Bisbee daily review., 1913-10-04
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.as were given the freedom of the ship was in doubt as 10 what to say about the cabin: but. strangely enough. nobody made any effort 10 .ake advantage of the mastery of the crew to quarter himself there Indeed. their quarters forward were almost as good as ours, and they evidently pre- ferred to be together. The ship was generously provisiOned. and the fare of the men had been unusually good They did. however. break into the lazarette and help themselves 10 what ever they liked out of the cabin stores. including a case of bottled spirits,
 brought out ether liquor and let them have as much as they wanted. 4 little liquor would make them ugly and intractable. l reasoned; lot would make them drunk. and enough would render them completely help less. I even joined them in their earousaL It was easy enough to spill my liquor and make a pretense at drinking. which soon deceived them. They took to the liquor like ducks to water.
 The men on watch kept reasonably sober for a time, but even they were not too abstemious. l saw to that Later on the cook. who was not yet too drunk, fixed them up a regular ban quet out of the cabin stores, and there was no objection to my taking a DOT ton to my lady in the stateroom be- low. where she kept close and remain ed out of the way by my urgent en- treaty.
 My communications that long day with my sweet charge were necessari- ly intermitted and short 1 did not dare to be long away from the men on deck. l still wore my sword. and I searched through the captains cabin and found two heavy pistols. which carefully charged. concealing them in the deep pockets of my pea jacket l passed among the men freely, handing out the spirits, opening fresh bottles and bandying rough jests. but took care never to be in any position where I could not command the companion VI iSu
 Our drift was slowly but surely In the direction of the island Indeed, ! think we had made half a league or more to leeward since we had been hove to. From time to time l search ed the shore with glass. seeing that the land was protected and completely Inclosed by a reef. on that side at least. which agreed with the chart. but the sky continued overcast. and the mist grew thicker so l couldn't make out much more than that. It was land, and that was enough. It was big enough to support life. and thought that I detected green patches here and there that betokened vegetation and. if So. water and life.
 Nobody took any care to strike the bells. but when darkness fell I declar> ed noisily that I would go below and
 turn in. All but the most seasoned and hardy drinkers were by this time dead drunk There was evidently some little remembrance of my rank, for no one yet conscious made any ob lection. Pimball, lying supine on the deck, and Glibby, who was in no better case, with drunken effusiveness assur- ed me that they would take care of the ship, and went below, having provid- ed all of them with fresh supply of drink just before.
 Z. sometimes wonder if I would not have been justified Ia killing them all while they were rendered thus help less. But could not bring myself to such wholesale murder. richly as they deserved it and little as was inclined to mercy. l also thought of clapping them In irons and slowing them below. But there were not irons enough aboard for that purpose. and Mistress Lucy and could not work the ship unaided. We could not even feed and water our prisoners. Yet if could have counted on three or four true mems assistance would have risked 1t.
 How Mistress Lucy had passed the dragging. anxious hours of that awful day you can better imagine than can describe And my occasional visits had scarcely reassured her greatly. Yet iD an emergency I have never known a woman who had more spirit.
 She had left her noon meal practical. ly untouched, and she was sitting there in the cabin nervOusly clutching the pistol, Frightened half to death Poor grill don't blame her Whatever may have been the cause of it. she was genuinely glad 10 see me when l came ins and lighted tine cabin lanterns.
 ."eh." she cried. 'I have been fin agony the whole. day. Every sound has caused me 10 seize this wea pon. aud when I have not been watching the door have been on my knees praying for you and for myself, do not think I can stand another day like this" itf' ti.tifa F'-i 't T
 ij~Please God, dear lady. you shap not.Y I said. smiltng reassuFingly at herr, l.ss ts a sHi'
 "what do you nean7 Have yss 2 plangs fH iF SIS 3 \
 T have. The men are all drunk I am going to leave the ship and take you with me"
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 For answer l threw open the stern window of her cabin. On a level with it swung a small boat. a whaiebOat. Now I had taken occasion during the No ska@ hr.r IFSelo 1sesH.