Arizona republican., 1914-07-31

+b; ,t anu cured had been .sublugated, eowed by this sIp Of girl. Whispers grew louder lopder ana she caught the approval in tbe eves +bot constantly drew closer to her own until she wac surrounded by a cordon of sailors u4ii Ill o1 conscious triumph set her all n. ' si e'iple put she fought down the inclination to
 .oiAhasterlhg In her victory. Only throuoh winning the crew to her side eould sbe -ron;nta; @ nei position Backing away but still holdinp tbe reNoiVer level upon the captain sbe cast e5 on tra,,s sia.ce anout upon the men. Her voice
 enioieo "Ith excitement, with the wear and tear upon her nerves with tbo s+rI .- al' which she had just emerred oe-N iion'
 irlehuS' she whispered then surnrised an nhdlng how low her voice was. syvaIi6ued 4he P III hef throat and continued brayelv
 ftlehds, am just weak girl and -neea ,,,1r help. have two enemies mon tbie ob; " ol them | was more afraid of than anything or anybody in the world until a short half bonr ann ne VIII GO anything to steal from me some nan CTS nave rescued from him after he stole +ber, rom my father. My sweetheart. the man tn whom am engaged, was accused of the tbafs aiio H arrested m And 1 have fought so hard to keen @ anem her 'volce broke trife bnf she straight e4 ereu pravey, tears still glistenng her lashes III so tlred-so tired of fighting"
 The murmur of sympathy from tba mon died oo"n before still more menacing silence A sil. ehce that bent itself upon the sullen caDtain and fastened him threateningy. Lucille felt the change and immediately started to take full ad. vantage of it when, from one on the ,oufsl,irts rose shout. All eyes were turned in +be direo. tIon of his pointing finger and from ont two great smoke splrals that seemed to come from me other side of the ocean, rose slowly ma. Iesticaly' the thin outlines of a huge boat Lucille raised her voice and. those nearest i'm. medlatey turned toward her once more. their attention seeming to unconsciouslv draw that of the men on the outskirts from the bio vessel put tne glri, scenting disaster from that sight read It on the sneering face of her victim
 but am. more afraid of your captaia her +brtlI lie came to me in my cabin and demanded the papers. He threatened me, seized me in his arms and tried to make love to me. He did this to weak girl, men. He would treat me as he bas treated you l have seen the way he treats you have seen him knock you down and kick von and curse you for doing exactly what he ordered have seen him do these things and I know that you will be justified in multiplying. I ask you all 10 protect me and yourselves from this mans brutality. You see what a coward he is Yo1 see how he does not dare"
 Her voice was drowned in the chorus of shouts that rose at the welcome announcement Wetherelfs shoulders sloped still more while his eyes darted from face to face, triumphant, 'cun- nlng, feroc1ous His body tensed as though for a spring. On every side of him were lowering faces, the faces of men he had battered and bruised to suit his hellish humor. The shout died away into that omInous mob-murrnur which pre- cedes violence, when a faint booming sound reached out to them across the waters distract. ing their attention. Something dark and round described a parabola from the speck of a shin and leaped through the air toward them Came splash of water not one hundred yards away, a splash followed by cry of alarm.
 They're firing us" rae
 Wetherell, needless of the pointing revolver in the hands of the girl, sprang forward facing the puzzled, frightened men
 Mutiny" his great voice rose in derision "Mutlny, now when you hear girl lying to you! Mutlny now against the only man who knows where we are, what we doing Mutiny now when we have cargo of arms and ammunition in the hold for the Chinese rebels and a govern. ment warship is pursuing us! Mutiny now and put the man and woman in command who hired me to carry this cargol"
 Its a lie" Lucile's voice was shrill now.
 Again Wetherell's laugh arose and the puz- zled faces of the men were turned toward one another indecisively
 Lie, is it? Very well. Where did I pick you and Loubeque up? On the same bit of land, as the men know. If he is your enemy, how did you two happen to be at the place where I picked up the cargo? Tell the men that Tell the man what is ir the hold. Tell them that the punishment for mutiny is death. Tell them what the Chinese government does to a sailor on a boat carrying and ammunition which cans not be accounted for.' Once more he laughed aloud as he turned upon his heel, finging back over his shoulder. ''Very we'll mutiny! My brave men, do your damndest and mutiny! Let this girl get you out of the moose you are runs ming your heads into but don't bother me any more"
 Again the fatal booming sound from thd warships whose outlines were growing more and more distinct each moment. Again, that splash, followed quickly by a ripping hiss of air as a great cannon ball sped across their bows. The proximity of their danger threw the men into 8 panic. All thoughts of injustice of chivalry dis appeared instantly before the omnipresence of the menace that threatened their lives They rushed upon Wetherell in body, pleading, far- ly on their knees, for him to take command and avert the disaster that upon them.
 Of them all, he alone knew the position of the yacht, the fine points of navigation, tho crooks and turns of the ocean in this vicinity. And they recognized only too well now that they were between the Devil and the deep, blue sea. by the pursuing warshp. Both meant death.
 Wetherell appeared to be considering, to hesitate about resuming command Suddenly ha strengthened as another cannon ball hurled across the path of the yacht. His voice rose, stentorian. as he whirled, pointing finger toward the girl.
 Flake that passengers revolver from her. Bring the Chinese passenger on deck They must not be found aboard if are captured. Lower B life boat from the davits and set them adrfft with provisions for three days and 6 cask of water" =
 He clasped his hands smartly together tu emphasize the urgency for haste. Lucille felt arms about her, the pistol whirling from Esr grasp and ricochetting toward Captain Wetherch who, with malicious smile, picked it up and thrust it in his pocket.