The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-16

JaWing about, anyway? Why don't
YOU ask EN- what they're going TO do
Hes just told us" said I. He
says thar we've got to give up the
Knapp scowIed. How do you say
go 70 he'll in SPANISH" he asked.
shut up" 1 answered, Il want TO
/ hear what BoIes says"
Brown, get our boat over and tow
/ US out a bit TO clear that schooner
/ quick, Knapp. you keep those scouu-
/ drelS covered. and if one OF them
/ reaches for gun, nail HIM"
] jumped TO my feet and. running
forward, hustled our Japs 10 the boat
/ falls. which consisted simply of cou-
[ pie of light tackles and q jig hook
rugged from both mast heads BOles
+ was haranEuiug the Spaniards with
: hOneyed words and they seemed a lit
/ tie undecided as To which course 10
pursue Then sudd My I saw one go
( riIla snatch rifle from the thWarJ
! and throw it To his shoulder Two re-
] ports came simultaneously BOles
/ staggered a little against the wheel,
/ but the SDauiard fell with crash
! across the gunwale of the boat which
/ promptly capsiz=d, throwing all hands
/ into the bay
{ Hurry up with that boat sang out
/ BoieS. j started aft 10 get my rife.
! when BoleS hailed me
stand by to ouJ that bow line when
4 I give the WorL-Uheu get up here as
: quick a. YOU can TO repel boarderS.
( Now stand by 10 slack your iib-sheet.
/ Lego your jib-~hret," ] cast 10 Off
/ the Din and let f. rum The brig was
/ not a cables length away and coming
/ along with a fresh uuH of the breeze
/ in her tOusails- A knot OF men Wer-
/ gathered i'm her eyes
/ cut the bow-Iiue,-har7-a-le lee
! tumble aft here Don't shoot-kuOck
/ EN- overheard
The brig was almost on MS as We
luffed. and If they had guessed our
J design they could have easily TANNED
I their helm down and fOuIed us. but aS
she WAS still paying off. and being
/ clumsy craft. we swung across their
( bows before they knew IT, They tried
/ TO swing in after us. but # was too
! late Her starboard run struck OAR
, port quarter a glanciuE blow. and. as
/ il did so. four of the men leaued down
( ON our deck. The first, IL Spauiara.
fired d pistol almost I'm BoIsS' face
as ne jumped. but at the same moment
the bowsprit of the brig fouied the
4 main tOppiDg-lift. though BOIes had let
. the maiuSheet run The rope snapped.
but the strain suddenly taUtaued the
maiusheet. which flew uD. kUocEine
4 Our captain over backward into the
( lee scuppers- The next moment Knapp
/ had seized the man i'm both of his great
I hands and hurled him back gaiust the
I next. half-braC ed knocking both men
off their feet ! had brought the cap
| stan brake aft with me- and, slipping
I past Knapp, I drove the butt of 10 into
/ the next mans face
BY hat time Boles had climbed to
his Tee and jumping across tEe deck
grsa'.. tn wheel and cIawed tho
sToizrs toward him as fast Is me could
work his arms At the same tias"
knapp had stripped the Filipino who
came last by the waist and swung him
up over his head. The man screamed
like a rabbit. thinking. mo- doubt that
he WAS about To be dashed Giel-SS ON
the deck but the next moment
mighty hoaVC sent him flying over the
rail into the bay
T was standing over the other three.
airing i'm Spanish al the top OF my
lungs and brandiShiug my capstan
brake one OF them lying almost UNI
der tile wheel. started to- set To hiss
feet but when he was almost up E1ieS
let drive Wlh nus list and stretched
MN OUT aS''Il
Just then our little sailors came
running aft and under I>uapp's di-
reCtloU- bound our prisoners hands be
hind their backs The face of my an
. tagonist was a mass of blood but ho
was conscious and swearing vigorous
l.
The brig WAS aSteru of us, drifting
schooner and had picked ur the cap
sized party Who from the mdledlctloIl~
that came up TO US against the wind
! were Tar from showing tle SlaiiJNd-
make out the gorilla nursing one arm
III the stern NHapp afleTWaTa joId me
taat he hau shoJ MN through TN
SIouloeI-
hhdlp looked an around nlhl. theA
. threw PACK ms mead ana iauSneu-
IT thal luppeE hadn upset tha[
( tl'IhL We ll-Sht nave beeH Id haI
snare Ha'" ne
| les ans" ete3 We NOT Only
nave hau 'ueHi 10 100 9l'1is pot l-.-
chap mat Went amer Ihelh from the
schooner w ILdI u
oI"ht on nor OF - iiCNgls anu
! loe4<ed al bplsS- re H'tH amen race
doWhM ara across llle Nhee-- vi nc
uG'h DeI-eo,H nm w - - q = - tool o.
DIoou- NL'apF was "79'"7 nam III ONO
sIeat @l.-cg
bCl'S, He 7e'S l'e' 'iu -eilo"- o--'
l"- To"-
As If he mad been a child he picked
/ nm up IN ms great arms ana carried
MIN below / put one OF the JdpS at the
, J wheel moJIoned 10 the cook To watch
the prisoners ana IoIloWed NM
Boles was ShoJ IN Two pIaceS-one q
lar 9 10 %