The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-13

show you who's running this craft.
Keep her as she isl
Bradley forgot his duty as second
officer. forgot that half the crew were
watching him. forgot everything ex-
cept that his best friend lay helpless in
a berth below. v lille his schooner was
being run into certain destruction. He
leaped TO the wheel. and the mate leap
cd 10 meet him.
Bradley stopped as he Sprang for
ward. and it was lucky for him that
he did SO. Burke's fist whizzei past
his ear. and the next moment the two
mates were ciinehed and struggling i'm
the little space between the deck
house ana the after rail- Bradley did
uot attempt to strike; his sole idea
was TO get TO the wheel. Therefore be
merely warded Of the furious blows
aimed At his head and struggled silent
IL. but the one sided fight could not
last long. Burke gradually backed his
opponent 70 tho rail, and then without
turning his head he shouted:
''Thoma, pass me handspike. Live
ly. you
The man Thoma-he was half drunk
and naturally stupid plac-
ed the handspike in the first mates
hand
Now them painted Burke "By"-
And then Bradley struck-a half arm
uppercCt-right under the ugly, pro-
truding chin. Burke's teeth clicked to-
gether; he seemed to rise from the
deck and fell backward ar full length
almost under the feet of Swensen.
Bradley showed the sailor from the
wheel and gave the latter whiri.
The schooner shivered. turned slowly.
the booms swept across her deck, and
she heeled over on the other tack.
with her nose pointing well away from
the beach and toward the open sea.
Burke lay still for an instant. spread
eagled on the deck: then he rose TO his
feet. Bradley stopped and picked up
the handspike. The first mate glnred
at the man who had knocked him
down. Also he looked respectfully at
the handspike. But il he had been
angry before he was crazy now.
You nutineer.' he shouted, with an
oath between every word "Just wait
q minute! I'll show you how 1 treat
mutineerS"
He ran to the cabin companion and
jumped down. Bradley, trying to APP
pear calm before the crew, glanced at
the sails and then out over the side
Suddenly, so close that their eardrumt
throbbed with it. there doomed out of
the dark a thuttering. shaking roar,
that sweiled to n shrek and died away
the voice of the great steam foghorn
Of the Skakit light.
Ugh. muttered Swensen. 1--WE vos
that near!'
Burke came bounding up the COM
panion ladder. Something bright and
shiny cleaned in his hand.
Now, them" he cried, well see
what
But two mammoth paws clasped his
wrists, the hand with the revolver was
turned backward till the barrel point
ed at the end of the gaff and big Sven
sens voice said calmly:
Yah, / guess not. Yust wait min
do Wit him, hey:"
1t was mutiny, Of course, mutiny
pure and simple. but Bradley had gone
TOO 1af 10 back out now.
Take him below and lock him in his
stateroom," he said. Tell the doctor
to see that he doesn't break out. Then
come back to me. Yes, you may give
me the revolver"
Swensen twisted the pistol from the
first mates hand and then, picking him
up as he would a ten-year-old boy.
started for the cabin. Burke struggled
furiously and swore like wild man,
but he couldn't break away. The
shouts grew fainter and then were
muffied almost entirely by the closing
of the stateroom door.
Bradley put the revolver in his
pocket.
.'Now. then, men, he said, I'm skip
per OF this schooner for the rest of this
voyage. Is there anybody here that
doesn't understand it? No? All right
O'Leary, go for'ard on lookout. Peter
son, heave the lead. Swensen,' rs the
big Swede came up the ladder, take
the wheel and keep her as she is"
All that morning until daybreak sent
the fog rolling to the north in tumbled
clouds the lead was going, and the
crew were busy on the Thomas Doane.
Bradley stood close at Swensen's elbow
and edged her out, feeling his way
with the lead and listening to the calls
Of the fog horns. The schooner's own
foot power horn was kept footing, and
by and by, as they got out into the
ship channel, it was answered by other
horns and bells. some close aboard.
some distant.
But by breakfast time it was clear
and fine, and, before cracking wind.
the schooner walked along as il she
realized her escape and was trying to
show her gratitude. Through that day
Bradley stood by the wheel, only leav-
ing to eat a mouthful and to inquire
after Captain Titcomb, who was much
improved and beginning to ask ques-
tions. And just at dusk the gilt dome
of the Boston statehouse shone dimly
III the diving light. and the Thomas