The evening world., 1914-12-31

abe to face the situation.
II was at Chat moment that Gan,ey
swung out with the oak.framed
steamer chair. which he had aire idy
caught UP as a weapon Of defense.
He swung st short and quick. with
. forward and ellipucal motion a.
he leaned out toward the dimly dts
earned shadow.
He heard II strike home; he heard
TIE inarticulate little f.sroan.
ealf-sieh as the stunned man
orumplsd down over the doorsiil.
Galley heard the woman's cry Of
terror. but he had other fish to fry.
He paved frenziedly about the cabin
wall until he found the hight switch.
McKdn non still half over his doorsiil:
be saw the woman crouched shield
like over his body: he saw the broken
steamer chair lying on the cabin
floor. He also saw a heavy iron
dumb-bell. covered with rusted can
va, lying at his feet, not six inches
from the dynamo base. The terrified
woman screamed again, and still
again, ~ she saw him stoop ami.
catch II up.
e Il was not until the great apelike
. arm OF the gun.runner brought the
Aumb-bel crashing down on the
operating table that she realized her
mistake, that his actual intention
flashed through her. His fury now
We. 49, S,e:1.s directed .S-:-s Hc
Kinnon. Il was the instrument that
he was attacking. His second blow fell
ON the "key'' itself. tearing the heavy
metal lever free from its binding post.
He had rust caught II up and flung
It indignantly out through the cabin
window. whirling out into the sea.
Her first shot won't Wild. Before
90 had time for . second. Gauiey
had wheeled about and sprung on
her through the smoke-filled air.
Tho huge forty four Colt seemed too
heavy for her, beyond her strength,
for she had no second chance OF using
Il, - she knew she should have. But
ahe caught at him and chung to him.
blindly. painting. and screaming
wondering why no one came. Shs
clung and clawed at him like cat.
until, under the Sheer fury OF that
attack. hs had to take Thought 10
or two, and the movement sent them
both falling over the broken steamer
chair, grotesquely. foolishly. But not
for q moment did the woman cease
TO flght and scream. The sound of II
ell seemed to sting the dazed NC
Kinnon into a consciousness OF what
was going on. He dragged himself
up to Q sitting posture; but before
he could struggle to his feet Capt.
Yandel and an officer from the bridge
were in tho cabin. He saw them
tearing and dragging at Ganleys
great limbs. lie saw the white and
PAINTING and dishevelled group once
moro upright, each shaking and
facing the other. Then for the first
time he saw his disuiantled appa-
ratus. o..
SCARED the Captain. .
THAT cat tried to kill me! cried
Ganley. breathiT short and quick.
Tho woman struggled to speak. but
the Captain gave her no attention.
His eye for the FIRST time had fallen
on NcKtnnon leaning against the
CABIN wan, with little triokle OF
blood running down over one swol-
len cheekbone.
whats this mean7" he demanded
Of his operator. McKinnon's senses
had come back TO him by this time
hut a hopelessness that was almost
worse than death itself crept through
q him.
Hes killed our wireless! Our wire
less! Can't you see he's killed ~!
The Captains mental state was such
that ideas filtered into the narrow
seat Of his consciousness but slowly.
"3ut how? And why"
Look At that responder" cried the
operator. Its smashed. And tins
KEYS ruined! He's cut the heart Out
Of our apparatus"
'Isut i want to know the meaning
Of this barroom brawling aboard my
shipw stih Numbered its master.
McKinnon pointed iandyard saw.
agely. toward the mansrC.s swamp'
Hes at the root Of that revolution
He's been trying to stop my sending
He said he'd kill mo II l sent"
THAT'S a lie!" retorted Ganley
Hes working with this woman &c
tuSSls messages for Duran! They're
making a tool OF you and your ship"
That shows who's making tool Of
you!" cried McKinnon. pointing with
his lean and shaking finger to tho
tain's face was blotched and purplisf
and horrible to look at by this time.
"And he's killed our wireless?'
'Iook at It." answered MckonOn.
For the second time Capt. Yande
looked. The indignity. the enormity
OF the thing threw him into slowl,
growing ecstacy OF sublimated rage.
"And who fred that shot?" he de-
manded, with an almost voluptuou'
delight In the anticipation Of further
.ftisi for o stu more towering fire.
~ ala" said the whits-faced woman
80 you did" purred the captain
oloWiv roleasinR the torrent "And
you're q nice pair, the two Of you
maxim a pot-house OF my ship! You
half breed flibusters! You garlic-eat.
ting outlaws! You murderin', slave
drivin' tin-horn conspirstors! Get out
here. you. nfmflam beach-combers
Get out o. my sight! Get down tc
your 'oabtas and stay there until
you're put ashore At Puerto LOGON.
~. - by the living God. II you *