The Washington times., 1910-06-13
CHAPTER XIX (Continuedl

! fhsiiSn sailor, with the mate
/ md the midshipman, had been
brought there The ship was
ToIling SO that it had been necessary 10
iash the helpless men TO the transoms
or TO the stanchions Of the table.
AT Susan's suggestion and by Morn
lnSton's orders the mate was carried
INTO her own cabin. The English sailor
and the two pirates were bestowed in
other cabins.
Like every sea officer Of the period.
Mornlngton had a certain skill in rough
and-ready sailor surgery. He went first
10 the mate, barred his breast, and ex-
amlned his wounds.
The brave American had beap s+oLto7
! in half-dOZen places. MS head baJ
been beaten and bruised by fists and
/ belaying-pins. A less strong man would
nave died long since, but the mate stil
survived, though his days were evident
Susan washed the blood and dirt from
MS face while the lieutenant banda god
MS wounds as best he could and stopped
the flow Of blood.
girl.
No" said the lieutenant shortly;
% 'tis impossible"
He was very good 10 me-" she said
SOFTLY, tears dropping upon his face
Yes said the lieutenant, s'he was a.
rough man, but brave"
yoU?"
7 cannot tell"
Il should like him to know that 7
thank him and appreciate what he did -
You may have your chance. Let US
hope So he returned too magnani-
nous now TO be jealous of her evident
ing death
They made the mate as comfortable
as they could, and then went 10 the
others
One Of the mutineelS was plainly dy-
ing; the other might rccOver; the Eng
lish sailor was in a Serious way. but for
him, too, there was a glhnmer Of hope.
Tell me- said Susan 10 the dying
mutineer, what possessed your
1t was Francois" gaSped the man:
him and the Greek. They told US we
could seize the ship and take her into
Algiers and sell the cargo, and make
away in an open boa We could say
We q been captured by the Rockingham
and had recaptured the ship, and she
had been wrecked, and so on"
And what were YOU going TO do with
me and my men " asked MOrninEJJn
Sternly.
Overheard with YOU" said the man.
And with the LADY," continued the
lieutenant
She was TO belong to-dcn't strike
me'' he cried weakly to the lieutenant
bent over MIN with clinched fists.
The mans dying" said Susan. inter
posing her hand between the Heuten-
ant and the wretched sufferer.
The Villain cried the lieutenant.
trembling as he had not trembIed during
the whole course Of the crowded hour at
the threat implied IN the mans words.
Thank God that was able to come
70 your assistance"
You have saved my life. my honor
everything said the girl
The man in the berth laughed
Some Of the credits due TO the mate,
miss" he gasDed out brokenly.
Don't YOU say anything more" said
Susan. WipinE the blood from his lips.
4 want TO tell il before 7 die It's
only fair PERHAPS itn hclp me"
Go on. then said the girl.
when ne Jumped forward Of YOU on
the quarterback. YOU remember
Yes. yes"
I'VE made a rush at him. His sword
went through one man. he shot a sec
Ond. his pistol beat down another. and
then We closed on hin-FrancOis STAYED
behind. He ierked a knife out OF some
bOdys' hand and stabbed me. and then
he bore us all across the deck. irving
O. get Of the bo's'n. 4 don't see how he
done Il. il wasn't Until Francois cot at
his back we pulled him down. and then
he Law there heavin and strugglin' and
fShtin'. and we a-strikin at him.
He was a man, he said. I'D
Ike
But what he would ike WIS Of no mo-
menI. Tor as ne EdSDed out the word he
went TO another place where individual
likes and dislikes no longer count.
Susan stared painfully at the figure,
silent after that cCnvulsive struggle
which marked tho end.
Hes dead said MorninEtOn quietly
Come away"
"OhT' exclaimed the girl. suffering
herself 10 be led from the cabin. what
horror Of blood. what suffering. what
stipr'
And for one woman" said the lieu
tenant solemnly, looking fixedly at her