The San Francisco call., 1910-08-23
Ordered in Toward Land


nrloge he found himself looking into
me barrel of sawed off shotgun.
ordered in Toward Land
Meanwhile Wise had revolver
poinleo at the head OF the Quarter
master kohlmeister. who was warned
70 do as he was told If he wanted ia
live. The bandit then hacked path
alongside Wise. who had two revolvers.
ahd ordered Wise 10 cover the second
mate also
ood- or West, then asked PIath in
Wnat direction the land lay
Due East" replied Plath.
Lay your course due East" said the
oanolt 10 the quartermaster, who with
obeved.
suddenly the bandit noticed the light
"t an approaching steamer In reply to
ms question Plath said that the Buck
man. on its new course, could not clear
me other vessel so the quarterrna st ter
was ordered 10 put his wheel over and
ger tne ship on its former course The
Danger Of collision passed. the quarter
master was ordered TO steer East aga in
and the Buckman was headed at fulI
away
AURDERED- IN COLD BLOOD
Wood then walked to the window of
the captains cabin. His namesake Law
sleeping on a Tongue and without fur
ther ado the buccaneer fired a charge
Or buckshot into Captain Woods body.
Aithough mortally wounded the skipper
Jumped to his feet and turned on the
ilEnt With one hand he tried to open
tne drawer where his revolver Law and
with the other turned the knob of the
door leading TO the Wheelhouse. The
desperate fired two more charges OF
huckshot into the body Of the captain.
who fell dying into the pilothouse
through the door that he had succeeded
in opening.
Plath. hearing the shots and forget
ting the gun that Wise held IeveIed at
his head, stepped TO the whistle cord
and gave ii 2 few jerks He then
reached for the bell and sounded the fire
alarm.
What's that signal?" demanded the
murderer, pOking his smoking shotgun
in the second mates face.
Fire alarm replied PIath
All right" said the bandit. Now
get over there and stick up your hands
and keep your mouth shut. Stick EN-
up higher Grab that reach rope and
keep hold Of it. HOw's her head, quar-
rermsster2"
Due cast sir came the mechanical
reply
ltE Naa1ctll- --AH were sun Sleeping
and the Buckman was again driving
straight for the oregon shore.
ALL HOLD up HANDS
As officers and men tumbled out in
response to the fire alarm and reported
on the bridge for instructions they
were met by the man with the shotgun
and one after the other accepted his
invitation TO stick up his hands.
Draped around the neck of both pi-
rates were four foot lengths Of log
line. which had been prepared before
hand and were TO have been used to
II til hands and feet of their prison
ers. Just as the tying was about TO
begin. however, the chief engineer put
in an appearance on the bridge.
The lad pirat turned to Chief officer
Brennan and said, reproachfully:
Il thought you told me they were all
here.
The engineers unexpected appearance
seemed TO have piqued the pirate. After
upbraiding th mate he bowed to the
chief engineer
Hello. chief" he said. You're late.
z m going TO kill you just as soon as
I've walked 10 PAGES"
At the pirates third step the chief
decided not TO wait, and with a leap
that would have been creditable to a
deer cleared the bridge rail and dropped
10 the deck below. With an oath the
bandit rushed to the rail He looked in
vain for his quarry and when he
turned back to his other prisoners found
that they. too, hod disappeared. With
them had gone his accompl5ce. The
latter explained yesterday that with
him it was d case Of cold feet" He
went to his stateroom and turned in.
DROPS on HOT STOVE
The others scattered in all directions.
lnFErar- R~pnn1n rnnk rRf1ep in 2
ventilIator. down which he slid to the
galley landing on all fOurs on top of
the hot stove.
Qusrternaster Kohlmeister, however,
left the wheel and when the pirate re-
turned and inquired TO the course,
replied, with the same mechanical chant:
Due east. sir"
II was at rhis stage of the melodramG
that d hero developed BOatswain San
ford Wilson, a tall rawboned Nova SEQ
rfsn. who had stampeded with the 9TH
ers. remembered that in his locker was
an automatic pistol. To reach his room,
which was forward, he had to climb
over the deckload and for 20 feet his
course lay in easy range Of the sawed
of shotgun carried by the pirate, who
now took his station on top Of the pilot
house. Creeping along in the shadows,
slowly and silently, the Nova Scotfan
reached his room, secured the gun and
MADE LfG return AAAP ScAt4F. soCChlIS
out Mate Brennan he showed him the
weapon and suggested that they make
their way back to the bridge and re-
capture the ship.
They reached the pilot house. The
mate tiptOed into the captains room
and secured the dead shippers pistol.
Into the pilot house they stepped. The
ouartermaster was still steering due
cast The pirate was pacing back and
forth above their heads.
In q whisper the mate gave the quar-
ferma ster a new course. AS mechanic
ally as he had obeyed the bandit Kohl
meister twirled the spokes of the wheel
in compliance with the new order The
pirate noticed the ships head swing
and with an oath jumped down to the
bridge.
What in HI are you doing, quar-
termaster?' he demanded. "How's her
head now"
NOT AN ALUMNUS, BUT
HE BELIEVED IN 1T