Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-02-23

might speak to tell the history of the
seven days which followed upon u
resolution. We had pledged ourselves
to harass he Diamond Ship by night
and day; n bravely had we done so.
necessarily now h messages passed
from our deck to hers by way of her
iags n instruments. Threats, def
ance. lnsult-tO these We became ac-
customed. "A torture Of suspense had
been superseded by a dull submission
to necessity.
All this time we lay drifting some
Two or three miles, l suppose. from the
great vessel which harbored the Jew
and his company. Sometimes, when the
night was moonless, we ran up boldly
and spled the huge ship out, defying
hef unframed gunners, and learning
What We could of that which passed
upon hey decks. There was a cabin,
art, remember, which 1 named as
n depict her in my mind sheltered
there from Imrotll's anger n the in
suits of his fellows.
Now. thus six days had passed. and
l VIII take YOU to the morning of the.
seventh, when, CHANGING to be on the
scotch bo'sun, called by attention to
which was passing on her decks.
There's a a pill for the parritch
the morn" said he in his dry fashion;
Eon pody's fired. no gun, sir, since
Yesterday mornin. Maybe It's pure joy
OF heart. I'm not knowing rightly, but
It's sufficiently remarkable, as you
must be thinking
This was new surely, and I gratifed
the good fellow my admitting as much.
Looks as though she was running
a bit short of ammunition. Balaam,"
said; has there been anything else
20 have nOticed?"
Matching in particular, sir. She's
fifed u popgun or two, but maybe she's
over merry the morn. You can hear
them for yourself. Bid here q mo-
ment and I'll show you."
He took his stand by the taffrail
and pointed with a tarry hand at the
distant ship. Day had broken propi-
t:ously with a fleece OF cloud high in.
the heavens and a simmer of splen-
did sunlight upon the chattering wa
tant perhaps a couple of miles from u.s.
n had sails set to prevent her roll
ing, but not a vestige of smoke es-
capped her tunnels, nor was there any
indication of her being under steam.
When spied out her decks through
they were crowded with men.
Good Cod" said, they are fight.
ing among themselves! Go and call
Captain Larry at once!"
Larry" l said. when he came up
from the cabin-McShanus upon his
heels-"they are shooting each other.
Larry!!"
He did not reply Immediately, but;
focusing his glass, he directed it upon
the distant ship. Timothy, in his turn,
took his stand beside me.
And OF what would happen to Joan
tordlbras If they Quarreled amongst
themselves?"
II dare not think of 1t. Timothv-
she would be in her cabin. Go 5etI. God!
why do o make me think of it?"
stood by the taffrail to watch the
puffs Of heavy white smoke and try
to depict the tragedy then consum-
mated on the decks of the Diamond
ship. What a scene of horror and
~bloodshed it must be! =
l could readily imagine that there
had been two parties, and that they had
come first to words then to arbit-,
amen of deeds.
Larry" 1 saie, II am going to see
what is happening yoader. Let Mr..
Benson know that we shall want ali
the steam he can give us.
It's stalking much. sir"
so little, Larry, that we'll have our
breakfasts While we watch them. Even,
Mr.. McSEanus, you observe, is not dis
turbed. l believe that he imagines
himself in a theater."
But Timothy McShanus answered.:
"Indade and l do" said he, and no
more disturbed han a man at a hang
ING. Set a dish of parritch before me
ana We shall see. Faith! should | weep
tears because one thief is cutting an
other thief's %throat?"
We laughed at this splendid earnest
ness, while Larry went up to the
bridge; and Timothy himself came up
to me and spoke a more serious word,
I'VE are easier i'm yn1Ir ~o;nJ,p 49,
said. scanning my face closely; "'tisl
good to see it, Fan, me bhoy! Ye don't
think Miss Joan will suffer, now, do
YEP" :,
she will suffer, but only her fears.
Timothy. The danger comes later.
when this is over. / do not think Of
it. because I hope to share it with
her" ;
Good God! ye are not going on
board. man?"
II am going on board, Timothy-that
is. il my judgment leads me to be-
lieve it possible. I'll tell you in half
an hours time"
Taking my stand upon our Onward
briuge. I could clearly discern a groun
of men defending the fo'castle and an,
other IN ambush behind the superstruc-
ture amidships. A powerful glass dis
closed the prone figures OF such as had
already fallen, while the intervals.
when a restless breeze carried the haze
Of smoke to the eastward, permitted
a fuller view Of the spectacle, revolt
ing In its detail.
The Williams were evidently enraged
beyond all I could see them
In the death grip. here wrestling as
athletes upon a stage, there fighting
upon their hands and knees. as sayages'
who cut inc slash at the face and head
and heart in indispensable lust Of
blood and life. But beyond this. the
greater terror was to know that the
ship sheltered Joan Fordibras. and