The daily sentinel., 1914-06-10

.5lteu s ana reared had been subjugated, cowed by
TINS slip OF a girl Whispers grew louder louder
and she caught the approval in the ewes that
constantly drew closer to her own until she was
surrounded by Gordon of sailors.
a thrill Of conscious triumph set her all a.
Femnie but she fought down the inclination to
De oNermastering in her victory. Only through
winning the crew 10 her side could she maintain
her position. Backing away but stfU holding the
revolver level upon the captain She cast a6 an
Peallng glance about upon the men Her voice
Felhoied with excitement, with the wear and
tear upon her nerves. with the atrnoyls sroD,
which she had just emerged.
FRIENDS, she whispered. then surprised at
nhullS now low her voice was swallowed the
Jump IN her throat and continued brayely
FRIENDS, am just a weak girl and I need YOUR
help have two enemies upon this shin One
OF them was more afraid Of than anything or
ANYBODY IN the world until short half hour ago
ne wiz DO anything TO steal from me some pap-
ers have rescued from him after he stole them
from my father. My sweetheart the man TO
whom am engaged, accused of the thief.
and arrested. And / have fought 80 hard 10 keen
tn theni Her voice broke trihe but she straight
ened bravely, tears stil glistenina on her lashes
i m so tred-so tired Of fighting"
me naurmur of sympathy from the men died
uoWh pctore a still more menacing silence a sil.
ence that bent itself upon the suIien captain and
fastened him threateningly Lucille felt the
change and Immediately started to take full adj
vantage or It when. from on the ousslkirts
rose shout, All eyes were turned In the direc-
ton of his pointing finger and from out two
great smoke sprals that seemed to come from
V IN IA
Jestically the thin outlines of a huge hoat
Lucille raised her voice and those nearest i'm
medlately turned toward her once more their
attention seeming to unconsciously draw that ol
the men the outskirts from the big vessel
But the girl, scenting disaster from that sight
read II on the sneering face of her victim
But l am more afraid of your captain
men she cried, her voice thrillingly vibrant
He came to me in my cabin and demanded thu
papers. lie threatened me, seized me in his arm,
and tried to make love to me- He did this 20 a
Vi mn He x,o,tll
treated you. l have the way he treats YOU
nave seen him knock you down and kick you and
curse you for doing exactly what he ordered
have seen him do these things and l know that
you will be justified In mutinying. | ask YOU ali
to protect me and yourselves from this mani
brutality. You see what coward he Is. You
see how he does not dare"
Her voice was drowned in the chorus OF
shouts that rose at the welcome announcement
WetherelPs shoulders sloped still more while his
eyes darted from face to face triumphant cur
ming ferocious. His body tersed as though 70,
spring. On every side OF him were lowerins
faces, the faces of men he had battered and
bruised to suit his hellish humor. The shout died
away INTO that ominous mob-murmur which pre-
cedes violence, when faint booming sound
reached out to them acros. the waters distract
ing their attention Something dark and round
described a parabola from the speck OF a shiy
and leaped through the air toward them. Game
splash of water not hundred yards away,
splash p..aa followed by cry of alarm.
They're firing us"
Wetherell, needless of the pointing revolver
in the hands OF the girl, sprang forward, facing
the puzzled, frightened men.
Mutlny" his great voice In derision
Mut1ny, now when you hear girl lying to you (
Mutiny now against the only who know,
where we are, what We doing Mutiny nco
when have q cargo of arms and ammlnitiop
In the hold for the Chinese rebels and govern.
ment warship is pursuing us Mutiny now aa@
put the man and woman in command who hired
me to carry this cargoi"
Its lie!" Luciiles voice was shrin now.
Again Wetherell's laugh and the puz-
zed faces of the men were turned toward one
another indecisivey.
Lie, Is 1t? Very we'll Where did / nick
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 ]
picked up the cargo? Tell the men that Tell
the man what IL In the hold Tell them that the
punishment for mutiny is death Tell them what
the Chinese government does to a sailor
boat carrying and ammunition which can
not be accounted for" Once more he laughed
aloud, as he turned upon his heel, fnging back
over his shoulder. VERY well, mutiny Ny brave
men, do your damndest and mutlnyi Let this
girl get you out of the you are run
ming your heads into but don't bother any
more"
Again the fatal booming sound from the
warshiIs whose outlines were growing more and
more distinct each moment. Again, that splash
followed quickly by ripping hiss of air as q
great cannon ball sped across their bows Ths
proximity Of their danger threw the into q
panic. All thoughts OF injpstice of chivalry dis
appeared instantly before he omnipresence OK
the menace that threatened their lives. Thev
rushed upon Wetherel in a body, pleading, fair.
ly ON their knees, for him to take command and
avert the disaster that o. !. them.
OF them all, he alone knew the position OF
the yacht, the fine points of navigation, thu
crooks and turns of the ocean In this vicinity.
And they recognized only too well that they
were between the Devil and the deep, blue
Mutiny-caPture by the pursuing wsrshp. Both
meant death.
Wetherell appeared to be considering to
hesitate about resuming command Suddenly he
Strengthened as another cannon ball hurled across
the path of the yacht. His voice rose, stentorian
as he whired, pointing finger toward the girl.
Take that passengers revolver from her.
Bring the Chinese passenger on deck. They must
not be found aboard II captured. Lower
a life boat from the davits and set them adrift
with provisions for three dhyS and cask OF
water"
He clasped his hands smartly together to
emphasize the urgency for haste Lucille felt
arms about her, the pistol whirling from her
grasp and ricochetting toward Captain Wetherel
who with malicious smile, picked 1t up and
thrust it in his pocket.