Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-19

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They went de0Us My ahe0t 49, wesA,
A. whsnsver tAaU oatAsgea tA9so
49, muttessd talk oe IL whits azure
Thers was grumblins. TO. Over tAelR
lack Of wsapons toe dsfense.
The cook Wa : ringleadee q ~
malcontsntA Certain utanstls were AZ
lowed him. but he was compelled at
night to lock them In ths galley aftsf
ather Burns inspeetion O. mine and
to turn over tie key 70 one Of ~.
On the morning After the attack,
therefore, Tom. carrying Singlston's
breakfast to him. told him at length
what had occurred In the night and
lilated ON his luck OF self defense
should an attack DO directed toward
him.
Singleton promptly offered to make
door, 80 that he could get what he
wanted from 1t. The cook was to take
IN impression Of the lock. In ex-
change Tom was to fetch him from a
hiding place which Singleton designat-
Cd in the forward house 4 bottle OF
whisky.
The cook was q shrewd mulatto, ana
h let Singleton make the key. It was
after 10 that morning when he brought
It to me was trying to get.the de-
tails Of his injury from Burns at the
time In the tent 3
Il didn't see or hear anything. Les
lle." Burns said feebly. II don't even
remember being hit felt there was
some one behind me. That was all"
'.How long was Mrs. Johns on deckT
mot long"
Ibid she ask you to do something for
herr" =
Pale as he was he colored, but he
eyed me honestly.
Yes. Don't ask me any more. Les
lie. 1t had nothing to do with this"
what did she ask you to dor per
sisted remorselessly.
II don't want to talk. My head
aches"
every well. Then I'll tell you what
happened after went on watch. No.
I wasn't spying. know the woman.
that's all She said you looked tired
and wouldn't it be all right II you sat
down for a moment and talked to her."
''No; she said she was nervous"
1.-The same thing. only better. Then
she persisted In talking OF the crime.
and finally she said she would like to
see the az. 1t wouldn't do any harm.
She wouldn't touch it."
He watched me uIeasily.
..She didn't either" he said. "I'1l
swear to that, Leslie. She didn't 90
near the bunk. She covered her face
with her hands and leaned against the
door. thought she was going to
faint
Against the door. Of course. and got
an impression OF the key The door
opens in. She could take out the key.
press it against cake OF wax or even
a cake OF soap In her hand and slip 1t
back into the lock again while you
what were you doing while she was
doing all that
"she dropped her salts. picked
them up"
Exactly! We'll. the Ak ID gone.
He started up on his elbow.
"Gonew
Thrown overheard. probably. It is
not in the cabin"
II was brutal. perhaps, but the sit
uation was all Of that AS Burns fell
back. coiorless. Tom. the cook. brought
into the tent the wire key that Sin
gieton had made.
That morning took from inside OF
Singleton's mattress bunch OF keys.
a long steel file and the leg Of one OF
his chairs. carefully unscrewed and
wrapped at the end with wire-a for
midable club. One Of the keys opened
Singleton's door.
That was on Saturday. Early Mon
day morning We sighted land.
We picked up pilot outside the
Lewes breakwater-a man OF few
words. told him only the outline Of
our story. and believe he half dis
credited me at first. God knows I