The Elbert County tribune., 1912-08-16

over to her owners and bring the muuneers
to justice.
Wherefore Won Hoydonck. protesting I'M
mense relief that he was not included among
the enemies of the crew and great Joy at 'ne
prospect of an immediate fortune. eagerly
assented to the scheme outlined by tne
boatswain. that worthy translating him TO tue
n-English-speaking rascas, who crowded
into the saloon to make protestations vi
friendship.
ond pistol from Henri. and ostentatiously put
both weapons into his coat pockets
moment later a scream from the boy caused
the giant to turn hurriedly and see Henri
In the grasp of Kaida, who was dragging him
toward the companionway. Springing after
them, Won Hoydonck struck the Turk a blow
In the jaw from behind that rendered him
unconscious for ten minutes. threw the boy
into a corner OF the room and stood at bay
before him with the two revolvers drawn, one
in each hand Tell the men that I'll kill
the next one that lays a hand this boy!"
he roared to Green.
I'm master of this ship until we get to
Greece!" he beloved, for the sake of the
effect OF his stentorian voice rather than
from rage.
When the sun was high enough for the
taking of. observations. Won Hoydonck went
on deck with the sextant.
The navigator found the Lennie to be
Falmouth. in approximately fortysix degrees
north latitude and eight degrees west longi-
tude. During the period of excitement over
the murder OF the ships officers and the
ference with the steward the wheel had been
lashed or left unattended and the vessel had
moved out of her course that she pointed
almost due west Showing Green the cor
rect position OF the Lennie on the captains
chart, Won Hoydonck explained the necessity
OF changing the southwest course she had
previously pursued for New Orleans. to
southerly for Gibraltar. route for the
Jonian via the Mediterranean.
In putting the ship about. however, he gave
orders that reversed the direction without
creating suspicion in the mind OF the ignorant
Greek
For four days the Lennie sailed northward
and each day the Belgian took his observa-
tions. marking the chart to show the mutt
neers how far she had travelled south. while
he carried the actual reckoning as nearly as
possible in his head
Carrying his reckonngs in his head Won
Hoydonck miscalculated their arrival off the
English Shore coming within sight of land
Just as 1t was growing dark on the evening
of November g. As the land appeared off
the starboard bow. he had difficulty In
making the crew believe that 1t the coast
OF Morocco they saw, explaining that owing
to inaccuracies in his calculations the ship
had run past Gibraltar The Lennle was at
once put about. and. giving up the idea OF
obtaining succor from England. Won Hoy
donck sailed the ship into the Bay of Brest
on the north coast of France. which his dupes
naturally took to be Spain
Arriving the following evening" he told
them that they were off Cadiz: and as the
weather happened to be stormy, suggested
that they anchor night, particularly as
1t would be necessary TO take new obscrva-
tions OF the sun before laying out the ships
course through the Mediterranean
The mutineers assented to the dropping OF
the anchor. and before daybreak Won Hoy.
donck had not only contrfved snrreptitiously
to throw over the Lennie's side twenty-four
bottles each containing one OF the messages
In French and English. revealing conditions
on board the shin and asking for assistance.
but had managed to run up distress signal
where 1t might be observed in the morning
should another vessel come close enough be-
fore the crew discovered 1t
1t SO happened that the first OF his bottles
was not found for two days-on the Brittany
coast ten miles from the point where It was
thrown overheard.