The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-05-08

bTdHu OF prominent Hkr1CultuTdl
hardware concern. Men pried of their
covers and Capt. Velvet spent many
hours In inspection. not of hardware,
but OF rifles that flashed out Of brown
paper packages and were tucked back
again.
We've got one thing cinched. any
way" the Brute remarked that morn
ing. Hes going to start q private
war somewhere"
Pollard merely looked ct ham
thoughtfully and returned briskly to
work, for the captain and McWirt
were comforting again. Tho point Of
mediately. for men took to running
back and forth. chattering and run
ming back again with . quantity Of
4-inch timbers which they set ND for.
ward In curious circle.
Later n sail was dragged out and
nailed. very neatly indeed, around the
peculiar circle; yet II was only as
they themselves were set to painting
II an extra heavy gray that the trio
discovered the thing to be a gun
turret. slightly lacking in substance,
perhaps. but formidable enough at a
miles distance, with the emery pol
ished muzzles sticking out on either
side.
IL was very, very curious. all Of t.;
yet 1t did not interest them greatly.
Day by day they yearned for free
dom, speaking OF II in bitter under.
tones when no one was near.
And then. on the morning OF tho
eighth day. Pollard awoke suddenly,
the Glory r., and with the knowledge
that something was different. Ono
full minute went by before he quite
realized that the Glory b. was merely
rolling on n gentle swell. that the in
credible din Of her engines had ceased
altogether. He bounced from his
bunk and peered through the port
and then. suddenly white under the
tan. he leaped TO the Snake and
shook him gently. with:
SNAKE! Land!"
The junior member Of the band
whsked automatically to the moor
before opening his eyes. as he had
been doing lately when called.
What port are We in?' he gasped.
incredulously.
NO port at all. We're lying half a
mile of shore. and the shore looks
like uninhabitcd country-and tropi-
cal country at that. Look at the
palms."
Evans gazed thouehtfully toward
the riot Of color ashore.
Yes. they're nice palms" he said.
meditatively. and Sat down on the
edge OF his bunk again.
What arc?" denan ded the Span
ish Brute. returning 10 consciousness.
palms - shore - liberty - HUSTLE"
breathed Pollard as he struggled into
his clothes. Hurry. Why the deuce
don't you hurry?"
Because | was-was wondering IL
he'd let us leave" the Brute con-
fessed. staring straight at the floor.
The chief OF the band stopped with
belt in one hand and ragged shirt In
the other.
Let u.s." he echoed.
} 81 was thinking the same thing
. the Snake said.
Don't you want to leave this
this"---- Pollard cried amazedly.
"only | know blamed well that we
won't go IL he amt through with us
and ] hate to think what might hap
pen, if--oh. | dunno"
We'll. upon my word" gasped their
leader. and took tn dressing again
you'd better stick here"
Some seconds they watched him
.. animated. CHEEKY for the first time
since the dread morning OF Their
awakening. silently then they tool
, TO hurrying into their own raiment
Pollard faced them only when quite
ready TO leave.
"well2"
81 guess we'll go. too. Robby." tho
Snake said grimly. Getting sho
can't be any worse than that whip"
~, Good! Wen make straight FOL
the side and over II without looking
!, to right or left" said Pollard. "Ant
: I'll tell you two something Cheerful
. before We start-it just struck m'
u 0,h \
:, old hounds filibustering, as sure al
:, fate. He's going TO land that armor,
!, somewhere. and some government
y would pay thousands tn know II II
!, advance. As quick az we get to tina
shore and a telegraph we'll find on
y what government and collect th
y thousands. And IL I'm not able t.
- prove after he's caught that tina
" hundred and something thousand dol
!, lars in his pocket belongs to me-
:, His expressive eyes glittcred. IN,
= luck liz silll on the job" said Pol
lard. Forward, march,"
lie led the way through the glcam
;, Ing white saloon 10 the after stairs
and up them. One instant they lis
:. tened: one instant more they locke
u about. And then, as one man, the
:, over.
II They followed Pollard and swar
as,ern before turning landward' the
- emulated his little trick OF doing hal
!; IA dozen yards under water and on
3 on top. and ii was trying littl
d trick. too. They were making time
It Ia be sure. but the continual Elidin
q under the surface of the placid At
- lantic kept one rather busy.
.. The Snake, for example, was $
q centred upon the performance that h
l. suspected nothing at all until an oa
l. struck his shoulder. He shrieke
m aloud A boat hook, catching neatl
a. in his shirt. tore away the band. bt
p not before the Snake felt firm hand
"a lifting him into the Glory BIS cutie
ga Wet and limp. the ham handed sal
or dropped Evans to the bottom
!, the cutter and reached for Polar
- with that irritating bored air thf
:" seemed to be ever with him. III
"a Spanish Brute, seeing these thing
:" merely turned and padded meekl
- to the cutter and. gripping the gui
vale, thrust his sparkling blue Will
ne kers into the sunshine and pleaded:
"a Don't soak me, DO. Don't soa
n; me-"
r lie, too. was lifted into the cutt'
~ and they were rowing slowly bat
1T to the Glory y, Even again the
no seemed to have failed, They won