The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-05-11

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kept In ignorance Of the whole matter
-Vicksrs ordered all the men, save
those who had been on guard during the
day, to be under arms in the barrack,
forbade communication with the upper
deck, and placed as sentry at the bar
rack door his own servant. an old sol
der, on whose fidelity he could thor
oughly rely. He then doubled the
guards, took the keys of the prison HIM
self from the non-commissioned officer
whose duty it was to keep them, and
saw that the howitzer on the lower deck
was loaded with craps. 1t was guar
ter to when Pine and he took their
station at the main hatchway, determln-
ed to watch until morning.
At quarter past any curious per-
son looking through the window of Gap
tain Blunt's cabin would have seen an
unusual sight. That gallant commander
was sitting on a chair. and the hand
| some waiting maid of Mrs. Vickers was
standing by his side. His gray hair
was matted all ways about his Redeemed
face and he was blinking like an owl in
the sunshine He had drunk larger
| quantity of wine than usual at dinner.
| ouC-COulc. NdIdu, Hc HlINouAACN.
| "It's all very fine, my lass, but you
needn't be so-hic-proud, you know.
| I'm plain sailor-plain s'lor. Srr'h.
| Ph'n'as Bub-blunt, commander of the
| Mal-Mal-Malabar Wors' Ssh good talk
| in? You lovsh me, and I-hic-sovsh
| you. Sarah"
The ships bell struck seven. Now or
never was the time. She seized the mo-
! ment. drew from her pocket the lauda-
| mum bottle and. passing her hand over
his shoulder, poured half its contents
| into the glass.
Come. finish that and be quiet, or
III so away" she said.
He balanced himself on his heels for
a moment. and. holding by the molding
of the cabin, stared at her with a fatu-
Gus smile of drunken admirat ton. then
looked at the glass in his hand. hic-
coughed with much solemnity thrice,
and. as though struck with a sudden
sense of duty unfu6lled. swallowed the
contents at a gulp. The effect was al
most instantaneous. He dropped the
tumbler. lurched toward the woman at
the door. and then making a half-turn
in accordance with the motion of the
vessel. fell into his bunk, and snored
like a grampus.
Sarah Purfoy watched him for a few
minutes, and then having blown out the
light. stepped out of the cabin, and clos
ed the door behind her. The dusky gloom
which had held the deck on the previous
night enveloped all forward Of the main
mast. A lantern swung in the forecas-
tie. and swayed with the motion of the
ship. The light at the prison door threw
glow through the open hatch. and in
the cuddy at her right hand the usual
row of oil lamps burned. She looked
mechanically for Vickers. who was ordi-
nariiy there at that hour. but the cuddy
was empty. So much the better. she
thought, as she drew her dark cloak
around her and passed Frere's door, AS
she did SO, a strange pain shot through
her temples, and her knees trembled.
With a strong effort she dispelled the
dizziness that had almost overpowered
her, and held herself erect. 1t would
never do to break down now.
She seemed to be listening for some
thing. Her nervous system was wound
up to the highest pitch of excitement.
The success Of the plot depended on the
next five minutes. At that instant the
report of Il musket shot broke the 81
lence. The mutiny had begun.
The sound awoke the soldier to
sense of his duty. He sprang to his
feet. made for the door. The moment
for which the corDict's accomplce had
waited approached. She chung to him
with all hei weight. Suddenly the rich
crimson died away from her lips leaving
them an ashen gray color. Her eyes
closed in agony: loosing her hold of him,
she staggered to her feet, pressed her
hands upon her bosom, and uttered a
sharp cry of pain.
The fever which had been on her for
two days, and which, by a strong exer-
else Of will, she had struggled again,
encouraged by the violent excitement Of
the occasion, had attacked her at this
supreme moment. Deathly pale and sick,
she reeled to the side of the cabin.
There was another shot, and a violent
clashing of arms, and Frere, leaving
the miserable woman to her fate, leaped
out on to the deck.
Go be continued.)