The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-12

lead, called warning of shallow wate~.
The Apamana was hove to and cant.
Remington made ready to send a boat
away.
Most likely a bunch Of smugglers,"
he said. "but we'll give them a chance.
Dawson" to his mate, run in and see
what's the trouble"
The boat put off quickly and we
owed toward the junk. Presently the
captain uttered an exclamation.
Look over there" he said excitedly.
pointing toward the rising ground which
had at iii st hidden the hull of the junk
from our view.
| followed the direction of his en-
tended arm, and there, moving slowly
toward open water. behind the point,
were the naked masts Of three Junks
jut,ing above the point.
Funny they couldn't help their own
men," Remington continued. And it's
funny they're trailing along by oar
when they've got "A fair breeze that
would move them faster than that. I'm
going to call off my men. 1t doesn't
look good to me-
lie snatched up his megaphone and
shouted to Dawson. The mate heard
him and turned round in the stern.
Hold on. there" yelled Remington.
Just lay off that junk for a minute till
We see what's doin'."
The mate obeyed. We kept our
glasses on the first junk. to which the
other craft were rapidly drawing closer.
The crew on the Chinese boat which
had seemed to be in distress now seemed
very much Interested In the action OF
our men in the small boat. They
crowded to the side and seemed to be
urging our men to come 10 them.
That crafts all right now" said
Remington. She hasn't any more list
than We have
Come on back here as fast as you
can" he yelled through the megaphone
to Dawson.
The mate swung the dngy about
and his men rowed with will for the
Apamana. Just at that moment the
first Of the three other junks rounded
the point. Its crew shipped their oars
and set about rigging their sail. In
stead of making for the first junk they
bore down toward US.
This means trouble" said Capt.
Remington, then to the second mate,
Give the men rifles"
The words were scarcely spoken when
there WIS "A flash and "A report from the
Junk which Dawson had been approach
ing and we saw a bullet whip up IA little
jet of spray "A few feet from the dngy.
Dawson turned round and shook his
fist at the vessel. Then he bethought
himself of his revolver and it barked
three times. We saw one of the China
men who had been at the side of the
junk tumble backward and three or
| four men ran to him and seemed to be
carrying him below.
by this time rifles had been handed
around to our men and they began
| lighting back at the junks. 1t was plain
that 1t would be "A tight squeeze. The
dingy was about half way between the
leading junk and the Apamana, and
| the two 9th junks were just rounding
| the point and setting sail. With decent
wind the Apamana should outsail them
but We had to wait for Dawson ana his
men. 1t was new work for me-
you've got to shoot" sad Rcming-
| ton as he handed me rifle, land you've
| got to shoot for keeps, Those devils
| will get us If We don't get them, and
! they'll get Dawson and his men hrst
! That was just clever little game ut
theirs To get some of our men away
from the ship, for they knew We
wouldn't go away and leave them in
their hands"