The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-12-02

Hayden, second officer To death The
others are alive
Lay Your hands on the rail Won
der, aud hold steady OShru com.
mandod him Il will shear the libks
~ those bracelets with the uN."
This done, they broke into the other
rooms and released the surviving jun.
Tor Officers, who had been surprised
while asleep Raging aud curslug.
they caught up axes and iron Delaying
pins, and Joined O'Shcu In the sally to
release the scamou locked up In the
forccaStlr and the stewards Icunru
below.
Recognizing the grave danger, Won.
dcrholtz trlcl to rally his armed men
ana hold tine boat deck against attack
Bur his force was divided and disor.
ganizcd, and part of II was I'm th'
boats His power had crmublcd, I'm Il
moment He was on the defensive
fighting for life.
Now the crew " the Alsatinn came
swnrmlng against him. even the stew
ards, no longer oh~rluous slaves NJ
The tray and napkin, hut yclpinu liz,
wolves Needless of bullets the large
force led by OShcn. johnny Kent,
and the chicf officer uf the Alsatlan
charged with Irresistible fcrocity. They
pcnned forty Of the communal hrelh.
rcn between the rail aud the deck
house nmidshlp,. and fairly hammered
and iUmmcd them through the nearest
doorway aud made them prisoners.
Nondcrhultz cumprrhcudcd TIM.
the ship was lost to ui,l, nnd that II
was every man Tor himself He some
how got clear ~ the whlrliug con
fIicl found room to turn, and stood
with his back ton derrick mast while
he let drive with his pistol aud put d
ballet through O.Shpus arm.
Roaring vengeance, Johnny Kent
would have Killed the blond leader IN
his tracks, hut just then Miss Jcnncs,
ran swiftly 10 Nondcrholtz. caught
hold " his hand, ANA urged him fran
! lically toward the nearest boat. John
Iuy Kent forhorc To shoot lie could moi
Init his target without putting a hul
let through the girl Nor did any mal
. hinder them ns Noudcuhpit2 aud Mis-
Jcnurss, dark, tragic nscrutnhle
moved quickly to the edge ~ the shin
aud leaprd into the crowded bont thu
had just swung clear
The boat descended from the over
hanging davlts, aud poprcd into IN,
smooth sea. As the fans were un
hooked at bow and stern the men ol
the thwarts set the long oars In TN
tholcpins. ana clumsily pushed ava,
from the side " the liner.
II would have been easy 10 shoe
Vundcrholtz from the deck above. In
he croutchcd In the stern sheets. III,
girl clmg close to his side APPARENT,
trying to shield him Even IN the hen
Of their wrath, Johnny Kent aud m
others forebore to Slay woman II
order 10 deal VOndcrhot2 the dpntJ
he deserved as mcrcIcss enemy 4
society.
shoot into the thick NJ the othe
bonts. XIII all you canl" shouted th
chief officer Of the Asutan "Blaz
away before they pun ont " range
"Iet them go grayely afflrme,
O'Shea. who was trying To bnndage hi
bleeding arm "The Almighty win drn
out Justice to them. Those boats viii
not live through the first squall fo
they are overcroNdcd, and there an
few seumen among them
The lawful New OF the Alsatla
gathered together, and watched IN
honts drift to leeward. There was II
more shooting by either side. II wa
q, n truce had been declared. Tn
account was squared Johnny Ken
made n trumpet Of his hands. Am
shouted. In tremendous tones TO IN
| boat I'm which Nonderholtz had q,
capped.
I'VE tricked you, and we wmppe
YOU. YOU c0wardly dogs The shl
will float, and she'll he towed 10 por
The laugh Is on YOU and you ran pu
that In your pipe aud smoke 1T, m
pny chemical profeyor" ,"
Cries of rage arose from the boat
hut there was no returning to the line
Iuo posslhle way Of scaling her towcl
ing sides. Her own crew held her Il
securely as " they were on fortress
"R Vonderholls could have had nj
way. he could have destroyed the shl