Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-05

was absolute. could hear the steerS-
man beyond the chart room scratching
q match.
| Az got up six bells struck. 1t was
8 o'clock.
Wallis room was next to the pantry
and forward. felt my way to it and
raped.
"vail!' I called. "vail."
! His door was open an inch or 20. I
went in and felt my way to his bunk.
l could hear him breathing, sterto-
! rous respiration like that Of sleep. and
yet unlike The moment I touched
him the sound ceased and did not
commence again. struck match
and bent over him.
| He had been almost cut to pieces
with an az. 4
The match burned out, and drop
ped 1t. l remember mechanically ex-
| tinguishing the glowing end with my
heel. and then Strengthening to such q
| sense Of horror as l have never felt
before or since.
had been sleeping with my revolver
beside me on the pantry floor. Some
how or other got back there and
found It l made an attempt to and
the switch for the cabin lights. and.
failing. revolver in hand. ran into the
chart room and up the after companion
| way. Charlie Jones was at the wheel.
and by the light Of lantern saw
that he was bending to the right. peer
ing in at the chart room window. He
turned when he heard me.
whats wrong?" he asked. Il heard
q yell a minute ago. Turner on the
rampage?" He saw my revolver then.
and. letting so the wheel. threw up
both his hands. Turn that gun away,
you foolr'
could hardly speak. lowered the
revolver and gasped: Call the cap
tain! Wallis been murdered
Good God!' he said. "Who did ft?''
He had taken the wheel again. and
was bringing the ship back to her
course. l was turning sick and dizzy,
and l clutched at the railing Of the
companionway.
II don't know. Where's the cap
tain?'
1.-The mates around He raised his
voice. "Mr. Singleton he called.
There was no time to lose, felt. My
nausea had left me. ran forward to
where could dimly see Singleton look
ing In my direction.
"Singleton: Quick" called. Bring
your revolver"
He came slowly toward me. and in
dozen words I told him what had
happened. saw then that be had
been drinking He reeled against me
and seemed at loss to know what
to do.
Get your revolver said, land
wake the captain"
He disappeared into the forward
house. to come back moment later
with revolver. had got lantern
in the meantime and ran I'd the for
ward companionway which led into
the main cabin. Singleton followed
me.
Swinging the lantern ahead Of me.
led the way down the companisnway.
Something lay huddled ut the foot.
had to step over it to get down. Sin
gleton stood above. on the steps. l
stopped and held the lantern close, and
we both saw that It was the captain.
killed as Vail had been. He was fully
dressed except for his coat. and as he
lay on his back his cap had been placed
over his mutilated face.
I thought heard something moving
H., no ,~~h4
sharply. holding my revolver leveled.
The idea had come to me that the
crew had mutinied and that every one
in the after house had been killed. The
idea made me frantic; thought of the
women, OF Elsa Lee. and was ready
to kill.
where is the light switch?" de-
handed Of Singleton. who was still on
the companion steps. swaying.
Il don't know" he said, and col
lapsed, sitting huddled just above the
captains body, with his face in his
hands.
saw I need not look to him for
help. and I succeeded in turning on the
light in the swinging lamp in the CEN
ter Of the cabin. There was no sign Of
any struggle, and the cabin was empty.
I went back to the captains body and
threw a rug over 1t. Then reached
over and shook Singleton by the arm.
"Do something" raved. "Call the
crew. Get somebody here, you drunk
en- fool"
He rose and staggered up the COM
panionway, and ran to Miss Lees
door. 1t was closed and locked. as
were all the others except Wallis and
the one l had broken open. I reached
Mr.. Turner'S door last. 1t was locked
and / got no response to my knock. I
that his room. and Wallis
connected through bath. and, still
holding my revolver leveled, ran into
Wallis room again, this time turning on
the light.
A. night light was burning in the
bathroom and the door beyond was
unlocked. flung It open and stepped
in. Turner was lying on his bed fully
dressed. and at hrst thought he. too.
had been murdered. But he was in q
drunken stupor. He sat up. dassd,
when shook him by the arm.
'.Mr. Turner" cried. .'Try to rouse
yourself, man! The captain has been
murdered. and Mr.. vail!'
He made an effort to sit up. swayed
and fell back again. His face was
swollen and purplish, his eyes con-