Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-11-03
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r-ekt Gay something happened.
Bin. the mate. gave Snooks an order
that Snooks declined to fill. BiIl was
accustomed TO being 9isobeyed. aud
for every ill ne had a remedy Hc
seized q capstan bar and aimed !: at
Sncoks' head: but there was glitter
IN Snooks' eye that Gill did not un-
derstand. Snooks leaped for him and
wrostled with him ike a wildcat He
forced Bin. painting, up against the
rail, believing meanwhile like a mad
bull Bill felt for a helaying pin,
found it. clutched it, raised it high in
the air and brought it crashing down
upcn snooks' shoulder. II broke
collarbone, but it night have been
feather for all Snooks cared.
Mates" cried Snooks, "you amt
going TO see me licked. Come one
and all"
They came. Some sprang down from
the shrouds; some appeared from
eompanionways some camo hurryiRg
along the decks. They were rea bat
tered and brokcn-but all had one un.
canny characteristic-their eyes gilt.
tered, glittereJ fearfully and fear
lessly.
Bill sprang away from the clutch.
ing grasp of Snooks ana drew his
gun.
Captain Peter Handy he roared.
"Mutiny."
And mutiny there was-a mutiny
based not so much upon the i'll treat
ment OF Bill the mate as upon the ef.
feet of the trickling white powder.
The captain responded to the call;
so did one or two others OF the un-
druGged crew
The four booked passengers heard
the riot--it could have been heard
half a mile away. They rushed on
dock and watched. Annette, who had
inherited quickness Of mind, saw what
was happening and turned to Mrs.
Hardin
You and irene" she said, go into
the wireless room. Let us all 60
even Joe."
Just as she said it mutineer
rushed past her. stopped, leered into
her face and grasped her by the hand
With a sudden wrench he closed the
door Of the wireless, shutting the
three people inside-Welcher and the
two other women-and then with
glare into Annette's eyes, he drew her
toward him and crushed her strug
Cling form against his breast.
Below there were other passengers
who watched the fight-Hernandez
and his two companions The brute
watehad atunidlv-Ponto and Her.
nandez with polite interest. But sud-
denly the brute looked up toward the
deck. He srowled 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. o. S.-that long wall 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 day or two before on
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'
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 dock. Every sail
or had bottle in his hand--a bottle
full of strong drink.
In less than a 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
Jackson's men swarmed over the rail-,
boarded the Coronado and without
an instant's hesitation attacked the
mutineers, their lieutenant at their
head. Neal drew a deep breath and
nudged the man next to him.
This is war; he said st is what
we're looking for. Come on
There was "a fight-no arms,length
fight at that. 1t was man to man.
It was melee-it was q riot--it
was pandemonium. In the midst OF
it there was a resouding crack Meals
lieutenant, of his guard for once, re-
ceived a well-aimed blow upon mis-
head-a blow from a capstan bar. He
fell like log and three brutes leaped
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