The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-30

nandez with polite interest. But sud
denly the brute looked up toward the
deck. He growled deep in his throat.
Hold him. said Hernandez to
Ponto.
But it was too late. With one
bound the brute dashed up the COM
panionway and reached the deck.
With another bound he was upon the
sailor who had caught Annette. In
an instant Annette found herself re-
leased, hardly knowing how it had
happened.
She wrenched open the wireless
door, sprang in, slammed it shut and
shot the bolt.
Where is the. OPERATOR" she in
quired.
There was no answer. The operator
was not there.
Annette seized the wireless appa-
ratus, donned the headgear and sent
out the S. 0. Shat long wal! Of
terror that is heard far out across the
sea.
On the deck of the destroyer Jack
son, a naval vessel which had left
Newport a day or two before on a
practice cruise the wireless operator
reported to his lieutenant. He sa-
luted
Sir" he said, Il have an S. o. S.
from a steamer Coronado, five miles
south. Mutiny on board"
A seaman standing near started for
ward. Godfrey" he exclaimed under
his breath, the Coronado-Annette S
ship"
The lieutenant gave an order. Put
! her about he said. Forced draft
ahead"
When the destroyer reached the
Coronado, the Coronado was in dire
straits. The mutineers, maddened
and emboldened, and strengthened
with renewed doses OF the white pow
der, were in possession of the ship
The mate and Capt. Peter Handy lay
unconscious on the deck. Every sail
or had bottle in his hand-a bottle
full of strong drink.
In less than quarter of an hour
the Jackson was upon them-she had
launched a boat and her boat had
reached the Coronados side. With
the agility of perfect training the
Jacksons men swarmed over the rail
boarded the Coronado and without
an instants hesitation attacked the
mutineers. their lieutenant at theil
head Neal drew a deep breath ant
nudged the man next to him.
This is war he said, 1T is wha
we're looking for. Come on"
There was a fight-no arms'-lengtl
fight at that II was man to man.
II was a melee-it was a riot
was pandemonium. In the midst o
il there was a resouding crack. Neal'i
lieutenant, off his guard for once, re
ceived a wellaimed blow upon hi!
! hcad-a blow from a capstan bar. Fl,
fell like log and three brutes leapet
for his seeking to batter hin
into a shapeless mass
Neal saw his peril and sprang into
the midst Never in his life had HI
louSnL dS lHtH ne IDueut
The blood rushed into his brain
unwontcd strength flowed into mus
cles' his ewes were everywhere-hii
voice strong and fearless.
AN together now he shouted. On,
twO-tl.~cn.
There was a mighty superhumal
rush, a ringing shout-then il wa,
all over The mutiny was quelled
Neal leaped upon bridge and waved
cltless He said the first thing tina
occurred to him-the thing he fel
he hal to say
Il am in command. he shouted
The first man who disobeys me will
be shot"
There was a clutch upon his arm
He looked down. He found that hi,
right arm was bleeding from a cut
but he found something else. A small
hand was grasping il quite tenderly
He turned. Annette laughed hyster
ically.
What about any woman who dis
obeys?" she said
CTo BE CoNTINUEDl