The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-08
Copyright
Frank A. MunBsy
Company.

lieutenant, who was enjoying the situa-
Jest So" said the mate, calmly
enough, though inwardly growing more
and more indignant every minute. The
ships mine. We've killed one or your
men. captured the other 1--WE, shut up
and you're all that's left.
And Mr.. MerryheldE
He was lynn on the deck nice and
quiet when / heard from him last,
sneered Mr.. COnant.
you dog" cried the lieutenant, step
ping forward as he did so. I've mind
TO pistol you on the spot
The mate shrank back. There was not
a drop OF cowardly blood in the Aneri-
cans veins, but MOrnington's face was
so cOnvUlsed with rage and he was 50
furiously angry that the mates lie
hung in the balance Of a hair.
a can end you, anyway, continued
"And what'II my men do to you II
you do2" said COnant. "The ships
aNo, said a voice. "It's mine"
"Youi Good God!' cried bloomington
turning to the cOrne- of the cabin
whence the voice OF susan HubDeI
had come TO him. she had sErunk
back against the buIknead behind her
companion when she saw the attention
OF her lover was nNei upon the mate,
and in the dim, smoky room ne mad
not noticed her before.
That one glance in her direction was
fatal to MOrningtCn, for COnant' see
iEg his opportunity, spranS upon nm
the instant his eyes were dNerLed. me
pistol was WrcnChed out OF his hdnQ
before he realized that he was at
tackled, and the mate swept his arms
about him and held him so that he
could not use the sword.
Physically. the lieutenant was no
match for the gigantic New Eng
lander. He struggled desperately a
few moments, but unavaillngly. Ihe
mates hand reached down and got the
sword. He tore II froIn the heuten-
ants grasp, and threw II across the
deck In a moment 7. ore he forced
the officer down upon g. transom and
stood over lin threatey. .ngly-
My compliment" sad bloomington.
your strength, Mr.. COnanG Falth, L
was as helpless as a child in your
gr2sp."
The mate laughed grimly.
Bigger and better men than you
have tried il out with me, and with
much the same reg.-it," he said
II suppose So Row. what are you
going TO do with me-
Curiosity said the mate severely,
L" amt quite the thing for gentleman
take It."
Now, Mr.. Mate" said the lieutenant,
/ suaveIy, ''it's bad enough 20 be cap
tured without having 70 take lessons in
manners from such as you
You gave EN- 10 me, or tried to-
/ You needed them. / don't, returned
| the officer, coClly.
"Wiu you let Mr.. MOTningtOn alOneT
! cried Susan Hubbell, furlously.
"Oh, very WE'LL surlily asseuted the
! American. Meanwhile well lock him
| Up in one OF the other cabins, unless
| he's willin' 10 give his parole"
| NO more than you were said Morn
| ington, indifferently. Which cabin have
] you SeleCtedH''
That one" said the mate. pointing to
an unusued stateroOm on the other side,
/ In with you
/ There is some compensation IN a
! prison." said MOrningtCn. rising to his
| feet and stepping toward the cabin, in
| tnat II relieves me OF the necessity OF
! looking at you he paused. staring
/ straight into the blacllT ess Of the little
! empty stateroOm-'a and other persons on
/ this ship he added, with cutting delib-
Grafton and unusual emphasis.
| II was his sole and only allusiOn 70
Susan Hubbell. After that first excla-
/ nation he had not bestowed upon her
the slightest notice.
Mr.. Conant shut the ID. cor, locked It.
/ picked I'D the piece % ne that Susan
had left on the floor, 81 dashed rhe
! handle Of that door 10 mat OF the door
next TO it, to make assurance doubly
l sure"
Then he turned 70 the girl.
Miss Susan" he said, you done the
Job up handsomely But for you we'd
never managed to pull the wool over
that leutenant's eyes, and I congratu-
late you upon gettin' back the ship"
Il hate your cried Susan. Il loathe
you. / despise you: I want you to get
out OF my cabin at once and not speak
70 me again until 1 give you pernis-
sion"
She turned on him Ike a wound, 1
honess. Such was the fury and passion
In her voice that the mate shrank back
''But-AIiss SUSAN" he began
Not another word, Not another
The mate backed toward the door
open-mOuthed. trying 10 speak and Ut
terly at a loss for words before such
a tornado Of feminine fury
Didn't I tell you not to say any.
thing 10 me2' she cried, approaching
him menacingly. She felt almost as II
she could have sprung = his throat and
grasped Il in ner hands
The moral courage OF the mate was
not proof against an attack. he turned
and fed from the cabin.
Susan stood in the room, staring a.
the door, with heaving bosom and pant
ing breath. Then she turned and walked
back toward the door Of the flashing
She hesitated; then she put her hand OF
the knob
mr.. Mornington," she cried. softly
and then loudly. Next she shook TIT
door; then she beat upon IL with hel
hands and called his name again and
again, receiving no more reply than 1
she had been hammering upon the en-
trance to a tomb. Finally she sanl
down against the door in complies
abandonment and burst into a storm o.
, sObs and tears.
But the man in the stateroom paid n,
more attention than If The sound Of TIT
breaking heart had been the creaking o.
the ship.