The Washington times., 1910-06-12
THE BLUE OCEANS DAUGHTER

take a hand in the fray and he reck-
lesSly abandoned his hold on the spokes-
The ship gave a violent plunge and
In another moment would have broach-
ed 10 had not Susan seized the wheel.
Finding himself unpursued, the man
turned. A lightning flash revealed the
woman. With an oath, he rushed at
her, TO be met by another lightning
flash IN the form OF sword blade that
pierced his throat until the guard
l6mashed against his upthrown chin. It
was MorningtOn'S skfllful arm that
had driven home the blow. He had
seen enough in that flash TO know
that IT was indeed mutiny, and not
, an attempt on the part Of his own
men TO take the ship.
His course was clear
The hudle ION deck TO leeward was
quieter now, but there was still a
WRITING movement about ii. The men
hung over some dark object, snarling
| like wolves tearing their prey. Alone
| he could do nothing. With a prayer
| that Susan might be kept safe. the
| lieutenant ran forward.
One of the guards over the fore
hatch had ben drawn into the fray aft.
, The other was waiting and watching,
not SO much the hatch as the struggle
on the deck.
Naturally mistaking the approaching
figure for one OF the Hiram and
Susan's crew, he called out:
Have they got him2'
They have not" said MorningtOn
grimly, and again that swift blade,
! driven with a force and energy of
which his slight build seemed hardly
capable, was sheathed in flesh and
blood. The man shrieked and fell.
As he did so the other guard, de-
tached from the group by the COM
mand Of the burly, boatswain. came
running up. A bullet from Morning
tons only pistol met him in full
career, and the dead body rolled into
/ the lee scuppers.
Without losing a moment, for now
there was a swift rush forward OF the
men who had apparently accounted for
the mate, Mornington knelt down, drew
| out the bolt. undid the hasp. and called
10 his men. They, too, had heard the
/ pistol shots and the noise. They were
| all awake, crowded al the foot OF the
| ladder
! ION deck here. you Rockinghams." he
cried in a voice heard high above the
thunder and storm Lively nowl'
Instantly the English sailors came
crowding up the ladder Scrambling on
| deck, they found Morningt0n in front
Of II. holding the hatch. keeping a half
dozen men at bay by the brilliancy Of
/ his SWOrd-play
The Engiishmen had no weapons. but
the hfe-raiis we're handy. Belaying-pins
! and marlin So kes were whipped out Of
( the rails instantly. and in a compact
| body the British sailors burning aVenge
/ their treatment Of the night before and
1 10 recapture the ship. inspired now by
Z the lieutenants voice and led by young
I Mortified, threw themselves on the
| crew-Amerfcan IN name only.
/ There was a Wild. fierce battle upon
4 the slanting deck In the forefront of
/ the strife ragged the young midshipman.
| He had had the quickness to pick up the
/ cutlass Of the sailor whom MOrnington
/ had killed on guard. and with II he
| struck boldly at the big FTeu chman who
was In the lead. The man threw up his
] left ann, and the keen blade bit 10 the
| bone. Mad with rage. before the boy
/ could withdraw the cutlass he sprang
! upon him, seized him by the throat.
drove his knife home into the lad s
/ breast. and stabbed him again and again
| in brutal ferOcity, until MOrningtOn' s
sword cut him down
Never IN his life had the lieutenant
thrust hcn1e with so glad a heart as