Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-08

stopped on his lips, sprawled downward into
the sea.
THE watch had been called and appeared
in time to see this. | heard the explosive but
rluttered comments and then a concerted
snarl of hatred and rage they rushed aft.
But paid present attention to it. had
drawn my pistol, and was taking careful aim
with my left hand at the Captain, not so much
determined by fear that should be next as by
resolve. born of my emotions before the
shooting, to bring things to an end.
THE skipper looked up at me and got the
bullet, fairly in the face | think; but
never was sure just where | hit HIM He
dropped, however, and lay STILL while the two
mates made dive for the forward companion
Macklin got in, but not so Parker. The
enraged men caught him Just outside the door
slammed in his face by Macklin, and had one
glimpse of him as scrambled in along the foot
rope. He was in the center of a circle of flour
ishing sheath knives, his voice of command
nearly silenced by the vengeful shouts and
oaths of the men, and when looked again. as
] dropped into the rigging, he was prone on his
back, while the men were surgIng aft to enter
the cabin by the after ompanion. But Mackln
was ahead OF them, and had bolted it as he had
the other
Il descended and mounted to the poop.
"Ye'li have to take command, sir, said a
big, red eyed fellow named Finnegan Yer
the shipped scond mate, an it b'langs to ye.'
=. Is the skipper dead? asked.
Dead, as he ought to be, the murderer!
Ye did well, sir
land Mr. Parker glanced at the quiet,
bleeding form at my feet.
He's in small pieces, hid togither be his
bones.
49, Not pleasant prospect for me- said;
| but I'm in for it, same all of us. Well have
TO stand trial: for there's no escape. But
there's rat down in his hole that We Il have to
catch. Lookout, or he'll pot one of you through
his window
Il spoke at random, yet none too soon. A
pistol exploded in the mates window, and a
man went down, shot through the heart-the
I last one to Join the rush over to starboard But
the rush continued to the capstan bar rack
amidships, and, armed with these handy clubs
they came back to batter in the companion
Macklin did not fire again, and | was on the
point of asking him out, to surrender on terms
| of amnesty and deposition, when crashing
grinding Jar shook the ship from bow to stern
and all three topgallant masts went out of her.
swapping at the caps and falling forward. We
had struck rock in nlidocean.
THERE was no more thought of Mackln
As we jumped to the main deck and ran
forward like sheep, the Jars and iots were re-
sumed, working aft, while the ship heeed far
over to leeward. Chips was on deck, and got
him to sound the well. Four feet and coming
in FAST he called and the men rushed for the
boats on the forward house, while went aft to
the wheel. l had never heard of rock in this
part of the Atlantic, and thought for moment
that we might have hit a submerged derelict;
but soon put that thought away; nothing but
jagged rock could SO tear into ships bottom.
""No steerage way sir. said the man at the
wheel She's fallen off due south
Drop your wheel said, and lend a hand
with the boats
Il waited a few moments before following