The state herald., 1910-04-29

eyes of Doris; the throb of sudden in.
terest aroused by her presence and
as quickly lost again; the sudden
swinging of the pendulum of Fate; the
approach of De Castillo bringing unex
pected opportunity for action and es.
cape, and those later events which had
SO rapidly followed. l struck my hand
hard against the iron rail to assure
myself was awake, and to arouse my
dormant faculties to action.
Hold her steady as she is, Johnson"
den awakening. I'm going down to
recall the boats"
STEADY as she is, sir"
In the engine room, two seamen,
each grasping gun. leaned negligent.
ly against n bulkhead. while De Nova,
bare-headed, his little black mustache
clearly outlined against the olive OF
his cheek, occupied the stool between
them. The Kanaka firemen were out
of sight. but the red-faced engineer
was on his knees tinkering over
refractory bolt with a monkey-wrench.
Everything working all right, Mr..
De Noya?" / questioned, quietly.
The eyes of the four men instantly
turned toward me. the engineer
Strengthening up, monkey-wrench In
hand.
mo troubles here, monsieur" and
the mate rose TO his feet, his white
teeth showing. Were are we now?'
Just off the point, with the light
house dropping astern, and the swell
of the ocean under our forefoot. am
going to call in the boats. Have you
plenty Of coal?'
"Bunkers all full, monsieur"
How is your steam?"
He stepped over to the gauge. peer.
ing at It across the burly shoulder OF
the engineer. who still stood staring
at me.
pretty near up TO re danger mark,
monsieur"
"Then stand by for signals"
The engineer came to life as though
treated to an electric shock, his fist
still grasping the monkey-wrench,
suddenly extended. his red face pur-
plinS WIN HdssioHs
You damned, bloody pirate!' he
yelled. glaring at me savegly. ITS
hung the whole lot of you will be for
this bloody nights work. No. l won't
keep still. you moon-faced mulatto. I'm
a free-born Briton. an I'll smash in
the heads Of some of you yet. an III
live 10 see the rest hung In chains for
the bloody pirates you are. Just wait
till you're caught. an then you won't
be GRIMM that way ut an honest
man. oh. you'll git It all right, my
fine lads. There'll be hell to pay for
this Job. let me tell youl It's on
nothin' you'll be danein' then, you
murderln' spawn o. hell"
De Nova pressed the barrel Of re-
volver into the mans neck. with Il
stern threat and an unpleasant gleam-
Ing OF white teeth. The sailors re.
manned leaning on their guns. grinning
rs II In enjoyment OF the play.
Never min wat he say. sir" and
the mate glanced up toward me, as II
In apology. He bust out Eat way
ever nv minutes since We be down
here. We have club him. two. tree
time. but he stick here Just re same.
an run &c engine. Oui. oul. II Just
&c way wiz 20 bull.headed Englisher."
Il see" acknowledged. drawing
back. only watch that he doesn't kink
the machinery"
was not In the least surprised at
discovering one OF his nationality In
charge OF the vessels engine room.
nor was ! sorry. He would feel little
real interest In the affair. after he
once clearly comprehcnded the situa.
ton. while n native Chilean might be
impcllcd by spirit OF patriotism to
cause us serious trouble. Enelishmen
were very frequently met with In for.
olgn engine rooms. this fellow had
probably been picked up because Of
better qualifications than any native
applicant: or, indeed. he might have
been n member Of the original crew OF
the yacht before II was disposed OF
10 the government would have n
talk with him later. meanwhile he
was certainly In good hands. and |
had enough else to attend TO. Tho
,ow-ropcs came In hand over hand.
and were eoiled dripping on the fore.
castle deck At the end Of them the
two boats emerged from out the fog.
and tho mon tumblod In silently over
the rail. watched from the vantage
Of the bridge. M the whole crew tailed
onto the falls. distinguishing Tut,lc's
nasal tones above the lncossant shut.
fling OF feet.
"Nor'wcst by nor. Johnson-now
hold her steady, my lad"
pulled the signal cord. dlmly dis.
tlnguishlng tho faint responsive tinklo
Of tho bell far beneath, Like hound
suddenly released for the chase. tho
steamer nprang forward into tho fog.
wreathH and buried her sharp nose In
the sea,
tTD ma rDNTfNtiEDD