The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-08

TO watch the wavering, swinging COM
pass, and holding the ship steady on
her course in spite of her mad jumping.
did not see her. His attention was fixed
upon his duties, and he had neither eyes
nor ears for anything else.
She had slipped OF her shoes in the
cabin and she crept softly up the ladder.
The midshipman IN charge was peering
forward into the smother Of the rain
and mist and darkness, with every sense
on the alert 10 see ahead. Without
making a sound she gained the poop
deck, where she dropped 10 her knees,
and, 81 Uttered by the rail. crawled aft
until she was well back Of Mr.. Merry
field. Her heart, which had beat so
furiously in the presence Of Mornington,
was steady now. She was as cool and
quiet as she had ever been in her life.
She rose to her feet and with cat-like
/ tread stepped across the deck. Then,
Judging that the five minutes had now
elapsed, she flung herself upon the mid
shipman' caught him by the shoulders.
and with all the strength OF her VigOr-
Gus young body hurled him back upon
the deck. He came down with a re-
sounding crash. His head struck a
ring-bolt and he rolled sidewise and
lay still.
The noise Of his fan awakened Morn
ington in the room Immediately below.
She thought she heard him moving,
but rocked little Of that.
Taking no care, in the excitement
of the moment, to ascertain how
badly the mldshlpman might be hurt
and believing that he had only been
badly stunned by his hard fall
which proved, indeed 10 be the case
she drew his pistol from his belt,
whipped his sword out Of its scab-
bard and sprang TO the ladder.
At the same moment there came
forward a shrek and a cry, fol-
lowed by the sound Of a pistol shot
and the splintering of timber.
The man at the wheel raised his
head and stared forward as If petri-
fed. Susan could now hear Morn
inEton making a tremendous uprOaT
back in the cabin. beating and
pounding upon the bGlkhead and los
ing valuable time in shouting. The
men at the gangway had started 10
/ their feet at the noise and run to-
ward the fOrecastle- She followed
! quickly
There was a confused budding
mass around the forehatch. With the
point of her sword she ran the near
est Of the English Seamen in the
/ back. The wound was not danger
1 GUS, not even severe. but It had all
the moral effect Of an attack in the
They're got the shipA" roared the
man. dashing aside and yelling with
pain. I've been stabbed in the back.
3 The diversion was all that was
| required TO enable the mate and
! two or three Of the most energetic
! OF the American crew 10 make kOOC
/ their stand on the deck. COnant had
/ succeeded in breaking into the hold
| The men below had got at one OF
/ the arm chests, and by some means
/ they had COntriVed a battering-r
! out of a stanChiOT. The first blow
4 had shattered the hatch, and al
] though the man on guard had shot
/ the first fellow who Sprdng up. the
/ mate, who was abreast Of him, had
! run the sailor through with a bayO'
net.
Two or three had gained the deck
and the melee was practically aban-
. dOned when Susan arrived.
] 1t was all done so quickly that tn
men of watch in the fOrecastle, ais
/ awakened by the Jumult and the shout
/ ing, had scarcely gained the door whel
/ Lhey found il shut against them The,
made a great commOJiOn, but harsl
] their lives, as the ship was now IN pos
session Of the Americans.
The whole nineteen had poured out OF
the deck. and the four surviving Brit
ish sailors of the watch had been Sc
curely dashed 70 whatever was handieSi
! wei DONE Miss Hubbell,' cried tn
mate, eXultantly, as he realized the sue
cess Of their eudedVOr. What becam
Of the lieutenant"
4 locked him in his cabin. VIVA
have you done with FTanCOis2'
He's still below in double irons. II
talk TO you about IL later"
Very. we'll; you'd better go af
Right" cried the mate. -Four o
you guard the fo'c'sI there. You've go
the Britishers' pistols and cutlasses-
any man sticks his head out the door
. blow n of Of him And IL you le
Francois show his nose above the hate
I'll XIII you for It myself. Now, Mis-
Susan Come along the rest of you"
Followed by a huddle of men, tn
mate and the girl ran rapidly towar
the quarterback.
Two Of you look after that man.
said the mate, pointing TO the helples
stcersman, who dared not let go an
was forced TO submit tamely to cap
ture. Give me his pistol. That's vel
The rest Of you stand by for cal
Come, miss
The two entered the cabin. As the
did 50 they were met by a dull, muffe
roar The door Of the lieutenant
quarters flew open violently, and Morn
ngtcn, half dressed, stepped thrOUg
the smoke into The room. He had a
last recharged his pistols. blown Off tn
lock and entered upon the scene Of &C
uCH-tOC late The first thing tina
caught his eye through the smoke wa
the mate. In an instant he had hir
GOV cred with his remaining pistol; hold
ing Il as firm as a rock in his left hanC
he reached back. leaning against tn
bulkhead. and caught his naked swor
WITH his iiEht
the cabin TO give me your parOle?'
began. with his usual urbanity-
/ I've come to the cabin 10 take Charg
Of the ship" said the mate
We'll. you'll not take charge Of
Just yet" returned Mornington, conf
GENTLY. For if you lift your hand G
move from where you are, or even rails
your voice I shall be under the paint
necessity Of putting a bullet throug
The mate laughed. taking care, how
! ever, not to move In the language
I another age, MoTningtOn had got n
drop on him. and for all his levity III
Englishman was not one with whom
was safe to trifie. So the mate stOo
. strictly at attention, without maxim
any effort to close with the officer.
He could talk. however and he fe
this time that he held winning card
. He would be very stupid indeed not
be able to play the hand to advantag
You might as well put up your pi!
I toll" he began.
ALLOW me 10 be the judge OF that
ooh, Of course. I'll simply lay n
facts before you. and then you can d,