER Xxx.
Sankala to the Wheel.

q conference Win OdHkdld' Aho g.
had much to tell them that was OF IN
terest to their mission.
She had heard all of the plans OF the
southsders and had watched for the
approach of the boat that she mlgnt
intercept il and inform the officers OF
the treachery of the pilot and the pur-
poses of the law breaking glllnetters.
She had heard them, long before
midnight, agree to postpone the ATTACK
upon the south iders until daylight on
account of The delay CT some OF the1r
reinforccinents and had also heard
them state that Gabe Jarvi, the pilot
ON the boat to bring the soldiers, would
keep away from them until they mad
finished with the northslde fishermen.
1t had been agreed by Gabe that ne
would run about the river until Day
light, pretending to be hunting Tor the
fishermen, when in fact he would oe
studiously avoiding them. In the
rankness of his treachery he had pom
ised to take the boat as near the bar as
he dared to approach where the sea
was rough and ,ould upset the stom-
achs of the citizen soldiers.
Sankala had escaped from the old
shack while the men were out on the
beach arranging for the attack and had
watched for the coming of the boat.
She knew that it would go on the south
side of the island in order to avoid an
encounter with the fishermen who were
lined up on the north side, and when
she saw the light of the vessel far up
the river she launched boat which
was some distance from the plotting
fishermen and struck out to intercept
the big craft that she N light inform the
officers. She had been successful, as
the reader knows, but dilemma now
confronted the officers that was difficult
to solve.
Neither of the officers knew anything
about the river and none of the men
had the slightest idea about navlga'
ton. Sankala told them that the boat
was heading straight for the ocean and
that they had passed all Of the fisher
men, who were lined up at the head OF
the island for the early morning attack
"This fellow Jarvi is very NEAR
man." said Sankala. "He Is nov
under bond for the murder of his aged
father and is said to be the most bruta
of the ignorant Finlanders on the souti
side of the river. do not believe HI
would stop at even running this boa
out over the ban where it would surel.
perish"
"What shall we dor" inquired
Captain Budlone of the sheriff.
''Arrest him and put him in irons,
replied the county official.
"But who would taKe care of tn
boat?" inquired the captain.
The two men went out on deck. San
kala followed them. They could sc
the breakers now leaping high in tn
air far away to the front of the vessel
and knew that this was where the rive
met the waves of the ocean.
'The scoundrel seems to be carryln
us straight to our death,' said the caI
tain.
"We will go to him and demonstrate,
said the sheriff.
"And compel him at the muzzle of
gun to turn the course of the vessel,
Ieplied the captain of the militia.
The officers climbed the narrow stat
way again and approached the pll'
house. Jarvi disregarded their comm
in sullenness. He held on to the whe
and kept the nose OF the vessel poin
ing toward the breakers. Sankala he
followed the officers and stood oehlf
the smokestaCk where she availed he
self of its warmth and at the same tin
could listen to the interview with IL
pilot.
"You have brought US past the hs
ermen and are taking us toward t
ocean" said Captain Budlong.
The pilot ignored him in the acct
TONED manner of steamboat men.
"We want an explanation" deman
ed Budlong. >,
eyes. and we want it at once" spo
the sheriff, who was man OF person
courage and accustomed to the natu
of the rough men at the mouth OF t
river. >.
81 am running this boat" repli
Jarvi.
"But YOU are running her in t
wrong direction" said the captain.
"You had better run her yours
then, since you know so much abe
it, retorted the pilot scornfully.
Eve understand nothing abe
steamboating, but we do know tt
YOU are going in the wrong direction
replied the sheriff.
"Well, if you know nothing abt
running boat you had better
down stairs" said Jarvi.
"We will do nothing of the kinC
said Budlong who was also a spiri
fellow. 81, as commander of the for
for which this vessel was chartered,
mand that you turn back and proc'
to the head of the island"
"I can't do it," replied Jarvi.
"Why" asked the captain.
ssI am in the south channel and v
now be compelled to round the "
point of the island and return on
north side," said the pilot.
"why did you come so far out OF
wayP" asked the sheriff.
IL